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After finishing our business at the shooting range, we headed straight to the slave market.

There were more people in the slave market than last night, but there were more slave traders and their slaves than customers.

Laura looked at the slave traders with sad eyes, but Iris looked anxious and tried to avoid eye contact with them as much as possible.

The reason why Laura’s price was so strangely low may have been because she had a strong mentality not to give in.

A slave who is not obedient will have a lower commercial value.

I wanted to get away from the cluttered streets, so I quickly went into the store where Iris had been lent to me.

The owner, who was sitting blankly with a cigarette in her mouth, immediately got up from her seat and greeted me as soon as she saw me.

“Oh my, welcome. I didn’t know you were already visiting our store.”

“I decided to make Iris my person.”

“This is an excellent choice. Iris finally has a decent master. Hohoho!”

The lady was truly happy and tapped Iris on the shoulder and gave her a hug.

For a slave trader who sells people as a commodity, his attitude is quite humane, so much so that it feels awkward.

But looking at Iris’ bright expression, it doesn’t seem like it was an act of pretense.

“I really liked Iris’s shooting skills. How much can I give you?”

“You just need to give me 110,000 ragir.”

“It’s a good price. Here.”

“Oh hoho! thank you The person who engraves the bond engraving is at another store, so I will guide you personally.”

The woman let out a strange laugh and took us to the biggest store in the slave market.

There were mostly male slaves with strong physiques, and all of the female slaves seemed to be good at their jobs.

There were quite a lot of customers in the store, so sales took place frequently, and when slaves were sold, new slaves soon took their place.

The lady chatted with the waitress for a bit, and soon a person engraving the bondage engraving appeared.

Huh? This is the same Wolf Clan employee who engraved the bondage engraving on Laura.

She seemed to remember me and was happy to see me, like an acquaintance I hadn’t seen in a while.

“Long time no see, customer. Do you like the slave you purchased last time?”

“It’s really lovely. By the way, do you work here?”

“On auction days, I go on a business trip to the auction house and usually work here. Is the succubus over there the subject of the bondage engraving?”

“Yes, that’s right. The purpose of purchase is the same as last time.”

“Would you like the location to be the same?”

“Please do so.”

“I understand. Please prepare.”

I placed my palm on Iris’s lower abdomen, which was always exposed, and the staff engraved a bondage stamp on it.

Although Iris was extremely embarrassed, she did not show any rebellious attitude or look in her eyes.

Seeing Laura’s bondage stamp yesterday, I guess I was already prepared.

“Finished. Next time you buy a slave, please come see me.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

After saying hello to the staff, I looked at Iris’ reaction.

Iris was conscious of the gaze of those around her while covering her bondage stamp with her hand.

Then, when I realized that no one was interested in it but me, I slowly removed my hand.

The pink bondage stamp was clearly revealed, and I felt satisfied when I saw it.

“With this, you are officially my slave. Make sure you never betray me.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

“I bought you as a sex slave, but as I said yesterday, I will not force you to have sex.”

“Okay.”

“And I will register you as my battle slave in the Adventurer’s Guild, so show off your skills to your heart’s content.”

“Yes! I won’t disappoint you.”

Iris smiled at me, showing an obedient and proactive attitude.

Being a sex slave must be very humiliating.

However, I think I made a compromise because the sex wasn’t forced and my skills were recognized.

Of course, this is purely my opinion, so Iris’ true feelings may be completely different.

It will be important for me to continue to give trust in the future, just as I did with Laura.

“Iris, take care of yourselves in the future.”

“Please take care of me too. Ms. Laura.”

“We are the same age, so you can just talk comfortably. It’s awkward to use polite language between friends.”

“Friend?”

“Okay, buddy. You really don’t think of me as a friend?”

“Oh, no. No, no. Consider us friends!”

Iris said in a loud voice, taken aback by Laura’s practical joke.

I watched the two people talking happily and used my analysis skill against Iris.

Her status has changed to my sex slave, and her occupation is still unemployed.

And the detailed personal information window was unlocked, allowing detailed information to be checked.

