Pitiful Young Master in a Reversed World

Chapter 5

Actually, thinking about it, it was only natural.

If a man who had been confined in the mansion with no interest in women suddenly showed interest in a girl,

of course, from the point of view of the one who received the report, it would be obvious that I had gone outside the mansion to meet a woman, right?

In that sense, Beya being captured was quite unexpected.

Knowing my mother's personality, it wouldn't have been strange if she had killed Beya on the spot.

From my perspective, it was fortunate that Beya was still alive.

How should I resolve this matter?

I was in a position where I had to stay on Beya's good side.

Because she was the first character I met in this world that I had created.

Maybe, aside from Beya, there were no other characters who survived in this world.

Right, let's bring Beya out first and then think about it.

I headed back to where Beya was.

"What brings you here, young master?"

"I need to see Beya again."

"Understood."

"Uh.....regret......your actions?"

As I proceeded deeper into the underground prison, I heard two women talking ahead.

I perked up my ears.

"......Why bother with sashimi? I touched her belly, you know? Hehehe."

It turned out to be that woman from yesterday.

Despite being beaten so badly by the guards, she still hadn't come to her senses.

I ignored the woman.

Anyway, they were people who would soon be collected by Black Robe,

and I was quite anxious right now to waste my energy on such people.

When I met Beya again, she was sitting against the wall with her eyes closed, meditating.

".....Miss Beya."

As I approached, Beya opened her closed eyes.

I felt as if her black pupils were piercing right through me.

"I'm sorry, you must have been very surprised."

"Not really."

"Your belly was so soft and chewy! Why don't you let me touch it again!"

The woman imprisoned across from Beya shouted noisily.

".....This isn't exactly the best place for a conversation."

When I gave a small smile, Beya absentmindedly nodded.

"So let's move elsewhere."

*

"Louis! Is that woman a gift from Mother?"

As soon as I exited the underground prison, my third sister, who was waiting at the entrance, blocked my way.

"Yeah."

"Hmph......"

My third sister, Zenia Cartio, looked Beya up and down, who was closely following behind me, and spoke.

"She looks pretty strong. But still, probably weaker than you, Louis. No need to worry too much."

Of course, since she was wearing not one but two sealing cuffs, you idiot sister.

Just one sealing cuff already seals a significant portion of one's original power.

I would probably be staggering even with only one sealing cuff on.

Seeing that even with two sealing cuffs, Zenia evaluated Beya as looking quite strong, I had no idea how powerful Beya really was.

Honestly, I couldn't even imagine how Beya had been captured.

For now, I could only vaguely assume that Mother had personally intervened.

"Oh right, Louis, come to my room later. Now that you have a toy, you should at least know how to handle it, right?"

"Sister, Miss Beya is not a toy."

I glanced at Beya as I spoke.

Zenia looked me and Beya over and opened her mouth.

"What? Ah, well, if that's how you want to think, then suit yourself."

"......"

Zenia, who was opening the entrance to the underground prison, stared at me.

"Don't forget to come to my room."

"Got it, I'll come by in a bit."

Only then did Zenia smile and step into the underground prison.

"Okay, see you later, Louis~."

"Let's go."

I took Beya's hand and led her into the room right next to mine.

Entering the room, which had nothing but a bed as furniture, I gave Beya an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry, there isn't a prepared room, so you'll have to stay here for now. Um, my room is right next door? If it's uncomfortable-"

"I actually prefer it."

"Pardon?"

For a moment, Beya's eyes wavered, but she waved her hand as if nothing had happened.

"I meant I don't mind at all."

"Yes, it might be inconvenient, but please stay here for now. Um......"

"Speak."

"I'm really sorry that you got dragged here because of me. I really don't know how to make it up to you......"

I bowed my head to Beya.

This was sincere.

Beya had been living an ordinary life.

Yet just because I showed some interest, she was captured without even knowing why-it wouldn't be strange if she was furious inside.

"I was a bit angry."

At Beya's words, my head drooped so low it might as well have sunk into the ground.

"Raise your head."

Beya's fingertips touched my chin.

She placed her hand on my chin, then flinched and trembled slightly, but soon lifted my chin.

Our eyes met forcibly.

She spoke in a low voice.

"You said you wanted to compensate me, right?"

