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Third Birthday
Orange light seeps through from the gap in the wooden window. Lately, the world appears brighter.
It’s been about 3 months since the day I cried out in my sleep due to the nightmare. Today holds a special meaning to me. I woke up naturally without anyone waking me up. Immediately after waking up, I couldn’t hide my excitement from the result I had expected. Wyst was still in his dream as usual, but I made a gut pose while raising my upper body on my bed. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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(Self) (3)
・Material Human Form
(Rank 7, Male, 3 years old)
・Ultimate Ability
Piercing Hand
・Skill Forest language Level 2
Empty (1)
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There is a new empty slot!
I turned 3 this morning. Apparently, when the number of your age increases by one, that skill and material will also increase.
This is important. Even when I tried to use my ability Piercing Hand, I had no slots or place to store the stolen ability or body I took. That’s why ever since I came to this facility, I never once used this ability. But I can finally investigate the nature of this ability.
Well, I’m happy when - little by little - my skill in Forest Language and Human Form rank goes up. I studied this foreign language hard these past half a year, but as for my health care, it can only be attributed to Myluc.
It’s been bothering me for a long time, but this Material Form 「Rank」, seems unlike skills, where it simply increases in numbers. To begin with, Jusa - who should be much stronger than me - is only Rank 4. I wasn’t convinced at first, but I realized a certain tendency after comparing them more and more.
First, things that are beautiful in appearance tend to be higher ranked. Also, a trained physical body is ranked higher. Conversely, whether it was an ugly appearance or a weak body, their rank will be lower. In my case, I was in a situation where I was already malnourished by the time I arrived here. But I led a regular life here, having enough to eat, exercising, and getting proper rest every day. As a result, my rank went up.
I realized it recently but I seem to belong to the category of quite good-looking people in this world. When I jumped off from that purple world, I desperately tried to maintain the image of 「Human」. But, thinking carefully, the last person I saw was not myself, but the black-haired man who had spoken to me. Perhaps it’s just my own appearance, but it resembles him.
Oh well, if I’m reasonably good-looking and healthy, then it couldn’t get any better. I just need to continue to put in effort.
I could clearly hear the clanging sound like someone banging the back of a pot from outside. It’s time to wake up. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I got off the bed and shake Wyst - who lay sprawled on his bed - adjacent to me.
「Naaa……it’s morning already……」
He groaned in a tired voice with his belly exposed.
Myluc called me after breakfast. Inside the drawing room on the south side, where I don’t usually set foot. A carpet from his hometown in the Saharia region covered the floor below me. I sat on a sofa made from the hide of a beast coming from the northwestern region of Celiphasia in front of the ebony table imported from a country further in the south. This is unusual. The ones who sit here are usually only his guests.
Even so, what a luxurious room. There is a large gold pendulum clock placed alongside the wall, especially standing out even among the furnishings in the room. Most of the materials for that clock are gold and silver, and yet there are gems studded in various places on the clock. Especially the face of the clock, large gems are shining in the position indicating one o’clock to twelve o’clock. Even one such thing is a valuable item.
I don’t know the details, but it seems like Myluc used to be a jeweler catering to the wealthy in the past. Perhaps it’s because of that that there are various items like this in the facility as if it were normal. Even now, his clientele doesn’t change, but he has now traded in child slaves. I wonder what kind of change in his mental state led to this choice, I wonder?
「Is it unusual for you too?」
Of course. I had never seen so much jewelry, even in my previous life. Although no matter how impressive they look, they are still decorations in the end. My watch in my previous life probably has higher performance and is more accurate. .....so, I wonder how it compares to the pocket watch I dropped prior to my death?
It is also much more fascinating than jewels shining on that side. It’s outside.
The bright spring sunshine is pouring in from the south. And even though it was something familiar to me since I have my past life’s memory, it was something rarely seen for us who were separated from the outside world. It is surprisingly a glass wall. Although a small piece of glass is not that expensive, a glass that covers an entire wall, high-quality, and with high transparency is, as expected, extraordinary.
This meeting room is much closer to the outside than the courtyard. There is a stone and roofed corridor beyond the glass wall. But, if you lean over from there, it is the outside of this building.
With so many treasured items here, people might think it is unsafe. But normally, a thick iron door covers the glass window. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Don’t look over too much」
Myluc spoke briefly and emotionlessly.
