[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k":3,"chapter-from-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k-from-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Slave to King: My Rebate System Built Me a Kingdom With Beauties!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1413652,1869,"Chapter 45: Loyalty Or Trickery?","from-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Things were becoming a lot more complex because Borg was revealed to belong to the same clan as Byung, but there was an unknown factor in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason for Borg to remain free if his sister was exiled and basically sentenced to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that his tribe had become extinct yet he was allowed to wander suggested a deeper implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night had come once again, but Murkfang was still missing—he was nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was strange enough for Gribnox to finally take notice. He had initially suspected the orcs, but they were with him all day, so that possibility was ruled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gribnox was actually being called to lead, a responsibility he could no longer escape, though he had no desire to carry it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked his tongue in irritation—this was unlike Murkfang, who never disappeared for so long without informing him of his whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Gribnox realize Byung was also absent, but Borkle quickly filled him in on the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gribnox didn’t approve of this plan and immediately ordered them to bring Byung and Maui back to the mines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be foolish to keep them away when Byung could accomplish so much more there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gribnox wasn’t ashamed to admit Byung could step in for him, leading the goblins in ways he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byung was clearly leagues above them in intellect, and Gribnox knew there was a chance he could bring them closer to achieving what they all desired—having as many women as they could muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t lost on him that Murkfang must have caught on, hence the preferential treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was something nobody else knew about Murkfang, and this was what troubled Gribnox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Murkfang like the back of his hand, including the side he kept hidden from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gribnox began organizing a search party despite the lateness of the hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that if Murkfang had disappeared, there was a high chance it was against his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byung lay on the bed with Maui, sensing a shift in her demeanor. She looked far more anxious than before, as though she now considered him something more than just a goblin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lay with his head resting on her soft breasts—his makeshift pillow—since the hard surface beneath her body wouldn’t make for a comfortable bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maui, is something wrong?\" Byung asked. He often checked on her, so she no longer took offense to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I be honest with you?\" Maui’s voice was shaky, and Byung knew whatever she was about to say must be important. And there was a chance his reaction to hearing this would determine if she continued or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded reassuringly without saying a word. Information was everything in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been lying to you ever since I got here,\" Maui admitted but this wasn’t news, everyone lies about something after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before Byung could ponder on what to say, a cyan screen appeared in front of him. It was his system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Update in loyalty status!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moderate >>> High!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byung knew this was good—he must have won her over during their time together, since he didn’t treat her like a mere flesh light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Byung, females were females—orc, human, or elf—it made no difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maui struggled to understand why she trusted him. This was her mission, and the words she was about to speak might very well betray it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to do with his origin, and Maui found it strange that the orcs had lied about his death. There was only one person with the power to orchestrate such a deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be Kragg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kragg must have hidden the truth from the orcs for a single reason: to become the sole power in the Western Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have?\" Byung questioned. He already suspected the orcs might have ulterior motives, so this wasn’t entirely a surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came here to kill you,\" Maui confessed outright, knowing full well the repercussions. Byung had every right to kill her on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw his small hand reach toward her, Maui closed her eyes, bracing for the blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she felt his fingers ruffle her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Byung said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maui recoiled in shock. There was no way he could have known something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re lying!\" she denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I don’t know! I’m just saying this to be cool! I’ve been sleeping with my would-be killer!\" Byung’s inner monologue was in shambles, but outwardly he stayed composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know a lot more than you think,\" he bluffed. Given all she had seen him build and create, there was little she could say to oppose him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bluff worked. Maui’s belief in him grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I see,\" she stuttered—the first time Byung had heard her stutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she becoming more feminine?\" he wondered, recognizing that this orc must be a tremendous force on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byung resolved to restore her to that role. Now that she had sworn loyalty to him, he could help her return to the warrior she truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maui, you’re not just a female to me. I see you as so much more,\" Byung said, repeating lines he remembered from the media and movies of his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maui leaned closer, intrigued by his words. The air between them changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What am I to you?\" she asked, though it sounded rhetorical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Byung hesitated, worried about saying the wrong thing, but her increased loyalty gave him confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re everything I wish to be,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wide smile spread across her face. It was the highest form of compliment—not about her body, but about everything else she had to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Byung couldn’t ignore the revelation that the orcs wanted him dead. If Maui had been sent, then others would follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t make sense that she would throw everything away. Sex alone couldn’t explain it, and the orcs stood to gain far more from his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be another reason. And Byung knew he had to figure it out quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-06T00:07:35.141Z",1,"novelbin.me","dbfe9f6d8589a6000dbc82cfc200f70c8d44a43c173c6bf9ef035ca38b3cea35","from-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k-chapter-180","from-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k-chapter-44",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-slave-to-king-my-rebate-system-built-me-a-k-cover.jpg"]