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Chapter 53 : Preparation
🕑 Added 2022-06-25 20:28:43 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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"For now, we need to get you guys a place to live."
When Zeke said that Ike replied with..
"Are you going to buy a house? Or will you be renting one instead?"
"I'm honestly not sure either. I planned to have them stay at an inn at the start. If we are going to do what the beastmen want, it will cost too much money to consider staying in an inn.”
"If we buy only the land, I could build a big house with earth magic… But I have a feeling that if there’s a stronghold here, them, the slaves, will choose not to come to Irgusia……
In the future, I do think it would be better to have the Black Tri-Stars, along with Azure Fang and Red Wings, in charge of Irgusia’s security…”
At the mention of the Black Tri-Stars, Clarice blurted out with a “Puh?!”.*1
I wonder if Clarice is familiar with the origin of the reference?
"Umu! Mars certainly has a point! So, black something...? Three Stars? I think we should rent a house for now! Who knows, renting for 6 people might be the cheaper option.”
We immediately went back to Irgusia and returned to Almeria with Maria and Leena.
As expected no matter how we rushed it, it was already evening by the time we reached Almeria so we booked at an inn and ate out together.
We had also paid for lodging three months in advance. By the way, when we asked for a refund since we were only staying one more week, they simply gave us our money back. I thought they would tell us that they could not return what we had already given them but that is not the case apparently.
The next day we went to a real estate agent and asked him to show us houses that were available for rent but we easily decided on one.
It was a large mansion in a residential area on the west side of Almeria, a bit far from the labyrinth.
We chose this house because it was close to where we still lived last time in Almeria and we were familiar with the geography.
The house is a bit old but it is an 8LDK house with a bath.*2
There are three rooms, a living room, a dining room, and a bathroom on the first floor, while the second floor has five rooms.
It comes with a large garden. The price is 5 gold coins per month.
Considering that we would spend 6 silver coins every day at an inn or 18 gold coins in a month, we actually saved a lot of money.
“We found a pretty good place. Besides, I heard that this property has an option for purchase later.”
Although it was decided yesterday that we would be renting instead of purchasing... it can’t be helped since it's that good of a deal.
And just because we bought this place doesn't mean the Black Tri-Stars won't come to Irgusia.
With the matter of house out of the way, we headed to the slave merchant.
When we entered the slave merchant's store, it was packed with customers.
As Zeke and Maria were talking about how they might need to come back later, a man came in with a perfect seven-third split and a curled beard, rubbing his hands. The man's eyes were full of joy.
"Eh? Are you the owner, Sir Herik?"
Zeke said with a dumb look on his face to the guy with a seven-third parted hair.
There was no way it was Herik. Herik had no beard until the day before yesterday, so I appraised him…and found that he was Herik. Herik's eyes have been glued to Maria for a long time. No, it's already stabbing.
Maria, who had heard about the situation from Zeke beforehand, smiled affectionately at Herik.
Then, not only Herik but also the guests around him shouted, "Woooooooooooo!!!”
What? Could it be? All of them here?
When Herik came in front of Maria, he straightened his posture and introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you!I am Herik Dahl, the owner of this store!I am 29 years old!My favorite type of girl is 28 years old beautiful woman with brown hair!I don't care if she's divorced or not!If there's anything about that, please do contact me!!!"
Herik suddenly confessed to Maria? Maria was not expecting this development that’s for sure.
"I-It's nice…to meet you. My name is Maria Bryant. My age is...and I don't have a favorite type…but I would like to spend the rest of my life with my husband.”
With a slight blush on her face, Maria said while alternately looking at Zeke and Herik.
It was to the point where I really wanted to retort with, ‘Hey, what are you showing off in front of other people?’
Clarice, who was listening to this, blushed even more than Maria and muttered, "How lovely.”
Leena looked happy, while Ike and I were embarrassed at the side.
Hearing Maria's words, Herik didn't seem to be dented in any way.
"I understand. I know, our Lady Maria. I just hope that if anything should happen to you, I will be the first person you remember. Let's get down to business, shall we?”
How could he say that right in front of us…… Zeke cleared his throat.
"I want to hire two people who can do the housework, in addition to the three beastmen from before. Okay?"
When Zeke said this, Herik's face was still glued to Maria’s direction.
"But of course. Understood. Then please go to the back of the store."
Herik was struggling to get the best position as he said that but Zeke and Ike were firmly positioned on either side of Maria.
Leena, with her hands tied by me and Clarice, stuck right behind Maria, completely encircling her.
All the guests were also looking at Maria the whole time.
I thought to myself that Zeke must have won from a self-drawn tile. Zeke was somewhat bewildered and proud at the same time.*3
When they were led to the back of the room, Maria and Clarice began to select the slaves.
