He could feel the grass under his foot. They were soft. He could see them clearly as well, since the water was crystal clear. Small fishes were swimming here and there. The birds and the bugs, the dragon flies were flying around as if they were happy.

Ian wanted to go deeper into the water. He started walking. Step by step. Then he finally started running till he was deep in the water. He couldn't find the soft grasses below his feet anymore. The small fishes were also nowhere to be seen. All he could see was a deep blue color. 

It was iconic. If someone saw them from above, Ian could bet that they won't see him. After all, his hair was also the same colour. They matched really well. 

Inside that deep blue, Ian started feeling really warm and fuzzy, as if he was meant to be there. The water looked like it was a part of him. Something from within it was drawing him near it. Slowly he started going deep down. But unlike the time he jumped down the bridge, this time felt different. It wasn't painful, rather it was the complete opposite. He lost count of how deep he dived, as if the lake had no bottom. 

In the beginning, he could see fishes, then underwater plants. But at some point all of them disappeared. All he could see was a deep blue. After a long while, he finally reached the bottom. There was something warm glowing a soft  golden colour there. But as soon as he reached out to touch it, he woke up. 

When he opened his eyes, it was already bright outside. The warm sunlight was shining down on his face through the glass window. He was in a daze from the dream. His bed hair was sticking out from everywhere. In his daze, he could hear a knock at the door. 

'Must be Rob'

"Come in."

"Oh? You're awake, young master. Good morning. "

"Yeah, I just woke up. Do we have any plans today? "

"We do not. The duchess thanked you for your consideration. She asked you to take it easy and not overwork yourself for a few more days. "

"Alright, thanks. By the way, what's my monthly allowance?"

"7 million franc, young master. "

"I see. 7 mil-million?? "

'Wow this bastard. He really had it all. 7 million franc on earth would be somewhere near 60k dollar , right? Even I didn't have this much money! Gotta use all of it properly.'

"Hehe"

Seeing Ian laugh by himself, Rob was thinking that he must be up to no good again. After all, a person doesn't change so suddenly.

"I'll be going out today. Shopping. Report to father and say I requested for the same guards as yesterday."

" As you wish, young master. "

The servants came in after Rob left. After getting ready, he went down to have breakfast. Since it was already late, he had to eat alone. After finishing his meal, he turned around and could see Arthur and Corner standing near the door. 

"Did you guys eat?"

"We did, young master. Are you full, young master? You didn't eat much." 

"I'm full. I was just too excited to concentrate on the food. "

"Did something good happen? " Art looked curious as he asked.

"I had a good dream. And now I'm gonna go shopping."

"Will you take the carriage today?"

" Yeah, it's a bit far from here. "

" The shopping market? "

"No? The slave market. It's practically on the other side of the duchy, correct? "

Hearing the word 'slave' both Arthur and Corner's face hardened. It was a place that disgusted them to death. And there was only one reason noble's would go there. To buy slaves to torture.

But they still hoped that that wouldn't be the case for Ian as they looked at him.

"Is-is there anyone you know there?"

"Are you going there to meet someone?"

"Hm? No? I'm going to buy slaves of course. I told you I was gonna shop today. "

"Why would you need slaves?" 

Curiosity and suspense could be seen in their eyes as Arthur spoke.

"Hmm... I haven't thought that far yet. But the only thing that they can offer me is their body, right?"

Hearing his nonchalant answer, they didn't know what else to say. The carriage was moving silently while Ian was busy doing math in his head.

He was calculating how much he'd need to spend on buying the slaves and how much their monthly expenses would cost.