#235. Will you hurt your nose?
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âI have to do it somehow.â
Arbella, a woman with bobbed green hair and a white coat, was nervous.
Being scolded by Maia?
It was heartbreaking, of course.
It was because it made me want to bite my tongue out of guilt to have disgraced the face of the princess I respected by mistreating the Black Dragon Princess.
But what made her nervous more than anything else was Barbaraâs behavior in conveying Maiaâs orders.
âBarbara you damn bitch!â
Thanks to her making a mistake, he was able to take on the role of hosting the Black Dragon Princess, so he was very grateful.
Recalling the sisters who spoke triumphantly, Arbella put on a sad expression.
I donât know if anyone else
It was unbearable to be left behind by a rice cooker who had the same face as himself and had no talent in medicine or pharmacy.
Especially in that he couldnât give up the position of Maiaâs best aide.
âI must make up for this mistake by making up for it!â
It was for this reason that Arbella came to Limonâs lodgings early in the morning.
It was because she could repay Barbara for laughing at her only if she uncovered the secret about this man who was unknown whether or not he was a member of the Black Dragon clan.
Arriving in front of Limonâs room with such a burning passion, she immediately opened the door.
âHow long are you going to sleep on the subject of slavery? Come on, get upâ¦!â
âW Good morning.â
Arbella widened her eyes.
and asked involuntarily.
âWhy are you awake?â
âItâs natural for a waggie to get up early in the morning and prepare for the masterâs wake up if heâs a slave.â
ââ¦Itâs 4 in the morning right now?â
âHmm, is it too late? Then, starting tomorrow, Iâll have it ready by 3:00 in the morning.â
While I was still drowsy, I tried to stir-fry it and dig out something in the midst of the chaos.
It was a while to see Limon, who had been awake since the early morning without such an intention.
She immediately noticed a sense of incongruity and questioned again.
âWait a minute, but why are you talking to me? If you are a slave, you should use honorifics like a slave.â
âwhy me?â
âI beg your pardon?â
âI chose to serve your princess, not to be your slave. So, I have no reason to treat you with respect.â
Limon cut it off.
Then, with his arms crossed, he looked at her crookedly and asked casually.
âOr do you have a hobby of secretly stealing the princessâs belongings and feeling proud?â
âStop talking nonsense!â
âThen it wonât be a problem if you listen to me with flatulence.â
ââ¦.â
âNo, this guyâ¦â
Arbella found herself at a loss for words.
Itâs such an absurd bullshit, but I didnât have anything to say when I tried to refute it.
After the slave system of the green dragon clan was established due to âthat incidentâ in the distant past.
For the green dragon clan, slaves were, in principle, an individualâs private property that was subordinated to the owner, and only the owner had the right to receive that service.
Even if the owner was the green dragon princess, there was no need to say more.
No matter how insignificant an item, a princessâs belongings could not be treated carelessly.
It is, though.
The one who became a slave just yesterday was bragging about claiming the property of the princess himself.
Even Arbella, who had seen countless slaves, was astonishingly brazen.
âSo whatâs the matter?â
âyes?â
âI have something to tell you or something to tell you. He must have been here since the early morning because he had something to do with it.â
It was a while to be shaken by that attitude that even calmly and weakly urged an answer.
Arbella immediately shook her head and said.
âOkay then follow me. I will tell you what you must do as the princessâ slave.â
Although he couldnât make Limon work without the princessâs order, it didnât matter how much he taught him.
And now that this has happened, I will teach you what to do as a slave very thoroughly.
Arbella made up her mind.
But she didnât know.
How absurd was his decision.
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[I donât know if the manager is really okayâ¦]
âAre you worried?â
[Of course Iâm worried. Thereâs no way youâd be a slave to the team leaderâs personality, right?]
Yuna-kyung sighed.
It was only at the banquet hall that he showed great acting, but even so, acting.
As she knew what Limonâs original personality was like, she felt as though she had left a ticking time bomb unattended.
[Besides, you are a person who only knows how to cut a knife, so can you do it properly? Youâre going to make a mess.]
I donât know if itâs because Iâm forced to become a clinical trial subject saying I canât even use it as a slave, and then face off against the green dragon clan.
when she grumbles
Li Qingyu opened his mouth with a strange expression.
âWell, is it really?â
[Yes?]
âI have a slightly different opinion.â
[You have a different opinion? From what point?]
Where in the world is there room for objection to his own words?
Li Qingyu smiled and said to Yuna-kyung, who tilted her head as if she didnât understand at all.
âIt is one of the facts that many people misunderstand, but a swordsman is not just a simple swordsman.â
[Then what is it?]
âYou are a swordsman who has lived for a very long time.â
[I know that too?]
âYes, you must know. But you probably donât understand.â
Looking at Yuna-kyung, who was confused, Li Qingyu smiled even more deeply.
to light a fire.
Finding and carrying water.
Getting edible food, etc.
Unlike modern times, where everything can be done simply with the development of all kinds of technology, in the distant past, anything complicated was required.
In particular, those who travel from place to place like travelers or mercenaries had to be proficient at all sorts of chores.
