Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part 11

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「Un, it's morning......」

The run morning side rises from the other side of the horizon.

The 13 slave girls encircled the small bonfire as they sleep.

I've camped out here yesterday.

I like sleeping outdoor, it is fun, but if i do these kind of thing for a long time i won't be able to maintain my body.

Fortunately today is a sunny day,

Louise who woke up earlier than me is practicing her long sword, i add meat in the soup and warm it.

The breakfast is ready, when everyone was woken up, the children showed an eager appetite again. It's good, because they won't be able to work if they don't eat.

While watching the children eat, i thought that securing of meal and a bed to sleep would be the top priority. Anyway, you must think about making money because whatever you do money is necessary.

The slave girls are not used on manufacturing soap. Perseverance is necessary when you teach and failure rate is also high.

However, failed detergent won't become a waste. If there is a lot of trouble, work progresses unevenly, it's a regret that i didn't employ a person earlier.  

Louise took the two child of the soldier, and began to fetch food and raw materials for soap.

Lyle-sensei took the daughter of the florist and walked behind Louise, they'll fetch edible wild grass and fire woods which will be use as material for making lye or for cooking.

It would take at least two weeks before i can begin making soap.

To make it better i'll ferment it for a little bit longer , my mind is impatient and already want to make money.

The income from the monster subjugation by Louise will be reliable for the time being.

I'll borrow it and i'm sorry that i somewhat had you help me around.

I have no right to do that, because i relied on Louise's income , I feel guilty.

「The Roddo family, also rented their wagon, I was able to borrow it, it's just..... 」

If business got a good start, i made up my mind and determined to return the favor ten times, I stock up daily necessities. These are necessary initial investment.



「Assemble everyone!」

I assemble the slave girls for a meeting. First of all their body will be washed. A sales person can't be in this dirty appearance.

Even if i say so, money is need and the budget isn't enough to put all the members in bath of the Inn. I put a tent in the outskirts of the town, so i decided to arrange their appearance.

「Sensei, please」

「Oh well, it would be rough. Yes, water！」

I think it's convenient because magician can take 「Water」 from the atmosphere. That's why water service wasn't developed.

Louise draws hot water in a wooden tub after the water in the large pot was heated by the bonfire.  Lyle-sensei and i decided to divide and wash the children using the hot water.

「Hey take it off, because i'll wash from your hair.」

「Ano, Goshujinsama, as for using this precious goods for sale.....」

When foam it with soap, it has held back by the slave girl. It's a modesty which doesn't seem to be childish.

「Do not be reserved, If you're personal appearance isn't arranged , i wouldn't be able to trade, right?  」

「That's right, I'm sorry....... even though it's expensive, Thank you very much.」

It's the daughter of the slave merchant, who had these big amber they one whom i told to assist me in the business. She said that she's a child of a merchant so she may be useful to do business.

Though feeling strangely embarrassed,  she understand the commercial value of the soap, i expect in the future to earn income at best, i had that wicked thought while i shampooed her hair beautifully.

Though i haven't used the soap, the bubbles are unexpectedly good. It may be because the materials are all natural but the materials are monsters.

The gray dirt the slave girl's hair gradually falls off and recovers the original color of the hair.

The hair of the merchant's daughter became orange while i wash it.

The from her hair here ears suddenly went out. Oh, what's this fluffy hair?

「Oh, i'm sorry my animal ear came out.  It's quite hard to wash」

「No, it's okay, but.... animal ear?」

When you combed up the slave girl's long hair there's a human ear place where it should be. But, an animal ear is also attached on her head.

「Oh my, You're right this child has it.」

Lyle-sensei looked at us and amusingly said so.

「What kind of thing this is, Lyle-sensei?」

「On her back, the child had a little body hair. Compare to her small body, her legs are brazenly long , so perhaps.」

「Perhaps?」

「She has a blood of a beastkin. Basing on her characteristic, it's probably a quarter and the shape of her ear is dog type.」

This feature where there's a shape of a dog ear is about a quarter. She is a so called "Half human half beast" a mixed race. When observing carefully, there was small orange tail around the base of the spinal column on her buttocks, there's also a growing hair along her spine.

