Volume 8 (2/2)
A person who can use chantless ht be able to improve a little At any rate, I'd probably benefit so, but Fitts-senpai smiled bitterly
”Umm, that's probably impossible”
”I see So they're someone quite important after all, huh?”
Fitts is a guard to the princess after all HisFor exa that connection becarew up, and beca like that If they're a court dom of Asura, then they should probably be able to use chantless ic at least
”An important person they're not really, uion”
”Ahhh”
They rapped up in the teleportation huh? In that case, their whereabouts would be unknown
”That's uood if they were alive”
”They are alive I've already found them after all”
Speaking of which, he didthe teleportation incident because he was looking for an acquaintance Wait, if he found them recently then
”Huh? Then why can't I meet them?
”Huhu It's a secret”
Fitts-senpai laughed bashfully
Why is it that when I see that smile, my heart starts to throb like this?
Though I can love traps when they're 2d, I was sure that I wasn't a homo but
Perhaps it's just that kind of drastic measure
Following Fitts-senpai's advice, we search for a slave
A slave that's about 5 (if they're younger than that, there's a good chance they wouldn't understand us),
a dwarf (it's better that they're dexterous so that if it co irl (my personal preference)
”A girl? Their gender doesn'tour objectives mixed up?”
”Rudeus-kun”
As we piled up the criteria one by one, once we got to the final criterion, they looked at me with eyes of criticism
”Huuhhh?”
Since ere all guys here, I had thought that they'd have been on-board instead, but Well, it seems like they aren't the type If it was Elinalise, then shewe find cute little boys instead Lately her interest in shota has been awakening after all
”But still, if we buy a 5 year old then we shouldn't expect too ht not even understand our words If it turns out that they can only speak the Beast God Language, then ouldn't be able to teach theic after all”
”I can speak the Beast God Language, so if that's the case then I can teach them”
”What! You can speak the Beast God Language, shi+shou? As expected of you”
”Huu, well that's how it is”
At Zanoba's praise, I start to feel proud and I hold out ual
I've also taught a 5 year old before Speaking of which, I wonder if Sylphy is doing well
Even without seeing Elinalise and Fitts-senpai, you could say that elves are really to my taste, or that they had the type of face that japanese of the fantasy generation preferred Elves brought tolike a slim and beautiful hly ht now She's probably beco to Paul, she could use reen hair Since I'd probably hear ruht away, I'd probably be able to find her ih I wonder where she is right now
”Anyway, since we've already decided on the criteria, let's go ask a sales assistant”
I head to place where 『Help Office』 is written The man at the reception had a completely clean-shaven head, and when coh he looked at Fitts-senpai and I with suspicious looks, when he saw Zanoba he accepted it and nodded
”Um, excuse me, we're actually”
The nored my words, and spoke to Zanoba as behind me
”Yo, welco for? A warrior for a guard? Right noe have guys that can teach the sword as well, you know We also have soic University for that Or could it be that you're looking for THOSE? No, no, I shouldn't say it You don't seeot a real voluptuous one in her 20s you know She was recently a whore so THAT would be perfect as well Of course they aren't diseaAGAAAAAH!”
The macho man then ate Zanoba's Iron Claw, and was raised into the air
”Don't ignore shi+shou Yakking on and on like that, I'll pull out that noisy tongue of yours and rip off your jaw, you know”
”H-, hey! What are you doing!?”
The guards around had immediately moved to capture Zanoba, but he was undisturbed Conversely, with just a shake he sent theh powered
Thearound by a skinny otaku-looking guy It's surreal So this is the power of ahere watching
”NO! Zanoba, stop this! HOUSE!”
”Yes!”
At rip In the face of the suddenlyas well I face the guards and bow my head
”I'ot a little excited”
”No, it's fine Just don't act too violently, alright? We'll draw our swords the next time”
They easily let us off Though there was a little fear in their eyes, they decided that they hadn't seen anything this tiood even if they poked their noses in further
What surprised ht, Fitts-senpai had prepared his stance before I did It was an extremely fast and decisive uard You could also say that I was just cowardly though Anyway, it seeilant here, uh? After all, using adventurer teruards around here were only C rank, or at best B rank Well whatever I'll continue speaking to him
”We're looking for a dwarf around the age of 5”
I speak to the ain
”Around 5?”
