13 Charging some debits from the Longevity Palace

~ In the young lord's quarters ~

Asmontis was recently dissatisfied. Not only had his new kitten escaped its prey in recent days, it had been moved to the winter palace. <These consorts are abusing their ranking.> He thought when he found out what had really happened in those months. <Where have you seen it? Ignore my orders for something as futile as jealousy. They only served to give me more trouble in the end.> Not that he wasn't aware of what had happened in the last months, but he had decided (very unwillingly) not to intervene, since he knew his kitten and knew he had very sharp claws. In fact Asmontis hoped that if kitten would come to him for help, but he had surprised him. Not only had he endured the whole situation quietly, he had managed to move to the winter palace. By the time Asmontis had discovered this he had called his consorts who had been in charge of his kitten.

"Consorts hail your highness," the consorts said in chorus after entering his chambers while bowing.

"My dear consorts," Asmontis began in a calm voice, "are you needing something?"

"Not my lord," said the consorts after a confused moment.

"Did I ever treat you badly?" asked Lord Asmontis with his voice still calm "Did I deprived you of something?"

"Not my lord," said the consorts in chorus.

"I see," Asmontis said, his voice becoming sharp and his aura being released, "so why would you have been unable to fulfill a single order all these months?"

"M-my L-lord?" said the consort who had the highest ranking of all "what order do you refer, if you allow me to ask?"

"Oh don't you remember?" said Asmontis rising from his chair and taking a step toward the concubine who had questioned him "let me refresh your memory. A few months ago I personally brought a new addition to the harem which, I learned, was placed in your domain. Despite asking for his presence from time to time in my quarters, a person other than the one I had asked for would come in. When asked the person would always give the same answer: the requested person could not finish his daily tasks and so he could not attend. What I found really strange. Was the work too much for one person to finish? I had it investigated and you know what I found? " I asked with a sardonic smile. "Not only did the requested person complete his tasks every day, but the tasks of other consorts as well," said Asmontis with a dark laugh. "Now answer me, my consorts. Why the person I requested never came to my quarters?"

"W-well my lord" began again the high-ranking consort, the only one who could answer the lord in the midst of the murderous aura he exhaled "the person was still nee and we thought he would not serve you correctly, so we thought it would be better send someone more experienced. "

"Ha ha ha did you think?" said Asmontis giving a crazy laugh and taking the concubine, that had answered, by her neck said "And who are you to think of my place?" Asmontis asked, his red eyes gleaming and his voice growing hard with anger. "Who do you think you are to disobey my orders?" he asked, raising his voice for everyone to hear clearly as the concubine in his hand struggled to breathe.

"We are no one, my lord," said all the consorts kneeling and bowing to the ground, their bodies and voices shaking with fear. "We apologize for having done wrong."

"Exactly," Asmontis said in a sharp voice as he looked at everyone in the room. "You are nobody. I hereby declare that all present consorts will have their ranks removed and be banished from the castle. Guards" called Asmontis and when his guards appeared he threw the concubine in his handas at their feets "please take these people to their quarters and keep watch on them until they get their belongings. Then escort them to the castle gate. Whoever does not leave my territory until tomorrow morning will be tortured to death."

"Yes, my lord," said the four guards and, following orders, began to escort the former consorts amid shouts and cries out of the room.

<Well a problem is gone,> Asmontis thought as he headed for the council meeting, <Now how am I going to draw my kitten back to me?> Walking through the castle trying to find a solution when he heard two servants talking quietly.

"....I can't wait for the harem tournament next year ..."

".....From what I've heard from the old ones, the competitions are spectacular ....."

".... with so many talented people it is a party for all who attend to it ...."

