To Deprive a Deprived Person

Episode 55: Negotiations with Slave Traders ②

500 gold coins, the slaver's grandfather said so with a grin.

The look on the faces of the two escorts in the back remains unchanged, and Grandpa is smiling but his eyes are not smiling.

When I finally checked my status while staring at my grandfather, my skills included "Arithmetic LV4," "Fraud LV3," "Negotiative LV3," "Appraisal LV6," "Analysis LV4," and even more unique skills included "Appraisal Eye."

"It's also impossible to be surprised. But this slave, thirteen years old, above the virgin, of course, the race is a dark elf. Maybe 500 gold coins would be cheaper in this class at the slave auction, huh? As you probably know, dark elves are highly magical and have a long life span, so demand as sex slaves can pull off a lot."

"There's a scratch on your face and throat, though?

"Ho ho, you can heal your wounds if you ask a sacred magic user"

"You're an interesting old man."

"D-rank (...) It wouldn't be an impossible sum for an adventurer, Master Yu"

I went up to D-rank two days ago. Is the merchant's weapon in this world as informative as it gets?

"Oh, if you're a normal person, I'd be surprised here... So what about 113 gold coins instead of 500 gold coins? Of course, if you sell 113 pieces of gold as is, this is a huge loss. So what do you say we put about 10% interest on the month?

I hear the average earning of D-rank adventurers is about 15-20 gold coins a month. It will never be an impossible sum. "

10% interest a month? If only interest can be repaid, interest alone, about 135 gold coins per year and interest rates of more than 120%, is the grandfather who played witch mountain games. Is it to deceive you to make it a bad number of sheets? There were also a limited number of humans in this world who could do simple calculations. Fifteen to twenty gold coins a month for roughly common D-rank adventurers? After deducting accommodation, consumables, equipment maintenance, etc. from it, there will be about 10 to 15 fine gold coins left.

In other words, this grandfather is willing to squeeze out only the interest forever.

"You're a witchcraft grandfather."

"Holy shit!

The beast guard hangs his hand on the pattern of the weapon, but the other guard stops it. The dark elf girl is also blue-faced by the pressing air.

"Ho-ho, what does that mean?

"You're lying all you're saying. You think it's worth 500 gold coins? If it's worth it, we'll treat it the same way as the fancy slaves in the back, not on the face."

"Hate, the room inside is full -"

Grandpa makes excuses, but he talks under cover.

"You said wounds could be healed by divine magic, didn't you? Why won't it heal? You want me to tell you why? Because if you heal with sacred magic, you will be demanded an expensive mantle. You're too old to take, look at this dark elf. I haven't fed the rice satisfactorily, and I can't talk satisfactorily because of my eyes and wounds. I don't know about proximity. You said it's fascinating to have high magic, where's the charm in dark elves that you can't use magic?

"Oh, that's..."

I sweat on my grandfather's forehead. Now both of the escorts have their hands on the weapon pattern.

"You treat slaves like heck"

"Grr... isn't the word a little too much"

The two of the escorts still felt like they were going to jump, but ignoring them and looking at a different door from the one that came in.

"You want me to call an escort?

My grandfather's face turned blue this time when I told him.

"Wait... please wait! What are you guys doing? Don't let go of your weapon!!

Two of the escorts are rushing to release their hands from the weapon and apologizing to Grandpa.

"My people have excused me."

"You've all made money."

"Also, did you make money?

"Your lives were saved and you made money because you were all dead."

Everyone was looking at this one with an outdated look.

"Ho ho...... Master Yu is a good joke. Then how many..."

Throw one stone coin at the table. It seems to be the currency of the Empire, but the stone coins won't be a problem either, as it has been confirmed that the Imperial gold coins can be used.

"Stone goods... one? Oh, that's stupid."

"What's his present value like?

"But this one's a big loss."

"You can make him pay for it. Amount is 10% interest per month on 500 pieces of money"

"Become!? Yu, Master Yu... you have no capacity to pay such a sum to this slave"

"If it's worth 500 pieces of gold, I can pay it."

"So if you couldn't pay, could it be that Master Yu would be the guarantor?"

Grandpa seems to have settled down a little. They negotiate with a floating sales smile.

"That doesn't matter. But when he pays for it himself, he'll get your grandfather's eyes."

"Is that my eye...? What the hell are you gonna do with that stuff?

"It will be decided. You're going to have to transplant it to the dark elves there. Grandpa's eyes seem handy."

I'm the only one in the quiet room with a grin now.

".................. ok. Sell for one stone coin. The condition is that this Dark Elf will pay 500 gold coins, 10% interest per month, and if you fail to pay, you will return them to our store as slaves. But you're gonna regret doing this."

Speaks with the look of Grandpa chewing up the bitter bug.

"Too bad, you seem like a handy eye. Anyway, we have a deal. Put that dark elf in the bath and put more clothes on."

Two of the escorts are staring at this one, but when Grandpa tells them to do what he says, they reluctantly take the dark elf out.

"Grandpa, you just said you'd regret it, but on the contrary, I think you'll thank me."

Arrange three potions out of the item pouch on the table.

"Thank you? Stupid thing about that...... is this potion?

I watched the potion surprisingly but my grandfather's eyes opened. I think I noticed a difference in this potion.

"Come on, it's the real deal from here"