"What's going on?!"

Fu, Hoozy! Hostile attack!

From the top of the staircase that extends from left to right, a hooge appears and looks out.

"Hostile attack...?... if you think of anyone, it's those women! Hurry up and get him!"

"You're still saying boo-boo."

"Special rewards for those caught!"

"Special reward... I got it!"

"No, it's me!"

In the words of Hooge, the soldiers around him changed their gaze and flew.I don't know whether the special reward or not is a huge amount of money, but anyway, the soldiers are desperate, and they raise their weapons in the shape of a demon.

Zash-zash-zashh!!

Pilte, Sazanna, and Isas pierced the blood-eyed attackers with shadow crows one after another.

If the guards had worn more fine armor than the Mansion, they wouldn't have penetrated this easily with a shadow crow.

You thought nobody would come after you anyway, and all the armor the soldiers wear is nasty.Although it is made of metal, it is easily torn apart by shadow owls.I would like to say how much (a little) or better it is made of wood.

I could say that my life was in danger because I was in a strange place.If I had been so fat, I would have spent a little more time.

As the doorman said, the men who lived there were destroyed in just a moment.

"Hy... hyi..."

It won't be a preparatory exercise either.

Fogee, who pulled himself out upstairs, screamed a little and panicked.

"Then it's just that guy."

"Let's get this over with."

Tips... Tips...

In a vulgar mansion, footsteps hunt down the hooge.

Go upstairs and walk to where Fooge is.Apparently the deepest part of the second floor.Looks like he ran into a big, double-open door.You can hear a boom and a breath from the back of the door.

"... it looks like there are still a few left."

That's right...

Are you going to shoot me with magic?

"It's a waste of time to use magic on a man like that. And...."

Behind the door, I feel signs of someone other than Hooge, but I don't feel anything like a killer.I only feel the frightened air.

If you're a bunch of Hoozy soldiers, you're too lethargic and indifferent.

Gacha...

When Heinelinde puts his hand on the door, the lock is not closed, and the door slowly opens.

"U... woaaaaaaaa!!"

Boom!

Shit!

It was not Hooge who jumped out of the back of the open door, but a cat woman in an unwrapped appearance.

The woman had a small knife in her hand, like a fruit knife, and she tried to stab Heinelinde, but she was avoided, caught her leg, and fell.

There is internal bleeding and laceration in the body of the fallen woman.The top and bottom of the front teeth are gone, and the shape of the face is swollen and distorted.Your hands and feet are trembling and you can't even stand up.

"... a slave?"

My neck and limbs are shackled.

"Kill him, or you die!"

"Uhh... uhh... uhhhhhhh!"

One eye will swell up and you won't be able to see it before.

Apparently, hitting women is a hobby.

Don't!

"Gu...."

Avoid attacks by Cat women who don't even know how to grip a knife.

That's all, she leans her legs and falls over.

"I thought it was a kind of trouble, but when the crowd goes this far, I really feel like killing."

As the same woman, the tragedy of a Cat woman is unbearable.

"And... I'm not alone."

Behind Pilte's gaze is a large bed and canopy.On top of that lies an Elf woman whose face still bears new wounds.

The beaten and torn lips sometimes twitch and move, and the sound of a gap wind blows from the throat.Whether it's a moan or a cry for help... uhh, I've been calling out a few times, but my body doesn't seem to move, it's just tight.

And in the back of the bed, there is a room like a big cage, where several more women with similar conditions are connected to the chain.

The race is fragmented, but all show similar signs of being beaten.

When I lie down on the bed, I can see it in front of my eyes.It's like a tropical fish tank.

"If you have decent feelings, you can't do this... madness."

"That sucks... I feel sick."

"Hey, don't come! Who do you think I am!"

Fooge holds a straight sword with a glittering ornament that shrinks beside the bed and uses the slave women as shields.

"... I've come here and seen a lot of people, but they're the worst kind of guys in the class.I don't know if I'm a slave, but I don't hear anything unexpected about chest turds. "

"Hmm, what are you talking about...?"

You really don't understand what you're saying, Fogee returns a jittery face to Isas' anger.

"I've never seen you so badly treated, but this is what it's like to be a slave."

Suzanne is right, slaves do not have human rights.

I mean, no matter how hard you hit, no matter how hard you kill, you're not guilty.

Being free from sin leads to the creation of people like Fogee who do not understand why they are the object of anger.

However, there are no slaves in the demons.Because people are people, slaves are also seen as one person.They look very cruel in their eyes.No, even those who are accustomed to slavery, those who can see this scene without feelings must still be crazy as people.

"I don't know about our common sense, and it may be a mistake to be angry at this sight.But... I still feel different when I look at this and shut up. "

"I agree."

