The Useless 8th Prince

Big Secret

Inside the cell. There was a woman lying on the ground covered in blood. Around the woman, there were also fragments and pieces of chains.

It also looks like a handsome young man in typical noble clothes. The young man stood up while staring down with an indifferent expression. Of course, that young man was Ciel. He was really angry at what that woman had done before.

Ciel himself did not know why. However, when ‘self-worth’ was touched by someone else, the young man felt anger far from the bottom of his heart. Anger mixed a sense of contempt towards the bold creature before him.

Previously, Ciel did not directly beat up the woman in front of him. He wiped the spit on his face without changing his emotions. The young man then opened all the chains. After that, then he ‘teach’ woman in front of him what is manners.

Without using any magic or technique, Ciel's physical ability was more than enough to subdue a level 4 (medium) demon who was in a weakened state. What is rather surprising, Ciel really ‘teaches’ the woman without changing her expression. There was no expression of anger, doubt, sadness, or pity. Really a flat face.

Seeing what Ciel was doing, Baxter who saw him from outside the cell fell in fear. At first he thought the rumors about Ciel's cruelty were somewhat exaggerated. After seeing it for himself, Baxter felt that the young man was truly ruthless. It didn't even matter whether his opponent was a man or a woman, old or young. Completely did everything without changing his expression.

I made the right decision! If I still tried to bid her a favor, I would most likely already be a cold corpse by now!

The frightened Baxter did not dare to do anything. Just be quiet without making a sound. Waiting for Ciel to finish his business.

Ciel who felt somewhat relieved inhaled a long breath before exhaling slowly. He then looked at the dying woman in front of him. Not only was his body full of injuries, it was likely that his mentality was also slightly shaking.

Taking out two bottles of potion, Ciel poured one potion into the body of the woman in front of him. He then pulled the iron collar around the woman's neck, forced her to sit down and stuffed the potion into her mouth.

After a while, the woman's consciousness gradually recovered. The wound also healed in a speed that the eye could see. But when he saw Ciel looking at him with a cold gaze, the woman retreated while trembling in fear.

“Name?” asked Ciel coldly.

“Shana.”

“Identity?”

“Princess Abyssal Barbarian chieftain in the mountains of the territory of Marquis Bathory.”

“Why did you get here?”

“I ..”

Without hesitation, Ciel conducted an interrogation. After hearing everything, the young man was shocked. I feel like there is a strange coincidence in the world. The young man took a long breath.

Shana ... happens to be an acquaintance of Arla.

Ciel then took care of everything. He made a slave contract with five semi-heteromorph girls then had Baxter send them to Black Lily Castle tomorrow.

In addition, Ciel also made a slave contract with Shana. He then told Shana to take a shower and change into better clothes. Of course, Baxter instantly provided the best clothes he had. After that, Ciel immediately invited Shana to leave Jade Water Castle for the inn.

Until the inn, Ciel directly knocked on Savian's room door. She wanted to invite Arla, of course she had to ask her master's permission.

After briefly knowing the situation, Savian agrees if Ciel invites Arla. Without hesitation, Ciel immediately led Arla towards the room where Shana was. Of course, Ciel booked another room and not in his own room.

When the two women of the Barbarian Abyssal race met, the two hugged each other while crying. Ciel allowed the two to come together and gave them space for privacy. He then returned to his room and slept quietly.

The next day, in a private dining room.

Ciel, Savian, and Ferel sat down together. Not far from them are Arla, Runa, and Shana sitting together. They all ate breakfast together. After eating, everyone looked at each other with serious expressions.

“Should have been right. Shana is my slave, there's no way she's lying.”

Hearing Ciel's relaxed reply, Savian and Ferel looked at each other. They also know how important the information Shana brings.

According to Shana, it turns out that Arla's mother had been tricked and made to fall in love by Arla's father. The man was bought by Marquis Bathory.

According to the treaty, every Barbarian Abyssal race containing women did not allow men to enter their tribe. The women will go out to seek experiences as well as their life partners.

Usually they choose to look for a strong and talented figure to be a temporary husband. After becoming pregnant, they would return to the tribe and prepare to take care of their child, leaving behind her man.

Of course, there are also those who do not return to the village after getting ‘true love’. The Barbarian Abyssal Race usually only went out to look for strong seeds to bring back. However, no one could guess the change of heart.

The women who fell in love eventually left the tribe and were not allowed to return. One of them is Arla's mother. The Arla family lived harmoniously in simplicity until she was ten years old.

At that moment, Arla returns to the tribe with her mother, leaving her father behind. Arla does not know why, even though both her parents live harmoniously without any fuss.

Arla only lives and grows quietly in the tribe. Has many friends and finds a rival, the chief's daughter, Shana. She is a strong girl who is three years younger than her.

At the age of fifteen, something terrible happened. The tribe split into two camps. The first was a stronghold that supported the ancestral heritage, not allowing men into the tribe. As for the second camp, those who want to live with ‘love’.

As it turns out, for five years, Arla's mother was asked to gather believers with ‘love’ by her father.

Then, a war broke out between the two camps. The camp that attach importance to love is cornered because it has fewer numbers and is considered a traitor by the tribe.

At that time, Arla's mother asks Arla's father for help because the man is trusted by the Marquis of Bathory. Sure enough, one week later the Marquis came. But not to support the mother stronghold of Arla, but to help the tribe.

The Marquis said that the love-centered stronghold damaged the order of his territory, made him unsettled, damaged the tribal heritage, and so on. He also said that if you want love, just get out of the tribe and do not need to fight.

In fact, before Arla's father said to himself that he wanted to change the entire Abyssal Barbarian race in order to feel love like her. At that moment, Arla's mother realized that she was being deceived. He and more than a hundred men were arrested for vandalism.

The love-centered camp comprised less than 10% of the tribe's population, but still numbered more than a hundred women. They were all sold as slaves. Fifty people including Arla were lucky enough that they were sold out of the region to appease the nobles who also wanted to have slaves of the Barbarian Abyssal race. More than fifty people remained in the territory of the Marquis of Bathory.

13-year-old Shana doesn't understand anything. But compared to most women in the tribe who are stupid and stubborn, she is more intelligent. Four years later, he feels strange about the betrayal first.

After Shana exits the tribe in search of experience, the girl searches for information. One year later, when she was 18, Shana understood what was happening. Not to mention, he was also aware of the information about Marquis Bathory who liked to conduct experiments.

Apparently, in addition to the fifty women who were sent out of the territory, the rest were used as experimental materials by the Marquis of Bathory. The result .. is failure.

Shana who remembered the events five years ago was furious. He who lost his sanity came to Marquis Bathory to demand an explanation. But without clear evidence, Shana can't do anything about it.

In the end, Shana is instead pursued and nearly killed by Marquis Bathory's subordinates. At the expense of his mount, the Shadow Ground Raptor, he barely survived.

That's the reason Shana drifted down that great river and ended up in Count Jadewine's territory.

What makes Ciel, Savian, and Ferel serious is .. The Marquis of Bathory is not alone. According to Shana, in conducting various experiments, Marquis Bathory was assisted by certain organizations.

Most likely ... it's the Curses of Shadow organization.

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