My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 1. Gathering Heroes (3)

[「Survive」Is activated.]

“What are you……. Ugh!”

“Did you not hear me?”

Take one step closer to him. He tries to open his eyes as much as he can, but his facial muscles won’t move.

It’s useless like a real dog. Facial expression management skills.

“Keugh! Ugh!”

Still, regardless of his expression, his body began to convulse as if the force of his life had increased.

“Say, save… Ugh!”

The man sat down.

I can’t speak. He grabs his neck and pleads with his expression.

‘I’ll really die if I leave it like this. Was it too strong?’

“You are weak. You can’t even resist.”

Please stop talking.

Do not provoke. To die I.

Anyway, I couldn’t reveal my emotions, but the momentum of my life seemed to be tuned sensibly.

I’m sure the force of death changes depending on the mana. But how much mana do I have? I don’t feel anything at all.

“Ahh!”

When I turned my gaze to the other side, the man drew in a breath and let out a painful moan.

“Haa… Do, what the hell, who are you, who are you…… ?”

“I don’t know. It’s not bugs like you that I’m dealing with, it’s this guy here.”

I looked at the girl with fox ears.

As soon as my eyes met, the girl with fox ears trembled. His face was far more frightened than when he had been beaten.

“Get off.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Get away from him.”

“But… This kid is my slave-“

‘You talk a lot. Really.’

“If you stick out your tongue one more time, I will kill you.”

Looking at him again, I immediately bite his foot.

I take a step and approach the fox girl.

The red eyes were eaten by fear. It must be because I live.

Looking down at a girl with white hair and fox ears. A white tail is visible near her sacrum. It was dirty now because it had been scattered on the mud floor, but it would surely be a beautiful white color after washing it.

She hadn’t lost her breasts yet, like a 10-year-old, and she looked very young. This little girl grows up to be a pretty girl. She is as beautiful as the Imperial Princess.

I looked forward to it later when I grew up.

“It’s swollen.”

The face, arms, and areas where they were beaten had already begun to swell. It hasn’t risen to a blue bruise yet, but the reddish glow will turn blue in a few hours.

I’m going to buy a potion when I go to Pretium.

“Don’t touch my slave!”

As I was about to gently put my hand on the wound, the man shouted.

‘If you’re scared, don’t run away. Why are you here? It’s scary, so stay a hundred meters away.’

“If you come close, I will kill you.”

I gave him a warning and looked down at the fox girl again.

She was wearing a t-shirt that was so worn that you don’t know how many times it had been sewn on. She slipped her fingers into the neck of her T-shirt and lifted it up.

I could see the slave brand stamped in the middle, just below her collarbone.

“Looks like it.”

Inadvertently, I muttered annoyed.

Make eye contact with the fox girl. She cried and shuddered. She also came up with a subtle ammonia smell.

I didn’t notice it because it was a muddy floor, but it seemed like I peed in my life.

“Ah, it’s like that! Uh, anyway, that’s my, my property, so give it back!”

Ignoring the man’s protest, I took out a piece of beef jerky and water from my bag.

“Open your mouth.”

“Eh…… ?”

Unlike humans, it stuffed beef jerky into its mouth while looking at its sharp teeth like those of a beast. And he put the water down in front of her.

“Don’t cry. It doesn’t hurt.”

Looks up at me in a daze at my words. His face was still stiff, but he didn’t look as frightened as before.

“What, what are you doing?!”

“How much is it?”

“What?”

“How much? This slave.”

I looked at him. He groans and takes a step away.

“Ha? Oh, I’m not selling it!”

He insists on coming.

Stubborn, with only pride that doesn’t fit in his own way. Kinda annoying

“Yes…. Aren’t you selling?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Then how about double?”

“What?”

“I’ll pay you twice what you paid for this slave.”

I said, spreading out my index and middle fingers.

“Double…… ?”

Swallows a gulp. Even though they are facing life, their eyes change when money is involved. He didn’t look like the person he’d been crawling with until just now.

“Yeah, but—”

‘There’s no way to refuse this either. It can’t be killed.’

“Stop thinking of saying no. If you refuse, are you going to kill you right here?”

I reluctantly pointed my sword at Folde. I try to stare at him with all my might.

Once the words were spoken, actions had no choice but to follow. Bluffing is a law that works only when words and actions match.

“Keep!”

“What are you going to do?”

“Papa, papa, I will sell…” S, yes…….”

“Okay. Give me the slave contract. And I need to meet the slave trader who introduced me to this child.”

I relaxed my eyes and said.

Two conditions are attached to the termination of slavery.

The first is to burn the existing slave contracts.

The second is to go to a human who can use magic, including slave traders, and ask them to release the slave brand.

I had to complete these two things before I could release the slave contract.

“No, the slave contract is at home.”

“I see. Then go right away.”

“Wait a minute… ….”

“What is it?”

“Before that, I want to make sure I can really pay.”

“…… How much did you pay for it?”

“Twenty pieces of silver.”

Twenty coins? That’s enough money for a commoner family to live on for two years.

Anyway, it seemed that the price was set high because it was about appearance.

Then you have to pay twice that amount, forty pieces of silver.

I had enough money to pay for that, but I couldn’t shake the thought that it was a waste. Besides, since he had to save another hero from an auction, he had no choice but to care about money.

“Here it is.”