While cowering, he looked over the list in his hand Flipping through the pages, he squints his eyes
”There aren't many dwarves in the first place here and on top of that a 5 year old”
So the criteria really were too strict? The dwarves basically live on the Milis Continent after all Even with all the kidnapping going on, the dwarf slaves basically don't end up here
”As long as it's a race that's good with crafting, even if they aren't a dwarf it won't be a probleh”
”Oh, there is one”
The er
”A dwarf girl of 6 years old Because of her parent's debts, the whole family were sold into slavery Her health is a little on the bad side though It ht be because of malnutrition Well, she'll probably be back to nore, and though it's natural for a 6 year old, she can't read either”
”I see What happened to her parents?”
”Both her parents have been sold”
It's so st the dwarves exist a social class who believe that they can live with nothing but the mountains It'd be fine to leave the Milis Continent and work in the Dragon King Mountain Range, but occasionally there'd be idiots who guessed wrong and headed too far north, and without re-entering the et their families wrapped up; truly useless fathers
”For now, let's just meet them”
At the le merchant appears
He's a man with dark skin It's not just suntan He's probably froaritto Continent, or one of his parents was froaritto Continent He's a little fat and drenched in sweat Though there's a cloth hung over his shoulder for wiping up the sweat, that cloth too is soaked Though the smell of safts about, this marketplace is hot so it can't be helped I had already taken off my robe as well, and Zanoba undid his mantle as well Fitts-senpai is dressed as usual with a nonchalant look
His face is red though
For a different reason
”hello I'er of one of the Rium Firm's associate firms, the Domehni firm, Fe'Burrito”
The merchant names himself He turns to Zanoba and extends his hand Zanoba was reaching his hand towards the merchant's face, so I took his hand instead
”hello I'mire”
I give that nao, and for an instant looks at me puzzled, but immediately smiles broadly
”Ohhh, so you were Quagmire! I've heard about you Just before winter, you killed a stray dragon”
”I was just lucky; the dragon eakened you see”
The namire is known in these parts as well, so my name weren't just for show
”Today I' for a dwarf but”
Fe'Burrito glances at Zanoba and Fitts-senpai
”Right These two are contributing to the funds We're looking for a child so that we can teach thee”
I tried saying so appropriate It wasn't a lie
”I see, so it was soood one that I'd really recommend Anyway, please just have a look It's this way”
We listen to Fe'Burrito and fro building We're heading to a slave storehouse Though I say a storehouse, there are iron bars attached to pulleys lined up in a row, and inside those are slaves The inside of the bars are about a tatami mat in size and all have one or two slaves inside Before they're brought to the ht now they stink The slaves inside are crying children, and glaring slaves who send killing intent our way
Inside the warehouse are a nu
Fe'Burrito walks between the barred cages He then calls for ato the side It's probably a subordinate
We head further in We stop in front of one of the cages
Inside the cage is a girl with e with her knees huddled up
”It's this one Oi, bring em out”
”'Right”
Fe'Burrito's subordinate nods, and opening the cage, pulls the child out of the cage The child is shackled with an iron collar A rag is concealing the flaws in her skin and bones body Her hair is soe It's unkempt and has some white hairs mixed in Her complexion is also bad
She was hugging herself and shi+vering It ht be because we're further into the storehouse, but it's a little cold The eyes she's looking at us with are completely empty She looks truly pitiful
Fe'Burrito's subordinate pays this no heed, and unhesitatingly reirl Her skinny body, like a child whothis, Fitts-senpai frowns
”Rudeus-kun”
Be at ease Even I have no intention of creating Pulitzer prize winning photographs
Wanting to quickly buy her, feed her, and give her a wars However, I'm a bit worried about her eyes Those empty eyes I've seen eyes like those before
”As you can see, it's a dwarf child 6 years old Possesses no skills in particular Both parents are dwarves Father was a blacks as it's hereditary, the dexterity of her hands should be as you wish However, she can only understand the Beast God Language Because we hadn't thought she'd sell, her health isn't the best Because of that, we'll sell her at a discount”
While irl and touched her cheek After a few seconds, the girl's co
”Naturally she's a virgin There are no concerns about infectious diseases and the like, but as you can see, sheood that we'd recommend”
Fitts-senpai is looking at her with eyes like a child who's found an abandoned puppy At any rate she's fulfilled the criteria so I was planning to buy her anyway though
『hello, little Miss』
I crouch down and speak to her in Beast God Language The first step is to interview her
『I'm Rudeus You are?』
『Actually, there was so anted you to do for us』
『Umm』
The girl just looked at me with empty eyes, and didn't reply at all Fe'Burrito's subordinate brandishes the whip at his hip, but I stop him with my hand
”shi+shou, what's the matter?”
