Jashin Average – 9 (1/2)
Chapter 9 – First Purchase
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Foreon Master Anri here
I fell asleep while still in the bath so I thought I would catch a cold, but I turned out as healthy as ever
If I had to name a problem, it would be that the curse apparently activated while I was asleep, and I ended up soaking in the bath with the tantou and robe equipped
I can’t change, so I’ wet like this…
Well, if I walk outside for a while it’ll probably dry off, but because I’ross
A to be unable to bath for more than 30 minutes?
Pulling ether, I took out food fro a simple breakfast, I teleported to the entrance
Leaving the dungeon, I headed towards town
Having eon one
Because of the curse I can’t change, and I can only worry about the proble
What’s left is the problee aarden as well, the food stores can only decrease, and it’ll be a while before I can harvest
Even if I could harvest theh for etables
Meaning that I’ll be forced totrip in town once in a while, but… there’s one probleo here
With the events with the church and the Adventurers Guild, a group of people probably already have suspicions towards eon is known, it wouldn’t be strange even if there were people who linked the tiether
Thinking about it like that, it would probably be better to assuo here
Considering that I’ll be unable to enter and exit the town, I want so to, but unfortunately I have nobody to rely on
Don’t say lonerised! I know I am
Even if I were to hire so to, so there’s only one choice left that comes to mind
Showingthe town, I headed towards the slave dealer
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I first found out that this world had slavery right after I reached town
I had an ial and shady, but it was in normal shop in a place relatively close to theshocked but that is still fresh in my mind
Based on the information I heard frouesses of my own, the slaves of this world are apparently separated into four types; people whose statuses had been dropped to slavery as punishment, the crime slaves; people from a defeated country ere taken as war prisoners, the war slaves; people who had fallen to slavery as security for a loan, the debt slaves; and finally people ere born to two slave parents, the birth slaves
There are various reasons why they separate the origins of the slaves, but they’re all unrecognised as huht and sold for money
The slaves are forced by a contract to their master to absolute obedience
In this world where ic exists, ‘absolute obedience’ doesn’tcompelled to obey the commands of their master
Even if you ordered ”kill yourself”, no matter how much they tried to refuse, their body would move on its own and they would suicide
Slaves are treated as possessions, so no matter how a master treats them, the master won’t be punished
Because they’re fundamentally expensive, I dont think people would kill them on a whim too often, but that’s not an absolute
Thefeood builds
As someone born in japan, I’m opposed to the slavery system, but a person on’t betray me no matter what could be said to be the most suitable
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”Welco a slave today?”
When I entered the shop a neatly dressed, tidy-looking
It seems that he’s the shopkeeper here, but he was so different fro fat men that I was at a bit of a loss as to how to react
When I nodded, he guided me to one of the tables set in the shop
The shopkeeper sat down right opposite an
”Our shop has all sorts of slaves prepared What kind of slave could it be that you are looking for?”
”In the first half of their teens, and a fee of death”
The moment I stated my request, the shopkeeper froze, and looked my way
Because I can’t look at him in the eyes, with my eyes still hidden, I replied with silence
There’s no doubt that it was the third condition that he reacted to, but of course I have proper reasons for saying it
The first is the price; I’d feel reluctant about ordering around people ether with soirl in the first half of their teens, but in that case the 5 gold I have with h
If it’s so because of illness or injury, then even if they’re a girl in their early teens, I thought that the price would be lowered greatly
I wasn’t sure if they even sold soin with, but there are</eainst strong h
The second reason is that even if I bought a slave here and left the shopping andafraid of me
Fro eon with ether then it’s probably impossible to not ever meet eyes with me
Even though with the absolute obedience to their ainst them, in the end they’re only bound in their actions
If I ordered them ”Don’t be afraid of me” they would just be unable to act afraid, and it wasn’t as if the fear itself would disappear
I’ve come up with one countermeasure, but for that to work I need them to accept me at least once
If they’re not soe of death, they won’t meet the prerequisites
”Of course, there aren’t many slaves like that, but we do have some I must trouble you to coht, miss?”
Nodding in reply, I followed him into the back of the shop
It see for a normal slave then the shopkeeper would pick so them out, but for a cases like o see them like me
After descending so torchlight interrupted by the cell bars
Inside the cells were a number of females
All of the on plain futons, others were sitting with their backs against the stone wall
”According to your requirements miss, it should be those in this area If any catch your eye, I will give a detailed explanation but…”
I interrupted the shopkeeper as turned to le where he wouldn’t see my face, I ree
I could separate the responses into three
Those who trembled and averted their eyes, those who didn’t react and just unh frail, was looking in
I stepped forwards towards the only one that showed a different response, and stared beyond the bars
That girl was sitting just by the bars, sitting powerlessly against the wall
Her long blonde hair was dirty and dull, her ribs could be seen, her limbs ithered away, and she looked like she could take her last breath at any moment
Even her face that would have surely been pretty if she was healthy had sunken cheeks, and was just a shadohat it probably had been
But even on the verge of death, she registered my presence, and had her blue eyes turned to me
”This girl is?”
”Her nae a little distance from Riemel, and is a debt slave, but on the way here she was attacked by a fatal disease and she probably only has a month left to live”
They’re cruel words to say before the person in question, and Tena trembled when she heard them
However, at the sa
Despite knowing that her life was about to end soon, without giving up, she was still clinging to the desire to live
”If it’s ht be able to save her”
After dropping those words, I could see that her blue eyes that were looking at me were shaken
She wasafraid
It’s probably that because she spent each day attacked by a fear of death stronger than the fear given by er was numbed
”I don’t have any proof, but if you’ll believe and accept me, then take this hand”
In front of the bars, I held out my hand
For a while, Tena looked atout, but in the end she timidly held out her hand and met mine