The Young Master in the Shadows

When Lily reached the mansion with the twin, The gate guard was nowhere to be found. And when they entered the main hallway there was a very fat bald man sitting there surrounded by ten men in black. She instinctive knew that those were family agents and they were all players or semi-players.

The twins behind her began to shake. This one was the one who branded the slave tattoo on them and punished them after escaping that time. They knew he was a very cruel man.

“Are you young master Victor’s servants?” He asked as he sat down arrogantly with a perverted smile.

“Yes. May I know who you may be?” Asked Lily without a flinch. It seems her young master’s predictions were right. But she already read his letter and knew what to do.

“Ah, Call me Mr. Baron. I am the head family supervisor here in Vein,” said Baron as he bowed a little, attempting to appear noble but only managing to look like a pig sniffing at the ground.

“Young master Victor has been placed into police custody on family orders for suspicion of violating the rules. An investigator would be here in the morning to look at his case. I would need you to come with me, as I need to question you about some stuff regarding young master Nick’s death. This is just family protocol.” He said with a smirk as he licked his lips Making Lily’s and the twins feel a shiver running down their spines.

“According to the family's rules, Player servants cannot be interrogated without their master's presence,” Lily said as she remembered her young master’s instructions.

“Ah, I meant the Twins.” Said baron with some annoyance. He didn’t know that Victor has already instructed Lily on what she should say and do.

“They are already Players, we have just cleared a dungeon. You are free to check.” Said Lily coldly.

Baron quickly looked at the twins in surprise. He ordered one of his men, who took a white jade and asked Mina and Mana to touch it.

“Damn it!” Baron shouted when he saw the jade turn red, He was instructed by that person to get the servants to testify against Victor. He had many ways to manipulate little girls and extract confessions. But he didn’t think that they had become players.

“I need to confiscate your luggage. I have a search command for all of young master Victor’s properties. As his servants, all your properties belong to him.” He said with some annoyance as he flashed a sealed parchment.

Lily frowned. This was a family seal command. She cannot defy it. She said nothing and just threw her bag to the ground. The twins did the same.

Baron quickly ordered his men to get him the backpacks. Expecting to get discover some spoils and mistakingly misplace them in his pockets.

The twins' bags had nothing, just some camping kit. But Lily’s was full of sealed boxes and rolls.

Baron Licked his lips as he opened the first box to find it filled with mushrooms. He put it aside and opened another one to find it also filled with mushrooms.

Box after box was filled with nothing but mushrooms. Not shiny sparkly mushrooms, but brown dried ones.

Lily and the twins who were watching opened their mouths in surprise, isn’t this the mushrooms the goblins were eating? Why did the young master collect all of those?

Baron flipped the bag then threw it aside, What the f*ck?

He took one mushroom and intended to taste it then stopped and after some thinking, he gave it to one of his men.

“Taste it.” He said.

That man hesitated for a moment then bit a little part and chewed on it a little then stopped as his face turned green and began to puke on the floor. It took him 5 minutes to stop.

“Is it poisonous?” Asked Baron as he checked the man.

“No. Master, This thing is so digesting I couldn’t help myself. I have never tasted something so repulsive in my entire life. Not even that time you made us eat sh*t.” He said as tears fell from his eyes.

Baron shook his head and ordered the man to step down as he looked at Lily.

“What are those for? And where are your loot from the dungeon?” He Asked.

“This is what the young master instructed me to carry,” Lily said truthfully.

She also wanted to know where was the spoils. She had personally transferred those boxes from Victor’s bag to hers. His bag only had camping equipment now. She knows for sure that her young master had some treasures. She saw that exquisite bow he got from the goblin general. And what is the purpose of all those mushrooms? Did her young master lose his mind wandering alone in the dungeon?

“Did you hide some other bag?” He asked as he inspected Lily.

“There is no such thing. Wasn’t your men watching us the moment we left the mountain.” She added.

Baron frowned. He didn’t expect her to be aware of the men monitoring them. He could do nothing about the current situation as he has no reason to act against them. One of his men soon returned from the upper floor, he was probably searching the mansion. He said something in his Master’s ear then left. Baron nodded and stood up.

“I will be leaving now. You are forbidden from leaving the mansion until this case is closed.” He said as he hurriedly left with his men.

“What was that all about?” Asked Mana.

“Don’t ask unnecessary questions,” Hilda rebuked before she started to look at them with pleasure in her eyes.

“Congratulation on becoming Players,” She said with a smile, making the girls blush a little with delight. They always liked to be complemented by Hilda.

“Now I have to teach you a few things about being a player. Miss Lily, About those mushrooms what should we do?” She asked.

“Just pack them up in their boxes and wait for the young master to decide.” She said, “I have somethings to do, so don’t disturb me for the night” she added as she headed upstairs.

Hilda nodded and gestured to the twins to help her pack up the things thrown on the ground. They have a lot of cleaning to do, There was a huge puddle of vomit on the floor. And Baron’s men have messed up the entire mansion. As for the young master’s safety, she didn’t mention it. If the young master was punished so be it. If he was killed, another young master would take his place, this is how the family worked. For the servants, it was the same.

“Miss Lily, Baron was looking for a ring of some sort, but found nothing.” She said to Lily who was going upstairs.

Lily stopped for a moment then nodded and continued.

Lily who reached the upper floor quickly activated her survey skill and frowned as she ran to his room and opened the wardrobe, It was exactly what the young master told her.

She took her phone and dialed Theodore’s number, after a few minutes he answered.

“Master, This is Lily, The young master has instructed me to call you if I felt something was wrong. Baron has left after searching the house. He took some of the young master’s shirts including the one he was wearing the night young master Nick was here, And he seemed to be looking for some kind of a ring.” She said. And listened for Theodore's instructions.

“I don’t know about any ring. As I didn’t see what the young master took when he undressed young master Nick,” she said.

“No, I already checked there doesn’t seem to be any surveillance devices, but I could feel some men moving outside the mansion, And the guard at the gate is missing,” she answered.

“I understand. ” She said as she hang up.

“This is all I can do for now.” she thought. She really wanted to storm that police station and rescue her young master. But he instructed her that she would be heavily monitored so she should not do anything stupid and just inform his father about the situation. She sighed as she took off her clothes then jumped into the young master's bed hugging his pillow to sleep.