This time it was decided that Clarice would be the master and she and Maria would help her choose together.
The reason is simple. Since doing the laundry would also include Clarice’s underwear, I insisted for Clarice be the one to choose the slaves for housework. Because there’s no way I would let other men see or touch Clarice’s underwear right? I absolutely believed that Clarice would choose a female.
Also when we go to Lister Imperial School, the slaves would probably be taken to Irgusia so I wanted Maria to join her in choosing one.
The two of them went on to select the slaves in a friendly manner. And fortunately, they seemed to be choosing female slaves. That was good.
However, something unexpected happened here. No, I should have expected it.
Clarice and Maria were talking about slaves but they soon got sidetracked and talked about something else.
In the end, it took an hour to choose two female slaves.
But there were some that were happy about it. Yes, it’s Herik. He was staring at Maria the whole time.
No matter how you cut it, he’s scary.
"I'll take these two. How much for five people in total, Sir Herik?”
Maria looked at Herik, and Herik too turned into a merchant's face.
"Yes, let me see. I was going to ask for 50 gold coins, but this time, since Lady Maria came all the way to see us…”
I believed that a discount of 2 or 3 gold coins would already be a good deal.
A discount of 200,000 or 300,000 yen for a 5 million yen purchase is quite realistic.
"For 25 gold coins!”
Huh!? Half the price!? 2.5 million yen discount!?
Then Maria said.
"Can't you give in a little more?"
She bargained with upturned eyes at Herik.
No, mother. You are seriously cute but don't pretend to be sexy in front of your son. But the result was very effective.
"15 gold coins would be fine. In exchange for just 5 signatures. I will ask four of the customers in the store to contribute to the discount. I would like to give those four people at least one autograph signed by Lady Maria, may I?"
An upturned eye gaze cut the price by another 1 million yen.
It seems that Herik’s brain is still able to think properly? But how much do could an autograph on paper go for?
I returned home with the Black Tri-Stars and the two newly purchased female slaves.
The two women's names are Karen and Misa, and they are both 15 years old.
Back at the Almeria compound, the first thing to do is to divide the rooms.
The Black Tri-Stars was given three rooms on the first floor each, and Karen and Misa were ordered to occupy one room on the second floor together.
The largest room on the second floor became Clarice's room. Clarice's room was about 15 square meters.
Ike's room and mine were each 12 square meters while the rooms of the Black Tri-Stars on the first floor were about 8 square meters.
The spare room on the second floor was left empty for backup.
Maria showed Karen and Misa how to do their work.
The two women, who had always been good at housework, quickly learned their jobs and went out with Maria, Clarice, and Leena to buy groceries.
The rest of us men bought the necessary furniture.
Fortunately, the beds, wardrobes, and other large household items were already in place, so we didn't have to pack that much.
In the evening, we all decided to have dinner together.
I, Ike, Clarice, Zeke, Maria, Leena, the Black Tri-Stars, Karen and Misa, all 11 of us ate together.
It was fun to eat with so many people. However, the end came soon.
The Black Tri-Star’s appetite was so great that the food we had prepared was gone in no time at all.
"Was the food not enough for Guy and the others? If not, I'll ask for more to be made tomorrow, how about it?”
"Thank you, master. But it was so delicious that I ate it with great gusto but this amount is enough.”
What? Isn’t how Guy speak too different compared how he was previously?
Today, he has officially become Zeke's slave so the master-slave relationship has been firmly established. Well, even though a master-slave relationship has been established, it doesn't mean that his linguistic capability has suddenly improved. Maybe he has always been able to speak like this.
“There is something I want to say to the five slaves. This is as what I told you when we signed the slave contract, that is, when we used the slavery magic but you must never reveal our secret. Do not endanger us. Do not do anything that would be to our disadvantage. Well, we have already made a contract with you through slavery magic, so you can't go against it but one more thing. I believe that in three years, we will move to the neighboring city, Irgusia, so please be prepared for that. At that time, Guy, Mac, and Owl will form a party and help me manage the Irgusia labyrinth. Tomorrow you three will go to the Adventurer's Guild to register as adventurers and you will also register as a party.”
"Karen and Misa, in three years' time, you will also be taken in as servants of our House in Irgusia.”
The five people nodded their head towards Zeke and Maria’s words.
"Then, please take care of them starting tomorrow.”
Zeke finished his words and each of them began preparing for tomorrow and went to bed.
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Author’s note:
If you feel the series is even a bit interesting and are curious about the story’s continuation, please consider giving ★★★★★ and bookmark as it will really help with my motivation. m(__)m
TL’s note:
- Best waifu for a mecha fan here.
- 8 bedrooms with living room, dining room, and kitchen.
- Winning off a self-drawn tile (mahjong). I don’t play mahjong so…
