(Manami POV)
"Sister…"
I nodded slowly, making sure Master did not notice our whispering.
"They have fox youkais in the slave cage as well… Interesting…"
One of the slaves within the carriage lifted her head to look outside, catching my eye. There was clear resentment in her eyes, the girl glaring at everything around her with absolute hate.
Even from here, I could tell that at least one of her tails had been cut off.
Kiyomi waited until the carriage was a little further away before whispering, "Are you thinking what I am thinking?"
"Ufufufu~ That is but of course, my dearest Kiyomi…"
"Slavery is rampant in this country… The slaves are also mistreated and thought of as objects instead of people. Most of them probably won't live long and would most likely have sad fates waiting for them. "