225 Escape Plan (1/2)
Even though Noa had received the highest bid of eight thousand stones, he cut three thousand from the highest bid because of the dagger.
”Wonderful”
Noa clapped in delight and said as Arwen flicked his wrist again.
”Queen Noa, here are the stones, and can we see the slaves?”
Arwen sent the pouch of stones flying towards the royal guard before he could come to him.
”You like to see the merchandise heh? Come, let me show you”
Noa giggled and motioned them to follow him.
”Captain Arwen, isn't it too much price for slaves?”
While following Noa and the royal guards, Lord Clemo whispered to Arwen
”They are going to be a valuable asset to us, Lord Clemo, trust his majesty”
Lord Clemo slowly nodded and followed them in silence.
”Open it”
Following Noa, they came before a dark cellar door and Noa ordered the royal guards to open it.
The dark door opened with a creaking sound and when they looked down, they could see a torch was burning and letting out a dim light.
The reeking smell of blood made Lord Clemo twitch his nose but Noa seemed not to be affected by the smell.
”Come on, darlings”
Royal guards conjured a light globe in their hands as Noa followed them into the cellar with Lord Clemo and Arwen following them behind.
Stepping down on the stairs, Arwen noticed shackles attached to the walls, bloodstains, and various tools that looked like used to torture people.
There was only a sound of water droplets trickling but when Arwen looked closer he found that it wasn't water droplets but blood.
Above the puddle of blood, Arwen and Lord Clemo saw three bodies hanging from the ceiling with shackles attached to their neck and legs.
Arwen couldn't identify the woman from the bodies as the three of them were drenched in their own blood and he could barely sense the heartbeat.
”Queen Noa, are they”
Lord Clemo swallowed and asked
”Alive? Yes, I just played with a bit”
Arwen did his best to hide the killing intent in his eyes as he wanted to kill Noa and hang him like them.
”Darlings, get them down and give them something to eat, I don't want them to die before King Don darling can play with them”
Noa chuckled and looked at Clemo as he was barely able to smile because it was hard for him to smile at the miserable state.
”For what's it worth, she's still a virgin so King Don can be her first, you know what I mean?”
Noa winked at Arwen that almost made him throw up on her face in disgust.
Even though Don was the ruthless person he met, Lord Clemo didn't get such a wicked vibe from him like he was getting from Noa.
”Now you have seen the merchandise, what do you want to do next?”
”Queen Noa, if your guards could show us the rest of the slaves, our men can transport them into the carriage and we'll be on our way”
”Oh? What's the rush darlings? Can't you stay here for a day or two?”
”We'd love to, Queen Noa, but unfortunately we must leave, his majesty will be waiting for us”
”Hahaha”
However, when Noa heard Lord Clemo, he burst into laughter
”He can't wait to play with the slaves, can he?”
Lord Clemo realized he doesn't know Don a bit as he stood there without anything.
Noa stopped laughing and looked at his guards
”Bring the slaves outside to Lord Clemo's carriage”
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”Where am I?”
Kayako slowly opened her eyes. The last thing she barely remembers was someone feeding something to her. In front of her, she vaguely saw the figures of Nanbu and Ukita lying without moving.
She reached her hand out for Nanbu and Ukita and surprisingly her hands were free.
”Nanbu, Ukita”
She shook their bodies and tried to wake them. She was hearing a heavy downpour hitting the roof of the carriage and she couldn't see the outside as there were no windows in the carriage.
Her first priority was to make sure that Nanbu and Ukita are still alive as they were continuously tortured by Noa and made her watch them suffer.
She felt like she was still hearing their screams and she didn't know what happened to her students.
”Nanbu, wake up, Ukita”
She tried not to shout too much and alert whoever outside the carriage.
”(cough)”
”Nanbu”
A small smile appeared on Kayako's face despite the grave situation she was in.
”Ka...Kaya?”
The words barely escaped his mouth while Kayako used the little strength she had left to help him up.
”Your wounds?”
Kayako noticed the cuts on his body slowly closing up on its own.
”Where are we?”
He asked Kayako and realized that there are no shackles around his wrists and legs.
”Wake the old man”
He whispered to Kayako and crawled to the carriage door.
”Ukita, Ukita”
”Black-armored men”
Nanbu could see the soldiers donned in black armor from head to toe through the door crack.