I took out two gold coins from my money bag and showed them. One gold coin for every twenty pieces of silver, so the calculation was just right.

“Wow, you definitely have it. Joe, good. Let’s go.”

I put the gold coin in the bag and looked back. I said to the fox girl who was still sitting down.

“What is your name?”

“Ah, Iris… ….”

The fox girl hesitantly whispers her own name to her.

“I see.”

Fortunately, it fit perfectly.

Iris, mankind’s best shield hero.

It was clearly expressed that way in the game.

But unlike those descriptions, the weapon she actually uses was a sword, not a shield.

He was a warrior who specialized in fighting, blocking everything with his sword and delivering a fatal blow with a counter attack.

“From now on, I will be your master.”

“I-I… ….”

‘I know. Who you are.’

“I am not interested in your introduction. Wake up.”

I’m just spitting it out, but I want to punch it in the snout.

Hearing my blunt voice, she struggled to get up. She subtly covers her lower half. She seemed to care that she had made a mistake.

I couldn’t give her her clothes right away, so all I could do was turn away.

“Oh no, I didn’t ask about anything important.”

“Yes?”

Paul De, who was walking ahead, stopped her.

“I wonder if you ever raped this child?”

“Oh no! I bought it because Soo-in said that it was good to eat as a human resource regardless of her gender. And when she resells it later, because her virgin will pay her more…… I was saving it.”

“So you were thinking of reselling it.”

“As you can see, if you are a virgin with a smooth face, I heard that you can triple the price when you resell it after you mature.”

It was an understandable reason.

It was fortunate that this person was a rational human being.

‘Because if I ever did something cruel to a child, she would never truly forgive me.’

“You’re lucky. If you had raped this child, I would have cut your throat right here.”

Paul De gulped her saliva.

I’m threatening you without even swinging a sword, so nothing could be more ridiculous.

“Eggplant.”

* * *

“What is this?”

Those were the words of the coachman who saw Iris, covered in mud and dirty, beaten and bruised all over her body.

It’s a face that has a lot to say.

The law is not properly implemented like in modern times, and even in the Middle Ages with slavery, people have basic humanity, so it is understandable that they react like this.

‘I don’t want to explain why I’m buying this child, so I’d better just gloss over it.’

“I know there is something I want to say. Shut up though.”

I said confidently with my arms crossed. I didn’t intend to use such an oppressive tone, but the meaning worked, so it might be okay.

“You bastard with no morals!”

…… Is not it?

“Prause, did you come to Pretium to buy slaves?! With the hard-earned money of Parocco, slaves…… And even such a young child!”

“Stop bothering me. Let’s go in. To Pretium.”

“You bastard, what if Parocco finds out—”

Whether my father knows or not.

In Prause’s memories, since his father became a butler, he never returned home. He just sent money every month.

That basically meant that I wouldn’t care how I spent my money.

Of course, I had no intention of wasting the money that Parocco supported. One day, this money will become the cornerstone of saving the empire in the future.

“Don’t worry about other people’s family affairs. I write because I have an idea.”

“…… Okay. I get it.”

As I glared at him, the coachman turned around and looked ahead. I guess I didn’t have the courage to face life.

“Tara.”

Folde gets into the carriage. I put my hand in Iris’s armpit as she struggled to get up and put her on top of the carriage.

“Ah… Go, thank you.”

I just flicked my hand and climbed into the carriage.

The carriage starts moving. After passing the windmill construction site, we arrive at the giant door of Pretium.

“What is your business?”

An armor with a subtle golden glow.

A pattern reminiscent of a phoenix attached to the chest of the armor.

A strong aura that is comparable to that of other strong people.

I could tell that the gatekeeper belonged to the Imperial Knights even without telling him.

“This is Thelma, the coachman from Sekul.”

The coachman presents his identity card.

“Ah, Mr. Thelma. You’ve been here for a long time. What was in the carriage?”

That coachman’s name was Thelma.

Thelma introduced the doorkeeper about the items in the carriage, including business. The gatekeeper nodded and allowed him entry.

Safely enter Pretium.

To be honest, I didn’t admire the Pretium seen through the tent.

I have already seen huge buildings in modern times, and it was because the technology was superior to them.

If I had to say I admired it, would it be about the imperial palace seen from the entrance?

I was staring at it because it was much farther in scale than the fort that I sometimes saw in pictures in modern times.

“Is this enough?”

“I had a hard time.”

“Patience. Are you my boss? I want to rip out my tongue So, are you planning on leaving in a few days?”

I felt like I could endure my life if I didn’t give it my strength. Even if I just raise my hand, I can’t help but flinch.

“I’m thinking about two weeks.”

The day the hero will be sold at auction is a week from now.

Before that, I was thinking of putting the second hero in my arms. When I go back to Sekul, I was thinking of making arrangements so that the three heroes could be together.

“Two weeks…… Gilgun. If I leave first, get another coachman.”

“Do that. Egg plant. Folde.”

“Hey, hey, don’t talk to me in the face, shall we drink? It makes me feel bad that you’re going to kill me just by looking into my eyes.”

‘Feeling bad? Huh, that’s absurd.’

“I think it will be much better than the Hyunta that Changgwan girls feel when having s*x while looking at your face?”

“… ….”

He didn’t say anything until he got home.

I’m sorry. I had no intention of putting it this far.