episode_0160

Having figured out through the hive mind that Jienna had returned, I immediately went out to the entrance of the mansion to greet her.

The moment the Hive Mind knew was when Jienna approached the city’s checkpoint, so there was no reason to go far. They would come riding a skeleton cart pulled by a skeletal horse, so I had to go outside to meet them before returning to the mansion.

Anyway, as I was waiting at the entrance of the mansion for that reason, the main gate of the mansion, which used skeletons as hinges, opened by itself, allowing several cart skeletons to enter the mansion.

And at the same time, the door on the wall mounted on the cart skeleton burst open, and Jiena suddenly jumped out.

“I’m the boss!”

I don’t know if it was because we had been away for a little less than a month, but Jiena couldn’t even wait for the cart skeleton to come towards me and ran towards me. Dododo – Jiena ran towards me and was immediately thrown into my arms.

I don’t know if it was because we had been apart for a while, but it felt so good to be reunited that it didn’t think about leaving my arms.

“You worked hard.”

While holding Jiena in my arms, I patted her back, and Jiena let out a hehe sound and laughed.

And, as Jienna was smiling happily, the cart skeleton that Jiena had left before slowly stopped in front of me. The skeletal horse stopped with a clatter, and the inside was visible through the door that Jiena had opened.

Most of the elves were inside the skeleton cart that Jiena was riding. Originally, there would have been a female mercenary on board to assist the Skeleton Knight and Jiena, but it seemed like they had come along for the purpose of reassuring their compatriots.

Jienna, who discovered this figure while being held in my arms, quickly escaped from my arms and approached the front of the cart skeleton.

“Ah! everyone! You can get off now!”

As I was laughing at Jiena’s hasty shout as if she had forgotten for a moment, people appeared from the carriage sitting on top of the cart skeleton. To be exact, they were elves with long ears and a beautiful appearance, similar to Jienna.

They may have suffered a lot of bad things while living as slaves, but the elves who showed up showed signs of extreme caution. He was constantly looking around, his whole body curled up.

Jienna was seen chewing her lips as if she felt sorry for the elves.

“Everyone, this is the boss I was talking about.”

However, the feeling of regret was short-lived as Jiena introduced me with a cheerful appearance. He didn’t say anything else but just said he was the president, but something like curiosity or hope appeared on the elves’ faces.

It was clear that Jiena had said various things about me during the process of returning.

“You… … . Are you really releasing us from slavery?”

And, I don’t know if it was because I heard various stories, but an elf in front asked about Myeoncheon. Because he suffered a lot as a slave, he seemed to have a strong desire to escape from slavery.

Perhaps because she had actually gone through a lot of hardship, her attitude was different from that of Jiena when I first met her. I could feel that he was very intimidated and was having a hard time with me. It was completely different from Jiena, who tried to argue with me by calling me human and speaking informally.

However, when I delayed my answer by saying that I was thinking about the differences with Jiena, the elves started to shiver. It seemed like my fear was excessive, so I decided to answer right away.

“As I am not a person who lives to protect the rights and interests of elves, I will not release them without compensation. Instead, I don’t know if you heard it on the way here, but I promise that if you do what I tell you, I will let you off the hook after a certain period of time.”

At my words, the fear on the elves’ faces disappeared and a strong hope appeared.

However, unlike the other elves, the female elf standing in front was different. It seemed like I felt hope, but it felt like other emotions were ahead of hope.

He was biting his lip gently, looking like he was thinking. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he pursed his lips and looked at me as if glaring.

And, the elf immediately took off his clothes. The clothes I wore at the slave market, I don’t know if they were thin negligees or transparent mats, soared into the air and fluttered down onto the grass in the garden.

“Kyaaa! Well, what are you doing! Cover it, cover it!”

Of course, Jienna was startled by the elf’s actions, and struggled to cover her eyes while yelling at the elf to put on some clothes.

I thought that if I continued like this, I might get stabbed in the eye. In the end, Jiena’s butt is paired! He hit me hard enough to make a sound and pushed me away. With a small sigh, he turned his attention to the elf who had completely taken off his clothes.

The elf who caught my gaze blushed with embarrassment, but did not cover her exposed body. Rather, he spread his shoulders wide, as if he wanted to show off his bold side.

“I will endure all your desires, so please do not touch my fellow countrymen.”

“You will receive all my desires?”

“How wasteful would it be to use a body that has already been thrown away for the benefit of one’s own people?”

Like Jienna, who was trying to save her people when she was a slave herself, the elf took a step toward me, saying that she would carry all the burden. Jienna bought it by mistake! I heard a muttering sound, but Jiena just rubbed her sore buttocks from being hit by me.

Anyway, I laughed lightly at the elf’s appearance and looked at the elf’s clearly exposed body. The large chunk of flesh that did not match the delicate body caught my attention, but I struggled to raise my gaze.

“Well, it doesn’t matter to me, but is it okay?”

“It must be difficult and painful. But, what can’t you do for your people?”

“ya… … . I think the elves’ spirit of sacrifice is truly amazing. As a human, I can’t even understand.”

