“…?”
However…unexpectedly, even after being treated like this…
Reliel remained calm, her eyes clear as she looked at Ireya.
It seemed as if those blue eyes, so similar to Mother’s, were silently asking the older sister in front of her what exactly she was doing?
(〃°A° 1 )?
Hmm?
Could it be…no one had ever taught her about this kind of thing?
Damn, this reaction is way too innocent?!
Why…did I suddenly feel a pang of guilt?
This time…it actually made Ireya, who had originally planned to tease her a little, feel a bit defeated…even doubting herself.
Could it be…the pervert is actually me?!
No!!
No no no.
I’m definitely not here to deliberately provoke her (¬¬)..
Damn it, even though I won, why does it feel like I lost…?
Huff…
The young lady pouted, then slowly bent down, inching closer to her younger, cheaper second sister until there were only a dozen centimeters between their noses, then stopped.
Distance.
17…
Slave.
“I’m asking you…have you felt the difference between ordinary people and Transcendents?”
Hearing Ireya’s low whisper, Reliel was slightly taken aback.
In that voice, besides mockery, there was also…a faint charm?
Indeed…no matter how much an ordinary person trains to become a knight capable of fighting jungle beasts with their bare body, the fundamental gap with Transcendents remains.
This is the difference between humans and Transcendent beings.
It is said that in that distant age before the Golden Apple was established and before the Kingdom was founded,
human tribes in this world could only hide in the shadows, trembling under the howls of Supreme Being Divine Kin, becoming prey for those monsters.
Everything changed only after the Hero King of the First Generation of Halonza, Gilgamesh, and his comrades met the Supreme God somewhere…and received a blessing.
That was when things began to improve.
Therefore…even in the heroes’ epics, “becoming a Transcendent” was a necessary condition for the protagonists to slay the Demon Dragon.
Otherwise, relying solely on human potential, it was utterly impossible to contend with Supreme Beings…
Reliel pursed her pale lips, furrowing her brows as she looked at Ireya again.
Her eyes seemed to ask, “What exactly are you trying to say?”
What a stubborn and taciturn child~
But if she’s too quiet…she seems a little cold~
No wonder her reputation is so bad~
Ireya thought to herself instinctively but kept speaking aloud…
“Your movements are fast…and beautiful, but you’re still not as good as me…”
“If you keep this up…you might be stuck eating dirt behind me your whole life~”
Snap!
After saying that, Ireya flicked Reliel’s forehead, who was looking completely puzzled.
“Ugh…”
The little mute covered her forehead as the young lady slowly stood up from her.
Crack crack crack.
At this moment, her terrifying beast-like claws gradually transformed back into delicate jade-like hands.
Looking closely, the wound on her hand where she once grasped the longsword blade had already healed completely.
“You two, leave now~”
Ireya clapped her hands and looked down at Reliel, who was half-lying on the ground.
What?
Beina, originally tense and ready to rush forward to rescue the little mute, was slightly stunned.
Is it already over?
Although it felt surreal and surprising that the other party didn’t trouble them, the reality was what it was—better to get away first!
“Ahem, well…we won’t disturb you any longer! We’re leaving!”
The ponytailed girl hurried forward, pulling the little mute up from the ground, and was about to walk out of the Slave Market.
But…just as her foot lifted to take a step outside…
“Can we…come in with you?”
The little mute suddenly spoke, saying these words.
Ah?
Huh?!
Beina looked at her best friend in shock again.
She actually said so many words at once, and what did she mean by “come in with you”?!
Hey, hey, she’s a big troublemaker…if we upset her, we’ll really be in danger…
Actually, Reliel didn’t even know why she said that herself.
After being defeated by this young lady in front of her, someone she usually didn’t care much about…a sudden surge of unwillingness welled up inside her.
That feeling was like she originally wouldn’t lose…and shouldn’t lose.
But…why would she feel like this?
Even though she was utterly defeated…didn’t even have a chance to use her sword techniques…
That gap was impossible to bridge, even knowing the opponent was a Transcendent in advance…
Why…was she unwilling?
This emotion confused her, but it also made her somewhat curious about this Miss Ireya.
However…she didn’t seem to harbor any malice toward her…maybe even…some indulgence?
It was somewhat like the feeling from her father…and Beina toward her in daily life…
A little…like family?
Ugh…?
What am I thinking…no no no…this is our first meeting, we’re complete strangers!
Could it be that premonition I had today, “to come to the Slave Market to see for myself…” is actually about her?
Reliel’s mind was in chaos, but no matter what…she truly wanted to understand this young lady before her better.
“Hmm~ If you want to follow, it’s not impossible~”
Ireya stroked her chin, the corner of her mouth curling slightly as she looked at her younger second sister.
“Like this~ smile for me~ and I’ll let you follow me…how about that?”
Huh?
What kind of spoiled brat request is this?
Reliel frowned slightly upon hearing the demand, puzzled by this person’s hobbies…
But it was a simple request, so she very faintly curled her lips at Ireya…
Rather than a smile, it looked more like a facial muscle twitch, paired with her eyes that always seemed a bit gloomy—no matter how you looked at it, not exactly fitting words like girl, sweet, or youthful.
Weird.
To be precise…it was a bit eerie, like a premonitory smile of a serial killer before a crime.
At least it scared Veil, who had been watching from behind like a bystander, making her instinctively shrug her shoulders.
“That’s right~ girls are cuter when they smile more~”
But the young lady obviously disagreed, even stepping forward to pinch Reliel’s cheek.
What a joke…
She looks way cuter when expressionless than when smiling…
Everyone present thought silently to themselves…
Huff…
Faced with her sister’s affectionate gesture, the second sister slowly stepped back half a step, eyes full of vigilance.
Anyway, after this little farce, Reliel and Beina were preliminarily “approved” by the young lady.
Then the Fat Captain of the Slave Market led them to start inspecting the “goods” here.
“By the way~ I’ve always been curious, where do you get your slaves from?”
Ireya asked while examining a hairy, ape-like creature inside a cage.
“Ah…these Divine Kin, humanoid beings, are captured by us in the wild…As for humans, there are many ways to obtain them…Of course! All are legal!”
For example, buying prisoners from the rulers, or wanderers who can no longer survive and voluntarily “sell themselves” to get a meal… ou can also go beyond the Kingdom’s borders to capture humans without citizenship…
“Oh? But I heard before that you kidnap residents from border villages?”
Ireya tilted her head, her red eyes flickering toward the Fat Captain, making his entire corpulent body tremble.
“No no no! Impossible! That’s all…slander! How could we kidnap people? We’re merchants, not bandits!”
The Fat Captain hurriedly explained.
“Miss Young Lady, what you heard must…must be rumors from uninformed people!”
“Specifically, we actually purchase some of the Subjects from the Lord of that territory!”
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