CH 6

Episode 6: Manpower

The ship didn’t move for a while, but food was served twice a day, which is good because this treatment is better than the previous place……. It looks like the ship is leaving……Things are getting hectic on board……

Finally, the order to turn on the motor was given……Nanami was also forced to work as a turner……Damn it……I can’t protect a single girl. However……when I held the handle to turn the motor……the motor began to rotate at a frightening speed……The people in the room were startled and began to make a fuss.

“What the hell? The motor just started spinning on its own!”

“Wow, this is easy…….What’s going on?”

Apparently, judging from everyone’s reactions, the motor was running differently than usual…….Indeed, the motor was running much easier than I heard, requiring very little effort……. I don’t know why, but the motor turns at an unbelievable speed and the ship moves along effortlessly……This put the ship’s master in a good mood…….

“Well, you did a great job today, and if you keep it up, we’ll reach our destination in half the number of days we planned…….If that happens, we’ll offer you a reward.”

The captain of the ship said this before dinner……and everyone cheered when they heard it.

“Anyway, I’ve prepared a more sumptuous meal than usual for today, so you can start working hard tomorrow.”

The food was certainly better than usual……hot stew, bread, and a stir-fry with meat in it…….Cheese and wine were also served……and proper meat, not dried meat……. No one could figure out why the motor was running so well, but they didn’t care…….They seemed to think that as long as they got a belly full of food and a reward that was all that mattered.

“What’s the matter, Nanami, you don’t eat bread?”

“Yeah, I’m saving it for……future.”

“Okay……I’ll save some for you.”

“Yuta worked hard, so eat up. I’ll give you half of Nanami’s food when we eat the preserved food.”

“Don’t worry, there’s plenty of food today, I’m already full.”

The next day, and the day after that, the motor ran smoothly……and the ship arrived at its destination at an incredible speed…….

“Hey, the captain’s rewarded us with a bounty and permission to go out.”

The fact that they arrived at their destination in a third of the time meant that they had made a huge profit…..The captain, in a super good mood, gave us ten gold coins each as a reward and permission to go out…….That was an unusual treatment for a slave and it meant that the profits were worth it…….

“Doesn’t everyone think that……we’re just going to go away……?”

When I asked this question, one of the old guys on the boat said, “I don’t know.”

“Hahaha, where do you think we’re going? It doesn’t matter where we go as long as we have a low Ludia value, we’d rather be on this ship where we can eat properly.”

That’s how it is…….Sure, it’s easy to eat and have a good time, but……I still want proper freedom…….

“Nanami……do you want to stay here?”

“Nanami wants to stay with Yuta.”

“Well……if you stay with me, you might not be able to eat again…….”

“I still want to be with Yuta.”

When I heard those words, I took Nanami’s hand and left the ship…….I have no intention of returning to this ship…….We have 20 gold together……It seems that the price for a large loaf of bread is about 5 silvers, and 100 silvers is worth 1 gold, so if we save, we can live for a while…… Since we’ve been slaves for so long, we were both pretty dirty…….I suggested that we buy some clothes and take a bath first.

“Bath? What’s that……?”

“Nanami, you’ve never taken a bath?”

“Yeah…….Nanami doesn’t know……”

“Okay…”

When I tried to enter a store that sold clothes I was kicked out immediately…….I had no choice but to find an open-air store that sold clothes, so I decided to buy some there.

“Nanami, which one do you like?”

Nanami’s eyes were shining as I wondered if this was the first time she had ever picked out an outfit…….Then, after an hour of agonizing, she picked out a dress…….It wasn’t cheap at 20 silver, but when I saw Nanami’s smile, I was glad I bought it.

I’m going to buy a pair of sweatshirts and pants on sale for 1 gold each…….I also need to buy some shoes…….What Nanami has on is a pair of tattered straw sandals…….That’s going to hurt her feet…….

Even at the shoe store, Nanami had a twinkle in her eyes……and chose a pair of pink shoes……1 Gold 30 Silver……Well, that’s about right If there were cheaper ones, I would have bought them too, but they were a bit expensive for men, so I decided to hold back…….