The man who called himself Maxim of the Marquis of Raphiel said, Sell Arte as a slave.
Is he about my age?He was grinning with a grin on his face.
Speaking of the Marquis's son, he is quite high in stature.
Even though not as much as the princess Philia or the duchess Sofia, it is the highest level of the Empire.
Alte hides behind my shadow in fear.
I stand in front of Maxim as if I were covering for Arte.
"With all due respect, why do you want me to sell Alte?"
"That woman turned down the conversation with me."
Abominably, Maxim threw up.
Yeah, and I understand.In the Imperial Magic School, Alte was famous as a genius and beautiful girl alongside Sophia.
I'm sure you've come a long way to talk about editorials.Sophia refused without a second thought.
However, Alte... may have... refused to buy the grudges.
Alte may have been included in the party invitation as well, because of this Maxim.Prince Ivan gazed at Maxim in agony.
Maxim returns to his face once more.
"This woman has fooled me a lot."At that time, I was a marquis of the same grade, and I was a genius magician, so I couldn't get my hands on it.But if you buy it as a slave.... "
Alte grips the hem of my clothes.And then she moistened her beautiful eyes like a black jewel and looked up at me.
I smiled at Alte and whispered, "Don't worry."I promised Alte's sister, Flora, that I would protect her.
We can't give Alte to a man like this.
And I turned to Maxim.
Even now, Lord Maxim can't reach out to Alte.
Why? Arte is no longer a noble slave and can no longer use magic.
"Alte... is mine.I'm not going to give it to you. ”
"My son, the Marquis, wants me to sell him."Can't you hear what the common people say!? "
I'm afraid I still have the status of a chamberlain.
Of course, I am also a chaperone of the princess Philia, so I am treated like a senior nobleman.Even if they were the Marquis's sons, they would be equal.
First, the nobility of this country is not empowered to irrationally deprive others of their property.
Maxim clenched his teeth.
And I tried to forcefully grab Arte's arm."Hee," Alte screamed.
The next moment, Maxim was lying on his back on the floor.
Huh?
Maxim snorted, not knowing what had happened.
I peeked into his face from above and smiled.
"Don't be violent."You can't forgive me if I don't get my hands on my stuff.Unfortunately, we have resorted to self-defense. ”
Maxim didn't seem to have any martial arts training, so he could easily defeat them with his bare hands.
What worries me is that although it is self-defense, I have embarrassed the son of the Marquis's family.
"Never mind, Solon."
Prince Ivan assured me there would be no problems.Philia is nodding, too.
I look back at Alte.
Alte stared at me with black eyes.
"Um... thank you for protecting me, Master Solon"
"No, I didn't do anything serious..."
"I'm sorry, but I can't do anything without magic."But Master Solon... even without a sword, you're still strong. "
"There's nothing Alte can do about it."
Alte smiled at my words.
And my cheeks turn a little red.
"Oh, and...... Master Solon, I just told you that I'm [mine]......"
"Ah, that's not slavery for Alte, that's just a matter of words."
Damn it. I think I may have damaged the noble Arte.
Formally, Alte is now my slave.And I will not give it to Maxim because of it.
But the truth is, I don't want to treat Alte as a slave.Just as the slave Perse was actually on an equal footing with me... I wanted Alte to be as well.
That's why when I said "mine", it was only a matter of words.....
But Alte shook her head to the side and giggled.There was no such thing as a disgusting look on his face, and he was rather happy.
"I was glad that Lord Solon told me that it was' mine '."
Having said that, Alte whispered to me in embarrassment.