”She's in quite a bit of despair She's got the face of someone who hasn't any hopes at all and just wants to die”
”Have you seen that kind of face before, shi+shou?”
”In the past, many times you see”
Zanoba and Fitts-senpai look like they're brooding over sos fros after all
I looked at the girl for a little while They're nostalgic eyes In the past I had a period when I made eyes like this too Let's see, it hen I had just passed 20 I think I hadn't finished my education, I had no prospects, I had no job experience, and I was thinking thatand shi+tting They were the sa about it, at that tis I could do However, because I was despairing overAfter a few years, I becaot even worse, however During that period of ht that I wanted to die
『Do you want to die?』
『You can't do anything about this yourself, huh? I can understand your feelings』
The girl's eyes slowly noticed me
『In that case, shall I end things for you?』
I said this seriously I think ht
I had truly thought that I wanted to die However, without dying, I continued to live on, and on It was a long tirets
I can't save her froive her work to do I can buy her clothing, I can feed her food, and I can speak kind words to her However, the fact that doing those kinds of things isn't saving her is so her to do things that she doesn't want to do is by noher
In that case, it would be better to end things for her
If she beca It would be good if she could abandon her current life, and try her best in a new one There's so so like 'your hard ill pay off' is just a pretense to make you feel better about yourself
I don't know if she's this kind of person Fro, or rather, very young, and as long as she tries her best fros ork out
However, it's not for me to say I was someone as an incurable idiot even up until death
It's so she herself is I'ets to decide
『』
『Say so』
The girl didn't tremble However, she slowly parted her lips
『――――I don't want to die』
She h it was a spiritless response, that's fine It's just how it is I was like that too It's fine like that It's fine even if she doesn't want to live As long as she doesn't want to die, that's fine
”We'll take her”
I covered the girl with the robe that had been in my hands I create hot air to waric won't restore her strength; after this we'll let her eat
”Fe'Burrito-san, how much is she?”
One Large Asura Copper Coin[5] That was how irl cost
After buying her, we cleaned the girl in the washi+ng area that was in the corner of the ht clothes and the like for her in the commercial districts, as well as other necessary items We then entered a suitable cafe
It wasn't a siood atmosphere It's a shop that I'd definitely avoid were I by myself The one who picked it was Fitts-senpai Unlike h, this kind of cafe suits Fitts-senpai quite well It can't be helped, but I feel out of place here and can't stop fidgeting
As expected of a royalty I irl we've just bought is single- food into her mouth The only one who's uncomfortable is me
Fitts-senpai seelad', he's patting the girl on the head
”By the way, Rudeus-kun, what's this girl's name?”
Being asked that, I noticed that I haven't yet asked for her name That Fe'Burrito didn't tell me her name
『What's your name?』
The girl looks at e
『Name?』
Huh?
Could it be that h to her? It's certainly been about three years since I've used it, but it seemed to work fine in the Great Forest Could it be that in the Dorudia village I was looked at like Michael (an American, self-proclaimed fluent japanese speaker) who had just come to Tokyo? No, there's no way The way I spoke shouldn't have been very different from Ruijerd
『Umm, what do people call you?』
『Bazelle of the Sacred Iron and Lilitella of the Beautiful Snowy Ridge's child』
Because that didn't quite see for, I conveyed what she said to Fitts-senpai When I did, he went ”ah, I see” and nodded with a knowing look
”The dwarves don't get a proper nae”
”Proper name?”
