Legend

Removing the collar of a slave is not that easy.

In this world, slavery is of great significance.

If you are a debt slave, there is no particular problem because if you work with that debt, you will be freed from slavery, but it is not uncommon for criminal slaves to be a mine, a battle... and sometimes used as magic and new drug experiments.

It's not strange to think that it's cruel in the common sense of Japan... or the Earth, but Ray is not going to say anything about it until it's necessary here.

In the first place, Ray captured the bandits and sold them out as slaves.

Only such slaves, naturally, have important meanings: the collar of slaves.

Not many can take it off.

But if it were snow and wind... it was surprising that the biggest Assassin Alliance in Egginis would be able to use its power to find someone to take off the collar of a slave.

"Here... is this collar coming off..."

One of the men who had been enslaved by illegal means murmured while touching the collar attached to his neck.

I didn't think it was going to work when I was under house arrest in the basement of the Dolan Workshop.

That's why we're going to die here without anyone knowing.

... In fact, rather than dying unnoticed, I was about to turn my soul into the core material of the Golem by necromancy, but I was mentally fortunate not to know about it.

If I had known when I would be killed... no, on the contrary, I would not have even been able to sleep if my soul had been used as a material for the Golem.

Anyway, it's no wonder you're not happy with it because you're removing the collar of those illegal slaves.

Worst case scenario... really worst case scenario, if someone who still had command over Anne showed up here, they couldn't disobey that order and could have been forced to move.

Well, one at a time.

"... eh? Aren't we all going to do it at once?"

A one-bedroom apartment in the middle of a blizzard.

Ray, who was there to see the sight of the slave taking off his collar, asked the man who seemed to be the assistant to the man taking off his collar.

It was unexpected to remove the collars of all the slaves at once, one by one.

"From what I've heard, the place where I became a slave and the person who put on the slave collar are also different.When that happens, we can't all take it off together. "

"Does the procedure for removing it differ from person to person?"

"You don't have to think like that."

It was Ray who thought that there might be something else in the words, but I don't think he would have to force me to ask here, so I won't pretend to push into it any further.

"Well, who do you want to start with?"

"I beg of you."

Anne was the first person to say that to her assistant.

I was doing things like cleaning and cleaning up snowstorms, but I was summoned here naturally for the slave collar.

It was surprising to see Anne want her slave collar removed first.

Anne and Lindy, who were close to each other, looked more convinced.

Nevertheless, I nodded to the words without showing any particular surprise, since I don't know Anne's personality if I was an assistant man.

"Okay, here we go."

Moving closer to the man according to the assistant's words, the man touches Anne's neck and mutters something small.

Ray doesn't even know what that word means.

I didn't know, but I still understood that it was necessary considering the current situation.

And when I finished murmuring, the next moment the slave collar glowed... and beware, the slave collar that was attached to Anne's neck came off.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Looking at it, the illegal slaves' mouths shout with dismay.

Abominable slave collar attached to their necks.

It's only natural that you could actually see it coming off like this.

I heard that the slave collar could be removed, and I'm sure that's why we're here.

But... it was enough to surprise the crowd that we were able to actually see the slave collar coming off in front of us.

When I heard that I had prepared a man who could take off the collar of a slave, I could not imitate fully believing that word.

Even if I was told I could, is that true?I wonder if it is helpless to question.

Given the feelings of the enslaved, there was a natural side to thinking so.

But when you actually see the slave collar coming off in front of you, there is hope in the faces of those who saw it.

And... eventually a man comes forward.

"Well then... can I have my slave collar next?"

"I don't mind. Here."

Following the words of the assistant man, the man goes to where Anne was earlier.

Anne was delighted with Lindy and Camilla that the slave collar had come off.

(Ah, speaking of which... there was Camilla, too. I completely forgot)

Ray completely forgot about Camilla because she wasn't in the living room or room.

In fact, Camilla was working with Lindy and Anne to do things like clean snowstorms.

It's true that there are many things Camilla thinks about the Assassin Alliance, but it certainly helped her.

However, it wasn't strange that I wanted to repay you at all.

If I were to be asked if I would imitate it alone, the answer would be no.

But with Anne and Lindy.

It's not strange to think that way.

Looking at Anne and the others happy.....

Ooh.

The voice of surprise rises again.

Even though it is smaller than before, it is surprising that the collar of the slave was removed in front of you for the second time.

When Anne and the second man's slave collar are removed, the conversation goes smoothly from there.

The appearance of the slave collar coming off one after the other is somewhat eye-catching.

