The Players And The Protagonist Want To Kill Me – Volume 1, Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Work
Until late at night, Sivey dragged his tired body back to the castle.
Two oil lamps hung on the walls of the room, emitting soft light that didn’t seem very bright. Sivey sat alone at the ivory desk, summarizing the gains of the evening.
Malton’s equipment had been burned to ashes in the divine fire, and Carter’s armor had also been severely deformed, only melting into material, leaving only a sword that could still be used.
In other words, apart from that sword and the letter in the basement, Sivey had found nothing else of value.
What’s more, Malton and Carter had a total of less than ten gold coins.
Sivey couldn’t comprehend it. Malton, a red-robed Bishop, only had two or three gold coins on him. Was that appropriate? Wasn’t it embarrassing for the Barda of the Holy See?
And that Temple knight, Carter, too. He had only a few gold coins and was carrying a few pieces of rags, wrapped inside and out, and even sewn into the stinky lining of his knight’s boots.
If it weren’t for one of Sivey’s knights also saving money like this, he might not have known about it until the equipment was melted down.
In short, this trip today was a big loss. He didn’t get anything and had to give Clement a bottle of priceless Water of Life to treat his injuries.
When has Sivey ever suffered such a loss? Sooner or later, he would recover it from the Player and the other Lords.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
A gentle knock interrupted Sivey’s thoughts, bringing him back to reality. Lori’s soft, trembling voice could be heard from outside the door.
“Lord, it’s- it’s me, Lori.”
It turned out to be Lori. Sivey raised his head, a hint of anticipation shimmering in his eyes.
“Come in.”
Hearing Sivey’s voice, Lori took a deep breath, gently pushed open the door, and tiptoed into the room.
She was wearing a loose black skirt with a waist-tightening apron on top. Her furry tail hung obediently behind her.
She wore white stockings and two black round-toed shoes on her feet, and on her head was a headpiece called “Katya,” with brown ears twitching.
“Good evening, Master.”
Lori stood timidly in front of Sivey, curtsying with a lift of her skirt.
Perhaps because of nervousness, her movements were a bit awkward.
But, she was really cute!
Sivey felt like his eyes were definitely shining now.
Feeling uncomfortable under Sivey’s gaze, Lori blushed and lowered her head, stammering on:
“M-Master, may I ask if you have any orders now?”
Snap out of it, Sivey felt a bit embarrassed, straightened his collar, and then pretended to be serious:
“Ahem, well, then, could you massage my shoulders? I’m quite tired tonight.”
Upon hearing this, Lori obediently came behind Sivey. Her slender and soft fingers pressed down on Sivey’s shoulders and began to knead gently.
Compared to the maids raised in those families, her strength was much lighter, and her technique seemed a bit clumsy, but she was earnestly trying her best.
“Lori.”
“Yes, Master?”
Lori raised her head in confusion, but from her perspective, she could only see the back of Sivey’s head.
“Do you still have any family? Now that you’re Winterkeep’s Personal Maid, you can bring them here, and life will be better.”
Recalling the hellish scene in the basement, Sivey felt a pang in his heart. He wanted to help the poor girl in front of him as much as possible. Although he didn’t know what she had been through, the scars on her body were still vivid.
Sivey wasn’t a noble person. The suffering demi-humans were scattered throughout the entire Cologne Empire, and he couldn’t save them, nor did he have the ability to.
But the girl in front of him, he hoped she could be a little happier.
The small hand on Sivey’s shoulder paused slightly, and Lori’s choked voice came from behind Sivey.
“Master, Lori… Lori doesn’t have any family anymore.”
“I’m sorry.”
Listening to the girl’s slightly tearful voice, Sivey felt a heavy weight on his chest, making him feel suffocated.
A strong impulse surged in his heart, forcing him to turn around and embrace the girl’s petite body.
The sudden hug widened Lori’s eyes. She became limp all over, motionless, as if turned into a sculpture.
Sivey gently patted the girl’s back, comforting the tearful girl.
“I shouldn’t have brought it up.”
“No… It has nothing to do with the Master.”
Lori’s gaze was a bit bewildered. She raised her hand to wipe away tears and mucus, gently burying her small face in Sivey’s chest, breathing deeply, like a fish yearning for oxygen.
“Master is a very, very good person. He has… he has done a lot for Lori. Lori is very happy now.”
