"What?"
“Isn’t the reason you want me so much because of the power I possess? Because of the power of the Fenrir Clan Leader.”
“...”
“Then why aren’t you interested in the other Fenrir children at all? It’s strange. Why do you want to possess only me?”
He spoke in a tone of indifference as if pointing out something that really didn't make sense.
It was an unexpected question, but Karl's strange way of speaking left Odette even more speechless.
He doesn't mind making himself a slave, but the moment Odette covets children as slaves, it's like his attitude is going to kill her right away.
...First, I need to answer that question.
My real answer is...
'You killed me in my last life. So to get revenge, you have to kill my father this time. He has to experience it too-'
But if Odette says something like that, she'll be treated like a crazy person.
But that doesn't mean the lie should be prolonged.
Since Karl is a Crown Prince, if she shows any weakness, her lies will be quickly seen through.
'There has to be a plausible reason why the villainess would want Karl instead of Fenrir.'
But she shouldn't be too vicious, or else he won't leave the children with her.
“...”
But where is such a lie!
Odette pretended to look arrogant as if to say, 'You don't even know that?', but inside she was sweating profusely.
'... Yes, there is no answer. I'd rather give a pitiful and empty answer.'
After making her decision, Odette looked at Karl with a very vain sneer on her lips.
“You are very handsome. Especially beautiful.”
“What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I didn’t know your face at first. But when I saw you by chance, I couldn’t stand it because I wanted you so badly. You’re so beautiful that I can’t even sleep when I think about not being able to have you. Such a decadent beauty is rare.”
It was true that she said he was handsome. Maybe it was because her personal opinion was included, but it sounded very sincere to her as well.
“Yes. I fell in love with your face. Actually, I don’t know anything about the Fenrir clan. It’s your shining face that’s the reason I want you.”
Karl still had a mechanical, expressionless face. That sight made Odette feel even more anxious.
“I am the sole Purifier of this empire. I can have whatever I want. I should have it.”
She looked up at Karl with a greedy smile, lightly grabbing his collar. With the force of the pull on his shirt collar, one of the worn buttons flew off and fell to the floor.
“So you are naturally mine too.”
At that moment, she saw the bloody slave mark through the gap in his open shirt. Only then did she come to her senses.
'I'm the owner, but I'm being manipulated by this kid.'
Throughout the conversation, Karl seemed to be bored with her. It seemed as if he didn't even feel the slightest interest. If he was indifferent and she was impatient, didn't he look like an inferior?
Odette chewed the flesh in her mouth and gripped his collar tighter so that his vision was lower than hers.
He got so close that their faces were touching, and his waist was slightly bent.
Odette looked down at him and said.
“That is reason enough.”
The red eyes were now glaring at her. As if it was the first time they had been treated like this, or as if they had seen the insubordination of something below them, they looked at Odette with contempt.
Odette smiled leisurely at him. This is how a slave and his master should be.
“Don’t ask such trivial questions from now on, Karl. It is not the slave’s place to ask why his master wants something. The slave should be concerned about what his master wants. That’s all.”
[ A decrease in 'Carl's' disgust is detected. (-5) ]
A status window popped up before her eyes.
She thought the level of disgust would increase, but instead, it decreased?
As if to prove the status window was true, Karl's red eyes held faint interest.
As expected, it was clear that if she underestimated that kid, something big would happen.
The children who had been running around the circus all along were so tired that they quickly fell fast asleep.
Gisela, who had been waiting nearby, arrived at the detention center with her carriage, and Odette moved the sleeping children into Gisela's carriage and spoke to Karl.
“I’ve been sweating so much. I need to wash up. Let’s go out of the holding cell together.”
Odette, who had persuaded Karl to come out of the prison cell, was dipping her feet in the Nemets River.
The Nemets River was clean just 30 minutes away from the camp. How could they make the camp drink only rotten well water?
Karl will be washing his sweaty body in the river some distance away from her.
A place where no one could see. Odette carefully took out the white handkerchief she had kept in her sleeve and held it up to the moonlight.
"May the grace and protection of God be with you."
She read the short phrase embroidered on the handkerchief dozens of times.
It was the thing she treasured and cherished most, both in her past life and in this life.
An item is so precious that it is only carried on days when good luck is needed.
'I didn't know that Charlotte would pick up this handkerchief later.'
In the game, it was also an item that Charlotte picked up by chance at the Count's mansion after Odette was taken to prison.
“Lady Odette.”
At Karl's voice, Odette carefully folded her handkerchief and put it back in her sleeve.
Odette, who was dipping her feet in the river, looked back at Karl.
The petals of the blooming lilacs and cherry blossoms fluttered in the wind. Somehow, his appearance looked romantic.
