Arpious of the Planes

Let's see… okay… okay… okay… yep, she seems pretty powerful but not as much as me. I could easily defeat her on a one on one… but the one thing that worries me is [Summon: Army of the Abyss].

If it is a real army, she could summon well over 5000 of whatever that skill creates. So obviously, I would never even get the chance to fight her one-on-one as long as she doesn't underestimate me at first glance.

Plus, Lan is still more powerful in all types of ways. But I want to see what she looks like…

"I want them both," The queen says.

Oh…

"Y-your highness, may I add that you need to pay for them. Otherwise, we'll lose some profit as these women are top quality," Lan explains, slightly shaking while waiting for her response.

"That's fine… How much do you want or what do you want?" The queen asks with the coldest voice I had ever heard.

It was like she wasn't even talking to a living being but more like she was talking to a rock or a blade of grass.

I almost felt bad for Lan at how disrespectful and cold the queen was to him. But I was able to gather just a bit of information on the queen who will be my supposed "new mistress."

"Yo, so you want me to warm your bed or do labor work for you?" I speak up to confirm some of my newly acquired information.

The slight whispers lingering after Lan and the queen started to bargain disappeared, and even the two I just mentioned went silent.

Everybody directed all eyes at me, and it made my skin crawl. A mixed reaction filled with glares and malicious intent made my senses go off as it detected danger.

So… are they loyal to the queen still, or did I do something wrong that could harm them?

The more I acted, the more information I obtained, but more questions filled in their original spaces, leaving me in an endless cycle that wouldn't end anytime soon.

"Hello? You gonna answer my question or not?" I blurt out again.

I had a lot of fun toying around with them, but I didn't really appreciate the malicious stares.

"Ah, it seems I really do like this girl," I hear the same commanding voice from before.

Suddenly loud footsteps echoed around the room. They sounded exactly like my heels when tapping against the stone floor of my castle.

A beautiful woman about the same height as me appeared from the left side of the curved stairs, where two guards clad in heavy metal armor followed her.

The queen had the perfect hourglass figure, and she was just a tad bit shorter than me. Long dark purple hair flowed to her waist and bright purple eyes that looked like stars shining in a nebula. She had soft, pale, clear white skin that made me almost fall for her.

But, the natural racial disturbance withheld me from falling for her as she was human and I was not. In fact, I felt a wave of slight anger start to boil within me, but as I have full control over my mind… kind of… I was able to suppress the anger and bury it deep within me.

Tup Tup Tup

Her foot's steps echoed from her black heels, and to pair with that, was a long dark purple dress that reached her ankles.

"I wouldn't mind having you as my mistress," I say to the beautiful woman walking towards me.

"1000 Diamond Coins for the both of them, take it or leave it," The queen says as she steps onto the stage and stares down Lan, who had a clearly fake smile.

"I'll leave it," Lan says, causing a few guests in the audience to gasp in shock.

Even Bridget looked at Lan like he was stupid, but I guess he knew what he was doing. He didn't really seem like the "act on reflex" type of guy but the type of guy who calculators the most necessary moves to not waste much energy or time.

"You dare decline the queen's most gracious offer!" Both of the knights beside the woman shout in anger, pointing their massive greatswords at Lan, who didn't even flinch in the slightest.

"You must've forgotten but let me explain it to you again… you do not rule this part of the kingdom. Nobody does, and this place is mine, but as you can take this place away at any moment, I gave you a special spot… but in the end, I can still kill you here as all you have are two measly guards and a few assassins waiting about," Lan says with a slimy smile.

So that's who those pests were guarding… good to know.

I already knew they were present, but I thought they were spying on this shady place instead of actually guarding someone.

"Fine… Lower your swords guards," The queen orders, which the guards immediately follow, but their glares didn't disappear in the slightest.

"So… 1500 Diamond Coins for each of these high-quality slaves. That is just pocket change for you, so I wish your highness to make the best decision," Lan responds with a grin that only got wider, sending a shiver down everybody's spine… except for me, Bridget, and the queen.

The queen pondered over the question for a few minutes, but before she could even speak up, I blurted out another thing to try and get a reaction.

So far, she was ignoring my comments, so gathering or confirming any information was impossible.

"*yawn* Can you hurry up and buy me… I don't want to get sold to a creepy old man,"

For the first time, the queen glanced at me and stepped towards me, grabbing onto my chains which held my hands together.

"I'm sorry, your highness, but I can't allow anybody to touch the merchandise until they buy it," Lan says, grabbing onto the queen's hands and lifting them off my chains.

"First, let me ask this slave something," The queen says without taking her gaze off of me.

"Go ahead," Lan says, stepping back from in between us.

"What do you specialize in?" The queen asks me with cold eyes that matched mine when I went all out.

"Uhhhh… Fighting, and I'm pretty good in bed, but I mainly specialize in fighting," I respond with a smile.

But, if this woman ended up wanting to do it with me, I'd immediately kill her as I won't be cheating on my wives just for a mission.

If she wants to hug me when I got to sleep… fine, but if she tries to make a move on me, instant death.

"How strong do you think you are compared to me?" The queen asks while grazing her finger up my neck and to my lips.

"I'd kill you instantly in a one on one… You can't beat me, and if you want, you can try even when I have no skills right now… But of course, if you buy me, then I'll stay loyal to you… my Lady," I say while licking the queen's finger.

This was a slight lie as I couldn't even touch her if I didn't have a weapon, but with one, I'd definitely kill her in just a few swings.

The air in the theatre suddenly got thicker.

"Seems you aren't lying… then I'll buy this one and Bridget as well since she can still be useful," The queen says while gesturing for the guards to go get her money.

Suddenly, the queen pulls out a black cloth choker with a metal ring on it and places it on my neck before repeating the same process with Bridget.

[Equipment - Slave Collar]

[Set Master: Reyna Floke]

[Set Slave: Arpious]

[Enchants: [Submission] [Loyalty]

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Hmmm… This might be slightly troublesome, but… I do have [Grand Mind Magic], so hopefully, this skill does something about the enchants.

"Follow me," The queen orders while Bridget's whole mood seemed to change as she became slightly more obedient slightly.

"Yes, my lady," We both reply before Lan takes off our chains, and we follow the queen back up to her raised box where we were greeted with a few knights and maids, serving food and readying drinks.

"You will both will be my personal guards for now as it seems the both of you are leagues above the current guards. But, we also need to remove these annoying bracelets, so give me your wrists," The queen orders.

We immediately follow her order and lift our hands with the queen placing her hands on both of the bracelets and muttering a skill that only I was able to hear.

"[Abyss Magic],"

Suddenly, the bracelets crumbled into specks of dust before dissipating into the air.

"I order you both to never attack me or anybody I deem an ally. Also, you WILL follow every order I give you, whether you hate it or not. And finally, you will never use a skill without my permission," The queen says while seemingly using the influence of the collar.

"Yes, my lady," We both respond while Bridget bowed deeply, but I didn't feel the need to, so I just stood behind the queen.

"OKAY! Wait! Don't get out of your seats just yet because we have a surprise to show all of you, and I will say the starting price as it comes out," Lan says while shifting his eyes to a slave trader near the edge of the stairs.

"Oh, it's the guy who captured me," I say out loud, and in response, all of the maids, butlers, and knights began to glare at me.

"Quiet," The queen orders.

"Forgive me, my lady," I respond.

The queen doesn't respond and pays attention to the cart currently being carried to the top of the stage.