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It seemed that she would return to her house once to prepare for the stay-over.
Then in the meantime, we prepared the guest room and dinner.
For now, everyone put Xiah’s matter aside and happily started preparing for the stay-over.
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The next morning, I skipped breakfast and had Meiya accompany me to visit the [Brutus Slave Market] first thing in the morning.
We went up the second floor and showed ourselves at the reception desk, then immediately proceeded to the reception room from yesterday.
Enos showed up to the reception room with a sickly pale face and pressed his head on the floor.
”I humbly apologize for introducing Meiya's master Lute-sama to a terribly rude slave yesterday! I will ensure that something like that doesn't happen again from now on, so please have mercy on me!”
I think I've seen that att.i.tude before.
The man working for the estate agency, from when I was looking for a place to move to, acted the same way.
It looks like after I fainted yesterday, he was thoroughly yelled at and threatened by Meiya.
First, I urged him to raise his head.
”Please raise your head. Actually, I'm the one who should apologize for causing trouble yesterday. I won't show such an unsightly display again, so can I see yesterday's slave, Xiah, one more time? If she'll allow it, I'll be sure to buy her.”
”W, we're of course grateful for that but will it really be all right?”
”Yes, please.”
”Understood. I'll call her right away then; please wait a little while.”
Enos left the reception room in a hurry.
Then a little over 10 minutes later, Xiah showed up held in between the same two guards as yesterday.
A magic-prevention collar was on her neck. Her arms and legs were restrained with st.u.r.dy chains, and she was wearing ragged clothes top and bottom--just like yesterday.
I stood face to face with her and asked:
”Xiah, I want to buy you. So, I want you to somehow accept me as your master. Of course, I'm not going to be rough. I'll release you if you desire it. I just want you to answer a few questions.”
”....... hmm, despite how you look, you gather up a lot of money quickly. Did you borrow from that genius magic-tool inventor over there?”
I nodded.
Xiah looked down at me and laughed through her nose.
”So in the end, that's all you are. Looks like you don't have what it takes to be my master, either.”
”Is that how a Fairy race, and a slave at that, talks to Lute-sama who ranks higher than the G.o.ds!? Know your place!”
”Meiya, be quiet.”
”B-, but Lute-sama!”
”I said be quiet.”
”I-, I'm sorry.”
My tone was unexpectedly cold.
Meiya shuddered like a puppy that was drenched in the rain.
…… That was a bit too cold. I'll apologize to her later.
But before that, I shouldbuy Xiah no matter how.
”So, how do you suppose you'll accept me as your master?”
”Let's see… In that case, show your strength by fighting me. If you can win, I'll recognise you as my [Master].”
”Alright. Let's do it. If I win I'll have you accept me as your master. Don't take back your words if you lose.”
”*tch*! Don't look down on me! There's no way I'll do something that preposterous!”
”Then let's set up the conditions in detail.”
I ignored the exasperated Xiah and indifferently continued the discussion.
Xiah and I totally ignored everyone else and decided on the conditions for the match—The match will be a hand-to-hand fight without magic. That was because Xiah had a magic-prevention collar attached. Blinding and groin attacks are forbidden. The one who faints or lost the will to fight loses. The location for the fight is the [Brutus Slave House], first floor. That place is solidly built, and if you clean up the resting s.p.a.ce in the middle, it will be wide enough for a fight. It's completely surrounded by walls, so we won't cause trouble outside the store.
Of course, the representative of the staff of the [Brutus Slave House], Enos, has something to say.
”L-, Lute-sama, please do something that would damage the goods like that after the purchase. Also, we'll be in trouble if you fight here.”
”We'll be using the first floor now, so gather up the chairs in the rest area and put them aside.”
”N-, no, well let's do something like that once we've written up the contract—wait! Why do I have to use honorifics towards a slave!?”
”Sorry, please let us use the first floor. Please.”
”It's certainly still early, so there are no other customers, but this place is used together by the slavers guild so I can't—”
”Please.”
Rather than my urging, it was probably Meiya who was sitting next to me with a glare that said “So, you're also going to deny the divine Lute-sama's request? You want to die? You want to lose your place to live in the Dragon Continent that had had a better effect on him?”
Enos gave in.
”Ugu, w-, why do these things always happen to me…. I was yelled at by Meiya-sama yesterday, too; it was horrible…. Alright! But don't go complaining to me, whether you win or lose! Also Xiah, after this fight I'm definitely going to let you go! I've had enough of this jinx of a slave! Don't ever show your face in front of me again!”
We were able to get the [Brutus Slave House]'s representative Enos' permission.
Thus begins the hard fight of Me vs Xiah.
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As said at the start, it’s not trans.e.xual. And again, I have no intention of writing trans.e.xual.
Hypothetically another reincarnator appears, they will have the same s.e.x as theirs in the previous world.
I apologize for having written in a way that may have caused misunderstanding.
(￣^￣)ゞ
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