A week later, in the morning of Kars' domain, the homunculi were patrolling the streets like clockwork in a group of five, and the indentured workers could be seen walking around the district with purpose in their step. The depressed slum was now completely gone, replaced by a huge industrial complex where all kinds of merchandise were produced and exported daily.
Many factories and facilities were built in the district to exploit the unending stream of people who kept falling into indentured servitude, with the two Silverveil sisters managing all of the business aspects for Kars, who now mostly spends his time training his martial arts, researching his sorcery, and doing lewd things with his women.
The construction of the Kolosseum was now also finished, and only the coordination with the other involved parties was left before Kars could open his arena to the public.
"Sister~! How are you doing~?" In front of the Blood Fund building, an unknown young woman with short gray hair, lazy gray eyes, and a slender body called out to Sophia in the middle of the street as she jogged towards the silver-haired woman, who was walking with Ghislaine beside her to go to work like usual.
The young woman had a black top hat with gray feathers tucked into the side on top of her head, and she wore a fitted black outer jacket with a coat tail and a quill holder on her chest. Under her jacket she wore a dark forest green pleated one-piece dress with a miniskirt. There are also double leather utility belts on her waist with small leather satchels, a small notebook strapped into the belt, and a rolled-up parchment scroll tied on her right side. Lastly, she wore patterned dark gloves extending past her wrists, patterned dark thigh-high stockings, and dark leather knee-high boots.
"You are... Louise, right?" Sophia paused as she observed the unfamiliar young woman who approached her and tried to recall who she was for a few seconds before she remembered suddenly, as if some higher entity had just shoved knowledge inside her head.
"Eh, what was that pause? Did you not know who your cute little half-sister number 16 is?" Louise pouted with a little upset expression. She might not have much presence in their family, but being treated as a stranger by her family still hurt.
"Ah, well, I'm sorry..." Sophia apologized with an awkward expression. To be honest, she doesn't have any impression of Louise other than her name whatsoever. Her siblings were just too many, and they all were not exactly being friendly with each other either.
"So mean~! But anyway... I came to you with an important request today, so please hear me out." Louise huffed and puffed before she suddenly relaxed and changed her expression to a serious one. Sophia could see the resolve in her gray eyes, so she also turned serious.
"Hmm... very well, please follow me to my office. We can have a discussion there." Sophia was intrigued. If her half-sister came to her without the usual business talk, then it must be something personal.
"Thank you for being willing to hear me out." Louise sighed with relief as she followed the two women who were leading her inside the building.
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"You got kicked out?" Sophia, who was now sitting behind her desk, repeated what she heard from her half-sister with a wry look. It seemed like her father was being unreasonable once again.
"That's right~! That old geezer is so ridiculous, I tell you! What kind of 'you must prove yourself by bringing great merit to the family!' was he even talking about to an inn manager like me? What can I even do? Turn my inn into a brothel?!" Louise complained with frustration as she kicked her legs on the couch like a child. "How the hell could I even increase the profit two times and reduce the upkeep as well? That geezer just wanted to get rid of me for sure!"
"Hmm, stale..." Ghislaine hummed quietly on the side as she sipped a lukewarm tea from the other couch while listening to the two sisters talk and felt lucky that she wasn't born into the Silverveil family.
"Hey, sister, could you take me in? I don't really have anywhere to go. You need an assistant or something? I'll even be your maid if there's no job available!" Louise pleaded with a pitiful expression as she tried fidgeting cutely to invite sympathy.
"No, you can't be a maid!" In contrast to what she might have expected, Sophia immediately shut down the maid option with an intense expression, taking her half-sister aback and quite confusing her by the harsh rejection.
"Eh, why though? It's not like I can't do any menial labor or housework, you know? I mean, I am an inn manager... I did a lot of things!" Louise said as she looked at Sophia with a questioning gaze.
"Ahem, listen, the maid position is very volatile..." Sophia faked a cough as she tried to keep the reason vague. There's no way she can admit that she doesn't want to increase the number of girls in the mansion because of jealousy. "Anyway, tell me more about what happened to you in detail."
"Well..." Louise sighed, leaning back into the plush couch as she recounted what happened.
Their father, Frederick Silverveil, a cold-hearted and logic-driven man, had decided that Louise's lack of ambition and only mediocre business skills were no longer sufficient for the family's prestige. He had stripped her of her title and her job, tossing her out with nothing but the clothes on her back and a small pouch of coins.
Louise knew that the "great merit" he demanded was merely a pretext to kick her out, as she was a simple manager of a roadside lodging who could never achieve such success in a short span of time, so she ended up losing everything in a single day.
And with no where to go, she eventually came to her oldest half-sister, Sophia, who was rumored to be thriving after her father sold her out to Kars as a peace offering.
"..." Sophia listened in silence, her eyes narrowing as she processed the story. In the Silverveil family, kinship was quite meaningless unless you had some worth. She knew exactly how the internal politics of her family worked, and seeing Louise, who didn't even do anything wrong, in this sad state, only solidified her disdain for their patriarch.
"I see..." While her expression remained composed, Sophia felt a pang of protective instinct. Louise was close to a stranger to her, but she was still family, and more importantly, it cost barely anything to help her little half-sister out.
"Very well. I will not have you working as a maid, but I can take you in as my assistant," Sophia decided, her voice softening slightly. "You have experience managing people and logistics, so it shouldn't be something you find difficult. I will ensure you are provided for for the time being until your salary arrives."
"Really?! Thank you, sister~!" Louise beamed, her previous frustration vanishing in an instant. She got up from the couch and nearly tackled Sophia in a hug, but the desk separated them as Louise tried to climb over the desk with her gray eyes sparkling with gratitude. "I promise I'll work hard and not cause trouble! Let's make that old geezer regret throwing us away when he sees how much money we make together~!"
