A large man with crimson red hair looked over the paperwork before he slammed his hand on his desk.
"Damn it! Even the Ravens were wiped out?" he cursed
The Ravens were one of the best parties around and even cleared one of the labyrinths that were near the city. That was no easy feat so he thought that they would be able to handle this task.
Thanks to one of the holy swords they were able to find out that there was an infant rank demonic beast in the area.
Unlike normal beasts demonic beasts were more violent and powerful. They were hard creatures to tame however, they also had a lot of corrupted mana which caused the demonic cult to covet them.
Thanks to their blood they were able to summon high-ranking demons.
That was why they were purged by the church years ago. However, it seems that the demonic cult still has one.
If it were to grow then a high-ranking demon would appear or the beast would run rampant causing mass destruction.
That's why the church ordered the purge of all of the demonic beasts trying to whip them all. Due to their danger, the four empires also supported it yet it wasn't enough as some demonic beasts escaped.
If the beast has the chance to grow then it'll cause more problems. If the demonic beast became stronger then it would allow the demonic cult to summon a higher-ranking demon which would cause more chaos like that incident that happened many years ago when the demon king appeared. However, thankfully the great sage was there and was able to kill that demon king.
However, such a great figure was gone meaning there was no way for them to survive another attack
"Uh branch head," a woman then entered the room with a nervous look
The man looked at her before his face grew pale as he quickly stood up. Entering the room was a busty lady with long white hair. On her back was a giant broadsword which fitted well with her silver armour.
He knew who she was. Angelica Delacroix, one of the great holy swords of the empire. Despite her beauty, this woman was a menace on the battlefield.
"General Delacroix, what can I do for you?"
Keeping that cold expression on her face she started to speak in an equally cold manner "I heard that you have had a hard time killing the demonic beast."
Hearing that sweat started to pour down his back.
'Is the empire going to take care of this?'
While he didn't mind some of his plans had now gone down the gutter.
"Yes, general. Four of my best parties have gone missing so we have to assume they are dead," The man blurted out.
"I see," The woman then brought out a page "Due to the guild's lack of progress me along with the church, we have decided to take this problem on ourselves, so we would like the guild's cooperation"
Reading the decree the man nodded "Understood,"
***
I watched the cowgirl, Aleena devour the food in the small box. Honestly, it was pretty adorable however, I had to make sure she wouldn't try and kill me but judging by her current stats I doubt she could lay a hand on me.
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Name: Aleena Calmai
Race: Beastman of the Cow Clan
Master: [None]
Level: 175
Magic: 170 (Sealed)
Strength: 137 (Sealed)
Defense: 144 (Sealed)
Agility: 127 (Sealed)
Intelligence: 155 (Sealed)
Vitality: 88
Skills: [Plant Magic]{lvl 1}, [Farming]{lvl 2}, [Cooking]{lvl 3}, [Water Magic]{lvl 1}
*Current Stats are sealed due to Mana Suppression Caller
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'Speaking of which'
I looked at one thing on her status screen.
[Master: [None]]
This pretty much confirmed that she was a slave or at least was going to be sold off as one. But this also meant that slavery existed in this world and if I had to guess, it was pretty common I mean in every fantasy light novel I had read there was slavery.
Of course, I could be wrong however, that didn't matter.
My gaze then slowly drifted to her giant breasts.
I would be lying if I said I didn't feel any lust toward her but I had to see what was going on. If she was a runaway slave and judging by the way those men talked they were probably supported or hired by a noble, I would be in big trouble.
'Wait didn't that guy say something?'
"Th-the Yandle family will-"
'Yandle'
Either these guys were just mercenaries hired by the Yandle family to ensure they didn't get recognized or something or they, the Yandle family was running this thing but if I had to guess the Yandle family was probably a merchant family.
'Guess I have to learn about this world first before I jump to conclusions'
Besides I plan on using these new skills of mine to see what I can do.
"So what is your name?" I asked with a polite smile
Turning her gaze towards me I was surprised as I was expecting it to be cold.
"My name is Aleena," she then bowed "Thank you for helping me,"
Trying to ignore her bouncing breasts I kept that same polite smile "Aleena can I ask why those men are after you?"
When she heard my question I saw her flinch.
"Th-that…I-"
She began to look around but I grabbed her hand causing her to look at me. That's when I decided to use one of my new skills.
[You've used skill [Charm]!]
I then saw a slight blush appear before she opened her mouth "I-I wasn't born a slave," she started
From there I was able to learn the whole story.
She and her family were living in a small village happily until her father's best friend betrayed them and killed her father. Her father was the chief of their village meaning he was very strong so he used poison to weaken him before killing him. The guy then took over the village before he sold her off. Apparently, he was planning on taking advantage of her however, the person buying her said that it would lower her value.
I could see tears coming out of her eyes as she was telling me this. After she finished I then hugged her while stroking her head.
"It's ok," I said in a soothing voice
As she was crying on my shoulder I thought about her story.
'I guess this is the dark side of fantasy worlds'
After a bit, she calmed down we separated "I apologize,"
"It's fine," I then put on a concerned face "but do you know what you are going to do now?"
She looked down and shook her head "I'm afraid I don't. I don't really have any skills and my magic isn't back to how it was before on top of that I have been branded as a slave so I can't just walk around,"
I could tell that she was frustrated. She couldn't do anything and thanks to her slave brand her opportunities were limited as the people who wanted to sell her were probably already looking for her.
A sudden idea hit me but I pretended to be in thought before I pretended to have an idea.
"How about you work for me?"
***
"Are you saying that those bastards haven't returned?" the plump man hissed
The man who relayed the information flinched "Yes, sir"
With a sigh, he started to pace "Those fools there is no way they would run away,"
"Do you think that she killed them," the plump man waved his hand "No there is no way she would be able to recover in that short amount of time."
He thought for a minute "Push the auction back a couple of days," he fiddled with his cain "And do not inform Lord Yandle of the issue, now go and hire some trackers from the Syndicate guild"
"B-but-"
"Just do it!"
With that yell the man quickly bowed and left the room. Once the servant left the plump man started to swing his cane breaking most of the objects in the room.
"Damn it! I swear I'm gonna torture that girl when I get my hands on her!" after venting he let out a breath and left the room. Pointing his cain at a maid he ordered her, "Clean the place,"
With fear written all over her face, the woman then went into the room.
If the lord were to find out about this then his head would probably start rolling. That meant he needed to find a replacement and fast.
"I guess I should ask one of those other mutts if they have anything,"
He had made many deals with the beastmen clans and other human villages to sell some of their pretty girls. However, selling a beastmen was way more profitable.
Bringing out a small pendant the man imbued some of his magic in the object. Soon a voice transmitted from the other side.
"Ah my lo-"
"Send me a product,"
"This quick? I thought we had a mon-"
"Just do it!"
After he stopped imbuing it with magic the pendent stopped glowing and cut off the other person.