”Mn, until age 7 dwarves aren't given a nas they like, or things they adood at for example”
So he said As expected of Fitts-senpai, he really is knowledgeable, huh?
”I see It's quite inconvenient if she doesn't have a name”
”Her parents aren't here anyive her one”
I see
『We're going to give you a name now, but do you have any kinds of hopes?』
When I had asked this just in case, she tilted her head in puzzlement I wonder if sourines I've become a little uneasy
”Since she's a girl, let's give her a lovely name”
Fitts-senpai said that kind of girly line Hearing this, on the contrary I start to want to give her a gallant and manly name
Ah, no good, no good
”Zanoba Let's hear your thoughts!”
When I said this, Zanoba turned towards us
”Mn? Will it be fine if I decide?”
”I'm not the one who paid after all”
”In that case, 'Julius'”
There's no ht about it
”That's, a ht?”
”Yes, it's the naer brother that I accidentally killed”
I'e face Fitts-senpai looks like he doesn't knohat's going on
”This child will be staying in ht? In that case, it'd be better for her to have a name that I'm comfortable with”
Certainly, this child will end up living with Zanoba As a rooe after all I could also get permission and have her live in et perh my room would be fine as well, we've naturally planned for her to stay with the rich Zanoba That's how our conversation had gone However, since she can't understand his words, it ood for her to stay in ht be for me to stay in Zanoba's room as well
”Well, since it's a name that you've deterive her a girl's name like Juliette”
”That's fine with me Let's make it Juliette then”
”Juliette, huhuh, it's a good name, isn't it?”
Fitts-senpai had found soe, people will laugh about anything after all, huh
Having settled our views, I tell the girl just that
『From today onwards, your name is Juliette』
『Julie?』
『Juliette』
『Julie』
The girl said that and s past 'Julie', that's not a problem
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And so we bring Juliette (nickna this and that fros, she would toddle behind the ht fell, she'd learn Hu to bed, she'd continue to earnestly listen about dolls according to Zanoba, and was brainwa- educated like that That kind of training and effort continues on
Incidentally, Zanoba continued to practice ers carefully He probably wants to be able to create things himself one day
Our doll creation plan continues to advance little by little
Additionally, ress
Rinia Dedorudia The Dedorudia are one of the two Dorudia clans that serve as the protectors of the Great Forest She's the granddaughter of that clan chief, Gustav and the daughter of that clan's warrior chief, Gyes, who is the next clan chief
Pursena Adorudia The Adorudia is the other Dorudia clan that serve as the protectors of the Great Forest She's the granddaughter of that clan chief, Buldg[6] and the daughter of that clan's warrior chief, Telteria, who is also the next clan chief
A the Beast Race, the Dorudia clan are a special existence
They have roots that go back roughly 5500 years They span back to the time of the first Great Human-Demon War
An all-out war between the Human Race and the Demon Race The Great Human-Demon War The winner of that as the Human Race
The huant One by one, they declared ith the other races The Beast Race that lived in the Great Forest with plentiful wood resources was no exception
An approaching arainst this threat was the top of the Beast Race in those days, 『Beast God Giger』
Beast God Giger gathered a Beast Race arht on the front lines hiht, and occasionally his wit, occasionally saving other Beast People, in the end he ed to protect the Great Forest
『Beast God』 was a ned over all of the Beast Races It was the naer was a member of the Dorudia clan
As a result, the Dorudia clan became the top clan of the Beast People that lived in the Great Forest
Itof a deal However, currently the Beast Race doesn't exist only in the Great Forest, and the Beast Race diaspora can be seen even on the Central Continent and the Begaritto Continent The total population isn't as great as the Human Race However, it is definitely not a nuh power to wage a ith the Holy Kingdom of Milis
They're a race with that ht
And Rinia and Pursena are the grandchildren of the clan chiefs They're the direct descendants of the Beast God They carry a special significance
They're people who ht become clan chiefs, or the wives of clan chiefs in the future To use the Hu like people who have the right to inherit the crown princesses, you could say On top of that, they could be said to be on the level of princesses frodom of Asura As a result, when they first enrolled in the school, they were seen as extrees
