Episode 457 Celia’s Slave Prize, Justice’s Slave Prize (13)
The Knight Commander, who had been simmering with anger at Ray’s attitude, snorted and turned his head away.
“Try the hundred blades. Although his current behavior doesn’t suit the family, the master was a man with no flaws in his personality. Certainly not going your way.”
I don’t know where that belief comes from.
“You’ll find out when you see it.”
The knights blushed at the fact that the attendant was being harassed, but that was all.
They have nothing to do with their hands and feet tied, so they have no choice but to endure disassembly.
Minen hinted.
“No matter how strong you are, your opponent is a noble. It’s better to get things sorted out before getting caught up in more complicated matters.”
At that, Ray nodded.
He thought so too.
While claiming to be noble, he did not openly trade slaves in the royal capital behind the scenes.
‘Two days to catch the third slaver. It would be better to organize it inside.’
Perhaps, if more time was delayed, the slave traders who noticed what was happening behind the scenes might run away.
I’ll have to look into solving that before that happens.
* * *
When the day dawned, Soonbok came back and confessed what he had seen.
The fact that the Marquis of Veron, who wields considerable power in Celia, is trading slaves.
And that the Marquis of Veron is dead and his wife, Bian, is leading the family as a substitute for the Marquis.
– It’s a pitiful family name. The Marquis himself is dead, and his wife is unable to fulfill her noble duties. At least he has a son, but he’s 13 now, so even if he succeeds to the Marquess, I don’t know if he’ll be able to properly run the family.
Soonbok clicked his tongue.
Usually, when a noble dies, the first son inherits the title.
However, since the son is only thirteen years old, it is a bit unreliable to entrust the family.
After all, being a noble family is not a toy for children.
Of course, in the current situation, it seems that the aristocratic wife named Bian is putting off handing over her title to control the family.
Ray grinned.
“It’s good to try out. Did you deliver the letter well?”
-yes. After reading the letter, the woman’s expression changed dramatically. What are you writing about?
Did he say that he would release his breath if he didn’t hand over the family name right away?
I was really curious about what kind of threats he would have written because he was usually vicious.
“I told the same lies I told the knights. A ledger of unknown origin has begun to circulate inside the Celia royal family. I wrote that if the lives of the knights were sacrificed, the contents of the ledger would not be prosecuted, but I don’t know if that power-hungry noble would take care of the safety of the knights first.”
Only then did Soonbok nod.
– It’s a good test. If the woman takes care of the safety of the knights, are you going to turn a blind eye to it?
Soonbok smiled happily as if he had seen something warm, and he shook his head, asking if he was crazy.
“That is that and this is this. You can’t avoid punishment because you enjoyed the slave auctions banned by the kingdom and fulfilled your self-interest.”
The impression of obedience was shattered.
After all, isn’t it the sound of being thrown into prison!
“Still, depending on the answer, I might be able to restore the knights’ trust.”
It was already a broken trust, but I didn’t know that this opportunity could change it.
If that’s the case, I’d like to help in any way.
So that the wife of the Marquis of Veron can come to her senses so that the Knights can safely return to her family.
But that idea was shattered in less than a day.
* * *
As written in the letter, Bian brought the knights to the appointed place.
But he didn’t come out.
He only ordered a significant number of knights and soldiers to capture him.
Ray was stunned by that.
“Is it thoughtless or bold?”
– It seems that both are right.
Making a threat in a situation where a knight is tied up is in line with the meaning of giving up the life of a knight.
Apparently, for a woman named Bian, the ledger was more precious than the life of the knights.
There are a lot of stabbings, so he must be sending so many knights and soldiers to check the authenticity of the ledger.
The knights who surrounded them shouted.
“Release the imprisoned knights right now! Otherwise, you will have to ask for forgiveness in your own blood!”
“If you obediently follow me, the lord said he would not ask for your sins. However, he said that if you do not respond, he will surely kill you, so follow me quietly.”
Not even a one or two year old.
No matter what, I already know that if I follow you, I will die.
From Bian’s point of view, he is a foreign substance that gets in the way.
Whether or not there really is a ledger, it is an existence that must be killed.
Besides, she is a disgusting example of aristocrats who prioritize their own comfort no matter what the knights do.
It was clear that there was no room for mercy at a time like this.
“This is how it comes out.”
Even though Bian was given a last chance, he did not accept it.
Ray took a look at the articles that were tied up.
They may have been honorable knights in the past, but not now.
Even if he is aware of his cheating, he does not stop him and silently follows his dishonorable mission.
In a way, it may seem like loyalty, but the reality of it is just self-satisfaction.
