13 – The Slave (2)

"It's alright." Seb shrugged. "I'll listen to it."

Leva sighed again and chuckled. "Is there anyone where you come from who likes to forbid this and that?"

"Well, there are people who are similar." Seb continued to feed Leva.

"My Tribe Leader is too obsessed with order and peace. Maybe almost every week, he makes new rules." The woman continued her speech while chewing. "Most of our members will obey because they don't want to be punished. The lightest punishment is not being given food and water, while the worst is flogging. That also applies to small children."

As expected, those two bastards are liars.

Seb frowned. "Tosa tells a different story...."

"Don't believe them." Leva laughed. "They just want your impression of our tribe to be good. Our Tribe Leader once said, it's possible for a small group like you to become big and have a strong influence on this land. If you guys become like that, then we who have a relationship with you will benefit…. Ah, I'm too lazy to go into detail. You can figure it out yourself, right?"

Seb nodded. "Yes. Being allies with an influential group has a good impact."

"Back to the rules in our tribe.... I really don't like it. We have to be in our respective houses at night, except for those on patrol. We can't walk too far from the tribe, except for those who I already got permission from the tribe's top brass. I used to be a miner by profession and was transferred to a cooking group, just because that old man made a rule that women shouldn't work hard.... Ah, there are many other stupid rules." Leva closed her eyes for a moment. "But unlike the others, I don't want to stay silent. I always go against the rules. The higher-ups get restless. I get punished a lot, but I don't care."

"So that's why you were exiled?"

"And finally the higher-ups of the tribe feel that enough is enough. They can't take it anymore." The red-haired woman gritted her teeth. "And as you can see, I was banished. Our tribe leader said this is forgiveness because I'm still alive. What nonsense."

Seb couldn't answer and just gulp hard.

Leva looked savagely at Reha and Tosa again. "Then, Reha and Tosa volunteered to take on the task of selling me. I know, they actually had other motives. In my tribe, sex is forbidden if not between husband and wife, while those two bastards don't have a partner...."

The girl choked hard, then looked down again. Her chest heaved wildly, a sign that her breathing was out of control.

Even in the real world, I've never felt this angry. What kind of man would take advantage of such a situation to satisfy their desires? However, I'm sure you'll find time to get your revenge on those bastards, Leva!

"I'm sorry to hear that." Seb said with trembling lips.

"Now can you leave me?" Leva said in a low voice.

Seb looked at the food box in his hands, which only left a little rice. "Okay, maybe you really need to be alone after telling stories like that."

"No." Leva rolled her eyes. "I want to pee. You're not going to let me go, are you? I have to pee here and I don't want you to see it."

Shit. Should I let Leva go at the risk of the Redtooth tribe becoming my enemy? This woman would definitely kill those two bastards. My colonists wouldn't be able to hold her back because she had a higher fighting stat than them. Not to mention the risk of Leva being killed.

Should Leva can pee in a more appropriate way, even if it would lead to bloodshed?

"Oh, damn." Grimacing, Seb looked at Leva's thighs that were already pressed against each other and shaking.

Leva glared at the blonde-haired man. "Hey, what are you looking at!?"

"No! I didn't see anything!" Seb looked up.

"Hey, why are you still here!? Go away! Now!"

As soon as Seb and I turned around, I could hear the sound of running liquid.

I'm so sorry, Leva. After this, I guarantee you will get much more decent treatment.

***

Seb let out a big yawn and entered the shelter, then lay down beside Manu. The warm air from the bonfire filled that place.

"May I have a word with you, Seb?" Manu asks.

"What's the matter, Manu?" Seb opened his eyes again.

"I don't mind you selling clothes. I have no business if you want to be naked again." Manu straightened up and looked at his partner. "But when it comes to exchanging food, I don't think so. From the start, we've run out of supplies, Seb."

"But we also got potato seeds for farming. If we manage to harvest that plant, we will get a lot of food."

"You can buy those seeds without getting the slave. Hell, you can even buy other supplies with your pants and Kat's shirt." Manu's tone began to sharpen. "Adding one more member is adding more mouths to feed. Don't you think about that thing?"

"I'm sure she will be able to make a contribution to our group." Seb sighed. "Don't you feel sorry for her, Manu? She is made a slave. If not with us, i'm afraid she gets a cruel master."

"I know, I myself was thrown away like her, but...." Manu couldn't continue his speech.

"Besides, why are you only protesting now, after the transaction has been agreed upon?"

Manu was silent for some time. "I don't know, Seb. I'm having a hard time explaining it.... I didn't do that because.... Well, I didn't want to."

"Well, it's all happened anyway. We can't cancel the transaction, or we could be attacked by them." Seb closed his eyes again. "We'd better get some sleep now. And I'm sorry if you didn't like what I did."

Manu doesn't answer and lies down again.

I was about to order Seb to ask about Manu's history. However, they seemed too tired. They will be even more tired if Manu's story is also long like Leva's.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the shelter, Kat kept her eyes open. She had her back to her two colleagues, so they didn't know she was awake.