Marquis Sanchet sat on a gray marble chair, looking anxious.
The icy sensation coming from under his buttocks made him quite restless.
However, if it's just that sitting is uncomfortable, as a very powerful warrior, he is not incapable of overcoming this small difficulty.
But what truly unsettled him was the occasional, inexplicable sense of oppression emanating from his surroundings.
It was as if a heavy stone was pressing on his throat, making him so tense that he could barely speak.
Even the cold feeling from the seat seemed to be magnified invisibly.
Marquis Sanchez slowly raised his head and looked into the distance.
Look at the bear-man who is carefully holding a watering can with two thick fingers and watering the bright flowerbeds around him.
Despite his enormous size, he could easily crush the flowers under his feet into dust if he walked into the garden.
But Sancher, sitting on the stone chair, saw it very clearly.
The bear-man was like a small mountain enchanted with lightness magic, agile and graceful.
The movement always avoided every flower perfectly, and every action was precise and cautious.
Even the butterflies gathering nectar among the flowers remained undisturbed.
Although it looks impressive, there's a problem.
Is that really the kind of work he should be doing?
This kind of work should, in theory, be the responsibility of the cat-eared maid who led him in earlier.
No, that's not right either.
Throughout the kingdom's long history, the status of demi-humans in society was almost comparable to that of slaves.
Because of their wild and untamed nature and strong aggression, they are difficult to serve as servants in a household.
Therefore, there is only one fate for demi-humans in the kingdom: they will be captured and used as laborers.
Because the demi-humans are simply incapable of performing various delicate tasks.
As a result, the Cleviner family not only brought a cat-woman maid, but also a bear-woman butler who could water the flowers.
Because that's what Leah called him back then—
'Butler Helnersen.'
Marquis Sanche was no stranger to the bear-men, a subhuman race, given the kingdom's long history of subhuman enslavement.
The capture, sale, and breeding of demi-humans have become commonplace within the kingdom.
He himself had participated in hunting wild demi-humans and knew that bear-men were extremely rare and dangerous.
Cat-people and dog-people are arguably the most common subhuman groups.
Most families would own several slaves for work purposes.
However, bear-men are extremely rare, and almost no noble family would own or use them.
Ten years ago in the Kingdom of Kant, auctions of demi-humans were commonplace.
However, the Cassidra Merchant Guild never sells bear people.
Not only because they are rare, but more importantly, these demi-humans are extremely difficult to capture.
They are short-tempered, thick-skinned, aggressive, and have a strong physique.
It might take a dozen warriors to barely subdue a bear-man of the same level.
That's without considering casualties.
Furthermore, bears are inherently cruel, and even when captured, they will not easily submit like other demi-humans.
Therefore, they were mostly regarded as precious ornaments in the kingdom to demonstrate the family's power.
In short, it is extremely valuable, but not practical.
Of course, times have changed now.
Since Shulbong followed the example of the neighboring empire and elevated the status of demi-humans, he has prohibited demi-humans from working for any nobles as slaves.
Do you want demi-humans to work for the nobility?
No problem, but only if we treat the subhuman workers the same way.
Similarly, when the Cassidra Merchant Guild announced that it would no longer sell demi-humans in any form...
The royal city and other territories also began to change their attitudes toward the demi-humans and tried their best to improve their living environment.
Even the capture of demi-humans has become clandestine, relying solely on the power of their own families to secretly capture them.
Mercenaries are no longer willing to accept missions to capture demi-humans.
All of this changed in part because the Kingdom of Kant had experienced a rebellion by demi-humans.
Ten years ago, the demi-human rebellion went down in history.
A group of foreign demi-humans organized a rescue operation, working together from within the kingdom.
They almost saved all the demi-humans in the royal city, bringing unprecedented destruction to the city.
If it weren't for the assistance of the mage Victor, many nobles might not have been able to receive external aid.
As he recalled this history, the Marquis of Sanche fell silent.
well,
Thinking of that young and talented monk who died young, one can't help but lament that heaven is jealous of talent.
At this moment, his thoughts were somewhat unsettled.
Meanwhile, Lia, sitting opposite, elegantly picked up the teacup, took a sip of the warm tea, and slowly put it down.
Then their gaze turned once again to the worried marquis.
Clearly, Helner's appearance startled the other party.
Having provided such a deterrent, the subsequent conversations became much simpler.
So, Leah spoke directly, tentatively asking:
"Mr. Sanchez, is the tea not to your liking?"
After intimidating the other party, then hand over the right to speak to them.
The other party will definitely panic because they are unsure of what you're thinking, even if they have already thought of what to say in their mind.
As expected, Marquis Sanchet was visibly stunned for a moment upon hearing Lia's words.
Those slightly bewildered eyes slowly lifted and refocused.
He seemed to still be sorting out his thoughts and hadn't fully come to his senses yet.
He pondered for a moment, then hurriedly grabbed the teacup and carefully took a sip.
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