Testing My Luck in the New World

Volume 2 - Chapter 29

"Woah," June muttered. "She actually admitted it."

"Yes, June. I truly am very sorry."

"No, I mean you admitted you were drunk. You usually lie and say you're only tipsy, even after drinking enough to pass out in the bath."

"And you've fallen asleep while eating several times," Silla added.

"And you usually end up walking around the mansion with your boobs out because you forget how to close your coat and give up trying," Mary said with a sigh.

"A-And you groped me all over last night," Erika added, then cautiously flitting her gaze between Elane and I, she continued. "You touched everywhere."

Pretending I hadn't heard the last two, I stayed quiet. Elane, flushed a bit, but denied nothing.

Elane kept her head bowed, while Mary hefted the limp June up by the collar of her dress and the four huddled together. Occasionally, one of them poked their head up to look at me, but quickly withdrew to whisper some more. Whatever it was they whispered to each other about must have been private matters, as even Yua elected not to eavesdrop.

We waited patiently for them to come to terms with the sudden changes, but Elane was starting to tremble the longer it took them to respond to her apology.

Finally, Mary raised her head and kept it raised. She aimed her next question at Yua.

"So, you two are with him willingly? He's not forcing you?"

"He's not. I'm his mate, and so is Mana. Though, I suppose it'd be easier for you all to understand if I said we're his wives."

"But then why did you act like a slave when you first came to visit?" Erika asked.

"That was just an act. I knew we were going to be meeting with a noblewoman, so I didn't want to upset her by acting too casually."

"Oh..."

Erika put a knuckle to her chin and fell silent. She must have been reinterpreting every moment she'd seen of me with my girls under the new line of thinking that we weren't just a master and his slaves. Her Casanova level said she was no longer weary of me, but she clearly still had some misgivings. And thankfully, the tension slowly left her.

It was Mary that spoke next.

"Then, if you don't like slavery, and you don't treat those two like slaves, what about us?"

"It'll be the same with you girls. Elane already agreed to come live with us, so I'd like it if you girls kept this place up and running. We'll still visit from time to time, and we'll be using this room as a teleportation point, but this mansion is as good as yours. This isn't just where you live, it's your home now. Well, so long as you want to be here."

The time period may be different, but I've had enough of living in the city. And even though I made it clear I wasn't going to budge on that point, Elane agreed readily and without complaint. I could just as easily expand our house for free anyways.

"It's my way of apologizing," Elane added, head still bowed. "All the gold in my vault technically belongs to Alex now, but he's already given you all permission to use it as you need."

"R-Really?" Erika pressed. "But what about..."

Apparently knowing where the dog-kin was going, Elane answered her next question swiftly to save her the trouble.