I Only Raised Men for Revenge - Chapter 10

The merchant, as if belatedly realizing what Sesenia had said, belatedly waved his hands.

“Ah, no. It’s not that the magic tool is faulty. Absolutely not.”

“I’m suddenly getting anxious. Hmm. Was this the right deal? I’m suddenly wondering if Rohan got ripped off too much.”

“Oh, don’t worry.”

He took off the ring he had on his hand and placed it in Sesenia’s hand. It was a very urgent action, as if he was afraid she would change her mind.

“This is a ring that can control the magic tool around his neck. If he tries to attack or do anything dangerous, just squeeze the hand wearing the ring, and it will immediately shock his neck. Now, please take him out quickly.”

The merchant hurriedly opened the iron gate.

“Milady, the merchant is too suspicious. Isn’t there something wrong with the magic tool?”

Lizbeth whispered loud enough for everyone to hear. It echoed loudly, as if she wanted everyone to hear it on purpose.

Like someone trying to quickly throw away trash, the merchant, feeling it would be difficult to get more money, was faster than ever.

In the meantime, the man inside the iron bars walked out. Perhaps because he had been crouching for a long time, the man approached Sesenia with his body slightly lowered, then suddenly turned. He then tried to rush at the merchant who had imprisoned him.

“Stop.”

Instead of using the magic tool, Sesenia stopped the man with her voice. The man then looked at Sesenia with eyes full of resentment.

“I can’t forget what that bastard did. Even if I leave, I have to kill him before I go.”

“No. I’m your master. I have to take responsibility if something happens to you, and I can’t worry about that bastard getting hurt. So just come here.”

“……”

Like the saying, “The meddling sister-in-law is more annoying,” the man looked at Sesenia with a face full of anger.

“I…!”

“Don’t worry. It’s not like I’m telling you not to forever. If you really want to kill that man, do it after you’re freed.”

At those words, the man, who had been crouching like a beast, trembled his lips with a look of injustice and dropped his head to the floor.

‘I feel a little sorry for forcing him, but now I own the slave.’

There was a reason why Sesenia stopped him. That merchant clearly looked like a very shameless person who would make a fuss and demand medical expenses if the slave touched him.

“……”

“Hehe. ‘After you’re freed,’ you say. Milady. It sounds like you’re saying it’s okay to kill me after he’s released.”

“If you’ve done something wrong, you should die. Of course. Don’t worry. He’s still my slave. Ah, of course. After he’s no longer a slave. I can’t guarantee it either. Now, let’s go.”

The merchant stared at Sesenia with his mouth wide open in disbelief, but Sesenia smiled brightly and cheerfully like a child.

The man’s expression slowly changed as he finally realized what Sesenia meant.

“Really… is it okay to kill him later?”

“Of course. I won’t care what you do after you’re freed from slavery.”

It would be even more appreciated if he used that anger to destroy the slave traders.

Sesenia looked at the man, who was a head taller than her, and walked ahead.

“Wait a minute. Those words…!”

The slave trader hesitated as if he wanted to say something more, but they no longer listened to the slave trader’s words.

**

Sesenia, who had immediately passed through the slave traders and escaped from the damp alleyway, turned her gaze to Rohan.

“Rohan.”

“Yes.”

“Go and get a carriage. Let’s go to our warehouse.”

“Suddenly the warehouse? More than that. What are you going to do with this slave?”

Rohan, who had been listening to Sesenia’s words in front of the slave trader, belatedly made a firm expression.

“I’m going to make him a warehouse manager. His body is a bit weak, but he looks like he has a lot of muscle, so he’ll manage the Hepria cotton well.”

“…You spent that much money to buy a slave just for that?”

That wasn’t her intention, but there was no need to reveal all her intentions to the world right now.

“Yeah.”

“……Yes?”

“Why isn’t it okay, Rohan?”

“No. Everything is Milady’s will, but if you were going to buy him for that purpose, I thought it would have been cheaper to just hire someone. Slaves are…”

Sesenia quietly looked at the slave who was following behind them.

“It’s good for multiple purposes.”

“Multiple purposes, I support everything Milady does, but I hope you don’t do anything dangerous.”

“Is buying a slave a dangerous thing?”

“Yes. It’s dangerous. Isn’t he someone who is wearing a magic tool because he can’t be controlled? So, of course, it’s dangerous.”

Sesenia shook her head, looking at Rohan, who was hesitating.

“The scariest thing in the world isn’t slaves. It’s humans who live pretending to be normal.”

