It wasn’t difficult for them to find the payment they received from the people they called customers, so there was no need to wake the fainting guy up again.
After all, this secret space was the safest, and there was also a safe. A money bag was also placed next to it, so it was convenient to use at any time, so when I broke the lock of the safe and put it in there together and hung it on my shoulder, I felt a considerable weight.
It’s a steel safe that I wouldn’t have dared to carry around if I didn’t have magical powers, but it weighs roughly the size of a bag of rice to me now, so it’s not too much of a burden.
With the safe slung over one shoulder and the slaver slung across the side of the other, we escaped from the secret room and returned to the place where the people were being held, and a fierce reaction greeted us.
“Hero! Can we get out of here now?”
“Are we free now?”
“Is that damned man going to be punished?”
Well, most of those words were far from being grateful to us for saving them, but I didn’t really care because I didn’t expect anything like that anyway. To be honest, the fact that the number of heads is the same as when I went out earlier is enough to make me want to clap.
But apart from that, I’m going to say something now, but I can’t accept that they just want to say what they have to say while messing around. I deliberately threw the safe on the floor instead of answering it.
cooong! The safe, made of metal and gold coins, showed off enough presence to attract people’s attention and create silence just by falling from the height of my height. As I put down the slave trader who was wearing it by my side, I spoke politely to the public who were ready to listen.
“The slave traders no longer pose any threat, but there is still something to be done. According to the laws of the kingdom of Ethiel, the property of the slave traders who engaged in illegal activities is to be paid as compensation to the victims.”
Then, as if it was not a big deal, he opened the safe door with his foot, opened it, showed the gold coins inside, and scanned them.
“We didn’t specifically punish them legally. So we can’t go to court and resolve your grievances. Instead, we want to distribute even the property contained in this safe according to the law.”
Originally, that property didn’t just mean the money in the safe, but included all the assets the slave trader had, but I can’t do that now.
However, even if the gold coins in the safe were divided, each person could take six gold coins, and this amount was enough to convince them without complaint.
If you live normally, you will be able to live without worrying about money for at least a few years.
“It’s a one-sided notice, so there may be parts you don’t like, but that’s all we can do. Is there anyone who would like to offer a different opinion?”
I don’t know if it worked because I deliberately spoke in a stiff tone that wasn’t very friendly, or if they didn’t have any complaints this time as they just followed my words well, but there was no disagreement, so I poured the safe right in front of them and sat on it and spread it. Began to share gold coins.
It was a fairly long and tedious task, but while I was distributing the money, the detainees did not ask any questions. Some of them couldn’t completely erase their disbelief even after coming here, some of them looked at me with a leaning gaze, and some just stared at me with a calm gaze that made it hard to understand what they were thinking.
After accumulating 10 gold coins without knowing the exact amount, 24 pockets containing a huge amount of money, 8 gold coins per person, were completed.
I wondered why there were so many gold coins piled up at what price were slaves traded, but when I looked at the people there, I could understand it.
They were either good men or fairies, or beasts that were rare enough to be counted on one hand in Etis-L. If they have been looking for and catching them one by one according to the customer’s order, it is definitely worth asking for a huge amount.
“Now come and take it one by one.”
I said goodbye as I looked at them with satisfaction as they each lifted a bag one by one, without anyone rushing or being greedy, perhaps because they were colleagues in the same cage.
“I hope you can safely return to your hometown or wherever you want. I wish you well even if you do something else with the money.”
“Is this the end?”
“Hmm? Are you missing something?”
“Oh, no! Not that! I really meant that I could go home now! It couldn’t be enough!”
It’s human psychology that if you rescue someone from drowning, ask them to hand over their belongings.
“Of course. It’s late at night, so you’ll have to move tomorrow morning to be safe, but now you’re free. Home is too far or the road may be uneasy… but that gold coin will definitely solve the problem.”
Since they were not slaves in the first place, there are no slave documents or stigma. There’s no problem with the yard where all the slave traders died. Right next door is the capital, so as long as you don’t be greedy enough to take that money with you, you’ll be able to go home anyway, whether you put in a request to the adventurer’s guild or negotiate with the merchants.
