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Vesta
After my bid on Vesta was declared winning, we move to the backroom.\n
As I thought, it is the same room where the guild temple is.
âThank you.â\n
âThank you, Master.â
Vesta bows in gratitude following the slave merchant.\n
I donât know if sheâs really grateful or just being courteous.\n
Nah, she really is grateful, I think.
âWe will wait here inside the room. You can go back if you want to participate in the bidding.â\n
âAh, letâs go together.â\n
âCertainly.â
After your bid has been declared winning, you can go back to the auction hall to participate in the bidding.\n
Letâs forget about the wizard, I wonder how much I can buy that young lady for.
However, Iâm afraid of what Roxanne would have to say if I were to bring two women at the same time.\n
Honestly though, looks aside, that young lady is not fit for combat.
Give a man an inch, and he will take a mile.\n
I have managed to acquire Vesta.\n
I should be satisfied with just that.
âI will be in your care from now on.â\n
âLikewise. Please take care of me.â\n
âI will be relying on you.â
I send my message to the top.\n
Vesta really is a beauty.\n
Big, red eyes.\n
Tight, lifted nose.\n
Long, slim legs.
Being looked down at from the top is not that bad.\n
And I would love to greet the beautiful cups in front of my eyes.
I head to the meeting room.\n
However, there is a strange feeling of intimidation when I am near Vesta.\n
It is the feeling of pressure.\n
Donât walk behind me, please.
I go inside the meeting room.\n
Vesta stands next to me.
âThere is a 1,000 Nars compensation when you successfully purchase a slave from the guild organized auction, so I will deduct 1,000 Nars from the bid amount of 640,000 Nars. This time, the auction was a great success for me, so the total amount to pay shall be 447,300 Nars.â
Oops\n
30% discount unexpectedly worked.\n
I thought it would be inapplicable in the auction.\n
Oh well, it isnât this slave merchant whoâs paying.\n
Itâs I whoâs paying.\n
Itâs my win to have gotten the 30% discount skill to work.
âMy bad.â
I finish the payment before the slave merchant changes his mind.\n
Thereâs not even any need to use the white gold coin.\n
After the necessary changes to the Intelligence Cards and a long explanation, Vesta is finally mine.
âThank you very much. Please take care of me if I need something in the future.â
After bidding our byes to the slave merchant, both Vesta and I walk out of the room.\n
The slave merchant stays in the meeting room.
âDoes the merchant have something else to do?â\n
âHe said heâs meeting with someone.â
Vesta mutters.\n
It seems he still have some errand to run.\n
The auction is an opportunity for slave merchants to meet, after all.\n
Itâs not strange for acquaintances to exchange information after the auction ends.
âFirst, try to wear these.â
I take out hard leather shoes from my Item Box.\n
Unsurprisingly, Vesta is barefoot.\n
Even if they are combat slaves, slave merchant wonât provide them with appropriate equipment.
âOkay, thank you very much. Are we entering the labyrinth right now?â\n
âWe are not.â\n
âThen, what are they for?â\n
âTo keep them on.â
Even though Vesta is big, it should be fine because of the magic incorporated in the equipment.\n
After all, it fits Sherry perfectly.
âOkay, thank you.â
Vesta bows and wears the shoes.\n
Her ass easily reaches my chest.\n
What?\n
Is she bragging about her long, slim legs?
I so want to shove it in her ass, but I control myself.\n
Such a kid I am.\n
Itâs not like Vesta is really bragging about her long, slim legs.
Itâs alright.\n
Iâm an adult.\n
There is a way for an adult to handle another adult.\n
There will be a lot of âspankingâ later.
âLetâs go, then?â\n
âI heard that there is a famous labyrinth in Quratar. Even if itâs the current me, I will probably be alright.â\n
âWe will be entering soon anyway. For now, just follow me.â\n
âOkay.â
I add Vesta to my party, and head back to the waiting room.\n
I can go back to the auction hall, but I pass on that.\n
I donât want to take Vesta there along with me.\n
Also, the bidding for the young lady has most likely finished already.
Since the auction is still ongoing, there are less people on the first floor.\n
That said, there are still a few people in the waiting room.\n
All of them seem to be adventurers.
Since thereâs an entrance fee, only party leaders need to participate, huh?\n
Come to think of it, I always thought of adventurers as masters, but there could also be adventurers who are slaves, too.\n
It is more probable for an adventurer to be a slave to a wizard than a wizard to be a slave to an adventurer.
