Alright, Let’s Turn Slaves Into Adventurers

Episode 4 The Crying Slave

After closing the shop and letting the employees go,

It was the most fun counting time of the day.

But the guard came to the store with a displeased expression. When I asked what was going on, he just dragged me along, telling me to follow him.

It was the first time he had been treated like this by a guard, so he was uncomfortable, but his expression was full of annoyance. Until we figure out the situation, we have to wait and see.

The place he was taken was outside the city gates. The gatekeeper both look troubled.

I could see the cause at a glance. Of course, the reason why I was drawn.

Outside the door was a bloody sack containing a snake’s head and a slave covered in blood.

Azu sniffed her nose from time to time with a tear-stained face.

What the hell happened? I don’t think the gatekeepers did anything.

The guard looked back at me with a bug-bitten expression.

“Looks like he dropped a sack, but it’s full of snake heads. Well, if you’re an adventurer, you can, but you know you can’t go to town with this mess, right? If you are your slave, do something.”

As if he had no intention of listening to my story, he talked about it at a frantic pace.

Anyway, I know what happened. I did a good job, but it seems I made a small mistake at the end.

That’s the age. When you’re covered in blood, you want to cry.

After telling the guards and gatekeepers that they would know, they stabbed him with some money to pay for the drinks.

You must have thought that dragging me would be the fastest way. In any case, it ended without any problems. Forget all of this now.

As soon as the trouble was over, the guard’s displeased expression instantly brightened. Seeing him go into town, he seems to be going straight away for a drink.

The two gatekeepers showed a little sympathy for Arzu. In any case, they came to work.

At the very least, they asked me to wipe away the blood.

First of all, I took Azu to a distant stream.

The sky began to turn red. If you procrastinate, night will come soon.

Sprinkling her water on Az’s head whining made her come to her senses.

“… The water is cold.”

“Rinse your face first. No, wash her whole body if possible. This river doesn’t flow into the city, so it won’t be a big deal.”

“Okay.”

I hurried back to the store and her house and took her clothes and towels from Az’s room.

This is also the owner’s job… Wait, is it really? But at this rate, Az cannot come to her city.

Back at the creek, the blood on Az’s face and her hair was almost gone.

After all, her water-soaked azu is cute. She did a good job

But it’s not time to stare at her. When night comes, the door will be closed and I won’t be able to go back either. Then, it will be a big loss because the time to start business tomorrow will be delayed.

This is serious.

Her clothes were also covered in blood. The outside of her armor was cleaned well, so it came clean in no time.

Making sure no one was there except me, she changed Az’s clothes.

Her underwear was also covered in blood.

Good job bringing her underwear to change into.

As soon as she had to change her underwear, Azu gave her a look of displeasure, but she couldn’t afford to fathom her feelings of being a slave. She quickly took off her clothes, and her Az’s face turned red like a tomato.

I wet a piece of her towel with river water, wring it lightly, and wipe her body.

It was bloody, but fortunately it was all snake blood. There is not a single wound on her body.

It’s a slender body. Anyone can tell that she is not suitable for an adventurer.

Maybe I’m too preoccupied with my hobbies.

But she didn’t just start to have fun. Aren’t you pouring precious money after her life?

Let’s work until the exact result comes out.

In the first place, slaves who are good at it are too expensive to buy.

I wiped off the blood and water and put on my underwear.

Azu obediently followed as if she had given up.

The new blue dress suits her much better than the adventurer outfit she was wearing before.

I gathered the soiled clothes together and left the armor and the like to Azu.

The bag with the snake’s head… Let it be. The head of the snake demon has strong vitality, so it won’t rot easily. Who did it before

Tell Azu to bring it back tomorrow. You also have to do a progress report.

After that, you should let him rest. If you want to use it for a long time, you need to treat it carefully.

Az’s eyes were slightly swollen, but she seemed to have calmed down a lot.

It looks like he finally realized this and that.

“I… Master, I’m sorry.”

“Is it because I was dragged to the door?”

“Yes. He cleaned it up and made it a hassle in many ways.”

You’re whining again. I thought it was bolder than it looks, but isn’t it?

“I told you yesterday, but you are mine. Isn’t it the owner’s job to manage the tools? And you came back after a good job.”

Saying that, I wiped her dry hair with a new towel.

My hair is long, so it doesn’t dry well…. Is this enough? It’s clean.

As she stood up to go, Az rushed to her chest.

It hangs as it is.

You are surprisingly strong. Has the result of hunting monsters already appeared?

Az put her head on her chest and stayed still for a while.

And she fell.

“―I’m fine now.”

“Yes.”

A little light came back to her eyes. If you do this, you will work hard again.

The sky is still completely dark.

She approached the door and told the gatekeeper that she would leave a bloody sack nearby.

Be sure to take care of it tomorrow, but she says you can leave it as it is for now.

She brought Arzu back to the store to heat up her bath water. The magic stone of the small fire emitted light, and soon the preparations were completed.

Az was only cleaned with water yesterday.

She washed her body in the river earlier, so her body will be very cold too.

She prepared a light meal for her as she took her bath. I haven’t had dinner yet either….

Cut the dried onions and potatoes roughly and boil them in a pot.

She also added salted meat sausages and herbs, and put a spoonful of flour-water mixture into the pot.

Now all you have to do is add salt. Appetizing broth flowed from the salted sausage.

After taking her bath, I fed Azu, who was exhausted, and sent her back to her room.

… Alright, let’s wrap things up now.

There is no easy way to make money in the world.