Chapter 7
“Big sister, what exactly are you saying right now…?”
Ryzent, who was standing nearby, could not help stepping forward at Luna’s shocking declaration.
He had thought she would give him money or some precious item as a reward at most.
But she was saying she would make a foreign slave become the attendant and escort knight of a noble lady?
Ryzent himself was also a child born outside the family, so before coming here, he had suffered through all kinds of hardships.
He knew better than anyone the pain of not being treated like a human being.
But everything had its limits.
In a country where social status clearly existed, there was no way a slave could receive such an extraordinary position.
Lily, who was standing beside him, also looked anxiously back and forth between Luna and Ryzent.
However, the person who was the most shocked was Ray.
“Lady, I appreciate your words, but please take them back. That is… a reward I cannot handle.”
Ray spoke while pressing his forehead against the floor and trembling.
“Are you worried that I won’t be able to give you this reward? Don’t worry. I will definitely give it to you, Ray.”
“Big sister!!”
“Shh, be quiet, little one. Your big sister has a reason for doing this. You can trust me and follow me, right?”
“Li… little one?”
“There’s no need to know.”
Luna had already figured out Ryzent’s weakness.
She pulled him into her arms and gently stroked his head.
Ryzent, held in Luna’s warm embrace, began to weaken emotionally and hesitated.
“Of course, my wise big sister must have a reason for doing this… But I’m worried…”
“Where did such a pretty little brother of mine come from?”
As Luna held the small and young Ryzent in her arms, she truly felt like he was her younger brother.
Playfully, she pinched his nose tightly between her thumb and index finger.
It was the first time Ryzent had ever been teased so casually by an older sister.
His face quickly turned red.
Seeing Ryzent like that, Luna smiled brightly without realizing it.
If she had had such a cute younger brother in the real world, would her life have been a little less difficult?
Maybe she would have desperately tried to return to the real world for his sake.
Instead of easily adapting to this world inside the novel.
Of course, Luna, who had read countless romance fantasy and historical web novels, knew that making a male slave into a noble lady’s attendant and escort knight was not something simple.
But she had something she trusted.
Back when she was Ruri, she had already heard from Sowooju about the setting that Luna’s father, Count Mirage, was an extreme tsundere daughter-con.
When Luna had lost consciousness for three days and finally woke up, Count Mirage had hurriedly left the room because he had a meeting with his retainers.
But when Luna told him not to worry, he had left with a slight smile at the corner of his lips.
Luna had not missed that smile and had engraved it into her memory.
Also, Luna, who was only seventeen years old, was apparently just a young lady who had grown physically but had the stubbornness of an iron chain.
That was probably why she had stubbornly entered a love battle where she had no chance of winning and even got stabbed.
What did they think the BL power was?
But the new Luna, who had Ruri’s soul inside her, had no intention of risking her life for a hopeless romance anymore.
Instead, she firmly decided to make Ray one of her people.
Part of it was the mischief of a real sister who wanted to interfere with her younger brother’s love.
But more importantly, she felt that keeping Ray by her side was necessary for her future plans to go smoothly.
Not only that…
For some reason, she simply wanted to do this for Ray.
Just like how she had hugged Ryzent and stroked his head, she wanted to give Ray a place beside her.
Just like Sowooju had done for her in the real world.
Luna completely acted like a stubborn seventeen-year-old girl and clung to Count Mirage, asking him to allow Ray to become her attendant and escort knight.
Naturally, Count Mirage immediately refused, saying it was impossible.
However, there was no way in the world to stop an immature daughter who stubbornly complained for days.
When a child refuses to listen to their parents’ warnings, parents often have no choice either.
In the end, Count Mirage raised the white flag.
However, he strongly requested that Ray not be officially called her attendant or escort knight in front of others.
He meant that Ray should simply appear as a servant who handled small tasks ordered by the young lady.
Luna was disappointed that she could not proudly introduce him as her attendant and escort knight.
But considering the era and social atmosphere, this was already a great achievement.
After becoming Luna’s attendant, Ray took off his ragged clothes and wore a properly fitted servant uniform.
And that uniform had a deep V-shaped opening at the chest.
Thanks to that, Luna got to see a dark-skinned, muscular, large man’s chest every day.
Something she had rarely seen in the real world.
She tried to throw away her impure thoughts, but…
Wasn’t this much okay?
Otherwise, how could she have any fun living in this harsh BL world?
“Ray, how does it feel to become my escort knight?”
At Luna’s question, Ray’s face automatically turned red.
“I am grateful. I can now receive a proper salary, wear such good clothes, and eat enough food. All of this is thanks to your grace, Lady.”
“Don’t call it grace. This is just my repayment for saving you. If someone does not appreciate kindness just because it was given without conditions, then they are not a proper person.
