39 - Is the 30 axe saint everyone's mother?

The next morning.

We were inquiring about the bandits in the town, keeping in mind what Arka had said yesterday.

Of course, the merchants who had been attacked were full of abuse, but surprisingly, the residents did not have a bad opinion of the bandits.

The women were giving away the food and other things they had robbed to other residents.

The town has a large gap between the rich and the poor, and it is said that many people are able to survive by taking advantage of this gap.

However, that does not change the fact that they are stealing from others.

Well, perhaps there is a reason why they have no choice but to go and ask him directly about it.

I don't think she's a bad person.

I mean, she is a saint, after all.

You can find out more at .......

No, sorry.

I don't think saints have anything to do with whether she's a good person or not.

My childhood friend was a saint but a tyrant.

Slave Market ......?

Anyway, while we were inquiring, we heard about a "slave market" that was being held in secret in this town.

Slaves are people who are literally stripped of all human rights.

Yes, that's right," he said. I don't know if they are kidnapped from somewhere or if they are sold by those who are in need of food. But people are bought and sold here on a daily basis, and many of them come here for that purpose. If you want, I can introduce you to some of them.　I'll pay you for your time.

No, I don't think so.

I see. Well, if you change your mind, just let me know.

Aside from the fact that Magmael was about to strike the man on the back with his cane as he waved his hand nimbly in the air as he walked away, this is probably what Ofir is talking about.

Perhaps this is the "invisible problem" that Ophir is referring to.

The day of the slave market, Ophir's group was sure to attack the venue.

The fact that there were many children among the thieves might be because they were originally slaves.

What is that man?

He was just an intermediary. He probably has no knowledge of anything that happens after that.

He was just an intermediary, and he probably had nothing to do with what happened after that.　I almost knocked him over!

Yes, I know.

I know. I'm the one who stopped him by tying him up in a knot with my wings.

The actuality of the fact that the human trafficking is thriving behind the scenes. It is true that what we see is not all there is. Maybe that's what the merchants were referring to when they talked about "business" yesterday.

......

It seems that the problems in this town are deeper than we thought.

Anyway, let's go see Ophir again. Then we'll talk about it.

Oh, okay.""Yes, I understand.

With both of them nodding in agreement, I set out to search for the desert ruins where Ophir was said to have his stronghold.

◇ ◇ "You guys!

...... What the hell are you guys doing here?"

Ophir pointed her holy axe at me, her words filled with murderous intent.

The children behind her, no more than 10, all seemed to be frightened.

Under normal circumstances, it would take quite some time to find their stronghold.

--But I can fly, you know.

So, anyway, I repeated the search after finding a structure that looked like ruins.

Anyway, there was no way we could have a discussion with her if she was in such a deadly mood.

Therefore, as we had decided beforehand, Arka held up the food and said, "Well, don't be so alarmed.

Don't be so cautious, the axe saint," he said. I'm just bringing you this food as a kindred saint. There is no poison in it, so don't worry. And I'm not being followed. I flew all over the desert to get here.

I've been to ......, but that's all right. If it's a lie, I'll just kill you all at once. --Follow me. Follow us, and we'll show you where we live.

At least the first contact was successful.

It was a good decision to leave the negotiations to Arca.

The children seem to like you a lot.

Magmael looks surprised at the sight of Ophir walking around with the children.

But she was right. Ophir seemed to be well-liked by the children.

After all, as soon as the children in the ruins saw Ofir, their eyes lit up and they all went to her.

She must have gained their trust.

Her appearance was just like a mother.

She is just like a mother.

"--bah!　Who is their mother?

At that moment, Ophir turned around with a bright red face.

Surprisingly, he seemed to have heard hell.

But the children seemed to like it.

"Yay, Okaaasan!"

Ophir is our mother!

Yay!　Yay!

Shut up!　You're getting too carried away!

A huge mother's call surrounded Ophir.

......

I'm starting to think you're kind of cute. ......?