' her attributes are not that great compared to Rebecca's but that could be expected as she's more of an auxiliary at this point '
Seeing her age, he was surprised as he pegged her for 6-7, but then he remembered most people can't eat a full meal, so being underdeveloped was the norm. He was an example of this.
As she had proper nutrition in the future, plus the fact that she's now an apprentice Knight, she'll rapidly fill out and finally look her age
Finding out what he wanted to know, he led the two to the fishing trap, taking out the fish and placing it back in the river. He gave Rebecca, 30kg to carry, 20kg to Lisa and held the last 50kg before making their way back to the village
He was glad for the help as even with his strength carrying 220 pounds several kilometres was still tasking. Especially since they were just being held in tarps and thrown over their shoulders
Before he had to take several breaks before he made it back to the village which now that he thought about it, was pretty foolish, nonetheless, the girls seemed happy to be able to help, so why not
' I wonder if they're wheelbarrows in this world ' thought Leo as soon from now they'll be catching more fish than they could carry.
Still they were winded by the time they reached the village. Rebecca being the least affected. Seeing their figures the people who were still in the village started talking about them once again
This time, it was even more apparent as they pointed towards Lisa, some seeming to know her as they looked at her 'father' in the crowd, who was looking this direction with an angry expression
As Leo and the others walked past him, he heard him muttering under his breath
" my 20kg of fish, if I had it, I'd be able to win back what I lost "
Hearing his words, Leo paused for a moment ultimately deciding to just ignore him as they continued towards the warehouse to register, these fish under Lisa's name as the week only had 1 more day
***
After leaving the warehouse, he led them towards the house of a carpenter he had heard about, intending to let him make a wheel barrow for them. He'd do it himself but his UP didn't allow for the splurging
" he's getting worse, that pot bellied crook " said Rebecca with a huff as she glanced towards Lisa who was wiping tears from her eyes
Leo didn't say anything as he knew who she meant. After he took 5kg from them before, it slowly increased to 8kg, 10, 15 and now today 20kg, his expression becoming more and more arrogant each time as if he was enjoying the anger on their faces. Which was the cause of Rebecca's anger and Lisa's tears
Leo had honestly reached his breaking point and had no intention of stopping Rebecca if she attacked him. But the fat fuck seemed to have expected this and had a guard waiting close by which ultimately made Leo stop Rebecca as they turned to leave
The moment he got outside, he slapped himself in the face, feeling his anger dissipating as he went over everything that happened coming to a conclusion
Shaking away his thoughts Leo turned to Rebecca and Lisa before he spoke
" he's being instructed to do this " said Leo calmly catching the girls attention
" instructed? By who? " asked Rebecca in disbelief
" think about it " said Leo, still feeling the stinging pain on his face from his slap " he's openly stealing fish, isn't he afraid that the mayor will find out, which means the Baron will find out and punish him? "
" what gave him the confidence? Though, that isn't what made me so sure. The guard " explained Leo before he fell silent
While Rebecca didn't understand what the guard had to do with anything as she didn't stay in the village, Lisa who lived here did
" only the mayor can command the guards " said Lisa her eyes widening
Hearing her words, Rebecca suddenly understood which caused her to frown as she spoke
" why would the mayor make someone target us? "
" that, I don't know " said Leo as he turned around and continued on his way towards the carpenter house. Rebecca and Lisa following behind him in silence
Finally coming to the house, Leo raised his hand to knock on the door only for it to open and a somewhat burly old man walked out, carrying a fishing rod before he looked at Leo and the others in surprise
" are you Thomas? " asked Leo
" depends on who's asking " said the old man as he leaned the fishing road up against the house, closing his door before focusing his attention on Leo, before glancing over Rebecca and Lisa
His eyes squinting as he took in Leo's figure
" what do you want "
" I'd like to order something from you " said Leo as he took out a piece of paper on which he had drawn the design for the wheelbarrow on
" no time " said Thomas as he picked up his fishing rod and turned to leave
" 30kg of fish " said Leo
" what was that? " asked Thomas as he looked at Leo in surprise
" I'll pay you 30kg of fish to make what I have on this photo, 40kg if you finish it by tomorrow " said Leo taking in his reaction
Thomas didn't saying anything but he took an even closer look at Leo and the others, finally noticing that even Rebecca and Lisa had clear muscle definition
" make if 50kg and you have yourself a deal " said Thomas after a while
" fine " said Leo, not bothering to lower the price as he held out his hand, giving him the paper
" you can pick it up, this time tomorrow " said Thomas as he walked back into his house, closing the door
Seeing this, he pulled Rebecca and Lisa and turned to leave, intending to go home
" what's that one wheeled cart? " asked Rebecca curiously as she had seen it when he drew it.
" it's something that's going to allow up to carry a lot more fish and not be so tired. " explained Leo only to be interrupted by a voice coming from, the side
An overweight middle age was walking towards them rapidly, a speed that didn't match her figure, coming towards them while putting a thin girl
" boy, I heard you were buying these useless girls. How much will you give me for her. She's a bit thin but she can still work " said the woman as she presented the girl before Leo
The tree looked at the girl in surprise. Her head was bowed and she was still a head taller than Leo, though she was really thin
' at least 6 foot, how old is she ' thought Leo
" if she can work, why are you selling her " asked Leo, looking at the woman calmly
" I can no longer afford to feed her " said the woman
" right " said Leo as he looked her up and down before glancing at the girl
" 30kg " said Leo after thinking about it for a while " but I'll give you 40kg if you do me a favour "
" a favour? " asked the woman as she raised her chest, highlighting her breast seemingly misunderstanding Leo's previous gaze
Controlling his expression, Leo continued " spread the word that I'm intending to buy 8 more girls. Same price, 30kg and the 40kg will be yours. Can you do that? "
Hearing his words, the woman lowered her chest in clear disappointment before nodding her head and leaving, not glancing at the girl she left behind
" what's your name? " asked Leo after the woman had left. The girl looked down at him calmly without answering
" can you speak? " asked Rebecca seeing her silence only for the girl to shake her head
" do you have a name? " asked Leo, she shook her head once more, " do you want me to give you one? "
The girl didn't nod or shake her head, just looked at him calmly
" then your name is Diana, this is the name of a powerful amazonian warrior princess " said Leo after thinking about it
The girl still stared at him in silence but he could have sworn that she looked happier
Shaking his head, he continued on his way, hopefully he'd be able to make it home without any further interruptions
***
The next day, Leo opened his eyes and looked around in confusion, feeling a weight pressing on his back. Rasing his head, he found an arm thrown over his shoulder, hugging him tightly
He found that, he actually had to use a lot of strength to get the arm from around him. After he got up he found that Diana was laying behind him sleeping soundly, seemingly using him as a pillow
Rebecca and Lisa laying to his right. Which caused him to glance at their bed, finding it still made up, meaning they never slept in it
" what was the point of me buying that bed if they won't use it " muttered Leo as he stretched
His head snapped towards the door as he could hear several voices coming towards them. Glancing at the sleeping trio, he quietly opened the door and went outside before closing it
When he got outside he found that they were several people outside, each with a young girl of different ages. Looking at him strangely
' why do I suddenly feel like the bad guy ' thought Leo