CH 7

Episode 7: Rider’s Treatment / Nagisa

“What’s your name?”

“I’m Nagisa…….Nagisa Kouri……”

Bought for twenty million, I had been handed over to the purchaser…….It seems that the purchaser was some royalty, but her appearance was not so extravagant……

“I’m Ranelle, second princess of Amuria. It’s nice to meet you.”

“Yes…….”

“I know you’re worried……because you’ve been brought into a strange world and sold……but don’t worry, I won’t harm you and I promise you the same treatment as royalty.”

“I see…….”

“Yes, I think riders with high Ludia value are treated quite well in all countries, especially in my country, which is small enough that they’re treated as……equal to royalty.”

“But if you have a low……Ludia value, you will be treated badly…….”

“Your friends all have high Ludia values…….Oh……except one of them…….”

“What’s going to happen to him? I’m worried about that.”

“Oh……it was probably a slaver who bought him……”

“So……that’s not……Yuta……Ugh…….”

“Are you……in love with that person?”

“Yeah, I’ve……been in love with him for a long time, but……he’s got someone else……he likes.”

“Well……okay, I’ll check it out, maybe I can buy him back…….”

“Really?”

“I know I’m from a small country, but I can buy one slave with my allowance.”

Yuta……stay safe……

The Kingdom of Amuria, where I will be staying, is small, as Ranelle said……The population is about 500,000, and the size of the country is about the size of Tokyo metropolitan area, as it can go from one end to the other by carriage in half a day…… The castle where Ranelle lives is also a large mansion, and looks more like a noble residence than a royal palace.

[TL Note :Tokyo Metropolitan Area size is 2.194 km²]

“Oh, that must be the Half-Radar Rider. Nice to meet you, I’m King Majni of Amuria.”

“Hi, I’m Nagisa.”

“Father, you look nervous, smile more.”

Ranelle warned her father, the king.

“Oh ……sorry about that.”

The king drawls but smiles at me…….I could see the goodness in their hearts just from this exchange…….Apparently, I’ve been bought by a good country……

“Big sister! Introduce me too!”

Then a middle school girl came into the room…….

“This is Himari, the third princess. She’s a jerk and I can’t handle her…….”

“That’s terrible. She’s been quiet lately.”

“I hope so…….And where’s Yukiha, Himari?”

“Yukiha is at her usual place.”

“So……shall we go for a walk then?……I have something to show Nagisa.”

Then they took me to a place that looked like a big warehouse…….There was a……I don’t know much about it, but…but it was a robot-like……vehicle that looked like something a boy would like…….

“Yukiha!”

When Ranelle called out, one of the robots walked briskly up to us……. Then a door in the chest opened and a woman with long blue hair came out from inside…….

“Ranelle, this must be the Half Radar rider!”

“Yeah, come down and I’ll introduce you.”

“All right, hold on.”

Then she got off some kind of ladder-like vehicle and came over to us…….

“I’m Yukiha, the First Princess. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes, I’m Nagisa. It’s nice to meet you.”

“Well, let’s have a quick look at Nagisa’s Magicraft, shall we?”

Yukiha said as if it was obvious.

“My Magicraft……”

“Yeah, that’s the machine I bought you to drive…….”

“I’m on…….”

I still didn’t know what was going on, but what I found at the place where I was brought was a red robot……

“It’s the strongest Magicraft our country has……”

“This Magicraft……is…….”

“Yes, this Magicraft needs a minimum Ludia value of 5,000 to run……but even Yukiha, who has the highest 4,000 Ludia value in the country couldn’t operate it…….that’s why I participated in this auction of earthlings.”

“We’re being used for war…….”

I was shocked……because apparently I knew I was supposed to get on this thing and fight…….

“Oh, sorry, it’s true that many countries use Magicrafts in war, but Amuria is a defensive force…….In fact, there hasn’t been a major battle in 20 years, so don’t worry.”

“So……you don’t have to move this Magicraft…..?”

“It’s called deterrence…….If Amuria has a Half-Radar that can move, the countries around it won’t be able to do anything easily.”

Deterrence……I’ve certainly heard stories like that……but I’m getting a little worried about my life here……