Overlord and the Seraphim

『Innuendo』

About two hours later, Jack could hear the chattering from the dining room as he stood out in the corridor. Excitement, fear, surprise. Those emotions could all be hinted at in their voices.

"Jack-sama has wings!" Odo could be heard exclaiming loudly. It was almost as if Jack could hear him throwing his arms around. It wasn't necessarily something he expected.

"Seriously?!" The small elf who had been working in the kitchen squealed like a child.

"Is he one of those winged humans?" It sounded like Rhome, who sounded rather calm, but extremely curious and amazed.

"No, I've seen one of those. He's not a winged human at all, that man... He reeks of divine magical energy." Akuna informed the group which struck them all into silence for a split moment.

"What is he... Some kind of angel? What does that make the little blonde girl?" Driskel asked as he was aware of what angels looked like. Most of them wore white holy robes and armor, at least the summoned ones from the Theocracy. Yet this man was in a suit, and his female companion was dressed as a mage! They couldn't both be angels, right?

"Seriously?"

"The girl also had divine protection cast on her... She's probably human though."

"What... Are you exactly?" Driskel's voice shrank slightly.

"She can see magic that is in use," Emani spoke up for Akuna, "It's her talent."

"Magic that is in use?"

Emani would've nodded for her sister, "Like enchantments, buff and protection spells."

"That would be rather useful... Did he have anything cast on him?" Rhome asked curiously as he stepped forward, he was curious about their new owner.

"No... Just had a strange aura surrounding him, made it hard to look away and made me feel oddly calm..." She tilted her head to the side slightly as she described the feeling.

Emani blinked a few times as she looked over at her sister before itching her brow. "Sounds like a mesmerization spell of some kind."

"Not a charm?"

"No, it's an ambient effect, probably a side effect from the radiance that surrounds him."

"Is he a true angel then...?" Odo would inquire, he'd lean against the table. "If he is, then that's definitely not his true form... It's too... Human. So the one thing we can be sure of is that Jack Graham is his name, if he is an Angel, he cannot use a fake name."

Jack would poke at the door, causing it to slowly creek open. He'd peer in, immediately making eye contact with the slaves as they were all talking together. "Having fun trying to figure out what I am?"

"We... We're sorry Jack-sama!" Odo who had instigated the discussion seemed to fumble over himself, using the table to support him as he bowed forward.

"No, no it's fine. If you simply accepted the fact I had wings and didn't continue to figure out who and what I am, I'd be afraid to leave you all to your own devices." Jack laughed a bit as he stepped into the room, folding his hands behind his back.

Jack liked it when people like this group were trying to figure out what he was. As he closed the door behind himself, he would tilt his head to the side slightly.

"Leave us to our own devices?" Rhome asked as he stepped forward, being the closest to the door now as well as Jack. "What do you mean?"

"If I leave the house for a long period of time, I wouldn't want anyone to trick you out of a roof. That and... I plan on freeing you all at some point, with gold coins."