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"Slave...?"

My words shook Sylvia's shoulders.

It was years ago and the situation when I first met her was traumatic.

"Slavery is not uncommon."

A person who sells himself/herself because he/she is unable to repay his/her debts.

Instead of paying for their sins, criminals turn themselves into forced labourers.

Slavery itself is recognized because people in circumstances become slaves and some intermediaries become slaves.

I wouldn't complain if it was a real slave.

However, some become slaves even though there are no circumstances.

"Bandits?"

I guess so.

"Whoa...."

"I don't know exactly what's going on here."

The problems that have recently emerged from Rio's mouth are discussed.

The problem lies in the north-eastern part of the Grenvarga Empire, close to the former Gardis Empire.

"I've accepted so many refugees that even if there's an anomaly around here, there's nothing I can do about it."

That's why I've had a lot of spies before.

That's how I found strange words in the information I gathered.

Slaves were being sold.

"I thought the slavers brokered it."

If that slave had been normal, I wouldn't have wondered.

A slave traded obeys his master's orders and doesn't even complain.

Some masters want slaves to adopt a defiant attitude, and sometimes they do so in order to fulfill the wishes of those who have such hobbies.

Exactly the slave my husband wanted.

"I don't think so...."

I know because I was a slave in Sylvia.

There is no slave who serves his husband sincerely and sincerely.It is conceivable that there will be some kind of circumstance and obedience, but it is hard to imagine that there are multiple such slaves.

"I dispatched a magician to the court because I was worried about strange slaves."

The court magician.

A wizard held by the Empire, he is committed to cultivating wizards from a wealth of knowledge.

However, what Rio was expecting this time was not a development capability, but a wealth of knowledge.They have everything from general knowledge to special knowledge.

Apparently, he was right to send a court magician.

It turns out that slaves use special magic.

It seems like dark attribute magic, and can embed a strong imprint on the subject's recognition.

He was given a strong imprint saying, "I have to serve my husband wholeheartedly."

"What do you mean...?"

"I had some people look into it, but I didn't even know what it was."

That's where the white feather arrows stood.

If you're a labyrinth lord, you can see it from a different perspective than the court magician.

"Of course, I have a reward."

I can't accept the request mainly as a labyrinth.

For this reason, we will ask adventurers who are open to the public.

Then, of course, the reward will be necessary.

"However, the whole problem is not clear in advance this time."

First of all, we don't know who did it, we don't know who did it.

As long as the market is known, an arrangement can be made.

However, it cannot be determined without even knowing the victim's state.

"There's no doubt bandits are involved."

I have information from slavers.

As expected, slavers will not defend their dealers' information until they turn their enemies to the greatest nation.Generic slavers treat each other favorably if they are to be disadvantaged by being known.

Several slavers confessed that "slaves were bought from bandits."

"But the region is the problem."

Due to the large number of refugees near the Oneros Plain, there is not enough manpower to maintain security.

I wanted to catch a bandit somewhere, but I couldn't afford to look for a bandit who had no idea where he was.

"So you're talking to us?"

After listening to the story, the adventurers are moving past the stage, and the country is already moving towards a resolution.

If you get so deeply involved, it will be difficult for Pride to ask the Adventurer Alliance to crush the bandits.

"No, I asked the Adventurers Guild."

Adventurers were already dispatched.But the situation has not been resolved.

"But I've already dropped my request."

"What happened?"

He was brainwashed and enslaved even by the adventurers he asked for.

There is no report of what happened to the request.

Has it succeeded or failed?

To confirm the situation, the Adventurer Alliance asked to find traces of the requested adventurer.

The adventurers desperately searched for traces.He was a trustworthy adventurer, even though he accepted the request.I asked for clues to avenge my people.

But I couldn't find a clue how many bandits there were.

When everyone gave up - a clue was found unexpectedly.

"I found an adventurer in a city completely different from the city I was asked to work with, and an acquaintance of the adventurer I was asked to work with was traded as a slave."

I rushed over and called my name.

But they didn't react much to my call.

He was in a cage staring at the universe with his unfocused eyes.

Before becoming a slave, there was an unimaginable event with the bandits, and those who found themselves disintegrated.

However, he was engaged in manual labor as slavers instructed him to observe the enslaved adventurers.Besides, I work without complaining.

Obvious abnormality.

It was terrifying that there appeared to be no health problems.

"A later investigation found that the adventurers were in the same condition as other slaves."

Ha!?

From what we've talked about, we know that the bandits have the power to brainwash the people they've captured.Besides, you can give control to others.

Anyone as strong as an adventurer can withstand the power of the brainwashing system.

Without such resistance, bandits can brainwash others.

"You've got another troublemaker."

Sending the weak will end up being enslaved.

If the army relies on numbers to find bandits, they will be enslaved.If you assume a bad situation, you may be brainwashed, falsely reported, and never found again.

Then we need to improve the quality of those who look for it.

But even B-ranked adventurers are short.It is difficult because there is a risk that A-rank and S-rank adventurers will take on requests where the information is uncertain.

Well, we're all stronger than S-ranked adventurers.

The request is met.

I was looking for someone who could counter the power of an unknown bandit, so I was fortunate enough to ask for it.

"Will you take it?"

Everyone nodded when they saw the family.

He nodded strongly, especially as Sylvia pleaded.

She cannot ignore the existence of a slave who ignores the will of others.

Okay, I'll take care of the request.

"The target is a bandit. You can enjoy the treasure they're storing."

That's the reward for this request.

Bandits do not trade only with slaves.They also collect treasures belonging to the attackers.

If you basically crush a bandit, the treasure that the bandit owned will belong to the crusher.

However, if anything stolen contains a treasure belonging to a nobleman, the nobleman may ask you to return it.There is no need to worry about such cases.

"A request from the Emperor. You can't complain about what I get."

"Well, in such a case, the state will buy it for a price."

"Whoa...."

I care too much... I didn't think so, but the Emperor is not an absolute power holder.Instead, I had to take care of the relationship.

"The relationship with the owner of the treasure is troublesome.But now I want you to do as much as you can. "

That's how he looks at the children playing away from Rio.