Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
That person was a strange one.
A person with rare beautiful white hair, considered to be an apostle of the sacred God and called the chosen white race, and a person with black hair, called the unholy black race, the exact opposite of myself.
At first, I resented him, even though I knew I was taking it out on him in no small measure.
I wondered why I was going through all this and yet I was so different from that person who was about the same age as me.
But …… he is a strange person who treats me, a Zipan person, like a normal person and respects me.
My initial bad feelings disappeared like a lie, and I felt the warmth of the human heart healing my broken heart.
(This is the person I might try …… to believe in. ……)
I have lived this long without being able to trust anyone.
I lost my parents, I spent most of my life in slavery, I was shown so much of what I didn’t like about people, and I’ve been trying to make it on my own while not being able to trust anyone.
But …… I’ve discovered the joy and warmth of spending time with someone.
I had been fine until now, but now that I have met Master and know the joy of living with others, a feeling of not wanting to go back to my old life is running through my mind.
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On the evening of the day we slayed the dragon, I was told that master wanted to talk to me.
“It was about the future of Iris.”
Oh …… I’m going to be thrown away. ……
Master seems to be a renowned adventurer, and my presence would be a public nuisance and cause trouble.
I want to be around him more.
I want to serve him forever.
I told myself and put a lid on such feelings.
“Yes ….I have caused a lot of trouble for the master.
Sell me, kill me, or do as you please.”
I would never meet such a good master again.
Then I want to be useful to the master at least for the last time.
I tried my best to hold back my tears as I told the master, and he shook his head.
Master looked at me with a mysterious look on his face and asked me to join his new clan.
Scouting …… for Zipan people ……?
That alone was a surprise, but then the master said he wanted to make me deputy chief.
“I want to accomplish what no one else has done. To do that, I need a strong and encouraging group of people to help me.”
What no one has ever accomplished……
And to do that, you need me as a companion……?
I can’t fight and I’m not particularly smart.
I couldn’t agree why he was recruiting me to help him achieve his goals, and I couldn’t nod my head, even though I should be happy to be by his side.
“B-But I am a Zipan and I have this kind of hair. ……?”
My hair is a symbol of defilement.
Everyone has looked at this hair and given me a hard time, and I can’t count the number of times I’ve been attacked.
The thought of rejection …… scares me, yet I ask master.
How would the master react?
Will he say he still doesn’t like me and become violent toward me?
Or would he avoid me, saying I was disgusting?
I closed my eyes, regretting that I had asked.
But the result did not turn out as I had expected.
The master looked at me kindly and patted my head.
“I don’t mind that. I think you have very beautiful hair.”
“~~?!”
My face was so hot.
He was the only person who had ever complimented my hair.
I can’t look directly at master because of happiness and embarrassment, and I end up moving away from master.
“A-Also, if Iris will join …… yes, the clan’s name is …….”
master was at a loss for words for a moment.
The name of the clan
I silently wait for master’s words.
“…… Black and White dragon. That’s the name of the clan I’m thinking of.”
The name …… left me speechless.
Black is a negative symbol, including the Zipan people, and tends to be avoided by people.
In the main theistic religion, mixing black with white, which is considered the color of holiness, is a sign of rebellion, as black dyes white.
The name of the organization named after the dragon that opposes the tiger, which is also the symbol of the World Alliance……
The meaning of recruiting me, a discriminated race, as vice- president…..
What no one has ever accomplished ……
The fact that master, who is strong enough to defeat a dragon unscathed and alone, is looking for friends……
Those questions and Master’s meaningful statements were connected by one line.
No way, the master is ……!
“What’s the matter? You shouldn’t be so surprised.”
It would be strange if I wasn’t surprised.
master’s earlier words could only mean that he is going to declare war on the World Alliance and the main theistic religion in order to liberate the discriminated races.
My voice trembled as I heard such an ambition that no one had ever thought of before.
“…….M-master is serious about accomplishing this?”
“Of course I am. I’m going to do what no one has ever done.”
No hesitation at all.
The seriousness and determination of the man’s face was unintentionally overwhelming.
This is not a joke. ……Master is really going to do it. ……
If I could help, I would nod my head immediately.
But I’ve never had the experience of being needed by someone before, and I’m worried about whether I can really be of help, so I shy away from it.
I don’t want to disappoint him because I want him by my side.
“C-Can I be of any use to master?…..”
I don’t want to be abandoned.
But I don’t want to be disappointing him.
Sometimes I don’t know what to do with myself.
But as if to shake off my anxiety, master laughed.
“I’m inviting you so you don’t have to worry about that. But I dare you to say it. I need you, Iris.”
The moment I heard those words, I felt so lighthearted and tears welled up in my eyes.
For the first time in my life, he needed me.
He acknowledged me.
I was so happy about that fact that I couldn’t stop crying.
I would give my all to this man.
A droll feeling, which I did not know what it was, was seething in my heart.
I wiped away my tears and immediately knelt down before master.
“Master, ……”
“Just call me Rex.”
“Well then, Master Rex. I, Iris, pledge to be your sword and shield from now on, to give my all, body, soul, and loyalty. All for you.”
I don’t know how well I will be able to fight.
But even if I am weak, I can at least be a shield.
I want to be useful to Master Rex no matter what.
I want to be the best subordinate and continue to be needed.
“T-There is no need for you to force yourself.”
“I’m not forcing myself. If I can be of service to you, I will gladly give up my life and become your concubine or whatever you want me to be.”
I was a slave, but my purity still remained.
This is because there is no one who would like to mess with the zipan people, who are an impure race.
For now, I thank the black hair for bringing me to Master Rex and protecting my chastity.
“I shall present Iris with a gift to commemorate the occasion.”
master opened the different space storage bag and the material started spinning and glowing.
The sight was so beautiful that I couldn’t help but admire it.
I noticed that Master Rex had a uniform on his arm.
Master Rex handed it to me with a smile.
“It is a uniform made of dragon skin. Take it.”
I thought that clothes made from dragon skins were too expensive for me, but knowing that Master Rex had made them just for me, I ended up accepting them.
Hehehe…… just for me……
Oh no……I look absolutely sloppy right now……
“Well then, I’m in your care from now on, Iris.”
“Yes,……! Thank you very much!”
I’m all for you, Master Rex.
And I will surely make Master Rex’s ambitions come true.
Thus, the first Rex fanatic was born into the world.
When will Rex realize this huge gap?
And why didn’t Rex realize the meaning of the word?
The memory of such forbidden words in this world had been erased by the hand of a certain person.
The evil hand has been creeping up on him without his noticing…
-Maiban