episode_0027

“Why is that elf like that?”

“Ah… … . That’s it.”

The guide, who was momentarily taken aback by my question, thought for a moment, then sighed and began to tell the truth.

“That elf was originally a free mercenary of the Kingdom of Agsia, but he committed murder and became a slave for that crime. At first, they were slaves sold in other markets, but they were sold, sold, sold to others, and then they trickled down to our market.”

“It continued to sell? So is there something wrong?”

“… … yes. Due to the special characteristics of elves, they were sold as angry wrath, and it is said that they attacked their owners. He bit into it and ripped it out… … . Fortunately, the wound was healed completely thanks to the priests’ healing, but everyone who bought that elf sold it again after what happened.”

As the guide explained, he must have been imagining it, as he closed his eyes and slightly pulled his waist back. Of course, it wasn’t any different for me. There’s nothing else already, so it’s a bit weird to have even that disappear.

“If it were a slave, its actions would have been restricted by an artifact, but did it still attack you?”

“Because it was an expensive slave, it was equipped with a type of artifact that caused some pain. Perhaps because it wasn’t enough to kill him, he attacked while enduring the pain.”

In short, it was said that they were bitten with vicious force.

“Still, as long as you don’t use it for anger, it’s quite calm in its own way. Because they are a long-lived elf, even with that appearance, they have over a hundred years of experience and a lot of knowledge accumulated over that period. Thanks to this, we are now selling it here.”

“If you are so calm, why did you gag me?”

“Maybe because he used to be a mercenary, he speaks a little loudly. I had no choice but to gag the customers who came here because they said harsh things to them.”

In one word, he was called a cursor.

The elf I saw for the first time was not just a drooling slave elf, but a drooling, abusive slave elf.

However, perhaps because of that, a strange desire to purchase began to arise. Of course, it wasn’t simply because he liked the elf.

Since it is not easy to see a different race called elves, they would come to the blacksmith shop just to see the elves, and if they did so, there was a high possibility that they would naturally become customers who purchase the product. Moreover, if he had a background as a mercenary, it was obvious that it would be easy to deal with mercenaries, who were one of his customer base. It was obvious that the mercenaries, most of whom were male, would easily fall for the female elf.

And, it was clear that if he had the tenacity and harsh words to bite them, he would have no problem dealing with the truth. Because my blacksmith shop was so cheap, there was almost no truth to it, but that didn’t mean it was completely non-existent. Among those who came from outside, there were sometimes those who openly asked for a cheaper price or tried to beat up the price by making unnecessary quibbles.

In many ways, this slave elf was good enough to be an employee in my blacksmith shop. We were able to attract people and even eradicate the truth. They even know how to write, so it’s clear that if you just make a menu, they will do the calculations on their own.

“That elf, how is your strength? I heard you used to be a mercenary.”

“The power is quite strong. This is because it is a level of mana manipulation, even if only slightly. If you look at the neck area, you can see that he is wearing a mana suppressor. Even if suppressed, the strength itself is quite good because there is a period of mana handling.”

If mana is manipulated even at a weak level, even a woman who appears weak can exert great strength. In that case, working at a blacksmith shop that requires a certain amount of strength was not a problem.

The desire to purchase has risen like crazy. Each of these elves had exactly the strengths I needed.

“How much is that elf?”

“Are you going to buy it? There are the problems I just mentioned… … . Please note that refunds due to the problems I mentioned are absolutely impossible.”

“Don’t worry, just tell me how much it is.”

“Three million meds. When it was first put up for sale, it cost over 10 million med, but there were a lot of problems, so we are selling it so cheaply.”

“Wow… … .”

However, the price, which was higher than expected, suppressed the rising desire to purchase. No matter how expensive it was, I thought it would be about two million meds. There was a problem, so selling it cheaply ended up costing about half as much as I expected.

In fact, the amount was three times more than the money received after delivering it to the security guard.

“No matter how problematic it is, it is bound to be expensive due to the special nature of elves.”

This race itself is rarely used as slaves, but I remembered somewhere that I had heard that elves were expensive because of their beautiful appearance.

“Would you rather see another slave?”

As I was pondering the high price for a while, the guide asked if I would like to see another slave.

But my mind was already filled with thoughts of wanting to purchase an elf slave. He wondered if an elf slave would be better even if he paid a little more money.

Honestly, I didn’t think that other slaves would meet all the conditions I wanted like elves. In that case, I would eventually have to buy other slaves to make up for the shortcomings, but the thought that was running through my mind was whether it would be better to buy elf slaves even if it meant paying a slightly higher price.

With my mind occupied by such thoughts, I shook my head.

“No, I buy it as an elf.”

To be honest, the amount of money I brought was a little tight, but it wasn’t so much that I couldn’t buy it. After purchasing the supplies needed to go home, there may be absolutely nothing left, but I couldn’t stop buying. I finally have an employee I like!

I instructed the guide and immediately purchased an elf slave. Slaves could be delivered by paying a fee at a separately designated place, known as a purchasing place.

Thanks to this, the heavy bundle of money suddenly became thin and very light. However, even though that much money was gone, there was an elf standing next to me with sharp eyes.

“Thank you for purchasing slaves at our slave market. If there is a slave you want at any time, please find it.”

Although I did not purchase the most expensive slave, the slave market employees came out in droves to see me off, perhaps because I purchased a fairly expensive slave.

They even took care of purchasing items such as food and winter supplies that I needed to return to the village. After paying the price, all the items I needed were brought to me while I was waiting to receive the slave elf.

