Heavenly Castle

Something is happening.

It was gradually spreading as a rumor not only to travellers who had passed the site, but also to soldiers and some of the townspeople around.

No, it's a little different from the rumors because of the fact that something is going on, but I can't help it because I don't know what's going on at the heart.

The only thing I can say is that in just five days, a building was built on the street.

It is also a golem made of dozens of bodies.

Initially, the Knights surrounded the neighborhood, but it was not contested because the Golems worked in the building industry without their will.

Did they say anything from above, the third day was organized not only for the Knights but also for more than a thousand mercenaries, but the results remained unchanged.

While doing so, the building was ready thanks to golems that carried building materials from somewhere and emitted dazzling light from their fingertips.

Rumor has it that the Blau Empire has built fortifications to destroy the kingdom of Karluk, but the surrounding countries have joined forces to uproot the economic power of the kingdom of Karluk, and the kingdom of the sky exemplifies pressure, so many speculations fly.

But it was the sign on the collar symbolizing the slave trade that hung at the entrance to the building where it could be done.

"... where's the slave trader?"

"No, you won't be able to collect it without such a large number of golems, these great powers involved"

"In the first place, why in the middle of a street like this..."

The emergence of slave distributors where mystery calls for mystery stirred people's curiosity and rumors spread instantly.

On the morning of the sixth day, in front of the mysterious slave dealership, there was a crowd focused on pedestrians.

There, Nico and the smiling merchant-like man show their faces.

"Hey, guys. Well done. You're here. This store is a slave shop run by a certain country. With the permission of the Kingdom of Karluk, we are going to buy and sell here without passing King Karluk."

When a man tells you that, the people around him go out of their way.

"You think the state is the management?

"In the heart of this kingdom of Karluk, is it something that other countries can do such business with? If you do that, you will definitely be admired by third countries"

"No, wait, isn't that man a slave trader in the Kingdom of Karluk in the first place? Indeed, of the Chamber of Commerce of Resinisción…"

Diego breasted and opened his mouth with skill in front of a noisy audience.

"I'm definitely a merchant at the Resinisción Chamber of Commerce, but at the same time I'm the manager of a store in Sky Country."

People react differently to the words Diego has spoken. Some people were honestly surprised, others judged it a lie and looked up.

Looking forward to seeing how it goes, Diego coughs one.

"Wow. Sometimes right after the store opens now, all the slaves we deal with are those of the Resinisión Chamber of Commerce, but one day we'll be dealing with a wide variety of slaves. Please stop by when you do."

After saying so, Diego raised one hand to face height and only raised his index finger.

"However, there is only one thing about slaves in this store that is different from other slave stores… it is that all slaves contract as the finest slaves"

"The finest slave?

"What, what's that?

Diego's words baffle everyone on the spot. One woman stepped forward from among the people who looked at each other. A woman of nobility wearing a stunning red costume. Youthfulness that could also be called a girl, but the woman clearly had something of a character to draw a line with the rest of the audience.

Shaking her black glossy hair, the woman, Yuri, opens her mouth.

"Do you mean slaves whose origins are certain,? For example... children of former aristocrats..."

When Yuri spoke so, his voice rose as the waves spread from those around him.

But Diego utters a word of denial to it and holds it back.

"No, some of them do, but that's not all. Some slaves, such as village daughters, war orphans and prisoners, are not inherently of great value. But we are all the finest slaves"

And, Diego explained, a number of question marks floated over the heads of those around him.

Make sure of that look in turn, and finally Diego gives a commentary.

"The meaning of the finest slaves here is that slaves themselves have the most and the utmost authority. That also means that, at the same time, liability arises for the contractor. Contractors must set up a living environment for their slaves and feed them what they need. Of course, you can't let them labor like they're dying."

That's all he talked about at once, Diego grinned with his hands wide open.

"In other words, the finest slave is a single worker who has only entered into a bond of slavery and can be considered a family member or friend."

To Diego, who confidently told him so, the merchant-like people around him blink and whine small.

"... no, you can't sell, such a slave..."