Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1379: Chapter 106: The Girls

Outside the little cottage, a small shadow figure was wandering… and had been for some time.

It seemed to be trying to peek through the open curtains, observing what was inside the house—yet, evidently, it gained nothing useful.

Just as it was about to leave slightly uneasily, a figure covered it from behind.

It was startled immediately, grabbing its collar, and turned its body around in a sudden panic… This shocked it, causing its mouth to open… eyes wide in surprise.

It couldn’t help but ask itself… why did it come to this place.

Clearly, it was said that at night, children were not allowed to leave the dormitory…

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Earlier, at the Farm.

“Move quickly! Make sure to clean up the manor before the superior aristocrats arrive! You! Be more diligent!!”

“Can anyone tell me why the bed for room number three hasn’t been delivered yet!? And the hanging paintings?”

A group of children in their teens gathered in front of the window, watching the bustling figures on the street—all looked amazed.

Because, to them, even these busy figures were a rare sight, only encountered on the road to the castle when summoned… the attendants of the noble masters.

“I heard that starting tonight, many noble masters will be coming to live in our town!”

“This is the first time I’ve encountered such a thing since I was born!”

Excited children gathered together to discuss… It wasn’t just here; probably, similar situations were happening in other dormitories as well.

“Tony, do you know why?”

Soon, the children in this dormitory turned their attention to the girl named Tony—because Tony had just returned from a designated contribution for the noble masters within the castle!

She was the one who came back from the castle, so she should know what was happening… Tony had been named several times, making her the envy of the dormitory children.

“I don’t know either.”

Tony shook her head—facing her companions’ inquiries, she had no choice but to remain silent, as she had already been instructed to keep quiet by the escort attendants on the way back.

All orders from the bloodsuckers in the castle were absolute, requiring unconditional obedience… This was a notion instilled in her since birth.

“Alright! It’s almost time for dinner, children.” A male supervisor with a kindly smile gently shook the bell in his hand, “Who’s on duty today?”

“I am!”

“Me too! Supervisor Tabine!”

“And me!”

A few children cheerfully walked out and, under the direction of Supervisor Tabine, started distributing food for everyone… In the spacious dining hall, the long tables in three rows were already full of children.

The food, naturally, was quite lavish… It had always been this lavish.

“Tony, why haven’t you gone to eat with everyone yet?” The kind supervisor walked to the girl’s side, noticing she was still at the small window outside the corridor, looking out at something.

“Ah… Supervisor Tabine.” The girl was startled and quickly lowered her head, saying, “I… I’ll go right away.”

“Are you worried about Mina?” The supervisor slightly bent down at this point.

“Mm…” Tony nodded, “She hasn’t returned yet, and I’m a bit worried. I’ve heard that many companions are already gone after falling down…”

“Don’t worry, the aristocrats have already started the rescue operation.” The supervisor patted Tony’s head, “Besides, to the aristocrats, you are all their most valuable assets, so they certainly won’t let you fall into danger.”

“Mm!” She quickly regained her spirit.

“Tony and Mina have always had a very good relationship, haven’t they?” The supervisor gently caressed the girl’s cheek again, “If Mina knew you were so worried about her, she would surely be very happy.”

“Mm! Tony and Mina are the best!” The girl sweetly smiled and said, “Because we grew up together, we are the best of friends!”

“Alright, Tony, you should go eat too.” The supervisor smiled.

The girl startled for a moment, then spun around, sweetly smiled and said, “Okay!”

The now-energized girl quickly returned to the dining hall, blending in with everyone… The supervisor at the door watched the girl’s bright face and suddenly pulled out a notebook, seemingly jotting something down.

“The relationship between Tony and Mina is very good…” The supervisor wrote while talking to himself, “Perhaps next time it could be recommended as a special project report, maybe the aristocrats will like it? But before that… Tony also seems nice… a toy for the aristocrats.”

“Supervisor Tabine!”

Just then, a woman, also in a supervisor’s attire, came swiftly — she had been assisting Supervisor Tabine in his work as a deputy in this dormitory.

He quickly put away his notebook and calmly said, “Is there something you need?”

“There are aristocratic members of the Patrol Team outside looking for you.” The woman respectfully bowed her head.

“Looking for me?” Tabine was slightly surprised, nodded, instructed his assistant to look after the children in the dining hall, and then went alone.

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It wasn’t particularly urgent, a few Patrol Team members appeared before Supervisor Tabine just to bring back a girl… It was Mina, the girl designated to make a contribution to the castle today.

“Take her down and make arrangements.” The Patrol Guard’s bloodsucker left with just these words, without engaging in further conversation with the supervisor.

As if it’s a common occurrence… Supervisor Tabine showed no discontent after the guards left, and immediately displayed a worried expression, “Mina, you finally came back, I was so worried.”

Very naturally, the supervisor held the girl in his arms… his hands sensing her skin through her thin clothes, inhaling the scent of the girl’s hair, showing a trace of intoxication.

“Sorry to make you worry, Supervisor! Mina is alright now.” The girl giggled, “Is everyone already eating? Mina is hungry too, can Mina go eat now?”

“Of course.” Tabine finally released the girl, gesturing that she was free to head to the dining hall.

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After dinner came the part children most looked forward to—the supervisor would tell stories not covered in regular classes.

Not every dormitory had similar activities.

In the town, it was customary to arrange children of similar ages in the same dormitory— like those aged 7-8, 9-10… etc.

