And you dare call this a Kingdom of peace !

I have finally finished to bath myself, that was quite difficult between the maid who wouldn't quit the peeping act and the fact I couldn't find the soap, that made me mad, so mad that I started running on the water, no not in the water, on the water wich mean that I'm crazy fast and I wasn't even running at full speed.

What is it that I hear, I'm a monster, yeah now I have no doubt about that.

So when I finaly exited the bath a butler came and gave me some clothes, it was a white shirt and a green cotton pant as well as a pointy green cotton jacket, it was no doubt that it was some expensive as fuck clothing. And the shoes were made from hardened leather.

He then led me to the king's office, that's good I won't have to see some high and mighty shitless nobles, yeah I guess you understood that I hate nobles.

As we were walking through the castle I could see the maids cleaning the corridor, I recognised some who were peeping, I guess they weren't even aware that it could be called pedophilia since I am still a teenager, well now that I think about it maybe in this world I am already an adult … wait …. I just remembered but aren't I five hundred years old here ? Bah let me forget about that, I'm still fourteen in my head.

On our way the princess joined us, she seemed to have untied her blonde hair, still not my type.

|Apocalypse did you had a good bath ?|

|It was amazing if you exclude the peeping maid.|

|Exuse them it's not everyday that a well built man take a bath here. By the way those clothes suit you well.|

|Thank you Allicia, I hope I won't destroy them like the previous one.|

|Me too, those are really expensive, they cost 100 gold coins|

|And how many is a piece of bread ?|

|Ho …. One copper.|

I slipped, Ho fuck I just heard something really important, if it's like any fantasy setting that mean that those clothes cost 1 000 000 copper coins, that is not clothes you give to someone who is going to destroy them. Ho well whatever we are in the king's office now. When you hear king in a fantasy setting what do you see ? You see a santa claus like man don't ya, if not that's to bad that is exactly how this king look like. He look like a good guy.

|HO HO HO, Hello Lord Vermillion can I ask what bring you here ?|

So this is where Santa was hiding, children don't listen to your parents they are lying Santa don't live in the North Pole, no, he live in different world, you want a proof ? I swear he is just in front of me.

|I was wondering if I could live in the castle and have some money for the week.|

What ?! I'm something like a god I can profit of it no ? I'm a scumbag ? No no no, If I was a scumbag I would destroy the city and sleep in it's ruin. Well whatever after my proposal the princess looked happy for some reason, but the two knights in the room started to call me a beggar and all of this kind of thing.

| I accept but at one condition.|

|And what is this condition ?|

|show me a proof of your strength.|

Damn this Santa don't know on what boat he sailed. I took my adventurer card on wich my rank is written and I ask a knight to give me his helmet. When the king saw my rank he nearly choke himself with his saliva, while Santa was dying, don't worry children he ressurect at the end, I opened the window, showed the helmet wich was nearly 2 kg and threw it with all my strength, again a detonation could be heard, a gust of wind closed the window wich is now sealed in the wall. I turned to face the king and said.

|Is that enough your majesty ?|

The king couldn't believe what he just saw, first nobody had achieved the SSS-rank of the adventurer's guild since long ago and the power with wich the helmet was thrown was not human.

|Yes …. Yes it's enough we will grant your request, but I'm afraid we won't need your power we are a Kingdom who desire peace.|

|Great, but I never said that I wanted to use my power for you.|

The king seemed to have misunderstood me, I just planned to abuse of their hospitality. What, don't look at me like that, they are rich it's not like 2 or 3 hundred gold coins matter to them.

Well anyway now I'm living in the castle as a Royal guest, well now that all of that is done I decided to walk a little in town if I wanted to return to the castle I would just have to show a card that showed my statue as Royal guest.

Haaaa the wind is sooo good, the houses are perfectly designed, Ho this fruit is the best it's so sweet.

|Hey, ya fucking slut aren't ya going to apologize, those shoes aren't free ya know ?!|

I went in the direction the noise came from and saw something that broke the good impression I had of this country, slaves, I saw hundred of people with animals ears and tails in a mine, the skin on the bones, wearing collars and a guard kicking a little girl who had surely the same age as the princess in the stomach.

|so …. rry ….|

|What did'ya said can't hear ya fucking monster.|

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As he was saying that the guard stopped kicking her and told her to take her bowl and leave. As she crawled to take the bowl this bastard grabbed his sword and was going to slash her. He swung his sword but a man stopped it with is hand (that was me).

|WHAT THE FUCK YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU BASTARD !!|

As I said that the guard started to shake .... Maybe the fact I had broke his sword in two had something to do with it to. This time I was really furious you could see the city burning in my eyes if it was not the entire Kingdom.

|I-it's t-this Bea-east s-she mess-ssed my … my shoes.|

|YOU CAN HAVE THEM FOR TWO FUCKING COPPER COINS DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH A LIFE ? IF YES, WHY DON'T I TAKE YOUR'S FOR MAKING ME DIRTY MY 100 GOLD COINS WORTH CLOTHES!!!|

The guard fell on his knees begging me to spare his life, Ho he pissed himself, ho well I didn't wanted to kill him, he isn't even worth the trouble. But the king is going to answer some of my question, I swear on my name that next week slavery is forbidden in all this fucking country.

