Chapter 62: "Slave"

Chapter 62: "Slave"

Heidi Pov

I strike the adventurer nearest to me with the kukri still in its sheath.

The adventurer falls to the ground. The blow to the back of his head seems to have knocked him unconscious.

I wonder if this method can be used to block their movement. Some of the other adventurers in the group switch their aim to me.

"Help me..."

"Stop..."

I dodge through the attacks of these adventurers, who are all begging for help, and break their knees and punch them in the jaw.

It is difficult to aim at a moving opponent, after all.

"Hey...that monster isn't coming this way."

"All right, we're in. We'll do it too."

The adventurers who were safe seemed to be able to move now that the monster had entered into combat with him and was no longer coming this way.

They began their offensive, using blows and less powerful magic to block their movements.

While this was happening, I ran up to the unconscious adventurer and examined his body.

I'm pretty sure it was doing something to the back of his neck, so if there's a cause, it's here.

When I looked at the back of the neck...around the nape of the neck, I saw something like fangs stuck in it.

Is this it? I tried to pull it out, but it wouldn't come out.

I had no choice but to use my dagger to cut it out.

"It's the neck! Pull out the fang stuck in the back of the neck!"

Adventurers nearby saw what I had done and sent instructions to the others.

"Damn it! I can't get it out!"

"Then hit him and knock him out!"

"Hey! Cut it out! I'm in pain!"

"Fuck you! Break his limbs!"

"Give me a break!"

I'm sure they'll be fine by the looks of them.

"----. --! ------!"

Something like a monster's scream echoed from behind me.

When I turned around, I saw that the monster had lost its limbs and had wounds all over its body.

In contrast, they were unscathed.

...What? You've already cornered it?

I was surprised, but I had a feeling he would be able to handle it.

I waved my hand and said, " I managed to do something about them."

I heard explosions behind me, so I knew there was a fierce battle going on, but I didn't expect it to be so one-sided.

After a short pause, a few manipulated people appeared.

Reinforcements? Did it call in the others?

But there are only a few of them, and they are not many. While I watched, other adventurers were being seized one after another.

When I looked back at him, I saw that he was putting the finishing blow to the monster with his sword.

When the monster stops moving, the corpse crumbles and there is no trace of it.

I open my eyes. The corpse has disappeared?

Even though they are called monsters, they are still living creatures. When they die, it is only natural that their corpses remain.

What was it?

Since it disappeared, it is questionable whether it was killed, but can we assume that at least the threat is over?

I decided to be honestly happy that things had managed to work out for the time being.

"Good work. General."

I responded at random to Peggy, who called out to me, and sat down in a chair.

This is a bar in Bayser.

After that, I report to the guild.

Heidi arranged a place to stay. I told Peggy to take a seat here.

By the way, I left Savage at the guild.I gave money to the staff, so they will take care of him.

Sensing that we were about to go to the bar, he said, "What? What about me?" I ignored the look on his face.

You were just picking up and eating whatever was lying around.

About half a day had passed since we had killed the spider monster.

The city was almost back to normal. It seems that they are currently disposing of the dead bodies and repairing buildings and facilities.

It took a long time because the guild was persistently asking me about the story.Since there was no trace of the dead spider monster, they even doubted that I had killed it, and I even regretted that I had gone to report it myself. I should have just pushed Heidi or Peggy to do it.

Sweat pours from his forehead.

"Let's see... We are having trouble disposing of these products.... To tell the truth, we have them tied up in cages, waiting for them to die."

The owner added, "We'll pay you if we get rid of them." I looked over the details.

Lamia the snake woman.

She is extremely rabid and will devour anyone who gets close to her.

She is of low intelligence and cannot communicate.

"I captured her several years ago at the request of a rich man for a large sum of money... but when I handed her over, the client wanted to 'taste' her..."

"......"

"In the end, it ended up unsold and we were unable to dispose of it..."

Even to dispose of it, they can't manage without hiring a high ranking adventurer, and they would rather literally keep it than spit out such a high reward, but they also don't want it to take up space, so they want to get rid of it if possible... They are having all kinds of trouble. They have spent a lot of money to purchase the product, but in the end, they can't sell it, and they keep making a loss.

It must be very disturbing.According to the story, she's weak, but it's doubtful she'll die anytime soon.

"I see. Then give me all these dying people for free in exchange for taking this one in."

I'm going to keep them under my control and fix them up anyway.If there are enough of them, I won't complain even if the quality is a little poor.

The owner looks bitter.

"...... Um, did you hear what I said......? That monster..."

"Can you show it to me anyway?"

"Let's be clear. There are a lot of people out there who have said similar things and died in the same way. Just take my advice."

"I said show me."

The owner almost raises his fist...then lowers it.

"...I understand. This way please."

He led me to the back of the room as if to say, "Do as you please."

The back room we were led to...I hate to say it, but it resembled a pet store.

There were many cages lined up in a row, and slaves were shoved inside.

Well, what can I say?

They all have dead eyes, eyes that are despairing of life.

I walk behind the shopkeeper and look at the cages.

I pass by a large number of cages and go down the stairs.

The smell of stale air comes from the bottom of the stairs. The owner covers his nose with a cloth.

"What a terrible smell."

Peggy said and shrugged her shoulders.

The sanitary conditions in the basement are much worse than those upstairs, as it seems that they have thrown in discarded or low-value slaves.

Many of the people in there are dying, and it's not a place I'd like to be.

"It's in here."

We stopped in front of a large door at the back of the room.

There are five large magic stones attached to the door, which is probably a device to keep anyone inside from getting out.

I exhale lightly.

"Just to make sure, I need to get the snake woman inside to calm down, right?"

"Yes. Kill her or take her with you..."

"I understand. Open the door."

"General, what about me?"

"Stay here. I'll go alone."

--Do you think the snake woman will ride in the carriage?

Switching conversation to comms.

--Uh... I don't think so.

--How about money?

--Elves and Lizardmen will be tough, but we can buy all the recommended slaves.

--That won't be a problem.

I don't need a high class slave for a lapdog.

--I'll call Patrick... Oh, by the way, you guys can't communicate with anyone but me...

--Yes, let's do that. But it would have to be someone of your own kind that you've met.

--Then arrange for additional wagons and transportation.

--Yes, Excellency.

"It's open. Come in..."

As we speak, the owner seems to have finished his preparations.

Well, let's do it.