Although his health was good, he was suffering from a condition called the inability to control his magical eyes due to the cursed magic armor.

Iris’s favorability rating for me was 3. In other words, it was at the level of a close friend.

The favorability was higher than expected, so even if the engraving of subjugation was engraved in a strict place, there was not much resistance.

And the lewdness level is 3. At this level, you are interested in sex, but you need to prepare your mind to engage in actual sex.

Let’s focus on raising the favorability level first, and then raise the lewdness level to activate the bondage quest as quickly as possible.

Next, we looked at the skills that Iris possesses.

Non-combat skills included pain tolerance and evasion, which I was familiar with, as well as a skill called camouflage.

While Laura’s stealth is a skill that hides herself from the enemy’s sight, Iris’s camouflage is a skill that completely deceives the enemy’s eyes by using various natural objects, objects, and geographical features.

Unlike stealth, camouflage is a skill that is not related to racial characteristics, so Iris’ father must have taught it to her.

As for combat skills, he had all the skills related to shooting that I possess, and although their skill level was 8, which was higher than mine, that was the limit of his growth.

Also, the skill level of long-distance sniping, a combat skill I did not have, was at 8, but this could be raised to the maximum level of 10, like me, without any restrictions.

It is expected that he will be able to reliably perform his role as a sniper now and in the future.

And as expected, there were no passive skills like Laura.

Passive skills may be skills that only I can master.

As I was looking at all of Iris’ skills, Laura spoke up with good timing.

“Rebecca? Are you okay?”

“Huh? Oh, it’s okay. I was thinking about something else for a moment. Then, let’s go to the magic weapon shop.”

“Yes, Rebecca. Let’s go, Iris”

Laura took Iris’ hand and then linked arms with me.

She seemed really happy to have a friend in a similar situation.

I took the two happily chatting people with me and headed to the magic weapon shop run by Kalthran and Minaterin.

I don’t know if Kalsran can really solve this problem, but I hope I can at least get a hint.

‘For now, wouldn’t it be better to hide the truth from Iris? no. If you want to build trust, you can’t hide important things like this. I need to talk somewhere else before I go to the magic weapon shop.’

I went into a restaurant across from a magic weapon shop I had stopped by before.

Because it was early for lunch, there were almost no people in the restaurant.

I deliberately took a seat in the corner and had Laura and Iris sit across from me.

“Iris, do you drink coffee?”

“Yes, I tend to like it.”

“Really? Now I finally have a coffee partner. Laura can’t drink.”

“Really? Then, would you like me to make you coffee from now on?”

“Talk to Laura about that. This is what Laura does.”

“Ah…”

Iris looked at Laura as I spoke.

It’s like trying to take away the work you do for the person you love.

Fortunately, Laura showed a lenient attitude.

“If your skills are better than mine, I’m willing to give it up to you.”

“Is this really okay? I think it’s a nuisance to you.

“No. If you are better than me, Rebecca can enjoy better coffee. If I do better, I can make Rebecca and you happy at the same time. Anyway, I have nothing to lose.”

“I won’t disappoint you.”

“I’m looking forward to it too.”

While the two were having a friendly conversation with each other, I called the waiter and placed my order.

Instead of a meal, I ordered 2 cups of coffee, 1 cup of black tea, and 3 pieces of sweet cake.

We savored the things we ordered and chatted moderately, and I mentally prepared myself.

When everyone’s glasses were almost empty, I took a deep breath and held Iris’ hand.

Then, Laura seemed to have realized what was about to happen and looked quite serious.

“Iris, listen carefully to what I say from now on. Got it?”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

“I have the ability to analyze magic tools, so I checked your bracelet and it was cursed.”

“Um, it’s a curse?”

“Okay. It’s a curse that only affects the person designated as the owner. It makes the magical eye uncontrollable and if it is destroyed, the owner dies immediately. It can be passed on to a woman who is a direct lineage, but if that happens, the original owner will die within 24 hours.”

“So, did my mother pass away after passing this on to me? Because of me? How can this be…”

Iris cried while making an extremely sad expression.

