Cheat Awakening

"All right, would you stop talking about me and focus on this girl? But where did she even come from anyway? I didn't see her in the room before," Drakthor, who had a dark expression and was trying his best to hold himself back from beating Myne after being scolded mercilessly, muttered annoyingly.

"Sigh, now you are even blind. She was sleeping on the bed. How could you miss such a big girl?" Myne replied with a helpless expression before finally deciding to stop teasing Drakthor for the time being. He then looked at the girl who had now fallen silent and stared at them with confusion, probably wondering what those two idiots talking about.

"Miss, please tell us how we can help you?" Myne offered a gentle smile and asked, maintaining a respectful distance.

"I... I wanted to go home. Sob, sob, please take me out of this hell," She said, tears streaming down her face as she rushed towards Myne, clinging to him tightly in a desperate hug. Myne felt at a loss. If there was anything he disliked more than being beaten by some insanely powerful guy, it was seeing a girl cry, especially a good-looking one who was completely naked while clinging to him.

"Oh, just that. It's very easy. Tell me where you live, and I will send you there immediately. It won't even take a few seconds," Myne said comfortingly after a moment of enjoying her embrace, gently pushing her away.

"But... but Master told me to stay here. I can't leave this room, otherwise... otherwise, I'll explode just like Rubina!" She cried, sobbing even harder.

"All right, I understand. For goodness' sake, can you stop crying with every sentence? You're not a little girl," Myne said irritably as he covered the girl's mouth with his hand to muffle her cries.

"Now listen. I'll ask you some questions, and you'll answer them without crying. Otherwise, I'll knock you unconscious and leave you alone. Do you understand?" He asked in a serious tone. The girl, wide-eyed like a frightened rabbit, nodded hurriedly.

"First, do you live in this city or come from somewhere else?" Asking that he gently remove his hand from her mouth.

"My house is on the outskirts of the city. I came here because they were hiring maids with a high salary. Later, I was assigned to Master, and then the real nightmare began. I've been here for the past two months and haven't been allowed outside. I just want to return to my family," The girl replied fearfully, trying her best to hold back tears as she hugged Myne again, sobbing softly.

"But why did you sign the slave contract if you were just a regular maid? Don't tell me you didn't notice anything strange when your so-called Master handed you that scroll? And as far as I know, you couldn't even understand the words written on it.

Didn't your parents teach you not to sign any contracts without reading them?" Myne, who was again forced to hug a naked girl asked with a frown while patting her back to comfort, which made her cry out from pain because of all the whip marks on her back.

"I..."

The girl remained silent for a full minute, her expression filled with shame and regret. It wasn't hard to guess that greed played a major role in this situation. Her master must have offered her a large reward with some fabricated story, and this naive girl had happily signed the contract without even questioning what it contained or why it required her blood as a signature.

Sighing, Myne moved on to the last question. "Do you know where your master's secret chamber is? He should be inside, right? It's time to deal with him once and for all. After his death, you'll be free and can go back to your family. It's only been a few months; I don't believe they've forgotten you.

I have personal experience in this matter, so you can rest assured."

The girl, still embarrassed, couldn't look Myne in the eye, and just nodded her head. She got out of his embrace, walked towards a metal table in the northwest corner of the room and pointed at a wall sconce that had the shape of a torch.

"Just pull it down, and a secret door will open, leading you to the Master's secret chamber," She said with a seemingly innocent look. Drakthor, who was bored to death in the background as they completely ignored him, snapped his fingers lightly, and the wall sconce was pulled down automatically.

Suddenly, the sound of metal gears moving filled the room as the metal table before them slowly moved aside. A small section of the floor followed suit, revealing a staircase descending into blinding darkness.

Just as Drakthor was about to enter to see what other interesting things this crazy owner of this creepy room had hidden below, Myne raised his hand to stop him.

"Miss, since you have been working here for months, would you mind telling us what is down below?" Myne looked at the girl, who had a fearful look on her face as she watched the secret passage. Hearing Myne's voice, she snapped back to her senses.

"Sorry, My Lord," She stammered with a guilty look on her face, "But I can't answer this question of yours. The Master has strictly forbidden anyone who enters his secret chamber from telling anyone about it. So, I can't tell you about it."

"Well, that's understandable, then tell me, do you know anything about this old gentleman behind me? Tell me who he is," Myne didn't show any change in expression and continued his inquiry. Enjoy new stories from My Virtual Library Empire

"I don't know, My Lord, I've been locked in this room for months and have no idea what goes on outside. But I think I've seen this gentleman somewhere, but can't recognise anymore..."

"All right, that's enough nonsense. It's time to be serious," Saying that, Myne snapped, a deadpan look on his face. The girl, seemed to realise something and wanted to turn around to escape, however next moment, she stopped all activity and entered a statue-like state, staring at Myne.

