There was a rustling sound in the bushes, and then a large shadow appeared. Siris and Talcata tensed for a moment, then quickly put down their swords. It was Leffenhardt who appeared. He grinned while looking at Siris.
“Sorry, did you wait long?”
He had both hands full of various documents. Cilan asked, puzzled.
“What is it?”
Leffenhardt grinned.
“Slave documents and the seal of the Rolfein Society.”
This was the reason he returned to the mansion. Reppenhardt continued as he organized his documents.
“Because these documents were so important, they were carefully stored in a secret safe, so I had a hard time finding them at first.”
In my past life, I would have easily discovered the secret space using magic, but I don’t have that ability now.
“Then how did you find it?”
“I changed my thinking. “I just knocked down all the walls in the office and the safe came out.”
The safe was also solid, made of poured steel, but it was not strong enough to handle the capital filled with Aurors. Cilan clicked his tongue as he watched Reppenhardt shrug his shoulders at his own cleverness.
“Wow, so ignorant… … .”
“Oops!”
Leffenhardt was shocked. In his 50 lifetimes, he had never once been called ignorant!
It was an opportunity for self-reflection. When I thought about it, it seemed like I hadn’t used my head properly since I was reincarnated. Since everything is solved with fists, I often resort to force.
‘Have you lived your life receiving such simple and ignorant training that you have become tainted by that atmosphere?’
Well, the results were all good, so there’s no big problem, but he’s a wizard. It’s difficult for a wizard’s way of thinking to be this ignorant.
‘Ah, I need to come to my senses. ‘This is a big deal.’
Cilan and Siris tilt their heads in agreement at the sight of Repenhardt groaning and criticizing himself.
‘Ah, it’s quite cute to see two pretty children posing in the same pose.’
Repenhardt, forgetting his worries, smiled heartily. There has already been a significant amount of ‘simple ignominy’.
“But why on earth did you bring that?”
“Because I need it.”
Reppenhardt approached the bonfire holding the slave papers. Then he held the document to the flame and said to the slaves:
“If you don’t want to continue to be a slave, I will give you freedom. “What are you going to do?”
“freedom?”
The slaves murmured and looked at each other at the unexpected remark.
“What do you mean by giving freedom?”
“I don’t know.”
“New master. “The command is too difficult.”
They all had faces that did not even recognize what freedom was. Repenhardt looked bitter and frowned.
“I knew so… … .”
These are not people who lived freely but became slaves. Since they have been slaves since birth, there is no way they can live a new life if they are suddenly given freedom.
Moreover, the world already belongs to humans. Burning slave documents like this will not make them free people. Even if they do not have documents, they are only ‘slaves without a master’ and cannot be treated as free people.
Leffenhardt took back the slave documents. Then he took out Rolfain’s seal.
“Once you do it like this… … .”
He added a new document to the slave papers, signed it, and stamped it with Rolfein’s seal. It was stated that Terik would transfer ownership of all slaves to Reppenhardt.
“Legally, they are no longer slaves of the Terrik.”
With this, Reppenhardt became their new master. Although it was far-fetched, there was no problem whatsoever under the laws of the Principality of Chatan. Silan wondered.
“what? Do you want to become a slave trader?”
“No, I have no intention of selling them to someone else.”
“Then are you planning on getting rid of adventurers and settling down?”
Cilan frowned. He became Leffenhardt’s companion because he was an adventurer wandering the continent. But if he’s going to settle down somewhere, he has no reason to be around anymore.
“You’re not saying you’re going to take all these slaves and wander the continent, are you?”
“Is that possible? “We just need this format to give them a safe place.”
To those who neither have a home to return to nor the ability to live on their own, ‘You are free!’ Even if you let them go by saying, ‘Do whatever you want!’, it is only self-satisfaction. It’s like throwing a pet raised at home into the wild in the hopes of giving it freedom.
In his previous life, whenever Reppenhardt rescued such slaves, he led them to create a village in a deserted place and let them live there. He was a great wizard, and magic wasn’t just destructive magic that shot out fire or lightning. Rather, it is a practical and useful study that is useful in real life. Even if it was a difficult place to live in, with the power of magic, it could be transformed into a place worth living by creating springs and growing plants.
But now I am a warrior who only knows how to destroy things, so I couldn’t do it like I did in my previous life.
‘And even if I had the ability, I wouldn’t be able to do that.’
Doing so will only raise the awareness of humans and result in him being called the devil once again. I had no intention of going back down the path I had already failed. The world thinks of them as slaves and they themselves think of themselves as slaves, but Leppenhardt alone says, ‘They are not slaves!’ What is the meaning of crying out?
‘Change the perception first.’
Silan asked with a look of complete incomprehension.
“Providing a safe place? “Did you have any acquaintances here?”
Leffenhardt grinned.
“That’s not true, but I have a guess.”
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It was well past evening, and the night was deep, but downtown Zeppelin was still bustling with activity. Even though it is late at night, peddlers walk the streets and shops light up their lights and go out of their way to solicit customers. At each bar, travelers who have walked a long way drink with tired faces.
Unlike other cities that close their gates at sunset, Zeppelin, the capital of the Principality of Chatan, closes its gates only at midnight. Therefore, the number of travelers entering the city late at night was also significant. In addition, street lights were installed and illuminated on every street, so there was no problem conducting transactions even late at night.
It is not for nothing that this place is praised as a city of merchants. The Principality of Chatan, which had a preferential policy for merchants, was providing maximum convenience to those engaged in commerce.
In a building in the middle of the night, in a study on the second floor of a brick house with a sign saying “Taoban Trading Company,” a man in his 30s was holding a document and fiddling with his pen.
“First, send 150 coins to the Rat branch… … “It will cost three hundred and fifteen coins to stop the bills of exchange coming from the Kol region.”
