âYou. Do you know how scarce water is here?â
Red Tail asked.
âI know.â
Having finished looking around, I looked at my body calmly. The hair tie and necklace I was wearing had fled somewhere.
Did they steal it because they saw how much it was worth? But my ring was still on my finger. Even in this place, the yellow diamonds were emitting a brilliant light.
âIf you know, arenât you being too shameless?â
âYou even put me on this nice bed; arenât I valuable enough to get some water?â
I tried to raise my chin and stared at her. With a bitter expression, Red Tail scratched her chin and pondered, then reluctantly poured water into a cup and brought it. As I drank the water without hesitation, she was disgusted.
âDo you even know what that is to just drink it? What if itâs poisoned? How can you be so stupid?â
âRed. Why are you having a private conversation? Putting aside the Leaderâs orders not to hurt herâ¦â
A robust man, who left the nice sofa across from me and crouched on the floor, stepped in. An untrimmed beard covered his face.
Wearing a prosthetic leg on his left leg, he was doing the bizarre behavior of cutting a small pile of firewood with a knife and throwing it one by one into the fireplace.
âItâs disgusting. I might vomit.â
I swallowed a bitter laugh at what a man named Dan said. They were an abnormally hostile group to the empire, so this reaction was natural.
âAnyway, take that bitch away. He said to bring her up immediately.â
âAlright.â
Red Tail tossed the cup I had been drinking out of the window and headed for the door.
âYou better follow me. The way is a bit complicated.â
Then she moved her hand up and down as if she were calling for a pet. I grabbed my buzzing head and pulled myself up. Ah, I really have no strengthâ¦
Just as I put my feet under the bed, my eye level suddenly dropped. My legs gave in, and a groan escaped. A moderate amount of pain spread to the lower half of my body, which hit the floor heavily.
The shoes I hit with my feet rolled to the side.
âIsnât that bitch a complete burden?â
âWhy did the Leader ask to bring someone like her here? Itâs not worth it to take her up there.â
âAs expected, the original plan would have been better. Sheâs useless.â
A trio of men near the fireplace exchanged a disdainful conversation.
I swept my hair back while I was sitting on the floor. As I kept hearing those kinds of words since earlier, my anger was building up. But there was nothing I could say.
âIs the noble lady feeling unnecessarily well, or is she holding it in because sheâs afraid to die by our hands?â
Red Tail approached me, dragging my shoes. Her gaze towards me wasnât kind-hearted at all.
âWhatever it is, I donât like you. Donât you see us all as being inferior to you? Isnât it a little annoying to hear something like that from people like us?
[Please answer as I tell you to.]
Exhausted, I began to move my mouth mechanically along with Celinaâs words for now.
âExactly. Thatâs all true.â
Those words were strangely uncomfortable. It made me feel like I, the writer, was being reproached. The next words I had to read appeared immediately.
âI was a burden there too, so it wonât be any different here. Iâm used to hearing that every day.â
ââ¦â
Red Tail narrowed her eyes.
[Ask Red Tail to help you. She will definitely listen to you now.]
I opened my mouth again.
âIn any case, it seems I canât get up on my own. Can you help me?â
âTsk.â
With a sour expression, Red Tail pulled me up in a rather rough manner. Of course, I staggered at the force, but I was able to avoid falling over again by holding onto her right shoulder.
âWhat an annoying bitch.â
She roughly shook off the hand that touched her.
âThank you.â
I put on my shoes, looked into the womanâs eyes, and thanked her clearly.
âIâm not going to help you anymore, so donât fall again and follow me.â
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Red Tail spat out grumpily and turned around. The restraints were bothering me, but I couldnât do anything to release them, so I had no choice but to follow her like a newborn chick.
âI wish she will come back as a dead body.â
Dan said, just before the door behind me closed. I kept my mouth shut and walked uncomfortably. I didnât want to lose my mind again.
The hallways were bright and prosperous with decorations everywhere, but a gloomy energy flowed like a candle dripping. Even if I lit up dozens of perfumed candles and floated a sphere of light with magic, it would be impossible to hide the distinctive smell of the underground.
Red Tail and mine footsteps echoed irregularly in the space. I felt more and more pain in my feet, which were being crushed by the stiletto heels that were just beautiful but had no concern about the health of the person wearing them.