"Let's get this son of a bitch out of this world as soon as we can."

"Ma! Hold on... hold on! I'll do the money!That's why I want you to miss it! "

"Why? I think it's better to be dead than you are alive, both personally and in the world."

"Well, that's not a lot!That's right! I'll slave you! I'll take whatever you want! So!? "

"Shut up, insect."

Isas' low and cold voice blocks dirty words.

"Don't open your mouth any more."

"Hey, hey! Stay away from me! Kill me!Kill them! "

I kicked the two slaves in front of me and sent them towards the Heinelindes.

The Cat woman who attacked Heinelinde first also stood up and held a knife.

They have no choice.If you don't do what they tell you to do, you're dead.No matter how scared you are, you may not die.

Heinelinde and the others who know a little about slavery know about it.

They are innocent.

"Susana."

"Yes."

Susana completes her magical formation at the same time as Heinelinde's words.

I started drawing magical formations in anticipation of this from the middle of the conversation.

Sir....

Black fog appears from a dark magical formation.

"Nah, what?! Stop it!"

Slowly spreading black fog collides with three impending slave women.Then, like a doll with a broken thread, the women fall off their knees unconscious.

Along with that, Isas activates the wind magic, creating a wind cushion to keep the women from falling down and slowly lowering them to the floor.

"Hmm, what's going on?!"

Feintfog.

In a word, it's a fog that faints.

It is also a kind of vampire magic, but it is a magic with few media and easy preparation.All we need is vampire blood.

By using the blood of a vampire mixed with Alice's blood, it is magic that is emitted around as a kind of drug mist.

Unlike foggy blood, it does not clot and only inflicts a poison effect on the opponent when it enters the body.It is often used to disable the opponent, and it seems easy to use, but because it is foggy, it is difficult to use outdoors, and the time to be stunned is short.It has the effect of causing the other person to lose consciousness, and there is no sequelae.

Because it uses vampire blood, it certainly doesn't work for vampires.In addition, the healthier the person, the thinner the effect and the shorter the effect time.

Using such a feint fog trait, Susana stunned only three wounded, unhealthy slave women.

"I can't hear you now."

"Hyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!Did you apologize for trying to enslave me?! "

"Are you sure you don't know why we're doing this?"

"Hee...?"

Apparently, I don't understand why Fooge is doing this.

"This is exactly what happens when you don't put your hands on it."

"You guys, we don't want to touch this guy.

Use all your knowledge to inflict pain on this man and kill him. "

"Hmm?!"

The face of Hooge turned pale.

Heinelinde ordered four men of enslaved adventurers.

I've been holding back a little until now, but when I came here I finally came up with a way to use it.

"We must leave this city at once.You shouldn't waste your time on him.If the man dies, surrender to the guild and confess your sins. "

Oh, no!

"What? Should I have ordered you to kill yourself?"

"Hmm?!"

"I don't mind either way.Is that what you call a slave? "

"No, I'll do it! Just don't give me that order!"

"I'm glad you understand.Ah, before you do that, I'll have them give up their ownership. "

In addition to the three women who have passed out, the ownership of those in the cage is naturally confiscated.

It's a hooge that tried to resist, but that doesn't make any sense now.

Having renounced the ownership of all slaves, Heinelinde gathers the slave women and leaves the room.

"Ayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"

Soon afterwards, you can hear the pleasant voice of Fooge in the back of the room.

"Ah... um..."

Among slaves, a relatively minor human woman opens her mouth.

"I was actually thinking about getting you guys to take revenge, but there's something left for those who do that.So... I'm sorry. "

"Ah... ahiga... and... thank you..."

I don't know if it's because I don't have teeth, but the words don't come out well.

"I don't want to thank you. I just wanted to see that man.And you. "

Even if it were true, the women would have cried and thanked.

"That's why I'm not thinking about it from here.I don't think anyone owns it right now, but... you can do whatever you want. "

Heinelinde and the others have something to do.

I can't move around with nearly ten slaves.

If you really want to help, it's better to know what to do from here on out.But I didn't need to thank you because I knew I couldn't do it.

"Is she okay?"

Heinelinde looks at an Elf woman lying on a bed.

………………

The person with a voice is supported by two people, but she is finally standing.Perhaps the worst of the slaves.

Neither the women nor the person around me said that it was okay as one person.

If you look lightly at the woman who supports Suzana...

"... Dear Heinelinde."

Susana looks at Heinelinde and shakes her neck slightly.You're probably saying that I can't help you...

"That's right...."

Heinelinde gets a little lost and then opens his mouth.