"Did you just cast hypnosis on her? You damn bastard, if you wanted to do it from the start, then what were you waiting for until now? Couldn't you just do that at the beginning? You motherf*cker have no value of time," Drakthor yelled angrily, grabbing Myne by the shirt collar.

"Calm down, old guy," Myne said with a playful smile, walking toward the window. "Being angry isn't good for your bones. And don't you think her acting was very good? I thought you could learn some tricks from a professional if you watched her. But it seems like I was thinking too much, wouldn't you agree? If I wasn't an expert in this field, I surely would have been fooled by her just like you.

By the way, want to see a hume body explode like a firework?" As he spoke, the girl behind him began to gently float in the air, following them.

"Well, although I have killed countless humans, seeing them explode because of a contract will be a first for me. It's quite a rare case, after all, most people didn't have the guts to go against the contract," Drakthor said, rubbing his chin with great interest. It's too easy to divert this guy's attention.

"Now then, missy, tell us. Why do you want us to go inside that passage? What's waiting for us?" Myne asked, his arms crossed over his chest as he let the girl float at the window's edge.

"Because it was an order from Master. I was told to stay here and pretend to be a tortured, helpless girl, and wherever someone asked me about the secret chamber or even if he didn't ask, I would tell him about it, and try my best to motivate him to go inside, and until now I have never failed at once, men are simply too righteous toward helpless girls.

After someone walks down those stairs, I would close the door from the outside. And when they cross all the stairs, they will fall and be trapped in a prison cell, where my master knows..."

Bang!

While the girl was honestly answering under the hypnosis skill's effect, suddenly her skin turned red, and the next moment, before Myne and Drakthor could react, she exploded like a balloon, spreading everywhere in thousands of pieces along with a lot of blood, giving the duo their life's most beautiful shower.

"Hell," Drakthor complained, wiping blood from his face with a grimace, "This is gross! Damn you, bastard, why did you make her explode without warning?"

"Idiot, why would I include myself if I wanted to prank you? Do you think I enjoy a shower of blood and body parts? F*ck, what the hell is this thing?" Myne retorted irritatedly, pulling an unknown internal organ from his forehead.

Not wanting to stay covered in gore, Myne sprinted to the window. After making a certain distance, he snapped his fingers, and a bucket of Mana Water materialized in front of him. As for why he didn't use normal water for cleaning, well, rich people have their quirks. He then quickly tossed his clothes aside (except his underwear) and doused himself with the entire bucket.

"Hey, give me some too...?" Drakthor's eyes lit up at the sight of Myne washing himself. He rushed over, then gaped in disbelief at the copious amount of mana emanating from the water. "Is that mana water?!" He couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, taking a shower with it always feels very good. It feels like every part of your body is cheering with happiness," Myne said with a smile while wiping himself with a towel. He waved his hand, and another bucket of mana water appeared before him.

"Give it a try, but be quick. We have to deal with a bastard quickly.

After this girl's death, as the owner of the slave contract, he would have surely sensed that she is finished." After saying that, Myne walked toward the entrance of the secret passage, giving Drakthor space, as he had no intention of seeing a naked old man, which would leave a deep shadow in his mind, and started wearing new clothes.

Drakthor looked at Myne's back, then at the mana water bucket before him. He didn't know what he was thinking, but his hand didn't stop. While chanting some strange incantation, he grabbed the edge of the bucket, and it suddenly exploded into white particles and disappeared into his forehead.

"Hey, can you give me another bucket?" After the bucket filled with mana water disappeared, Drakthor quickly rushed toward Myne with an innocent smile and asked.

"Huh? But why do you need a second one...? Where is your first bucket?" Myne confusedly turned around and asked. When he saw that the place where he took a shower now only had an empty bucket which he used, he became even more confused.

"Well, I accidentally stumbled into the bucket, and all the water fell on the ground. But it's just simply water, you have a lot, right? Give me a few more buckets," Drakthor said, rubbing his hands with a disturbingly polite smile, sending a chill run down Myne's spine. After all, although Drakthor tried to act like a younger brother, the other party was in an old man's body.

It's really hard to feel good when the other party behaves like a younger brother, especially after seeing that disgusting smile and creepy white eyes of his.

"Then where's the bucket and water? Don't tell me you tripped so hard the entire bucket flew out of the castle and vanished into thin air," Myne said, his face full of black lines, as he clenched his fists.

"Cough, cough, well, you can say that. After all, I am a demon. You know we demons are too powerful; it's normal to sometimes forget to control our strength. Hehehe..."

Bang!

"Get out before me, you shameless bastard!"

After the minor incident, Myne provided Drakthor with a bucket of regular water. Once he cleaned himself with a dark face, they quickly entered the secret passage.

As the girl had said, after they climbed down all the stairs, what appeared before them was a wooden door disguised as part of the wall and a small trap door on the floor, which could be opened as soon as someone touched the walls or the door. When they did, they fell through the trapdoor, landing in a small, bare prison cell at least five meters below ground.

The only feature was an iron door with a small, round window.