Volume 2 - CH 2

Chapter 2 – Slave Merchant Tamara

Eto regretted having come to a place that didn’t suit him. He wondered why the Guild Master introduced an adventurer like him to such an amazing store. And while pondering about that, Eto followed the butler as he walked to the front door of the mansion.

When he entered a room guided by the butler, he was served with tea and sweets. Although Eto found no eye-catching furnishings placed in the room including the sofa where he sat, for a bumpkin like Eto, they still look luxurious and elegant.

Eto then drinks the tea served in front of him. As the tea passed his throat, he smelled a faint sweet scent lingering in the air, with almost no astringency to it.

And the sweet was a high-class product made by solidifying sugar into a flower shape, which made him remember that it was the sweets that Mirei used to eat.

The moment he remembered that, the tension that he felt since he saw the mansion suddenly disappeared, as if it was just a lie. Because he just realized that he doesn’t need to be ashamed to praise something that such a person likes. In conclusion, the sweet was very delicious with an elegant sweetness.

As Eto enjoyed the tea and sweets, a man whose age couldn’t be guessed and had a strong impression entered the room. The man called himself Tamara, the one who runs this slave firm.

He has a dark skin peculiar to those from the southern region, which happens to make his white teeth more dazzling. He was someone with youthfulness, presence, and graceful manner that made it convincing if he was told to be in his early thirties or even late forties.

“If I’m not wrong, Eto-sama was introduced by Sidrake-sama, right? Pardon my intrusiveness, but can I ask what kind of relationship you have with the Guild Master of the royal capital’s adventurer’s guild? If you don’t mind, could you tell me?”

After giving a brief introduction to each other, Tamara probed the relationship between Eto and the Guild Master.

Eto thought it was a logical thing to do. A young man like him is going to buy a slave with the introduction of the Guild Master, after all. Not only that, Tamara probably also has to know what kind of person Eto is.

Thus, Eto told him that he was a C-rank adventurer who had successfully defeated a Wyvern alone and got plenty of money from that. Eto also said that he wanted to form a party by purchasing slaves.

“I see. However, if you want to form a party, isn’t it more natural to invite the other adventurers in the guild first? Eto-sama is still young. Hence, I thought there was still a way for you to find some people with similar age and ability to grow together.”

Tamara unreservedly asked the reason why Eto wanted to buy slaves.

“Yes, it was just as Tamara-san said. But, to tell you the truth, I was treated very unjustly in my former party. The reason seems to be because my specialty is support magic, which means, my ability for swords and magic was quite low compared to the other members. Because of such experiences, I am reluctant to form a party with others. However, I know very well that support magic could demonstrate its true worth in a party. Thus, I think adding slaves to my party to increase my strength and ensure my safety with the slave contract at the same time is a big merit for me.”

Hearing that, Tamara nodded many times.

“I am very sorry to ask you something such as that. And Eto-sama, please feel free to use our slave firm for that. Now, I know this is sudden, but I’d like to know Eto-sama’s budget and the ability of the slaves Eto-sama wants in detail.”

Eto then told Tamara that required two slaves that could act as front-liners or one front-liner and one rearguard. He also added that he preferred an archer than a mage as the rearguard.

“Eto-sama is excellent at support magic, right? If you add an archer as a rearguard, wouldn’t it be difficult to deal with monsters that are resistant to physical attacks?”

That’s a good point. ‘Since he possessed so much knowledge about adventurers, I guess I could tell him a bit of what I could do’, that’s what Eto thought, as by doing that, Tamara might provide him some advice when choosing slaves.

“I am also skilled at imbuing magic into weapons. In other words, enchantment. As long as I imbued magic to their swords, even physical attacks can deal some magic damage.”

“Oh my! I’m pretty sure it’s hard to find a magician that could use enchantment magic, right? And is it possible for Eto-sama to also enchant the weapons of his other party members?”

Tamara asked with excitement.

“Yes, it is possible.”

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“That’s wonderful! However, that couldn’t be a reason to avoid adding a magician to your party, right?”

‘Perhaps Tamara is a former adventurer?’ Eto couldn’t help but have this thought, as Tamara’s questions are so accurate and don’t divert his attention.

“Support magic that raises the abilities of allies is more effective to strengthen one’s strength and speed than magic. Moreover, these buffs can be layered on top of physical strengthening magic. As follows, I think the increase in combat power is greater for swordsmen and archers than that of mages.”

“Oh my! You could even layer the magic! I’ve never heard something like that. However, I see, if it’s like that, then I’m convinced. Eto-sama, thank you for telling me what you want to keep a secret as an adventurer. We will do our best to fulfill Eto-sama’s requests.”

After hearing about such a rare magic and a magician that could layer his magic, Tamara seems to have fully satisfied his curiosity. He even promised his utmost cooperation to Eto with a warm face.