Chapter 12 (1/2)

12.LITTLE GIRL IS INTRODUCED TO SOMEONE

“Well, in terms of raw quality, they are not so good, but it seems they have some experience in it.”(TL note: Not sure about the translation there ->まあ、素材はイマイチですが仕込みは悪くないようですね<- too=”” subjective=””>

“I don´t wanna hear about that. What are you saying to a child like me?”

Bela cursed at Marfoi for what he was saying.

“You, who brought them, is saying such a thing…”

“They are kind of volunteering for that. I will still be receiving the money though.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Bela was right now at the guest room of the slave trading company Vagahte. In that room, she was talking with Marfoi, dealing with the formalities for selling the girls she brought.

There was about two million ten hundred thousand goldin inside the pouch Marfoi gave Bela. The selling amount was in fact three times the amount Bela received. As the remuneration for having rescued them from the bandit group and have escorted them, it was decided Bela would take one third of the sold price. The remaining would be split between the women. This would be the step for them to buy themselves back in the future.

“Thank you for your patronage. I hope you may do business with us next time.”

“Well, I would rather just be buying instead of selling. I want to let this be the last time I bring slaves along. It is a pain in the a.s.s to look after them, you see.”

“”I was the one looking after them though.””

At the back, Borudo muttered those words. Fortunately, the two that were talking to each other seemed to not have heard him.

“”Either way, it is good that we got here safely.””

Borudo let out a sigh as he thought that.

It has been six days since Bela destroyed the bandit group.

While there weren´t any problems along the way here, there were troublesome parts about it. Most of it lied on the aftercare of the women. Right when they were released from the bandit group, it was immediately decided that they would become slaves. It could be said that such couldn´t be helped, but it still wasn´t impossible that they would get gloomy because of it.

Of course, Bela didn´t take any part in it. The one doing all the work was Borudo and Rama, the mediator between them and the women. To the old man that knew nothing of a woman´s heart, it was a difficult job.

“Now then, it seems you´ve received a good amount for your reward. I´ve heard a new batch of quality goods came. What will you do? Will you be buying anything?”

“Really, you are very quick-eared.”

Bela smiled at Marfoi´s words.

Bela handed in the heads to the mercenary a.s.sociation right on the same day she arrived at the city. She also let Koozo handle the machiini she captured. It looked like Marfoi already had knowledge of that. But even so, Bela tilted her head to the side at Marfoi´s words, and then asked him.

“I was thinking of doing that, but there isn´t any of the good ones remaining, right?”

Marfoi gave a dry laugh in response to that.

It seemed that the territorial war, which controlled the economy of this city, was currently well-matched for both sides.

It was indeed a fact that the knight group of the kingdom of Paroma has joined the fight, but according to the information of the spies, it seemed that this was the result of a political strife, which led to the subordinates of the general Koujin to be sent to the front lines.

According to Kooza, although it was true that the kingdom of Paroma temporarily recovered the Mona region because the knight group that had been exiled to the battle were doing unexpectedly well, Paroma still thought of the knights as only sacrificial p.a.w.ns, and on the other hand, the kingdom of Ruuin was presently getting stirred up.

Even before, there pretty much wasn´t anyone notable except for Borudo. Bela saw all that as most of the slaves that could be useful as a fighting force having been already sold. However, Marfoi´s reaction was different from Bela´s expectations.

“There is a gladiator I would like to introduce to you.”

Bela narrowed her eyes at those words.

“It is a man that has been continuously winning at the colosseum.”

“He isn´t a slave?”

“No. This time it´s something else.”

Without worrying about Bela´s puzzled face, Marfoi continued to speak.