Chapter 22.1

Chapter 22.1

Seria had a crush on her master.

Since her mother, a maid in the imperial palace, passed away while giving birth to her all alone, Seria grew up in an orphanage where the girls were raised as slaves.

There, she, who boasted superior abilities and was more beautiful than the other children, was unexpectedly chosen to become one of the emperor candidates maids.

However, such glory was short-lived as her master, who had been receiving education in the imperial palace before owning her, suddenly changed.

The name of her new owner was Park Min-ho.

Seria was taken aback but didnt show it on her face.

Because first impressions of oneself were very important.

Hello. Im Seria and I will serve my new master from today...?

A shocking sight reflected in her eyes as she raised her head.

Her new master was burning her slave papers with a grim expression on his face.

A-Am I being abandoned on the first day...?

Seria was so shocked that she couldnt say anything, and she just stood there as if she was frozen in time.

After a while, Park Min-ho spoke to her with a gentle smile.

Slaves...! We are the same people, so such a relationship is not right. Seria, you are free! I cant change the empire yet, but I can save your life at least.

She had no choice but to inform him of the cold truth, while he was still indulging in the ease the slave papers brought him.

That one you just burned... Its just a copy... The original is probably in the Imperial Palaces Slavery Administration...

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And if you raise my status without a good reason, I will be severely punished... Its a violation of the status law...

That, is that so...?

Her first impression of Park Min-ho, who smiled awkwardly back at her, was that he was not a bad master.

Unable to find a solution right away to the issue, she started living as his maid, which he didnt want.

He was always respectful and kind to her.

He tried to do the best he could to find other ways to free her, and he never exercised his authority over her.

Seria had been living with Park Min-ho for several months by now, and she realised that she wanted to dedicate her life to this person.

He was kind and caring, always worked hard to help others, good-looking (she had to stress that point especially), talented, and her master.

Sometimes though, he can be a bit insensitive...

Seria looked around the dining hall of the commoners dormitory, which had become a mess.

Her master wandered around the room restlessly.

An unknown man was lying face down with his head on the floor, and the man who introduced himself as Ian earlier was at a loss by the situation before him.

Ahhhhh... You bastard...

Her masters lover was crying sadly.

Seong Ah-young

She was a beautiful woman who suited her master much better than Seria ever would.

She often came to her masters room to play and treated Seria as if she were just any other friend of the same age.

He seems to have drunk a lot. How did this happen...?

Seria recalled the events of the previous 15 minutes.

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How many girls has Ji-hoo dated so far?

Why do I suddenly feel concerned?

Youve had your eyes on a girl other than your girlfriend! Yes or no?

To be honest, I dont know where this question is coming from.

And taking into account the fact that his girlfriend is right beside him, that was a very mean question to ask.

Reminding myself not to get too close to Lyle in the future, I waited for Minhos answer.

?

Why isnt he answering?

When I turned my head, Park Min-ho was hesitating.

This idiot...!

No, here he should confidently assert that he had never been in such a situation, or after saying that he had, he could go about digging into the loopholes of the question by saying, I cant walk around and not see other people, right?!

Thank you to me for answering the question.

Ah-young, whose mind was unstable because she was on the verge of losing consciousness from drunkenness, couldnt see reason when she saw Min-hos foolish expression.

Tears began to well up in her eyes.

Ahhhhh... You bastard...

She cried pitifully, as if in an attempt to relieve her accumulated stress all at once.

Silence settled upon the dining room as the unexpected crying sounds spread across the room.

Oh shit.

Lyle-senior seems to have realized his own mistake, so he quickly dropped his head to the floor, and Ian-senpai, the president of the commoner dormitory, walked towards him with a straight face.

I couldnt get up from my seat because both Jihye and Hyerin occupied a spot on my body.

Huh-geup... Inhale...

In the end, the situation ended when the two maids comforted Ah-young.

Minho and Ah-yeongs maids supported the duo and then they left the dining hall with the sobbing Ah-young and the guilty Minho in tow.

Anyway, they will reconcile in a few days.

This is because the two of them cannot live without each other.

I am extremely happy about the fact that a very small rift may form between the two.

I entrusted Jihye and Hyerin to their respective maids and finally regained my physical freedom.

Senior Ian, who scolded Lyle and kicked him out of the restaurant, approached me.

If I look closely at him, he is honestly quite a bulky guy.

Im sorry. I brought him because I thought he could raise the mood but I didnt know he would do something like that...

No. Lyle-senpai must have made an honest mistake too.

Okay, thank you for understanding. By the way... You are Jihoo, right?

Yes, thats right.

As he opened a new bottle, he said

I wanted to talk to you.

Senior Ian handed me a glass and I took it with my two hands.

He is the president of the academy commoners dorms.

I still dont know exactly what his responsibilities are nor how powerful he is, but hes a friendly individual so theres nothing wrong with speaking to him for a while.