"There's no question of whether it's worth it. Haven't you already joined our Familia?
Our Hestia Familia's principle is that Familia members are family. And when it comes to family, no price is too high.
And as for calling yourself a slave, Haruhime, you don't need to do that anymore. Our Familia doesn't treat its family members like slaves."
Wood laughed heartily as he took the slave contract from Aisha and tore it to shreds.
Bell watched Wood with admiration, while Aisha and Haruhime looked utterly stunned.
That slave contract was worth a billion valis, and Wood had just torn it up right in front of them. What kind of nerve did that take?
If Wood's system had been a romance system instead of a simulation system, he probably would've seen prompts like Affection +100, Affection +100... popping up over Haruhime's head.
"All right, I've torn up this damn contract, so don't call me your master or anything like that anymore.
You're your own person, Sanjouno Haruhime. Starting today, you don't have to live for anyone else. Just do what you want."
Moved +100, Moved +100...
Disappointed +100, Disappointed +100...
At first, Wood's words had genuinely moved Haruhime. But when she heard that he wouldn't be her master anymore, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Haruhime was still a virgin, but she had at least spent some time working as a battle prostitute.
Where were they? In Orario's Pleasure District! Sure, she'd never done it herself, but it wasn't as if she'd never seen it happen.
Having spent so much time around them, Haruhime had heard plenty of the older girls in the Pleasure District say that lots of men liked roleplay.
And the master-and-slave sort of play was quite popular there.
Wood had bought her from Lady Ishtar, so she