Vol 1 Chapter 8 (2/2)

I looked at Miroir while I said it because I wanted to see her reaction.

“I see, this child then?”

“I have no problem with paying the 2 gold for her, but it’d be nice if you could also include some clothing……”

“……Let me see.”

Miroir was perplexed for a moment.

This little Harpy wouldn’t be overly extraordinary to Miroir if she could only see the stats.

(Is she aware of it?)

The only reason for her to hesitate was if she knew the little Harpy had skills.

I kept my poker face so as not to show any sign of nervousness.

I just waited for Miroir to answer.

But…

“I understand. 2 gold coins will seal the deal.”

Miroir bowed her head as she said so.

When I saw that, I was instantly relieved.

Surprisingly, Miroir was also the seal engraver.

I had already seen she had the skill Seal Engraving Lv. 3 when I used my Appraisal Skill, so there was no doubt she was the seal engraver.

She was both the slave merchant and the seal engraver.

She did everything herself.

As expected of a slave merchant in the Oasis District.

I absentmindedly thought Miroir to be an excellent shopkeeper.

“Then let’s move on to the procedure. Please sign here.”

“Understood.”

She gave me the contract and the ink.

The contract was a long one, and I saw phrases like “The former employs the latter as a slave, and all rights of enslavement will be obtained” and so on.

And the name field was blank.

The name “Eris Harpya” was written underneath the blank name field.

I understood that magical power was used in the ink.

When I carefully a.n.a.lyzed it using the Appraisal Skill, I could see a thin thread of mana connecting Eris to the contract.

Eris had been staring at me the whole time.

The little harpy was quiet, but she seemed to know I would be her new master now.

I had seen this kind of behavior before, she was being cautious.

I suddenly saw an image of Mina overlapping her.

“Your name, please.”

“Of course.”

I wrote my name the way I had practiced it. “Tos.h.i.+ki Mitsuji”

I made sure the spelling was correct.

The engraved seal on Eris’ body shone as soon as I wrote down my name.

At this point the slave seemed to feel some amount of pain for a moment.

But Eris didn’t even let out a cry of agony.

“Can she not speak……?”

I intended to keep it to myself but I murmured it unconsciously.

Miroir confirmed my suspicions.

“This child doesn’t speak very much. But she can talk if necessary. It’s nothing much to worry about.”

“……Miroir-san, she wouldn’t happen to be defective merchandise, right?”

Miroir reply was short. “No way.”

” I verified that she can speak. Her voice was like an angel.”

“All right then, please introduce yourself, Eris.”

Just to make sure, I immediately gave my newly enslaved Eris an order.

Eris began to talk slowly as she received the order.

“……Yes. My name is Eris. I’m 11 years old. I’m a harpy.”

“I see.”

She indeed had a beautiful voice.

I couldn’t see it being a problem in the future.

I once again bowed to Miroir.

“I had a great shopping experience. Thank you very much.”

“Not at all, thank you very much for your business.”

At first I thought she might have pushed a problem child on to me, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

I was certain Miroir and I would have a good relations.h.i.+p from now on.

That’s what I was thinking about as I left her shop.

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