Surprisingly Obedient Part-2

"…"

"…"

We looked at each other fixedly; the room became extremely quiet as my words died down.

From the eerie quiet, I could hear my own heart now beating faster.

She was showing obvious signs of subservience and a part of me really wanted to do this. But there was still a bit of uncertainty in me. Until I heard her affirmation, I couldn't be fully sure if it'll work.

"I accept."

I stared at her, as she finally replied.

"… You do?"

"Yes, Master. I accept that as my punishment. I'll be your slave for the rest of my life, and repent for my sins."

"No, wait, what? Not slave. I told you to be my maid. 'Maid'. Where did you even get that crazy idea?"

I looked at her in bewilderment. Her eyes were full of determination as she looked back.

"I'm truly unworthy of such a kindhearted Master. You forgave me for my grave sins with something that can only be called a slap on the hand. But I have realized that just being your personal maid is not good enough—No. In fact, I'm unworthy of such an important position. To be the personal maid of the next lord of the house is often the same as being in the position of the new head maid. And it's not suitable for someone lowly like me."

"So, you decided to instead be my slave? Do you realize what that means? You'll lose your free will and be bound to me for the rest of one of our lives."

"I know, Master. And I believe I deserve to be at least punished that much. Please let me repent in such a way. I'll spend my life fixing the mistakes I've made and be of use to you and this household."

Something about her reasoning was questionable, but I didn't say so. Instead, I considered the possibilities.

If she became my slave, it'll either block my route of love with her, or I could still pursue her, but the whole slavery tag will take into effect, and it kind of went against my previous claims of not wanting to have a sex slave.

Not that I was planning to have such a relationship with Laura. The thought did cross my mind, thanks to my current circumstances, but it was quickly pushed away by my conscience.

But thinking some more, I felt that it could still somehow work out. Truth be told, I wasn't yet interested in Laura romantically. Admittedly she was a beautiful girl with a cold façade but a surprisingly subservient attitude once she had made a mistake and was guilty.

All things considered, I could still hope for something more than a simple master-slave relationship with her. And truthfully, the idea of a subservient maid who usually acts cold was quite enticing.

I couldn't think of any reason to deny it. So, I didn't.

"Very well. You can be a slave in name only. You're not allowed to do it publically though. It'll raise too many questions from everyone. But in private, you can. Fair enough?"

"Yes, my lord. I wholeheartedly agree."

She bowed in acceptance and immediately, I was barraged with notifications from the System.

[+1 Obedience with the user from Laura.]

[100 Obedience reached with Laura!]

[Laura's "Obedience" stat has been locked!]

[You've gained absolute Obedience from Laura! One of your hidden ability's special perks is now applicable.]

[To access the special perk, please unlock your hidden ability by completing the related quest.]

[+5 Reputation with the user from Laura.]

[100 Reputation reached with Laura!]

[Laura's "Reputation" stat has been locked!]

[Your hidden ability is roaring with excitement.]

I couldn't stop myself from smiling a little. Those notifications felt good, somehow. But something did irk me a little.

'What the hell even is my hidden ability? Is it sentient or something?'

My supposed hidden ability seemed quite "excited" with this development. (A/N: The hidden ability is the readers' thoughts. That's what a lot of readers want from him lol. JK. I'm sorry if that was presumptuous and rude.)

'Don't tell me, my hidden ability is 'Sadism'?

… No way. That's not an "ability". That's more of a "trait".'

[One you seem to possess.]

'I do. I didn't think I did, but I accept that I'm somewhat sadistic. Just a little bit…

… Okay, that's that.'

"There's something else I have to say, Laura."

"Yes, Master."

I had noticed she was now calling me 'Master' rather than 'Young Master'. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel something from the change. It was a somewhat happy change.

I sighed.

"You know, this is a bit too much for me to take. First Olivia and then you."

Not to mention I had to do it all WHILE sporting a tent, and my mind blurred with frequent thoughts of sex.

"I may have been a bit harsh to you…"

"Forgive me for interrupting you, Master, but I don't believe there's anything wrong with that. I deserve such treatment. Besides, slavery is not that uncommon."