It’s a truth that’s hard to accept, but I didn’t think that what I was saying was a lie or tried to reject it at all.

I was proud of him and yet sad to see him trying to accept it no matter how difficult it was.

Laura, who couldn’t help but hold Iris by her side, comforted her.

“Iris, your mother must have sacrificed her life for you and passed it on to you. I don’t know the exact reason, but I think it was the only measure that could have protected you at the time.”

“My mother did not tell me in detail what happened to our family at that time. He put the bracelet on me, saying it was just a talisman. Why on earth did you do that? What destroyed our family? Hmm…”

Iris eventually began to cry in Laura’s arms, and Laura also shed tears while holding her breath.

Iris, who had been crying for a while, still spoke to me in a sobbing voice.

“Rebecca, why did you tell me this?”

“I want to free you from the curse. It might have been the best at the time, but it will definitely be okay now that we have us who can protect you.”

“You didn’t have to tell me anything, so why…”

“I thought it would be a good idea to be honest since it is a very important thing in your life. We’re like a family that will be together forever, but it’s not good to deceive each other from the beginning. Isn’t that right?”

“Thank you. I am so glad that you accept a slave like me as your family.”

“No. I’m just sorry for making it difficult for you.”

I held back my tears as I held Iris tighter and stroked her head.

As the owner of everyone, I couldn’t easily show myself crying.

“Now, let’s go to the magic weapon shop over there and see if we can lift the curse on the memento. Let’s hope for good news.”

After somehow compiling myself, I stood up first, and Laura and Iris followed behind me.

The restaurant owner must have felt sorry for Iris and gave us sandwiches to eat later.

It felt great to receive unexpected favor. I need to stop by often from now on.

When we entered the magic weapon shop, handsome middle-aged Karlsran, as always, welcomed me.

“Rebecca, it’s been a while. How have you been?”

“Thanks to you, I had a good time.”

“In the time I haven’t seen you, one more slave has been added. It suits Rebecca well.”

“Thank you.”

“What brought you here today?”

“I want to lift the curse on this bracelet.”

“Curse? Let’s check it out first.”

Kalthran carefully took Iris’s bracelet and placed it in a magic tool that looked like a huge microscope and observed it closely.

“The magic formula itself is clean, so removing the curse itself is easy, but I don’t know what effect it will have on the owner’s body, so I think I’ll have to take the time to test it.”

“Could Iris’ life be in danger in the process of lifting the curse?”

“It is an extremely low probability, but there is a possibility.”

“Then is it better not to remove the curse?”

“How about leaving me a slave for a day? It takes at least a day to thoroughly examine the slave, analyze the magic spell, and find the safest way to lift the curse.”

Karlsran made an unexpected proposal.

As soon as I officially purchased Iris, I was reluctant to leave it to someone else.

However, Kalsran and Minaterin are harmless people who appear in white on the map window, so you can trust them.

And I also believe in human tracking technology, but I still need to ask two people for their opinions before making a decision.

“Iris, what do you want to do? I’m not forcing you, so just be honest.”

“I think it would be a good idea to get tested.”

“Laura, what about you?”

“My thoughts are the same as Iris. It’s safest to leave this kind of work to a professional.”

Since both people willingly voted in favor, I had no reason to oppose.

The distance between the magic weapon shop and the hotel is comfortably within the range of the human tracking skill, so even if an emergency occurs, you will be able to respond as quickly as possible.

“Mr. Karlsran, I would like to ask for Iris. My friend is deeply hurt, and he is precious to me, so please take good care of him.”

“My husband and I don’t treat people poorly just because they are slaves, so don’t worry. Even though my wife may seem blunt, she is a very kind and loving person. Hahahaha!”

Today again, Karlsran openly revealed his love for his wife.

I’m confident that I won’t be able to brag about Laura anywhere, but now is not the time, so I quietly move on.

“Iris, it’s sudden, but I’ll come back tomorrow, so don’t worry. Got it?”

We hugged Iris once in a while to ease the regret of our sudden, brief separation.

It wasn’t easy to walk, but I had faith that it was something I had decided to do, so I went back to the hotel.