Sivey could smell the rose fragrance from Lori’s hair. Her furry little ears drooped, brushing against Sivey’s chin, tickling him a bit.
“How was your time with Mrs. Chris today?”
Sivey held the girl quietly, gently changing the topic, wanting to pull her out of the sad atmosphere.
“Mrs. Chris is very kind to me. She taught me some basic etiquette, asked me to take good care of my Master, and also taught…”
Lori blushed, bit her lip shyly, and dared not raise her head, finding it difficult to articulate.
“What else did she teach you?”
Sivey didn’t notice the girl’s embarrassment and asked casually.
“Um… she… she also taught Lori how to… how to warm… warm the bed for Master…”
“Uh…”
“Erm……”
Sivey’s whole body stiffened, his head felt numb, and he temporarily forgot what he should say.
In his previous life he was just an internet-addicted youth, he had never dated before, after being reincarnated he diligently tempered himself, never went near the opposite sex, he didn’t expect that today a girl would suddenly want to warm his bed? And it was such an adorable beast-eared girl? This was a system quest! This was a system quest!
Sivey silently recited this as a mantra to calm his heart in his mind, although he knew that in this kind of social background, a Personal Maid warming the bed for her master was not considered a big deal, but Sivey was still somewhat nervous.
He also didn’t know whether the bed-warming that Mrs. Chris taught was the unclean or clean kind.
Just as Sivey was hesitating, the girl in his arms gave Sivey the final blow.
“Master, it’s late at night, let Lori serve you to sleep.” Lori raised her head and gently looked at Sivey, her face was flushed red, her eyes seemed to have turned into water, the trembling soft voice was as if hummed from her nose.
As Lori spoke, she had already lightly walked to the side of the velvet large bed, her back was facing Sivey, the two lotus-stem-like small hands were raised, tremblingly undoing the buttons on her clothes.
The maid’s long dress slid smoothly to the ground, in the dim lighting, one could vaguely see the girl’s tender shoulders, her exquisite body curves. Lori was naked, shyly lifting a corner of the soft velvet blanket, she crawled into the bedding.
“Mas-…Master! (* /w\*)”
“En.”
Sivey responded in a daze, his brain was full of porridge, his body almost involuntarily came to the side of the bed.
……
The master and servant slept at each end, this was Sivey’s final victory of rationality.
How old could this girl be? Sivey lay on the bed feeling somewhat at a loss.
He didn’t know what exactly Mrs. Chris had taught, but this didn’t seem quite right! Lori curled up under the blanket, all of her skin blushed pink like flower petals due to shyness, her mist-filled large eyes had some confusion in them.
This was different from what Auntie Chris said about bed-warming, the master didn’t pounce on her, so what should she do next?
“Mas-…..Master?”
“Ah?”
“That, the bed-warming, hasn’t…hasn’t been completed…um, Mrs. Chris said, you need to embrace me…and also touch…”
“Erm, did you perhaps misremember, bed-warming is fine like this.”
“Also, Lori, how old are you this year?”
“Master, calculated by human years Lori is eighteen, calculated by our demi-human method it’s sixteen, and demi-humans reach adulthood at fourteen, what’s wrong master?”
An adult!
You’re kidding me right, even if demi-humans have a long lifespan and slow development, she shouldn’t be that tiny at that age right?
She’s been delivered to the door…
If I don’t take this opportunity, wouldn’t I be denounced and cursed as an Eagle Lord who is simply an impotent man?
[Ding! Detecting host’s male hormones and heart rate soaring, infer host is about to engage in reproductive behavior, based on the recent female in contact, infer the reproductive target is Personal Maid Lori]
[Warning! Lori has an extremely frail constitution, forcibly engaging in reproductive behavior will cause irreversible damage, please have the host self-check the specific reason, please have the host improve Lori’s constitution before continuing reproductive behavior]
Ah, this is actually quite serious!
Sivey muttered to himself quietly, assessing his own condition and finally grasping why the system had warned him so strongly. As the saying goes, the Kun fish is too large to fit in one pot. He closed his eyes and strategically pretended to sleep.
[E/N: The saying “the Kun fish is too large to fit in one pot” is a Chinese proverb that metaphorically refers to a situation or problem that is too big or complex to handle all at once.]
“…zzzzz…”
“Master, master??”
Lori looked at the sleeping Sivey in a daze, her small mouth slightly open, feeling a bit at a loss.
“Huff, huff, huff… zzzzz…”
“Whimper??? …”
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