Ch.9292 – Slave Contract

<92 – Slave Contract>

“Oknodie, freshman. Indeed, that eye of yours is undoubtedly born to become a righteous thief.”

“Me??”

“Would you like to become my disciple?”

“Being a disciple usually means becoming a graduate student, right?”

“Graduate student? In the sense of completing major studies and researching deeper understanding, you’re not wrong.”

I made a mistake here.

I should have been just good enough in front of the professor, but I was too good and caught his attention!

“Absolutely not!!”

Though I desperately want to firmly refuse like that, doing so would only lead to greater consequences.

“Young one, where do you find the audacity? I, a professor, extend my goodwill, and you not only dare to refuse but also act rudely?”

If I got a response like that, I’d have to consider my grades doomed from that day forward.

“It seems too burdensome for me. I’m still young and quite timid.”

“Feigning modesty is also a worthy quality of a righteous thief.”

“I’m too lazy to succeed. I have many classes to attend, and I’m at an age where I enjoy hanging out with friends!”

“When you become a righteous thief, all the world’s treasures can be your friends. Stealing others’ treasures to play with is even more enjoyable. That’s the pleasure you can enjoy as my disciple.”

“I’ll think about it.”

“Take your time until the next lecture.”

Only after giving an ambiguous smile could I escape from Professor Bronze’s den.

‘The efficiency of gaining skill experience is insane, but something feels off. The professor couldn’t possibly be this kind.’

I’ve often heard about schemes to turn poor college students into graduate student slaves with just one meal.

This must definitely be an evil scheme to lure me in with skill experience!

But what if he offers another honey-trap event next week?

Could I eat and run?

What if I take the bait and become a disciple-graduate student?

I moved away from the research building with numerous concerns.

* *

Diligent students who packed their class schedules from Monday to Thursday enjoyed their freedom on Friday.

“I’m hungry.”

“I want to chew on even a stone.”

“That grass over there, doesn’t it look delicious?”

The freedom to starve.

Without classes, there are fewer opportunities to earn points.

Students were filled with longing.

“I miss the custard dishes we had every evening.”

“From now on, I won’t commit the discourtesy of skipping banquets just because I’m full.”

“I miss the hot and heavy petticoats. I want to hang out with friends I made at dinner parties.”

Of course, these were the luxurious complaints of imperial nobles.

Nobles from the frontier who overheard these complaints as they passed by snickered.

“Let them complain all they want. As if points would just fall from the sky.”

“Ah, be careful! There are first-years down there!”

“What?”

“I dropped contracts worth 10,000 points each, and it would be a disaster if someone picks them up carelessly!”

“!!”

Points really did fall from the sky!

The imperial nobles, who were expected to eagerly grab the fluttering contracts, surprisingly showed cautious attitudes and put their hands behind their backs.

Though their minds were filled with luxurious past memories and complaints like they were in a flower garden, they were still nobles after all.

They had grown up with strict home education and private tutoring in noble households.

They had been repeatedly told not to touch suspicious contracts.

‘But I’m still curious.’

Arcadia felt curious.

She was someone who would board a warship in summer to cool off by blasting pirate ships with cannons.

Not thinking that looking at a mere contract would cause any trouble, she reached for the falling contract.

“Don’t do it!”

“Oknodie?”

Oknodie, who was passing by, ran over earnestly and pulled away the hand that was about to grab the contract.

“Di. No matter how happy you are to see me, a young lady shouldn’t lose her composure and grab another person’s arm in front of strangers.”

“Arcadia, you were about to do something terrible. That contract has a forced seal magic that makes anyone who grabs it stamp their thumbprint in the designated space!”

“What?!”

When Arcadia came to her senses and looked around, she saw a student who had inadvertently grabbed a contract frantically stamping their thumb.

“Freshmen, be careful! I accidentally dropped official seals that have legal effect under school law!”

A senior holding ten seals in their hand threw them out the window.

“Ahhh, my body is moving on its own!”

“Someone stop me!”

“This guy, why is he suddenly so strong? Hey, you come help stop him too!”

“Stay still. You might end up stamping a suspicious contract at this rate!”

Freshmen ran with their eyes fixed on the seals.

Arcadia was shocked watching the poor lower-class students.

“How could seniors do such a terrible thing!”

“Calm down, Arcadia. They’re second-years. If we confront them carelessly, we’ll only get hurt.”

Students who were trying to stop their friends obsessed with contracts and seals peeked at the contract contents.

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Supply Contract

[Recipient – Valocassio] (hereinafter referred to as “Party A”) and [Supplier – Contractor] (hereinafter referred to as “Party B”) agree to the following terms for Party A to receive goods supplied by Party B and for Party B to receive points.

Article 1 (Transaction Details)

Item – Unit Price

Back Flower Pig Back Flower – 1p per piece

Chesili Grass – 1p per 20g

Sand Bag – 1p per 20kg

….

