76. Back to the Duke. (2).

Su-in.

If a novel or movie is a story with a fantasy background, it is a species that must come out as a regular material.

A sub-species with some parts of humans and animals.

That was what is commonly referred to as a ‘beast man’.

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A completely different appearance from a normal human.

They have nothing that humans have, and there are things that humans do not have.

And humans punish them like that. Maybe it was just too natural.

They…… Because it is different from humans.

The discrimination that prisoners, who were a relative minority, received in human society was considerable.

Because of the fence of the Millennium Empire and the common enemy of mankind, the existence of the ‘devil’…….

It was not until that discrimination spread to a war that went beyond the limit.

To the extent that they, who suffered from the discrimination, eventually became independent and built a ‘Beast City’ in a place a little far away from the Empire.

They led some beastmen and established their own city, a kind of country.

A city of prisoners who require some kind of permit and paperwork to enter it.

They were prisoners who hated discrimination and built their own city. Ironically, they discriminated against the ‘minority’ again among the gathered prisoners.

That’s…… Among beastmen, those born with thick human blood.

Although it has the same animal ears and tail as a beastman.

Unlike most beastmen, beastmen with human faces.

They remembered the humans who originally discriminated against them.

The anger against those people, the revenge that was suppressed due to discrimination.

It was released to beasts resembling humans.

Some say that having animal ears and a human face is disgusting.

For that reason, no. Pouring out excuses.

…… In the end, discrimination gave birth to new discrimination.

Wherever I went, no one welcomed a beast with a human face.

If a beastman with a human face is born between beastmen and beastmen, it is quite common to abandon the child.

That degenerated madness ate the Beast City in a bad way for quite some time.

Many prisoners had to suffer.

Ciella was also one of those prisoners.

…… I don’t remember how or when I was born.

Who was it raised by? How you grew up

I didn’t even remember anything like that.

Her is the first memory of her life for her.

She had been kicked in the stomach by another beggar while she was trying to eat bread lying on the floor, and she let out a low moan.

I was born an orphan.

She was a total loner, with no friends or family.

Starving for a day or two was nothing special.

Even the food they ate was nothing more than eating tree bark or grass.

Occasionally, on days when I caught a trivial cold, I suffered from high fever and had to go through the pain of going back and forth between life and death.

…… Remember, that day.

It was probably the day when I starved for about a week and rolled on the floor, suffering from such a high fever.

Of course, I was hungry.

If she stays like this, she will die…… Although the body was beating the alarm.

She doesn’t have the stamina to find her food, or even the strength to flick her fingers.

Into the blurred vision…… She was dying slowly.

A time when life was flickering dimly.

Am I going to die like this?

No. Probably die she thought so

I gave up on miracles happening long ago.

I had hoped for a miracle all my life, but never once did a miracle come to Siela.

‘Life’, which everyone says is so important, was nothing more than a trivial commodity to her.

A moment is fine.

Before I die, I want to be loved by someone.

Even thinking like that…… It should be considered an undeserved miracle.

Because I’ve lived such a low life.

So resolutely giving up on life.

One step. One step.

On the verge of death.

“…… Baby Are you alive?”

The miracle I’ve been waiting for my whole life finally happened.

Maybe.

In order to meet that miracle, he might have never had a miracle come to him in his entire life.

“…… Ha. Ha.”

An even breath. Let’s just give it a quick answer.

At that moment, something entered his mouth.

“Because it is a nutritional supplement, chew it thoroughly before swallowing it. I don’t know how much she hasn’t eaten yet…… You won’t get sick.”

What’s in your mouth?

Is the real nutritional supplement correct, or is it poisonous? I couldn’t know anything

The words I heard were very warm…… As she said, she barely chewed and swallowed.

I wonder if the term nutritional supplement was true.

As soon as she ate it, her body began to energize little by little.

She opened her eyes and stared at the woman standing in front of her.

It was the first person I saw.

A beautiful appearance that is unlikely to ever be forgotten.

She couldn’t move her eyes for a moment as Ciela touched her.

She had a similar appearance to Ciela.

In her head…… Because he didn’t have the distinctive ears of a beastman.

And only then did I realize the reason for the strange gazes I had been feeling around me.

A being with no animal characteristics at all.

Because it meant pure ‘human’.

All humans are scary creatures.

Those who perpetrate terrible discrimination and cruelty.

Perhaps he was more terrifying than a beastman.

Realizing that, Ciela flinched, curled up and closed her eyes tightly.

After tidying up her tousled hair.

The woman, she said.

“As expected. To hide her cute appearance like this…… It’s a waste.”

“…… Cute?”

A word I’ve never heard before.

It’s disgusting. Disgusting…… I mean, I’ve heard it on a daily basis.

To say it’s cute is to see this useless lump of leather and hear positive reviews.

It was the first time in my life.

A tickling sensation near the chest that I feel for the first time.

That was a clear favor.

It was the love I had hoped for.

It was a miracle that finally came.

The woman took Ciela’s hand without saying anything.

Rolling in the dust on her, her dirty hands gladly clung to her.

She smiled and said.

“My name is Liana Heinhardt. She is the one who becomes the hostess of Duke Reinhardt’s family. What’s your name?”

It is dazzling.

The reason I had such an illusion was probably because she was actually shining.

I could tell just by looking at it.

That woman, Riana, was from a very different world.

“Ciella. …… My name is Ciela.”

“Ciella. That’s a pretty name won’t you come with me if only you are okay I want to hire you as her maid.”

That’s why the question arose first.

Why did you reach out to yourself?

Why do you care about yourself?

Yourself…… Why do you want to take it

It was full of things I didn’t understand at all.

