Volume 3 Chapter 11 (2/2)
”What do you mean? Wasn’t that obvious?”
Ryouma’s doubt was natural For his’ belongings
However, Laura shook her head
”Slaves can't think like that They will accept the clothes only after their master clearly told them to After all, I've experienced that kind of life for a long time as well”
Thinking about it a little, Ryouma understood
Because the children had been treated poorly, they had even repressed their will to question
For a slave, the master’s ould determine their life and death
They had no rights They only had to obey and not show incoet rid of them
”Ah, I see now”
After Laura’s explanation, Ryouma finally comprehended the situation
They couldn’t do anything unless Ryouave them permission to That hat the children believed
Thus, Ryouma first had to order the children if he wanted the men and women who had their own free will
From there on, Ryouma discerned that he had to tell them loudly, and make them remember, that they were humans, that they were people with souls and wills of their own
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That day, Melissa’s fate changed for the second time
It was three years ago that her fate had changed dramatically for the first time
She was born in a sdom, while her family had been poor, she had lived surrounded by her fa a peaceful life
However, this life suddenly ended due to the pirates that came from the Wortenia peninsula
She had learnt that sea raiders had made their base at the peninsula when she was an infant
But, cooods, there wasn’t e
That hy her village had never been attacked before
Besides, ould want to attack a fishi+ng hain with?
However, reality was harsher than she had previously thought
In front of her eyes, a massacre took place
Her parents died with their bodies skewered by spears It was unknown to her what had happened to her siblings and friends
There was only one thing an eleven years old girl could do back then And that was to run away from that place
She had ed to avoid the pirates' hands and escaped froe
What was inside herdesire to survive
She had no recollection of what had happened after that
What she could ree, but her memory was cut off from there
The next thing she remembered was that she was picked up by some man from a certain town
Then, all of a sudden she found herself standing naked side by side with people wearing collars
Back then she could not fathom what had happened
However, reality gradually hit her
That was, the reality where she would get beaten no matter what she did or said
When she cried, she would get flogged; when she shouted she would get flogged; when she begged she would get flogged; when she talked she would get flogged
Like that, she learned how to take care of the scars caused by the whip
She learned that to survive, she had to kill her oill and behave like a doll, devoid of any feelings
Such thoughts continued to becodisposed of in front of her eyes
Even , she was a feh her face could be said to be pretty, it was not a face that someone would deem a matchless beauty either
She ht have been sold as a sex slave if she had been a bit older, but she was only 14 years old right now
Due to living the life of a slave for many years, her body had withered, it was not a body that could entice men's lust
Had Mikoshi+ba Ryou after
However, fate worked in mysterious ways
(These clothes What should I do with them?)
Mellisa was brought together with the other slaves, and unlike some of the others, she at least wore a piece of underwear and a ragged piece of cloth given to her by a slave trader a long tio
Her fellow sufferers also showed puzzled expressions when they received the garments
(What is this even? Can I wear it?)
The underwear she earing right thenhad been worn for ed shi+rt was torn on more than one place, by courtesy of the slave trader’s whip That was the state and entirety of her current attire
Of course, she yearned to change her clothes!
However, such a ould never have been granted Because she was only a thing
When people were given so, normally they would immediately consider it theirs from then on
However, at the sa like that would have been impossible to happen to her
(No I a)
She promptly acted the way she consistently did
This had to be a trap, similar to the time when the slave merchant presented them with h thrashi+ng for those who took the food
That hat so that Melissa had experienced in the past
A slave’s ration consisted of only hard bread and cold, bland soup
There was no way that meat would be served to them It was almost as impossible as for the heavens to turn upside down!
A slave could only eat food fit for slaves Even if ht to wish to eat it
This very doctrine was drilled into the slaves by their owners and slave trader
Down to the very core
All the slave children that were brought outside the fortress city that day had gone through such brainwashi+ng
That hy nobody made their move
They were all just standing still on the spot
However, the situation abruptly moved in an unexpected direction for them
A woman with blonde hair stood in front of her and proclaihly surprised Melissa
”It's cold, isn't it? Those clothes in your hands are yours froave those clothes to all of you Wear them properly That is what your master wants you to do”
When she heard those words, Melissa doubted her ears for a moment
(Giving clothes to slaves? Really? This kind of good clothes?)
They were not clothes ht from any clothes store
However, this was not so that a slave would usually be clothed in They were items that would usually be worn by the town citizens
Not only that, the items on her hands were also a brand-new one Not some old used clothes
It was definitely soiven to a slave
Melissa looked around
Verythe woman's announcement
But, the speaker's voice was calm, and she did not show any hostility She didn’t see
”It's fine Hurry and put on your clothes! After this, we're going to have a meal!”
Deciding to listen to her this tiot dressed Only after the others saw the blond wo boy, did they proceed to put on the clothes as well
After all of the slaves became clothed, a man stood in front of them
He was a greatly dignified person, displaying the august aura of a king
It was at that very ed forever
It was the beginning of their harsh life towards freedom
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