- Slaves.
I opened my eyes wide to Kaya's words. [M]
"What slave... is this child?
"Yes. Here... look at the tattoo on your arm"
Saying, Kaya hands on the girl's right arm.
There was a pattern floating slightly green.
"Is this... a slave print"
"Yeah. Probably."
Slave print.
It is the magic of planting it in the slave himself to show that the Lord (or the Lord) is his own possession (...). There is still peace around the village of Rastal, but it seems that some fools treat slaves alike when it's a terrible place.
"And this is... you're a slave to the Aldo family"
I look at Kaya's remarks. [M]
Aldo family.
You're a family ruling a territory closer to the village of Rastal.
I rarely go there either, but I hear the lord's wickedness every once in a while. Maybe bad personality is a good match for Lion or Dudley.
"Ugh... ahhh..."
The girl who falls is groaning painfully.
"Forgive me... I will no longer... I will no longer. So..."
Looks a lot spicy.
It's like I haven't had a decent meal in days - I have such a body.
"Damn......"
I just want to protect you, but being a slave can be a bit of a pain in the ass.
As mentioned, slaves are the property of the Lord.
It is not a good idea to take them out on their own, but it is basically common sense to return them to the Lord.
If the Lord were a big man, it would be a hassle.
But.
"Please don't... Dear Aldo... Please, just life..."
"Huh..."
I couldn't even be there for that voice that didn't grieve me.
"Mr. Kaya... the big name for guild activity is Protection of Civilians, right?
"Yeah, I am, though. - No way."
"Yes, I would like to temporarily protect this child"
It's obviously dangerous as it is.
A debilitating death can be enough, but it could be eaten by demons before it happens. As an adventurer protecting civilians, leave this place alone.
I can't believe I'm just thinking about my damages... and I don't like it like him.
"Hehe... Really, Mr. Arios..."
Kaya stared at me with clear eyes and a few seconds later returned to the look of a senior adventurer.
"Okay. If it's temporary protection, there won't be a corner with the Aldo family either. I don't think it's a problem."
"Thank you...... Kaya"
And yet - the Aldo family?
I heard the lord was an arrogant figure, but as far as the girl is concerned, I don't think I can leave you alone. I was banished from my family, too, so I felt like I could see the spiciness of not having a place.
"Forgive me... Forgive me..."
On my back, the girl was just groaning over and over again.
Then an hour.
We first decided to protect the girl at Ray's house. It's not a good idea to involve irrelevant people more than the big lords are involved.
"Sooo... sooo..."
The girl is now resting peacefully on the bed.
I guess thanks to Ray's holy magic.
Sounds like you've calmed down a lot, physically and mentally.
"Still... that's a terrible wound..."
Ray whines with a grieving look as he strokes the girl's forehead.
That's right.
The girl's appearance was quite heartbreaking.
It's like someone's been abusing me the whole time - giving me that look.
What the hell kind of life have you had? I don't even want to imagine.
"………………"
It was then that the girl woke up.
".................. this, this is..."
Girl whining like confused.
I coughed and smiled as calmly as I could.
"I wonder if you're okay. Looks like he was down on the road, so for now, protect him -"
"Yahhh!
Moments later, the girl jumps out of bed and goes down to earth with tremendous momentum.
"Excuse me. Excuse me! I'll be right back to cooking! So please don't hit me, please.........!!
"... please calm down. I'm not from the Aldo family."
"... Huh?
I guess that's where you first noticed the anomaly.
Once again, the girl looks up at me seriously.
"My name is Arios Makuba. A new American adventurer. I stumbled upon where you were falling, and I let you protect me."
"Protection...? Wow, did you help me...?
"Yeah. Right."
"Oh no... they all looked at my tattoos and went away..."
... right.
On the road so far, I guess I was wrong with some of them.
But she is engraved with the Aldo family's slave imprint.
The notoriety of that house would be powerful, and you didn't want to get into trouble.
"It doesn't matter where you come from. It would have been hard so far. Get some rest."
"Ugh... Ugh..."
I guess that's where my emotions peaked.
"Uhhhhh!!
She burst into tears in her eyes, hugging me.