Yobidasa Reta Satsuriku-sha Chapter 4 (1/2)

More Than Words

Hifu into the crowd

Leaving the castle, Hifueat an area lined with 2-storey and 3-storey houses, various shops, stalls and some food carts

An enticing s some kind of meat and fish

In a shop storing large a

On a roadside table attached to a restaurant, so

Men and woes came and went, voices ofto the hustle and bustle

The clothes varied, but could not be called beautiful The clothing industry was quite possibly not too advanced, thought Hifumi

Incidentally, Hifumi was clad in a martial arts uniform, a dark blue hakama, on his feet were a style of sneakers Besides, so at Hifuo for a stroll wearing his hakama in japan

Even though the King was inco was living quite extravagantly

Taking a silver coin out of the Dark Hole, Hifuht so out a silver coin for skewers that cost 5 copper coins, but was presented with twice the skehen he said the change was unnecessary

As he ate while walking, he noticed a shop with a strange atmosphere

He did not see any products on display, nothing special drawing hi over the entrance, and a stern facednear it with folded arms

Though there was a signboard, Hifumi could not read it

Because he was interested, he decided to call out

「 Oy… 」

「 Aa… what? 」

Suddenly talked to, the man responded with his eyebrows raised

「 What kind of shop is this? 」

「 It is written on the signboard It is a slave shop and has nothing to do with a guy like you 」

「 Nothing to do? Without even an introduction? 」

「 …Such a thing, the cheapest of our slaves cost 50 gold coins, it is not an aster like you can pay 」

Finishi+ng his speech, the ain

A slave, huh…

Thinking about the future, while walking, Hifuain

Though I intended to travel around the world first…

In the previous events, he could not read the characters, did not understand the values of the coins, and realised that he did not have enough knowledge at all Though he shopped at the stalls, he did not get the change, so he didn’t know about the conversion rate

If he had a slave, he would be able to obtain that knowledge, and it would be convenient in the future He had enough money, after all, he had half the contents of the castle treasury Even if it was a soh-class slave, it would be sufficient

In case of betrayal, he would ‘deal with the problem’

「 A gold coin, like this? 」

Pulling out a gold coin from the Dark Hole, Hifumi threw it at the stern man

「 Ah? … Yes, but one or two coins… 」

「 Put out your hands 」

Hifurabbed the man’s wrist and forced it upwards He threw out approxie into the hands of the th

Though more than half spilled and scattered, Hifumi was unconcerned

「 Huh?? 」

「 Thank you for telling et it? 」

Duold coins, his attitude did a coed Hifumi inside the shop

「 W-Wait here please! M-Masterrrr ! 」

The man disappeared into the depths of the shop, and another person came out

Without letting Hifuh quality clothes received him

「 I aer Dealing with the gatekeeper must have left a bad taste in your mouth… 」

Although s him

「 Not a big deal Though I heard it is possible to buy slaves here 」

「 That is generous of you This shop certainly trades in slaves Honoured custo? Of course, I can explain a little about this for a first-time buyer 」

「 Ah, though e, I a 」

「 Well then… 」

Theto the main points

There are Crime slaves and Debt slaves, slaves sold for the sake of their faes called Realisation slavesFor Cri to the country and are forced to work in the enerally not soldIn general, there are only 2 kinds of slaves sold here : Debt and Realisation slavesThough there are people who are kidnapped and enslaved, because there is a very high penalty for handling such slaves, most merchants don’t deal in themThe slave’s actions are liic, it is iainst the ownerThough slaves don’t have rights, it is a crime to kill one without cause

「 Is it necessary for there to be a reason? 」

「 I’h the master or their family cannot harm the slave directly due to the li is stolen, or if an associate of the master is harmed, it is not a crime 」

「 Is there a need to prove it? 」

「 The h 」

Seeing that the laas full of holes, Hifuhed

However, it is convenient

Shutting his eyes and thinking for a while, he asked the er

「 Is there a slave that meets my conditions now? Money is not an issue 」

The er takes out a sheaf of parchment from his breast pocket, dips a quill in ink from a nearby table, and waits for the next words

「 Has to have enough strength, should be able to endure long travel, should be able to read and write Also powerful enough to protect ht 」

Quickly scribbling the data, the er suddenly looked up

「 A man or a woman, which is preferred? 」

「 Either one is fine The problem is ability 」

「 Certainly We will prepare it, please wait for a while 」

The er ushers Hifumi to the interior of the shop

「 Here, the merchandise that meet your requirements Please choose freely 」

「 Talk to them? 」

「 Of course, no problem 」

The room Hifuainst the walls in handcuffs Wearing sily at Hifumi What kind of person buys them, their fate is in that party’s hands

Hifuined what he looked like in the eyes of the slaves