582 Meeting the unfortunate five

*Warning – This chapter can contain disturbing content*

[Vincent. I can’t feel the presence of the one who made the mana fluctuate in the room. They must be further away from us.]

Vincent looked at the shady man in black and said, “I hope I can see the new arrivals first. I have a good feeling they are the ones we will have the most interest in.”

“Sure. I will bring them while you speak to our boss inside.” The shady man said while moving his head to signal entry.

Vincent approached the door and looked inside the room. The room was decorated with a lot of shiny and costly-looking items and bright lights reflecting on them.

Vincent became shocked by the brightness, and the light temporarily blinded him. After his eyes settled and Vincent could take a good look at the room and the decorations inside, he could tell the room was made to impress any noble visiting such a terrible shady place.

[The mind trick they are trying to play is a good one. First, they make us feel bad while walking with minimum lighting, and then they present us with this fake decorated room which would feel welcoming based on what we had to see.]

-Yeah. I want to get out of this nightmare as soon as possible. But we need to remain committed to being interested until we can find the person who is making the mana act strange.-

Vincent walked inside the room and at the back of the room was a man dressed in fine clothing sitting on a fake luxurious chair.

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The man looked at Vincent and immediately noticed his uniform with the family emblem covered for secrecy. The man quickly deemed Vincent as a troublemaker student. One who should have no trouble partaking in illegal activity.

“Good day, my precious customer.” The man cheerfully said while standing up to greet Vincent.

“My subordinate will be bringing the slaves you requested. Please take a seat...” The man was about to shake Vincent’s hand when he abruptly paused at the sight of Iris entering the room.

“Ahem. My women are not for sale. Please do not ask what many people ask.” Vincent promptly said.

*Cough* “I could immediately tell by the swift decline my customer receives a lot of price requests.” The man said with a friendly expression while his eyes moved at every person entering the room.

After Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Jun Ye Rim, with Plow being carried by her, entered the bright room, the man said, “The products will arrive shortly. Please wait for a few minutes until they arrive. In the meantime, how about I tell you about our other products.”

A few minutes passed, yet they felt very long. The slave trader’s mouth kept talking non-stop. After believing Vincent to be a rich noble because of Iris, he wanted to try and sell as many slaves as he could.

Later, the shady man arrived with five slaves. He pulled them from their metal collars to the middle of the room forcefully. He glared at them while saying, “Listen to our orders or suffer our wrath.”

Vincent, Ester, Lupa, Kazumi, Iris, Lilith, Jun Ye Rim, and Plow felt disgusted by the treatment the slaves were receiving. Regardless of the disgusting treatment, their eyes had to witness. Unfortunately, they felt angry, and the wish to beat the shady man was in their thoughts.

Vincent looked at the five slaves. Four were standing, and another was being carried because she had no legs.

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The first two Vincent looked at were two lizardfolk. The male was holding the female lizardfolk to help her stay on her legs, yet he looked weak, and his body had multiple healing injuries.

On the other hand, the female did not have a single scratch on her body, yet she looked in a bad state. The female looked weak and malnourished, without an ounce of strength to remain standing. Her legs trembled, and her belly was large, showing she was pregnant in such a horrible state.

Beside them was an orc as tall as Sakura with his body full of dirty and unappealing-looking fur. His hog-like head with small tusks on his nose made him look intimidating, yet he looked very weak.

The orc hog was carrying a female slave, which gave the impression of taking all his strength. The woman the orc hog was carrying was a mermaid. She had multiple bruises on her body, and her gaze looked strange, as if she had given up on life.

The fifth slave was a female beastman with the head of a deer and small broken antlers on her head. She also looked weak and bruised, yet her eyes never left Vincent for some reason. Additionally, her gaze showed the will to fight, unlike the mermaid.

[Vincent! The pregnant woman is the one making the mana fluctuate.]

Vincent looked at the pregnant woman for a second time. Just a moment before he was about to use inspection on her, the slave trader ordered the slaves to undress.

Vincent saw their slave tattoo shine from underneath the metal collars. He knew their ability to resist would be taken away from them, so Vincent said, “There is no need. My clothes have an inspection ability, and I can check their conditions without undressing them.”

