Alice Rose’s POV

I was a born dancer, thus my parents used to let me dance in any occasion just to earn some money. Being a poor is curse and having greedy parents on that is like a sin. And as I got big enough to understand everything, I was sent to the palace as a dancer.

It was like a nightmare for me, after all, there I came to know about this lusty society. As all the ministers were looking at my troop with their lustful eyes.

Soon war broke, and I was happy, thinking that new monarch would be sensible enough to lead the commoners towards growth. But all this was my wishful thinking. We were captured by our own ministers to satisfy them.

I thought to run from here with my people. After all, they are the only one I can say my ‘family’ now. But I forgot that this word itself has a very big meaning, when my blood-related parents saw me as cash cow, how can I expect something from these strangers.

And when we were caught by the guards again, my troop members sold me off just to save themselves.

‘People’s true face comes only in the time of disaster’. I understood this very late and from then on, I decided to rely on no one else, but myself.

When this was reached to those ministers’ ears, they decided to sell me off, so that I would not implicate their other ‘pleasure toys’. That’s how I come to this ‘Pleasure Hall’. Here I was not forced, but I willingly helped Christina.

Since I was good at dancing, I was asked to seduce those people with my dance, and then they will play the tricks on them. I was shocked after hearing their methods, but it is worth it. I really felt happiness here, in this cursed place.

I spent my life while enjoying every moment with the members here in hall. But again….

This war, my trauma, came. I was afraid what will happen now…! After all, this place has no protection, only because of Christina’s persistent efforts and serving those d*mn officials was everything in control.

And the result…? Christina sacrificed himself to save all of us. It was all chaotic when those greedy landlords came.

Actually, this is not because of these wars, instead it is the play of greedy middleman or lords who are corrupted to their bones.

As they don’t have any benefit from these fights, they try to dominate us, submissive people to fill their pockets whether we live or die, they don’t care.

I have seen these kinds of greedy parasite in the Palace before. They know nothing, but to leach over pitiful people, just to show their dominance and power. I am aware of this reality, but ignorant people may think that all this is done by the monarch.

“We can’t change the others’ view to the situation”, this is what I was explaining to Sister June and Sister Ella, when I saw Henry with a haggard look at the chamber’s door.

And soon he asked in hoarse voice, showing some journal, “Is ….. Is this all true…?”

We can’t even read a word from this far, but after looking carefully at the color, this journal must be Christina’s. But what is it doing with Little Henry.

I was going to take that journal, when I saw Sister June running awkwardly, just to look over that letter. After all, Sister June was the helper of Master before me and Sister Ella.

There must be something, that’s why Sister June is panicking this much…!

After snatching journal, Sister June read it quietly. But this quietness is more dangerous.

Both me and Sister Ella shared glance –

{Sister Ella, do you know anything…?}

But Sister Ella lightly shook her head, indicating ‘no’.

{But, do you know anything…?}

And to this question, my response was same as hers.

Since we both don’t know, we thought to watch them and understand the matter 1^st. After all, sensing the tension between Sister and Little one, it is confirmed that the matter is quite serious.

But still, I don’t understand a bit of it.

“…. Yes…” this short reply was given by Sister June with a moment of pause. Reluctance while saying yes was heart clenching.

Little was shocked for a while after hearing this word ‘yes’, like his life depends on this ‘yes’ only.

He then muttered something to himself, but all I can hear was “………. Then……. I will……. I will…… I will…..”

It was like, he was pressured about something, which is serious, really serious. After all, this bubbly little was serious for the 1^st time, and even Master is involved (journal) too.

But Sister June’s complexion turned pale. She was trying to convince him to deny it. “… No…. not you….. Anyone, but not you….”

But little was not ready to change his decision, and declared boldly “I will…. And only I can be…”

^[1]Leave the colored pic on my discord — R.S.