Chapter 65.2

Translator: Adam Seacord

Lily, Lily! Its me, dont you remember? Dont you?

Ah Agh Ah, Ch Charl

The woman on the bed No, she was actually still young, a similar age to Shiro . She must have been early in her pregnancy, since her belly was still flat In fact, she was quite boney, she could not have been healthy .

Unable to speak intelligibly, the girl placed her hand on Shiros cheek The cheek of the old leader of the White Dog Gang, Charlotte . The girl is muttering something, with some joy and sadness on her expression .

Astarte fixed Lily up, she wasnt feeling well . She had a cold until yesterday, she really wasnt feeling well . Is she really a priestess? Im not smart enough to know it, but her prayers and her healing sure seemed like the real deal .

Thats right . Astarte wasnt there when I turned Shiro into a monster; she didnt hear Shiros confession .

Astartes not all well . Shes here, after all . Neither am I . But I was the only one who knew any details about Shiros past . Astarte didnt have the opportunity to know about her .

I made an excuse, although I knew it wouldnt help anyone .

Lily ended up here because she was pawned off from some slave merchant . You saw her, shes too broken to hold a conversation . Well, she could still move her hips if you threw a man on her, so shes been working as a bottom-tier prostitute . Even when something bad happens to her, she cant put

it into words . Sure, she still has the mental capacity of a small child, but its not like the other girls have enough leisure to take care of her

I inferred from how Dora spoke, that Lily would have been kicked out of the Spiders Web, if it wasnt for this event . There were beggars in Abram, too . Go to the slums in the new part of town, and you would find a small number of the poor, clinging to life in the sewers . However, Lily would not even make it to there . Dora must have been on the verge of giving up, knowing that she could not protect Lily much longer, even though she had no obligation to protect a broken prostitute .

Lily Im sorry, Im sorry If I was stronger I could have Lily, and everyone

With her arm around Lily, who sat there without seeming to grasp the situation, Shiro was crying . No, it wasnt Shiro sitting there now . It was Charlotte, the lady thief in repentance for her failure to protect her team .

It was Shiro, who had sacrificed everything by becoming my dog A monster, stripped of the feeling of powerlessness and regret, who can accept her servitude to me as happiness . Even so, her human days spent as Charlotte were never erased, nor were her humiliating days spent as a sex slave after her defeat to . It had not even been a year since I turned her to be a monster . I did not have the power to erase anyones memories . Of course,

course, Shiros damaged heart had not healed, unlike Saras . Her old wound had opened up, bleeding again after all this time .

What could she do?

The prostitute called Lily, if I remember Shiro correctly, used to be an herb mixer; she wasnt suited for rough waters . To top it off, she was broken too badly to use any of her medicinal knowledge, and she was almost certainly pregnant .

If she were only pregnant, I could have arranged to have her do other work in the brothel . If she were only broken, I could have taken a passive approach of having her dedicate herself to the temple, with some donations . Alas, she was both .

Another big problem was Shiro . I had heard that Charlotte was a bright and confident girl with a strong sense of responsibility . Shiro was a monster, who, while active, was not confident, and quite passive as she often waited for my directions . Charlotte would not have been able to accept her past; by becoming a monster, Shiro saw that past as the experience of someone else That was the illusion she kept up, until this point . Since their paths did cross in the past, this girl would break Shiro, too .

I couldnt let that happen .

Hey, Elliot Was it? That girl Her face, her arm . Does that mean At the Man Eating Dungeon?

Dora quietly asked me about Shiros appearance . Well, our hoods were down, and with a close glance, anyone could see the white fur and the beast-like feature . Of course, she would be curious

be curious . Still, she took care to not let Shiro hear her .

Shes been through some stuff .

The truth was that I had turned her into a monster, but Dora did not need to know that . At least not before I turned Dora into a monster of mine .

A lot has happened since . Shes working for me now .

Dora looked at me inquisitively . She clearly wanted ask how I freed her, but seemed to be keeping that to herself .

Oh, right . I can just tell her .

In order to keep this brothel in check, at the very least, I needed Dora to pledge her loyalty to me, either peacefully or by force . Considering that, I decided to let Dora know that I was not her enemy, and she definitely did not want me to become one .

Dora, Ill take Lily in . Dont worry about it . Also, dont tell the other prostitutes about Shiro . Although, Astarte and Diana know already .

All right . But, what are you going to do with this girl?

Doras tone slightly shifted . She might have been a little scared of how I spoke .

If were lucky, youll see her again . I didnt take on this brothel from the previous owner just because its good business . Thats all Shiro, no, Charlotte .

Dora had gone quiet, and Shiro finally turned her tear-smeared face toward me .

E-Elli Um, Master Im sorry, Im sorry . Im your dog now, but

Her voice was the same as Shiros, but foreign to but foreign to me .

Its all right . Theres no way to change that you were once Charlotte, and I dont intend to try . I just dont want you to forget that youre also Shiro now .

Hearing this, Shiro stumbled to turn to me . I stopped her by raising my hand, and took a knee in front of her, and held her chin up with my hand .

You are my dog . I am your master . She may have been a member of your family, but you dont need to take care of all of it on your own You can trust Master .

But Shes not Shiros, shes Charlottes Shes Charlottes, I thought she was dead-

Shut up .

Shiro was crying, and her face belonged to somebody I dont know . I took a strong tone . Charlotte had awakened from her slumber within Shiro .

Im about to trample Charlottes soul and put her under my control, too .

It was laughable how greedy I was, but I had thought that that would be the best solution, for me and for her .

This girl Lily . I cant fix her . But Remember how you became Shiro, Charlotte?

!

Thats right . Theres no guarantee, but Ill do it . Now, let me hear you say it Obey me, Charlotte . And Give your friend, to me .

Yes, Elliot . Master . Not as Shiro, but as Charlotte, please . I will obey you, make me your dog . Make us, me and this girl Your dogs .