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Chapter 31 – A Villager At The Magic Academy part 4 – second part

「…Why do you say that?」

The man grabs Lilith’s right hand.

「Get on the carriage. I’ll hand you over to the slave company in the city. And along the way… I’ll try you out. And depending on the situation, I’ll pay your ransom.」

He forced Lilith to stand.

He then pulls Lilith toward the carriage with the momentum of wanting to drag her in.

Lilith sent me a look asking for help.

Come to think of it, I didn’t do anything about the slave crest… I let out a sigh.

Runaway slaves can be found through the slave firm database, and they are supposed to be returned to the original slave owner.

Come to think of it, there must have been wording that they could not go against the order of people who declared that they will “take them back to the slave trader” within reasonable range to achieve the return.

「Oi, old man… wait a bit.」

At my words, the middle-aged man turned around and as if it’s troublesome, said.

「What? Peasants, I am the younger brother of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of FashiriaーKnowing that I am a great aristocrat… are you listening to me?」

The middle aged-man turned around at my words, and in an annoying way, said.

「What? A peasant? Knowing that I am the younger brother of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of FaciliaーA great noble… are you listening to me?」

Looks like I didn’t think of the way I said it when I opened my mouth wide.

「I want to ask you a few questions. First of all, how did you know Lilith was a slave?」\

「Occasionally… I suppose it’s effective to expand my knowledge by talking to peasants huh. Fine, I’ll answer your question.」

He has a ridiculing gaze and he has no intention to hide it.

I see, as this is a fantasy world… It seems that nobles are also twisted into a fantasy personality.

「I am a great noble. So, I own a large number of slaves. And as that is the case… of course I have it.」

「You have it? What is it?」

The middle-aged man snorted at me as I didn’t even know that.

「It’s a slave crest detector. The way sex slaves are kept is pretty rough, and many slaves escaped.」

「…I see. Then, there is one more thing I want to ask. What do you mean by ransom?」

「Normally, when a runaway slave is found, they will be handed over to a slave trader and after receiving some reward, the slave is returned to its owner. However… in the case of slaves who have been missing for a long time, the matter of ownership becomes ambiguous.」

Maybe it’s like the statute of limitations on real estate ownership?

(TL note: Statute of limitations is a legislative act restricting the time within which legal proceedings may be brought, usually to a fixed period after the occurrence of the events that gave rise to the cause of action.)

Well, I still don’t have any idea of what he’s trying to say.

「…And?」

「If that’s the case, before the runaway slave is handed over to the slave company, if it’s a woman, it will be tasted first. So in this case, someone in a position like me… might grow fond of it, right? In particular, this slave is of the highest rank, and even I, a nobleman, rarely see such a high-ranking merchandise.」

The man gave Lilith a condescending look.

He is licking her with his eyes from top to bottom and it is very unpleasant to watch.

「And, what if you grow fond of them…?」

「There have been many disputes with the slave company in the past. The one who found the slave and the former owner would go, “I’ll pay you, so give me the slave…!” “No, this slave is mine!” “But I’m the one who found it when it escaped!” Well, something like that. Even if it is a sex slave, it’s still a relationship between a man and a woman, whether it’s jealousy, possessiveness, or pure love… there is various reasons.」

「…And?」

The man put up three fingers.

「Then the 3-year rule was established. If three years or more have passed since the slave has escaped, one can ransom it by paying ten gold coins.」

By the way, the monetary value of one gold in this world is equivalent to one million yen in Japan.

And since it’s a ransom of 10 million yen, that’s quite a lot of money.

「Great noble-sama… I’m sorry, but could you stop taking this female slave with you?」

「Fumu? Well, for what reason?」

「I was the one who found this female slave. And I was in the process of taking her to the town’s slave company. And I was planning to redeem her with ten gold coins.」

「There is no way someone like you have that kind of money, right?」

I took out a bag from my pocket and opened it.

There were dozens of gold coins inside―the middle-aged man opened his eyes wide.

「Fortunately, I am quite rich.」

「…Certainly, regardless of your appearances, you seem to have quite a few.」

The man is pondering something while rubbing his short beard.

Then, he grabbed Lilith’s arm and started pulling her towards the carriage again.

「Unfortunately, but I won’t listen to your words.」

「Oi, wait! Old man! I thought I said that I was the one who found her first!」

「I have decided to taste this slave girl.」

「That kind of thing, who cares. Didn’t you just decide that on your own?」

The man stopped and glared at me.

「A great noble has decided to do so. This is the definite decision.」

That’s when I realized.

The middle-aged man’s crotch… one can clearly see that he has an erection.

「Certainly, this girl do have the crest of a sex slave engraved on it.」

The middle-aged man has already stopped listening to my words.

I guess his sexual desire has been turned on, he snorted loudly and he looks like he’s about to take off his pants.

If Lilith is dragged into the carriage, things will start within a minute.

Ahh, I felt a slight headache.

「This girl is not a thing!」

Before I knew it, my fist was sinking into the middle-aged man’s face.