When he saw the old man trembling to the point of almost falling, Sian took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.

'I almost crossed the line, I need to keep in mind my goal of not using violence for everything. Ophilia would probably be angry if Emily learned my bad manners.’

Clearing his throat, Sian said. “It doesn't matter, just ignore what I said before. Since she is the daughter of a noble, she should probably know one thing or two about running a business. Just say your price.”

'Even if we are enemies, if she is really useful, there is no way for me to let this opportunity pass.'

"A-Are you su-sure?" The old man kept shaking as he tried to stay upright.

"Yes, I'm not a Poutis noble, so I don't intend to cause any confusion here." Sian shrugged and looked at the young woman.

Like the women of before, she was also naked. Every part of her body exuded a mesmerizing beauty, causing Sian to swallow his own saliva.

'I feel like even if I just kept looking, I'd never get tired of it.'

The old man said anxiously as he tried to compose himself. “Sin-Since Your Lordship is willing to buy her, I must warn you that she is a troublesome person to deal with.

She doesn't give in to anything. When I try to pass on to her the basic etiquette of a slave, she always says she'd rather die than let someone else command her. Even after we use violence, she hasn't changed, she's really a headache.

I just didn't discard her because I paid dearly and hoped I could get that money back. And as Your Lordship can see, she is a beauty without equal, her skin is as smooth, clear and soft as a child's. Besides the fact that she has a good aptitude with the light magic, I can also assure you that her chastity is still intact.”

Even if he didn't look closely, it was possible to see some bruises spread over the young woman's body. And from her expression, it was obvious that she didn't want to be there.

"Do you understand how to run a inn?" Sian asked.

Ignoring the question, she shot Sian a dismissive look before turning away her face.

"Hey, don't look at me like that, even though I'm interested in your body, I'm not someone who uses force to win women." Sian said. "My goal is simple and if you can do a good job, I can even free you from slavery."

"Words are just words and they are worth even less when they come from someone like you." She said.

"Although I feel a little offended by the ‘someone like you’ part, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear and give you one more chance.” Sian continued. "And as I am in a good mood, if you can do good management, I will pay a satisfactory salary."

"I will believe those words only if you sign a magic contract with me." She said indifferently.

"No problem." Sian replied. "But do you have the skills I need?"

"I can even rule a kingdom, a simple inn is child's play." She said in a confident tone.

At that moment, the old man intervened and raised his hand, pointing at the young woman. "I forbid you to speak any lies."

A purple mark immediately appeared in the middle of her forehead.

"Humph, like I need to lie." She looked confidently at Sian. "Just give me a day and you will see how amazing I am."

"All right, I hope you don't disappoint me." Sian said.

Within minutes they concluded the magic contract, where the young woman imposed some conditions.

After that, the old man undid the old contract and made a new one with Sian becoming her new owner. Like what happened with Ophilia, the young woman also felt a lot of pain and discomfort when the blue mist entered her head.

But unlike before, Sian did not feel the slightest hint of any emotion that contained any concern because of her suffering.

‘It seems that I haven’t changed too much, I think my soft heart is just for Ophilia.’

After they concluded the slavery contract, the paunchy old man prepared a simple but sexy change of clothes for the young woman.

‘I think this is what is expected of a sex slave tent...’

While Sian enjoyed the tiny top and short skirt, the old man interrupted him apprehensively. "No-Now that Your Lordship has already made the master and slave contract with her, can we talk about the payment?"

"Oh, of course, I almost forgot about that, just say the price."

"As Your Lordship can see, her physical qualities alone make her worth an exorbitant price and if we add the fact that she is an ex-noble who can read, writ-"

"You don't have to keep stalling, just say the price right away." Sian interrupted the old man.

"In-In that case, just treat her as a gift and as an excuse from my part for offending Your Lordship." The old man said nervously.

"Are you sure?"

"O-Of course, Your Lordship doesn't need to be reserved, she's all yours."

"In that case, I will gladly accept her."

When they were leaving, Sian put his hand on the young woman's shoulder and looked at her in an intimidating way. "You better not be trying to deceive me or you might regret it."

She lifted the corners of her lips, forming a smile full of confidence. "As long as I want to, there's nothing I can't do."

Sian was perplexed, with that smile, he felt as if each part of her face was harmonizing perfectly with each other, it was as if she were the embodiment of beauty. As if she were a goddess among mortals.

‘Even if her personality seems questionable, I cannot deny that she has unparalleled beauty.’

"Admiring my beauty?" She asked in a presumed tone. "I know it will be hard to live with someone beautiful and talented like me. Even my brothers would cast glances at me with desire, but you must get used to it, after all, we have a contract and you can't go back on your word."

"Well, to be honest, you are very beautiful, I am sure anyone would be happy to have you as a wife."

“I am very perfect for anyone, although I don't expect someone as perfect as I am, I am saving myself for someone who can at least satisfy my requirements.”

“Sure sure, Miss Perfection.” Sian rolled his eyes. “But before going back to the inn, we need to stop by some stalls and buy clothes. You are dressed like a prostitute, I don't want you to influence my Emily.”

"I don't know who this is, but the same goes for you." She retorted.

"Me?" Sian got confused.

"Yes, even if you ignore how notorious you are, if she went around with you, I'm sure she'll learn about extorting the merchants to make them sell luxury goods at dirt cheap."

"I don't remember extorting someone... At least not recently."

"All you have to do is pay attention and you'll see, your face and the way you talk already intimidate people, you don't even have to extort them directly." She said indifferently.

“What do you mean by my face? Just take a look and you will see that I am handsome! I've never seen anyone get scared by handsome people. ”

"All right, Mr. Handsome, you are a handsome man who looks at everyone with contempt, uses magic pressure and still speaks rudely."

“Kulhum” Sian cleared his throat. “If you ignore the pressure, I acted as normal as possible.”

"I must say that your normal way of acting has saved you several gold coins. That old man bought me for 25 and I'm sure he planned to sell me for at least 50."

“50 gold coins? Are you sure?” Sian looked at her doubtfully.

"I don't understand either." She shook her head, looking dissatisfied. "My value is inestimable. Besides being a great mage with infinite potential, I'm also amazing at anything else I want. But even so, I ended up becoming a gift to an extortionist."

‘I think buying her was a mistake, I’m pretty sure she’s just crazy and can’t distinguish between her delusions and the actual world.’

"It's exactly that expression you make, it seems like you're looking at an insect. And if you add that to your notoriety, that old man must have been afraid you'd rip his liver out to eat for dinner."

"But I didn't tell him my identity."

"And you didn't have to, just the fact that you were the Duke of the place he brought me from is enough."

"Whatever.” Sian shrugged. “But changing the subject, aren't you talking very friendly to someone who killed your father? Don't you hold a grudge?”