The two servants kept gossiping while they were doing their job and did not even realize that the young lord was close by.Victorious smile on your face. <This might work,> he thought as he approached the meeting room, <now just convince the board.>

~ In concubines quarters of Lonvevity Palace ~

<I don't believe I can finally get out of this hell palace.> I thought as I packed my few belongings. When Lady Wu had called me that afternoon, I thought that finally the other consorts had creat... found sufficient evidence that a severe punishment could be done. Hearing the good news that I would be relocated to the Winter Palace, I had to restrain myself from dancing of joy. I wanted to move immediately, but Lady Wu explained to me that my quarters would only be ready at night and she should contact all the consorts of the Winter Palace to explain my 'change'. Lady wu even released me early to pack my belongings, which was done quickly and I decided to stay away from other consorts for the rest of the day. <I almost felt sorry for what Lord Ass will do when he finds out that his prey has come out of his clutches. Almost.> I thought as I watched the lake in my secret spot, which didn't seem to have been discovered by other people. When it was late afternoon I headed for the kitchen and grabbed something to eat and went straight to my quarters. I stayed in them until nightfall, grabbed my bundle of belongings, and headed out of the room.

[Main mission: Complete 1 year of service and earn your freedom. Part 2 - Pass the Winter Palace Test and gain a good level of trust from the palace lady's. Progress rate: 0% .Time limit: 3 months. If the host completes this second part of the mission, the host is more likely to gain freedom more easily. The rules remain the same as part one.]

[Hello host, I'm fine yes and you?]

[Ah host im so glad that you remembered, because one just appeared. Secret Mission: Survive the consort attack. Completion Rate: 0%. Timeout: from the bedroom door to the exit of the palaces of logenvity. Conditions: The host must protect itself from all forms of attacks as well as counteracting without letting consorts discover the true profession of the host. Everyone must be alive at the end of the mission. If the mission is not completed there is a good chance that the host will be in serious condition.]

[From the information the system has this may be due to a punishment given by the young lord.]

[Of course host, the only restriction is that they cannot distrust your true profession.]

<Rest assured, they won't even know what happened to them.> I thought for the system while preparing my ammunition, after all with the little time I had surprisingly I was able to refine some potions and pills during those months working in the palace. In fact I had even managed to create some new recipes with the help of the flora that was in the place. Some of the creations had been perfect for pranks, others were somewhat disgusting. But first I should deal with disabling my opponents. Leaving the room I saw that the weather was strange, there were rain clouds in the sky but no drop of water fell, just a Lightning show that occurred between the dark clouds. The wind was not strong and was against my direction. <Hmm maybe it's time to test that.> I thought as I pulled a cylindrical frame from the inventory and began to swallow and release the half-green smoke from the herb mixture.

I walked a few steps until surrounded by the consorts (both men and women) I stopped quietly as I pulled another drag and exhaled the smoke, watching everyone calmly.

"Look what we have here" began one of the consorts "is the filthy human who doesn't know his place."

"Exactly," said another consort, "even though we have been generous with the slag the young lord brought us, have given food and shelter for it. This is the way master repays us?" continued angry and many agreed.

"Sure this man-whore did some spell on the young lord." said a third cossorte "that's why he is so needy to visit someone so filthy." it ended with a disgusted face while several shouted calling me man-whore, filthy, bastard, wizard among other adjectives. I swear I almost saw her spit on the floor.

"Silence" said a louder voice, the one I recognized to be the lady talent (orange rank) of the logenvity palace, the one who commanded the palace. Everyone fell silent on the spot. "I'm really sorry shu ze (A.N. yes she says the protagonist name's wrong ) I really tried to mediate so you wouldn't suffer in my palace and be able to have a good work environment despite the prejudice between races." Said the lady in a tone of remorse as false as Sys's concern for my well-being. "Despite all my efforts acts that led to our punishment happened. But you see, all this happened because you entered our palace. A mere human living with high ranking demons is a matter of laughter in social events. So the acts occurred , because you are not in your rightful place. So since the consequence of this consequence is solemnly yours, you should bear the consequences, don't you think? Guards hold him. " said the lady talent with a smile that showed her true colors.

