Unsold Slaves Returned as Heroes

7. Change of Industry

Hayangi pricked up her ears and focused on the sound. Crude footsteps came from the open door.

“How is everyone?”

The slave trader returned with both hands full of luggage.

When Hayang saw him, a feeling of relief rose from the depths of his heart. Every muscle from his shoulder to his limbs relaxed in an instant.

But he was thinking about what to say to him and couldn’t answer the greeting.

And it was the same for yellow and black.

The slave trader shook his head at the three frozen people.

“Well, it wasn’t even like that.”

He put down his load, talking to himself in a weary voice.

The yellow one approached him first. An old man bowing his head.

“You’re back.”

The slave trader who was organizing his luggage looked a little surprised. The yellow explained calmly.

“I learned it before.”

The slave trader chuckled.

“Come, I’m back.”

***

When I returned home, the sense that someone was there wasn’t worse than I thought. Is the air warm?

Still, the visceral creepy sensation never diminishes.

As long as I’m with these kids, I feel like I’m always on a tightrope. Even one of them is dead at the moment of twisting.

Yellow seems to have let go of his guard, but he feels a sense of distance from black or white.

“Have you not been eating?”

The three shook their heads. I prepared it, but it seems that I didn’t think to take it out.

Even though he was an adventurous type of bread and meat, he cooked lightly. There were fresh ingredients bought at the shopping street.

“What are you doing?”

I raised my head and started watching the scene where I used the ingredients, as if he was curious.

“I don’t cook. Come to think of it, elves were said to be fairly raw and to the point of being grilled.”

“Yes. There are so many types of condiments.”

You only had cooking experience, not cooking. Since this is the case, should I try one?

“Then would you like to try one? Wash the cabbage there and tear it into appropriate sizes.”

“Uh… I?”

“If you prepare it quickly, you eat it quickly.”

“Okay. I’ll try.”

I picked the vegetables to make them easy to eat, as the Black guy ordered. It was not a bad move even though it was my first time trying it.

“Yes… It’s kind of fun.”

While Black was sobbing, I finished the beef stew. The cooking skill was able to make it quickly after practicing a few times.

The children gobbled it up in no time. Little by little, it feels like the radiance is returning to the skin of the three people.

“I have good news. I found a way to learn the contract cancellation skill without having to trade slaves. I think it will take quite a while.”

Listening to my words, Black and White flinched.

“Even if you don’t like it, there is no other way, so wait. You have to raise your job level to level 3.”

For the time being, I’m going to be a merchant, not an adventurer. That way we can release them.

I don’t have the money to open a store, so I’d like to know what about a delivery man who buys directly. I have kids, so I can’t go far.

“… I don’t like it that much.”

Black mumbled something.

Hayangi also had something he wanted to say, but he seemed unable to bring it up. On Hayangi’s table, there were hot spring seats.

“I couldn’t even take a bath. Was it difficult to use?”

“I went outside.”

“You haven’t gone far, have you? It’s dangerous, so be careful.”

“I am confident.”

The yellow one’s eyes twinkled.

“I don’t know, so you wash it.”

Black brought up a story.

“Take a bath?”

“Yes. It’s difficult to get water… Everyone is a bit tired.”

All three of them were scratchy, so I wanted to wash them thoroughly, and I thought it would be okay since they were still children.

“So what?”

After eating, I got water in the bathtub. It was definitely a structure that was a bit difficult for the kids to handle.

As soon as I threw in the hot spring stones, the water became warm and steam rose.

“… Cool.”

Hayangi had entered before I knew it and was observing the bathtub with his ears pricked up.

When I added the bath salts I bought today, the bubbles came up. Yellowy happily took off his clothes and jumped into the bathtub full of bubbles.

“I melt.”

Looking at Yellowi closing her eyes with a happy expression, Whitei, who was hesitant, went into the bath right away.

“Heh, heh…” This is the first time.”

The black man, who then entered the bathtub, was wearing a towel. She was a precocious child.

