Master and Slaves

I crossed in front of Helene and stood in front of Laura, extending my right foot.

Laura lowered her head once, kissed my foot.

"You’re making Mother suffer, Lotty."

Pan! Lotty slapped Laura’s butt.

"I-I’m sorry, Lotty-sama."

Laura immediately turned her butt toward Lotty and rubbed her forehead on the floor.

...Um, were these two doing an SM show?

"Hahaha, Hiroyuki-dono, don’t be so scared. Lotty, please be a little reserved in front of the customer."

"I’m sorry, Master, Hiroyuki-sama."

Lotty bowed to Freit and me.

No, I wasn’t scared because of just that.

Anyway, I answered Lotty that it was fine, sat back down to calm myself, and sipped the tea.

"Come to think of it, is it still lunch time? I was about to eat, but how about joining us?"

"Um, no, thank you, but I want to reach Rade Village by tonight...."

I politely refused Freit’s lunch invitation.

I said that, but the truth was that I couldn’t stay because of the situation and wanted to leave early.

"I see. That’s a shame. If you come to this city again, please come to visit."

"Yes. Thank you."

He was a bit dangerous, but he seemed like a good-hearted person at heart.

But as a merchant, I thought I shouldn’t trust him easily.

"Then, shall we excuse ourselves now?"

"Yeah."

I told Helene and the slaves, stood up.

"Thank you for today."

"No, thank you."

Freit asked for a handshake, and I gave it.

Then I followed Freit to the door.

"Um, Muriel-san? Are you okay?"

Cathy’s voice came from behind.

When I turned, Cathy was supporting kneeling Muriel.

"Muriel, what’s wrong?"

"Haa, haa, it’s nothing, haa, haa, it’s nothing, haa, haa."

Muriel answered me weakly with a rough breathing.

Her face was red.

Was she having a fever?

I placed my hand on Muriel’s forehead.

It was clearly hot.

"Freit-san, I’m sorry, but I need a bucket with cold water and cloth."

"Hm. Understood."

Freit ordered the maid holding the leather bag.

"Does this contain ice?"

"I think it’s probably just water."

Cathy answered my question.

Ice would be expensive, so that made sense.

"I’ll make it. I owe this girl a debt of gratitude for helping. Take this leather bag."

When Sophia said that, she chanted a spell and began to gather magic.

"Lower the heat of that thing and make it into a lump."

"Freeze."

After chanting the spell, Sophia gave the gathered magic to the leather bag.

At that moment, frost appeared on the leather bag.

"Amazing. It’s frozen."

When Cathy touched the two leather bags together, there was a kachi sound.

"Wait a second."

Cathy tried to put them straight into Muriel’s sides, so I stopped her.

If I did that, she would get a frostbite.

At that moment, the maid entered the room with a bucket and cloth on schedule.

I didn’t know what to use the cloth for, so the maid had brought several cloths.

I took two of them and wrapped each frozen leather bag.

"Okay, put these in Muriel’s sides."

"Yes, Master."

Then I dipped one cloth in the bucket water and placed it on Muriel’s forehead.

"For now, this should be fine."

"Haa, haa, it’s cold and feels good, haa, haa."

Muriel muttered weakly.

"Thank you, Freit-san."

I covered Muriel with the blanket and bowed to Freit.

"No, no. More importantly, it’s late. What is Lotty doing?"

"P-Please wait, I’m sorry."

Again on schedule, Lotty entered the room.

"Oh, it’s Priest Neumann."

"It’s been a while, Clam-sama."

Freit greeted the man in white, loose clothes standing beside him.

He was probably in his late fifties.

He had a bald head and chubby cheeks.

His eyes were narrowed in a kind smile.

Freit seemed to know this priest, who had a gentle atmosphere.

"This is Hiroyuki-dono. Master Mateus’s guest."

"Oh, this is the first time. I am Hans Neumann. I am the priest of the Urilmechus temple."

"I am Hiroyuki Asahi. Nice to meet you."

I introduced myself to Priest Neumann, who called himself that.

Urilmechus... it was the place that made currency, right?

"Priest, can you see this girl right away?"

"Hm. Understood."

When Freit urged him, Priest Neumann removed the blanket he had just put on Muriel and placed his hands on her, chanting a spell.

"My god, Urilmechus. Please tell me this girl’s condition."

"Medical Consecration"

Then he moved his hands from head to toe.

"...Fumu, it’s just a cold."

After waving his hands, Priest Neumann turned and said with a smile.

"I still have some of the medicine I gave you, Clam-sama, right?"

"Yes, a little."

"If you take that, she should be better by tomorrow. There’s no need to heal her with magic."

After telling Freit that, Priest Neumann turned to Muriel.

"However, she must rest today."

"N-No, I can’t... I have to leave immediately... haa, haa."

At Priest Neumann’s words, Muriel weakly resisted.

"Muriel, first let’s cure the cold."

I covered Muriel with the blanket, and she raised her face and told me.

"H-Hiroyuki-dono, Hiroyuki-dono, I can’t leave until you lift my curse, haa, haa."

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