I turn around to face the little girl she has long black hair, her eyes are for some reason purple, the part of her skin that are not covered by dust are white like snow, she has two cat ears, Ho fuck …. She's my type, she look so fragile that you think you could break her if you were hugging her, she would probably break if I was careless when hugging her. Without thinking I grabbed her to carry her like a princess, and by jumping from roof to roof I arrived at the castle, fuck I made her cries I'm the worst.

Still carrying her, I bursted through the king's office door. Santa jumped from his chair, panicking the two knight drew their sword, ho I wonder how many helmets they have 'cause the one who had his helmet sent in space has a new one now.

|L-Lord Vermillion have you something to discuss something, and who is this young lady you are carrying ?|

|How dare you say that your country is a country of peace when he enslave someone just because they are not human !!|

The knights hearing that started to yell.

|How dare you bring a slave in front of his majesty!!|

|You dare complain about our practice when you just asked the hospitality of the king!!|

I kicked the floor, once again a detonation could be heard (are we on a fucking battlefield during world war 1) the floor began to crack they, all shut up.

|TOMORROW THE SLAVES ARE GOING ON VACATION, AND I HIRE ALL OF TheM TO DO HOUSE KEEPING JOBS IN THE HOUSE THAT THE KING GRACEFULLY GAVE ME, IF WHAT I SAID ISN'T APPLYED THIS COUNTRY IS GOING TO BURN UNTIL THE LAST CITIZEN HAS TURNED INTO ASHES !!!|

|Bastard do you think threat are going work ?!|

The king who up until now didn't understood what was happening finally spoke.

|Fine, fine, I don't want to make an ennemy out of the Vermillion, your request is accepted.|

Seem like the king know that even his soldiers can't do anything to me, and he agreed easily, I guess he didn't liked the whole slaves thing either but couldn't find a good enough reason to stop, if he did that on a whim he would have been assassinated by the greedy nobles. I smiled, and said.

|I knew you were going to understand, you truly are a wise king. Of course the mansion is ready tomorow.|

When I left the room I heard the king sighed of relief and it was at this moment that I noticed that the girl was still in my arms, crying, so carrying her to the bath I asked her various questions.

|What's you name ?|

|Ea …. Eali.|

|Do you have a family ?|

she noded.

|since when are you a slave ?|

|.... Walk ….|

Damn she is a slave since the time she learned to walk, so I guess since she was born. Ho we have arrived, the holy bath, they are not really holy but you know, they are good. I asked the maid to bath her and to give her new clothes and once that was done to take her to my room, I couldn't send her back to the mines, she was going to get killed by this shithead of a guard and if there weren't anyone to protect her while she slept here the same fate awaited her.

The sun is setting, I spend my afternoon collecting information about the being they called beastmen, apparently they can live up to three hundred years (did I tell you that according to the legend the Vermillion can live 250 year), have magical power and physical strenght that surpass the limits mankind and are divided between different tribe like the wolf tribe, the rabbit tribe, so I assume she is a member of the cat tribe.

I also asked the princess if she wanted to go to a Pic-nic tomorow, she said she will come and the king gave me a confirmation on paper that the slaves were now butlers and maids of the Vermillion household, and the propriety that was now mine « The mansion of the Stardust lake » it was at 5 hours on foot outside of the city near the stardust lake, I look forward to living in it.

It was maybe 8 p.m when Eali came back to my room, she was wearing a light blue dress that was covering her legs, her previously dusty hair are now sulky and shining. She was really a beauty, well her eyes are still red because she cried but tomorow it will be better.

Hey wait why is she undressing, I rushed to stop her.

|Stop, what are you doing ?!|

She looked surprised, I mean I ran at full speed so I guess she saw me disappeared and appear right in front of her.

|The …. guards said ….. that a slave …. must please his master.|

I grapped her head, she was terrified, I put my lips on her forehead and then looked at her in the eyes and with my most reassuring voice I said to her.

|This morning you were a slave, now you are free, I'm not you master, you are your own master.|

|.... Free ….|

I noded and said

|It's the same for the people in the mine tomorow they are all going to be free. Well I say free, I mean you will work for me, as maids and butlers, you will be treated, fed, paid, sleep in a warm bed, you will have the right to marry and all and when I will have a stable income of money and found my possible family members I will send those who whant to leave to their own country.|

I think the last part was unnecessary but if I hadn't told her I would have only said haf the truth, and that's a no no no.

She is lovely but god she's a pain to handle, she wanted to sleep on the ground saying that a slave must sleep on the ground, I said that she wasn't a slave anymore, why doesn't she listen to me, same for the dinner it was a pain to make her eat on the table and not on the floor.

But at least I was right she was 13 years old and apparently a woman can marry at 11 years old here, it's like way too young but I won't say anything 'cause if I do I'm sure I'm going to wake up with a dagger in the chest.

So in the end we slept in the same bed but I gave her the blanket.

I closed my eyes and let my consciousness drift away, I hope tomorow will be a good day.

END OF CHAPTER 3