"I don't know if I'm going to be able to help, but there's a way I can fix that kid's big wound.But she might want to die.

Which is better? "

"……………………………………"

An elf woman who didn't say a word was about to disappear.

"……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

That said, Hynelinde washes away the woman's big wounds with water and closes her mouth.

Then, stick your canine teeth in a woman's wound.

Does the woman feel pain? She trembles slightly, but it stops immediately.

Slowly Hynelinde releases his mouth, and after a little while, the wound gradually begins to heal.

The vampire releases something like a special therapeutic agent from the canine teeth at the end of the bloodstream.I used it as a treatment.

"... you..."

Heinelinde turned a little surprised at the tight elf woman.

"No, it's nothing."

How many times do you stick your teeth out the same way, treating only the big wounds,

"Yes... thank you..."

It was the women of the tribe who thanked me.

Perhaps the women of the slaves in those cages have endured each other's support.I feel like a sister, like a family relationship.

"I'm sorry this is the only thing I can do.From here on out..... "

"I... eh... somehow... I'll... fu..."

"... be careful. It would be helpful if no one could talk about this..."

"I... shouldn't say... ahi..."

"Thank you. Don't let anyone find you."

I feel like I want to help you until the end, but it's not the time to move with personal emotions.

Hynelinde bites her lips.

Finally, the women of lowered slaves wander away into the darkness of the city to support each other.

Someone may find you and take you to a similar master.No, it could hit a worse husband.

Maybe what Heinelinde and the others did was just complacency.

Still... I couldn't pretend not to look.

"Hopefully, we'll get out of here..."

For Pilte, there is a part that covers her old self as well.I must sincerely hope that they are safe.

"... everybody, let's get the hell out of town."

"" Yes. ""

Afterwards, you will find out in another city about the death of Huge and the fact that the adventurers were captured and punished, but it was not in Heinelinde's memories.

Thus, Heinelinde and the others left the city as soon as possible before heading south.

About that night. Heinelinde stops his feet as he goes out into a wide area overlooking the area.

"... Susana, can you magically surround me so I don't hear anything around me?"

"Here?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Got it."

In Heinelinde's words, Susana activates the wind magic for sound protection without knowing why.

"That's all right."

"Thank you. I want you to be careful not to talk about what you're about to say."

"That's important information."

"If the black dogs are also being released, consider the possibility of being nearby and be careful not to say anything unexpectedly when you are sure no one is asking."

"Got it."

Everyone nods and listens seriously.

"Before I left town, when I healed the Elf's son, I saw a glimpse of the memory of blood, but there was a memory of someone like Aravor."

"Really?!"

"Yes, I'm sure of it."

At this point, it was almost two years after the start of the Arten-Arabol search, and Pilte and the others were quite pleased with the information.

"What kind of memory did you have?!"

"I remember when she moved to that city.

Looks like there was a fight a little further south. "

"A fight...?"

"The opponent of the fight wants to grab a man.They may be the ones who grabbed the Elf's children. "

"Is Arabol safe...?"

"In my memory, I think I was fighting while I let some of them escape.However, at that time, it seemed like he was about to cover for a child and push the sign of a slave. "

Really!?

"It's okay, because it looks like you've prevented it with your arms.Just keep heading south and we won't know where we're going from there. "

"But it's getting closer, right?!"

"Well, at least we're not far away."

"Now, would you like to report the incident and search the area from where I remember seeing it?"

"... no, we'll find it ourselves."

"Are we alone?I feel inefficient...? "

"Efficiency is bad. But it should be much better than information."

Even if not intentionally, information may be leaked.

Currently, Arten-Arabol's search party is searching a wide area, so black dogs are also spreading, and gathering information should be difficult.If it is put together in one place, it will be easier to monitor.Then, the trouble is Heinelinde and the others.

"Besides, I still don't know if Arabol-sama is heading further south."

I managed to decorate the words at the end, but Heinelinde tried his best not to give anyone information.

The reason for this is that it is simple and we do not know who is moving how.Perhaps…, we wanted to know for ourselves what information might lead to Arten-Arabol.

"Okay, so we're going south on our own."

Yeah.

Pilte and the others in the same situation nodded honestly, feeling inside Heinelinde's heart.

When the number of people is not available, their burden increases considerably.However, he still felt that it was necessary to keep the information down.

Thus the four went further south from the memory of seeing it in blood, and toured many villages and cities.

And then I realized that six years had passed since the search began.

And then, a big incident will happen to Heinelinde and the others.

It was when Heinelinde and the others stopped by to investigate a slightly larger city called Nanula.

As usual, I walked around the city stopping by various shops to get into the city, pick up lodgings, and buy more consumables.