Speaking of animal ear, they conceal their selves in the wagon, i utter that into myself.     I'm not excited that much to see a girl with animal ear because they're, however i stilll find it interesting.

There are various types of beastkin in this world, there are the dog type, the cat type, the fox type and a lion type, apparently there is variety of races. Because it's possible to crossbreed with human, mixed race are not that unusual.

It's amazingly unusual for me but because this is a fantasy, i shouldn't be surprised every time. But, will you have both human ear and beast ear if you're a mixed race? Is it advantageous or pointless?

「Which reminds me, what kind of significance they have? 」

「A person of a mixed blood are precocious.  They  have a fast growth to adulthood. because their body is strong they are durable as a slave.」

Early maturity huh........ i thought while looking the that small body. I hardly see it at all, even if the legs are long, overall they're still skinny.

Ah, i applied a brewed herb into her bruised skin. She has a pained face while I'm applying the medicine.

「I'm sorry it's because there no longer any potion.」

When i said that, the girl who has an animal ear shook her faced sideways while shuddering to the point where water splashes in this direction, it's really like a gesture of a dog.

「But sensei even if you say they have early maturity, Their body isn't that big.」

「When i don't have enough nutrition, i don't grow properly. A beastkin has to eat a much until they become adult, so please prepare for the food expenses」

That reminds me, this child have eaten a large quantity last night. I though this child is a glutton but is it because she's beastkin?

「Well, you should work as much as you eat 」

「Takeru-dono wil make you who has an experience as his apprentice,  and will serve as a key point of the company. It's helpful that you grow quickly.」

「That's right......」

Lyle-sensei have seen through my feelings. If she calculate, then i'm sure she can become a clerk.

But I do not want to say that I treat a human being like a chess piece.

「Umm, The slave trader who didn't noticed the animal person is careless too. If you showed them your dog ear, for the time being they would feed you in order to grow and send to the mine, don't they?」

To Lyle sensei's word the slave girl answered.

「Because i didn't want to live anymore, that's why」

That's really heavy!

I don't know what should i call out to the girl who has an animal ear, I didn't say anything but my eyes stares at her.

「Now it's different, i want to live」

「......That's the best」

There's a power in her voice. It's a good thing. When I was first close to death in this world too, I wanted to live.

It's a kind of shock treatment. To live, you have to start thinking  Even i has somehow made it, the girls should be also able to do so.

I feel deeply sympathetic with their circumstances while i comb the hair of the slave girl which regains its original color that has the brilliance of sunset.

I never was a good man. I hate hypocrisy too.

However......... their circumstances is too pitiable, to go through such thing. Even i undress the girl with an animal ear and wash her body, i didn't feel any lust.

It's not because i'm a kind gentlemen.

I can't explain it that much but as Lyle-sensei said if you look at their body, tYou would have that 『Not popular in the brothel』 feelings to it.

Their ribs are floated in their bodies with skin covered in scratches, they have lived a very terrible life until now.

raising an example is inexcusable but there is quite a difference comparing the slave girls to Sara-chan. Because she is a daughter of a rich farmer, her naked body is firmly plump (TN: （。 ㅅ 。）) with charming gloss it can be said that it was beautiful.

They're badly hurt, i feel sorry for their skinny body and i don't feel any erotic feeling.

Though there is no longer a recovery potion, fortunately there's a soap. I used the medical herbs which i picked up to sell to treat their wounds after washing their body. Everybody are girls, it would be nice if no wound remains.

by the way we have now clean clothes so the dirty rags has no longer any use. The slave girls changed to their new clothes.

「Wow」

「Master, beautiful clothes, thank you.」

I became proud as the slave girls cheered with pleasure and said thanks. A matching apron dress was also prepared for them.

I thought it was similar to Alice in Wonderland so i immediately bought the clothes.

Because business values appearance, i have to appeal for attractiveness.

Their clothes has a high impression, The town of Est has a production of clothes that circulates the city so it saves us the trouble of getting clothes.

There has only red aprons in stock 「Is this because of the hobby of the Feudal lord?」But there are actually no problems with clothes.

Of course we also bought underwears.

