[Level up!]
Takuya was shocked when he saw the notification he received. It appeared even though he did not do anything at all. When he turned his head toward Lyssia, he saw that she had already killed several enemies.
"So what Lyssia kills also increases my level."
This was good news for Takuya. He could raise his level without fighting at all. It was a blessing that was hard to refuse.
However, Takuya ignored it for now. He turned his gaze back toward the slaves in front of him. There were dozens of demi-human girls there.
They were truly in terrible condition. Dirty, full of bruises and wounds. Their faces were pale, mixed with fear and hunger. Takuya could only shake his head in disbelief.
"What should I do?"
He had nothing to help them. He had just been expelled from the palace without receiving any compensation at all. He had nothing except the clothes he was wearing right now.
While thinking, Takuya suddenly smiled widely and hit his own palm.
"Aha!"
"This is a genius idea," he said. He immediately turned toward Lyssia. "Finish the battle quickly!" Takuya shouted.
**
Lyssia turned her head toward Takuya. At the same time, Carl and Zack immediately jumped and attacked Lyssia from two different directions, pouring a large amount of Mana into their weapons.
Two attacks were launched. They flew with terrifying power. Leaves scattered everywhere due to the force of the attacks.
Carl and Zack smiled. They felt that they had already won.
"This is a lesson for you. Do not look away during a battle," Carl said as he gave advice to Lyssia.
SLASH!
However, at the moment the slashes should have hit Lyssia, she suddenly disappeared from where she stood. Carl immediately turned his head. His heartbeat doubled.
"Damn it."
He quickly twisted his body. Lyssia's slash was already heading toward Carl. However, Carl was still able to react. He blocked the attack, but a few seconds later.
CLANG! CRACK!
Carl's sword broke. One second later, Lyssia's slash struck his chest. Blood burst out from Carl's body. The wound was extremely deep, so deep that his internal organs could be seen. His ribs were also cut apart.
Carl's vision began to blur. He lost his strength. His body began to fall to the ground. At that moment, he realized the difference in power between himself and Lyssia.
"Ah, this is the end for me."
BRASH!
One final attack ended Carl's life.
At the same time, Zack froze. He was shocked. He never expected Carl to be killed. He swallowed hard. He wanted to run away. He immediately turned around, but at the same moment, Lyssia was already standing in front of him.
Zack was shocked. He fell to the ground. He crawled backward, pushing his body with both hands.
"No. I did not do anything to them. I only…"
SLASH!
Zack's head fell to the ground. He was killed with just one slash. His body collapsed right after. He was killed without any mercy at all.
Lyssia's eyes remained calm. Even though she had just killed more than a dozen people, it was as if it meant nothing to her.
Lyssia then looked toward Takuya, who was waiting for her.
**
The place was quickly cleaned up. The corpses were buried so they would not rot and cause a bad smell.
The slaves were freed. Lyssia hunted several animals and cooked them.
The slaves were gathered near the campfire. They all looked down. They did not dare to look into Takuya's or Lyssia's eyes. They thought that the two of them were no different from Zack and Carl.
The atmosphere was awkward. No one spoke at all. Takuya was also confused about what he should say.
Takuya turned toward Lyssia. "Is the meat cooked?"
Lyssia nodded.
"Distribute it to them!" Takuya ordered.
Lyssia immediately did so. One by one, each slave was given a large piece of meat. When they received the food, they were all shocked. They looked at each other.
They were confused because they had never been treated like this before. All this time, they only ate leftovers or hard bread with no taste. But this time…
They received delicious meat from a large animal.
All of the slaves' eyes turned toward Takuya. They waited for what Takuya would say. No one dared to eat, even though the meat had already been given to them.
"Eat," Takuya said.
But the slaves were confused. They looked at each other. No one dared to eat at all, even though they were told to eat.
Takuya frowned. "Do you not like meat?"
They all immediately shook their heads. "No. That is not it…"
They were still confused. No one dared to explain. When they were slaves, they were not even allowed to speak. That habit remained until now.
Finally, one of them gathered her courage. "It is not that we do not like meat, Master. We are just confused. Is this meat really for us and are we allowed to eat it?" asked the cat girl.
"Did I not already say 'eat' earlier? That means you are allowed to eat it," Takuya explained briefly.
"You will not beat us if we eat it?" the cat girl asked again.
"I will not. Just eat."
The demi-human girls looked at each other. They felt relieved and began to eat. When they took the first bite, their faces immediately brightened. They ate greedily, like people who had not eaten for days.
Takuya only watched them. He also began to eat.
Meanwhile, Lyssia stood beside Takuya obediently. She stood straight with her usual calm expression.
"Master, what will you do with them?" Lyssia asked.
Takuya remembered the mission he had received earlier.
[Unlimited Quest]
[Recruit as many servants as possible. For every 10 new servants, you will gain a 5 percent increase in stats.]
[Limited Quest]
[Recruit one hundred new servants!]
[Reward: Legendary Item, Unique Skill, 1,000 Gacha Points.]
Of course, he would not waste this opportunity. But he was thinking about what he should say to Lyssia. He could not say something ordinary. It needed some flair so Lyssia would be impressed.
This was also one of Takuya's pleasures. Moreover, he intended to take the anti-hero path in this world. Of course, it had to be cool.
"Do you remember the ninth Evil King?"
At that moment, Lyssia's eyes widened. She immediately looked between Takuya and the demi-human girls, then nodded.
"Forgive me, Master! I will not repeat it again," Lyssia said.
Takuya frowned. He was confused about why Lyssia suddenly apologized. He was truly confused.
"Now I understand," Lyssia said. She stepped forward and faced the demi-human girls. "O chosen beings! You are truly fortunate to have been chosen by my master. You will become part of the special force to eliminate the followers of the ninth Evil King. Rejoice!" she shouted.
"I will train all of you here to become the strongest and invincible force."
Lyssia continued speaking words that even surprised Takuya. He only wanted to say that the demi-human girls would become part of them. He had no intention of turning them into a special force or the strongest force.
Takuya scratched his head. "Whatever. This is not a bad thing either. Besides, everything I said earlier was just nonsense to sound cool," he said.
Then he continued eating.