The young maid only came out to Arecia to investigate, never imagining being caught in such a way. She wanted to escape from this place, but the space was sealed and with her skills, even she was doubtful if she could escape.
She subconsciously glanced in the direction of the balcony, realizing that there was a chance of escape if she somehow reached the balcony and jumped out. However getting there was the real problem. She was surrounded from all sides by Death Knights.
She didn't know what these beings surrounded by the aura of death were. However, she had a feeling that they weren't weak in the least.
While she was lost in thoughts on how to escape, she felt something around her ankles.
Stunned, she lowered her head. Her eyes opened wide as she noticed dark shackles wrapped around her legs, making her unable to move her feet at all.
What was worse was that Gabriel was already within a few feet of her by now. The strange suppression became even stronger.
Gabriel finally stopped just as the distance between the two was around a meter.
"I'm sure you're wise enough to decide what to do."
As he spoke, he brought a small bracelet out of his storage.
Seeing the bracelet, the maid's expressions instantly turned dark. She knew what the Bracelet was! It was the Bracelet of Sealing that could make it impossible for her to use her abilities!
The bracelet only worked as long as it was worn willingly by the person. It couldn't be forced on a person. As for taking off the bracelet, that was almost impossible for the person who wore the bracelet. Only with the help of a second person could this bracelet he removed after wearing.
The young maid believed that this was amongst the items that was stolen by Gabriel in the Academy theft, not knowing that Gabriel hadn't found the Bracelet in the theft. Instead, it was given to him by the Heads Teachers of the Academy who wanted him to seal his abilities.
By holding the Bracelet of Sealing, the maid understood what Gabriel was implying! He wanted her to wear the bracelet on her own. That way, she was no different from an ordinary mortal who couldn't draw out even the speck of her abilities. It was hard even for a Holy Priest to use their abilities under the suppression of the bracelet after all.
She initially thought that even if she surrendered today, she could find a way to escape later on. However, who knew that Gabriel had already seen through her thoughts.
"I would advise you to be fast. As you see, I am somewhat just today," Gabriel muttered, glancing out the balcony. The battle had already started outside after all and it wasn't going in the direction that Saint Knight would've liked.
The young maid clenched her teeth, glaring at Gabriel. This man... Not long ago, he came to them for their help, and today this man had the gall to threaten them?
"I'll count to ten. If you still haven't decided, I'll think of another way to get to Lambard. But at that time, you might not be here to see him again. Think it through."
Gabriel didn't move from his place. He didn't lower his hand either. He just waited for the maid to pick up the bracelet herself. If not for the restriction of the bracelet, he would've forced it on her hand already.
"One..."
"Two..."
He started his count. The aura around him became more and more threatening with each passing second, making the maid feel as if she was standing before a god itself.
"Five..."
The count continued while the maid thought about ways to escape. Unfortunately, there seemed to be no other way out. Every way she could think of was riddled with problems. The chances of dying here were higher than the chances of living!
"Eight..."
"Fine! I'll wear it!" She clenched her left fist while picking up the bracelet with her right hand.
Since there was no way, she decided to follow through. It was better to live and wait for Lambard to save her than it was to die! Moreover, she still had some secret methods that she believed could help her.
'So what if I can't use my elements! I still have some Numens that Master gave me! After he leaves, thinking that I can't do anything, I'll show him what it means to underestimate me!'
Her eyes were filled with bloodlust as she wore the bracelet on her left hand.
As soon as she wore the bracelet, she immediately felt suppression of her magical abilities. Fortunately, she didn't need magic to be able to use a Numen. If that was the case, the Saint Knight wouldn't have been able to use the Sword!
"I did as you said! I surrender!" She glared at Gabriel. If glares could kill, Gabriel would've already been dead a thousand times by now. "I hope you won't regret this in the future."
Gabriel didn't reply. He didn't care about future regrets in any case. He only focused on the present for now.
"Good decision," he stated. "Now one last thing..."
Gabriel looked at the young woman from top to bottom. Seeing that strange gaze, the woman felt really strange. She had a really bad feeling about this.
Dark chains came out, wrapping around her wrists as well, restricting all her movements now.
"Wait! What are you doing?" She exclaimed as her face flushed.
"Don't touch there! Argh! You beast! What are you doing?!"
"Argh, stop touching me!"
The young maid's face turned red in embarrassment, shame and anger as Gabriel patted her body from top to bottom, not forgetting to check every place thoroughly.
Gabriel knew that the young maid worked for Lambard who was known as the Lord of Numens. There was no way Lambard would've let her go without giving her life saving treasures. He didn't want to remove the space seal before making sure that she had no Numens left on her body that could help her escape.
"Argh, what are you doing?! Stop!!! You perverted beast!"
"Wait, wait, wait! Not the clothes! Stop right there! Argh!"
Gabriel didn't react to her words.
The young woman's face was as red as it could be, including her ears. Not only did Gabriel touch her all over, he even took off her clothes to make sure that there was nothing he missed.
She had never faced such humiliation in her life! Not a single person had seen her in such a condition, let alone being touched by a man like that!
She stood in the room, trying to cover herself with her two hands as all her clothes laid on the ground...
