REINCARNATED AS THE EMPEROR'S SERVANT

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 18

THEY were already in the deepest part of the forest, in short they are in the middle of the forest where there are a lot of big trees surrounding them, they could see the hut on the other side of the forest which was surrounds with a lot of tall grass and big tall trees.

Zelia, Reves, and His Majesty went in to the hut which they were saying that they had found the hide out of the culprit.

As soon as they step in the hut, they gasp at what they saw. A lot of blood were scattered on the floor. They saw Mae who was standing unmoving, Zelia went to her way to ask her,"What happened here?"

Mae was looking at the blood, "T-The w-womens w-were..."She can't finish what she wanted to say because she puked.

Zelia tapped her back as Reves went immediately to her side to help her calm.

While the Emperor grabbed Zelia's wrist as she was dragged to his side, she was about to move away but the Emperor caught her by wrapping her arms around her waist.

She glare at him, "What are you doing?

"You're not allowed to go there."He said referring to the other side of the hut which was the blood scattered and they guess that the women's who were missing were on the other side of the hut.

She hissed, "Says who?"She said as she move his hand on her waist.

"You might can't take it. Even Mae can't also take what's on the other side."The Emperor said in menacing tone.

"You're with me, and if happens that I can't take it, then just be there for me. Is there any problem with that?"Zelia said making the Emperor losses it's grip to her waist.

"Okay, let's go."He said as he look at Reves who was trying to calm Mae who was still vomiting. 

"Take Mae outside."The Emperor ordered.

Reves immediately nodded his head as he carry Mae like a bridal style as they went out of the hut. While the Emperor and Zelia was walking to the other side, covering their nose due to the foul smell of the blood which scattered on the floor and even on the woods.

"Heck, what the hell is this."Zelia cussed as they saw four women who was naked while their throat while slit and their tongue was cut to prevent them from shouting.

There are also traces of semen on their private parts. Zelia can't help but to feel angry at the same time pity these three women's. She look at the woman who's legs have wounds, bloods and marks.

She was about to go to their direction to see if there are any traces that the culprit made but the Emperor stop him by grabbing her waist, covering her eyes with his one left hand.

"What are you doing?"Zelia asked calmly.

"Let's go outside. We can't move the body nor went to their direction, we'll leave it to the higher rank, they are already here to investigate this. We don't need to see further, okay?"The Emperor said softly.

Zelia sigh, "Okay, let's go."She said as she started walking together with the Emperor way out of the hut.

As soon as they went out, they see Reves and Mae who was standing waiting for them.

Mae went to their direction and bow her head,"I'm sorry for just standing there and doing nothing. I was shock and my gut can't take about what happened to those women's. I'm sorry, Your Majesty and Zelia."

Zelia chuckled,"There's no need for you to say sorry for since we are all humans, it's not like we can't feel anything or can't see anything, I guess it's normal for us—a human being to feel bad, feel pity and feel anger towards to someone."

"It's okay."The Emperor replied.

A satisfied smile appears on Mae's lips, "Thank you."

Zelia smiled back, "Your welcome. Are you okay now?"

She nodded, "Yes. I'm okay."

"That's good. Anyways, back to the topic... did you already found the culprit?"Zelia asked in a serious tone, so as the Emperor was listening to their conversation closely.

Reves was the one who answered the question as he shook his head, "No. We haven't found the culprit yet, as soon as we got here she/ he has already escape without any traces to his/her new hideout, only this hut was the only one whom we found before he/she escape."

Zelia look at the Emperor's direction, "Do you have any idea about this? or whom who's the culprit?"

"Yeah, but I still don't have any evidence yet since it's just my hunch. What about you?"He asked while looking at her straight to her eyes.

"It's also a hunch yet. Anyways, let's go back to the hotel."She said as she started walking and she could feel the three presence who also start walking, matching her pace.

"Hotel? What's that?"The Emperor asked with a curve eyebrow visible on his face.

"Ah... I mean the Royal Place where we were staying in for temporary."She said as she unconsciously cussed in her mind. She almost forgot that she's not in the modern world anymore and she's already in this unknown Era, and there is no hotel that was invented or discovered yet. Silly.

"Okay."The Emperor shortly said not minding about what she just said earlier while Mae was looking at her with a frown and curious visible on her face.

Since Zelia is sensitive when it comes to someone who would stare at her, she knows that Mae was staring at her as they were walking past through the forest.

"You seemed to be curious at the same time confused, what do you want to ask? Spill it."Zelia said without looking at her as she was continued walking together with the three of them.

As soon as she spoke, the Emperor who was on her left side who was walking together with her, also look at her.

While Mae was startled at her sudden question, she immediately averted her eyes while she was hesitatingly if she want to speak or not.

Zelia couldn't help but to chuckle at her expression, "If you're worrying about what you wanted to ask, afraid that you might offend me or something that would lead your life to danger since you might be thinking that if you might upset me in any way, you'll be dead in the hands of the Emperor. Am I right? Just don't mind the Emperor and speak what you wanted to asked, don't be shy."

This time, Zelia was looking at her with a smile plastered on her face while Mae shyly went to her direction and she stopped from walking, so as Zelia who also stopped from walking.

Mae whispered directly to her ears, "Are you and Emperor are partners in life?"

Zelia laughed at her question, making Reves and the Emperor stopped from walking as they looked at their direction, looking curiously.

Zelia chuckles as she shook her head, "Nope. I'm just a mere servant."

"But you two look like you're a lover."She commented as she said in a whisper sound, afraid that the Emperor might hear what she wanted to say.

"Nah, it's just your imagination because I'm not his lover nor we don't have any lingering feelings toward at each other."She replied.

"But you two look like you were in a relationship."She commented making Zelia choke as she start walking slowly and Mae also walk slowly to make with her pace while the two men were looking at them curiously... they were curious about what they were talking about, oh... they were 10 meters away from them so they couldn't hear what they were chit-chatting about, they can only hear their laughs.

She snorted, "Damn, were not. I didn't reincarnated to be in a relationship."She mumbled the last part.

"Huh? What did you say?"Mae asked curiously but she shook her head.

"Nothing, I just feel like I've changed ever since I became a servant."She said while laughing.

"Uhmm... at first, you look like you can kill someone if that someone would dare to say that you are just a servant but now it's different, like you're getting used to it."She said.

"I know. Anyways, back to what you just asked, we are not in a relationship with the Emperor and besides I'm not planning to enter in that kind of situation, besides, that I also have this feelings that he won't fall for me."She said while smiling from ear to ear as they matched the pace with the Emperor and Reves, while Mae didn't speak again leaving with a frown in her face.

'You say that the Emperor hasn't fall for you, but why is he so affectionate when it comes to you? Weird.'Mae though as she went to Reves direction.