Protagonist! Please Stay Away from Me!
Chapter 66: Wearing a Maid’s Uniform

Chapter 66: Wearing a Maid’s Uniform

Sharon’s POV—

Aerila gave me an evil smile, making me feel goosebumps all over my body. I asked, "W-what are y-you going to do with me?"

Aerila replied, "I have many things in mind. How many ideas do you want to hear?"

Fuck! I made a big mistake coming here. I shouldn’t have come here in the first place. No... not coming here would be even bigger mistake than this.

"Please, I think we can talk this out. Taking me, captive won’t be good for your people," I tried to reason with her.

"What are you saying?" said Aerila. Her tone was full of warning.

Ignoring the danger hidden in her words, I swallowed audibly and said, "I am the emperor of this empire and if you take me as a hostage, it will definitely incite my people. They will attack you."

Aerila glared at me for a moment, before the corners of her mouth twitched and she began laughing loudly. I was dumbfounded by her reaction.

"Why are you laughing?"

Aeria just shook her head and laughed even more loudly. Wiping a tear from her left eye, she said, "Hahaha... it was funny! You are funny. You know, if I didn’t know you any better... I would have thought that you are worried for us, demons. How convenient for you to say that your people will search for you? Why do you even think they will suspect demons first?"

I couldn’t refute her words. It was true. Why they would suspect demons first? Even Maria and Kaerin won’t be able to deduce it.

Aerila smirked at my helplessness. She moved her index finger across my face. She said, "What are you thinking about? Are you thinking about how I will torment you? Or, are you thinking about something else? Make no mistake, no one... will... ever... save... you."

I paled at her words. Not many people can make me feel afraid, not unless you are the heroines or, that hooded man.

"You will not k-kill me?" I asked her. It was for my reassurance.

Aerila smiled at me but her eyes... they were covered with frost and all the emotions in them were dead. "I will think about it. Entertain me, and I may pardon you."

I frowned. Her words were anything but reassuring. It’s better for me to get out of here. I thrashed a bit in my bindings and tried to use my ’Absolute Weapon Congen’ ability. But I couldn’t conjure a sword. I tried again but nothing happened. If anything, the vines tightened even more around me, making me almost breathless.

"Are you trying to use your ability?" Aerila asked me. She had smug look on her face.

"H-how?"

"I can feel it, you know," Aerila caressed a vine that was near her, "these vines are very useful. They are my trump card if I daresay. When they wrap around someone’s body, they constantly eat their mana as well as seal their captive’s abilities. So, my dear... it’s futile to think that you can escape from here."

My eyes widened in horror. I tried to thrash even more and the vines suffocated me even more. I coughed a bit and my vision was getting blurry. Just before I closed my eyes, I heard her say, "Sleep tight. We will meet again when you wake up. Sweet dreams."

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When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a room. It was very dirty and had a pungent smell all over the place. There were no windows or any outlets for ventilation. The tiles were also dirty. They had turned yellow from white. It was a room which wasn’t used at all. As for maintenance, it would be better if we just forget about it. Suddenly, the room’s door was opened and a woman walked in. She had two horns sticking out of her head. Her eyes held a disgust and hatred for me. She was wearing a maid’s outfit.

I asked, "Where am I?"

The maid sneered, "Shut up! Human, you don’t have any right to ask me any question. Understood?"

I glared at her. "It’s not for you to decide. I am kept in ’this room,’ at least I have some right to ask some questions."

The maid looked at me in disapproval. But soon it turned into anger. She grabbed my hand and threw me out of the bed as if I was sleeping on her bed. I fell on the ground with a thump. Just as I turned towards her, she threw something right to my face. I caught it in the right moment and looked at it.

It was a maid’s uniform. Embarrassment and anger poured over me. When I glared at her, I saw her looking at me with a satisfied look.

"What the fuck are these?!"

"These are a maid’s uniform. I didn’t know humans are this slow. I feel sympathy for your poor brain," the maid mocked me with her sarcastic words.

I rebutted, "I won’t wear these."

The maid crouched down and grabbed my hair in anger. I flinched in pain. She hissed, "I am not asking you to wear these. It’s an order from Her Majesty, the demon queen. You have to wear these. And don’t think of using your abilities, it is futile. The vines are wrapped all over you. Also, don’t try to pull it but if you want to, then be my guest. I am waiting outside your room." Pushing me down, she released my hair and left the room.

I laid on the ground with one thought. Aerila is going to humiliate me and then... I don’t know what she will do next. My neck had small vines wrapped around it and so did my wrists and ankles.

I sighed in frustration. Aerila isn’t going to leave me just like that. Having no other choice, I changed into the maid’s dress and left the room.

When the maid looked at me, she hummed in approval and motioned me to follow her. Throughout the way, I tried to adjust my skirt which was way too short.

We stopped in front of a room. She knocked at the door.

"Come in," a muffled sound was heard. The maid opened the door and told me to go in. I wanted to ask if she wasn’t going in or not, but she grabbed my hand and pushed me in. *Click* I heard the door get closed.

Biting my tongue, I looked in front of me and saw Aerila sitting on a chair and reading a book. She also had horns out of her head and was wearing glasses. The soft rays of sunlight graced her black hair, making it look ethereal. Her horns were shining and her face was glowing. There was a pleasant smell of lilacs in the air. Even though she was a demon, for a moment I felt that she was a picture coming right out of a fairytale book.

Aerila closed the book with a snap and dropped it on the floor. She said, "Give me the book."

I gritted my teeth in anger. The book is right near her feet yet, she is asking me to lift it up.

"Didn’t you hear what I said? Give me the book."

Hah! Right now, I am at the disadvantage. If I go against her, it won’t be good for me. I took small steps and walked towards her. Just as I about to lift up the book, Aerila kicked the book away and didn’t say anything. Understanding what her intention was, I walked towards the book’s new location and lifted it up. I tried to hand her the book but she didn’t take it from my hands.

Not able to control myself, I said, "Don’t kick the books. It’s not good." It was barely above a whisper.

Aerila raised her eyebrows at my words. She asked, "Do you hate me kicking the books?" I nodded reluctantly. I could feel she would do something bad.

She snatched the book from my hand. Throwing it into the air, she kicked it away. She said, "I don’t give a damn if you like it or not. The things that you hate... I like them. What’s your name?"

I looked at her in shock. She didn’t know my name? She continued, "I don’t know your name. I knew you were the emperor by your hair and eyes. It’s your family traits, isn’t it?"

"Sharon Charatshore," I replied.

Aerila nodded and moved her gaze across my body as if she was trying to absorb all my features into her head. She looked at me with an unknown emotion in her eyes. Her gaze stayed a little longer at my skirt. I fidgeted with fingers a bit due to the undisguised tension in the air. Aerila almost observed me for at least 10 minutes.

"You look good in a maid’s uniform," she commented and looked into my eyes, "I am waiting for a ’thank you.’ I hope you know the basic manners."

"T-thank y-you," I stuttered.

Aerila nodded and her eyes turned a bit less gloomy. She said, "Let’s talk about your duties."

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