<My damn fault my ass. You're only frustrated that you were punished by the lord for not doing your job right, you bitch.> I thought as I held myself so as not to let the words slip away. When the guards finally entered my camp of view and the consorts took whips and knives from their robes I spoke quietly.

"I wouldn't do that if it were you," I said as I swallowed and exhaled, once green and now a rosy tone, from my pipe, "you'll regret it."

"HAHHAHAHA? Regret ???" said one of the consorts "to punish a human?" he continued to laugh sterically "please, as if a weak and powerless human like you could do something. His arrogance is still too strong, perhaps we should disfigure his face and body so that he is not so appealing to the young lord." he said holding the knife in his hands and smiling while several agreed with the idea.

"Well you were warned" and with one last drag I put the pipe away and prepared for the show. At that moment the guards closest to me fell to the ground and the weaker consorts began screaming and running as if struggling with something.

"What is happening???" Lady Talent asked, confused by what was happening, and when she met my calm expression, she came to confront me. "You ..... it's all your fault, you filthy bastard," she said angrily as she raised her hand against my face.

"Oh I wouldn't do that if it were you," I said simply as I took her arm "after all you already have too many debts to pay" and saying that I raised my hand and slapped her across the face.

"You ... how dare you?" said the angry lady talent "a mere filthy mortal dares not only touch me but hit me ?!" she said, not accepting the situation.

"Yes I dare," I said and raising my hand I slapped her again in the face "this was for overloading me" followed by another "that for fed me wash" and so I go on as I listed all the actions the consort lady talent had allowed the other consorts to perform against me. I just stop by the time her face was purple and unrecognizable. Due to the drug I had made everyone inhale they were out of strength and seeing illusions for now. This had allowed me to retaliate without much difficulty.

"Silence," I said, and lightning struck the floor with a thunderous noise "if you kneel and slap yourselfs 100 times I can consider leaving the past behind," I said with a cynical smile. Perhaps because the noise of the lightning had been loud enough to clear the minds of some, many began to shake with fear and hurry to do my bidding. One consort even ventured to swear at me as a wizard. "Ha ha ha a wizard ??" I asked laughing at the idea "do you really think that if I were really a wizard you wouldn't be dead wandering in hellfire right now?" I asked as I opened my best demented smile "No, no .. I'm not a wizard. This is just your gods showing you that your actions and lies were so many that excuses are no longer tolerable" said darkly and again two lightning bolts fell close from where I was, scaring everyone present. "Well It's late already. Today I'll let you go ... If you want to have an early date with your gods, feel free to come looking for me." I said, smiling happily as I headed for the gate and finally I put my feet out of the palace. <I'm officially free of this shit.>

[Secret Mission: Survive the Consort Attack. Completion Rate: 100%. Timeout: from the bedroom door to the exit of the palaces of logenvity. Wait while the appropriate reward is drawn.]

i haven't walked so far when I heard shouts followed by more thunder. <Hmmm looks like they found my second little gift.> I thought as I laughed mischievously. Inside the pipe I smoked when I met the consorts was a very special drug I had discovered. While the smoke was green its was a powerful dope drug, not It only made people start to hallucinate, but it also blocked most of the opponent's strength. Those who were too close to the source could suffer from fainting. When the smoke turned blue it turned into a powerful aphrodisiac. Due to all the excitement and shouting, it had been easy to get everyone present to inhale the drug and let it act on his body. The guards, being closer to me were the most affected. Because the night had no strong winds, my drug had not easily dissipated, so I had managed to defeat the Lady Talent of the Logenvity Palace so easily. <Well I believe everyone will enjoy the second part of my gift, after all how long they inhaled their need should last till tomorrow morning.> I thought as I walked and opened a smile, <Now I just wanted to be a fly to see the Lord Ass's reaction when he finds his consorts in this state.> Whistling in a good mood, I headed for my new, better (I hope) home.

To be continued

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