Taming the Broken Slaves

I signed the document declaring that I would not send my three slaves to the front lines and would instead train them properly as slaves.

Thanks to the new slave contract, the three women had been reduced to criminals and my personal property. They seemed unable to believe that while they had avoided hard labor at the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠front, they would now have to serve me—a man who harbored deep resentment toward them—for ten full years.

They followed me with dazed eyes and returned with me and Liris to the inn I had secured.

When we arrived at the inn and returned to the spacious room, a status window appeared and revealed new information to me.

I had unexpectedly gained a new skill. This time, it was a truly overpowered one that let me use my slaves’ skills directly.

The skills of the four women I had dominated through Slave Domination appeared in the status window.

With these skills, I could compensate for the weaknesses of my non-combat class. At the same time, being able to use each slave’s distinct abilities would also help me conceal my own power. In many ways, it was an incredibly useful and powerful skill.

I hid my surprise as best I could and ordered the slaves to rest and eat.

“Liris. I’ll be stepping out for a while. While I’m gone, you will naturally take charge of managing the slaves.”

“Yes, Master. Please return safely. But… Liris gets so lonely when Master isn’t around~”

Liris, who had been enjoying her meal, immediately began swaying her hips and acting cute in front of me the moment I said I would be gone briefly.

She was so adorable that my hand moved on its own. I stroked her gently.

“Just wait a little. I have some personal matters to handle. A good slave obeys, right?”

“Yeees~♡ Then Liris will quietly look after the slaves while you’re away. Please take care, Master.”

Even as she said that, her eyes were filled with longing. She was an obedient slave, yet one who hated being apart from me even for a moment.

Normally she was a timid, shy girl, but when alone with me she freely revealed her loving and lewd nature.

Even now she stood before me, swaying her breasts up and down, trying to seduce me.

She was too cute. Where else in the world would I find a slave who only had eyes for me? If I followed my desires, I would have taken her right there in front of the other three, cherished her, and claimed her virginity—but I held myself back.

It was time to test the Slave Skill Replication.

“Hoooot…♡”

I gave Liris’s breasts one last affectionate squeeze and caress as a sign for her to wait patiently, then stepped outside.

That soft, squishy sensation. Liris’s lewd expression. The pitiful, yearning look in her eyes as she gazed at me. She was the perfect female slave.

If we continued growing this close, we would end up entangled in body and soul long before I even entered the academy.

For now, I had to draw a clear line between master and slave.

Still, the fact that Liris had fully accepted her place as my slave and served me so willingly made it impossible not to adore her.

And ultimately, I was a man. A male who grew hard at the sight of a beautiful woman. No matter how male-dominated this world was, there were still lines that had to be observed.

Should I reduce Liris’s sexual urges? Then again, with someone like Liris, maybe it was fine?

Priestesses usually carried an image of purity and fragility. But the real Liris was affectionate and lewd.

As I pondered how to handle a succubus-like priestess, I turned my gaze toward a shop displaying weapons.

Come to think of it, all four of my slaves had pitiful equipment. They must have lost their proper gear during the process of becoming slaves; what they carried now was worn and shabby.

I checked the money I had on hand.

Upon passing the academy entrance exam, I would receive a full year of education completely free of charge. They even provided a monthly stipend.

This was because the empire desperately needed capable individuals. The wars that had raged both inside and outside its borders had taught them the true value of power.

With the money I currently possessed, I could easily outfit all four of them with basic equipment.

I stepped inside the shop and began calculating in my head.

First, Liris. Since she followed me the most faithfully, I would buy her the best items.

Next would be Kate and Arona. Becky would come last. Naturally, Kate and Arona’s equipment would be of slightly higher quality.

After I selected gear for all four, the middle-aged woman handling the calculations looked me up and down.

“My, my. A man buying women’s equipment? You’re not planning to use them all yourself, are you?”

She spoke just as I was about to take out the money. In this male-dominated world, it was only natural for women to be the ones purchasing equipment.