One day the owner will come to his senses.
One day I will raise my family and raise it up.
They will put the glory of the past into their hands again.
Even if it was a hope, it was the hope and the driving force that moved them.
So, until that hope is destroyed, they will think of humiliation as an honor.
It’s pitiful.
It was pitiful that he was just staring at it, not knowing that it was a rotten rope.
– You don’t even have to look. do you punish
At that, Ray shook his head.
“Free me.”
-yes?
“Return the knights to their families.”
As if he had heard it wrong, Subok asked again, but his eyes widened at Ray’s words.
– Are you sane?
He was silently looking at the knights.
Seeing that as an affirmation, Subok nodded.
Mace and Moros, who received a glance, released the knights with a clear expression of tension.
The knights who were released after two days carefully move to the place where the knights are, each touching their wrists.
The knights, who became impatient at that appearance, pointed at Ray.
“Follow you too. The lord wants to see.”
Soonbok swallowed the wind.
Jumping into the tiger’s den wasn’t enough, so I thought I was going to invite the tiger this time.
It seemed that it was not Ray who was insane, but rather the aristocratic wife.
“You will see it when the time is right.”
“gibberish. If they do not follow, they will only use force.”
At that, the knight commander waved his hand and dissuaded the young knight.
The opponent is so strong that even he cannot use his hand.
There was nothing good for the family by causing trouble.
“stop. I’ll explain to my lord, so I’m going to step back for today.”
At his words, the young knight hesitantly said.
“…If your lord finds out, he will greatly honor you.”
“Does not matter.”
“…All right.”
When the young knight withdrew, Gunther also walked towards the knights while keeping an eye on Ray.
“I owe you. I will never forget the grace that saved my life.”
With a single word, he joins the ranks of the knights.
Before leaving, the knight commander looked at Ray one last time.
“I don’t know what they’re plotting and testing, but it won’t work out the way they want.”
That’s something no one knows.
* * *
Ray packed his things in the woods when everyone had left and it was quiet.
The sun shines brightly.
The warm sunlight filtering through the leaves warmed my skin pleasantly.
Mian asked cautiously.
“What are you going to do with them?”
Ray, who seemed to stand aloof and observe nature and admire the height of the sky, suddenly smiled wickedly.
“I have to put cheong in the royal family of Celia and turn the family into a mess. If you look into the slave trade and the affairs of the marquise’s wife, you’ll find that the upper class raised in the family played with money. Hehehe.”
There is no point in being insidious.
It was so heavy in front of the knights, but now it was indescribably frivolous.
“…You’re not holding a grudge, are you?”
Ray’s suspicions warmed his heart a little.
In fact, at first, I thought he might be a member of the Dark Room because his movements were so suspicious.
However, upon closer inspection, isn’t he just an aristocrat who fell in love with slave auctions?
Knowing this, it would have been much better to spend time interrogating the slave trader.
“Well, as a noble, if you don’t fulfill your duties and responsibilities, you deserve punishment.”
“On the subject of the fallen nobles.”
“Even if they are fallen nobles, nobles are nobles.”
As Minen got angry, Soonbok shook his head.
– Fallen nobles are just ordinary people. No, in some ways, it might be more like slaves than people.
His words took a huge psychological toll on Meen.
In the past, she was actually a slave in the black room.
He is also Ray’s faithful slave even now.
If I add a little exaggeration, the years of being a slave were going to be longer than when I was an aristocrat.
While they were bickering, Ray looked in the direction the knights had left and was lost in thought.
‘Somehow I smell something.’
something is awkward
At the time of the slave auction, it is common for good goods to come out later.
Unfortunately, a handsome and tall slave came out from the first slave auction, and the Marquis of Veron bought it.
The main customer base of the slave auction house is male.
As a result, male slaves are often used only as workers.
If the slave in the first auction is a person from the Black Room and the slave trader received money from the Black Room and manipulated it to hand over the slave to her… Then, naturally, the
person from the Black Room would infiltrate the Marquis of Veron.
Of course, it could have happened by accident, but thinking that it happened by accident made me even more suspicious.
Soonbok came to Ray’s side.
-I don’t know if that’s a good thing. If necessary, it would be nice to make a forced breakthrough, but I wonder if I made a pointless mistake…
Certainly, the Marquis of Veron’s wife will act cautiously because of what happened just now.
If what the black room really wants is the Marquis of Veron, there is a possibility that the black room, paying attention to her actions, will notice something.
Now that nothing is certain yet, the priority is to catch slave traders and dig up information.
Ray packed his things.
‘The third slave trader must know something if he took the money back.’
He headed back to the courtesy slave auction house.