True, while it was now diminishing, slavery was still a thing in this world. Especially for nobles and the rich. But it was more often than not a bad position to be in.

"Perhaps, but this is not how I usually act. You must understand that I am not in the best of tempers right now. So, your punishment became much harsher than usual. Do you still accept it? I don't want you to have second thoughts in the future. I'm ready to change the punishment if this is too much."

I just wanted to hear her verbal consent one more time. I already knew she was fine with it, just by reading the 'Observe' page, but it didn't hurt to have some verbal confirmation. Besides, I wanted to be seen as a kind Master.

[+5 Affection with the user from Laura.]

"I am honored that Master still cares for my wellbeing, but I find this punishment suitable. My sin is grave. I failed to be a proper maid and a proper adult. And above that, I let a child of nobility get harmed in my presence and hid the fact as well. This will very reasonable."

"I see."

If the rise in affection was any indication, I was in the positive with her.

"Good. Then, my first order as your Master is: Stand up."

She followed my order and stood up, her face still facing downwards, but in respect, and not just guilt.

Her cheeks had small hints of tears, but other than that, she seemed just as prim and proper as usual… At least on the outside.

'Hmm, now what?'

I roped her into slavery, of all things. I didn't really regret my action, especially since it was her who recommended it and not me, but I was now hard-pressed. Her presence was now alluring. A part of me—namely, the thing between my legs— wanted to ravage her, to make use of my newfound authority, but another part of me, the rational one, thought it was a horrible idea. Why ruin the possibility of an affection-filled relationship that can develop from master-slave to something more, all because of momentary lust? No, that was not something I was going to risk.

'What to do? What to do…'

I sighed in resignation. I couldn't do it anymore. I wanted some time alone.

"That's all. You can leave now. I think we're done here. You apologized and received your punishment. We don't have more to discuss."

I dismissed her, wanting some time alone to introspect—no, I could do that later. I had to get rid of the boner first… on my own.

'Sigh.'

I turned back and walked to the bed, wanting to get back under the cover of the blanket.

Admittedly, it was still very awkward to talk to someone while sporting a big tent down below. Kudos to Laura for maintaining the serious atmosphere until now. It would have been embarrassing if that would have actually ruined the mood.

Speaking of which, her 'Status' did change to 'astonishment' and there was a brief hint of bashfulness in her eyes. I didn't miss her brief internal remark about the 'size of the tent' either.

Thinking about the usually cold and proper Laura feeling bashful from seeing my tent and (internally) commenting something like that was…. somewhat arousing.

[Perv.]

Something which Iris didn't forget to comment on.

Why couldn't I have some goddamn privacy in my thoughts, though? The major drawback of this cheat-like System was the lack of privacy from Iris.

But I was getting used to it.

'Don't judge me. It's normal to be aroused from such a thing… I think. Especially in my current state.'

[I know. I was just pulling your leg. XP

Rest assured, I will never judge you for your horniness, bestie! Especially since it's enhanced due to something that came from the System itself.

I'll only make some random comments from time to time. XD]

'Of course, you would. But why even bother?'

[Because it's boring otherwise. I don't have a whole lot to do in here, you know. I only have your company. My only sources of entertainment are your memories and your life.]

'Ah, right. You did say that in the past… Fine. You do what you want, Iris.'

[*Smooch emoji* Thanks, babe.]

'Stop teasing.'

[Hehe. XD]

I turned to see that the head maid-turned-slave was still standing there.

"Hm? Is there something else you have to say?"

Laura didn't make eye contact, instead, an atomic blush graced her face. It made her look incredibly beautiful and sexy… partially thanks to my lust coloring my perspective a deeper shade of pink, but mostly because she was a beautiful woman.

'Damn, gap moe too OP. Please nerf!' (A/N: I can't. It's too OP, even for me. JK. Gap moe is good! Not gonna nerf! Get rekt, bych!)

To not fall for her unique charm, I used a joke to calm myself down, lest I ordered her to get on her knees or something.

"A-Are you pent up, Master?"

For the first time, she stuttered while saying something.

'What?'

"What?"

I fell into a momentary dense and dumb state. A state that's a permanent status effect for most shounen Harem protagonists.