We've collected the rag clothes that they were once wearing, i thought I could make it a temporary curtain for a shop, but when i was collecting the clothes some problem occurred.

The girl that i lent a temporary clothe made from a gray rat man refuses to let go of the clothe  while saying 「It's because i've received this」and  doesn't want to part with it. I'm certain that this is the child of the soldier.

Because i felt sorry taking the clothe from the girl who's embracing it tightly, i gave up from taking it. Because i don't want to give her a special a treatment alone, i distribute the cloak made from a gray rat man to everyone.

「Again, the expenses has increased 」

If they will ever work outside then rainwear is necessary. This should be considered as an initial investment.

When i ask Louise, a guild master must present clothes and shoes to the apprentice.  Because giving is a necessary obligation of an employer.

It's hard to employ a person and money disappears fast from the wallet.

By the way they told me their name and races when i asked them.

The merchant's daughter is Sharon (Race: 1/4 dogkin).

The soldiers daughter is Suzanne and Claudia

The daughter of the florist is Viola (Race: Half Nymph).

The Miners daughter is Roru (Race: dwarf). TN: ロール got a better suggestion for that name?

The daughter of the baker is Collete.

The prostitute's daughter is Flora.

The daughters of the beggars are Elisa, Melissa, Ginie, Rou, Lydia, Pola.

It's hard to remember if you suddenly hear their names.

I remember the merchant's daughter Sharon because i intended to appoint her as a leader because of her fast growth.

There are also who has water fairy blood, a half nymph. After the dirt was removed the appearance of Viola is a girl who had blue eyes and hair.

Because her ear is pointed out, i thought she's an Elf, but Lyle-sensei who's like a Wikipedia explained it to me.

「Not because her ear is pointed out that doesn't mean she's an Elf. The Elves are white fairies. By the way because dwarves are black fairies, Roru's ear are also pointed. All fairy families has a pointed ears」

「But i see that the dwarf daughter, doesn't have that much difference from a human.....」

Though the ear of the dwarf Roru is certainly sharp, with her tanned skin and brown hair, it doesn't have much difference with a human.

Her body is short with a steady build.

「If  the dwarf is a man he would have the feature of a human male and also the feature of female doesn't have that much different from female human. Because they have a great strength, they are suited to be miners and blacksmiths. However, It is unfortunate that the girl who has that closest appearance to a human, to work as a slave labor.......」

「I see, that sort of thing」

If your evaluation is low, you will turn into a mine slave and you'll be half-way to death.

Even if Roru is a dwarf and Viola is a half nymph, i think they are very pretty, Unlike an Elf that would sell to a super high price in a brothel even tough their half/mixed blood, the nymphs who are in the same fairy group seems to be unpopular.

For some reason the water fairy (nymphs) in this world is believed to kill people, when it weeps in front of a household the entire family will die, rather than a fairy they're treated as a specter that brings unhappiness and so they have been discriminated.

According to Lyle-sensei most of it are 『Groundless accusations』. So there's a little fact in it?

「But Lyle-sensei the nymph is half human, in other words......」


「I'm considerably curious, it's rare for a human and a nymph to associate with each other.  Nymphs has caused fear to humans, water spirits has the providence of nature. She may be hated by the town folks if you make her a salesperson, but this child can use water magic because he has aptitude to it.」

I see. It make sense that sensei suggested to teach herbalism to Viola.

Lyle-sensei is a middle class magician, he cans sense magical power of those who magic.

However, the nymph who's a child of a florist is detested by humans, that would be unpleasant. Since everyone is a slave , there might be a reason that led them here.

Looking at Viola, the small hand grasping the hem of the apron is trembling. I looked with an unreserved eyes, she's about to cry her blue eyes are moist. When i heard that and family dies when a nymph cries, i was scared for a moment.

It's really regrettable...... That discrimination was born from such an urban legend. I don't know the words to say to comfort Viola. Even though she's afraid, she decided to leave it to Lyle-sensei.

I also want to cure my incompetence, since i'm not accustomed to talk to woman in the first meeting.

Even if the other party is a poor girl like Viola. I may be shy. (TN: At least hug her damn it!)



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