Sacrifice: Time of Mine

"Wow, Guild Master, you're good at writing a story." Mettany looked at the paper in her hand as tears were coming out of her usual cold eyes.

Guild Master Gon rubbed his nose in pride before replying, "I once wanted to become an author." 

Currently, he was wearing glasses that don't suit him a bit. 

"With this, Avion's life there wouldn't be that hard." Mettany nodded in admiration.

"Well... not exactly." the Guild Master gave a problematic expression.

Mettany only gave a curious gaze before she was answered;

"It all comes down to his acting. I made a lot of preparations. I mentioned how he is quiet all the time and expressionless due to 'Relle's harsh experience'"

"Oh..." Mettany came to an understanding.

"Of course, I did instruct Avion how to act. I said that he should be expressionless and as if he doesn't care about anything." the Guild Master was assured by his choice, "I hammered it to him, he should act as if he doesn't care."

"Why?"

"You're the inspiration for this. You look like you don't care about anything and seemed so mysterious at the same time."

Mettany dropped her eyes, not knowing if that was a compliment or an insult, but thinking about it, she muttered, "I don't have a good feeling about this."

Meanwhile, on the side of the mansion, Avion took the paper and read the words there.

"Hm" Avion nodded before putting the letter in his pocket.

'Hm?' the maid blinked multiple times before thinking; 'What's that supposed to mean?'

'Ohh... maybe he's just shocked to the point of speechlessness. He came back for his mother after all. How can he react as usual when he just learned that his mother had died before seeing him?'

"I'll show you the way back to the basement where your mother stayed, waiting for you." the maid spoke gently.

"Okay." Avion said expressionlessly.

'Okay?' the maid began to frown, 'That's it?'

Leading "Relle" into the basement, the maid expected a change in his behavior, 'Although I just learned that there's actually someone named Runa here, I pity her. If only I knew her before her death, I could've stayed with her.' she sighed.

Avion then looked around the basement. He was expressionless as always.

On the doorway after the stairs, the maid looked compassionately.

'It must be hard for you, Relle. Recollecting the times you had with your mother. You didn't know that it was your last moments with her.' the maid gave a sad smile towards the mysterious flickering basement.

'It's okay, go take your time and reminiscent here. I should go now. I'm sure he's hiding his emotion because there's someone else here.'

When the maid was about to around, she was stopped when she saw Relle walking towards her.

"Umm... I will just be here so you can take your time."

"....." Relle stood in front of him.

"Is... there something you want to say?" she asked as she remembered that Relle was always quiet and expressionless.

"I'm finished looking inside." Avion replied.

"Eh?" the maid blinked a few times again before saying, "But you can take your time, you know."

"It's fine, it's not like I care."

"....."

"....."

"....."

The maid's head tilted in puzzlement.

'It's not like I care?'

Those words repeated in her head.

Runa's "story" then appeared in her head and how she worked hard and how she died, waiting for her son, Relle. Now, this son just replied with what?

It's not like I care?

At once, anger erupted within the maid. Her face turned ugly and dark.

'So that's why they were calling you a devil, selfish bastard!' her thoughts were raging, 'Not only are you extremely ugly on the outside but inside as well!? How could you do this to your mother!?'

Avion kept an expressionless face but inwardly he thought, 'Why is she so quiet? Is there something bad to what I said? I just followed the Guild Master's words and kept an attitude as if I don't care about anything.'

If the Guild Master heard about this thought, he might be screaming and hitting his head against a wall.

"I want to meet Master Numui and Lady Shamira." since the maid was not saying anything, Avion initiated.

"Tsk!" upon hearing this, the maid clicked her tongue as she remembered something, 'So that's it! So that's why you came back!'

In the story, the Romen Family learned about Runa. Since Runa didn't come talk to them the second time, the master couldn't help.

But now that they know, the master wanted to make up for it and if Relle ever comes back, they will treat them special. They promised they would give him a high position among the servants and a decent payment.

'He must've heard of this and came running back into the mansion!' the maid's anger turned into hatred towards this man named Relle, 'What an opportunistic demon!'

How could anyone be so evil?

"Fine, follow me!" her attitude towards Avion just turned a hundred and eighty degrees.

At first, she was truly terrified by Relle's face but knowing the "story" she put her superficial impression aside, 'Don't judge someone by their looks.' she thought and gave a welcoming expression.

But learning that this Relle was just a piece of shit. He who was using his mother's hard work to get benefits, taking advantage of the master's kindness, and not even appreciating his deceased mother.

She couldn't help but feel disgusted and hateful towards this devil.

No matter how kind one is, if Relle was a real person, they would feel the same as the maid.

At once, the maid remembered a certain young master.

However, even after all that, she has no choice but to lead Avion into the master's room.

While they were walking, Avion felt the need to pee. He was about to call and ask the maid but realized he had yet to know her name.

"Umm... I haven't know your name yet." Avion spoke.

'My name?' the maid was stunned. She remembered that certain useless young master again. Whenever that young master saw her, he would try to flirt with her.

The maid knew that she was kind of cute so she wasn't surprised by this and endured the annoying flirting of the young master.

Remembering all the times she endured it, she looked at Avion.

'You trying to flirt with me?!' her anger rose until her face turned red.

"Fuck you!" she finally said it.

She finally said the words she wanted to say to that young master.

'Hmm... Fuck You.' Avion rubbed his crooked chin, '... what a strange name.'