“You changed into the clothes I gave you.”
Karl was wearing the new clothes Odette had given him: a white shirt and brown trousers, which fortunately fit him perfectly.
'As expected, you can't hide your dignity. Even if I dress you up nicely, I can tell you're from the royal family.'
“It suits you well.”
Odette replied with a mixture of admiration.
She wanted Karl to use her.
'You have so many wishes for the Fenrir clan, don't you? Just calculate how useful the foolish woman in front of you will be.'
Karl had many wishes and none.
So, Odette would be like a golden purse that suddenly fell into his hands.
'Realize how useful it is to have a master who can grant your wishes.'
And she was going to grant his wishes, one after another, in bigger ways than he could ever have hoped for.
Slowly, she could gain his loyalty. Even if it was a shallow loyalty that would be broken as soon as Charlotte came.
“I think it would be better if your hair was a little shorter. Can I cut your hair for you?”
“Yes, Lady Odette.”
At those words, Odette smiled charmingly and stepped out of the river. The river was brightly reflecting the night sky, so it looked like she was stepping out of the Milky Way.
“Sit here.”
Odette looked around and pointed to a fallen tree stump that had been exposed.
Whisper, rustle.
“Isn’t the reason you want me so much because of the power I possess? Because of the power of the Fenrir Clan Leader.”
“...”
“Then why aren’t you interested in the other Fenrir children at all? It’s strange. Why do you want to possess only me?”
He spoke in a tone of indifference as if pointing out something that really didn't make sense.
It was an unexpected question, but Karl's strange way of speaking left Odette even more speechless.
He doesn't mind making himself a slave, but the moment Odette covets children as slaves, it's like his attitude is going to kill her right away.
...First, I need to answer that question.
My real answer is...
'You killed me in my last life. So to get revenge, you have to kill my father this time. He has to experience it too-'
But if Odette says something like that, she'll be treated like a crazy person.
But that doesn't mean the lie should be prolonged.
Since Karl is a Crown Prince, if she shows any weakness, her lies will be quickly seen through.
'There has to be a plausible reason why the villainess would want Karl instead of Fenrir.'
But she shouldn't be too vicious, or else he won't leave the children with her.
“...”
But where is such a lie!
Odette pretended to look arrogant as if to say, 'You don't even know that?', but inside she was sweating profusely.
'... Yes, there is no answer. I'd rather give a pitiful and empty answer.'
After making her decision, Odette looked at Karl with a very vain sneer on her lips.
“You are very handsome. Especially beautiful.”
“What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I didn’t know your face at first. But when I saw you by chance, I couldn’t stand it because I wanted you so badly. You’re so beautiful that I can’t even sleep when I think about not being able to have you. Such a decadent beauty is rare.”
It was true that she said he was handsome. Maybe it was because her personal opinion was included, but it sounded very sincere to her as well.
“Yes. I fell in love with your face. Actually, I don’t know anything about the Fenrir clan. It’s your shining face that’s the reason I want you.”
Karl still had a mechanical, expressionless face. That sight made Odette feel even more anxious.
“I am the sole Purifier of this empire. I can have whatever I want. I should have it.”
She looked up at Karl with a greedy smile, lightly grabbing his collar. With the force of the pull on his shirt collar, one of the worn buttons flew off and fell to the floor.
“So you are naturally mine too.”
At that moment, she saw the bloody slave mark through the gap in his open shirt. Only then did she come to her senses.
'I'm the owner, but I'm being manipulated by this kid.'
Throughout the conversation, Karl seemed to be bored with her. It seemed as if he didn't even feel the slightest interest. If he was indifferent and she was impatient, didn't he look like an inferior?
Odette chewed the flesh in her mouth and gripped his collar tighter so that his vision was lower than hers.
He got so close that their faces were touching, and his waist was slightly bent.
Odette looked down at him and said.
“That is reason enough.”
The red eyes were now glaring at her. As if it was the first time they had been treated like this, or as if they had seen the insubordination of something below them, they looked at Odette with contempt.
Odette smiled leisurely at him. This is how a slave and his master should be.
“Don’t ask such trivial questions from now on, Karl. It is not the slave’s place to ask why his master wants something. The slave should be concerned about what his master wants. That’s all.”
[ A decrease in 'Carl's' disgust is detected. (-5) ]
A status window popped up before her eyes.
She thought the level of disgust would increase, but instead, it decreased?
As if to prove the status window was true, Karl's red eyes held faint interest.
As expected, it was clear that if she underestimated that kid, something big would happen.
***
The children who had been running around the circus all along were so tired that they quickly fell fast asleep.
Gisela, who had been waiting nearby, arrived at the detention center with her carriage, and Odette moved the sleeping children into Gisela's carriage and spoke to Karl.
