35 – Get permission to work side-by-side!(6)
Ryan saw the woman’s gaze and put his hand on the hilt.
“I don’t like it.”
The woman answered quietly.
“Then let’s ask a question.”
The woman turned her head to Einer.
“Could you explain the stain on her shoulder? It’s a bloodstain, no matter how you look at it.”
“Should I?”
“I have to decide whether to tie him up and take him to security or let him walk on his feet.”
The woman who had been staring at you for a moment opened her mouth.
“I bought some pork, but I didn’t have the right way to take it, so I carried it on her shoulder. That’s why I buried it.”
“Hmm. Is that so?”
A woman who behaves suspiciously, has no ID, refuses to accompany the security forces, and doesn’t even know how to explain about the bloodstains.
In addition, due to a series of murder cases, an unofficial security posture has been issued, and this is the area around the crime scene.
I think it would be right to arrest him.
I’d just take him away and investigate, and if there’s nothing suspicious, give him some compensation and let him go.
“Let’s go together.”
“I’m a bit busy.”
“I can’t think of anything more important than this.”
Five elite security guards and one unarmed woman.
If you can maintain that attitude even when you’re surrounded by armed security guards, you’re no ordinary person.
This Daham is a crowded place with countless people from all over the continent.
I don’t know what kind of suspicious thing was mixed in there.
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That woman may be a human on the outside, but is she a human on the inside?
You fidgeted with the hilt of her sword as you smiled at the woman staring at you.
This is….
“You can’t come here!”
At that moment, Toby looked somewhere and shouted.
I saw Ael standing in the middle of the road, hesitating, not knowing what to do.
“Ael?”
“Master!”
Ael’s face lit up with a bright smile when he saw Einer.
“What are you doing here?”
“Lord, since the master is over here, I was wondering if I could see him…”
A slave who came all the way here to see his master’s face.
Even in a serious situation, Kira looked at Einer and Ael alternately with her mischievous eyes.
“I’m having a bit of trouble right now. As you can see, I’m on duty.”
“Ah, yes. I’m sorry… But that person…?”
A red-haired woman who met her gaze with Ael raised her hand slightly and pretended to know her.
“It’s nice to meet you again, short girl. Thank you for yesterday.”
“Nothing to say. I’m glad I can be of help.”
At the sudden situation where Ael and the woman exchanged greetings, the members looked at each other with bewildered expressions.
“Ael. Do you know this person?”
At Marco’s question, Ael nodded her head.
“I met you at the butcher’s shop yesterday.”
“Really?”
As the members looked at the woman, the woman said.
“He helped me count the money. These bloodstains were from the meat I bought at the time. Right, short woman?”
“Yes, that’s right. He carried two hind legs of the pig on her shoulders.”
The members of the crew were relieved by Ael’s affirmation and let go of her sword.
However, Einer and Ryan still held onto the hilt.
“I wonder where you took that pork.”
“I cooked and ate it. Even so, I tend to eat a lot.”
“Or did the other party eat it?”
Einer was now suspecting that woman as a member of the band of robbers.
Though bandits plunder and women buy food.
Ael, who roughly grasped the situation at that time, hesitantly approached Einer.
“Hey, master…”
“I’m working right now.”
“Because of that…”
Then Einor turned to Ael.
“Please listen…”
Ael whispered something in Einer’s ear.
Einer, who had been silently listening, asked.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m a demon.”
“Yes… That’s right…”
I don’t know what he was talking about, but Einer put down the hilt and smiled.
“I’m sorry about this. We must have misunderstood.”
“No. It’s fine.”
The woman did not show much emotion.
“Then let’s go back to the city. This is a dangerous place for a woman to go alone.”
“Okay.”
The crew stood aside on the side of the road.
The woman greeted Ael as she passed by.
“Help me again, short woman.”
“Ah, yes…!”
After saying that, the woman walked away in the direction of Daham.
“What is it, captain?”
At Marco’s question, you just shrugged her shoulders.
“That woman isn’t the culprit. She just needs to know that.”
“If it’s the captain, then that’s it.”
She saw Ael standing blankly and looking at the woman walking away. Kira called to Ael from behind her.
“Ael!”
“Yes?”
“What are you doing there? Come quickly, master, cheer up!”
“Eh?!”
“Isn’t that what you came for? Do it now!”
Kira then hugged Toby by the waist and patted her on the cheek.
“Ugh, dirty!”
Marco chuckled as Toby freaked out and pretended to throw up.
“Chief, I think Ael can’t do it because he’s shy.”
“It’s not that I’m shy, it’s not that I didn’t come here with that in mind.”
“It can’t be. Hug me now.”
As Marco pushed his back, Ael smiled helplessly and opened her arms to Ael.
“Come here, Ael.”
“No, that’s not it…”
Ryan, dissatisfied that the search time was wasted, said coldly with her arms crossed.
“Ael, there is no time.”
