In that moment, the auction hall that had been like a marketplace became as quiet as if cold water had been poured over it.
“O-one hundred thousand gold?”
The auction host asked back in a flustered voice, losing his composure. Then the man who exuded overwhelming charisma even with a mask on nodded his head.
People stirred. What could be the identity of the man who suddenly shouted such an enormous amount? If he’s willing to pay one hundred thousand gold for a single slave, he must possess tremendous wealth. It can’t be an ordinary family….
And I knew the answer people were curious about. I know whose voice that is.
He is the Third Prince, Arleigh. It was definitely the Third Prince’s voice.
He recognized me and participated in the auction.
Sob, it’s twice as expensive as Seha’s winning bid. I guess it’s because he hasn’t fallen for Seha yet, but I wanted to shed tears of emotion.
I’ll really do well. Your Highness the Third Prince. Even though Rosenthal betrayed you like that, thank you for not forgetting. You’re the pure-hearted man of this world. If I ever return to my original world, I’ll draw you with the most care.
As I poured out my thanks while looking at Arleigh wearing a blue mask, a voice came from the opposite side.
“150,000 gold.”
This time it was also a familiar voice.
Crown Prince Eldon.
I shifted my gaze that way. Even with the mask on, I could feel his cold anger intact.
Haah, thank goodness. You came. But if you came, you should have stepped up from the beginning. I trembled for nothing! Even if I return to Eldon it’ll be a death flag, but rather than being trapped somewhere unknown living as a sex slave, it was better to have my neck cleanly chopped off.
Then Arleigh shouted again.
“200,000 gold!”
“250,000!”
“300,000!”
“350,000!”
“400,000!”
Suddenly a competition broke out between the two. They fought in the original too, but it ended at 50,000 gold….
Even if possessive desire boiled up to definitely claim and keep Seha by their side because he’s a Hyeon Tribe member with mysterious charm, why are they doing this when they obviously know who I am?
In the original, Arleigh wins. It’ll probably be the same this time. If it goes to a wealth battle, Arleigh backed by the Grand Duchy is much more advantageous.
But can Arleigh unlock the chastity belt? As the anxiety that I might become a sex slave disappeared, realistic worries gushed up, when the person who had been next to Eldon walked toward the Third Prince. And whispered something small in his ear. Then Arleigh’s eyes contorted with anger.
At the same time, Eldon elegantly raised his hand.
“500,000 gold.”
Inside the auction hall became quiet again. Arleigh clenched his fists tightly and trembled, then left the auction hall.
“Is there more? Anyone else? Then the omega is sold to the gentleman in the red mask.”
The host’s voice was urgent. As if he would end the auction before Eldon changed his mind, he hastily tapped his gavel.
Thus the auction came to a close, and unlike the original, I was sold to Crown Prince Eldon.
Though from the start, my appearance at the auction was already different from the original.
The auction ended but I didn’t gain freedom. The skinhead covered the iron cage with red silk, and I was dragged somewhere in a state where I couldn’t see anything.
After a moment, I heard the sound of a horse whinnying, then people clung to lift up the iron cage. And the door closed.
Did they put me in a carriage? I heard voices again and the iron cage shook. As I thought, it’s a carriage. After putting me in the carriage, they’re moving somewhere.
Are we going to the Imperial Palace? That must be it, right? The slave traders wouldn’t secretly divert me elsewhere knowing I can make money, would they? My heart started beating like crazy with anxiety when the silk was removed.
“Crown Princess, you look good.”
Eldon smiled looking down at me.
I glared at Eldon, cursing with my eyes. Just for this moment, I didn’t even see the red sword gleaming at his waist. Eldon wore a smile as if amused, then put his hand into the bars to remove my gag.
Because I had the gag on for a long time, my jaw tingled and my tongue was hard to move. I glared at him while forcibly holding back the curses I wanted to spew.
“Y-Your Highness did this kind of…!”
“This kind of?”
“I got dragged away because you put on this strange thing!”
“If the Crown Princess had kept your trust, there would have been no need to put it on.”
I got dragged away while helping with his work, but instead of comforting me, he says it’s my fault. Sad tears fell, but I couldn’t even curse and just clenched my fists, when he opened the cage door. Even with the door open, it was so cramped that it was hard to get out.
As I struggled and moved my body, unable to overcome the weight of the shackles I fell face down on the floor, when Eldon caught me. And after removing the shackles on my wrists, he helped me come out of the iron cage.
He lifted me out of the iron cage and sat me on a chair. And finished removing the shackles on my ankles.
As soon as I gained freedom, I reached out my hand and wiped away my tears. I’m not usually the type to cry easily, but after possessing Rosenthal, I’ve become much more tearful.
“…Thank you for rescuing me.”
I first calmed my emotions and answered politely. Right, let’s be grateful just for being rescued. If I nitpick about things already past, I’ll only get on his bad side and only get closer to a brutal death ending.
