Volume 2 - CH 20

Chapter 2-20. A Little Investigation

-Morning-

I and Alena had been talking to each other for a long time, but I became sleepy, so we decided to go to sleep together.

The slave traders brought us food in the next morning.

"Here"

That's all he said, bread and water for Alena.

He gave me a big chunk of meat.

I use my chin to bring the meat closer to me.

[You have gained experience points. LV is now 13]

This meat is a good one isn't it!

Fufufu ... Isn't it almost the time that I can evolve and escape?

But where did he get such good meat?

Isn't this stuff really different from yesterday's meal?

Well, it would be nice if the meal became an experience point.

"Mr. White Snake. Mr. White Snake"

Yeah? What is it?

"For you……"

Alena is trying to cut the bread in half and give it to me.

I shook my head, but Alena didn't give up.

"The more Mr. White Snake eat, you get bigger, right? If so, you must eat as much as you can."

And once again she bring the bread closer to me.

I was confused, but at the end I gave up my patience and decided to get the bread.

[You have gained experience points. LV is now 15]

Eh? I can get experience points from bread?

The amount of experience points acquired is overwhelmingly small, but ... how?

Is the raw material to make this bread is from a monster as well?

It looks harmless, but ... I'm worried.

However, if I keep going like this, it seems that I can evolve tonight or tomorrow morning.

It looks like I can get out of here tomorrow night at the latest.

I've had a short relationship with Alena, but I made a promise with her.

She will forgive me for this.

Instead, I have to help her sister, Satella with all of my might.

"Hey Mr. White Snake. When is you grow up?"

How can I answer this ...?

For the time being, I shake your head and say "not yet".

In fact, my evolution depends on the meal I consume.

She is dissatisfied.

"Is that so ..."

Alena disappointingly muttered that .

I understand that Alena wants me to grow up as soon as possible and go find her sister.

However, there is nothing I can do about this.

I think it's okay to get out of here and go looking for her sister right away, but ... I don't have the means to restrain people yet, so it's better to go slowly and build up my strength rather than rushing to look for her. Let's go with that.

I feel bad for Alena, but it seems that it will take time to find and rescue Satella.

"Then, Mr. White Snake. Should we talk?"

She just want to talk with someone at first and now she still want to talk.

I think I'm fine with it.

She seems a little disappointed, and she still want to talk to me, at least until she gets tired of it.

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-Night-

What a healthy child.

We've been talking since morning.

I'm so tired ...

Alena is sleeping soundly now.

We talked a lot and it seemed that her throat was dry, so I gave her water many times.

I know she just want to talk, but ... I want her to be a little concerned about her own condition.

She is still a kid, and she is in such an dirty place.

She would get sick soon or later.

If that's what going to happened later, I'd like to clean it ... but then it seems to bait something troublesome.

The men are likely to say, "Who does this !?"

I don't want this troublesome thing occur.

She looked so dirty and I want to clean her, but I should hold back..... Hold back.....

By the way, I suddenly thought of something ...

Why did the slave trader choose the territory where Alena's village was?

I think there's some reason ... I can't understand it in the current situation.

Maybe they are attacking other places as well, But wouldn't that make them so careless?

However, no matter how small the territory is, if one territory with a lord was attacked, it would make a fuss.

...... Well ... I don't know if my theory is spot on or not.

Because I don't know!

Well, it seems I have a free time now, though it was a night time.

I wish I could sleep, but ... I'm drowsy because I don't feel sleepy.

However, I'm still worried if I really can't do something, so I'll try a little skill.

The skill to use is ... something that can go around outside, [Golem] should be sufficient.

I want to see what's the difference betwen [Mud Doll] and [Golem].

When I activate the skill, the soil under the carriage is dug out and a certain amount of soil is lifted.

The shape was adjusted and a brown snake was made. I changed it's colour.

I close my eyes and share our point of view.

I tried to move my body to see if there was any discomfort, but there seems to be no problem.

I can move it smoothly just by my own will.

...... Is it looks like a RC?

*(Radio Control)

It's night so it should be difficult to find it.

Unless you have sensing skills, I don't think those men have such useful skills, so it shouldn't be a problem.

When I paired my sights, I came out under the carriage.

The surroundings are dark, but I can see my surroundings without any problems.

There are five carriages in total.

They all seem made looks similar with each other, with a whitish cloth hanging on the carriage.

Since it is hung from the top of a dome-like frame, it seems that people can enter while standing.

It is a carriage that you often see in drama or film.

There are two horses per carriage.

The carriage is made only from wood and don't have any parts made from metal.

I wondered why it didn't break, and when I looked at it, there was a lot of trace of repair here and there.

I was caged in this kind of cariage ...

At least make the wheel parts with some metals so it hard to break.

And ... the slave trader in question ... apparently he set up a tent and slept in it.

When I looked inside with a [Haze Manipulation], there were a lot of things like cushions, and it seemed that he was sleeping with them underneath.

What a luxury!

However, the other things in the camp is like like weapons, and clothes ... they are all poor quality.

I get the impression that they are all purchased as cheaply as possible.

If they can process swords, I think it is possible to produce various metal products.

I can guess these guys is really stingy with their product and money.

Speaking of which, this [Golem] skill has a low cost MP.

When it was a [Mud Doll], it took 30 MP just to make one, and it consumed a considerable amount of MP to move it.

However, the [Golem] creates an alter body by consuming 10 MP, and there is almost no MP used when I tried to move it.

This skill is very usefull for long-term use.

SUBARASHI!*

*(wonderful)

Now, let's take a look at the contents of the other carriage that make me interested.

I can see the the carriage where I was in with many animals were forced to be quiet by drugs.

The other carriage is where the slaves are riding.

I don't know the content of the other three carriage.

I think it's better to call the golem ... my alter body.

My alter body climb from the wheel of carriage and try to get inside.

There were various boxes inside.

There are many types such as large wooden boxes and small net baskets.

I tried to check the contents, but apparently it was covered with something, I couldn't see what's inside it with [Haze Manipulation].

This skill is not all-purpose almighty skill after all.

When I poke the basket, I heard a rattling noise.

It sounded like the glasses were colliding with each other, so it seems that there are glass products inside.

I wanted to look inside, but I couldn't open it with this body, so I gave up and decided to board the next carriage.

The other carriage had a lot of grass in a big basket.

Probably a medicinal herb or something.

I'm very ignorant of medicine, so I didn't touch it.

The last carriage had a lot of weapons.

Longswords and morning stars ... There were many other Western swords lined up.

Everything seems to be new, and it is so clean without any scratches.

I was wondering why slave traders only carry knives when they have such a fine weapon.

However, I suddenly realized that there was another possibility.

In fact, they may looks like your ordinary merchants, but actually they are the slave trader and cover their works with this ordinary stuff.

Therefore, they can cover the carriage filled with slaves by using this glass like product and weapon stuff.

...... Isn't it troublesome?

I don't know how many hidden threads are connected to the merchants from the slave trade headquarters.

I think this will be a big barrier to finding Satella ...

Slave traders have many merchants on their side.

And if the merchant hired an adventurer to hunt slaves ... it would be very difficult to find their trace of works.

Well, I don't need to find out what kind of work they do, but ... I just wanted to be careful.

Let's leave how to find Satella for the time being.

First of all, it doesn't start unless I can get out of here.

………… I wonder if I should ask Alena about her sister's appearance.

I think as a sibling, they know how to describe each other.