“Sure.” The slave trader looked at the five slaves and ordered, “Slaves, ignore the previous order and remain dressed.”

The slave tattoos stopped shining, and the five slaves were able to relax. They looked at Vincent, but because they had been mistreated too many times, they didn’t have high expectations about their potential new owner.

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[Name] Enter Name

[Race] Orc

[Age] 20

[Condition] Tried, Heavily Injured, Bone Damage (Fractured – Left Arm, Left Shoulder), Minor Bruising, Malnourished, High Slave Curse (Owner – Figo)

[Traits] Tough Tendons

[Class] Warrior

[Stats] Strength 42 || Agility 12 || Perception 27 || Mana 0

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[Class Warrior]

*Wild Blow

*Strong Body +13

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“Hmm... this orc is very injured. His fractured left shoulder and arm needed a lot of healing. It will cost a lot, so I hope you will give me a good discount.” Vincent began haggling.

Vincent looked at the six-foot-and-a-half tall injured orc hog and felt terrible for stooping so low. He never, in his wildest dreams, thought of haggling for the life of another for the second time.

Buying Ester to save her made him feel guilty for some time, but this time it felt different as Vincent was trying to buy people he never knew before.

However, Vincent kept his eyes on the prize, which was to save the slaves by buying and giving them a new and better life. A soldier raid could not save all the slaves. Thus, saving the five in front of him was his current goal.

“How about one gold coin for the orc?” The slave trader said post haste.

Vincent stared with a shocked expression at the slave trader. Similarly, Ester, Lupa, Kazumi, Iris, Lilith, and Jun Ye Rim were shocked to hear the phenomenal price. Not to mention the orc was mistreated and valued like an animal. He needed medical attention post haste.

*Sigh* “What a scary icebreaker you just said. You meant one silver, right? He is so injured and mistreated that he can’t even lift the mermaid properly. Are your men even taking good care of the slaves?” Vincent expressed with a frown.

“You worthless slave. Stand straight and carry that fish like a proper orc. ” The shady man said before approaching the orc hog and kicking his leg.

“Now he definitely is worth one silver coin. Let me take the baggage from your shoulders.” Vincent said in a mocking tone.

The slave trader became angry. “You fool! Stop damaging the products!” He looked at Vincent and *Sigh* “Five silver, and you can take this worthless junk.”

“Ok, I will take the orc. Now let me take a good look at the others, but it is obvious their condition isn’t that good.” Vincent said while looking at the mermaid next.

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[Name] Enter Name

[Race] Mermaid

[Age] 19

[Condition] Tried, Injured, Heavy Bruising, Malnourished, Sick (Dehydration, Syphilis), High Slave Curse (Owner – Figo)

[Traits] None

[Class] None

[Stats] Strength 12 || Agility 3 || Perception 7 || Mana 23

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Vincent clenched his teeth at the sight of the mermaid’s sickness information. He could tell how much she had suffered and why she looked like a person who had given up on living.

“My gosh, the mermaid is in a terrible condition, and she was abused so much that she has a horrible disease. I don’t want to imagine what lustful things she had to suffer from, but I will also offer five silver coins before she dies from her contagious disease.”

The slave trader looked at his subordinate with an angered expression again. He looked at Vincent with a poker face and offered, “Twenty silver coins.”

“Five.”

“Fifteen.”

“Five.”

“... Eight, and that’s final!”

*Sigh* “Fine, I will take her for eight silver coins.” Vincent said while acting defeated. He, however, was delighted the second slave could be saved. ‘Three more to go.’ He thought.

Vincent looked at the deer woman next.

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[Name] Enter Name

[Race] Beastman

[Age] 33

[Condition] Tried, Heavily Injured, Heavy Bruising, Malnourished, Sick (Syphilis), Bone Damage (Fractured – Four Ribs), High Slave Curse (Owner – Figo)

[Traits] None

[Class] None

[Stats] Strength 21 || Agility 31 || Perception 29 || Mana 0

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Vincent became surprised to see how bad her condition was, yet her gaze was still strong. She had also suffered the same fate as the mermaid and was greatly injured for resisting.

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