As you requested. Let's just forget about the other night's debacle.
　Melissa spoke to Allen contentedly as she held Shelia bound to the wall, her lamp in her hand.

'Thank you. Well, now that my request was successful, I'm going to go home.
　Allen told Melissa and walked out.

'Oh, my God, are you kidding me?　You're going to stay here until I take this guy out.

'No, this time I'm not going to do anything more than ask for it, since I worked without compensation to pay for my last mistake.

Okay, you can go to .......

Thank you. Bye.
　As soon as he got the green light, Allen disappeared.

'What the hell? ......'

　SIDE: Shelia.

Ummmmm: ......
　Is this ......?
　Come to think of it, I was kidnapped .......
　Remembering the red-haired man, I checked my condition ...... and saw that I was bound to the wall in a single, dingy piece of clothing.
　Then I moved my gaze away from myself to see where I was ...... a dimly lit, empty room.

'Oh, I see you're awake.
　I turned my head toward the voice, but it was too dark to see who it was: ......
　But the voice was familiar.

"Oh, you're .......

Is it strange that I'm here?

Why?　Is Melissa here?
　Yes, Melissa, brother Cliff's mother, was there .

'That's because, you know, ...... you're in the way!
　Melissa was furious as she grabbed a handful of my hair.

'Well, do you mind?　What did I do wrong?
　I pressed my fears down on Melissa, desperately trying to calm her down as she grabbed me by the hair and asked me questions .
　I had never been involved with Melissa before, and I wasn't supposed to have done anything to disturb her. .......

　Then ...... Melissa let go of my hair and answered my questions.
'It's not your fault, per se. It's your presence that's to blame.

Wow, do I exist?
　What is he talking about?

''Yes. As long as you exist, Cliff can't be the emperor: ......
　Wouldn't my brother Cliff be able to be emperor if I was here?
　Is that why you kidnapped me?

''Wow, I don't want to be an emperor or anything, so let me go home ...... brother Cliff can be the emperor.''
　I don't care about the emperor.
　And I always thought it was going to be Cliff.

"Too bad it doesn't matter what you think. Oh, you can rest assured I'm not going to kill you. It's just that to finance my escape, you'll be a slave to a certain king.
　Who, slave?　Am I going to be a slave?

"Ugh, no. ......

I'm sorry ...... and you should hate the mother who gave birth to you.
　Then Melissa smiled happily and patted me on the shoulder.

　　Cutlet, cutlet, cutlet, cutlet.

　Suddenly, multiple footsteps sounded out of nowhere.
'Oh, my God, your ride is finally here.

　　vending machine toy

　The door of the room was opened and the room was lit up by the light of a lamp.
　Then a dozen or so men came in.

"Are you sure you're Melissa Vector?

Yeah, I know. I've been waiting for you guys. We need to get out of here fast.

Very well. All right, I'll see to it that this slave is carried.
　As I said this, the men released my restraints, handcuffed me, grabbed me by the shoulders and tried to force me to walk.

'Duh, slave ...... Oh, who are you guys?'

Shut up. Next time you utter a word without permission, I'm gonna hit you.
　Then one of the men lightly put his fist in my face.

''Hey, hey, if you hurt the king's slave, you'll have your head on a stick.

"I know that's a threat. That's a threat. Come on. Let's go.

'No!　You guys, let me go!
　I quickly cast a charm spell on the men as soon as I could.
　Surely this will give me a chance to escape.

Hey, hey. Hey, hey. Didn't I tell you not to talk?



'Hey, why don't you go to ......
　Even though my mesmerizing magic was supposedly successful, the ...... men made my restraints stronger rather than weaker.

'Why isn't your favorite charm magic working on us?　It's easy. It's because we're taking good care of it.

Oh, no. ......

That's a shame. Well, then, I won't hit you for uttering a voice without permission, but I will punish you.

　A punishment?
Hey, what are you doing?

What? It's not gonna hurt.
　In the man's hand, there was a small lightning spell.
　It hit me and a pain shot through me.

"Shhh~!
　The pain was so great that I let out a scream that I wouldn't normally make.

"You'll be more careful next time.
　He said and forced me to stand.

"Come on, boys, get it over with!　We have to hurry or they'll find us.

Don't worry, sir. We'll make sure you're well disguised and well transported, so you won't be found.

'I don't care about you guys!　Give me the money now!　I have to get back to my parents' house in a hurry.

"Okay, okay. Here's the money for your appointment. Okay, then.
　With that, the man handed Melissa a larger bag and left the room with ...... me.

　The intense pain from earlier left me with no strength or energy to resist. .......
　I just walked up the stairs as I was told.

　Gotcha.

Okay, everybody's gone. Let's get this slave in the wagon and head for the kingdom.
　With that, the man at the front gave the signal and I was let out .
　It was still dark outside and no one was really there .......
　Oh, I'm really going to be a slave now .

I finally found ...... I'm sorry it took me so long to find you, Shelly.
　Suddenly I heard a voice calling out to me, and then I felt a floating sensation.
　And the next thing I knew, someone was holding me.

'Huh?　Leo?
　I looked up and there was Leo's face, the one I'd been waiting for all along.

'Yeah. I'm here to help.

Is that Leo?　Are you sure it's Leo?

Yes,

Thank goodness ...... thank you ...... but it's too late .......
　It's really late.

'Yeah, I'm sorry ...... that was horrible, I'm sorry ...... I'm sorry.
　Leo hugged me tightly, apologizing.

...... Yeah, I was so scared.
　I couldn't hug him back because of the handcuffs, but I did my best to rub myself against Leo for that.
　Then ...... little by little the anxiety I had felt earlier disappeared and I was filled with a sense of relief.
　And then the tears began to well up .......

"Leo ...... Leo~ reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
　I cried and called Leo's name over and over again.
　Leo was ...... quietly rubbing my back. .......