Chapter 50

Thanks to the navigation, I smoothly escaped from Daesurim and rode the horse I had tied outside the forest, heading straight to Vestia.

Before the sun set, in a nearby city, I encountered a stop. Identity verification. Where’s the slave merchant? The sound of coins jingling. Okay, passed. After going through the process, I entered.

I found a decent lodging and collapsed onto the bed.

I noticed a lot had popped up from what I briefly saw earlier. I checked the late rewards.

First, the 50,000 points gained from liberating Arfia. It seems that liberating the main slave completely always gives 50,000 points.

No matter how much you grow a storyless slave, you can’t even reach 500 points, and considering that Narsha, who has some significance, gives only 5,000, it’s quite a lot of points.

Next are the skills that seem to exist but may not.

[Generous Master].

– The effects of items given by the master increase slightly.

It’s simple. Roughly speaking, if you give a sword, its cutting power goes up, and if you give a potion, the healing power around you increases.

Maybe it was influenced by the fact that I made Arfia drink a lot.

Then there’s a new skill introduced this time.

[Blessing of the World Tree]

– The energy of the World Tree flows to you.

The species Elf looks upon you with a friendly gaze.

The abilities of Elf slaves are enhanced.

The chance of rare spirits dwelling in Elf slaves increases.

‘This is something new.’

In the original work, this skill could only be obtained by completely liberating 100 elves. It can be said to be the ultimate skill in elf cultivation and an essential one.

I obtained it just by liberating one Arfia. The World Tree, impressed by my aid before Arfia was damaged, awarded me a bonus.

‘If this is the case, other slaves may also have additional rewards for completely liberating them by twisting the original work.’

I might obtain rare rewards again.

Of course, I don’t intend to recklessly stir things up. Arfia’s case went well, but there’s no guarantee the next will.

I should just keep in mind that this could happen.

Now, the last thing.

Not a skill, but a new system.

[Slave Gacha]

It consumes 10,000 points. With a low probability, you can obtain clues for slaves along with various items.

Gacha is here!

A gacha that allows you to spend points and obtain items and slaves. It’s an essential element that shouldn’t be missed in a game.

Originally, it was a system that unlocked after clearing the tutorial with Mirabel to prevent reckless rerolling.

I wondered if it was out because it didn’t appear back then, but it has only just popped up now.

‘What is a slave clue?’

It’s something I’m seeing for the first time. I have a rough idea of what it might be, but there’s no reason to overthink it; I’ll know when I draw it.

‘Sigh, but 10,000 points is too expensive.’

It’s excessively expensive. It’s not a situation where I can leisurely raise slaves, and I never know when I’ll need money and items.

Indiscriminate waste in such circumstances leads to irreversible situations.

But something new has come out, so I have to give it a try.

‘Shall I just taste it?’

I still have some points to spare.

Just tasting it.

I spent 10,000 points and pressed the gacha button.

A faintly glowing blue sphere appeared before my eyes.

As that light began to take on more vivid colors and seemed to shine…!

Thud.

“Huh?”

An item dropped weakly onto the bed. A rough, gray bracelet.

[Bracelet Made by Meister]

A Meister’s work that got interrupted when their hand slipped.

Equipped effect: Stabilizes the slave’s mind and slightly enhances magical effects.

…Is that it?

I spent 10,000 points and got nothing but a cheap bracelet?

Even if I ordered it with gold, I could make magical tools that are many times better than this?

Ah, is that it? I just stacked one layer. The more you draw, the higher the probability.

So I have to pull again.

Investing 10,000 points.

Once more, the blue sphere seemed ready to burst at any moment, shining even more…!

Thud.

That was nothing.

A lewd pink heart shape, as if a succubus would carry it on her lower abdomen, dropped.

I can tell without reading the description what it’s used for.

And it’s clearly a dud.

Blue means a failure.

What’s a real nuisance is that it pretends to change colors but doesn’t change at all.

That drives me nuts. It plays with people.

[Points Remaining: 63,120pt]

‘W-what?! Already 20,000 points?!’

Did my blood-like points turn into trash?

Should I stop even now?

‘No.’

Stopping now is for amateurs. A pro sees the recovery angle here.

“If I push now, it’ll work!”

[Points Remaining: 13,120pt]

“Huff, huff…”

Moisture was draining from my entire body.

The booming reverberation struck my eardrums.

My body, soaked in dopamine, trembled.

Have I ever struggled this much before?

Even in moments when I felt my life was in danger, I faltered for a moment, but now I can barely breathe.

Seven draws. Every single one was blue. I didn’t even see a glimpse of a higher-tier light.

‘It’s not too late. If I pull back now….’

If I spend more points here, it could jeopardize future progress.

Yeah, let’s stop here.

I’ve tasted it, right? 10,000 points are still manageable.

At that moment, the devil in my mind popped up and tempted me.

‘Can you endure this? You’ve failed seven times; based on probabilities, you must succeed next. Stopping here is a loss, but if you get something good, you can recover easily.’

Ugh. Is it the influence of the skill? The devil’s words sounded very convincing.

No, I shouldn’t get swayed.

