Lily wanted to immediately go back out and find that man but knew that would be impossible. It would be strange if he appeared with a group of unique again. There were 10 women, so it must have been difficult to gather so many at once.
She had to make sure and looked at Violet who was sitting at the kitchen table with Sapphire.
"Is it normal for you to be found in groups?" she asked.
They knew exactly what she was referring to and Violet replied, “No. If we left our clan as a group, it would attract attention. Just finding 1 is difficult for people as we don't stay in the big cities but far out in the countryside."
This meant that it had taken them a long time to collect 10 women and it was probably their biggest harvest for this year or the next few years. She didn't have time to search for unique all the time even though she wanted to free them from their suffering. She felt bad that they were expelled from coming back to their clan, but it was kind of their own fault. She was reminded that the men were like a forbidden fruit for the unique and they were punished if they tried to approach it. She looked at the box with the pearl earrings and was surprised that there was nothing written on it. It meant that the system saw it as a normal harmless item, or it was immune to the system.
They were in a white case on something soft that looked like a small pillow. They were shiny and looked like they had just been polished recently.
"They are beautiful." Said William whose eyes had fallen on them as well.
“I got them from a man who said that only Flow Master can use them. He said it could hide my face if I used my imagination.” Lily explained.
William helped her put them on when she couldn't bear to go to a mirror.
They all looked at her and Sapphire said, “Wow. Mistress. It looks like they were made for you. They suit you perfectly.”
The others nodded in agreement. Lily felt them and felt they were pleasantly cool, but her ears didn't feel cold. She felt nostalgic because it really seemed like it was her own earrings from before she died.
"Now I just need a ring that matches." She joked because she was reminded of her sister who always wore earrings and ring sets and smiled.
She once wore a silver ring, but her mother had forgotten to mention an important detail, that you should touch it a few times a day so it wouldn't get stuck. A few years later the skin had grown around it and she had to go to a jeweler and get it out with pliers and it was so embarrassing. Since then, she was against wearing rings as she never wanted to experience it again.
William looked at her hands and blinked a few times and smiled widely.
Later Fergus, Dean, Katniss, and the others came down to them and sat around the living room table. A big lunch was made where everyone helped, including the new women who had joined them today. As they ate, Lily looked at the 12 women who looked exactly like Violet and the others. She couldn't recognize them and even if she drew a birthmark or something on their face it would be difficult. She wouldn't cut their beautiful long black hair unless they wanted to get rid of it themselves.
"I can give you names, and you can also get a haircut, so you don't all look alike if you want to. This is now your new home.” she said, writing her name down on a piece of paper and showing it to them all.
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"Thank you very much my lady. I would like to get a haircut and dye my hair bright.” said one.
"Pearl and Katniss can help you." Lily said.
She started coming up with names but it was difficult but that was now her role because she was their leader. Fortunately, she had a handle on everything related to riches because of all the years she had lived in confinement.
She gave them all small hair clips with flowers and bows with colors corresponding to the names she had come up with.
"Remember your names. You are Ruby, Opal, Agate, Jade, Amber, Alexandrite for short Alex, Peridot for short Peri, Garnet, Amethyst, Malachite, Morganite for short Morgan, Diopside for short Dio.” and pointed to them all and gave them the hair ornaments.
"Thank you very much." They all said in unison for they were truly grateful.
Lily stood up and gave them all a space ring each and explained its function. She also gave them gold and there were various clothes and practical things in the space ring for them. She knew they were women and demons but didn't know if they menstruated like humans and animals so time would have to tell.
When she looked at her inventory her eyes fell on the large package she had received from the man with the earrings. He said they were masks, so she wanted to check them out. Since her earrings were special, his masks were sure to be special too and placed the box on the table. Everyone watched as she excitedly opened it.
When she took the lid off, she got the biggest shock ever and screamed and immediately pushed the box onto the floor which was on the edge of the table. She sensed human skin and didn't want to see any more and ran to William who sat down and hid behind him. They were all confused and looked at the contents of the box curiously.
Fergus went to the floor and bent down, his eyes widening in surprise and shock.
There was a layer of skin-colored masks where holes had been cut for the eyes, nose, and mouth. It looked like a Freddy Krueger mask, and he looked at Lily and didn't know what to think.
"Have you skinned someone alive?" he asked confused, hoping he was wrong.
“I don't know what the fuck it is. The man said they were masks, but that is clearly human skin.” Lily replied, wrapping her arms around William.
When Fergus heard that he looked at them all and his eyes suddenly fell on Kenta who was lying in his sofa chair. He knew he had more knowledge than all of them put together.
Kenta noticing him looking at him explained, “The man wasn't lying. They are masks that hide one's face in the world of the deity. Try one of them.”
Fergus put the box back on the table and took out a mask. It looked like human skin, but it felt like silicone and since it came from a deity world it was definitely a unique mask. He looked in the box and saw that there were several layers of masks. He went to a mirror and put on the mask. Immediately his face absorbed it, and it looked like he wasn't wearing a mask. He felt his cheeks and could not feel the mask and was pleasantly surprised.
"How does it work?" he asked now, very interested.
"Imagine how you want to look, but make sure because it also takes your body with you." Kenta replied.
Fergus imagined himself when he was in his early twenties because he could remember clearly. Suddenly his face began to change, and his skin looked younger. A moment later, he had a face from when he was in his early 20s.
“Wow. Lily, I'd like one if you don't want it. After all, it’s a treasure chest.” He said excitedly, turning around so the others could see him.
“Wow Fergus.” Dean exclaimed, walking over to study his face more closely.
Lily didn't care about the masks and all the men took one. Katniss stared at the masks with complicated emotions.
When Lily saw what she was thinking she said immediately, “That shit will haunt you constantly and you will never be able to sleep in peace. I will come up with something similar to my earrings for you women.” and looked at them all.
"Thank you very much Mistress." Katniss said, relieved to hear her.
" Fergus. " Give me one.” William said suddenly.
"You're crazy. You don't have to have one.” Lily said, hugging him tightly, hoping he would change his mind.
"It's better than using masks all the time and we can change as we like." William said as he accepted a mask that Fergus gave him.
Lily sat down next to him and said, "You can’t’ wear it when we sleep together." for she was really afraid that it would give her nightmares.
William smiled and said, “Okay. I promise." and chuckled.