Overlord and the Seraphim

『Twin Appropriation』

The sun was setting. The temperature outside wasn't all that bad, but it wasn't especially warm out. Looking to the sky, one may just see the stars peeking down at the mortals below.

Jack walked beside the small human girl, her hair shifting ever so slightly with every movement she made. He'd watch her from the corner of his eye, something which kept a smile across his lips.

Soon enough the two were making their way to the front gates of the property.

Eve and Shizu were watching quietly from the rooftop, having climbed up there to get the full scape of the place. There seemed to have been a large pool to the north of the property. Though it wasn't filled with water and seemed to be filled with dirt, broken branches and leaves.

Imina, Termite and Goltron gave them a wave as they passed them by.

Arche returned the gesture and Jack simply nodded his head in acknowledgement.

Without a fuss they made their way out onto the streets of Arwintar, the Capital of the Empire. Their destination, the Furts Manor. The fact that their daughter had to drop out of school in order to support the family, was horrible enough.

Yet Jack could see the direction this was going in, especially after hearing the things Arche had said. If they couldn't pay the debt, it was likely the sisters would be collateral. It made sense, since slavery wasn't illegal here. Taking children and making them work, in any shape or form of slavery, was preposterous to Jack even though he knew it happened practically everywhere on Earth. Even if it wasn't in the plain sight of others, it was always there.

As they walked the streets, his eyes gazed upon elves which were placed on auction stages in the city market. Slaves, of every shape and size, there were plenty of them. However the first thing he noticed, was the fact that some of the elves' ears were clipped.

It was a sickening sight as the tips were still red from where they had been trimmed.

Jack held back however, stopping himself from reaching out to heal them. They were considered property in this nation. So as he turned his eyes forward just moments after making eye contact with a young elven girl who was covered in slashes from a whip.

His upper cheek twitched slightly. This place looked prosperous, but that was mostly for the humans, right? In YGGDRASIL, Elves were considered part of the human race, just with the cosmetic differences and lore.

The two of them continued to walk in silence for a time before reaching the front of what looked like a fenced in property.

A sizable manor was before them. Just like the city, the country, the exterior looked relatively nice. Though it was quite clear it had fallen into disrepair. It was only made to look nice and expensive like anything else owned by a noble, nothing more.

Jack would definitely give them the business card for his therapist in the other world, but that wouldn't be any use here, and he didn't quite remember the information.

Shaking his head mentally, he let Arche lead him through the front gates towing him by his hand.

Just when they were about to knock on the front door, it opened. Standing in the doorframe was a young man who appeared to be blushing the moment he saw Arche. Oddly enough, he was wearing an eye patch. Judging by his appearance, Jack could only assume he was the same age, sixteen or seven years old.

The boy had a sickly pale skin tone, and he looked like he hadn't slept due to the bags under his eyes. It was clear he was overworked, or he used magic until complete exhaustion.

"Oh, hi Jet..." Arche blinked seeing the young man there, "How's your mom doing?"

Jet went to speak but paused as he was looking at the hand that was holding hers, his one visible eye scrolled over and locked onto the face of Jack's. "She's... Still bedridden."