Angel, help me!

Pop.

‘Wow, an S-class beauty slave is waiting at the door, and you’re holding the doorknob without opening it? You sickingly gay bastard.’

…?

What is this.

Is one of them supposed to stop the other? Where did the angel go?

‘There’s no angel with the slave merchant.’

I see! I only had one choice from the start!

There was no need to think it over.

It feels much easier now.

Taking a deep breath.

I gather the strength of the three Karami.

East, West, South, North.

“I see it. The thread of a gap!”

Ding ding ding, beep. Like health points draining, my points decrease.

The blue sphere appears.

The sphere repeated the near-change, shaking as if it might change, and suddenly, a brilliant golden light seemed to rise like dawn.

“It worked!”

As expected, my judgment was correct!

Wow, the light filling the room looks so enchanting, and when the light that was shining to the limit turned white, the sphere burst, and a piece of paper fluttered down.

I picked up the paper with the speed of a beggar picking up bread crumbs that fell to the floor.

[Slave Clue: Supreme]

Clue for a slave.

This didn’t exist in the game. In the game, when you draw, the slave would be added to your character screen just like in other gacha games, and you could immediately raise them.

But what about the finances? I thought it would summon in my position, but it wasn’t.

The paper contains random clues about the slaves. The background of the slaves, their abilities, and specific places and conditions in which I can encounter them.

This is a format that helps me meet slaves. They could be slaves I knew from the game, or completely new ones.

‘Now I need to check that.’

I wonder what beautiful slave it might be~

With a racing heart, I started reading the [Slave Clue].

[Slave Clue: Supreme]

At the northernmost tip of the continent, the eternally frozen permafrost region, Isgangar.

A warrior of iron and blood, Tarkind, the guardian of the North, is battling the orc army that has attacked his village…

“Ah, damn it, a male character.”

I recognize just by the name.

Is a male character popping out of the gacha considered a sickening game?!

“I spent 80,000 points and all I got was an ice dick…?”

I tore the paper.

“Just die…”

***

80,000 points. If converted to gold coins, that’s a whopping 8,000 dal. It vanished into thin air.

I was caught in the gods’ schemes. As I gathered points, they must have swept them all away worrying about inflation.

I no longer had points to gacha, and I was mentally exhausted.

‘I’ll never gacha again.’

If I do again, I won’t be a person but a monkey.

Even though my points had disappeared, I had tasks to complete. To meet the third main slave, I needed to go to the Beast Kingdom, Vestia.

Vestia. It’s a really nice place.

Although in the Traur Kingdom, I’m known as a slave death god and false rumors spread that I kill slaves, it’s not the case in Vestia. The social standing is completely different.

I had treated many beastman slaves and sent them to Vestia. That day is still vividly etched in my memory.

They seemed incredibly grateful, chasing after me on the day of my departure, crying sorrowfully.

If given the chance, I would like to see those kids again.

I arrived at the border where the Kingdom and the Beast Kingdom meet.

On one side, soldiers from the Kingdom, and on the opposite side, soldiers from the Beast Kingdom were facing each other.

In the midst of the strict entry procedures, I spotted an impressive wolf beastman with a gray tail. I approached her immediately.

“Wow, Seira, it’s been a long time.”

Seira is the entry inspector of Vestia. She was the woman who received the beastman slaves when I brought them.

Her default expression is one of indifference, but she furrowed her brow. I guess something bad happened today.

“What brings you to Vestia? Are you here to hand over beastmen again?”

“Unfortunately, not today. I have business in Vestia.”

“You?”

“Yes, may I enter?”

No matter how good my standing is in Vestia, as a slave merchant, it’s different from the cities in the Kingdom where giving a little money allows you to enter.

But that’s okay. Seira knows better than anyone how kind of a slave merchant I am. I’m sure she’ll let me in without hesitation.

“Finally, this day has come… Please, come in. I have been eagerly waiting for your arrival in Vestia.”

“Haha, I never expected such a warm welcome. I’m flattered. Excuse me, then.”

I took a few more steps and crossed the border. As I followed closely behind Seira, the soldiers from the Kingdom disappeared from view.

“Seira, are the liberated slaves doing well?”

“Are they… doing well?”

“I can’t get the images of them being sad when we parted out of my head. Since I’m here in Vestia, it would be nice to see them once.”

At that moment, Seira abruptly stopped.

Her gray fur bristled.

“How much more do you intend to hurt them…?”

“Huh?”

“But that ends today.”

That’s when I felt the sensation of something wrapping around my entire body. An overwhelming reversal of the world. Immediately afterward, immense pain surged throughout my body.

When I came to my senses, I was lying on the ground.

It didn’t end there. My arm was twisted behind my back. In an instant, Seira climbed on my back, pressing down on my wrist with her knee.

“Se, Seira? What is the meaning of this?”

“What’s the meaning? You should ask your conscience that.”

I tried to turn my head to see her expression, but my neck had reached its limit and couldn’t turn anymore. Even so, I felt her oppressive gaze piercing down at me.

“Slave Death God Karami. I am arresting you on charges of habitual abandonment of beastmen.”