It had been three weeks since I had a strange discussion with a Goddess.
It had been two weeks and six days since I had landed inside this godforsaken world.
It had been two weeks and four days since I'd wanted to kill myself.
I could vividly remember the excitement on my face as the Goddess announced to me that I would be playing as one of the main characters inside an Eroge Game. But things took a turn for the worse when I learned that not only was it a shitty Eroge Game that was considered impossible to finish, but I was also inside the body of a useless villain whom everyone despised, even the female leads.
The only positive about all this was the gift the Goddess had left me.
[Taming System]
[Rank: SSS-Rank]
[Description: By increasing the affection of people, you can "tame" them and make them yours.]
Honestly, that was the main reason I was still barely hanging on to life.
There was only one small problem.
Okay. Maybe it wasn't that small.
-Cling!
A plate was thrown at my feet with barely anything inside it. There was a side of potatoes and a piece of bread that seemed as hard as a rock. Actually, it didn't "seem," it was as hard as a rock.
"Eat it."
Yeah. At the start of the game, Zane Alaric, the player that I was now playing as, was an orphan who had been captured by a group of slave merchants.
Though, when I had played the game, it had only been mentioned once, and we had never really seen what it was like. It was just a random element of his background. But now that I was living it, I could understand why Zane wasn't the nicest. Who could ever stay sane inside this shitty place where only haughty nobles would walk in?
Anyway, I began eating the rock in my hand and, all of a sudden, a sound of a bell rang through the entirety of the prison.
"We have an important visitor! Act accordingly or you will be punished!" A large, bulky man shouted, threatening everyone inside before the main door of the prison opened a few seconds later.
As soon as I heard that, I acted all sad and cute, biting off little edges of the bread piece that I was holding. I was trying my best to act as weak and feeble as possible since that was the number one thing that nobles looked for in slaves.
"Madame Vera, if I may point you in the right direction, what kind of slave were you looking for?"
'Wait… Madame Vera?'
My eyes widened. I knew that name. I knew that name very well.
She was the head of a very large noble household. If there was any time when I needed to get picked, it had to be now. My life would be much easier then… I would only have to tame her, and I would stop being a slave.
A plan formed in the back of my mind within seconds as I heard the footsteps growing nearer; a soft, melodic voice echoed within the walls.
"Mhm~ I will just take a look around and see if anyone sparks my interest."
She passed by one cell after the next, the rhythmic sound of her heels hitting against the rock-hard floor.
And then, after a few more seconds, she finally appeared before me, standing only a few meters away from where I stood.
'Damn. She's even more stunning inside the game than in the drawings!' I thought in the back of my mind as I continued to stare at her.
She had long, dark purple hair with red pearly eyes that shone in the dark. Her body was that of a mature woman with very large and ample features, especially her chest. And when coupled with a nice dress like the one she wore, it was hard for anyone to look away from her.
-Ding!
[An important character of the game, Throne of Lust, has been found.]
[Showing you her Taming Status…]
Then, within seconds, a large panel of information appeared before me.
I wasn't too sure what was happening, but I read everything as it seemed that my system was finally having a reaction after two weeks and six days.
[Taming Status: Morgana Vera]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Status: Single
Strength: 68
Agility: 91
Intelligence: 76
Charm: 84
Loyalty: 72
Obedience: 60
Corruption: 15
Libido: 53
Affection: ♡♡♡♡♡ (0/5) - An affection of at least four stars is needed to attempt the taming.
The status screen was definitely interesting, especially the part about the Affection, which seemed to indicate just how much she liked me.
And since we had never seen each other before, it was quite obvious that the Affection could be found at zero.
Nevertheless, I realized that I had been staring at Morgana for far too long, shaking my head and coming out of my daze, only to realize that she was staring right back into my eyes. Only this time, there was a small smirk at the corner of her mouth.
"What's your name, young man?"
"Mhm… I was told that you would choose it."
She tenderly smiled. "Yes, but I want to know your name before coming here."
I gulped as she showed interest. This was my way out of this shithole. I couldn't ruin this opportunity.
"It was Zale, Zale Alaric, Madame," I said as I continued to stare back into her eyes. She seemed to like the eye contact and the fact that I wasn't shying away from it.
[The Affection of Morgana Vera has increased by one.]
[Affection: ♥♡♡♡♡]
"I'll take him."
The slave merchant looked surprised by the sudden decision.
"Are you sure? This slave isn't anything special. We have much better ones this way."
'You son of a bitch, don't you try to convince her,' I cursed in the back of my mind as I continued to hold the eye contact.
"No, I want this one. He seems to be the most interesting out of anyone here."
Maybe it was the eye contact. Or maybe she saw something in me the others didn't—something broken... and useful.
Anyway, Step 1: Getting out of this Slave Prison was now complete.