Like the emperor who killed me and my sister. Like my father, who drove me into a corner. Her mouth turned bitter, as if she had chewed poison.

“Milady, but that man…”

She thought he would understand if she talked this much, but Rohan didn’t give up.

“What are you so afraid of? Is a dog on a leash that scary?”

As if to show off, Sesenia approached the man, stood on tiptoe, and stroked his hair. As if possessed by something, the man, who had been mixing informal and formal language all along, lowered his head towards her.

Just like a dog.

Rohan stared with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

“He listens well.”

“…You don’t listen to me at all.”

“Yeah. There’s nothing to worry about. Rohan will save me if a dangerous situation comes, so what’s there to worry about? So, stop hating him. He’s lived a life of being hated as a slave, so we have to treat him well. He’s family now.”

“You have something in mind, don’t you?”

“Yeah.”

What more needed to be said? Rohan nodded as if he had given up everything.

No, in fact, as soon as Sesenia said, “Rohan will save me,” he seemed to have given up everything and became much calmer.

It was then.

Lizbeth, who had been a little relieved after leaving the slave traders, poked Rohan in the side.

“Stupid brother. You should have listened to me earlier. It’s no use acting cool then and doing this now. Go and get a carriage quickly.”

Lizbeth looked at her brother, Rohan, as if he was pathetic.

Nevertheless, Rohan didn’t move easily. Lizbeth whispered in Rohan’s ear for a long time as if he was pathetic. Only then did he make an ‘ah’ sound and clench his fist as if he realized what he had done wrong.

“That’s right. I was stupid. From now on, I have to stop Milady from doing anything dangerous.”

“Good.”

He seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn’t say anything. Instead, he quickly disappeared to get a carriage.

**

The carriage that Rohan brought went quickly to its destination. The destination was the warehouse where the cotton was stored.

A cool breeze leaked in through the slightly opened carriage window. Today is a very good day for Sesenia. She smiled and swept her hair back.

Sesenia didn’t notice the gaze, but the two men in the carriage were looking at her.

The carriage ran quickly and arrived at the Iar Merchant Guild warehouse. It was 30 minutes away from the capital, but they arrived surprisingly quickly.

The warehouse was wider than the Marquis’s mansion. As soon as they arrived at the place with a small house next to it where the warehouse keeper would live, Sesenia jumped out of the carriage.

“It’s my first time at the warehouse. Rohan must have done a really good job. I was a little worried.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

It wasn’t just a compliment, he really did a good job of finding it. The warehouse was located on a wide plain. There were small farmhouses around, and there was nothing to block the view.

The view was good enough to see at a glance even if impure people came in.

“Then now you can live here.”

In the meantime, the slave also got out of the carriage and stood next to Sesenia.

The slave followed Sesenia like a puppy without being told. As if he was a naive puppy when he saw the sunlight, the slave was quite docile. He was very different from when he was with the slave traders.

Sesenia beckoned him closer to the warehouse with a flick of her finger.

As soon as he came, Sesenia struggled and grabbed the warehouse door. She had to open the door coolly, but Sesenia was just staggering in front of it. Rohan immediately approached to open it, but the slave placed his hand on top of her hand.

“May I open it?”

“Yeah.”

It was a very warm hand. It was rough enough to show what hardships he had gone through, but it was warm inside. As if he hadn’t lived like a human, but still showed that he was alive.

The door opened like that, and the cotton piled up inside was visible. The fluffy cottons were a little deflated, as if it was time to fluff them.

“The warehouse is a bit big, but it’ll be manageable if you take it easy. You have to fluff the cotton well.”

“You really bought me to fluff cotton?”

“Then? Should I buy you for another purpose?”

She tilted her head, looking at him asking her the purpose.

“To kill someone, to do something terrible at night. Or… or…”

“I bought you to do a very legal job.”

“Why?”

“I want to ask too. Why on earth.”

As the slave uttered his doubts, Rohan responded to the words as if he had been waiting.

“Well. Is there a reason why? She just said she wanted to?”

Rohan, who had responded to the slave’s words, hoping to get an answer this time, sighed deeply, but the slave was different. He looked back and forth between the warehouse and Sesenia with shaking eyes.

“Ah……”

“Why. Do you want to run away now that you’re here?”

“……No.”

“If you live well here, I’ll set you free. But if you run away, you’ll live with your fists clenched for the rest of your life.”

I held out the ring on my hand and threatened him, but not really. While smiling.

“Until then, you’re going to leave me here?”

“Yeah.”

“I don’t understand.”

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