CH 15

Chapter 15 – Adventurers Bestowed with Swords

At last, I have the money.

What money?

Money to buy a base for my slaves.

I immediately used my father’s connections to find a place for them to live and bought a fairly large place for a very reasonable price. I bought a former pickle factory that had gone out of business.

The cost is around the income of an average person for 10 years.

My father also invested a little.

Well, it was in a situation where it was hard to find a buyer for it because it has a long history but it’s not like I’m going to live there.

Anyway, now, I can finally expand my underlings.

Next, I only need to go to that place. You know it, right?

Yes, the slaver.

「I heard that you finally got a base. This Perseus has gathered all the disabled slaves today.」

「Then, I’m in your care.」

The slave presentation room was immediately crowded with slaves. There are even some slaves who can’t enter the room.

「You have gathered a lot of slaves.」

「Sawadi-sama’s slaves are so well known that when I asked for them, they came around from various places.」

「They were that famous?」

The slaver bowed with a disgusting look on his face.

「Then, let me introduce the first one. This is Pina, 16 years old, former adventurer, her back was shattered….」

「Ah, forget it….」

「What do you mean?」

「I don’t want any explanation. I’ll buy everyone that I can buy.」

「Eh!?」

The young man looked at me and Perseus with a surprised look on his face.

Since I have the money and space for them, I’ll buy them all.

I’ve got a good idea of how to monetize them after all.

「Do as Sawadi-sama says.」

「U-understood….」

Most of the slaves who came out after that were O.K. so I bought m.o.s.t. of them.

I’m sure there’s nothing I can do about those who have their souls half pulled out or those whose lifespan was drained by dark magic.

There’s also someone who had half of her body turned into a frog but I didn’t buy her cause I didn’t want to touch her.

It’s disgusting.

「This is a big business transaction.」

「Didn’t you gather them since you thought they would sell?」

「But I didn’t think they’ll sell this much.」

「Did I surprise your slaver instinct, Perseus?」

「Yes. Sawadi-sama’s growth is at the speed of lightning. You are already walking miles away in front of me. Your ancestor in heaven is definitely pleased.」

「Come on, I’ll go to you again in the future.」

「I’ll deliver the slaves to your base.」

「I’ll fix the bad ones today before going home.」

「As you wish.」

Now that I have labor force, I embarked on yet another business.

I would gather people cheaply, send them to work, and take a commission from their wages.

In other words, a manpower agency.

I can’t do it unless I have the right people but as long as you have number, the profit margin would be unbelievable.

Although the new business is exciting, there are some things that need to be done first.

We have to organize and expand the old business.

The slaves I’ve bought, well, there are so many of them, so there are many types too.

Needlework, clerks, accountants, craftsmen, sailors.

They are normal people.

The world of disabled slaves is full of former adventurers and former gang members.

Bandits and thieves are usually hanged so it’s good that there’s no one like those among the slaves.

Anyway, the number of adventurers has increased dramatically since the adventurers group welcomed these rough people who are not suited for normal work.

So, we divided the adventurer slaves and had my four current adventurers lead them.

To manage them, I made an Adventurer Clan.

Incidentally, at first, I tried to call it “Coldblooded Clan” but my father disagreed.

Why is M.S.G.(Magical Schenker Group) good and Coldblooded not?

Anyway, we decided to have some kind of an appointment ceremony in front of everyone.

「Slave Mince, from now on, you’ll be the clan leader of MSG(Magical Schenker Group).」

「By your will!」

Slaves are lining up in a row at the former pickle factory which now has a more lived-in feel.

In front of them, I handed an elegantly decorated saber to the scalekin Mince.

It meant that if any of them did not listen to her, she should discipline them with it.

The standing upright, immovable Mince received and shing….she pulled the saber and put the tip of the blade on her neck while the handle part on me.

Eh?

What’s happening…..

Anyway, when I accepted it, Mince kneeled so I tapped both of her shoulders and gave it back to her.

Military-style appointment?

「Slave Roast, from now on, you’ll be the vice clan leader of MSG(Magical Schenker Group).」

「Yes!」

I handed Roast, a fishkin with red hair, a stylish cutlass with a snake-like handle.

It’s cheaper than the one I gave to Mince but it still cost around 5 gold coins.

Roast received it, pulled the sheath, and put the tip of the blade against her neck with the handle pointing to me.

「Hit me in the head.」

She told me in a whisper.

Okay.

I smacked her on the head as she knelt down. After that, I handed the sword back to her.

「Slave Pickles, from now on, you’ll be the squad leader and you shall be assisted by slave Vongo.」

「Yes!」

「…….Y……e…….s………」

These two are a set.

Pickles is too young and Vongo doesn’t speak.

I gave the two of them carved daggers.

They both pulled them out and held them to their necks but this ceremony doesn’t look good with a dagger.

Especially for the centaur Pickles, she had a hard time bringing down her human part.

I hit them on the head and returned their daggers.

There were cheers and whistles from the people around but I didn’t really understand what was going on.

Well, if they are happy, that’s good.

AN: Here’s the origin of the name of the slaves.

Pickles → Hamburger ingredient

Vongo → Pasta Vongole Bianco

Roast → Roastkatsu

Mince → Mincekatsu

Chicken → Chickenkatsu

Seele → Sicilian Rice

Hunt → Hunton Rice