I wondered if this was how VIPs were treated in my past life. I briefly thought about adding this service to our blacksmith shop in the future. When you can operate a huge number of skeletons, they will follow the best customers and act as porters, just like shopping carts in a previous life.

‘… … ‘Is that a bit like that?’

I thought people might not particularly like it, so I decided not to actually put it into action. People who bought so many items that they needed a porter tended to bring a porter in the first place, so it was impractical.

Anyway, as I was thinking that, a slave elf was approaching me. Unlike what I saw earlier, he was wearing clean clothes and wasn’t even gagged.

“Is it you who bought me this time, human?”

“… … .”

And, perhaps because the gag that prevented him from speaking was gone, the elf spoke quite loudly, just as the guide said.

“I’ll tell you in advance, if you try to touch me, your lower body won’t be safe. Human.”

They even threatened him. To be honest, I was a little surprised by those words and actions that made me close my legs. Even though I had no intention of doing so, it made me cringe.

However, I had no intention of being swayed by the slave, so I suddenly threw a few curses at the slave elf. A black smoke-like substance created from my palm flew towards the elf and permeated as if absorbed.

“Human! What have you done to me!”

“What are you doing? I placed a curse.”

“Um, curse? You… … . It was a warlock!”

The elf’s complexion became pale at my words. His already pale face had become so pale that it seemed to have a slightly bluish tint.

At this level, I was worried that the heart might have stopped and blood was not flowing to the face, so I explained the curse I had thrown.

“Calm down. It’s not a very dangerous or fatal curse. It just puts restrictions on your actions. It is used to control when someone tries to attack me or moves against my intention. The artifact you have been wearing up until now is engraved on your body.”

I only used a light curse to really control my actions. It was a curse that confuses my senses when I want it to, or paralyzes my body if it tries to attack me. It was not a curse that directly led to death.

Of course, he didn’t seem to really believe what I said, but the slave elf, who thought his life was in my hands, seemed a little more calm.

“Let’s go. I will explain the details as we go.”

Taking the slave elf, who looked very nervous, he immediately left the capital. After passing the castle wall and moving a short distance away, I immediately took out the skeletal horse and cart skeleton, loaded them with goods, and climbed into the empty seat.

“What are you doing? You too, come up.”

The slave elf, who was very surprised at the skeletal horse and cart skeleton being taken out, seemed to hesitate at my words. I thought it was because there seemed to be not enough space, so I pushed the items to a corner a little.

However, at that moment, the elf suddenly turned and started running away. It began to run away quickly, moving its thin, long limbs vigorously. I think it was his acting that made him seem calm earlier.

“I didn’t know that I would have to make a fuss from the beginning.”

I was literally in a situation where I had to catch a runaway slave, but I wasn’t in any particular hurry. It was possible to activate the curse placed on the elf by using a single snap of the finger as a trigger.

“Kyahahahahahahahahahaha!”

And at the same time that I activated the curse by snapping my fingers, the elf who was running hard started laughing out loud and rolling around on the floor. To be exact, he was rolling around on the floor and laughing.

This is because the curse I cast was one that made me feel an extreme tingling sensation throughout my body.

I moved the skeletal horse and approached the elf rolling on the floor.

“Hahahahaha! Well, I did it wrong hahahaha!”

As he got closer, the elf burst out laughing, saying he was wrong. After watching him writhing his whole body and even shedding tears for a while, I lifted the curse. Of course, it wasn’t something that was done, it was just put into a dormant state so that it could be activated again at any time.

“If you run away again, this time it won’t end in tickling.”

“… … I won’t run away. So don’t use that curse.”

Realizing the power of the curse, the elf sighed and got on the cart.

And, the elf on the cart looked surprised for a moment. It was clear that they were surprised at how comfortable the ride on the cart was, unlike what they thought would be bumpy due to the bones.

I laughed lightly at the sight of him secretly touching the bones that made up the bottom of the cart, and decided to have a brief conversation while moving the skeletal horse in the direction of the village.

“Why did you run away?”

“I didn’t want to die as a slave to a warlock.”

Looking at the skeletal horse moving hard in front of him, he seemed to be worried that he might die and turn into an elf skeleton.

“Don’t worry. I bought you to use you as an employee at a blacksmith shop, and I have no intention of using you as an ingredient for some kind of black magic.”

“… … Blacksmith?”

Seeing the elf twitching his long ears as if he had heard correctly, I explained the reason for purchasing the slave.

“Oh, didn’t I tell you? I am a warlock, but I am also the owner of the blacksmith. The reason I came to buy slaves this time was because I needed employees to work at the blacksmith shop.”

“So you won’t turn me into a skeleton or use me as a wrath, human?”

“Yes.”

I had no intention of turning the elf I bought for 3 million meds into a skeleton, nor did I want to risk getting bitten. The reason I purchased the elf in the first place was because I needed an employee to take charge of the store.

However, the elf still looked like he didn’t believe me. This is probably because everyone who has purchased elves so far had the same purpose.

“Human, are you a eunuch?”

“This bitch?”

“Kyahahahahahahahaha! Well, hahaha! Wrong! I was wrong!”

However, when the elf suddenly hit me in the solar plexus without warning, I reflexively cast a curse without realizing it.

I only have no seeds, but all other functions are fine! I also like women and dirty things!

I suppressed the words that I couldn’t say in words and stopped cursing when I saw the elf rubbing his hands together.