"Kira-n" [sparkle]
Arisa, a little purple-haired girl who spoke while standing on a rock, uttered a sound effect with her mouth as she posed.
"What? It's just kid?"
The men, who had been nervous about the unexpected intruder, relaxed, looking as if they were being ridiculous.
--now
Short stun.
I choose a single attack magic from the magic column.
Perhaps because my life was in danger, I used more power than I actually had, and this time succeeded in activating my magic without failing, and an invisible impact bullet crashed into the face of the man who was holding Liza down.
"Wow"
The man screamed and held his face, and Liza took the opportunity to break free from restrain hold.
"-Tch, you still have more scrolls?"
The leader-like man said this with disgust and glared at me with murderous gaze.
"I'm not going to let you get away with this!Take that, fear!"
A chill ran down my back.
Pochi and Tama stuck to my leg, clawing painfully.
Liza must have felt the same thing, as she rushed to my side with a pale face.
However, there were people who reacted more dramatically than us.
"Gugyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
"Get away!"
The men screamed and ran away with tears, snot, and saliva all over them.
They ran as fast as they could, trying to get as far away as possible from something terrifying.
"...what the hell?"
I couldn't help but let out a mumble, but from the back and forth, there was no doubt that Arisa had done something.
"I think I scared you a little, too"
Arisa comes towards me at a slow pace.
"You're okay now. Are you hurt?"
I felt a sense of relief as soon as she said those words.
She is a very reliable young girl.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see something move.
It was the log window.
Switch from single line display mode to normal display.
Obtained the "Lightning Magic" skill.
＞Mental magic "fear" failed to resist.
Obtained the "Mental Magic" skill.
Obtained the "Mental Resistance" skill.
＞Mental magic "Calm Field' failed to resist.
...I see.
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"It's just a scratch. Are you hurt, master?
"I'm fine, since Liza protected me."
In the morning I have to go to town to buy potions, ointments and disinfectants to treat minor wounds.
"Thank you, young lady. Thanks to you, we got rid of the thugs.
"I'm glad I could help you. I'm Arisa..."
Alisa said her name and then continued with a mischievous look on her face.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Satou."
"Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Satou, not Sato."
I realized this after I answered.
Arisa used Japanese.
When Arisa heard my answer, she muttered, "I knew it," and then continued in Shiga language.
"Come with me, it'll be bad if they come back."
Saying that, Arisa beckons us.
"Master, let's go. It's dangerous to stay here."
"Understood."
I was a little unsure whether to follow the suspicious little girl, but I'll follow Liza's advice here.
Arisa destination was surprisingly close.
Their carriage was parked on the opposite side of the hill.
"Arissa!"
A black-haired girl who was talking with a middle-aged man next to the carriage noticed Arisa and shouted.
Her bangs reach around her nose, so only the lower half of her face can be seen, but the lines around her jaw and mouth give the impression that she is quite beautiful.
" I was worried."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm home, Lulu. Did I make Nidoren worry too?"
"I thought you ran away. So, what about that boy and the demi-humans?"
Arisa talks with a middle-aged man.
According to the AR display, Nidoren seems to be a slave trader.
"This is Satou-san. I was picking flowers [toilet]. On my way back from going there, I was about to be kidnapped by some strange guys, but they rescued me."
Alisa said the opposite of what happened.
We were the ones who were saved.
"I-Is that so?"
"Also, he is someone who might buy me and Lulu."
"You and your sister?"
Hearing Arisa's words, Nidoren turns to me with a puzzled look.
--No, no, I don't have any plans like that.
As if she could hear that inner voice, Arisa suddenly came closer to me and whispered in my ear in Japanese.
``If you're level 1, you just came here, right? If you buy Lulu and me, I can teach you common sense and various things, and we can also protect you with magic like before, so it's a good deal.''
That would honestly be a great help.
However, even though I am on the buying side, I honestly would like to refrain from participating in human trafficking.
"please--"
Alisa pleads with me, going back to our language.
"If we don't buy it here, Lulu and I will be sold to the mines of Earl Kageus."
"In the mines?"
What kind of work does such a small girl and a middle school student do in a mine?
As I was thinking about it, a sickening thought crossed my mind, so I stopped imagining it.
"These children were left unsold at the slave market in Seryuu City."
"Really?"
Although Arisa is young, she is cute enough to have a promising future, and is strong enough to use magic that can eliminate multiple thugs unilaterally.
I can't see the black-haired girl's face because of her long bangs, but judging by her mouth, she looks pretty well-groomed.
Why did they remain unsold.
Did the deal fail because the price was so high?
"Yes, this girl, Arisa is clever and attentive, but as you can see, she has inauspicious colored hair, and her older sister Lulu is so ugly that she doesn't even look like her younger sister."
Inauspicious color?
Does that mean purple hair is avoided?
"Satou-san, look here."
"Hey, hey, Arisa!"
Arisa raised Lulu's bangs.
--Oh.
She is a Japanese-style beautiful girl that you have never seen before on TV idols or beauty contests.
Her long, straight black hair, which may have been damaged by her life as a slave, does not detract from her transcendent beauty in the slightest.
"Now, Arisa. If you show him my face, he won't buy me. I don't want to be separated from Arisa."
"It's okay. Satou-san will definitely buy."
Lulu hid her face with her bangs.
She's too young to be my romantic interest, but I think her beauty is enough to please my eyes.
If she doesn't cut her bangs that hide her beauty, it will be a loss for all of humanity.
"There are no words for how ugly it is, right?"
"...Ugly?"
"Yes, even a girl with half her face burnt out could be sold, but if she was this ugly, even the brothel at the end of the place would refuse to buy her."
Is Nidoren serious?
Does this beautiful girl look ugly?
Could it be that Arisa is using mental magic to make Nidoren think so?
``I didn't do anything. According to local beauty standards Lulu looks ugly.''
Arisa ran to my side again and whispered into my ear in Japanese.
``If you doubt me, check Nidoren's status. There's no abnormality, right? "
Indeed, Arisa is right.
"Nidoren, how much does Lulu and I cost?"
"I'd like to say one gold coin, but in a mine it would be half that at most, so three silver coins."
"One more push!"
For some reason, Arisa started negotiating the price.
"Why are you negotiating?"
Nidoren asked an obvious question.
"Because I want this person to buy me!"
"No choice then, it's two silver coins. You can trade them for that Lizardman slave over there."
The beast girls stiffened at Nidoren's words.
I don't want to trade.
So please don't look at me with those frighten eyes.
I pat the beast girls on the shoulders and heads to reassure them.
"Satou-san, you should have some human slaves too. If they are alone when they go shopping, they will not only refuse to entry to the store, but they will refuse to buy or sell. Besides, I'd be okay with night service!"
Arisa shifts her shoulder straps and shows off her retro sexy pose by saying, "Uh-huh."
Needless to say, it doesn't suit her. It's like a small child is forcing herself to act, which is painful.
"I don't need it."
I have no taste for little girls.
"Don't say that, please! The lifespan of a slave sent to the mines is about three months!"
--what?
I instinctively looked at Liza to confirm, and she nodded with a complicated look on her face.
It seems that the mines in another world are more dangerous than I imagined.
"Please ask take Lulu as well."
"Uh, um. Master, please."
Buying elementary school and junior high school girls seems like a bad idea, but if I refuse and they die in three months, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night from regrets.
"Okay, I ll buy them."
"Thank you for your purchase-"
"Yay! Shota master, got!"
Arisa's cheers echoed, drowning out Nidoren's words.
Yeah, I might have made the wrong choice...