v4c57 (2/2)
“UOoOoOoooooooOoo!!!”
The guards and the slaves bursted out with cheers.
This time, the position reversed where I was looking down at her instead.
“Whether I’m just an insolent mouth or not, you understand now, right?”
“You, you, baaastard!”
With a painful expression, Xiah tried to stand up.
However, the flame inside her eyes has not burned out yet.
I as well.
“Here I go!”
“Yeah! Come at me, Xiah!”
We both shouted out a cry of war and charged at each other from the front.
Both of our war cries and the slaves, including the guards cheers, merged together.
Our voices probably reverberated all the way outside.
Overcoming the man- and woman-gender distinction, Xiah and I exchanged blows.
The outcome was――double knockout.
The conclusion of the match was a draw.
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Xiah and I shaked hands at my house, where we were isolated from people.
On the table in front of me, there were cold drinks on top.
She drank it in one breath, then vigorously put the cup back on the table.
“At first, I thought you were a weak guy, but you have guts. Truly, it was a good fight.”
“You too, Xiah’s fist is really effective. Especially when that left kick hit my face; it was so dangerous.”
“No, no, I should say the same. When we glued to each other and your right knee hit my abdomen, I thought by ribs were broken.”
And so, Xiah praises me about the battle.
Apparently, she’s the type that doesn’t hold grudges, as there was no ill feeling after the battle.
The match was double knockout -- and ended in a draw, however we were able to safely buy Xiah.
We went home after creating tons of bruises and injuries.
The wounds were healed by Snow’s magic.
Thanks to that, no matter where you’d look, there was not even a single scratch.
As fellows that had traded blows, a strange feeling of solidarity was born.
Xiah lowered her head deeply as she sat still on the sofa.
“Well then, again, please take care of me, master. While I’m still inexperienced, I will work hard to become useful for you.”
“Stop calling me “master.” Sure, I bought you and I’m your master on paper. But aren’t we comrades who had punched each other with all our might? Call me by my name: Lute.”
“No, even if you say that … well then from now on, I’ll call you young master.”
TL Note : the first master used is for a master-slave relations.h.i.+p, the second one used is for a master-servant relations.h.i.+p, remember the difference, it may save your life - yuus.h.i.+ng
“Well if you say so. Take care of me too.”
“It’s my pleasure, young master!”
Connected by the friends.h.i.+p of fellows who have fought each other, which is not comprehensible to Snow and Chrisse, we shook hands again.
Done with the sportsmanlike conduct, I ask her some questions.
How did she know about me?
How does she know the name Tanaka Kouji ?
That’s it, 2 points.
Xiah talked without the coldness she displayed like when she was at [Brutus Slave Market].
“It’s related to a secret I’ve been hiding. That’s why, young master and madams; please don’t tell anyone.”
She said so beforehand.
“You may not believe me but … since I was small, I have had this Oracle-like power that let me hear G.o.d’s divine message.”
But it seems that since this power was only one-sided, G.o.d couldn’t hear her wish.
Due to that oracle, she knew my name, and if she says Tanaka Kouji, then she would be bought by a fitting master -- by me for sure, or so she was told.
It seems the duel with me was just to confirm whether or not I really was a fitting master for her.
It’s an unbelievable story for us …. but it’s a fact that Xiah has been bought by me as a slave.
Xiah too was finally being all smiles with joy, because her earnest pet.i.tion was fulfilled.
I thought for sure that she had some kind of connection to Tanaka but ...
I still had an uncomfortable feeling.
But Xiah is not a bad person. I could tell precisely because we traded fists.
Also, because we've made the master-servant contract, she couldn't betray me and put me at a disadvantage.
So was this discomfort just my imagination?
Not minding my tinge of discomfort, she happily bowed her head with a smile.
”I am truly happy to be able to meet a suitable master, thanks to this power. I'll be in your care from now on.”
”Me too, I'll be counting on you.”
We stopped the chat then and decided that Xiah would live with us in the house from now on.
Her room will be in the first-floor guest room.
I spent the day buying Xiah's clothes, underwear, and accessories.
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The next day at the Meiya residence.
I had her watch the shooting of the [S&W M10], [AK-47] and [M700P] at the shooting range by the workshop.
Because from that day forward, I wanted to have her use them too.
Snow, Chrisse and I each respectively fired the [S&W M10], [M700P] and [AK-47].
Xiah slowly released her hands that had been holding down her pointed ears, she had a surprised look in her face.
”To even be able to make something like this… I see, the Magic Stone Princess didn't call you her master for nothing.”
”I'm going to have you use these too from now on.”
”It is indeed a wonderful magic tool, but I don't know if I can use it well…”
She said in a reluctant tone.
”Xiah, when you were an adventurer, what kind of weapons did you use?”
”I used knives and twin swords. So I don't handle ranged weapons too well.”
”Ugh, twin swords, huh…”
One of the fake adventurers who tricked me and sold me off as a slave had twin swords.
Uuuuh…. my trauma.
”W-, well, if it's you, Xiah, you'll be able to handle it with a little practice. Besides, I don't mind equipping you with a knife just in case. We'll go to a weapons store later and buy something you like.”
”Thank you very much, young master.”
If it came to it, I could even make her a knife myself.
There was also the option of having her use one of the special-purpose knives the Russian army uses.
Let's try things out when we would have had time afterwards.
I considered researching knives alongside making the tools and accessories. There also were several other things I wanted to make.
Also, as for Snow and Xiah's AK-47s, I decided that making them would be practice for Meiya as well.
(￣^￣)ゞ
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