This was the dormitory for children aged 13-15—once they turned over 15, they would move to the 15-18 dormitory—past 18, they would leave the town.

Everyone knows the town is a safe haven, but after turning 18, you have to take on the mission of exploring the dangerous areas outside and bringing back more new lives.

I’ve heard that storytelling after meals isn’t popular in the last dormitory anymore—but some of the children who have just moved up from the lower dormitory still look forward to these activities… Of course, some kids have already chosen to be absent.

That’s because their daily studies are becoming more demanding… to gain more favor from the Noble Master in the remaining years.

Only those children who are most favored by the Noble Master can enter the castle again after becoming adults and have the opportunity to continue serving by the Noble Master’s side as an Attendant.

Such legends have always circulated among the children.

At this moment.

In the bathroom, because most of the children were attending the event, there were few people around… Tony finally had some time to chat with Mina, who had just returned midway.

“You scared me! I was worried you wouldn’t make it back.”

Amid the misty steam, the smaller Tony threw herself into Mina’s embrace, softly sobbing.

“See? I came back safely.” Mina comforted gently while caressing Tony’s smooth neck… which now bore only two tiny faint marks.

The wounds from the offering usually heal within a day, and for some with better physiques, even half a day suffices for a complete recovery.

“Tony, will you be moving to the next dormitory next year?” Mina suddenly asked softly.

She softly murmured like a little cat, then tilted her head and said, “Mina, aren’t you the same? We moved into this dorm together, so of course, we’ll leave together for the next one.”

Mina chuckled and said, “Right, changing to a new one might not be bad.”

Saying this, she suddenly turned Tony around, then hugged her from behind, gently rubbing her face against Tony’s neck.

“Ticklish! It tickles!”

“Is it this feeling?”

Mina laughed lowly at this moment, slightly opening her mouth… like fish lips, she suctioned onto Tony’s neck, gently rubbing her teeth against her skin.

A slightly paralyzing, slightly stinging sensation… but somewhat different from when the Noble Master finally fed—it lacked the sharp fangs of the Noble Master to pierce the skin of the body.

But Mina started to bite down slightly harder… the pain was starting to approach the level of feeding by the Noble Master—the body naturally exhibited the next phase of the reaction… the feeling from being fed by the Noble Master seemed to surge from within the body.

As if in a daze, Tony could not distinguish whether it was Mina or the ever-commanding Noble Master behind her.

She felt as if she was engulfed by a kind of happiness, murmuring, “Mina… after we grow up, even if we leave here, we’ll always, always be together, won’t we… Mina… mm~”

The steam grew thicker.

The bathroom door suddenly opened, and several girls walked in, speaking softly to each other.

“The stories now don’t seem as interesting as they used to… how about skipping it tomorrow? There’s too much homework…”

“Huh, someone’s already here? Who?”

The voices startled the two girls in the pool.

They quickly parted, and Tony instinctively touched her neck, feeling a neat row of tooth marks, pouted as she looked at Mina, “You’ve left bite marks on me again! Now I can’t wear anything that shows my neck tomorrow!”

Mina giggled, “Tony really likes wearing pretty clothes, huh.”

Smiling as they spoke, they wrapped themselves in towels and headed towards the changing room… as they passed by, they exchanged smiles and greetings with the girls entering, then each went their separate ways.

Each then attended to their own matters.

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As they left the changing room, Mina suddenly turned back and said, “Don’t worry, even if we leave here, we’ll always be together, Tony.”

Tony paused, instinctively stepping out of the changing room, only to see a figure outside who seemed to have been waiting there for a while, “Supervisor Tabine!”

Tony was taken aback, hurriedly giving the Supervisor a courteous greeting.

Supervisor Tabine chuckled, “No need to be nervous, I’m just doing a dormitory inspection… Have you both finished your baths?”

Tony blushed slightly and nodded.

Supervisor Tabine said, “In that case, you should rest early… By the way, Mina, come with me for a moment, I have some things to ask you alone.”

“Sure.” Mina agreed without a second thought.

Tony was merely puzzled, not asking anything—though it wasn’t common for the Supervisor to call someone for a private chat at this time, it happens occasionally.

She watched as Mina followed the Supervisor into the corridor’s shadows, soon disappearing from sight.

Suddenly feeling a sense of loss… shaking her head, the girl quickly regained her composure and headed towards her room.

“Should I make Mina’s bed too?”

She thought this… Or perhaps, we can share the same bed tonight.

“Ah… the key!”

Upon returning to the room, she realized that she forgot to take the room key when leaving the changing room in a daze—so she hurriedly retraced her steps.

Luckily, she quickly found the missing key in the changing room… the girls inside seemed to be giggling and playing around.

“Time to head back.” Tony smiled lightly.

But she suddenly stopped… because, faintly, she heard the girls inside talking about her—although she knew eavesdropping was wrong.

Still, she felt a compulsion to listen secretly… she subconsciously swallowed, then slowly moved closer to the door, pressing her ear against it… feeling extremely nervous.

Doing this for the first time.

“… I really don’t get it, what’s so good about Tony, why does she always get chosen by the Noble Master!”

“It must be because she’s so lazy, and her chest is too big! I heard the Noble Master prefers smaller chests lately!”

“What about guys then! No way she compares to them, right!”

“Alright, alright, stop bickering… let me ask you, who was that with Tony earlier? I can’t seem to recall?”

“Earlier… oh right, who was that anyway? Is there someone like that in our dorm?”

Were they talking about… Mina?

Tony paused, then suddenly felt a stabbing pain in her head.