Ciela quietly nodded her head.

Whatever the reason, it was her opportunity that came to her.

For Ciela, it was a miracle she could not miss.

* * *

That’s how she became the duke’s handmaid.

I found out later.

The fact that Ciela met Riana was the result of a coincidence of coincidences.

The family head of Reinhardt at the time. Aion Reinhardt.

In line with his business trip to the city of waters, Duchess Liana also came to the city of waters.

By coincidence, I came across Ciela, who was quietly dying on the street.

I was able to become a lady-in-waiting by getting the opportunity that I really deserved.

Riana gave Siela more grace than that.

The empire where Duke Reinhard resides is a land of humans.

Siela was discriminated against and envied for her disparate appearance even in the city of beasts.

There must have been no other reason for it being here.

Humans and Beasts. It was because prisoners like Siela were not welcome anywhere.

And Riana, who was considerate of that, gave Siela a magic tool as a gift.

Hiding the rabbit’s ears and tail.

A magical tool that allows you to look like a normal human and blend in with humans.

──That’s it.

It was the whole story of how Siela came to the duke’s family and became my exclusive lady-in-waiting.

“…… Also. My mother, she’s someone I don’t know.”

I already knew the story about Siela.

That much was sincere.

A nobility more noble than anyone else.

Always keep the elegant elegance.

A person who does not look down on commoners even though he is an aristocrat.

It wasn’t to the extent that he viewed his father, an Aion commoner, as inferior.

That said, he wasn’t a person who paid much attention to ordinary people.

And that’s normal.

Mediocre in a bad sense. Not even normal in a particularly good sense.

Just ordinary.

A noble who respects commoners without any intention and extends favor to them…….

Really. Because it wasn’t very common.

Let’s talk about that.

Ciela tilted her head slightly.

“…… However. Aren’t you more surprised than you thought?”

“Um… ….”

Flinch.

I hesitated a little when I heard that from Ciela.

How can I say this?

I already knew… …. It’s a little bit hard to say.

After thinking about what to say for a while, I realized that I didn’t even have a reason to look for a lengthy excuse.

“Yes. In the first place, I had sparred with Rin who used the strong god every single day. Even if suddenly, Ciela, you are a prisoner…… I guess she just can’t feel it.”

“…… Ah.”

I have met people who are indirectly similar to beastmen many times.

Above all, Ciella, who has been with her for almost half of her life, suddenly said that she was a prisoner. ….

Because it’s normal to not feel it.

As if realizing only then, Ciela briefly nodded her head.

I spoke as I was driving her carriage.

“Anyway, that’s…… It’s an artifact that hides the beastman’s appearance, right? Is it okay if I take it off?”

An old metal ring worn on Ciela’s left index finger.

The seemingly ordinary ring was an artifact that concealed her appearance.

Recalling that she often wore it as a necklace rather than her ring… ….

Perhaps the triggering condition for her artifact is what she wears.

Then you have to peel her off to unlock her.

She said it without much thought.

Upon hearing that, Ciela’s face turned strangely red.

And then, realizing that her tone was strange, I hurriedly picked up her words.

Is it okay to try chasing rice?

No matter how you think about it, it’s blatant.

“No, no. It was a mistake. Ring. Is it okay if I take it off?”

Ciela dyed her head red, she gave a small nod and held out her finger.

I grabbed her ring from her thin white finger and slowly pulled it out.

Suitable.

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The ring fell off.

Soon, the changes that followed were clear enough to see even in the dark.

Ears sticking out over her head.

I couldn’t see her tail as it was under her skirt.

At that level, the change was considerable.

Familiar to me in many ways. The original appearance of the dedicated maid.

Let’s look at it in silence for a while.

Soon after that, his ears curled up in despondency.

And, it seems like it won’t come off at all.

Siela, who was silent for a while, asked in a quiet voice.

“…… Also, are you gross?”

“Are you gross? It’s just cute.”

“No matter what, it can’t be… ….”

Is it like trauma?

Well, the Duchess must have been the only one who told her that she was cute in her prisoner state.

As if I wasn’t lying, I stroked the timid Ciela’s head.

“──Yes, heh. …… hehehe.”

Now then.

Ciella was depressed for a while, and soon she let out an idiotic laugh.

“…… Hot.”

Realizing it belatedly, Siela deliberately kept her mouth shut.

That didn’t stop my bittersweet conversation.

It is said that rabbits usually have sensitive ears.

He’s good at stroking Ciela’s hair in his own way.

She knew very well how she let out such a cute smile when she touched her ear.

Should I say that it is similar to scalp massage?

Especially since she is a beast, it must be a sensation that can’t be denied even if you try to reject it.

It’s been a while since she’s been doing it, so I doubted if she’d be able to do it well. Looking at the reaction, it looks cool.

“hehehe, sssss, young boy! Hold on, that, do, heh, yup!”

“After.”

Let’s go up and blow a little breath with a sense of mischief.

Ciella trembles at all.

Just 3 seconds after that.

A moan of unknown meaning leaked out from Ciela’s mouth, who gave up her resistance.

And then. I removed her hand from her head.

And after a while, Cielra, who came to her senses, looked at me with a pouty expression.

“…… Bocchan, I asked you not to…….”

“Sorry, sorry. Still, it seems that his depression has eased a little. Now, will you believe me?”

Any way you look is cute. Would you believe that so ask

Ciela, who was silent, reluctantly nodded.

When I saw him, I smiled and concentrated on driving the carriage.

“…… Chit. I helped out for no reason.”

Someone secretly got on the roof of the wagon and looked at it.

Looks dissatisfied. Muttered softly.

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