"Yes, Miss Beya."

"I won't ask you to release me. Instead, let me move freely within this mansion."

I avoided Beya's gaze.

Honestly, as much as I wanted to, granting Beya's request was difficult.

This was a demon realm.

Except for my family and the members of the organization, everyone else here was family toys, so if I let Beya roam free, who knew what might happen.

Especially if she ran into my second sister, who was notorious for treating toys roughly, I would have to worry about her survival.

"I'm really sorry, but that's impossible."

"What?"

I tried to turn my head away, but Beya was holding my chin, so I failed.

The fierce aura Beya released filled the entire room.

'Shit, this is freaking scary.'

Wait, Zenia, are you sure Beya is weaker than me?

No matter how I looked, she seemed way stronger than me?

The room was so full of Beya's mana that it was suffocating.

I forced my barely opening mouth to move.

"I-it can't be helped. For now, Beya, your status here is as a toy, and if you were caught alone by my second sister......"

"What exactly is this toy thing, anyway?"

Beya asked, pushing her bangs aside in annoyance.

I carefully explained about the toy.

After hearing my explanation, Beya sneered as if she was dumbfounded.

"So..... you call people toys and play with them, is that it?"

"Yes......"

"How many toys do you have, no-how many pieces?"

"I don't have a single one......"

Beya narrowed her eyes and pointed at herself with her finger.

"Then what am I?"

".....my lifesaver?"

"Does this family have some kind of culture of repaying kindness with enmity?"

I lowered my head in shame.

Honestly, if I could, I'd want to escape from this family too.

This is a place where people don't treat others as human beings.

It was no place for a kind and handsome person like me.

".....Instead, I'll make sure you can go anywhere you want, Beya."

"Didn't you say earlier that was impossible?"

"If I accompany you, then it's fine. That way, I can protect you, Beya."

".....Fine."

"Even if it's uncomfortable, just endure a little longer, and I promise I'll definitely get you out of here."

Seeing Beya slowly nod her head with her gaze fixed on my neck, I slipped out of her grasp and quietly left the room.

***

"Haa......"

Confirming that Louis had left the room, Beya relaxed her body and let out a long sigh.

"I almost couldn't hold back......"

How could his scent be so sweet.

Even though Beya was a Half Vampire who wasn't really restricted when it came to blood consumption,

the moment Louis came close, none of that mattered anymore.

Because of that, Beya had to be extra careful not to look at Louis's neck.

If she wasn't careful, she might lose control and sink her fangs into his throat.

In the end, at the last moment, she couldn't help but look at his neck, but she didn't cross the line.

"I held back well, really well."

If she had lost control and bitten into his neck,

all the effort she put into creating a favorable situation for herself would have been wasted.

She deliberately made it look like she had been kidnapped, when in fact she had been caught on purpose to gather information on Black Robe.

She pretended her dazed stare at Louis's face was because she was angry.

Thanks to that, Louis surely thought she was furious with him.

In reality, it was just the opposite.

'Is this what they mean by just looking at his face makes you happy?'

She recalled what her colleague who had married a handsome man used to say all the time.

'Men have to be good-looking, no matter what, was it?'

Beya looked down at her palm.

The hand that had grabbed Louis's chin.

Slowly, she brought her fingertips to her nose.

"...!"

She could smell it.

Louis's sweet yet somehow refreshing scent.

The intense stimulation was too much for Beya, who had never had any relationship with men until now, causing her logic circuits to go a little haywire.

'At this rate, I'll have no choice but to save him. No, I'll have to drag him out by force if necessary....'

Based on what she had observed so far, Louis seemed to have a far more normal mindset than any of the other humans in this mansion.

Like how he immediately felt sorry and bowed his head upon learning she had been captured.

Normally, anyone would feel sorry in that situation, but from what Louis had told her, it seemed his family had no such decency.

Louis didn't belong in this place.

It was absolutely not because she was smitten by his looks that she wanted to take him away.

'I need to watch the situation a little longer for now.'

Being captured and brought to this mansion was just part of the process of tracking down Black Robe.

Black Robe owed Beya a debt.

When she was imprisoned in the underground jail, Beya saw the goods that were about to be 'delivered' to Black Robe and became convinced.

That she had come to the right place.