Siebold was now drawing up the budget to be allocated to each branch. Fortunately, this afternoon, thanks to the appearance of a big investor, there was a way to survive. Therefore, we need to allocate the budget as quickly as possible to make up for the loss as much as possible.
While Siebold was working hard, an unexpected guest came to him. It was that big investor. He ran straight to the reception room with a surprised look on his face.
“Isn’t this Mr. Reppenhardt?”
While saying hello, Siebold secretly noticed the other person’s feelings. Reppenhardt greeted me with a shy expression.
“Excuse me for being late at night.”
“yes? Late at night? Ah, yes… … what… … .”
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Siebold was momentarily taken aback by Leffenhardt’s greeting. For him, a Zeppelin citizen, it is early evening, not late night. However, he has no reason to continue to worry about personnel formalities. Siebold went straight to the point.
“however… … “What brought you here?”
Have you changed your mind and come here to ask me to hand over your investment money? But I’ve already spent more than half of that money! Sea Bolt’s heart sank. The laws of the Principality of Chatan were lenient on investors, so even if a contract was signed, it could be canceled within 24 hours. If Sea Bolt’s situation had not been so urgent, he would have waited at least a day before operating the money.
But fortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.
“I have a favor to ask you.”
Siebold looked puzzled at Reppenhardt’s words.
Siebold looked around the hall with a blank face. The hall on the first floor of Taoban Store, which should have been empty as most of the store clerks had left work, was now crowded with people. Everyone was elves and orcs.
Leffenhardt handed Siebold the slave documents.
“I want you to take care of them.”
Siebold looked at the document and asked in surprise.
“Aren’t these slaves of the Tehreek state? “How did you buy all this?”
Repenhardt responded with a chuckle.
“You will hear an interesting story by tomorrow morning.”
And then he added in a slightly lower voice.
“And you are the only one who knows who the story is about. So, if a secret leaks out, I have no one to suspect but you.”
“yes?”
“Oh, this is just an ordinary threat, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
What person wouldn’t care if it’s a threat? Siebold swallowed his saliva. He asked with a trembling voice as he examined the document.
“Looking here, it says that the slaves were ‘transferred’?”
It was never a ‘sale’. And the Terik that Siebold knew was never the type of person to give something to others for free. Reppenhardt smiled, but instead of answering, he said something else.
“Anyway, I hope you take care of them. “Of course, I’m not asking you to do it for free.”
Reppenhardt took a sack out of his pocket and dumped it on the table. Yellow light poured out.
“It’s a hundred gold coins. “I think this will cover the cost of taking care of them for the time being.”
“One hundred gold coins!”
Siebold opened his eyes wide. Even if the fire is extinguished in an emergency, the larger the budget, the better. One hundred gold coins was not a small amount of money. I wanted to reach out my hand and grab the gold coin right now.
But he didn’t nod right away. As an experienced merchant, Siebold already had a rough understanding of the situation.
‘This guy, I think he robbed Rolfain Manor?’
Otherwise, there would be no such slave document. Is he a skilled thief? Or a band of robbers? In either case, it is clear that the slaves were not transferred through a normal transaction.
‘He even made a subtle threat.’
Siebold asked quietly. If the opponent is a thief, you will be entangled and it will be difficult to see a good side.
“Are you the Wings of Night?”
It is a rather classy slang term for a thief. Leffenhardt shook his head.
“It’s not true, but we have a pretty bad relationship with Rolpain Company.”
Looking at his confident eyes, it seemed like it wasn’t a lie. Moreover, Siebold was confident that he had a good eye for people. The Leffenhardt he saw didn’t have anything particularly villainous about him.
‘First of all, it seems like he’s someone I can do business with with peace of mind… … .’
However, if the slave was accepted here and the fact was discovered, there was a very high possibility that the situation with Rolpain Company would be irreparable. She couldn’t help but worry.
“Umm… … .”
When I say yes, I feel uncomfortable, but when I say no, the hundred gold coins are emitting a very attractive light. Reppenhardt calmly asked Siebold, who was conflicted.
“Is there something wrong? “I guess you have a close relationship with Rolpain Company?”
At those words, Siebold realized. Are you saying you have an irreversible relationship with Rolpain Company?
‘We’re already in an all-out war, so what’s the problem?’
Siebold smiled as he casually took the gold coins.
“no problem.”
In any case, the situation had worsened to the point where Taoban Trading Company and Rolfane Trading Company had to fight until one of them went bankrupt. There is absolutely no reason not to accept this request. Why turn down money if they give it to you?
“Don’t worry. I also have a separate residence outside of Zeppelin. If you let them stay there, they will never be found out. “I will let you stay with my slaves.”
Reppenhardt gave a slight threat to Siebold, who was putting the gold coins back into the bag.
“Oh, it’s not just about letting them get along. “I cannot allow anyone other than me to touch them or treat them like slaves.”
“Then let’s do it.”
Siebold readily agreed. Among those who were sometimes excessively possessive, there were quite a few who could not tolerate their slaves being commanded by anyone other than themselves. So Leffenhardt’s request didn’t sound so strange.
‘They all seem to be female elves who were used as sex wraths, so I guess they should be isolated separately.’
Even if it was called quarantine, it was just a matter of giving them a separate building, letting them live there, and then not worrying about it. It’s not a difficult request at all. Then suddenly Siebold frowned.
“however… … Isn’t 100 gold coins too much? Five gold coins would be enough to feed them all and put them to sleep.”
As Siebold is a very strict thief of commerce, I was concerned that the request amount was too large. No matter how difficult the situation was, it was his pride to never accept unreasonable money.
“Of course, I’m not giving you this much money just to feed and put you to sleep.”
Siebold said he expected that to happen as expected and waited for the next words.
