Otherworldly Warriors Volume 3, Chapter 11

Chapter 11 - The End of the Outcast Hero

"Haah, haah, haah! Damn it! I'm a level above him, how did this happen!"

　Shin punched the wall in frustration.

"Shin-sama, there's a monster."

　The loli girl mage called out fearfully.

"You clean it up, Meme."

"But I'm out of MPs."

"You have your wand! I'm out of arrows. Did Shiraishi have some kind of skill that she could knock them all down with her sword? I failed. ......"

"It's, uh, it's a little beyond my capabilities."

"Do it."

"Uuhh……I understand. E-ei! Kyaa!"

"Damn, you're useless. Oh well, You, just keep attracting monsters like that."

"Eh? U-uhm! H-help me!"

　Meme shouted as Roper grabbed her, but Shin didn't care, he seemed to be trying to escape.

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"Serina, can you get ahead of him?"

　I whispered to her as I watched from behind the aisle.

"I'll try."

　I decide to let Serina precede him from another passage and help the loli girl.

"I'll help you."

"Sure!"

　Meena and Ione were waiting for us, and they cut into the crowd of Ropers.

"Here, can you stand up?"

　Sylvie helped Meme up from her fall and gave her a potion to drink.

"Gulp, gulp, pwah. T-thank you very much. But why do you ......"

"You're mine now. I'll sell you off to the slaver trader, don't worry."

"Fuee, if I get another bad master...Auu, auu"

　Meme shivered, but she also blushed and looked somewhat happy. It's a shame. If the cat lady's face was a little more to my liking, I'd include her in my party.

"Then, Meme, you too(.), give me your left arm."

"? Like this?"

　I cut the back of my hand with my knife, letting the blood fall on her slave crest.

　The slave crest glows blue for a moment.

　That went well.

"T-This is ......!"

　Meme is surprised, but I have now switched the ownership of the slaves.

　It's the ability of [Slave Master Lv5]. As expected, it's impossible to draw a slave crest on a non-slave, or rewrite the ownership of a slave who doesn't want to be owned.

　I've also brought the cat girl with me tied up, and I was able to erase Shin's ownership of her, but she's not owned by me.

　Meme was abandoned by Shin earlier, and she already seemed to have no loyalty to him.

"Now you are no longer a slave to Shin. You don't have to listen to him anymore."

"Ah, ......, I-I'm glad ......."

　She was relieved and patted her chest, but you're disqualifies as Master, Shin.

　Piro Pirorin♪.

　I heard a sound, and a window opened in front of me.

『Job 【Slave Master】 has been raised to level 2!』

『You have gained the title of 【Apprentice Slave Trader】』

　Hmm, I suppose I could run my own slave trading business. I may need to get permission from the palace or register with the guild, but I'll ask Merlot, the merchant, later.

"Oh, shit!"

　Shin came running back to us, probably because Serina beat him to it. He swears when he sees us.

"Hey. Shin, where do you think you're going in such a hurry?"

"Meme! What are you doing? Fight them!"

"I-I don't want to!"

"Oh? Have you forgotten what happens when you disobey me? Fight them!"

　Shin commanded, but nothing happened. Shin noticed this immediately.

"Hmm? Why aren't the slave crests working? Fight them, that's an order!"

"No, I don't want to. I will not take orders from you anymore."

"She's right."

"Wha! I see, so you did this, Alec! I didn't know the [Slave Master] had that kind of skill. Tsk"

　Well, you never know where any skill will come in handy. There's always the possibility that Shin will use one of his skills even while we're doing this. Let's get this over with as soon as possible.

"Shin, I'm not going to take your life. We're all heroes. You will be judged by the king."

"Don't mess around with me!"

　Shin took out his dagger and slashed at me.

　I thought you were a bit more of a calm judge than that.

　There was a thud, and Shin crumpled to the spot.

"I won't forgive you if you lay a hand on my master."

　Meena said, brushing away the bloody sword.

"D-damn ...... this me, here, to this guy ......!"

"Come on, get up. We'll talk to you later in the station."

　Sylvie forced Shin to stand up and dragged him away.

"Then, We're going home, too."

"Yeah."

""Yes.""

"Unn"

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　I was prepared to be questioned as well, no matter how justified I was, for having a hand in the murder of a fellow hero.

　I was summoned to the hall of the royal castle and knelt before the king.

"I'm very proud of you, Hero Alec and Hero Serina, for finding and catching the villain who have been messing with the adventurers.This is a deed worthy of a hero. Therefore, I will give you a reward."

　The villain ones, huh?

　Apparently, Shin's name is being concealed.

　I'm sure they will. The old man had summoned him, after all. If a heroes misbehaves, even the king will have a problem with responsibility.

"Ha, I'll graceful take it ."

"Thank you, sir."

　Since a lot of nobles are watching, I'll try to be humble here.

　The knight hands me a bag full of gold coins and I take it. My face breaks into a grin.

　……No, these aren't gold coins. If these were really all gold coins, they would be worth about three million gold. I don't think this stingy king is that generous.

　If it's all copper, I'll complain about it later.

"I look forward to your continued service to me and the Kingdom of Vernia."

"Ha-ha."

"Yes."

"Mmm. Then you may both step back."

　After bowing and applauding, I left the hall with Serina. Sylvie was waiting for me there.

"Alec, how much is the reward?

"Wait a minute. Oh, it's just over ten thousand gold. That's about right."

　I took the [Small Change Sense] skill and counted it by feeling the weight. It's about one million Japanese yen. The copper coins were mixed in, but they seemed to pay reasonably well.

"Well, then I guess I don't have much to repay you for. I'm a little disappointed."

　Sylvie smiles.

"If you want to return the favor, I'll always let you work for free."

"As much as I'd like to, I have my own duties as a knight, and now that I know the cause, I can't just wander around the dungeon forever. But when the time comes, give me a call. I'll help you."

"Yeah, I'll keep that in mind."

"Hey, is Shin ......"

　Serina asked.

"He's already been executed. If it he was just doing PK to adventurer, he would have only been jailed, but since he tried to get his hands on a heroes, you know. Of course."

　He was a guest summoned by the king, so to lay hands on another heroes would probably be considered treason.

　It was right for me to be cautious to Shin.

"Is that so……Oh, well, it's what it is."

"Yeah."

"Sylvie, Captain Lancelot wants to see you."

　Another knight called.

"All right. I'm on my way. See you later."

"Yeah."

"Then, back to the inn?"

"Yes."

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