บท 8: Leave the plantation.

"Miya, can you help me get out of here?" He asked while frowning.

It was the most important question he wanted to address above all.

"Of course, this was the proposal I was going to submit to you after you woke up. Lady Mapple is dangerous, we must leave here as soon as possible." Miya joined her hands as she spoke these words in turn.

Seeing her so enthusiastic, Zanac nods his head slightly. "But won't the others find it suspicious that you suddenly leave without giving any news?"

'For the moment, I don't want to fight against opponents whose power far exceeds mine. I have to select priorities and avoid foreseeable problems.' He says to Himself while waiting for Miya's answer, who temporarily stopped talking after hearing his question.

But she immediately shook her head after five seconds of silence: - No, you don't have to worry about that, master; I am convinced that neither my sisters nor the queen will look for me. On the contrary, I think they will be happy that he has fewer candidates.

[She may not know it yet but I'm sure the queen cares about herself even if she hasn't shown her.]

'... It doesn't matter, since we have no choice.'

[...You are right, master.]

With this little discussion with Lucie, Zanac focuses on Miya before she discovers this factor.

"Very well, in this case, let's get out of here first;" Zanac affirmed these words while looking next to him to find a replacement shirt; since his old shirt was in tatters, thanks to Miya.

Noticing this, Miya went to the wardrobe and took another white shirt with a long sleeve but which had no name like Zanac's old shirt.

"Master, wear this while waiting for us to arrive in a neutral city." She proposed while unbuttoning the shirt.

Zanac: "A neutral city?"

"Yes master, there are cities that don't do the same practices as us. But these cities are generally founded by humans who possess tough powers and armies or by respectful organizations who are Smiths or alchemists. So, no one dares to disturb them."

While giving this brief explanation, she helped Zanac wear the shirt; even though the latter signaled to her not to bother with it.

But it was not important to him, what interested him was Miya's words. It was a revelation for him.

A refuge for humans? It would be the best place for him to be momentarily calm to organize his maneuvers.

But when Miya arrived at the last shirt's button, she suddenly stopped after noticing something that they had forgotten; the enslavement necklace that Zanac was wearing.

At the same time, Zanac also noticed it. "Do you have a way to help me get rid of this necklace?" He asked instantly, forgetting the subject before.

"... I'm not sure, master. But I'd find a way to remove it from you. But I'm not sure we have time to... do it here." She said, looking elsewhere with strangely pink cheeks.

'She's strange for a succubus.' Seeing her embarrassment, Zanac began to have several questions in his head about Miya.

But one thing was certain for him, if Miya cannot help him get rid of this necklace now, it could only mean one thing, the necklace is not as simple as he had imagined.

"Very well, we'll see it once we're calm." He said, folding his shirt sleeves to the elbow.

"Well, I'm ready. If you don't have anything else to do, we can leave now." He continued.

Even if he did not want to show it to Miya, his impassive expression could no longer be maintained, at the idea of leaving this pink hell. 'No wonder the other idiot was screaming like crazy because of finding himself in the succubus plantation. It's the scariest death there is, to die in lust.

Miya: "Wait a moment, master."

As Zanac looked at her with questioning eyes, she went towards the white orb that was placed on the table.

But at the same time, a small black hole appeared in front of her, followed by her hand that crossed the black hole and came out with another white orb that had the same size and appearance as the orb that was on the table.

Zanac did not need to ask himself any questions about her actions, he instantly guessed that she was erasing their traces.

He was more than curious about the black hole. But for now, it was not the time to ask for this.

After replacing the old orb with a new one, Miya did not stop there, she took Zanac's torn shirt, changed the sheet, and checked everything down to the slightest insignificant detail.

Following this, she took an envelope from the black hole and placed it on the table next to the magic orb.

Satisfied that everything was fine, she looked at Zanac with a touching smile: -Sorry that it took so long, master.

"Don't worry about that, if you've finished erasing all the clues, can we leave now?"

Miya: "Yes master, we can leave now." She said as she approached Zanac.

Arrived next to him, she extends her hand forward, while she prepare to cast a spell to open another dimensional portal.

But immediately, Zanac had wide eyes when he saw Miya's body shining in a purple aura while her hair was waving in the air, despite the absence of winds in the bedroom.

And that was not all, Zanac immediately noticed a small fissure in front of them that was growing in plain sight before turning into a dimensional portal that was connected in an unknown area.

As Zanac looked at the portal with anxiousness, he suddenly felt Miya's hand grab his own.

"Everything is ready now." She said with a seductive smile that could not leave Zanac indifferent.

He gulped his saliva while walking side by side with Miya as they cross the portal.

....

A dozen kilometers from the plantation where Zanac was located, namely the Mapple plantation, Zanac, and Miya have just appeared out of the portal, east of the succubus plantation.

But contrary to what Zanac expected, he found himself in a thick forest with large and long trees that could only be seen in such worlds.

"Master, if we want to go to the nearest neutral city east of the Mapple plantation, we must be careful and walk." Seeing her master's confusion, Miya instantly guessed the question he was going to ask her.

But despite everything, Zanac's confusion did not disappear.

"Hm? Is there a particular reason that pushes you to process like that?" He asked while looking around him.

'The atmosphere of this forest is peaceful. This is the first time I've breathed such Healthy atmospheres.' He said to Himself while in his stupor.

"Indeed, there are several reasons for this. First, if I use a long-distance portal, I'd not only take several days to recover my magical energy, which will prevent me from protecting you when we confront a potential danger. But this will also be noticed by the queen who has an increased sensitivity to fluctuations in space energies and will be able to locate us."

"As for the main reason that pushed me to proceed like that, is to allow you to train with low-level beasts lurking around the high-risk area. Master, to enter the neutral city, we must get rid of this necklace that is around your neck. And to do so, you must have enough magical energy to erase all the potential dangers that may arise."

"..." hearing her explanations, Zanac nods his head in agreement.

"Very good. You said you had a method to help me cultivate magical energy and become strong, didn't you?" He asks.

"..."

But when he saw Miya remain silent after hearing his question, Zanac's eyebrows contracted.

"Or was it just bait to hold me?" He continued insistently.

As he had not yet tamed Miya at that time, he'd not be surprised if she lied to him for his cooperation.

But, she shook her head: "This wasn't the case, it's just that this procedure is a little dangerous for humans who have small amounts of Yang energy. Succubi generally practice this method with incubi who have a Yang energy large amount. Even if my Yin energy is not so powerful as to be a threat to you, my magical energy is another story. As a result, it'll be very dangerous for you to practice this kind of method with me."

'... It was to be expected. Even if I don't understand everything, I bet she talks about dual cultivation.' Zanac instantly understood Miya's explanations. Like most young earthlings, he naturally read fanciful novels as a past.

"Very well, I understand;" Zanac pronounced these words soberly.

But at that moment, Lucie's voice sounded in her ears.

[Master, you've not yet used the random cards you received when you were unconscious.]

'...You are right. If I remember correctly, I received two random item cards and a random weapon card.'

[Right.]

'Very well, let's proceed with their openings.'

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At the same time, Mapple has just returned from her plantation. She was accompanied by a man with long black hair with a ferocious face. But this man did not have a necklace around his neck; his imposing posture and full armor showed that this man was not a slave.