It is now the next morning. Everyone is doing their own thing as we wait for leader to arrive. I am interested in seeing what decision he would make.
“You, on your hands and knees.”
Of course I am referring to ninja. Girl is sitting on my lap as I hug her.
“Hah!? I won’t do that.”
I look towards Sylvia and she approaches ninja.
“W-what? I ain’t doing that. No way.”
Sylvia clenches her fist and punches towards her stomach but she stops just before hitting. The pressure itself was enough to bend her. Sylvia grabs her shoulders from above and forces her down.
“What the hell was that? She didn’t even hit me but I felt something.”
“Of course you will. You have no magic. If she punched you with all of her might, there is a good possibility for your death.”
“Let go of me! I won’t accept this!”
Ninja tries to stand up but Sylvia forces her to stay.
“You have a choice. You can stay on your hands or your face will be the one touching the ground.”
“What?”
“I will not repeat myself. Choose, your hands or your face?”
Ninja glares at me and she stops struggling.
“Good. Now, stay on that position until I tell you to stop or else.”
Ninja does not move as we wait. Around an hour, leader finally arrives and requests for permission to enter. I stand up and let the girl sit on the throne as I sit on the back of ninja.
“What are you doing?”
“You damaged my seat. So, I will sit on you. Do not move or you will be punished.”
“Damnit.”
Leader enters the tent and sees the situation. I see him show surprise but he recovers fast and ignores ninja.
“Milady, what do you wish to do?”
“You are asking me? Is it not you who has been making such decisions so far?”
“I am at a loss, milady. I do not know what to do.”
“That is not what I want to hear. I want to hear what your plan is. I am willing to wait.”
“Thank you, milady.”
Leader stays in the tent as we wait. Girl is currently reassuring ninja as I can feel her hands tremble from her current position. It is safe to assume that her magic is based on body strengthening since she has been slower since the device has been attached. It takes leader around an hour to decide.
“We will need to go to the last place.”
“Oh? A bold decision.”
“We no longer have a choice. After the events, we only have around 30 people. It has not been a long time since the previous attack. If we move fast enough, we may reach the last place before they do.”
It is a possibility.
“To be honest, I left that place for last since it is the smallest settlement. It also has the least amount of people. If everything went well, we would not need to go there.”
“How many have been sent to father?”
“A total of 40, milady.”
A fast answer. At the very least, he should have sent them if he knows the correct amount.
“We only need 10. Does the last place have enough?”
“Yes. They should have around that amount.”
“Good. When do we leave?”
“The remaining guys are all demoralized. Their morale is very low. We have been lucky enough that no one has ran so far.”
I wait for him to continue.
“Would it be possible for?”
I see him look at ninja and girl. If he looked at Sylvia, he may have been killed.
“Is that something you need to ask?”
“But milady. We need to provide something for them.”
I lean forward and I can feel ninja tremble from the strain.
“That is not my problem. I have already provided enough entertainment for them. It is your job to handle them.”
“Of course, milady.”
“Do not forget. If your men can control their own desires, we would already have enough. But since you insist on satisfying them, we have lost a significant amount.”
Leader stays silent.
“No matter. When will we leave?”
“In a few hours, please prepare accordingly.”
Leader leaves the tent as our talk is over. I stand up and ninja’s hands give out as her face is now on the ground. She has done a good job of holding.
“As a reward, you may position yourself however you like.”
Ninja does not answer as she lays down on the ground.
“But you will be my seat every time I speak with him.”
“Fuck.”
“Oh? You can curse?”
“Wait, are you going to punish me for that?”
“No.”
“Whew, I got worried. Madam hates it when we say things like that so she punishes us.”
“You really are troublesome.”
“No, I’m not! I was the best in my class!”
I ignore ninja and look to Sylvia.
“You heard him. Make sure to prepare accordingly.”
Sylvia nods as she starts to clean up.
“Oh! Let me help you out!”
Girl runs over to Sylvia and helps her out. She even starts a conversation.
“Hey, can you talk?”
Sylvia nods her head in response.
“Really? So, why have you been silent this whole time?”
Sylvia looks towards me and girl follows her gaze.
“Oh. Mistress told you that you are not allowed to speak?”
Sylvia nods towards her.
“Wait, when did you start calling her mistress?”
“Last night?”
“Hah? We were talking, right? Do you mean she was awake!?”
Ninja looks towards me. I do not reply and smile at her. She trembles.
“It was after you fell asleep. Don’t worry about it.”
“Good. Wait, do I have to call her mistress?”
“Do you want to?”
“Hell no!”
“Did she tell you to?”
Ninja glances towards me for a moment.
“No.”
“If mistress has not told you, you don’t need to.”
“You sure?”
“Yes!”
“Good. When I don’t call madam properly, she punishes me.”
I feel pity for this madam. It did not take long for them to pack everything and leave towards the last destination.
