Vol 1 Chapter 9 (2/2)
He held out a s icon, and soon enough words appeared before my eyes
Battle Slave: LV 75
Race: Wolfman
It went on at soth about the slave’s various skills
Level 75… That was nearly 20 times my own level
If this guy were on my team, my life would be so much easier
I er than the other heroes
I had no way to know if that justified the price though
He didn’t really look very healthy anyway, and hein my way I wonder if that hy the price was so low?
“He used to fight in the Coliseu to dispose of hiht him”
“You don’t say…”
So it was daoods His level didn’t really matter then
“Now then, I’ve shown you my best Tell me, sir, what kind of slave you are interested in?”
“A cheap one, that isn’t broken”
“We have slaves specialized for battle or for physical labor Or, if my intuition proves correct…”
“I didn’t do it!”
“Heh, heh, heh, yes, well… I’m not concerned one way or the other But which type is your preference?”
“This is crazy Anything but a sex slave, please”
“Heh… I guess the rumors were false?”
“… I didn’t do it”
Yeah, I could say whatever I want I didn’t do it
What I needed was someone that could attackelse, that didn’t ht, and the next day… that was enough
“Do you have a preferred gender?”
“I think a man would be better, but I don’t really care”
The slave trader scratched at his chin “I know of one, but they wouldn’t be so good for your… personal pleasures”
“I don’t care about that”
“The level isn’t very high”
“If they can fight, we’ll level up together”
“Good answer… even though you don’t trust people”
“Slaves aren’t people, are they? If I’ upthat won’t betray me”
“You got ht this way then”
We walked through the shop, which was lined on both sides with long rows of cages Eventually the shouts and smells died down, and we entered a quieter area of the shop
… Or so I thought Soon the roo children
I looked around and saw cages filled with children and older demi-humans They lookeduntil he suddenly came to a stop
“This is the cheapest slave I can offer you today, sir”
He was pointing to a group of three cages
The first had a h he also had the ears of a rabbit, and one of his arms isted in an odd direction He looked to be somewhere around twenty years old He looked like the dictionary definition of a slave
The next held a girl of around ten She was unbelievably skinny, and her eyes looked terrified She was coughing She also had dog-like ears that were tied up around her head She appeared to have a large, round tail as well
The third cage held a lizard man whose eyes darted about the roo for soh
“Froenetic disorder, a raccoon-type suffering from panic attacks, and a mixed breed, the lizard man”
So the last one was a mixed breed
“They all seem to have severe issues”
“These are all I can offer you in your range If er the bar even more then… Well…”
The slave trader glanced quickly to the back wall I followed his gaze
You could tell, even from far away, the smell of death That s froet sick just looking in the direction
“How ?”
“Froht, 25, 30, and 40 pieces of silver”
“Hmm What are their levels?”
“5, 1, and 8”
If I wanted a strong fighter, the lizard man was the best option If I orried about the price, then the rabbit with the genetic disease was the best option All of them looked very skinny
The rabbit man had a useless arm, but the rest of him looked just fine And they all looked miserable… but so did all the other slaves in the tent
“Why are they all so quiet?”
“Because they are punished when they make noise”
“Makes sense”
So he was he showing me slaves that ell trained, or slaves that couldn’t be trained? The lizard ht, but the other ones probably wouldn’t be
“Why’s the middle one so cheap?”
She was skinny and scared, but she looked like a relatively norood or bad, just normal
“Raccoon-types aren’t popular with huood price for her”
“Huh…”
Raccoons were, if you translated it, like tanuki Even at that, she looked so huood price for her But if raccoons weren’t popular, then she probably wouldn’t be worth much as a slave
“She has panic attacks in the night It’s a lot of work to look after her “
“And this is the best you have in stock?”
“You really hit where it hurts”
She wouldn’t be good for hard work, and she had the lowest level
Was this a good thing? I wasn’t sure
I caught the eye of the raccoon-girl And I realized, looking into her eyes, how I felt
Yes This thing was a woender as that one that betrayed ht that I wanted to control her I thought I could just pretend that I’d turned Myne into a slave… If she died, it ht make me feel better
“All right then, I’ll take the middle one”
“An excellent choice, and it makes my life easier too”
The slave trader produced a key and opened her cage She stepped out, and he put a collar around her neck She let out a yelp
I looked at her, quivering in fear, and felt a wave of satisfaction wash overin fear, just like this, and it reat
The slave trader took the girl, her collar attached to a chain, and pulled her behind us as we returned to the street we caain He called for so a jar that appeared to be full of ink They transferred a little ink to small dish and pushed it in my direction
“Hero, please give us a little blood Then the slave registration will be complete, and she will be yours”
“I see”
I pressed a pen-knife into the end of er As I did so, I feltattacked, so it didn’t stopblood Apparently it behaved differently outside of battle
I waited for the blood to well up, and then let a few drops drip into the small dish One of the men dipped his brush into the liquid and then pulled back the girl’s cloak to paint the ic onto her chest
“Gahhhh! AAHHHH!”
The pattern on her chest began to glow, and I suddenly noticed a flashi+ng status icon in my field of vision
Slave acquired: conditions of use as follows:
Aopened, and it was filled with conditions
I quickly ski me in my sleep, or any other action that entailed the refutation of my will, would be punished immediately with pain
Also, a party member icon appeared outside of the slave menu, so I looked into that
Slave A I didn’t know her name, so that’s what it said
“Now this slave is yours, Hero Your payment, please”
“Sure”
I gave the slave trader 31 pieces of silver
“You’ve overpaid, sir”
“For the cere more money out of me somehoeren’t you?”
“…You are very wise”
If I paid up-front, itabout it afterwards I’d like to see hiet more out of me now
“Very well then You’ve helped me clear out my stock”
“By the way, how ?”
“Haha, it’s included in the cost”
“Sure it is”
He laughed, so I laughed along with him
“You’re really sooose bumps”
“Whatever”
“I look forward to your future visits”
“Sure”
I started to walk off, and called for the slave to come with me I turned my back on the circus tent
The slave followed behinda miserable look on her face
“Now then, let’s hear your name”
“… Guh…”
She turned her face away and didn’t answer
But that was a stupid thing to do If the slave disobeyed my orders, she would have to pay And so the slave punishment curse activated
“Gu… guhhhh…”
She put her hands on her chest and seemed to be in pain
“Come on, what’s your name?”
“Ra… Raphtalia…” Cough! Cough!
“Raphtalia it is then Let’s go”
She coughed out her name, and the pain faded She took a moment to recover her breath
I took her by the hand, and we continued to walk down the back alley
“…”
Raphtalia looked up at me, her hand in …