After some fake deliberation with himself, Nylon nodded slowly. He then cupped his hands, saying respectfully, "This Steward greets Investigator!"
"Good, good," Investigator Kargon said in satisfaction, completely unaware that he had been played like a fiddle. "Starting from tomorrow, you'll be reporting to the residence of the 4th Young Miss of the North Sea Family. There will be someone here bright and early who'll be guiding you to your station, so be ready."
Turning around and giving the signal to his fellow Investigators, Kargon waved overhead. "That'll be all for today, young friend. I expect great things from you."
"Hmm…?" Nylon was a bit puzzled. Did that Investigator really just sell him off to the employership of a pubescent girl? Him—someone who had just displayed an unreal level of killing intent?
Was there something wrong with the head of this Investigator…?
In actuality, Investigator Kargon had somewhat set Nylon up. After all, the 4th Young Miss was no typical heiress to a conglomerate like the North Sea Family; she was unruly, snobbish, and notoriously famous for verbally abusing her servants and friends.
Pairing someone like her up with Nylon aligned with the intentions of the North Sea Family, and in a way, this cohabitation would serve as a test for them both.
In fact, at this very moment, Investigator Kargon was on his way to the lavish home of the influential Head of the North Sea Family. He was stopped at the front gates and was forced to pass the message along to the Guard Captain, who then passed it to the Head Butler.
It was only then that the North Sea Family Head received the message.
"Tess will be getting a new Steward? And a former slave at that?" The North Sea Family Head was a bulky guy, with muscles on top of muscles. Right now, like most of the time, his expression was unreadable. However, his body was still exuding power exceeding the Unmaker Plane of the Awakening Realm.
"How… interesting…" The North Sea Family Head's interest grew the more he read of the comments on Nylon that Kargon wrote in his letter. "To think there'd be someone like that among the slaves working at the Mines. He's the perfect candidate to help dampen my little girl's fire."
Tessa, his 4th daughter, had always been a sore subject of his. It wasn't like she was untalented, as she had achieved the 9th Plane, Unmaker, by her 19th birthday. She was also very well loved by her family, the Family Head included.
However… Tessa had a very difficult time showing what she was actually thinking or feeling. This led to many complications in her relationships, as well as between her and the fiancé she was promised to.
A slight smile emerged on the Family Head's stoic face as he listlessly stared out the window that overlooked all that he owned. He was expectant to see what the future held.
— Later that same day, deep in the night —
"So you're really leaving…?" Warden Anna spoke meekly, far different from her usual loud and outgoing self.
Nylon nodded. "Yes, I have to. Also, I made sure to get Investigator Kargon and the other Investigators to promise not to target you in any way, so that means you're in the clear—"
Nylon felt something soft press up against him. Looking down, he saw a milky-white valley opened up.
"Can you not go~?" A hint of seductiveness appeared in Anna's glistening eyes, mixing with her sadness.
Nylon shook his head.
Anna was dissatisfied with the answer, but she wasn't finished yet. Subtly pulling down on her tightly-fitted uniform, she revealed the cherry tips of two alluring steamed buns.
"Then can you at least do something for me before you go~?"
For the next couple of hours, those in the nearby cabins received no shut-eye. The alluring sounds coming from Nylon's cabin had simply been too tantalizing for sleep to be possible.
Early the next morning, Nylon woke up and dressed himself. As he was heading out, his eyes briefly fell on the tempting figure of a woman whom he had only gotten to know just recently.
However, after a period of complicated thought, a deep sigh was heaved, and then he… vanished.
In the messy bed, Anna's beautiful eyes opened. She made a saddened expression while tightly hugging her pillow. "You could've at least had breakfast with me, jerk…" she grumbled before turning over and pouting some more.
Meanwhile, Nylon, who had already met with the Family Guide, was thinking back to his sensual night with Anna. Even now, he wasn't sure why he accepted her offer; but when the scene of her so resolutely staying behind with him replayed in his mind, he just…
"Haiz…"
Noticing Nylon to be in a certain kind of mood, the Family Guide asked while controlling the carriage, "Is something the matter, Sir Nylon?"
Nylon froze.
'Is something the matter?' was the understatement of the century…