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Now then, time to go shopping.

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"Welcome. Do you have business here today?"

"Yeah, I want a slave."

"I understand, there are no slaves that we can't get."

When I said that I came at the guild's recommendation, the shop manager Grapher himself met me, giving his business smile.

He was very proper and merchant-like, but that may have been because this was practically in the middle of town.

"Is that so… First, they don't need skills since they will be doing chores. Women, of adult age. The cheaper the better. Budget is around ninety silver coins maximum."

"As well as it being good if they have beautiful legs, yes?"

Looks like he remembered. This manager, he was doing his job.

"Hmm, so you want slaves for chores. If you want cheaper, then non-human… Yes, let allow me to bring out some candidates for you to choose from."

Saying that, the manager left his seat, returning after a while.

He lead out four women beside him. They were probably the slaves since they were wearing collars… Yep, don't they all have quite the legs? Wonderful.

Hmm, are these to your satisfaction? … From this one, it's eighty silver, one hundred, ninety, and sixty."

… There was one with a higher price than my budget brought out, he was definitely a merchant. I predicted this and responded with a bit lower than my actual budget, but it feels like he anticipated that.

Well, in order from the one that cost eighty was the bear-eared beastkin, a fox-eared beastkin with good fur, an attractive elf, and a normal human. I looked at each one to discern them.

"Hm? Why is this one so cheap for sixty? Moreover… judging from looks, she's human."

"Ah, well, what to say… she has an interesting backstory? Since you wanted them cheap, I immediately brought her out. Should I withdraw her?"

"I'm interested in hearing her story."

Putting it simply,

She wasn't able to pay back her debt from gambling and fell into being a slave.

She was returned goods after being returned by her master.

Is what I was told… The merchant sold her as a delicious dish, but she was returned the next day after biting his lower half's 'that'. The person that was chewed just replied, 'She was really bad, return my money'.

Still, it appeared that his important thing that was regrown with recovery magic was inadequate.

"I thought slaves couldn't harm their masters?"

"It can be done within certain circumstances. Rather than as a master, she seriously recognized him as a meal presented to her. Of course the collar was operating properly afterwards… The reason she ate her master in the first place was that various things happened and he presented it to her saying, 'Hey, eat up'. Rest assured, the contract magic operates normally."

Ah, so he gave her permission himself. Couldn't be helped then.

"… Having said that, just from saying her history, I haven't sold her… I bought her debt, but haven't been able to get rid of her… There's no problems with her appearance, so it was my mistake. I want to reduce my deficit even a little… so how about it? She's a bargain."

"I see."

She was certainly well-padded, the places that curved out curved out and the places that curved in curved in. Her hair was a slightly reddish blonde, I had no complaints with her appearance. Well, I wouldn't complain so long as her legs were good. Besides, her being bigger might not be bad when considering that she'd used as the inn's receptionist.

There's no problem so long as she doesn't bite me. I just need to be careful.

"I want to ask the person herself. So, how about it?"

"Buy me 'n give me delicious stuff to eat. Don't just go 'n bring me home and take out something shabby 'n tell me to eat it yeah? I wanna eat 'n hope to fill my belly, I don't care what kind of delicious thing it is y'know? At the least fill my belly with seriously good food to eat even if you're an enemy kay?" [4]

That's a serious attitude for a slave, oi.

"Meals're more important than life, I don't mind dyin' if it's for food, yeah."

"I see, I see."

I would do anything if it's to sleep, she's even boasting that she doesn't mind dying for her big three desires. Yup, I like her a lot. Not bad at all. She feels like a bargain too.

"Meat, what do you think? I don't think she's bad."

"Our meals are delicious, so I think it's fine."

"Heeeh, yah! You're gonna get me delicious food?"

The slave with an interesting history cut in despite not being asked. Probably due to her collar squeezing her a bit, she let out a small choking sound. So meals are that important?

Really!? I'll bite it off if you're kiddin'. My thing eating curse is terrifying."

"Yeah, I promise. In exchange, you'll work diligently?"

"Definitely! Hey hey hey, you said you'd give him a special price right, Grapher-samaaa. Right? You'd go down to forty-five silver right?"

"Hey, you're saying too much—! Ah… umm, customer, that's, umm—"

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He was incoherent. She seemed to really be a problem child.

Moreover, her head wasn't bad either. She guessed we'd buy her, so she supported us in haggling. She even knew her own bottom price.

That might be due to the slave dealer's training, but even in that case her acting still wasn't bad.

"Ah, well fifty silver is fine with me."

"… … Thank you."

I found a bargain, so I added five coins as a tip.