[User's state changed from "Normal" to "Shounen Harem protagonist".]

'Haha. Very funny.'

Iris's joke message helped me move on from that brief state and I focused back on Laura.

"Your… condition. It must be stressful. I presume that must be a result of pent-up stress from Lady Olivia's provocative dress and lewd actions. I've heard that these youth years are particularly susceptible to such stimuli."

'Ah. So, she took my erection that way. Good for me, I guess. I don't have to worry about explaining that. Not that I was planning to anyway.'

I couldn't really say it was due to my increased libido from eating a suspicious (diarrhea-inducing) pill and quarter-century single virgin status, and it was true that Olivia was (mostly) responsible for it. So, this did work out in my favor.

"Well, yeah. It's embarrassing, but there's not much I can do about it… It is quite painful and annoying. It's been like this for a while and won't calm down. Teenage hormones."

Funnily enough, they knew about hormones and a few other modern knowledge and even taught them in human science books of this world, well, this world's version of it. But it was only accessible to the upper class since education was still not accessible to everyone.

I looked at her 'Observe' page, being double sure if she was really going where I thought she was going with it.

She was. I didn't even need to see the 'Observe' page. She confirmed it herself with her next words.

"Would you… like me to relieve you, Master?"

"Would I…?"

'Of course, I would! Fuck yeah!'

That is what I would have said if I didn't have some reasoning still left in me. Instead, I replied with whatever little reason I had.

"I know you're supposed to be my 'slave', but… I don't want a sex slave. You don't have to force yourself to do 'that' kind of thing, especially if you don't want to. Forcing my lust on others without consent is wrong. I know that very well, thanks to my past. So, you don't need to go out of your way to do something like that."

As much as it pained my dick to lose such a great opportunity, I just couldn't make myself to act on it. I still had some morality left in me, stopping me from falling completely and losing to my lust and using Laura as a simple means of sexual relief. The keyword was 'some'.

I was by no means a 'moral' person. Not when I was acting this way, taking advantage of someone's weakness. More like hypocritical, selfish and manipulative. And I had accepted that a while back. But I was not a complete scum. Not yet. Hopefully not.

"I am not against it, Master. I believe a maid slave must tend to all of her Master's needs. And 'sexual needs' is one of them. It is my and lady Olivia's fault for causing such distress to Master in the first place. And while it'll be inappropriate— and distasteful—for lady Olivia to sate your desires, even if she's the reason for your current state. It will be suitable for me, your servant, to do it.

… But perhaps it is my folly to suggest something like so, especially when you've already been hurt by such actions. Please forgive me for my ignorance and for offering such a disgusting suggestion. I am deeply sorry."

She bowed her head in shame and embarrassment. It was certainly unusual for the straight-laced and cold Laura to offer such a bizarre and lewd suggestion. I was surprised she offered such a thing in the first place. Even she seemed somewhat baffled by her own actions. She was acting on impulses she didn't even know existed until now.

But now that she had…

"No. It's true that Olivia's past actions had scarred me, but I've been getting over it slowly. I have no qualms with Olivia right now.

And as for the current circumstances, I wouldn't mind some help if you're truly okay with it. But only if it doesn't make you feel disgusted or wrong. I'll not have you "help me" otherwise."

I couldn't refuse such infallible and perfect (at least it seemed like so to a part of me at the time) reasoning from her. I couldn't deny voluntary help. I really needed help. I was truly pent-up.

Laura's atomic blush became more prominent as she nodded in agreement and slowly walked toward the bed, to me.

She seemed to agree to do it. Her actions were now her consent.

I felt my heart beat quicken with anticipation.

It seemed I was not going to have to ask for Palma's assistance after all.

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A/N: Palma is the name MC gave to his left and right hands, mentioned only once in Chapter 21(The household's reaction Part-1). In case you forgot. Palma L. Handerson and Palma R. Handerson for his left and right hands, respectively.

I know, it's a weird thing to name your hands. But MC is weird like that.

P.S.: Next chapter will be juicy, but I'll need some Power Stones to make it good enough. At least 150 of them, under 24 hours. You know what to do.