I thought of abandoning the idea since there are people around, but if I turned back now, it would seem weird.\n
I recite the incantation (of [Field Walk]), and use [Warp].\n
Thus, through the wall of the waiting room, I return home.
Vesta follows after me.\n
It looks like she has managed to get inside [Warp] without having to lower her head.
âOh, you came here in one piece.â\n
âErrâŚâ
Vesta has a doubtful expression about her face.\n
Earlier, after the contract was finalized, I showed Vesta my Intelligence Card.\n
So Vesta knows that I am an explorer.
Come to think about it, I never gave it a thought when I used [Warp] to go to the merchantsâ guild.\n
What would I do if Alan were there inside the waiting room.\n
Even if I somehow managed to deceive Alan, I would have lost my winning bid on Vesta had the slave merchant, who brought her along, been there.
Actually, before I even made the bid, wouldnât I have remembered if I had passed by him before somewhere?\n
Itâs troublesome for me to walk after having gotten used to [Warp].\n
I donât suffer much from the lack of exercise since I walk a lot inside the labyrinth.
âThis is our home.â\n
At the same time, comes a creaking sound as the door opens.
âI am back.â
It is Roxanneâs voice.\n
Had no one been at home, I would have liked to fondle Vestaâs two melons.\n
However, I would be in trouble if she came back while I was in the middle of doing it.
âWelcome home.â\n
âOh, great. Because I had a feeling that master was home, I hurried back.â
Roxanne comes trotting and greets me.\n
What are you, a dog?\n
A dog�
âLet me introduce her to you. She is Vesta. From today, she is one of us.â
When Roxanne puts her luggage down, I introduce Vesta to her.\n
She seems to have just come back from shopping.
âYou are so tall. You seem to be reliable.â
Roxanne admires Vesta.
âYes, I would like to be of help in battles. Please take care of me.â\n
âLikewise. It would be my pleasure working with you.â\n
âVesta, She is Roxanne, the number one slave.â\n
âNumber one slave? thatâs amazing.â
Is it really that amazing?\n
I seriously donât get it.
âEven if you donât listen to what I say, be sure to listen to Roxanne.â\n
âUmm, okay.â\n
âHe is a nice master, he never raised his hand on us. Even so, you mustnât grow arrogant.â\n
âYes, Iâll be good.â
If the Sergeant is extremely strict, the commanding officer should wear a smile.\n
An effective troop management tactic.\n
If Roxanne is strict with Vesta, then there is no need for me to be strict with her.
It looks like I have made Roxanne assume the role of the âvillainâ.\n
Itâs similar to Roxanne-Miria relation.\n
I am in Roxanneâs debt even more now.
âI hope you get along well.â\n
âYes, Master.â\n
âCertainly, Master.â
If they donât become friends, it will be troublesome.\n
I want it to be peaceful. For my healthâs sake, too.
âYou are so big and beautiful, as expected of someone my Master chose.â\n
âRoxanne-san is amazingly beautiful as well.â\n
âThank you very much.â
Will it be fine since they are complimenting each other?\n
It seems she has broken through the first hurdle.
âExcuse me, Master is a explorer, right?â
Like I thought, itâs better for me to rest. Vesta asks Roxanne.\n
Why didnât she ask me directly?
âApparently.â\n
âBut he used what seemed to be [Field Walk].â\n
âAh⌠umm, please just think of Masterâs job as Master.â
Thatâs an absurd pretence.
âIs that so?â\n
âYou canât be surprised by something of this extent. Donât reveal these matters to others, please keep them a secret.â
I can leave the rest to Roxanne, I guess.\n
Vestaâs eyes are looking at both of us.\n
I nod when she looks at me.
âY-Yes.â\n
âThen, how about the three of us buy what you need?â\n
âThatâs a good idea.â
Roxanne agrees with my suggestion.\n
Frankly speaking, I would like to immediately go to the bed.\n
But it will be better to do it after the bath.\n
If I do it now, it may be problematic since Sherry and Miria are not around.
âUnderstood.â\n
âVesta, what type of weapon do you use?â\n
âSince I am not that skilled yet, there isnât any weapon I prefer to use. But people of my dragonkin tribe usually wield any weapon with just brute force.â
Brute force, huh?\n
Actually, when I heard the word âbrute forceâ coming from the top, she did give that feeling.\n
She is certainly strong.