“I’ve been sweating so much. I need to wash up. Let’s go out of the holding cell together.”
Odette, who had persuaded Karl to come out of the prison cell, was dipping her feet in the Nemets River.
The Nemets River was clean just 30 minutes away from the camp. How could they make the camp drink only rotten well water?
Karl will be washing his sweaty body in the river some distance away from her.
A place where no one could see. Odette carefully took out the white handkerchief she had kept in her sleeve and held it up to the moonlight.
"May the grace and protection of God be with you."
She read the short phrase embroidered on the handkerchief dozens of times.
It was the thing she treasured and cherished most, both in her past life and in this life.
An item is so precious that it is only carried on days when good luck is needed.
'I didn't know that Charlotte would pick up this handkerchief later.'
In the game, it was also an item that Charlotte picked up by chance at the Count's mansion after Odette was taken to prison.
“Lady Odette.”
At Karl's voice, Odette carefully folded her handkerchief and put it back in her sleeve.
Odette, who was dipping her feet in the river, looked back at Karl.
The petals of the blooming lilacs and cherry blossoms fluttered in the wind. Somehow, his appearance looked romantic.
“You changed into the clothes I gave you.”
Karl was wearing the new clothes Odette had given him: a white shirt and brown trousers, which fortunately fit him perfectly.
'As expected, you can't hide your dignity. Even if I dress you up nicely, I can tell you're from the royal family.'
“It suits you well.”
Odette replied with a mixture of admiration.
She wanted Karl to use her.
'You have so many wishes for the Fenrir clan, don't you? Just calculate how useful the foolish woman in front of you will be.'
Karl had many wishes and none.
So, Odette would be like a golden purse that suddenly fell into his hands.
'Realize how useful it is to have a master who can grant your wishes.'
And she was going to grant his wishes, one after another, in bigger ways than he could ever have hoped for.
Slowly, she could gain his loyalty. Even if it was a shallow loyalty that would be broken as soon as Charlotte came.
“I think it would be better if your hair was a little shorter. Can I cut your hair for you?”
“Yes, Lady Odette.”
At those words, Odette smiled charmingly and stepped out of the river. The river was brightly reflecting the night sky, so it looked like she was stepping out of the Milky Way.
“Sit here.”
Odette looked around and pointed to a fallen tree stump that had been exposed.
***
Whisper, rustle.
While Odette was cutting his bangs with scissors, she thought about what Karl from <Redemption> was like.
[ If you want to save a man who is suffering from despair? If you want the blind loyalty of a man who is like a Labrador Retriever who only looks at you? If you were to create a pure man, that would be Karl♡ ]
Karl's strategy was simple and easy. Just do a few actions for the Fenrir clan and the strategy is complete. That was it.
Even in the <Reverse Harem Route>, if you were caught with another male protagonist, there would be no problem as long as you chose the option for the Fenrir clan.
Moreover, he had a tendency to blindly devote himself to someone once he had pledged his loyalty to them.
This means that there is nothing difficult about using it for revenge.
'Compared to my past life, he feels like a different person.'
This is the Karl she had encountered in the garden of the annex in her previous life. The Karl of her previous life had overwhelmed people even when he was dressed only in rags.
A beastly intimidation befitting the reputation of the wolf clan. A ferocious spirit that will never be tamed, even if it means dying.
But now he is so gentle. It's like watching a wolf imitating a small dog.
'It's so great that the Fenrir children didn't die.'
Odette glanced at the night sky and slowly finished cutting the scissors.
Because it seemed like the event she was waiting for was about to happen.
[ If you want to save a man who is suffering from despair? If you want the blind loyalty of a man who is like a Labrador Retriever who only looks at you? If you were to create a pure man, that would be Karl♡ ]
Karl's strategy was simple and easy. Just do a few actions for the Fenrir clan and the strategy is complete. That was it.
Even in the <Reverse Harem Route>, if you were caught with another male protagonist, there would be no problem as long as you chose the option for the Fenrir clan.
Moreover, he had a tendency to blindly devote himself to someone once he had pledged his loyalty to them.
This means that there is nothing difficult about using it for revenge.
'Compared to my past life, he feels like a different person.'
This is the Karl she had encountered in the garden of the annex in her previous life. The Karl of her previous life had overwhelmed people even when he was dressed only in rags.
A beastly intimidation befitting the reputation of the wolf clan. A ferocious spirit that will never be tamed, even if it means dying.
But now he is so gentle. It's like watching a wolf imitating a small dog.
'It's so great that the Fenrir children didn't die.'
Odette glanced at the night sky and slowly finished cutting the scissors.
Because it seemed like the event she was waiting for was about to happen.
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