A little distance away - outside the window - is a windbreak. On the other side is the sea. All around this building in the other directions is only undeveloped wasteland, so whether one likes it or not, one’s eyes will be drawn to it.
「The view beyond is a reward, in a manner of speaking. You won’t do your best if you receive it in advance」
I see.
The majority of the children - myself included - actually everyone yearns to be outside. Even when I open the window of my room, there is only the barren wasteland. You won’t get the opportunity to see the outside world if you don’t grow to be a good slave. You can make the effort if you think like that.
「I don’t usually allow you in here」
Myluc began to explain while leaning his back against the chair opposite.
「Things will not always sell at an auction. There are times when I have direct transactions here, depending on the circumstances. At that time, it’s fine for you to be called here for the first time, but it would be troublesome if you get dazzled by the various jewelry. That is going to be an important business discussion for all of you too, so I’m making you guys sit here to let you get used to it」
「Y, yes」
I got my attention caught by the surroundings and the outside scenery again, but I forcibly returned my attention to Myluc.
「It is your birthday after all. You turned 3 years old today, but we normally take in children around 3 or 4 years old. I plan to call you here once or twice to talk. First to tell your future and the other one....right, to help you picture your future, I guess」
「Yes」
For some reason, I understand what he’s trying to say. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The children brought here are those from poor families. Even among those, the children deemed worthless will be thrown into the world of slavery. Of course, there is only despair in their minds.
However, could a child steeped in despair be sold? Could a person who has given up on life, thinking they are just a slave, and in despair, be of any use in their workplace? To say nothing of their buyer, a wealthy merchant or noble. Inevitably, they will only see an absolute disparity, even if they work in a mansion somewhere.
What Myluc wants to convey to the children is different from what they usually do. Ninety percent of that is understanding and acceptance, and also submission. However, he instilled hope in the children here. Right, if the master likes you, then maybe even you......rather than serving the master who sits on the chair, but to truly become someone who can sit there. A rebellious spirit can be a hindrance, but he wants us to keep our ambition.
So there is a teacup in front of me. It’s tea. The master himself is treating the slave as his guest.
「……looks like it’s not that important to you」
「Is that so?」
「Yes. You really don’t look like a slave at all. And at the same time, you don’t look like a kid」
He fixed his gaze on me while resting his fingers on his black beard.
「There are many reasons why I am doing a child slave business. One of them is because of their childlike nature. Children will learn anything taught to them. That’s what makes them different from adults 」
「Even I will also learn anything. More if necessary」
「Do you really need any more knowledge? I doubt it. If anything, it might be better to sell you without teaching anything. Normal children readily accept their status as slaves」
「Me too, master」
Myluc sarcastically smiled.
「Haa……well, it’s best to maintain that attitude even when you act. Otherwise, I will have to punish you. But, I know deep down you’re not afraid of anyone」
He took a sip while saying that.
「Normally……I’m usually the one telling interesting stories about the world. The great forest in the southern continent, the desert region that is my hometown, or the ice world spreading north of Seripacia...the prosperous big city, food, liquor, entertainment....how is it? What are you interested in?」
「I’m deeply interested in anything new」
Myluc sighed with a thin smile on his face.
「Tell the truth sometimes」
「It is the truth」
「Then, talk back to me」
「That is disrespectful and unreasonable」
But, he gestured with his chin. Meaning, ‘it’s fine, go say something'. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Then.....first, the southern forest? What’s that, it must be full of insects, right? Aren’t you afraid of mosquito swarms? I feel itchy just imagining. Next is, the desert? That sounds like it’s going to have a nice view, but you’ll get bored with it quickly. In the first place, it’s hot during the day and cold at night. Just by the wind blowing will make sand enter your mouth and feel all gritty. Also, that ice world is outrageous. Why would anyone go there after hearing that kind of story? Aah, but I don’t like the city either. To begin with, it’s crowded and cramped and besides, even the streets are incredibly dirty, aren’t they? I can imagine filth lying around all over the ground. It seems like there are smelly beggars all around who live and sleep under the bridge every night, and if I’m careless, I’ll end up joining them. Honestly, the only thing you can buy that has even the slightest value is, at best women, from the brothels - women, women, and more women - so how about giving me one? But I don’t want to catch any diseases. And then there’s the local specialties, but they are just imitation dishes made by haphazardly mixing stale ingredients or some childish excuse of a play, and there are actually people who lives in the city for the sake of such things, no , I have to say that’s truly, truly pitiful beyond words. Un, as expected, this place is the best home.....is it like this?」
Myluc was slapping his knee, laughing loudly while trying to stifle his voice. He’s usually expressionless, how unusual.