People let out a sigh of relief without saying who said first, as if my definite answer in the midst of such anticipation was the conclusion of the court.
“I’ll leave the rest up to your conscience. But as these people have suffered the same pain, I hope they don’t try to steal other people’s money here. Life can’t be bought with money.”
Some of them tilted their heads as if they didn’t understand my last words, but the prisoners, who shared a different point of view from earlier, seemed to understand what I was saying.
Anyway, I found it really interesting to see it in person. Some of them look almost like animals, some have ears and a tail just like you see in cartoons, and some even have a slightly animal-like face, and so on.
The reason why they are united is probably because of their strong distrust of humans. Seeing as they flinched and were vigilant even when they took the money bag from me, they must have suffered a lot too.
“Then stop. There are a lot of corpses outside, so be careful if you have a weak stomach.”
“This, human! Wait!”
As they have schedules for tomorrow, it is impossible to protect them all day.
At a glance, it was an animal-type male beastman with strong muscles, making one question how he managed to capture such a large beastman. I don’t know if it was the leader who came out or whether it was a group of people who rushed in and caught them with a dagger, but it must have never been easy.
For some reason, the cat and beastman, who seemed like the first words to say a lot, opened their mouths when I turned my head and looked at them without saying anything.
“My name is Krul Pitaly Bazaso. Friends, I call you Krul.”
“It’s a bad environment, but as a result, I was able to give you your freedom back, so it’s a good meeting and I’m glad to say hello. Krul Pitaly Bazaso. My name is Eldmia Ega. Do you have something to say?”
“No. I wanted to know the name of the person who saved me. I’m not familiar with human language. I’m sorry for being arrogant.”
It’s fortunate that the communication is clear despite things I’m not used to. Still, it was good to know that the beastmen were so closed to the extent that they were not accustomed to the common language of the continent, or that they lived in their own space.
Knowledge has increased!
“It’s okay. I don’t know the language of the beastmen at all. The meaning was fully conveyed. Krul Pitaly Bazaso.”
“He’s a benefactor. Call him Krul. I was moved by the benefactor who didn’t ask for anything. Just as there are not only good prisoners, there are also not only bad people. I could see that. Grace is unconditionally repaid. Please accept this.”
The same people who can speak in the common language of the continent do not say that they will repay the favor even with empty words, but the prisoner who cannot communicate properly is desperately trying to repay the favor. I am thrilled
Even though he doesn’t show off on the outside, he was expecting a gift from the beast he met for the first time in his life, and suddenly, without hesitation, he pulled out one of his fangs!
“to.”
I was thinking that it would be very uncomfortable when I said it because it was neither short nor small, but I didn’t even know it was something I could pull out so boldly. No, who could have predicted that?
After wiping the fangs that were pulled out so hard that they made a soft sound on his clothes, he wrapped them with both hands and watched him muttering something for a while.
“This person is not a normal prisoner.”
I was quieter than usual, fearing that the prisoner would hear it.
“then?”
“A shaman, that is, a kind of tribal magic knight.”
“…Why is such a person arrested?”
If metaphors were magic knights, wouldn’t they be weak? Even if there is no business in jjoksu, it will be enough to save oneself.
“Others must have been held hostage. Witchcraft is powerful, but it takes a long time to prepare. Most of all, despite the variety of appearances, beastmen have a very strong bond with each other, so it’s more common than you think. Even beastmen who don’t know their faces at all I have a tendency to help and see.”
It’s a race with a great sense of kinship. How naive and kind can a person the size of a magic knight be to be convincing even of being captured by these guys?
While he was in control of his emotions beyond admiration and collapse, the sound of scratching something that resonated hard in Krul’s palm stopped, and he finally handed over his fangs to me.
“It’s a sign. Beasts know this. They don’t treat you badly. If you’re not a Beast born and raised in a human tribe, all benefactors help.”
“Thank you… Krul. It’s an unexpected gift.”
In many ways, it meant that he hadn’t even thought of it, but Krul only nodded, creating something resembling a smile, with one of his fangs missing.
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