It was many days before Yuzuki would be reborn in this world.
“Do you understand? Men are simple creatures. With such a pure and innocent face, there’s no man that won’t fall for you.”
A former prostitute slave spoke inside of a small room in a trading company that specializes in selling slaves.
The windows were closed and the curtains drawn. The only light in the room came from a small lamp. In the corner of this room, Claudia sat receiving her first education as a prostitute. It would be more accurate to say she’s being forced to learn the basics of prostitution. She showed no signs of listening to the former prostitute’s words.
Claudia hoped that by selling herself, her parents would be able to pay off their debts. As far as she was concerned, she had played her part. She was now a slave and had no interest in learning the skills of a prostitute.
“…are you listening, Claudia?”
“I’m listening, but I just don’t care to learn.”
“…haa~, I guess it can’t be helped. I know how you’re feeling, but if you don’t learn how to properly handle a man, you’ll regret it.”
“Is that…a threat?”
Claudia is still a young woman that’s in love with the idea of falling in love. So it should come as no surprise that she felt despair knowing she’d be forced to service an unspecified number of strangers.
This threat from her instructor just added on to the misery she already felt —
“I’m not threatening you. Rather, I don’t need to threaten you.”
“…what does that mean?”
She could have chosen not to answer, however, the former prostitute took pity on Claudia.
“Do you not understand your position? It’s already been decided that you’ll be sold to a brothel. You understand that you have no chance of escaping, right?”
“Yeah, well….”
“I understand how you’re feeling. Do you think being forced to sleep with strange men is as bad as it can get? Even if you refuse to learn, your fate won’t change.”
“…it can get worse?”
“So much worse.”
Claudia could tell this wasn’t just a made up story to motivate her. The former prostitute stared off into empty space as sorrow washed over her face.
“What…. What happened to you?”
“It was the first job I was ever given.”
“Onee-san’s first job…. How did it go?”
“It’s a horrible memory. It’s something I never wanted to think about again, but…for you, I will.”
She told a story of a truly horrendous experience.
She was sold to a brothel to pay off her debt. A woman with no experience would never be able to satisfy a man that visits a brothel…. She was treated like nothing more than a tool.
“Even though my first experience was horrible, it didn’t get any better. When I first started, I held value as an unsullied girl, but after being used countless times…. What use does a soiled prostitute with no skill in bed have?”
Despite Claudia’s fear over what she may hear, the trepidation she felt over the uncertainty was far greater. She needed to know.
“If she’s unable to satisfy the customers with her technique, then you must find another way for her to satisfy them. For example, I’d be given to customers with special requests. Every day I’d be passed between violent customer after violent customer.”
“There can’t be people….”
“There are. And if you reach that point, it won’t matter how much you beg, there’s no coming back. If you don’t want this to be your future, you’ll start learning now.”
“…if I do, does that mean they’ll be gentle?”
“I can’t say that for sure, but the likelihood of you being mistreated will decline. Besides, you’re beautiful and have a rare skill to resist yanderelization. If you’re lucky, someone may offer to purchase you.”
Purchase — in other words, she’d be bought by a rich person and treated as something resembling a mistress. It may be better than being a prostitute, but it was still not the future Claudia wanted.
Even if she doesn’t refine her technique, her resistance to yanderelization is highly sought after and it’s likely she’d be purchased anyway.
— and, with this thought in mind, she didn’t take her lessons seriously.
And not long after — the brothel she was sold to was engulfed in flames.
Claudia’s face and body were covered in burns. Healing magic had no effect on her injuries. The ugly scars on her body removed any value she would’ve held as a prostitute.
Claudia was given to a slave merchant to be sold on behalf of the brothel.
“That’s…terrible. Please, show me another girl.”
“Certainly…. Go back inside.”
“…yes.”
Claudia put her robes back on and exited the room.
After confirming the customer and her owner were no longer around, Claudia broke down in tears.
There were many customers interested in her due to her high yandere resistance…but the moment they saw her burns, they looked disgusted.
This continued on day after day. Her treatment worsened with every customer that turned her away.
Then, one day, it all became too much for her to bear and she was ready to give up —
“Claudia, a customer wishes to see you. He’s just a boy, so don’t expect much, but you have the qualities he’s looking for.”
Lang, the slave merchant, called out into the back of the shop. Claudia walked to the waiting area and saw a boy that was quite young.
He was close to Claudia’s age. He wasn’t ugly — in fact, he was actually Claudia’s type.
“Claudia, introduce yourself to our customer.”
“…of course. Nice to meet you, my name is Claudia.”
Claudia gave a curt introduction. It didn’t matter to her. She knew the moment this boy saw her scars, he’d turn her away like the rest.
However —
“…..What do you think? After seeing her burns, do you still wish to purchase her.”
“Ah, the burns don’t really matter to me. I’m more concerned about the type of person she is.”
“………..Eh?”
He said this even after seeing her horrible burns. Claudia couldn’t help but open her eyes wide in shock. And the boy went even further.
“What I’m looking for is someone I can trust completely. That’s all I want.”
No one that had ever seen her scars had accepted her. When the boy saw her scars, he looked as if he pitied her, but there was no disgust in his eyes.
He still wanted her. This made Claudia want to become this kind boy’s slave.
And —
“Then, please let me buy you.”
“Yes. Now, you are my master.”
On this day, Claudia chose to become this boy’s slave.
She became this boy’s — No, Yuzuki’s slave by choice, but that’s not to say she was devoted to him right from the start.
Yuzuki could give her orders as her master, but he chose to treat her as a friend — or maybe even a lover — and respected her will.
Additionally, when Yuzuki risked everything to bring her back to life, Claudia could no longer resist her budding feelings for him.
And then Yuzuki told her of his dream to someday work with clothing, just like Claudia. It wasn’t long before she was completely infatuated with him.
— and yet….
“So, what exactly are you doing, Master?”
Inside of Wells’ Clothing Shop, Claudia’s beloved master was lying on the floor as her precious sister straddled him.
“What….”
When Claudia first saw Yuzuki’s face, he looked as if he were in trouble. When he saw her, his face turned pale. For a moment, Claudia thought this could just be a misunderstanding.
“Ehehe~, onii-chan, that felt great.”
“…oh~”
Claudia’s voice lowered after hearing the sweet moans leak from Lythtis’ mouth.
“N-No, please don’t misunderstand.”
“Oh, I haven’t misunderstood anything. You’re cheating, right? You cheated on me with my sister.”
“No, that’s wrong!”
Yuzuki desperately pleaded for her to understand. Of course, this really was all just an unfortunate misunderstanding, and this would all be explained to Claudia later, but… at that moment, Claudia didn’t care to hear his explanation.
And so —
(If you don’t learn how to properly handle a man, you’ll regret it.)
The words of the former prostitute echoed in her mind.