By the way, didn’t you say you left your homeland and lived as a slave for nearly ten years? Save your salary little by little from now on. Someday, you might be able to return to your homeland. When that time comes, you should return with your head held high.”
“Eh? Return to my homeland?”
When Luna mentioned something he had never even imagined himself, Ray looked confused.
Of course, when he slept, he sometimes dreamed of his childhood in Paradiso, where he played and swung a sword.
But dreams were only dreams.
For someone who belonged to another person, returning to his homeland someday was almost impossible.
“Why? Do you think it is impossible? There is no such thing as an impossible thing in this world. People only give up before it becomes possible.
But if you want to make something possible, you must become someone who prepares for it beforehand. Do you understand, Ray?”
“Yes, Lady.”
Ray nodded as if he understood something from Luna’s words.
Luna approached him and unconsciously removed a loose thread from his shoulder.
Ray flinched at her sudden touch.
But when he saw the thread in her hand, he let out a small disappointed sigh.
Seeing that, Luna chuckled.
“Should I call you Bear?”
“Eh? B-Bear… what is that?”
“Well, it’s something between a bear and a dog… anyway, think of it as a nickname only I give to Ray. What do you think? If you don’t like it, I won’t call you that.”
Thinking about it, calling a grown man “Bear” was quite embarrassing.
Even in the real world, she had never given anyone a nickname.
When she tried to take back her words, Ray quickly waved his hands.
“N-No. I like Bear. Please call me that. If it is a nickname only Lady gave me… I like anything. If Lady calls me… I like everything.”
Ray spoke shyly with a red face, yet he kept talking smoothly.
What?
Is this guy actually a fox pretending to be a bear?!
Luna suddenly had that reasonable suspicion.
Anyway, this large man with an exotic appearance was undeniably cute despite his size.
“You’re cute. Can I pat your head?”
No matter what action Luna wanted to do, she always asked Ray first if it was okay.
Even though he knew it was consideration toward him, Ray felt a little sad because Lady Luna treated him too formally.
Still, he hid those feelings and lowered his tall body, placing his shiny black hair in front of Luna’s hand.
“It’s okay, Lady. Please pat me.”
Just before Luna’s hand touched Ray’s head, a noisy sound came from outside the room.
“Count Offelamburg, you have arrived, but I have not even informed the lady yet…”
BANG!!
Before Lily could finish speaking, Luna’s door suddenly opened.
Luna turned her gaze.
Standing at the door was Shuindel, his blue-silver long hair flowing behind him.
Inside Shuindel’s transparent purple eyes was the sight of Luna’s hand about to touch the head of a large man.
Shuindel approached in one step.
Without hesitation, he raised his foot and kicked the man’s side.
Because of that, Ray rolled across the floor with a loud crash.
“Ray!! Brother Shuindel, what are you doing right now?!”
Luna glared at Shuindel with shocked and angry eyes.
At her gaze, Shuindel slightly frowned.
“I cannot allow something dirty to touch Lady’s hand.”
Despite causing an incident immediately after barging in, Shuindel answered calmly.
“Something dirty touching my hand? Ha…”
Luna had heard from Sowooju that Shuindel had terrible personality problems.
But she never expected it to be this bad.
Luna helped Ray stand up and said,
“Ray, are you okay? Sorry, but can you go outside for a moment? I need to talk with Brother Shuindel. Lily, please check if Ray is injured.”
“Yes, Lady.”
Lily, who had been anxiously standing behind them, quickly approached and struggled to support Ray, who was twice her size, as they left the room.
After the door closed, Shuindel took out a handkerchief from his chest and carefully wiped Luna’s hand.
He was wearing half-palm gloves that covered only half of the back of his hands.
What is wrong with this man?!
“Brother Shuindel, what exactly are you doing?”
“Lady’s hand became dirty, so I am cleaning it.”
“Are you saying my hand becomes dirty just because I touched a slave?”
Luna raised her voice sharply, unable to hide her disbelief.
“Slave or not, he is still a man. I simply dislike a man’s body touching Lady’s hand.”
What?
So he kicked Ray not because he was a slave, but because he was a man?
This guy hugged and kissed another man as much as he wanted, but I cannot even touch someone’s hand?!
“What does that even mean…? And why did you enter a lady’s room without permission?”
“I heard that Lady had made that foreign slave her attendant, so I came immediately.”
“Excuse me? How did Brother Shuindel even know that?”
“Do you think there is something about Lady Luna that I do not know?”
What?
Did he place spies inside this house?
Luna suddenly felt a chill.
This man was even more abnormal than she thought.
“Are you taking out your anger because I secretly watched you two meeting in the greenhouse last time? If that’s the case…”
“If that was the case, Lady called me there to watch.”
“…”
“Although I did not expect Lady to lose consciousness.”
What did this perverted man just say?!