「You, you! You really just like what Jusa said, there might be a monster inside you!」
He finally asked me with a twitching face, holding his stomach.
「So, what would you like to do?」
「I want to see magic」
I only know about their existence, but I never saw the real thing. I wish Aneros Kukuban would shoot a fireball at me or something back then.
「Just to see?」
「If possible, I want to learn magic」
「That’s impossible」
「Yeah」
Myluc leans forward, putting his elbow on his knee. This is ‘that’, it looks like he’s trying to listen to my wish. Of course, within reasonably limits.
「Apart from that, is there anything else?」
「Apart from that, right…I want to become stronger. I mean, I am also interested in learning swordsmanship」
Jusa and Jill sometimes teach the children martial arts. But, for some reason, the students are always girls. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hmm.....that’s certainly a boyish request, but that’s too difficult」
「Why?」
「Normally, I would reply ‘I’ll think about it’ to try and deceive you, but I will be honest with you. It will no longer sell, so that’s impossible」
Myluc’s expression was serious.
「Will no longer sell? But, the girls」
「There is such a demand for female slaves. Especially female nobles who need bodyguards to serve nearby. Their job is to protect their master even in places where men can’t enter. There are a few free citizen women who know martial arts. So girls who serve as bodyguards, have no objection to fighting, and are blessed with talent will sell. But what about men? Men who can fight are not rare. But having slaves who could potentially take up arms to go against their master…..that’s the worst, right?」
「I see, that’s certainly true」
I can understand that now that he mentions it.
The curriculum assigned by Myluc is probably the result of eliminating risk and waste. They asked me about my wishes, but the extent it can actually be realized is by no means wide.
「Are there others?」
「……if possible, I would like to go on a journey」
He burst into laughter with that answer.
「After thoroughly criticizing it just now!」
「Err no, it is different」
There is a good reason for this. But, I can’t explain it to Myluc.
「It’s not for the scenery or the food, I want to try meeting all sorts of people....look, even if I learn reading and writing, educated in business knowledge, I won’t actually master it unless I actually use it」
「I see, that’s true」
Myluc was convinced, suppressing his laughter. Of course, my real intention lies elsewhere, though.
「Ah, but, not right now」
Even if I go outside right now, I still won’t have any benefit. At any rate, my 「Empty Slot」 is only one.
There is also the means to 「Eat up」 everything in this detention facility, but unfortunately, there are only children here. It’s not like they have that many skills. In addition, if some of the people here lose their abilities, then Myluc will certainly notice it. Suspicion will then fall on me since I was a child with suspicious behavior from the start, if that were to happen. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hmm, well, I understand」
He straightened up his back. He spoke with a bright tone while having a gentle smile on his face.
「Anyway, I am going to give you the best education I can. Your Fores language is still lacking. Even in just that, there is still room for improvement. Also, once you remember a few more things, I will teach you how to sort documents and tricks for doing business. But this is not a place to nurture an already perfect slave in the first place. Considering the customer’s circumstances, I can’t make it reflect on my taste too much. Also, it’s impossible to teach everything about business in just three years」
This time, his expression suddenly tightened.
「I think, I am aware of my own limitations. I don’t care who you are. It’s enough as long as you can be sold for a high price at the auction three years later. After you’re sold, I want you to do it seriously for a year and after that, you can do anything as you like. ......even you still have something to gain by living here for now. Or am I wrong?」
Myluc doesn’t look down on me. No, perhaps it might be that he is unexpectedly always serious when facing the children. At least he intends to make a 『Deal』 with me now. Instead of using force, he’s going to bring out benefits for both of us through discussion. Personally, I can’t tell him my secrets. And I don’t have to talk about it. He says, as long as I cooperate.
「……you’re not」
「Then it’s good, right」
Myluc stood up. I also stood up from my seat.
「It’s about time for you to return to the courtyard」
「Yes」
「Jusa will come to bring your assignments after lunch. Learn well for today too」
「Yes. Thank you very much」
I made a slave-like expression and bowed. Then I turn my back and begin walking to the courtyard.
However, I was not interested in the textbook Jusa had brought to me. Of course, also not the furnishing in the room. I had something I wanted to try as soon as possible, using the available slot. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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