The Villainess Demands a Kiss

Kabanata 17 | The Villainess' Loyal Slave

𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴,' 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥.

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒫𝓁𝒶𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗴𝗮.

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𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝟏𝟕 | 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒' 𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐕𝐄

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐀

Just as expected, Calibra's Slave Auction was filled with well-known figures from the Empire, including the nobles. Even the remaining female population was present inside. Bakas man ang tila luma't hindi napupunasan na maskara sa kanilang mga mukha'y hindi maitatanggi kung ano ang mga estado nila sa buhay. Pinili kong umupo sa gitna dahil una sa lahat ay ayaw ko ng atensyon ng ibang tao.

Who would never attend tonight's Calibra Slave Auction show when the awaited slave, Vash Eckless, is right in front of the stage?

Napangisi ako habang nakatitig sa pinakamatangkad na lalaki sa emtablado. The most famous illegal business in the Camelliot Empire is Calibra's Slave Auction, which sells slaves like objects. Due to the decreasing female population in their world, females are the most sought after. However, tonight, the most awaited slave is a low-status orphan named Vash.

The emcee of the night stood in front, wearing a rabbit mask that concealed his face. The wide grin on his face was almost palpable. Nagpalakpalakan ang lahat habang ang kanilang mga mata'y nakatuon lamang sa harap. Alam ng lahat na iisang tao lang ang pakay ng lahat.

"Good evening, everyone! I know who you were all waiting for!" Hindi pa tapos ang sinasabi ng emcee ay napuno na ng palakpahan ang buong emteblado. Their eyes are focused only on one person, as mine are. Plastik ako kapag sasabihin kong iba ang pakay ko rito.

"First in line is Aderaline Vouche!" The emcee pointed to the girl wearing a long, tattered dress. Natigilan ako dahil karamihan sa mga nagtaas ng mga kamay ay kalalakihan. I felt like there was a lump in my throat. As a woman, I thought I could do something in this moment, but I had a different agenda. I don't care about extra characters. Wala akong paki sa mga taong wala namang ambag sa buhay ko.

I waited for so long. Nanatili akong tahimik habang nakatuon ang mga mata sa stage. I sat in my seat and watched as the men inside Calibra's Slave Auction raised their golden flashcards, showing how many millions of people they could buy for one slave. Hinintay kong makuha ang ibang mga slave. And when it was Vash's turn, everyone cheered because he was the star of the night.

"Now for the awaited slave! Vash!" Napasinghap ang lahat nang naglaho ang emcee sa gitna ng stage. Sa isang iglap ay nakatayo na siya sa gilid. Nanatiling blanko ang mukha ko dahil nabasa ko na ito dati pa. 

"Of course, the star of Calibra's Slave Auction is Vash. He isn't just a side character; he's one of the reasons why Niccolo has a higher reputation. It was because Niccolo bought him here.
But now? I'll make sure that he'll be mine tonight. I'll make sure that I'll be Vash's new owner...

Men wearing bull face masks that covered their faces came to the stage, dragging a very large cage. Napuno ng bulungan ang loob ng emteblado ngunit nanatili akong tahimik dahil alam ko naman na ang mga susunod na mangyayari. 

According to the novel, Vash has a power that no man possesses, and tonight I will witness it face to face. Despite Vash's physical appearance, he can lift 10 elephants, 16 lions, and 100 dogs at once. I'm not exaggerating when I say this.