“You’ve really changed a lot.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
I did give up Rosenthal’s vain ambition to control the powerless Crown Prince and put the empire under my feet. As long as you don’t murder me, I’m satisfied.
But I didn’t have anything proper to say in response, so I lowered my head. At the edge of my vision, the Crown Prince’s red sword flickered.
We changed carriages once midway in case of possible tailing, then headed to the Imperial Palace.
After arriving at the Crown Prince’s Palace, I tried to get off the carriage when Eldon lifted my body.
“It’s okay.”
“I’m okay too.”
He carried me and strode up the stairs. The people of the Crown Prince’s Palace made uncomfortable expressions seeing us.
Even though I lived quietly like a dead mouse for a month after coming here, my image was the worst. The scandal with Arleigh must be the biggest reason.
“Young master!”
Raki saw me and came running with tears welling up. As I thought, you’re the only one who waited for me. Sob.
“Young master, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”
“I’m okay. Nothing much….”
As I reached out my hand toward the tearful Raki, Eldon turned his body sharply and glared at him.
“It’s our wedding night. Don’t you have any tact?”
“I-I apologize.”
Raki bowed his head and scurried away, and Eldon moved his steps again heading to his room. The maids waiting in front of his door quietly bowed their heads and opened the door.
I, who had been silent for a moment because of the maids, carefully opened my mouth only after the door closed.
“…Your Highness, wedding night?”
“Today is our first night. Don’t tell me you forgot?”
“What? But the wedding ceremony….”
Today was our wedding day, but since I was missing, the ceremony must have been canceled.
“I said you were sick and postponed the ceremony. They said it would take at least three months to receive an auspicious day.”
“I see….”
Then did I buy three months of time?
“So let’s set aside the ceremony and have our wedding night.”
He said in a low voice and laid me down on the bed. I, who had been lost in thought for a moment, was startled.
“…Your Highness, are you really thinking of having a wedding night with me?”
“Isn’t it natural? I paid 500,000 gold.”
“R-really?”
I fumbled to sit up and asked again.
Wedding night. That’s absurd! There’s no way Eldon would want to sleep with me. Wasn’t he the Eldon who wouldn’t even touch Rosenthal’s pinky finger? The Rosenthal in the original even puts an aphrodisiac in his food to get him to share a bed.
But saying he’ll sleep with me. I hurriedly fumbled through the original’s content.
Seha, who was sold for 50,000 gold, is dragged to the Third Prince’s mansion. Arleigh, whose anger and irritation had reached their peak from Rosenthal’s marriage, fully displays his SM preferences, and the shocked Seha runs away in a naked state and meets Eldon.
Eldon, who had originally gone to the Third Prince’s mansion worried about Seha, rescues him and brings him to his palace. And keeps him by his side as a servant taking care of Fushi.
Not only stood up on the first night but when the Crown Prince appears with some random guy, Rosenthal’s eyes flip with jealousy and anger and starts tormenting Seha. And step by step walks the typical villain bad ending tech tree.
But isn’t it natural for eyes to flip? Right after the wedding ceremony he’s philandering, where is there a person who would smile gently saying, ‘Hahaha, our husband is quite vigorous’? They say he’s a servant, but treating him like a companion he doesn’t even treat me like while coddling him, of course anger explodes.
If Rosenthal’s colorful past bothered him, he shouldn’t have gotten married. While he himself has five consorts!
Thinking from Rosenthal’s omniscient perspective makes my insides boil, when Eldon grabbed my shoulder.
“Why? Don’t you want to?”
Of course I don’t want to. Setting aside the meaning of first experience or love, I might die the moment I get pregnant, so there’s no way I’d want to. But I couldn’t say that.
“…I lost the key.”
As I lowered my head feeling the hard leather wrapped around my lower body, Eldon burst into laughter.
“You mean this?”
He shook the golden key. It was definitely the chastity belt’s key.
“How do you have that, Your Highness…. Was there a spare?”
“No. A child found it for me.”
“…What? Who?”
Eldon touched the key and let out a pleased smile.
“A pure and kind child. He said he’s Hyeon Tribe. He helped a lot in finding you.”
It’s Seha….
While I was kidnapped, Eldon met Seha and seems to have fallen in love.
The power of the original is scary. Even if minor details change, the big picture doesn’t change. Since they couldn’t meet at the auction, they meet through the connection of him stealing my belongings. I thought they’d meet eventually, but really….
I was about to complain ‘He’s a thief,’ but stopped. That was the opening gunshot signaling the start of a typical villain sub-bottom. I had no desire to thoroughly follow the original’s development.
While I was lost in thought, Eldon’s hand headed toward my dirty pants. I urgently grabbed his hand trying to take off my pants.
“I’m dirty. I need to bathe. Tonight, why don’t you go to Seha-gun?”
Since it’s come to this anyway, let’s become cupid of love. I’ll show the ultimate gentleness of applauding saying our husband is truly vigorous.
“…How do you know Seha’s name?”