To be honest, I applauded because it was a truly admirable action. Clap, clap, I nodded my head while applauding and exclaiming my admiration.

“There’s nothing that can’t be done. If I grow tens of thousands of firewood flowers every week by myself, I have nothing to lose. What does it matter whether you grow tens of thousands of flowers with a group of people or grow tens of thousands of flowers alone? If I have tens of thousands of flowers, that’s it.”

“Yes. I will fulfill all your desires… … . Just a moment, just a moment. What?”

I don’t know if I didn’t listen to Jienna’s explanation properly, but it was very enjoyable to see the elf confused as she clearly had a misunderstanding about me.

“… … Was what Jiena said true?”

“I don’t know what Giena said, but at least she never told me to lie.”

“Then surely… … . The reason they really bought us was not to covet the elf’s body, but simply to grow firewood flowers… … ?”

“It’s just a firewood flower? Someone is in trouble because of firewood flowers… … . Right now, I’m saying that the elf’s labor is more valuable than the body of an elf I don’t know.”

The elf’s face became even redder as he confirmed that he had truly bought the elf because of the firewood flowers. My face was already bright red, but now it was so red that I wondered if something had gone wrong.

Or maybe Jienna bought a red elf that hasn’t been revealed yet.

“Sorry, sorry!”

But fortunately, there was no problem or that it was a hidden red elf. His red face instantly turned pale, and he lowered his head, covering his exposed body with his arms.

He nodded as the elf repeatedly bowed his head and apologized, saying that he had misunderstood and was truly sorry.

Although I was not a former slave, I could well imagine the level of treatment suffered by elves who lived as slaves. Of course, it wasn’t strange that people developed a tendency to distrust anything that was said by humans.

Therefore, I was able to understand the elf’s appearance. He was going to be a great worker who would bring me a lot of benefits, so it wasn’t difficult to forgive him for taking off his clothes in front of me and giving me a good look.

“Wear it quickly!”

Of course, Jiena seemed to not like the elf like that and threw away the clothes the elf was wearing. Even if they were of a different race like Amy, they seemed to regard their own race as their competition.

As I was laughing lightly at that sight, the elf, who had already put on her clothes again, lowered her head with a slightly red face and did not raise it.

“Well, there was a sudden commotion… … . First of all, the reason I purchased you is really for the cultivation of firewood flowers. Are the plants grown by elves better than those grown in nature or grown by humans? That’s why I bought you guys even though I spent a lot of money.”

Since he said that the purpose was not the body but the firewood flower, a small murmur arose among the elves. There was a lot of talk about it being real and whether or not we didn’t have to suffer anymore.

Seeing everyone’s expressions filled with hope, I continued to explain a little more to them.

“So, from now on, you will grow firewood flowers in the place I designated. You just have to fill the quota given on a weekly basis. Your salary will be paid accordingly, and the moment you pay your ransom with your salary, you will no longer be slaves. If you work hard, it won’t take a hundred years to reach Myeoncheon, right?”

When they heard that they could aim for Myeoncheon in about a hundred years, smiles began to bloom on the faces of the elves. It was the same for Jienna, but it seemed like a hundred years was enough time for the elves.

If we were to compare it to a human being, it would be like being a slave for a few years and being able to escape from prison.

Anyway, I added a few more explanations to the elves who looked like they were jumping around and crying, holding each other in joy.

Although the use of mana is permitted for efficient cultivation, location tracking magic is used to prevent escape until before Myeoncheon, lodging and food are provided while slave status is maintained, and undead are used to protect the elves so that they can live in peace. It was.

“I will accept it under those conditions. Did you say you wanted firewood flowers? I will make you the best firewood flowers you have ever seen anywhere on the continent.”

The elves who heard and accepted all of the explanations showed great confidence.

It was a sight that made me think that I would not have to worry about firewood flowers, not only this winter, but also in the future. I also thought that if we use the alchemy that alchemists have developed and are developing to improve the efficiency of fuel, we might not really have anything to worry about.

It was clear that, like this time, external factors would not cause problems in my work.

“Ah! I almost forgot, but appoint a representative among you. Although Jiena manages the elves, she cannot visit each one each time and assign quotas.”

As I was feeling happy at the elves’ confidence, I remembered something I hadn’t mentioned before. The idea was to appoint a representative to facilitate the management of the slave elves.

However, it seemed like there wouldn’t be a problem even if I didn’t pay much attention to it. This is because there was an elf who showed a spirit of sacrifice by throwing off all his clothes, and that elf was selected as the representative.

“Please take care of me in the future. president. My name is Rajbub. This is Rajbub Eroch.”

“Rajibub Erov? It was somehow big. As well as being rude… … .”

“… … I think you heard it wrong, but my name is Rajbub Erohji, not Rajbub Erof.”

Big breasts that tell you their name again… … . No, I roughly waved my hand at Rajbub’s words.

I said what I heard, but I did listen properly. Since I was going to manage the elves through Jienna anyway, there was no need to worry.

Instead, thinking that the names of the elves sounded a bit strange by human standards, they decided to send the elves to a place that had previously been designated as a firewood flower plantation.