chapter 23
23 – Red Garden Landscaper 9
The scene where Bertina of the Uranus Merchants kneels and bows her head.
Watching it, Isolda spoke in a trembling voice.
“This.. this.. can’t be like this.. be.. Bertina-sama.. how… how can someone like you… with a man like this..”
Who is Bertina, the blue-gold woman?
He was one of the continent’s greatest giants that Lee Solda had been targeting all along, and he was one of the few people she recognized.
A person who mercilessly slaughtered numerous merchants and made an achievement that could be called a legend holding the Holy Empire in one hand.
Even Isolda in her prime did not dare to think of confronting her, and her previous approach to Bahamut also served the purpose of absorbing his forces and gaining Bertina’s recognition.
that she…
The strong blue-gold woman who was thought to be unmatched by anyone.
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Now, what she was thinking the most…
I was in the process of expressing complete obedience to the man whom I had once regarded as a foolish hunk.
And, in front of Isolda, who was so astonished, Bertina raised her head and kissed the back of Bahamut’s hand as she slowly sat on the chair.
The mark of an oath that signifies loyalty.
After completing the final confirmation perfectly, Bertina opened her mouth in a quiet voice while looking at Isolda.
“Unfortunately, this is the reality. We, the Uranus Merchant Corps, have already entrusted themselves under the wings of the Beden Merchant Corps. And me too.. body and mind. I have sworn an oath to become Bahamut-sama’s faithful slave.”
With those words, Bertina leans her face into Bahamut’s arms, as if being hugged by her beloved husband.
Her blushing face was thick with a wriggling desire that desperately longed for something.
Seeing Bertina like that, Isolda collapsed on the floor as she received the shock of being unable to stand on her feet.
“..ba..bahamut.. you.. you.. what the hell.. a guy like you.. really..”
Lee Sol muttered in a voice full of fear.
Until just a few days ago, she was burning with unfiltered vengeance against Bahamut.
The fact that the man was a stronger enemy than she thought was something she had accepted.
However, even after that, Isolda kept demeaning the man Bahamut in her heart.
He said that his defeat was just an unfortunate surprise attack. If he wasn’t vigilant, he’d be someone who could defeat him.
Isolda, who was imprisoned, masturbated herself like that and never acknowledged Bahamut.
Even if Even if it’s not true. She couldn’t help but think so.
Otherwise, she would not be able to maintain her sober mind in the clutches of the man who regularly violates and tramples her.
Otherwise… I couldn’t keep the will to seek escape while burning my revenge against this man.
But. As she watched the woman she had targeted fall naked in front of her eyes, the reality she had been ignoring until now and the resulting fear began to surge like a wave.
‘A monster… a monster… this man… is a monster.
While recognizing the fact that the existence that he initially regarded as a dog that had fallen off was actually a wolf… no… a dragon that was coiling up and preparing to devour itself. Isolda was gripped by an inescapable despair.
And..
“Ha..hahahaha..ahahahaha… .”
The next moment, Lee Sol-da begins to laugh dejectedly.
With this… she had no choice but to fully admit that it was all over.
The hope for a comeback was nothing more than a fleeting dream, a small wind in the name of atonement.
The future left to you now is…
In that cramped prison, all she could do was live as this man’s plaything forever.
That was all.
It was at that time when Lee Solda was frustrated with her head down while thinking about that.
“Now then… Since the guests we’ve been waiting for have arrived, shall we start the banquet soon?”
Bahamut’s voice sounds pleasant as always.
After this, Isolda was roughly predicting what would happen.
It was clear that cruel punishment would be waiting for the education of the slave who was caught running away… no, who returned to his feet.
Ankles may be cut and stigmatized, limbs may be amputated if necessary.
However, for now, I think I would rather be happy to receive such a punishment… That’s what Lee Solda thought.
‘Maybe… that might make you feel a little better… if you can’t apologize directly… at least you’ll be punished for this sin by suffering endlessly…’
Isolda humbly prepared for the punishment to come, thinking that as much as she caused pain to others, she should be the same.
By the way..
“…?”
The next moment, what came into the room was a lot of food.
A scene that feels similar to the previous one in the dungeon, but incomparable in terms of scale.
Isolda was a little surprised by this, but she didn’t attach much importance to it.
‘Yeah.. I guess he meant to torture or humiliate after feeding his stomach like that time… Come to think of it, this man also has quite a bit of bad taste…’
With that thought in mind, Lee Sol slowly stood up from her seat.
Then she calmly sat down where the servants were ushering her.
Even though her dusty outfit didn’t match the other two because she had just finished a long trip, no one, including Bahamut, pointed this out.
The unexpected meal time that started like that.
Even in this situation, Isolda began to smile bitterly inwardly, feeling that the food was going well.
‘Hunger is frighteningly frightening.
With such thoughts in mind, Lee Sol diligently puts the food in her mouth.
In the meantime, she suddenly discovered one strange fact and automatically stopped her hand.
It was.. it was about two people who had stopped their hands for some reason and were just looking at her carefully.
‘What.. why did these two put some kind of poison in the meal?..’
I suddenly thought of that, but as the thought of whether it was necessary to do so followed, Isolda ignored the burdensome gaze of the two and continued to focus on eating, and Bahamut made an interesting expression while watching Isolda was showing
After a while, after the bowls in front of Isolda were completely emptied.
This time, Isolda calmly closed her eyes while preparing her mind for the pain to come.
‘Do it now.. I’ll do anything to you.. Whether it’s sexually insulting, slitting your fingers, cutting off your arms and legs, or gouging out your eyes. You can do whatever you want… because I did something worthwhile… because I’m a wicked woman who deserved to suffer…’
This is Sol, who is quietly waiting for the baptism of punishment from Bahamut.
And after a while, Bahamut’s voice finally began to be heard in her ears.
“What are you doing? Open your eyes.”
“… ”
Leesol opens her eyes immediately at Bahamut’s words.
The situation in front of my eyes is just that all the tableware has been removed. Didn’t see anything special.
Bertina and Bahamut are the only ones left in the room.
In response, Isolda spoke to Bahamut in a calm voice.
“..It’s okay to start. You don’t have to bother.”
“start?…”
Isolda felt a bit puzzled at Bahamut’s voice, which contained some doubts, and spoke to him.
“punishment… you’re gonna do it About what I ran away from. A slave ran away and was caught by his master, so he must be punished. Come on. No matter what you do, I am ready to receive it sweetly.”
The tone was the same as usual. Bahamut smiled at the corner of his mouth as he felt the feeling of complete surrender within him.
“Yeah.. that’s right.. that went really well.. really well.”
Bahamut then suddenly takes something out of his arms.
In response, Isolda thought that something for torture or punishment would finally come out.
And what Bahamut brought out in front of her was…
“… ? What is this…”
“Read it. Because that’s the ‘punishment’ I’m giving you… that you must receive in the future.”
“… .”
Lee Sol opened the letter with slightly trembling hands.
In a situation that was a little different from what she had imagined, she began to feel a deeper sense of fear as well as doubt.
And, right after Lee Sol-da opened the letter, her face began to be filled with surprise of a different nature than before.