Louise looks at the boy lying on her bed.
She doesn't know what to feel.
This is suppose to be her 'divine, beautiful and powerful' familiar? In the back of her mind she agrees that he is good looking.
But so far he has been more trouble than he's worth.
Getting him to move after forming the contract had been stress inducing since he refused to move from the spot he had appeared in.
Her classmates had laughed that her familiar wouldn't even follow her orders.
Couldn't she have summoned a dragon or something? Instead she got someone who only has good looks going on for them.
Ah, what would her family think about something like this?
Looking at the boy, she wonders if he is a plebeian, even though he is wearing clothes that look expensive.
Sighing, she starts taking off her clothes when she heard him speak.
"You really are shameless aren't you? As if kissing me was not enough, you plan to take my purity as well? Fine, go ahead, I won't stop you." He says with resignation as Louise blushes red.
"Y-you! What is wrong with you?! As if a noble born such as myself would do that with a commoner!" She says pointing at him.
"Ah, you won't? Thank goodness. So you are just an exhibitionist then? Well that's okay, I'm not one to judge people's preferences."
"I-I am not! Stop spouting such nonsense." She yells pointing her wand in obvious threat.
He sits up on the bed sporting a contemplative look. "You are not? Then why are you taking off your clothes in front of a guy you just met today?…" he gains a look of realization as he hits his balled fist into an open palm then points an index finger at her. "Oh, I see! You are a har—"
*Boom!*
Louise cast an explosion spell in his direction, at least that spell always does what she intends it to.
She coughs out swinging her hands, trying to get the smoke away from her vision.
As she realizes what she did, she pales, already feeling bad. "Hey! Are you okay?"
"Eh? Why wouldn't I be?"
"Kyaaah."
Turning around in surprise she spots the boy now sitting in the chair in front of the mirror looking at her with folded arms and a tilted head.
"H-how?"
"Oof, your bed is ruined. It seems business will be tough for you today."
Louise held her head and screamed.
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"Founder, how did I get a familiar like this?"
Louise once again laments, still in her room which reeks of smoke.
"Hey, I never agreed to be your familiar or whatever you know." The boy responds.
"We formed the contract, so you're my familiar already!!" She yells. "An annoying one so far!"
"What the hell? A kiss is all it takes to become a sex slave? Who made such a system? How terrible! Are people's lives just toys to you? Take me to them right now. I must learn this power for myself."
She blushes. "S-sex slave?! How vulgar! A system created by the Founder, Brimir is not used for such a purpose! And what do you mean learn this power?!"
Louise doesn't think she has yelled this much in all her life. This boy just keeps prodding her buttons.
"Hey, you were the one taking your clothes off in front of me, after kissing and binding me without consent. If that isn't sex slavery, I don't know what."
"Arrgh, just shut up already!" She says blushing.
She just wanted him to wash her clothes, she was not thinking of anything obscene at all!
She feels a hand on her head. "You are a bundle of energy aren't you? Youngsters these days..." He says sagely.
Louise starts to talk but she stops herself. No he is obviously egging her on.
She sighs.
"What's your name?"
"Hmm? Oh, Zero."
She bristles at that, glaring at him.
"Are you mocking me?"
"Why would I?" He asks, genuine confusion present on his face.
That calms Louise down a bit.
"What's your name?" She asks again.
"Zero. My name is Zero. You should probably get your ears checked if you can't hear me this close, that can't be healthy."
His name is Zero, she laughs in self-mockery.
It seems even the world is ridiculing her.
"Why do you have such a name?" She asks feeling bitter.
He puts a finger to his chin. "Think of it this way, if I'm Zero then that means I have nothing else to lose, if I have nothing else to lose, that means I have everything else to gain..."
Louise looks at him with wide eyes as he smiles for the first time.
Her heart beats faster.
"…How's that? Isn't it cool?"