And Limon, who wandered the world whenever he was bored to hunt the Seven Dragons or find disciples, was a more skillful traveler than anyone else and Noh Kang-ho.
The fact that Limon always calls himself a swordsman who only knows how to sharpen his sword means, on the contrary, that he knows how to do everything he has to do as a swordsman.
Could such a limon not be able to do the chores that only slaves do?
No, even if I canât do it, does it matter?
âAbove all, he is a sword master.â
what is that about
Looking at Yuna-kyung, who seemed to have a meaning written on her face, Li Qingyu smiled.
âAnybody would be in big trouble if they thought of him as a normal person with a perfect body and superhuman senses?â
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ââ¦what the hell are you?â
âwhat?â
âAre you from slavery? Or are you a professional slave or something?â
âWhat kind of job is being a professional slave?â
Limon made a puzzled expression as if he had never heard such a bizarre sound.
But when it came to being absurd, Arbella added more.
From early dawn until now, she had Limon do everything a slave had to do.
Not just to mess with Limon, but to get some clues about his identity.
Although she is being ridiculed for being successful because of her motherâs merits, she is also the Chief Research Officer of Quetzalcoatl.
What are you good at and what are you not good at?
Just by observing it, I was confident that I could roughly figure out what kind of life Limon had lived and what hidden specialties he had.
However, Limon destroyed Arbellaâs confidence.
âIf youâre not a pro slave, why are you so used to slavery?â
Even though they didnât even give me a vacuum cleaner, they clean it so neatly that itâs hard to find a speck of dust.
Isnât it delicious to eat the bread that is trying to grow mold because itâs old and hard.
I deliberately entrusted the classification of letters from abroad, and they sorted things from English to Chinese or Egyptian without any problems.
thereâs nothing you canât do
It was to the extent that the more I looked at it, the more my suspicions grew.
Limonâs answer to her question was simple.
âWhat kind of slavery is this basic?â
âBasic? How about just wiping down an old statue like new with just a rag?â
âOne rag is enough, what more do you need? When I was young, there were many cases where slaves were not given a rag at all and had to be cleaned.â
âWhat country did you come from while living as a slaveâ¦?â
Arbella put on a tired expression.
Because Limon, who seemed so accustomed to slavery, couldnât have said that as a joke.
I donât know if I know her feelings or not.
Limon calmly opened his mouth.
âNow that I have roughly learned how to do menial jobs, please teach me the most important things.â
âIs it important?â
âThe important thing for a slave is to serve and serve the master, right?â
ââ¦to wait on the princess? you?â
âwhy? Then why not?â
It was a moment.
That is why her face, which was full of suspicion, turned into an expression that looked like she was looking at a completely crazy X.
âYou donât have to. Most of the time it wonât happen, and if necessary, I or Barbara will do it myself.â
âAre you or your sister serving?â
âI put aside the fact that Iâm an older sister⦠Whatâs with that expression?â
âI thought your princess also has some pretty eccentric hobbies.â
âWhy are you looking at me and saying that?â
Arbella thought to herself.
I donât know what Limonâs identity is, but he must be a genius professional slave with one skill that calls for whipping.
However, while grinding her teeth, Arbella eventually guided Limon into a room.
The lowest floor of Quetzalcoatl headquarters.
In front of a far underground artificial flower garden that can only be reached after opening several layers of security doors and passing through a long passage.
âThis is where you can come in.â
âNormally, wait in front of this and wait for the princessâs call. If you recklessly enter this garden, you will die.â
âEven if you go in, donât stay in the garden for a long time, and especially donât even think about staying in the room inside the garden if your life is in danger.â
âIf you show such a cheeky attitude to the princess, you will die at my hands.â
is it advice?
or intimidation.
She, who had been threatening every time she finished a word, spoke with a serious face unlike before, as if it was the most important thing.
âAnd another one. If possible, donât get close to the princess, and especially donât touch her jade body no matter what.â
âWhatever?â
âNever.â
There are no exceptions under any circumstances.
Arbella, who spoke as if cutting it with a knife, ended her words while looking at Limon with a cold face.
âIf you want to die gracefully, youâd better heed my warning.â
âOh, donât mind.â
ââ¦Did you really understand what I was saying?â
âDonât worry, I understand you well.â
Arbella felt uneasy.
Itâs because I wasnât sure if this naturally virtuous and shameless author had taken his advice properly.
But thatâs for a while.
She snorted as if it was rather good.
âLetâs try to be so arrogant in front of Princess Heung. Then you will know the attitude a real slave should take.â
He said that even if he violated the etiquette even a little, he would find fault with him and reveal his secret.
Thinking inwardly, Arbella smiled in repentance.
a while after that.
That is until you see Limonâs attitude after entering the garden after being called by Maia.
âI wish the blessing of life overflowing in the forest and the glory that is vaster than the earth to be with my master, who has enlightened the logic of all life, old age and sickness, and has wisdom higher than God and authority deeper than death.â
ââ¦Didnât Arbellaâs slave training be overdone?â
ââ¦â