"Thank you, Ray."

When Anne, who was delighted that Lindy, Camilla and the slave collar had been removed, came to Ray, she lowered her head deeply.

"Even if I told you that.In the first place, it was Camilla who informed her that Anne had been enslaved illegally, and it was Lindy who decided to move to help her. "

"Still, without Ray, I wouldn't be here right now."

"That's... well..."

Normally, you might be humble here, but if you're humble here, it's just a dislike for Lindy.

In fact, if Ray had infiltrated the Dolan Workshop alone without Ray's cooperation, it is likely that Lindy would have been caught in a trap as she tried to cross the wall.

Or if they managed to get past the trap, they would have been captured by a non-mainstream Golem, including Ilnara... or, worst of all, dead.

With that in mind, it was impossible for Lindy alone to rescue Anne.

That's why Ray's humility to Anne's words here is tantamount to making Lindy ashamed.

Lindy wasn't always weak, but Lindy's strength was only average and she didn't have the overwhelming power of Ray.

"That's right, let me thank you again."

That said, I can't say no to Anne's words, either as Ray.

"Okay, then I'll take that word of appreciation honestly.But why don't you say thank you to Lindy and Camilla? "

"Yeah, you've said enough already.Especially to Camilla, besides thanking her, I told her clearly about the dangerous imitation. "

"Ah... yeah, I see."

That's all Ray has to say to Anne's powerful smile.

Camilla came all the way to Egginis, so I was able to tell Lindy about Anne and Ray was there, so there was no doubt that she would cooperate.

Undoubtedly, Anne couldn't just imitate Camilla honestly in terms of her life.

In fact, there is no doubt a miraculous chance that Camilla made it to Lindy's safe place.

If something had been a little different, Camilla would have died before she arrived in Egginis.

I could understand Anne's feelings... but if she did something like cover Camilla here, she would judge if Anne was going to whisper again, and Ray would shut up.

... but now I don't seem to care about anything because it's been a long time since Camilla was scolded.

No, rather than caring, Anne seems happy that the collar of the slave she was wearing fell off.

(In the meantime, don't I have to say anything in particular around here?If they are convinced, it is ok)

Ray decides it's better not to stick his neck in a bad way, which distracts him from the topic.

"Speaking of which, I hear you're helping with the snowstorm chores... but is there a problem?Cleaning up orphanages is a lot different, isn't it? "

"I was a little confused at first, but when I get used to it, it also helps a lot of people with snowstorms."

"That's... again..."

Anne said something completely unexpected to Ray.

Wind and snow people... that means assassins.

Of course, not everyone belonging to Wind and Snow is an assassin, but most of them are certainly assassins.

Some of the people who offered Anne their help were definitely mixed with assassins.

Not to mention Ray's dissatisfied with the assassins.

More than that, it is certainly quite surprising that the assassin was friendly to Anne.

"What's the matter? Everyone was kind, right?"

"... yeah, there must be some of them."

Anne's face is ready.

She looked more cute than beautiful, but some of the assassins wanted to get along with Anne.

Ray, Nina, who is in charge of negotiating the blizzard, seems attractive enough.

(Nevertheless, there is no doubt that being in charge of negotiations is one of the executives of the blizzard.Though an assassin, shouldn't one of his constituents say so easily?)

Rushing and dictating to your boss... that's not an easy thing to do.

Not to mention that Snow and Wind are not just ordinary chambers of commerce, but assassin guilds.

In such a case, it would be no wonder that a bad imitation would cost you your life for that failure.

In fact, it may not be that tough, but Ray thinks so.

That's why it's not strange for people who belong to Snow and Wind to think that Anne is easier to talk to than Nina.

Or maybe she was more interested in Lindy, who was working with her, not Anne.

"In the meantime, even if I work in the snow and wind, there's no problem at the moment.... then I have nothing to say.But remember, Snow and Wind are Assassin Guilds.If you don't know your secret, you won't be able to imitate going to an orphanage. "

"Well, that's...."

Anne is confused by Ray's words.

For Anne, her only place is an orphanage.

The reason why I am cleaning in the snow and wind is because I am grateful for the snow and wind, or because I can't stand not doing anything in the meantime.

"Well, why don't you just force yourself to know something deep?I don't think it's going to be that much of a problem if we stay close. "

Anne nods firmly to Ray's words.

Nevertheless, Ray also had Lindy there, so I didn't think it would bother me that much.

"Yes, I'll work very carefully to make sure it doesn't happen."

That's what Anne said and nodded firmly.