At those words, Ael was taken aback and her mind went blank.
Ener and everyone were teasing Ael for being cute, but Ael wasn’t.
Should I hug the master?
Why is the atmosphere going like this?
Do I really have to do that!?
Like Kira-san?
Ael eventually hesitated and approached Einer.
I didn’t mean to come here….
This is not my fault. It’s like everyone is pushing their backs, so they have no choice but to do it….
If I stand there like an idiot, I’m taking up these people’s precious time, and if that happens, I’m doing this because I’m a nuisance to my master… !
“Whack wow wow wow…”
While muttering that to himself, not thinking about it, Ael gently hugged Einer by the waist.
“Hey… Cheer up, master…”
“Thank you for coming this far, Ael.”
Let Einor hug Ael’s shoulders and pat him on the back….
“Ahhhhh?! Ael!”
It was Ael who sat down because his legs were weak.
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I’d rather be freed soon and get married….
Isn’t it possible to pay taxes by earning….
I don’t think I’ll run away to the north….
Women like that aren’t common, so it’s better to just grab this opportunity….
I don’t have any plans to get married yet….
You will definitely regret it later….
In a hazy state, Ael heard strange hallucinations.
What the hell is this?
Liberation? Marriage? Northern?
How come it sounds like my story….
But what am I doing now?
“Chief. Are you awake?”
As Toby met Ael’s eyes and spoke, Einer’s voice came from the front.
“Ael. Are you okay?”
“Yes…But where is this place…?”
“My back.”
“Huh?!”
Surprised, Ael struggled and jumped down Einer’s back.
“Sorry, master! It must have been heavy…!”
“No. It wasn’t heavy.”
“Anyway, sorry…”
Kira giggled.
“Ael, how much do you like the captain so that he faints just because he gave you a pat on the back?”
“Eek?! No… I don’t like it…”
“So you don’t like it?”
“Huh?! Isn’t it?”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
“Ehh…”
Ael’s reaction was so interesting that the members of the crew burst into laughter.
Ael patted you on the shoulder and made her smile.
“Go home now, Ael.”
“I was actually on my way to see the market. Then the owner said he was there, so I went there for a while.”
“Okay? Then go home and buy groceries. Don’t wander around.”
“Okay…!”
“Oh, and.”
Aye, you snapped her finger, brought her Toby closer, and pulled her papaya out of her backpack.
“Take this home and eat it. It’s called papaya. Have you ever tried it?”
“No, try it for the first time.”
“Good. Take it.”
Einer put six or seven papayas in Ael’s shopping cart.
“hehehe, thank you. I’ll eat well.”
Kira said mischievously as Ael bent her back so that her forehead touched her lap.
“Should I stay at home for the time being? A big snake might eat it.”
“What do you mean?”
“The old women I met outside said they saw a big snake. Maybe they like a fat white girl like you?”
“A big snake…?”
Kira was definitely expecting a reaction like ‘huh’, ‘heek’, or ‘hoheeng’, but unexpectedly, Ael replied with a very serious expression.
Seeing Ael’s eyes and expression, Kira questioned suspiciously.
“Do you know anything?”
“Me, me?! No? I don’t have one!?”
Surprised, Ael shook her head and vigorously denied it.
“Really?”
“Yes, yes…! What do I know about slaves who only go to houses and markets…”
Seeing Ael lowering her head, A You smiled at her.
“Ael. Then go in after shopping. We need to look around some more.”
“Oh, good bye. Take care everyone…”
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Ael breathed a sigh of relief as he and his crew moved away along the road leading out of the city.
Then he grabbed a shopping cart full of papayas and ran to the market.
Ael, who had been running so frantically, stopped in his tracks when he entered the market.
His fiery red hair was clearly visible among the crowds in front of him.
She was the woman from before.
Ael, who was conflicted watching it, made up his mind and ran towards it.
“Hey…!”
At Ael’s call, the woman turned her head.
“What’s going on?”
“Hey… Are you here to shop…?”
“By the way.”
“Uh, then…”
She looked up at the woman who was indifferently looking down at her, and Ael hesitantly said.
“Would you like to shop with me…? I’ll help you calculate the money…”
The woman, who had been standing still, gave her a brief nod.
“Yes, but I’m going to buy meat and go right away. Is that okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
And so, Ael and the woman walked side by side through the market street to the butcher shop.
The woman didn’t say anything the whole time she was walking, and Ael kept glancing at her.
“Why do you keep looking at me?”
“No, that’s…”
As soon as Ael started to see a butcher shop in front of him, he decided to gather his courage.
“Hey, hey…”
“Tell me.”
“Why are you here…?”
The woman asked a bottomless question.
“What do you mean?”
“So… It’s strange… To buy meat from people’s markets while being a monster…”
The woman stood tall and looked down at Ael.
Her nonchalant yet sad eyes widened in astonishment.
Ael muttered while avoiding his gaze.
“Lamia*… Right…?”