Chapter 65

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"Wow, it's so big...!"

I muttered this as I gazed at the enormous castle before me.

I had been to the castle once before, but at that time, everything was chaotic, and I didn't get a chance to see the entire castle.

However, now that I've come here of my own accord, I can't help but realize just how massive it is.

"Is that so? I think this is what a castle should be like..."

For Aula, who comes from a royal family, a building of this size might indeed be considered normal. But for me, a commoner, it feels like a completely different scale.

"It's about the same size as Lily's house!"

...No, no, no matter how favorably I look at it, my house can't even compare to this.

Feeling a bit of happiness at Lily's comment, we were led into the castle by the gatekeepers.

"Then, we will take your measurements, so please remove your clothes."

"…Huh?"

Once inside the castle, we were divided into two groups: the women and the men. Since I'm the only man, I was taken to a separate room.

In the room, there were maids, and to my surprise, they started taking off my clothes one by one.

Before I could feel embarrassed, I was stripped of everything but my underwear. I could only stand there in a daze as they measured my body.

"We are finished. We will prepare your clothes now. Please wait a moment."

Soon, the most senior maid came up to me and informed me of this.

"…R-right, understood."

I sat down on the chair the maid had prepared and tried to think of anything but the embarrassing incident that had just occurred, hoping to forget it as quickly as possible.

"Aula and the others are this way."

We were now in a different room from the nest. These people don't seem to know that True and I are slaves, and they are treating us with great courtesy.

"…Still, those clothes suit you all beautifully."

A maid who looked older than me complimented our clothes.

"Nest bought them for us!!"

Lily quickly responded, showing off the clothes with a happy smile.

"Nest, you mean the gentleman who came with you to the castle? He must have a wonderful sense of style..."

"I think Nest would be happy to hear that."

To be honest, I also thought that the clothes Nest bought for us were a perfect fit, even without any bias, so I was genuinely pleased to hear her say that.

I had said some harsh things to Nest out of embarrassment.

However, I was once told by adventurers that if a man buys a slave but doesn't touch them, it might mean he doesn't like them.

While it's understandable that True, who is still young, hasn't been touched, the fact that Nest hasn't touched me, who is about the same age, made me think he might really dislike me. But then, he suddenly gave us such a thoughtful gift, so I couldn't help but say some harsh things...

But that night, even though we stayed in the same room for the first time in a while, he seemed uninterested in me and just fell asleep.

I felt both frustrated and sad, but I didn't want anyone to notice, so I pressed my face into the pillow and went to sleep.

In the middle of the night, I woke up and, in a daze, thought that if he wasn't going to make a move, I should. I tried to slip into Nest's bed, but there I found True already sleeping in his arms.

That night, I only managed to separate the two of them, but I never found out why it happened that way, and it still bothers me.

After this party, I'll ask him about that night...

I thought this to myself as the maid took my measurements.