The sun is still high up, the veil of night is still a long way away . Two sisters are unloading goods from a horse carriage at a pleasure quarter in the corner of Gramada . Once the two are done, they talk to a woman in charge of inspecting the storehouse as they wipe their sweat .
"Ane-yan, we're done with the load . "
"Yes yes, Futsuno-chan, Mitama-chan, thanks for your help . "
" . . . We're hugely indebted to Kirishna-neesan, so this much is nothing . . . "
The woman in her 30s called Kirishna smiles cheerfully at the two . Wearing bold black suit-like clothing that empathizes her body lines, with three fox tails growing out of her rear .
"Fufufu, Mitama-chan you're such a good kid . I'm sure you'll be a good wife and wise mother someday . "
"Only Mitama? Ane-yan, how 'bout me?"
"Ufufu, since Futsuno-chan keeps acting like an elder sister, and can't be honest with men, you've got still a long way to go . "
" . . . Correct . Nee-san is always acting behind her mask . I can't think of a man she could open her heart to . "
The two are looking at Futsuno while smiling . Futsuno who finds it awkward puffs up her cheeks .
"What's with ye two! Even I could easily get a man or two if I just put my mind into it ok!?"
"My my, you're really saying that?"
" . . . Un, as expected of Nee-san, so staunch . "
"Uuu, you two meanie . "
This time the two laugh out loud to see Futsuno like that . While Futsuno herself pouts at the two . It's quite a heartwarming spectacle to happen in the tumultuous pleasure quarter .
Geez, what's with Ane-yan, and Mitama too . Do they really think I'm that dense with men? . . . Oh no, I cannae think up a single thing to deny that . It's true, there isn't a whole lot of men I could open up to . Cannae be helped, I mean with the reasons we got ta flee the village and all . Mugugu, I gotta catch a wonderful husband one day and brag 'im to the two into silence . Kirishna ane-yan is the manager of this slave company, 『Beastfolk Expansion』 . It's a famous store in many ways . The slaves here are of all races but General Human . Customers cannot pick their slaves, only slaves recommended by the manager can be bought out . Ya might wonder how she could stay in business with such an odd custom, but ane-yan store is in fact flourishing . I heard a rival company tried to mimic her method, but it quickly went out of business . Ane-yan and her insights are capable of finding the right slaves for the right customers . The slaves are educated well and adore ane-yan, so they truly trust in the owners she introduces them to . The store's reputation is the real deal even with the pick-customers part, hers is one of the leading stores in this town . Ane-yan herself acts like a cool beauty while she's taking care the store, I long to be like her . Yet she has mother-like broad mindedness behind the scenes . One of the reasons we ended up drifting to this town was because ane-yan is a distant relative of our mom . Truly, we're really indebted to her .
There's a shadow of a person looking at the three from afar .
Kukuku, hahahahaha . Found you, finally found you . Fufufufu, ahahahahaha .
The person let out an ugly smile and disappeared into the shadow .
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A week has passed since I moved in here . From my point of view, it was a very eventful week . . . Special training with Master and Eleanor-san, once it was over, experiments about magic development began . In addition, whenever I could get back home, I had to cram making medicines in my free times . Phew, just when did I bid farewell to my retirement-like depraved lifestyles again .
Right, I've also sorted out the stuff I stealthily borrowed from Jamito . The gold and silver coins amount to around 10,000,000 mani in total, which translates to around 100 million yen . An amount that shook a lower class person like me . I have completely no idea about the jewels' worth . Quantitatively speaking, there are enough to fill up a common small container . As for the magic tools, Discerning-sensei managed to identify them as such .
Ring of Water Soul Quality: Excellent - Enclosed Mana: 10/15 Ring that enables user to create up to Lv2 Mana Water by putting in mana . However, it's hard to control for those who aren't used to it . Not a disposable item, it can be reused many times over so long it's supplied with mana .
Earring of Solace Quality: Good - Enclosed Mana: 5/10 Ornamental magic tool infused with Heal spell . Cast heal if user equips the earring and wishes for it . However, be warned that the Heal only affects the user .
Water Spider Quality: Good - Enclosed Mana: 9/9 Magic tool originated from the east equipped on top of shoes . Enable user to walk on water . Effective on marshes and mud too .