“What are you looking at?”

“Go in. I can’t even see it because of the bubbles. I’ll wash your hair.”

Black had a snowball fight with him, and she eventually gave up and went between White and Yellow and put herself in the hot water. Her eyebrows straightened in an instant.

She took turns washing her face with hot water from a separate bucket and washing her hair. She quickly ran out of water and had to keep replenishing it.

Hayangi, who was washing her hair for the last time, carefully opened her mouth.

“Hey, over there. Stir….”

“You can call me whatever you like.”

“… Lord, Master.”

“Not that.”

“Ha, but I, first of all, a slave….”

“Make it loud and different.”

After much thought, Hayang finally decided on her title.

“… Brother.”

It was a word I haven’t heard in a long time. It wasn’t a bad name.

“Today, well….”

I don’t know what to say, Whitey, who hesitated for a long time, finally muttered in a crawling voice.

“… Sin, I’m sorry.”

“What?”

“…… Entire.”

Is there something to hide from me?

It’s a timid White. Rather, the accident reached the possibility that I might be expressing the wrong things in reverse.

Since I don’t know what it is, I decided that it would be best to answer in moderation.

“Do you like taking a bath?”

“Ah, yes…. Great.”

“Okay then.”

“That… song.”

“Yes. I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry about the little things.”

I decided to evade it moderately.

“… Brother, why do you keep doing that?”

Hayangi answered something and then lowered her head.

The kids really liked the bath, so I gave them more time to enjoy it.

In the meantime, I put the things I bought in front of the bathtub. It was a towel and clothes.

After a while, the children came out into the living room flapping their new clothes.

“Are you giving this to us?”

Black asked with a suspicious face.

“Then should I wear it? It suits you well.”

“The pants are comfortable.”

The yellow guy was excited and ran around.

“But money….”

“Things went well today. You don’t have to worry for a while. I bought pajamas, so I change them when I sleep. Everyone takes a bath, so the time is different. From now on, wash well in the morning and evening. Understand?”

All three nodded. It was nice to see it. I was tired, so I decided to go to bed early today.

***

“… My skin is soft.”

“It doesn’t itch at all.”

“Yes. The pajamas are also light, so it feels good.”

At night, the three of them snuggled into bed and talked about each other while sticking to each other.

A clean body, comfortable clothes, and a warm blanket for a full stomach.

Above all, a comfortable mind.

How long have you been sleeping like this?

No, it was the first time all three of them were born.

“… My older brother is a good person.”

“Mister? That’s right. It has been like that from the beginning.”

“Huh, I think so too. I still can’t believe that there are slave traders like that in the world. No.”

I wasn’t a slave trader. Black laughed.

“I liked the bath.”

“Learning a sword is also fun.”

“You both liked Yuri and Luca, that person.”

“I like it.”

The yellow answered honestly. Hayangi, who was very wary of his job as a slave trader, could not answer right away.

“… If my brother learns the cancellation skill, should we break up?”

“I guess so. I heard that adventurers are always busy. Originally, it wasn’t a job to stay in one place like this.”

“Then because of us…. It must be a nuisance….”

Hayang was depressed.

“Good chance. In the meantime, I want to learn more about the sword.”

“Luca is very positive.”

“Tia. Your older brother’s name was Wicker, right?”

“It was, Mr. Wicker.”

“Mister Wicker.”

“Brother Wicker….”

The three chewed on the name of the slave trader, Wicker, in their own way.

It was an unpleasant sound.

***

“Then I’ll be back. Watching the house.”

“Come quickly, mister.”

“Go carefully.”

“Ah, goodbye, brother.”

After being sent off by the children, I moved to Elend.

It’s not a bad feeling to be greeted when you leave the house.

A month has passed since I met the children. It seems that everyone is used to life in a mill now.

I found a way to increase the merchant level effectively.

A dungeon peddler.

In the morning, buy potions, bandages, equipment maintenance kits, temporary weapons, etc. At the shopping center and enter the dungeon.