Of course, that only applied when their abilities were equal or when the man held real power…

“No. These are for my slaves.”

“Slaves? Looking at the clothes you’re buying, they’re clearly for women. You’re buying gear for your slaves?”

“Yes. Well… there are circumstances. I intend to take good care of them.”

“Oh my~ Is it someone’s birthday? Those slaves must be thrilled. Their master is even buying them equipment.”

The nosy woman carefully wrapped the items with great care. It ended up looking like I was preparing birthday presents, though that hadn’t been my intention. It didn’t matter.

After paying and heading back, I took the opportunity to complete my academy enrollment application while the line was short. When I returned, I handed the boxes to my slaves.

“These are the weapons and gear you will use from now on. If you tried to take the academy exam with that junk you’re carrying, everyone would laugh at you.”

“Oh my~ Master, thank you so much! Wow… there’s even the holy scripture I always wanted to try, and a ring? And a necklace too? Aah… I’m so touched.”

Liris, without the slightest hesitation, opened her gifts and expressed her gratitude by twisting her body cutely, clearly showing her affection.

In contrast, the other three slaves wore completely stunned expressions.

Of course the gear was slightly inferior to Liris’s, but they clearly hadn’t expected me to give them anything ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠like this.

“You want to regain your strength, don’t you? At the very least, manifest even a fraction of your former power before the academy entrance. That way I won’t have any reason to send you back to the front lines, right?”

Hearing those words, the three slaves couldn’t say anything. A threat of this level was necessary to keep them from relaxing and to make them devote themselves to training.

“In my opinion, the reason you lost your abilities is because you relied too much on me.”

Now it was time to seriously lie to the slaves in a convincing way so they would work to regain their power.

“You must start over from the basics. Kate, from today onward you will practice swinging your sword. Arona, you will practice shooting your bow. Becky, you will focus on meditation and basic magic training. Since you’ve already eaten, begin immediately.”

Until their personalities had been erased, they had been powerful warriors who carried out battles with overwhelming strength.

Yet at my command to start again from the fundamentals, they all looked at me with doubtful eyes.

But what could they do? I was their master. If I ordered it, they had to obey.

I planned to make the three slaves perform nothing but basic training all day long until their bodies were completely exhausted.

If their bodies stopped moving, I would manipulate their personalities and order them to keep going.

And when they collapsed from exhaustion, I would gradually release a little of their sealed power.

In truth, this wasn’t the wrong method. Slaves who had spent a long time unable to train properly and whose skills had deteriorated needed to rebuild their foundations.

If they followed my words, their lost abilities would return. The more obediently they listened, the faster the recovery would be.

This was how I intended to train the three slave girls.

When rewards and consequences are clear, people will follow even through hardship. I had learned that lesson harshly in the wild.

“What are you waiting for? Did you not hear your master’s command? Move at once!”

Liris, who had completely shed her timid personality, gave orders to the three slaves before I even had to speak.

Perhaps because of the fear that even the slightest defiance would send them straight back to the front lines, the three slaves obeyed without complaint and began to move.

They had no choice but to settle into different spots around the spacious room. Kate gripped the sword I had given her and began performing vertical slashes, swinging from above to below.

Arona set up a sturdy wooden target against the wall and started firing wooden arrows from her bow.

Becky climbed onto the bed, closed her eyes, and began meditating.

All three carried a sense of resignation, but mixed within it was a fierce determination never to return to the front lines and a burning desire to regain ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠their lost power.

“Master~ What should I do?”

After I had given the three women their orders, Liris asked me sweetly.

Liris sat lightly on the edge of the bed. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠She had already changed into provocative underwear and was seducing me. The moment I looked at her, I felt blood rush to my lower body.

Dressed in nothing but a bikini, Liris tempted me with an expression so bewitching it seemed she wanted to devour me whole. Her gaze overflowed with raw lust.

“I want Master’s attention~♡”