Lovely Fake Hair Qualit: Good - Enclosed Mana: 8/8 Magic tool equipped on head . When put on, it can be activated by wishing for its appearance . From afro to mohawk, it can deal with any needs . A gem for those on the brink of baldness .
Bracelet of Scapegoat x 4 Quality: High - Enclosed Mana: 1/1 Bracelet that can take over damage that would have resulted on death of the user once . Once activated, it will lose its effect and disintegrate .
Besides these, there's a number of soul stones inside the magic rucksacks . I haven't tried it myself, but apparently you need soul stones to create magic tools . As the origins of these things would have cast doubt on me, I've put them away along with the jewels . Actually, I've stealthily created a stone hut using magic deep beneath Sefi-san's house . Since it's quite deep down, it should be impossible to dig out without magic . Even with magic, as the thickly made stone hut has been reinforced with my mana, it shouldn't be that easy to break . I'll gradually take a few of these items over time and make it like I found them in dungeons .
Come to think of it, I should ask Sefi-san about the things Jamito mentioned that bothered me .
"Sefi-san, do you know about slave collars?"
"Yes, I do . Eh!? Nobu-chan, did you want to put one on me? Iya~n, I wouldn't mind if Nobu-chan wants to~"
You're wrong . Please stop your delusions . Apparently, slave collars are prohibited goods now . Since with one, even a commoner will be able to make more slaves . Amongst slave merchant network, slave crest is used instead . What I wanted to ask is whether there is a way to counteract the collar . According to Sefi-san, there are . First, you have to have a resistance against curses . Like Kagura-san and Onifolk in general . But this method depends completely on the individuals, so let's forget about this for now . Next, put up magic barrier, then deal with the collar somehow while you're resisting . For example, you could apparently break the contract down if there is a vast gap of mana between you and the person trying to activate the collar . But the amount of mana needed is not definite . Lastly, the slave collar's contract can be annuled by binding yourself to a contract of a higher order . Of course, this also depends on the amount of mana the main contractor has . Lastly, the slave collar's contract can be annuled by binding the victim to a contract of a higher order . Of course, this also depends on the amount of mana the main contractor has . Just imagining what could happen if Sefi-san were caught as a slave back then horrifies me . Since there's no guarantee that we won't face similar situations in the future, I should mainly focus on acquiring more mana from now on . Not sure how much I need, and it's not like there's a disadvantage in having much . Which means there are more reasons to increase my level now .
The plan to create new products with the help of Tama-chan's new skill 【Medical Element Mixture】 is still currently on-going .
Tama Soup (Temp) Quality: High - Enclosed Mana: 30/30 Undiluted solution created from pickling of a Moss Ball carrying the effect of robust nourishment . Since it is too thick, be careful not to take a large quantity of this nourishment .
I might have gone a bit too far, but I do think it's usable if I just dilute it and add flavoring . The ratio and flavoring are the next challenge to tackle for me . By the way, here's how it's made .
Nobusada's Three Hour Alchemy~♪ 1: Prepare a big container (about 1 meter in diameter) and thick mana water, have Tama-chan get ready 2: Pour mana into the container till I'm beat 3: Let Tama-chan dive into the mana water 4: Have her take it easy inside for about three hours 5: Scoop out Tama-chan and it's done
Yep, it's got zilch to do with alchemy . Tama-chan is quite multifunctional . For now I'll keep this solution in several bottles and iterate further . I'll have Master and the guys at the guard station serve as my guinea pigs, I mean, assistants in this experiment .
While I was thinking that, the door was suddenly beat down loud .
I looked at Sefi-san, inquiring if we were expecting guests, but she tilted her head in confusion . The beating sounds are getting more intense, looks like the guest is in a hurry, so I run to the front door .
Opening the door, Mitama who has wounds all over her body is there, looking like she'll collapse any minute . The moment she saw me, she fell forward and clung on me .
" . . . Nobu, please . Save Nee-san . I don't have anyone else to rely on anymore . . . "
After saying that, she lost consciousness . Just what's going on? I laid down Mitama in a guest room and treated her injury with potions and magic while pondering what to do next .
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