Eclise was sitting by my bedside and looking down at me. A distant face like wax was still expresionless today. But there was a strange glow in his gray eyes staring at me. I opened my mouth faintly, glancing over his head like a habit.
âI want to get up.â
âCan you move a bit?â
When I looked at him slowly and made eye contact, Eclise flinched. He raised his head, which was leaning towards me and step out. I get up only after he had completely backed down.
âIt ended earlier than I thought.â
âYes. Because itâs rainingâŠâ
When I sat up, he laid his eyes down and replied obediently.
When I looked closely at Eclise, I could see that he was wearinga necklace from me a while ago on top of a choker on his neck.
It was all because I didnât take it off last time.
Hemp tool, which represents a shabby figure and a slave with an owner. On the other hand colorful and maiestic ivory sculptures, which cannot be valued, are markedly contrasted.
It might seem ridiculous, but it wasnât at all.
Rather, it was a problem because it looks so well.
âMale leads is definitely Male lead.â
âNecklace⊠Youâre wearing it.â
I reached out my hand and touched his necklace.
Ecliseâs eyes were shaken once in a sudden contact.
ââŠ. Master gave it to me.â
However, he responded silently without stepping back. In a tight voice for some reason. I folded my eyes as I looked into the gray eyes.
âItâs pretty.â
Then, pretending to touch the ivory piece to check his favorability, I slipped my hand near his clavicle bone.
It was nothing more than a slight touch with the fingertips so as not to be noticed, but Eclise flinched shrewdly.
AndâŠ
<SYSTEM> Would you like to check favorability of [Eclis)? [4 Million Gold / Fame 200) 18âHa Iâm going crazy.
I peeked through the system window that came up. The gold has risen. Twice as much.
âYou are like a ghost devouring moneyâŠâ
I was so foolish to think there will be 49 times left. I forgot what kind of game this crazy game was. I knew it was a common charging pattern, but I couldnât help it when my money came out.
I pressed (4 million gold) nervously, taking care of the simmering insides.
<SYSTEM> Check the favorability of [Eclipse) by charging [4 million gold). (Funds 94 Million Gold) [Affinity 81 %)
The favorability was higher compared to the last time I saw it.
It was a good thing that I went.
But at the same time, I was worried.
<b>If this is the case, my money is going to run out quickly.</b>
<b>However, my anxiousness faded quickly.</b>
âOh, thatâs right. Iâm going to be rich soon.â
As of yesterday, I was the owner of an emerald mine.
âWhyâŠ.â
<sub>New_chap_ters are pub_lished on wuxiaworld.eu</sub>
When I was glancing over his head, which had turned again into a âcheck the favor.â
Suddenly, Eclise opened his mouth.
âWhy are you laying here like this?â
ââŠhuh?â
âThe floor is cold because of dew.â
âAhâŠâ
Right. It must have been funny to see the Young lady left her chair and laying in the floor.
âJustâŠâ
Iâve got a bunch of tiny little flowers blooming around me.
âBecause the flowers are pretty.â
âDo you like wild flowers?â
I didnât know this was a wild flower. No wonder, it was blooming in the corner compared to other flowers.
âYes.â
I nodded gently.
âYouâre easily loved by anyone if youâre pretty and fancy. So you should love me too.â
It was a muttering remark without much meaning. In a month, the owner of this greenhouse will be Someone else, not me.
However, at that moment, Ecliseâs face quircky.
âWhy masterâŠâ
<b>He mutters something.</b>
But he stopped talking.
<b>I stared, but there was no more voice coming out.</b>
Maybe it wasnât really important, so I turned around casually
âMore than that, I called you today to take off the choker.â
ââŠChoker?â
âYes, I said Iâd take it out the other day, but I just left it. Sorry.â
Ecliseâs eyes grew bigger, perhaps he thought it was just empty talk.
<b>But I meant it.</b>
Honestly, the physiological fear of him was not completely gone.
I still could see in my head that he was beating another people with his bare hands and pointing the wooden sword at me without mercy.
âIs Eclise still hating me?â
I couldnât tell with his expression looking at me obediently. The only way to untie the leash that can control him, perhaps will bring myself to deathâŠ
But I wasnât in a position to cover this and that right now.
âIf I could raise his favor with this choker or gift, Il give you anything.â
ââŠEclise, will you turn around?â
I urged with a gently smile on my lips.
And I took the ruby ring to unlock the choker.
You had to hit the ruby on the groove in the back to unlock it.
<sub>The latest_epi_sodes are on_the wuxiaworld.eu website.</sub>
But Eclise just stared at me with an unknowable, expressionless look, and did not move at all.
⊠Why is it? I think he would like it.â
When I was wondering and looking at him.
ââŠitâs all right, Master.â
Soon, Eclise opened his mouth and answered.
âYou donât have to take it off.â
âI donât want you to take it off.â
It was a totally unexpected answer. I couldnât understand.
âŠWhy?â
âEven if I take this off, the fact that Iâm a slave is still the same.â
ââŠThatâs true.â
As I released the choker and aimed at another favorable impression, I was reluctant to accept Ecliseâs blunt answer.
But youâre the only one whoâs uncomfortable with it.â
<b>It was true.</b>
The choker with yellow beads proved to be a slave to anyone.
If he keep on wearing it, he will feel dirty and uncomfortable.
Such negative feelings have not been very beneficial to me in the long run.
But he just sat still without answering as if he already resolve it.
<b>Anxiety sprang up suddenly.</b>
ââŠWho is it still bothering you?â
I asked impatiently.
âIs there anyone else who discriminates against slavery?â
âTell me. I said I would go and give thema punch.â
âThatâs not itâŠâ
I thought I couldnât beat his quarry, but Eclise slowly opened his mouth.
âNo, itâs not that. Itâs just that I need to do this so that my master can keep looking for me.â
It was a word that I couldnât quite understand. I asked back with a puzzled look.
âWhat does that mean?â
âMaster feel sorry for me doing thisâŠ.â
âThatâs because Iâm being nice and because I made it pass-by without a big accident. Right?
I opened my eyes wide at his question.
Eclise knew me better than I thought.
âThatâŠâ
Stopping me from making excuses, he spoke calmly.
âIf what happened last time happened again after taking the choker from me, and if it is misinterpreted that I caused the accident by myself and the message goes to the masterâŠ.â
ââŠthen master will be relentless in throwing me away.â
It was a little creepy that he was even thinking about it.
<sub>Try the wuxiaworld.eu platform_for the most advanced_reading experience.</sub>
To some extent, it was true.
If heâd had an accident since he came to the dukeâs mansion, I wouldnât have slightest thought of releasing the choker.
But I didnât remember having that kind of memories.
On the contrary, I even gave him a sword, and did not give up the only escort knight position.
I couldnât see favorable status anymore, but without realizing it, I glanced over his head.
âItâs not true, Eclise. Iâm always on your side.â