A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 10] by Hagure Metabo
Author:Hagure Metabo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Mireille and I had lunch at the hotel before heading to the neighborhood where most slave shops were. It was close to the slums, known to be rather dangerous, so Lunoa held Mireilleâs hand tightly.
We walked into the first shop we encountered. The owner greeted us and took us on a tour, showing us dozens of slaves crammed in small, dirty cells. The conditions were far from sanitary, and I could tell at a glance that they barely fed the slaves; they were skin and bones.
Both of us understood this was the way the world worked and that, in a way, slavery was a safety net. Yet, how they treated these people left such an impression on Lunoa that she hid behind Mireilleâs back and averted her eyes the entire time.
âThank you for your time,â I told the owner as we left, âbut Iâd like to take some time to think.â
âWe couldnât find anyone suitable,â said Mireille.
âMost slaves are children sold by their parents or workers who lost their jobs. Weâll struggle to find outstanding talents.â
âIâm sure talented individuals do end up as slaves from time to time. But they wonât be easy to find, as you said.â
âLet us try another shop,â I suggested. âLunoa, are you all right?â
âI-Iâm fine...â stuttered Lunoa.
I stroked her hair gently as we headed toward the next shop.
Even though we tried several shops, we couldnât find anyone we liked. The sun had already started setting when we reached the last shop on our list.
It was nothing like the other places weâd visited. The storefront was neat and clean, and two guards in armor stood at the door. I hadnât immediately noticed but they both had marks near their necksâthey were slaves.
Unlike the slaves weâd seen in other shops, they were muscular and looked healthy.
âWelcome to the Cedric Commercial Firm,â saluted a guard. âWeâre a slave shop. How may I help you today?â
I hadnât expected such a burly man to speak so politely, and it took me aback for a second.
âWeâre looking to buy a slave,â I answered.
âOf course, miss. Iâll go get someone to show you inside, so please wait a moment.â
As I watched the guard enter the shop, I said the name âCedricâ over and over again in my head, until suddenly I remembered where Iâd heard it. This was Cedric Luins, the Educatorâs, business.
Cedric Luins was a member of the Empireâs Merchant Guild Council, composed of seven eminent merchants that held the financial world in their palms. Their influence reached all the way to the heart of the government, making them more powerful than a fair amount of the nobility.
The guildâs Grand Master and head of the council was Count Albert Guide, the Seer. Others in the council included the Empireâs greatest blacksmith, Gaien Drafan, known as the Divine Artisan; the inn tycoon Lotton Flywok, the Clairvoyant; the financier who terrified the nobility, Darc Hokins, the Chief; the genius doctor from the east, Yuuka Kusunoki, the Dark; the queen of the red-light districts,
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