To Buy An Ally

After distributing everyone their fair share of loot, I was left with a really low amount of money but I knew exactly what I needed to do with it.

"This is wrong in so many levels but this is the only way left for me to continue my party."

I went to the black market knowing full what kind of sight I'll be seeing...after going deeper inside the market, I found a tiny man with a sly grin.

"Yup that's him."

This man in front of me despite his small height was the owner of a slave trade organisation.

The slaves were all the non human species like elves, demi humans, demons, etc.

Most of them were prisoners of war that got captured and now are being sold here as slaves to anyone as long as they have the money to buy them.... I never thought I would come to a place like this but in desperation, one needs to forget morality.

"So what would you like, dear customer?"

He said in a businessman like tone.

"I need a slave who is strong and can help me fight against monsters from the dungeon."

The slave trader looked at me with a little hesitation and answered.

"You see dear customer, in times like these most of our strongest slaves had already been sold..but there's a demi human slave. If you want I can give her to you for half the normal price."

I was shocked at the trader's generous offer and asked if there's a catch and he replied.

" Well she's a little fierce but you don't have to worry about that since I have a way to take care of that."

After walking inside the dark celler for so long, we both reached in front of a small prison. Inside that prison was a beautiful demi human but the dirt on her hair and clothes was decreasing her beauty.

As I looked at her, I asked the owner if she can fight.

"Yes, her strength and instincts are gonna be really beneficial to you."

After giving it some thought, I decided.

"I'll take her."

And after some strange process we were ready.

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It was quite shameful for me as a great hero adventurer to have a slave with this strange coller.

"So... Do you have a name?"

I asked but there was no reply.

"Hey atleast talk to me."

I tried to initiate a conversation but all I could hear was growling.

After thinking for sometime, I asked,

"Are you hungry?"

And with that I got a response with a simple nod.

So I decided to feed her....since keeping a slave is already looked down upon by the society, I decided to bring food for her instead and she silently ate it.

Damn...aren't I such a kind and caring person.

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Now that I've fed her, we could finally move to the dungeon.

She looked scared and reluctant but I did not have time for this so I commanded her to follow me and she simply obeyed.

After we enter the dungeon, our first enemies were none other than goblins.

"Alright, let's do this!!"

But before moving forward, I looked at her coller, it looked quite uncomfortable, so I decided to remove that coller from her neck.

"Alright, now that you're free from this uncomfortable coller, let's take down these goblins!!"

I shouted, making both the goblins notice us.

"Now that I think about it, you never told me you're name? So what is i-"

Before I could continue, I felt a huge blow on the back of my head and when I tried to look back I realised who attacked me.

"It's Belle, you piece of shit."

The demi human said as she started hitting me without giving a break.

She was beating me so much that even the goblins were confused whether we were allies or enemies.

After beating me to the pulp, she ran out the dungeon leaving me behind...

I with my little bit of conciousness left, noticed the goblins looking at me as if they're looking at trash...

Even though they couldn't speak human language, I could tell what they were saying.

"Don't worry human, we aren't gonna kill you since you're looking THAT pitiful. So instead both of them wipped out their weiners and started showering me with goblin water."

After relieving themselves, both the goblins left while laughing at the state of this pitiful human who got betrayed by the very person he treated so well.

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(At the black market)

"What?? You want refund???"

The slave trader said while pinching his nose to prevent the smell of goblin piss from reaching him.

"First of all, no you're aren't getting any refund and second of all, WHY DID YOU RELEASED HER FROM THAT COLLER!!!"

So.... I learned that apparently that coller was supposed to work as a command device to make sure she follow my every command, and that's why she was following all my orders, not because she was trained to do so, but because of that coller.

"Since the slave mark didn't work on that slave, I had to use a more traditional method but you ruined it all!!"

After saying that, the slave owner kicked me out from the shop.

Now I was all alone, without money, without allies and smelling like piss.

"Can this day go even more worse..."

As I said this, I heard a scream.

From the sound of it , the person calling out for help was probably a young women.

" I guess I can atleast help her out."

As I went near the scream for help, I noticed two thugs were harrasing a young lady. So, I decided to intervene.

"Hey you two bastards, how about you let that beautiful lady go!!"

Before they could notice me, I used my fists to punch on both of their guts and both of them collapsed on the ground.

I then put my attention on the helpless lady.

"You alright there-"

but.

"Ew!! You stink!! "

And after saying that, she ran away.

"...."

"I'm totally out of words now."

I then looked around me to see if there's anyone near me and when I found no one, I decided to steal money from both the unconscious men.

"Not my proudest moment but whatever."

And with that I left.

-to be continued.