"Aria? Splendid." Earl nodded. His little hand touched her face and shifted down to her chin. Aria's gorgeous face was in full view. This was the first time Earl was in such close contact with a dark elf.
Her tanned skin was a special one. Unlike regular tanned skin where colouration may not be evenly distributed throughout the entire body, Aria's was completely and evenly distributed. This gave her skin a flawless appearance.
He thoroughly enjoyed the soft feeling of her soft cheeks with his hand, ignoring her reaction which consisted of small winces. Earl could see goosebumps appearing at the back of her neck from his touch and her yellow eyes narrowing as she looked away.
Earl then took a step back and asked his mother. "Is there some sort of transfer process, mom? The guy is at the bottom of the ocean now so do we have to wait for him?"
"No need to wait," Sheryl answered while shaking her head. She pulled out a piece of parchment from who knows where and elaborated. "Lord Tadashi has already signed this piece of the agreement beforehand."
The parchment lit up in flames and turned into ashes. Aria's slave collar then lit up and shone onto Ari's body. The light was white in colour filled with specks of many other colours of the rainbow within. It beamed onto a random part of Ari's robe and faded away.
"The transfer process is now completed," Ari said while lifting one hand to show that a rune has appeared on top of it. The rune appeared cryptic and mysterious, corresponding to the rune on Aria's collar.
"This is the 'key'." She told Earl. "It is your proof of ownership. I'll let you have it."
The rune floated off Ari's hand and landed on top of Earl's right hand. It shone the same white colour with rainbow specks and then faded into vague black lines on top of his hand.
"Slavery Magic is an Unclassified Magic, it used to require a medium to cast but magic has advanced enough for Mages to cast it as a spell. It has faint connections to Soul Magic so it will benefit you and act as a good study material."
Earl looked at his right hand in wonder. It felt like his insides were getting tickled when the slave key landed on him. He could now feel a faint connection to Aria. Lifting his hand above him, the rune looked beautiful. He let his mask crumble and smiled happily.
"Thank you, mom! You're the best!" He ran over to hug Ari's thighs.
Ari touched him lovingly. "Fufu, of course. We're on vacation, how could I let you go back empty-handed? But treat her well, okay? Even if she's a slave, her main assigned duty will be as a maid."
To be fair, if it was any other slave, Earl would not be this interested. Aria was simply too gorgeous and exotic to resist. Earl was a simple man who followed his desires. He wanted to fuck his mother, so he did. Aria fancied his eyes the moment she was taken out of the bag, so she was his now too.
As a degenerate, he had no problem at all about her slave status. In fact, it only added to the specialness of Aria within his eyes.
"My duty is done here," Sheryl spoke up after everything was handled. She took a moment to set her pretty crimson red eyes onto the figures of Earl and his mother, Ari. Her eyes trembled and she looked away while blushing. "I-I will now check on Lord Tadashi."
"Our encounter has been a meaningful one. If you ever miss us, come see us at Ablax. You'll know where to find us if you ask around." Ari winked as she opened the carriage door. "We'll be going back to Ablax after we enjoy a couple more days here."
With the final words said, she turned to enter the carriage. Earl took Aria's hand and followed. Before taking his last steps into the carriage, he turned around and flashed his cutest smile. "See you later, Sheryl! We'll meet again!"
The white magic carriage took off and Sheryl was left standing alone. How did a few words from her turn into a full farewell session? She scratched her head. Setting her eyes onto the departing white carriage again, she smiled fondly.
These past few days have been a rollercoaster for her, leading to many embarrassing situations, memorable moments, and unforgettable memories. Her embarrassment vanished for the moment. Because she was sure that if she were to meet them again in the future, she would look back on these memories fondly together with them.
Sheryl shook her head and ran to the sea. Her footsteps left ripples in the sand as she ran. Even when steps away from stepping into the water, she did not pause. There was no need to pause as her feet seamlessly transitioned to walking over the water. Defying the law of physics, her footsteps left ripples in the moving ocean as it did in the sand.
She only stopped when she arrived at the location where Ari and Tadashi had just fought, the place where the water was frozen.
Click.
Her sandals left an audible sound when she stepped on the ice and walked towards the hole. Sheryl let out a small sigh and took out her sword.
"I really don't need to do this, but I'm helping you on the fact that you're a friend of my father."
Sakura Death shone beautifully under the light of the sun. Holding the sword in one hand, Sheryl's relaxed face was replaced by one of seriousness as she swung down.
Shing!
The ice beneath cleaved and the ocean parted, revealing the ocean floor where a big block of ice laid.
Sheryl let her light body fall to the ocean floor and rushed for the ice block before the sea returned. She held the ice block in one hand and jumped out of the ocean floor and all the way back onto the beaches.
Thud!
The ice block fell onto the beaches. Inside the ice cube, the frozen figure of Tadashi could be seen. His facial expression appeared to be that of a smug one, having confidence in the attack that he launched.
Sheryl sighed once again at the unfortunate fate of Tadashi. She sat by the ice block and began her slow wait for the melting of the ice block.