"Alright, alright..." Sophia sighed, gently pushing her half-sister's face away to regain her personal space. "Settle down, Louise. Your enthusiasm is good, but your behavior needs to be more professional. You are no longer in a roadside inn, as you are now part of the most influential organization in Jinkai. If you embarrass me in front of the staff or, worse, in front of Kars, you will find yourself back on the street very soon. Understood?"
"Understood, sister! I'll be perfectly professional when I'm on duty!" Louise straightened her posture immediately, though she still gave off a childish vibe that probably won't be going away any time soon.
"By the way, is it true that you became Mr. Kar's bride? The rumors say he's some kind of monster in human skin who can yank people's souls out and that he has a taste for women with ample assets. Are you doing alright, sister?" Louise suddenly inquired as she pulled out her small notebook and a quill, ready to write everything Sophia said while waiting for answers.
"What... his bride?" Sophia felt a faint heat rise to her cheeks, and her smile involuntarily widened on her face before she quickly looked down at her paperwork to hide her happy expression and ignored the rest of Louise's questions for a moment.
"Ahem, yes, Kars... he is a complex man, Louise. Just try not to talk to him without official business, and don't make eye contact, or you'll draw his attention. He is a generous man, but he is also very selective about whom his generosity extends to..." While speaking about Kars, Sophia didn't notice Ghislaine's gaze on her as the feline woman wondered what the silver-haired woman really wanted to do as she was bragging to other women about her man while simultaneously telling them to stay away.
"Hm, hm..." Louise hummed as she nodded her head, her curiosity clearly piqued. She wrote what she heard as she made a profile about the uncrowned underworld boss of Jinkai. "A complex and powerful monster... sounds like a kind of man young maidens want..."
"Hehe, but aren't you quite lucky, sister?" Louise suddenly giggled as she gave Sophia a teasing look. "It seems like Mr. Kars is just the perfect man for your taste, isn't it? Now I'm very interested in meeting him in person!"
"..." Sophia's face now turned into an annoyed expression after that...
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Meanwhile in the kitchen of Kars' mansion, Siesta was being molested like usual by her boss, who was standing behind his maid with his hands groping her large no-bra breasts over her clothes without any restraint.
"Mmmmnh..." Siesta let out a soft, shaky breath as she tried to maintain her focus on the plates she was washing, but her knees felt weak under the persistent pressure of his naughty hands. Siesta had long since accepted this as part of her daily routine with anticipation and desire that kept her heart racing from the moment she woke up every morning.
"Ahh, mmmhh... Boss, I'm working..." Siesta whispered, though her protest lacked any real conviction. She leaned back into him as her body subconsciously arched her spine to give him better access to her breasts. The pressure and warmth of his palms through the fabric of her maid uniform sent shivers down her spine, making the soapy water in the sink ripple from the twitch of her hands.
"I didn't hear any 'no' from your pretty mouth, though?" Kars hummed, his voice rumbling against the nape of her neck. He didn't stop his exploration, his fingers squeezing the plush mounds with intensity that made Siesta's breath hitch. He shifted his grip, sliding one hand down to pull her hips firmly against him, letting her feel the heat of his own desire pressing hard into her.
"Ahh, I could feel it, Boss... so hard." Siesta's breath quickened as a soft moan escaped her lips. The scent of manly musk that always clung to him filled her senses, clouding her mind until the only thing that mattered was his touch. She forgot about the plates and forgot about the schedule, and for a moment, the only thing she wanted now was him.
"And who's in the mood now, huh?" Kars whispered, his lips grazing the sensitive skin behind her ear. He let his hand wander further, tracing the curve of her waist and hip. He enjoyed the way she melted under his hands.
"That's because of you, Boss." Siesta huffed with a small pout, though she didn't move an inch to escape. She reached over the sink to wash her hands as she turned the valve for the water, her fingers trembling slightly from the sensation of his fingers flicking her hard nipple as she washed the bubble off her skin.
"Oh, am I?" Kars hummed and kissed her neck. He didn't let up his hands, sliding his palm under the hem of her apron to find the soft spot on her crotch, teasingly rubbing against it. "Let's ask your body if it thinks so as well."
"Kya?!" The sudden contact against her sensitive spot made Siesta jump with a small gasp escaping her.
""Heh, 'I'm going to fuck your little hole right here, aren't I?'" Kars chuckled, his voice dripping with lustful dominance. He didn't wait for an answer, his fingers still working her with a practiced motion that sent a surge of electricity through Siesta's core.
"Mmmmhkk...!" She let out a muffled cry, her forehead pressing against the cool porcelain of the sink as her legs threatened to give way. The dirty plates were still there, but she didn't care anymore about the unfinished chores, as the only thing that mattered to her was Kars, who was about to pound her from behind.
"Lift your skirt up and prepare for penetration, Siesta..." Kars whispered, his tone leaving no room for debate. He didn't bother with further foreplay, instead reaching down to whip out his big cock.
"Y-Yesh...!" Siesta stammered as she quickly pulled up her skirts to her hips. The fabric bunched around her waist, exposing her pale thighs clad in white stockings and the damp lace of her white panties to the cool air of the kitchen. She supported herself over the sink before she jutted her ass backward to him.
"Good girl." Kars said as he pulled down her panties and exposed her moist lips and plump cheeks.
"Uuuuuh..." Siesta let out an embarrassed whimpering sound, her fingers gripping the edge of the sink so tightly, her breath coming in short, ragged gasps as she felt Kars positioning himself behind her...