……

Second-year Midterm Exam Practice Book – 10p per subject

Introduction of Numbered Entrants – 10p per person

Article 2 (Quality Inspection)

○Party A may refuse to pay points if Party B’s supplied goods are deemed substandard.

○If Party B fails to supply goods within the deadline set by Party A, Party B shall pay double the penalty or fulfill the punishment.

○Inspection details are as follows: “Damage condition of goods”, “Freshness of goods”, “Weight manipulation by adding foreign substances”, “Presence of magical disguise”

Article 3 (Payment Deadline)

Party A must pay for goods supplied by Party B within one week via magic watch.

If Party A fails to meet the payment deadline, the contract is immediately and forcibly terminated.

Article 4 (Cost Burden)

All costs incurred in supplying goods shall be borne by Party B.

All costs incurred in inspection shall be borne by Party A.

….

……

Article 12 (Dispute Resolution)

All disputes arising from this contract shall be finally resolved through the mediation of the Student Council.

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“How can a contract be this professional?”

“Wait, they give points?”

“Isn’t this actually a good deal? The method feels a bit unpleasant and suspicious, but it creates a way to earn points even if you’re not good at studying.”

“Just carrying 50kg of sand earns 5p, enough for one meal?”

“It’s like weight training too, isn’t that good?”

While the poor lower-class students hesitated, the first student who had touched the contract applied the seal to their thumb and stamped it.

Not wanting to be left behind, other students started fighting over who would pick up the contracts that had fallen to the ground.

“Di. I’m also tempted by that contract.”

“Don’t be fooled. How can you enter into a contract without knowing the market price of items?”

“That’s not it. If I get that contract, I can find out in advance what materials will be needed when we become second-years. If I monopolize those supplies, I can name my price… hehehe.”

Ah, Arcadia is scary!

When Oknodie made a frightened expression, Arcadia felt bad about being disliked.

“Oh, don’t make such a scared face, Di. I just recalled some experiences helping my family’s business. I’m still your kind and gentle big sister as always, okay?”

Though it’s regrettable, let’s give up on the contract.

After sending Oknodie away, I can get it later through the Western Noble Union’s lower-class qualifiers.

I’m the only Western Noble Union female student who qualified for the upper class, but there are quite a few students who qualified for the lower class.

* *

[You have achieved the event: Prevent Slave Contract (Arcadia).]

[Arcadia becomes a free person.]

I’m glad I stopped by, concerned about the random early-game events that might happen around this time.

Arcadia almost became a slave!

That contract, while seemingly creating job opportunities for poor students to earn their meals, is actually a complete scam.

Second-year Valocassio.

A chaotic evil character from the 980th class, one year above the 981st class, who exploits students mercilessly according to the rules of his self-made contracts.

He sells the goods received from students to others at two or three times the price, and when students start to complain and rebel, he reveals the terrifying reality.

○If Party B fails to supply goods within the deadline set by Party A, Party B shall pay double the penalty or fulfill the punishment.

Valocassio assigns an enormous amount of supplies and short deadlines to suppliers who go against his wishes.

The right of refusal is limited to 3 times per year.

Supply requests can be made once a week.

After 3 weeks, in the 4th week, the contract must be fulfilled – a devil’s contract.

According to the supply deadline by weight, materials over 100kg must be supplied within a week.

Students who initially thought this was just about “sand” are shocked when they see lists filled with rare items weighing over 100kg.

-I can never find such things!

-Please give me a break just this once!

Even if they manage to find the supplies with difficulty, without any compensation clause, they must seek help from the Student Council.

Is it possible for first-years, who are already struggling with the storm of assignments coming from next week, to find time to submit petitions to the Student Council, schedule dispute management, and follow procedures?

Usually, they don’t even know such things exist.

Before that, after several minor delivery failures, clauses like *prohibition of disclosure*, *confidentiality obligation*, and *additional penalties* are attached one after another, and legally ignorant students can only helplessly submit.

Even noble students would shudder at getting involved with this, so what about uneducated commoner students?

They literally become slaves.

Instead of dealing with enormous compensation, they become supply slaves who provide all requested materials without pay for a certain period, barely guaranteed food and lodging.

‘I should teach him a lesson later, but since he hasn’t revealed his true colors yet, is it time to leave him be?’

I was planning to just find some stat stones buried near the beach and dig up some sand before returning, when I spotted Arcadia and Giselle talking near the dormitory.

“It seems the little lady has been building sand castles.”

“My goodness. How can Di be so adorable?”

“What are you two doing?”

“We’re discussing business. It’s probably still difficult for Miss Oknodie to understand.”

“We got inspired by the seniors’ business model and thought of a good revenue model we could use.”

…I’m starting to fear what these people are planning more than what the seniors are doing.

What kind of commotion is Giselle, who caused an uproar with fake flags, planning to cause this time?