In addition, it is sold at a premium to adventurer parties who need items due to excessive consumption during dungeon raids.

There was a 5-story dungeon that was still being explored near Elend, so it became a very good trading place.

At the same time, I also received one or two dungeon requests from the guild, and if I solved them in my spare time, I could earn extra income.

Of course, there are those who are reluctant to deal with slave traders, but in dungeons where life is decided by the difference between a potion or an arrowhead, you may want to borrow a dog’s hand.

The result was a great success.

Experience points for my merchant level accumulated smoothly, and I was able to promote my adventurer grade to C grade.

Savings also piled up thanks to a 10 percent bonus on sale proceeds.

“Whew! Thank you for living, Wicker. Here’s the price of 30 silver. 3 Silver is always given as an extra thank you, so keep it.”

“Use it again anytime.”

After making a deal with , I was picking up my bag when I heard a voice behind me.

“Do I really have to use the goods sold by slave traders? You just need to prepare well in advance.”

“There is no item box magic, so there is a limit. If you carry a lot, your mobility will decrease, and if you hire a porter, your belly button will be bigger than your stomach. Rather, it is fortunate that Wicker is here.”

“Annoyed. I don’t like to mix things up.”

A woman with a nameplate called Strode toward me with her hysteria.

“You, don’t pretend to be friendly even outside just because you made a few trades. I don’t even want to mix my breath with trash like slave traders!”

It was a regular pattern that I never got tired of.

I moved and stood in front of the woman. In an instant, the woman flinched as if she was overwhelmed by me. Without missing the gap, she quickly moved her arm.

“Ugh… ?! Did you touch me now?! Look at this! Molorable baby! I knew this would happen!”

“You don’t need the goods sold by slave traders, do you? I will refund you.”

In my hand was the spare sword and shield the woman was wearing. I held out a silver coin and a copper coin with my other hand.

The woman opened her mouth stupidly, as if not understanding what had happened.

“Wait, wait! I’m sorry, Wicker. This is the second floor. We can’t go out without weapons and shields from the vanguard!”

Frank, the party leader, stopped me. When the avant-garde collapses, the entire party collapses. In a dungeon where there is no place to escape, it will lead to the death of all party members.

“When did you take my equipment now… ? I didn’t see… ?”

“Lippi, I apologize to you too. Wicker, please understand. I’m in a bad mood because he was broken up by another party at the bar yesterday.”

Frank grabbed my arm and ejaculated. As the party leader, he had good situational judgment. However, the swordswoman still had useless pride.

“Are you siding with the slave trader now? Am I the only one sane here?”

“Wicker is different from other slave traders. How many times must I tell you that you are adventurers like us?”

“Rumor has it that Wicker doesn’t have slaves and he never traded. And Lippi had just been robbed of his money by slave traders, so he just hates it.”

Another impatient adventurer also intervened. As if that had touched the woman’s wrath, she started to run longer.

“Where is a slave trader without slaves in the world! Everyone must be fooled by this sneaky bastard! I don’t know, let’s go out or not!”

The woman twisted her body and disappeared in an instant into the darkness.

“Hey, Lippy! Are you crazy? Where is the vanguard going after abandoning the party members? I will turn, really.”

She was startled, banging her forehead.

I was thinking of increasing my experience points through refunds and re-transactions while saying a word, but things turned out to be bigger than I thought.

I don’t know that woman anymore, but Frank is a good customer. It is regrettable that future transactions will be abandoned here.

I got lucky with him.

“Frank, we need a avant-garde.”

“Sure. No matter how urgent the avant-garde was, I wasn’t taking that b*tch to the party, ha…. Can you get out of the dungeon alive today? Wicker, I can see you’re amazing. It’s not even a party, you’re always walking around here by yourself….”

He finally realized how to break through.

“Wicker! Are you a mercenary?”

I shrugged.

“If it’s a trade, do it.”

A bright smile appeared on Frank’s face.