Chapter 123 The Daughter Of Fire And Steel 6

When Hiro stopped his skills, he noticed his slaves guarding him in a circle. Amused he told them to fuck off.

"San-Baka, leave this city, what you have on you I give to you. Sell these magic stones and live your lives. I already freed you from slavery. From this day on we are strangers. The strength you gained is from your own efforts so you owe me nothing."

Hiro then proceeded to dump a large number of magic stones on the sidewalk, catching the attention of many onlookers. The amount he dumped went over a million Vals. The entire street stopped in its tracks and proceeded to eye the fortune like wolves.

Fortunately, the very fact that a person became rich in magic stones dissuaded anyone from trying to steal them. When Hiro started to walk towards the lavish building, his former slaves got in front of him.

"Master, what are you saying? Why are you suddenly freeing us?" asked Aurum. All three of them changed in both appearance and demeanor in the last three days. Right now they couldn't imagine going back to their old lives. Not after meeting the Wolfen Butcher.

"Get out of my way, I am in a very bad mood and about to murder an entire building. Move. I will not ask again."

This time Geo stepped forward and used logic to stop Hiro. "Master, your main goal is to retrieve your wives from the Prince. In order to do that you opted to use Alan's connection to get in quietly ensuring their safety.

"While I will not stop you if you decided to proceed. Know that Alan is a merchant known by many, with this decision you will remove any possibility of using him and will turn yourself into an enemy of the state.

"I know that matters not to you Master but remember that until the time the mistresses are already by your side, your actions directly affect their safety, you cannot be careless."

As Hiro heard the sound arguments from Fulgeo, he gripped his fists in anger. Traces of calibers started revolving around him as he expressed his displeasure about Geo's air-tight case.

Fearing the worse, Lars stepped in to add his input. "Master, the world of night and day are vastly different. While it would affect the mistresses if you do it in broad daylight, the same does not hold true when the sun sets."

Aurum then crossed his arm over his chest like a knight and pleaded. "Master, in times like these allow us to assist you. Give us three hours, we will have a plan for you by then. Once we know what it is you seek, we will use our skills to achieve your will in the shortest time possible."

Inwardly Hiro's heart grew warm, he treated these guys like shit, yet here they are now offering to help him like knights to a king. Knowing they were right, he noted how reckless he got due to having more Aura in his body.

Hiro then shared his X-Ray vision and marked Rilu with a [Mark of Affection]. A [Mark of Affection] is the higher version of [Mark of Protection] similar to annihilation being the next level of vengeance.

"I need to get into this building and retrieve the girl in the basement. She is important to me. I also want to know what she is doing there and who is responsible. Get me names, then get me in a room with them. Do this and from today onwards you are among my people."

Lars asked anxiously "Master how should we treat her? As a slave, an object, your lover, or your family?"

Originally Hiro wanted to smack Larua sideways but then remembered that this is not earth. In monarchic societies, engagements of ten-year-olds could be considered the norm.

While sex waited until around sixteen, the royalty and nobility normally had spouses even as children. So Hiro understood Lars asked not in malice but in consideration to him how should they act.

"She is part of my family, treat her as my daughter. Her safety is as high as my wives."

The three then kneeled and performed the same fist-over-shoulder salute as Aurum did and shouted in a loud voice. "BY YOUR WILL MASTER!" They then moved towards the building in a blur.

Hiro then looked behind and saw a large group of people still drooling over the giant meter-high pile of magic stones. He also noticed that Hach and his men as well encircled the pile like guards.

Alan who noticed Hiro and the San-Baka's discussions ended already jogged over to Hiro's side. "Musashi-sama. It seems something has caught your attention, might I be of service? I can simply take my payment from the pile of magic stones there."

Hiro then walked passed him and took all the magic stones back into his inventory. He then took a bowling ball-sized stone and handed it to Hach. "Thank you for guarding the pile, here, drinks on me."

Hach's men cheered in high spirits as the bowling ball-sized stone sold for roughly 100,000 Vals. Such an amount by all standards could be considered a huge sum of money.

For reference, Alan paid Hach's mercenary group 250,000 Vals for their services for a month. To get half that amount from five minutes of work naturally made everyone smile in pleasure.

Several of them started bowing in reverence to the deep pockets of the Wolfen butcher. Hach also smiled while leaving an open-ended advertisement. "Our blades are yours, Mr. Musashi. Just send word and my mercenaries will be there at once."

Alan, who felt he just got his most trusted guard poached couldn't help but smile wryly. Hiro then came back to him and continued their talks. "That money belonged to my men. I have a hundred times more, now tell me what that building is and how I can get inside."

The merchant followed Hiro's line of sight and saw the large building that looked like a golden hill with elegant windows. "Ah! That's the Anvil auction house. You can take items to sell, or buy rare items. They are stringent in letting people in so normally you need a referral to participate."

Hiro then pieced together why Rilu would be in such a place. He tried to keep anger from getting the best of him and listened to the merchant answer his question.

"Actually Musashi-sama, I happened to be a member, that place is the main reason why I needed to come here. I will be selling my products in that venue."

Alan then came closer and whispered in a small voice. "Today is also a special day as the Anvil Black Market Auction will occur at midnight. I didn't prepare anything as thought I would still be on the road by today. My registration is for an entire two weeks from now."

Seeing that Hiro didn't have much of a response, Alan then added further. "Rumor has it that the highlight of this event would be something amazing. An unawakened dragonkin."

Hiro then asked Alan, "Is it too late to sell your slaves, in Partisan?"

"No, I don't have any specific preference. My products are of a quality that would still sell even in the capital."

"Very well, sell them there, and forget about this place."

"Why do you say that?" asked the merchant in a puzzled manner.

"Because after tonight, this place would no longer be standing."