Chapter 37: Awakening?

"Ellia?"

The voice pulled her back from her thoughts, making her blush.

"Hmm… We have become friends, so it's fine to call me Davis when we are alone from now on. For your safety, don't call me Davis in front of others. Things will go worse for you if you say my name in front of someone else, but even if it came down to that, I will take care of that. So, you don't have to worry too much about it."

"I got it.. Davis." Glancing at the side, she said shyly.

"So Ellia, why didn't you push me back? I think you can answer me now.." Davis laughed meaningfully.

Ellia's face went blank. She held her hands in front of her chest and mumbled.

"Tha.. that is… as a maid in training, we are made to learn about nightly services, so I was pretty much.. ready for it." By the time she finished, her face was so red that it looked like an apple.

Hearing that, Davis was dumfounded.

"What? Did those bastards do something to you? I will definitely get revenge for you!" Davis fumed with anger. What are they doing with little girls? This is definitely a crime.

"Ah, no no. We are only made to learn from books… and.." She hurriedly said, afraid that he might misunderstand but went silent.

"And what?" Davis had a blank face.

"And we are made to view from that crystal you took yesterday.. and"

'What the hell? Porno exists here too?'

"…And?" He gulped.

"We are then made to practice with vegetables!" She shouted and ducked, holding her legs as she went silent in shame.

"Hahahaha" Davis laughed rolling on the floor literally. He hadn't had a laugh like this in his whole life. He laughed so hard that a little drop of tear rolled out from his eyes.

Hearing that laughter, Ellia felt like that she could die from shame.

Stopping his laughter, Davis realised that he had awoken to the pleasures of bullying his new friend.

'Ah, this is gonna be so fun.'

"Alright" He lifted her up.

"Ellia, if you want to break out from this status you have, then you need strength. Strength is the basic form of power and if you have it, no one would dare to look down upon you regardless of status." Davis said seriously.

She regained composure and nodded her head.

"I'll teach you cultivation, so don't worry."

"Thank you, Davis."

"Stop that, there's no need for thanks between friends!" Davis hurriedly shook his hand.

"Look at that, you are already at High Level Meridian Refinement Stage."

"Hehe, they said that I have some talent for cultivation. I heard that, that's why they sold me so expensively that only the Royal Family could afford for a single slave like me."

"I don't know whether to be happy or sad about that fact, but I guess your talent is good, considering the stage you achieved at your age without much resources." Davis said while guessing how high her talent was.

'Oh, but I am pretty happy about that fact. After all, I was able to meet you." Thinking like that, she smiled in her heart.

"Whatever, let's go meet my Mother. I want to introduce you to her as well."

"Oh, If it's the Empress, I have already met her once. She only gave me a single mission, and that was to take care of you well."

Hearing that, Davis had a smile on his face. His mother still cares for him deeply.

"Alright then, I guess there's no need to introduce you then. You stay here, I shall go visit her."

….

In the Empress's quarters.

A child wailing incessantly can be heard.

"Now now, don't cry Diana, Mom is here" Claire tried to placate Diana but it was of no use.

After a few moments, she suddenly stopped crying and slept peacefully.

Diana had two pure sappire eyes. She was chubby and incredibly cute. Her black hair was short. If she grew up, she would totally look like her mother combined with her father's eyes and hair.

Davis opened the door and went inside the Empress's quarters.

"Oh Davis! Come here, come here. If Diana hadn't stopped crying, I would've gone looking for you."

"Hehe, Mom, today I saw Evelynn Cauldon." Davis grinned.

"Oh.. What do you think about her?" Claire's eyes shot up. She probed him.

"She is truly beautiful, I think I've taken a liking towards her as well."

"Haha, Davis. Just like your father, you two easily fall for women with beauty." Hearing that, she was finally able to relax.

"I guess that this marriage is now pretty much confirmed."

"Not so soon Mom!"

"Hmm?"

He explained the events that took place when he was in the Cauldon Emporium.

"And that's it, I don't think she likes the marriage arrangement and if she doesn't like me, then just let her go." Davis spread his hands wide.

"But judging by the events, looks like she isn't totally against the marriage as well." Claire deduced after hearing his story.

"Then we'll have to see how it goes. If by any chance she doesn't want to be with me, then we will cancel the marriage! Agreed?"

"This… I can't decide that, you should ask your father." Claire had a difficult expression on her face while saying that.

'There it is, the legendary diversion technique he heard about, used by almost all the parents in his previous world.'

Davis sighed. "Atleast, you can't force her, okay?"

"Alright" Claire gave in.

"So what about your new personal maid, satisfied?" Claire winked at him.

"Very satisfied!" He winked back at her.

"Wonderful! Mother pulled some strings to get her for you. She was so expensive though." She pouted.

"Just for facts. How much did she actually cost?" Davis let his curiosity get the better of him.

"One Purple Coin." Claire calmly stated.

"…100,000,000,000 Copper Coins!!!!?" Davis had a dumfounded face.

So expensive?

"By the way, Mom, where is Clara cooped up?"

"Clara huh?" Claire heavily sighed.

"That child isn't the same as she used to be. For some reason, she is avoiding us father and mother as well." She said sadly.

"What did I do wrong? Did I wrong her in anyway? Your father is afraid to deal with her since she can think for herself as a girl. She only talks to you and won't talk much to us. I can feel that she maintains some distance from us." Claire bit her lips.

"Honestly, you two are so much different than a normal child that we hesitate to even make the slightest wrong choice while having a conversation. I know about you Davis, but she just won't open up to us. All that she does is give a short reply or nod her head."

'Things were this serious?' Davis eye's twitched.