Chapter 106 - Foolish Heavenly King? (1/2)

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

One of the rooms of Karluk Kingdom’s royal castle. Inishida, the king of the kingdom, laughed with glee.

「Fu HA HA HA! I thought that I can’t read him, but it turns out that he just doesn’t think anything! How ridiculous! To think he really would start a slave trade on the terms he voiced to me! There is a no bigger fool than that!」

「My, it’s truly as Your Majesty says. After humoring him for a bit, so he won’t resort to force, I’d say it’s fine to leave him to his own devices.」

「Prime minister! Is that fool truly a king of the Heavenly Castle?! If it turns out that he lied, won’t it be a great chance to put Reginshion Company under my control?!」

Laughing, Inishida turned around and asked almost in a shout. Prime minister’s shoulders jerked a bit from surprise, after which he made several light nods, and then let out a sigh.

「A-a-about that… It seems that there is no mistake about Heavenly Country’s presence in Karluk Kingdom…… Garrison and some of the merchants saw golems flying through the sky.」

Hearing the prime minister’s words, Inishida clicked his tongue, displeased.

「Though it’s absurd, flying golems stopping the advance of the Empire became rumors all over the place. We can’t dismiss them as a hoax… If only we could somehow obtain those flying golems…」

Looking into the floor, Prime minister muttered in a small voice, eyeing Inishida with a sidelong glance.

「Our country doesn’t even have magicians capable of producing golems on their own…… Good grief, His Majesty it’s just impossible…」

Breathing a deep sigh, oozing with the grief of his hardships, the prime minister looked into a window.

Though their thoughts went in different directions, there was something that both of them recognized.

Taiki’s slave trade will certainly fail.

Surely, any slave trader would think so.

However, some merchants began to entertain other points of view.

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「…The slaves seem very lively.」

「Yeah, it’s my first time seeing such slaves.」

In front of the duo that voiced such thoughts was a pair of slaves clad in neat outfits, that showcased their skills in an experienced manner.

A middle-aged man sat on the stool, with both of his feet pressing on an animal’s hide, and using thin strips of leather instead of a thread, made something that appeared like bags. A young woman, smiling, took leather products and lining them up on a small table wrote, in smooth movements, price tags, placing them in front of the merchandise.

「He-hey. You can write?」

「Rather than that, look at those bags. And shoes. They are quite well made. Is this black wolf’s leather?」

The merchants exclaimed, surprised by the skills of the slaves. Those voices became a bait that lured in other merchants, in the blink of an eye creating a crowd in front of the two slaves.

There, Diego appeared with a smile on his face.

「Both of those slaves can read and write and also can do simple calculations. The man is skilled in leathercraft, simple sharpening of cutlery, and woodwork. The girl is skilled with trading, weaving and musical instruments.」

After hearing that short bit of introduction, the merchants curiously gazed at Diego.

「Musical instruments? How good is she?」

「And I’d like to verify his skills as a carpenter, is it possible?」

Barraged with questions, Diego returns simple replies.

Then, a black-haired beauty, Yuri, raised her hand, having a faint smile on her face.

「And how much would those two slaves cost?」