Why were such iirls separated from their homelands and sent to a far off land to study? That's because of a screw up caused by the previous generation's prince and princess
Like the prince (Gyes) and princess (Ghyslaine) of the previous generation, these two girls were stupid As a result, la about this, the clan chief (Gustav) sent the knowledge In a place where they couldn't use their political power, they ht
However He ic University thinking ”they won't be treated as the Beast Race clan chief's granddaughters”
Because they were of the Beast Race, the two of theht be persecuted instead What awaited the two, despite expectations, were teachers who treated thereat caution and students who sucked up to them
Right, in other words it was the result of the Dorudia clan's political power
The two of theh they were a little afraid when they first enrolled, because of the voice ility, their physical strength, and the characteristics special to their race, they were strong Furtheric they learned in class was added to this, they could even beat down upperclassmen without radually greorse and worse Boycotting things, shakedowns, extortion, loitering They'd basically do everything that a bad student would, and beca bosses in their first year
However, that steady advance suddenly came to a stop
When they beca Ariel Anemoi Asura She was a person who until just recently rapped up in a power struggle auards, and as if they owned the place, intruded on Rinia and Pursena's territory And unbearably, the students and teachers who had been wagging their tails at Rinia and Pursena noagged their tails at Ariel and her lot
Even so, they endured it for half a year While thinking that they couldn't accept it, absolutely couldn't accept it, they still endured it However, they i, she became the student council president as a first year When Ariel ascended to student council president, it was al to them that Ariel was admired as an honours student, while they were labelled as delinquents Because the label of a delinquent was due to their own actions, their resentment towards Ariel was unjustified
Rinia and Pursena began e They began straight out harassround where she was about to walk, or going out of their way to bu water, and escalated even to stealing her underwear and leaving theathered the other delinquents and led an attack on her
And then they were beaten up by Fitts-senpai Almost 20 attackers were crushed by Fitts-senpai alone The two of them were also beaten mercilessly by Fitts-senpai
When the incident caht, the teachers even had a conference 20 or so attackers dropped out of school
However, Rinia and Pursena didn't It was judged that expelling the two ladies of the Dorudia clan would be bad
The number of delinquents dropped, and Rinia and Pursena's influence crashed The Asura princess and her entourage were seen as heroes by the other students Incidentally, the Asura princess was also going to be a Special Student, but in accordance with her wishes, she was enrolled as a normal student and treated the same as the others
Of course this wasn't a, the difference in their poas clear, and they had already run out of underlings to use
At best, because the special students Cliff and Zanoba who entered last year were raht and defeated theather infore Recently, though they still showed so classes You could say that they were rehabilitating
To a new student like reatness
Case closed
At least it should have been
I am Zanoba shi+rone
Right, the beginning of this incident was on a certain night
shi+shou was single-ic
shi+shou had said ”This is an experi At first he had ic only once, but after that he had her do nothing but create earth bullets voicelessly At first I had thought that there was no way she'd be able to use such a spell without chanting
However, it only took onethe earth bullet spell It was voiceless It was so to be amazed about
According to shi+shou, Julie was still far off froh Julie had tried to use earth bullet many times, she only succeeded once She also ran out of mana quickly On so the whole day However, compared to I who had no talent I expect that it would be best if I increase my abilities in another area
Nevertheless, a young child like this could use chantlessFitts-senpai's advice” and didn't say anything else But the one who taught Julie was shi+shou As expected of shi+shou
I had notshi+shou's disciple
At the sa this, shi+shou also teaches Julie the Hu as it's just so about it, since she had spent a number of years in the Central Continent with her parents, thisher is really simple it seems That merchant lied No, since he had no reaso