Chapter 14 - Buyer's Remorse
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As I heard the people around me clamouring to take the girl for themselves, I couldn't help becoming curious about it, and I asked a few of those around me for the insider story.
What I got to know was a huge turn-off, though! Like, really. A daughter being forced to be sold to pay for the burial of her parents? And by her own relatives, for that matter?? I felt like puking over those sorry relatives' faces in response. And a damn punch to the gut as well.
Unfortunately, that fucker had long gone, and the one hosting the sale was a slave house. Yeah, really creepy stuff happens in this world. Sadly, the legality of the matter favoured the sellers as the case had gone beyond the scope of legal interference. In simpler words, the girl would be sold, whether I like it or not. I cannot disrupt or cancel it using my authority, as it would bring my family under criticism of abuse of power.
Shit. No other choice left. Somehow, hearing that the girl stayed filial to her parents, even till the end of self-destruction, made it impossible for me to turn my eyes away from her perilous situation anymore.
Taking a step forward, I decided to shell out my money and proceeded to buy her contract. Again, not for the sake of any ero-motives like those of the pervy crowd members. And yes, I agree that the girl is indeed beautiful, but I simply ended up helping her out.
As I heard the slaver declare the latest bid, I chose to join the bidding contest,
"10 Gold 20 Silvers!"
"10 Gold 25 Silvers!"
"11 Gold!"
"!! Gold 50 Silvers!"
Hearing the bid climbing higher and higher, I decided to end the farce and spat out my bid,
"20 Gold coins."
A sudden silence fell upon the area as the crowd turned towards me at once, staring at me incredulously.
In contrast to them, however, a big smile appeared on the slaver's face as he declared,
"20 Gold coins! That's a lot of good money for the girl, honestly. Still, the bid has been made. This young miss surely has an eye for the product. Any other bids? Someone wants to bid higher?! Come on, come one! It may be your last chance to book a hot piece of flesh to warm your beds permanently! Anyone willing to bid against this young miss?? 20 Gold going once. 20 Gold going twice! And... SOLD!!"
At once, numerous murmurings of disappointment came out from the crowd around me, bringing a strange pleasure to my brain, as if I had successfully stolen away their cooked meat from their plates. So satisfying!
"Damn that slut. 20 Gold? That kind of money is too much to buy a slave. Rather, I can get three of them from a regular sale. Who the fuck would waste that money on just one?"
"Rightly said. Although this old man wishes for a few more descendants, it won't be worth it at this price. You can buy a virgin village girl with just 4 Gold near the borders."
"Shit... My wife... she won't be happy about this. I already promised to give her a lesbian lover as a gift tonight! What should I do now?? Oh, this old gentleman... where is that village again?"
"I don't have the money to bid against this rich girl... life sucks for us, and they live the dream... darn."
It seemed that some of the bidders realized my high birth circumstances, as they only whispered amongst themselves and didn't take any issue with me personally. And even if they did, I would have gotten their asses kicked by my guards!
Turning to Sarah standing right behind me, I spoke to her,
"Sarah, help me pay for this girl. I wanna have a word with her right now."
Sarah didn't look so excited with my actions, as she didn't respond to me, pouting a bit as she silently headed towards the slaver. Well, she wasn't the type to refute me in public, so maybe that's expected of her? Nah, I shouldn't take her for granted. Maybe I will apologize to her later...
Putting the issue with Sarah aside, I made my way over to the back area of the stage, where I demanded to speak to the girl before completing the procedures. Unfortunately, they didn't budge and insisted on the interactions being after the purchase.
Feeling frustrated with their rigidity, and also because of not at being able to use my noble status to boss around as I wished, I ended up glaring at the workers around me, who only gave me stiff smiles in response.
After a while, the staff brought the girl to me. I assumed that Sarah had made the payment already, but I found one good thing at the end of all that.
This world doesn't have any slave crest or curse magic to bind the slaves since Mages are rare to find, and none of those people wish to dabble in something so pointless. Legal restrictions are said to be the only means of binding, which, although not very secure in general, worked out fine in my case.
Before I could talk to her, though, Sarah approached me from behind as she reported,
"Here, young miss. All procedures dealt with. The young lady is legally yours now. The transaction proof has been securely stored along with the ownership certificate. Are you happy now, young miss? To own her legally after all this..."
I don't know why, but the cold shivers increased as I heard Sarah's cold laugh. She seems to be... wishing me a good night with the girl, right? Isn't that it should be??
Anyways, not like I bought the girl with that intention.
The slaver tried to give his thank you speech for the purchase, but I waved him off since I felt my irritation flared up whenever I saw his perverse smile.
Finally able to turn my attention to the girl of the moment, I had to agree that she wasn't bad looking at all. Long waist length dark blue hair with eyes of the lighter shade of the same colour as her hair. Although her height was the same as mine, her body had a certain heroic and spirited flair that wasn't common to find.
Maybe she worked as a guard before? Her muscles looked very toned, making my assumption regarding her profession strengthen.
I was satisfied to bring her as my underling, but... there was one thing that felt very off. Her eyes, as they didn't look friendly at all as she stood there glaring at me in an unfriendly manner. Rather, isn't that hatred that I see in her eyes? Man, after all that I did and sacrificed my time and money for... do I actually deserve this sort of treatment?
Is there a refund option here?
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