Chapter 104: 104: Circumstances of the Hero

Chapter 104: 104: Circumstances of the Hero

After the trouble at the Adventurers Guild, we arrived at the Lakeside Hotel. Unfortunately, there was no other available room but their best room, though our current selves had enough money to stay there for even a few years.

「Even so, Sydnia’s heroes were vulgar people, weren’t they?」

「Yeah. They stared at us with their lecherous eyes.」

「That’s right. They were particularly eyeing Sophia-san and Marnie-san like they’d taste them.」

「......uu, just remembering it disgusts me. The only one alright to look at us is MasterHusband.」

Sophia was disappointed at the heroes, Maria and Laeva remembered their unpleasant stares, and Marnie had goosebumps when she remembered.

「Master, those heroes are from the same place as Master, right?」

Having come out of the Subspace, Kaede ate sweets and relaxed as she asked.

「Yeah, it’s disappointing. Even if the girl called Akane is different, those two are impossible. I wonder if they’re aware they’re being called crooked heroes.」

Having the backing of a religious organization, how can they act like thugs?

「But they’re touring each nation as part of the Light God Faith’s propaganda, aren’t they?」

Sophia asked strangely.

「That’s right. They’ll likely be the at the head.」

「Indeed. In the first place, in countries like this where a variety of races live, the majority would not support the Human Supremacy doctrine that the Light God Faith sings praises of. Only Sydnia and Triaria would.」

Of course, the Elven country and Dwarven country have no church.

When we were relaxing, we were informed of a visitor.

「It’s probably the girl called Akane from a while ago.」

The ones who entered after knocking on the door were the young lady known as Akane and the 10 year old Catkin girl attendant that we had encountered at the Adventurers Guild. The Catkin attendant was naturally a slave of Sydnia, but she didn’t have a slave mark but was affixed with a slave collar.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

The difference between the slave mark and the slave collar is that the slave mark is a slavery contract based on the laws of that country used to bind a slave. There is no life-threatening punishment even if an act violates the contract. On the other hand, if an order is defied or if the contract is violated, the slave collar tightens and takes the life of the slave. It is only used for criminal slaves in this country.

For Sydnia, it seems it is standard to attach a slave collar to all slaves aside from the human race.

「Welcome, this way please.」

Marnie, who is wearing a maid outfit, led the young lady who calls herself Akane to the sofa.

「I will introduce myself once more. I am Akane Misatoアカネミサト, no, Misato Akane三郷茜. This is frank of me to ask, however, Takumi Iruma-san, you don’t look Japanese, but are you a descendant of a Japanese ancestor summoned in the past?」

The young lady in front of me asked with a serious expression.

Among the three summoned, only she realized the ulterior motives of Sydnia and was waiting for an opportunity to escape. Moreover, for those two to not notice is strange, but my heart is not hard enough to abandon these two girls.

「Dispel」

Kacha, the slave collar on the Catkin attendant made a sound and fell.

「?! The collar! The collar is off!」

「Eh!?」

Tears welled as Lulu-chan touched her neck. Akane-san was surprised and looked at me.

「It’s better that that collar is removed.」

「Th-thank you very much!」

I assumed it likely had good-for-nothing conditions on it, so I judged that it would be better to remove that slave collar. Like she’d be strangled if she leaves a fixed range.

「For now until things settle down, it would be better if you’re at the house I have in Volton town.」

「That’s true. I believe it would give peace of mind since Titan is also there.」

「Master, Kaede will also return to the house?」

「Hiiih!」

Seeing the Arachne Kaede, Lulu let out a small scream. Even though Kaede has always been in this room, Lulu must have been so tense that she didn’t notice.

「Don’t worry. Kaede is my familiar so she’s a companion.」

After that, I took Akane-san and Lulu-chan to Volton and entrusted them to Titan and Kaede[2], then I teleported back to the royal capital.

「(Now then, I have another job to do.)」

I wore the Overcoat of Existence Concealment, activated the Stealth skill and snuck into the Light God Church in the royal capital, left a parting gift for the hero party, and returned to Sophia and the others. They’re temporarily sheltered at my home, but I think I should ask for the cooperation of people like Margrave Volton. My house is already being monitored by the zealots, after all.

I’m sure that right about now, the church officials were moving about in immense confusion.

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Footnotes:

Dogeza – kneeling directly on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself. It can be for pleading, asking for forgiveness, or respect. Example here. Now, these next examples are more.....desperate... LOL so to say. Attack Evasion | Ultimate dogeza (has to be one of my favorites). Typo. Says Akane instead of Kaede.

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