âAny weapon?â\n
âIt depends on the level of the floor and other equipment, but people of dragonkin tribe often use a sword and a shield. A powerful dragonkin can equip a two-handed sword in one hand, and a shield in the other one. By equipping the shield, one can increase their defensive capability. Even though I am not that strong yet, I can do that to some extent, too.â\n
âI see. A sword, then?â
It looks like Vestaâs offensive power isnât that high.\n
Well, you donât need to have high offensive power to be a vanguard in our party.\n
Taking experience points and magic crystal into account, it is more advantageous for me to kill the monsters.
âOr perhaps, I can wield a one-handed sword in one hand and a large shield in the other?â\n
âI have never seen a large shield before. What about Roxanne?â\n
âI have seen a big shield with a dragonkin before. Perhaps, that was a large shield?â\n
âThe large shield is only used by people of dragonkin tribe, so it is not widely known.â
Iâve never seen it in Quratarâs armor shop.\n
Maybe he didnât put it on display?\n
I wonder if Sherry can make it.\n
I wonât know unless I ask her.
âWould I be able to get it if I went to the village where dragonkin live?â\n
âI am sorry. I donât know where dragonkin live, so I donât know where to get it.â\n
âIs that so?â\n
âBecause both of my parents were slaves.â
Upon Vestaâs words, I can see tears in Roxanneâs eyes.\n
Because both of their parents were slaves, is that why?\n
But it doesnât look like Roxanne is surprised.\n
Maybe because Roxanne is a slave, too?
ââŚâŚOh, is that so?â\n
âI donât know where a dragonkin can get a large shield from.â
Vesta doesnât seem to be worried about it, too, and continues to talk.\n
I wonder if it is not rare for both the parents to be slaves.\n
It seems to be the case.
Which reminds me, the slave merchant said he bought her when she turned 15.\n
Was she sold because she turned 15?\n
I wonder if she became a slave because both her parents were slaves.\n
Whatever, it is her first year as a slave.\n
Itâs regrettable but I understand.
âWell, it canât be helped, then.â\n
âIf I can acquire my racial job, Dragon Knight, I can wield a two-handed sword in one hand, and a large shield in the other hand. There are also dragon knights who wield a two-handed sword in each hand.â\n
âDual wielding?â\n
âYes, it is called dual wielding, apparently.â
As expected of a job a chuuni would dig.\n
It doesnât look like they can ride a dragon or shoot with a gun, though.\n
âRegarding armor, since you have brute force, is chainmail fine?â\n
âYes, I think it will be fine. Also, females of the dragonkin tribe can also equip platemail. We donât seem to get tired while wearing a platemail. But not many females outside the dragonkin tribe can wear it.â\n
âWell, I think it would be better to ask Sherry about the equipment that would be good for you.â\n
âOkay.â
Vesta looks a little puzzled, but nods.\n
Itâs obvious that she didnât understand what I meant by âSherryâ.
âSherry is a knowledgeable dwarf. She knows a lot about equipment, and also about party formations and battle strategies. Nothing can go wrong if you leave it to Sherry.â
While I was lost in thought, Roxanne explains it.\n
Nicely followed up.
âIs that so?â\n
âThen, sit down on a chair, and show me your ankle.â\n
âMy ankle?â
Even though she was confused, Vesta sits obediently on a chair.\n
I take her shoes off, rest her leg on the chair, and pull the hem of her trousers above her ankle.
Even when sheâs seated, Vesta looks big.\n
Also, she seemed embarrassed as I touched her.\n
I will do plenty of that later, of course.\n
I take out a Sacrificial Misanga from my Item Box.\n
Since it was a piece of equipment with a skill attached, I had it inside my Item Box instead of the storeroom.\n
I feel like an idiot for occupying one slot inside my Item Box with it.\n
It is free now.
âIt is a piece of equipment made by Sherry.â
I bind the Sacrificial Misanga on Vestaâs ankle.\n
Compared to her body, Vestaâs leg is not particularly large.\n
Her ankle is slim and tight.
There is something similar to scales on her foot, but they are not hard.\n
Apparently, the scales exist on her feet. Above the ankles, however, they look just like normal, human legs.\n
It really is a smooth leg.
I am not particularly uncomfortable with its color.\n
Healthy, light brown is sexy.\n
I donât feel like going to the shop. I wanna go straight to the bed.