Chapter 18: To sell or not to sell that is the question
During breakfast, a certain scene appeared before my eyes.
The shopkeeper is carrying the food while his legs were staggering, and Irene, who noticed that, stood up.
Then she took the things that the shopkeeper was carrying and at that time, an incident happened.
Irene and the shopkeepers" fingers slightly overlapped each other.
But, Irene didn"t even drop the things, rather, she went back to her seat like nothing happened.
If it was a normal person that would be nothing.
But for Irene it"s a serious affair.
If it was before, her shoulder would jump up with a start.
A-re? Could it be her androphobia has slightly recovered….?
—it should be soon, huh?
"Master are you not going to eat?"
"He? Ah. aah, of course."
"This place"s food really is delicious isn"t it?"
"…right?"
"Before long, I might ask Merida-san how they do the seasoning. Ah, even though I look like this I can do a bit of cooking. I"ll also have master eat it next time."
"Next time, okay…. ….hey, there"s a place I wanted to take you to. Bring together all our things, and let"s go."
"Waa…. master is taking me somewhere… I wonder where?"
I couldn"t look her in the eye. Because her eyes were glittering with expectation, it"s hard to say it to her… It"s really hard to tell her that I"m taking her to the slave trading firm…It feels like luring a kid with a picture of an amus.e.m.e.nt park and then taking them to a dentist.
Perhaps, this might be a good decision for Irene.
I"ll return to being the evil dragon someday.
I don"t even have money.
Then instead of me, it would be better for her if she was with a more broad-minded and financially powerful old man instead.
In that way she can live more happily as a woman. [TLnote: smh x∞] (SK: It sounds so wrong on so many levels…)
I also thought about releasing her, but then she"ll most probably follow me.
If done badly, she might even pay money just to beg to be with me.
No matter how good she is at handling the bow, she is still a child.
If she"s alone she would surely feel lonely.
She might feel like I abandoned her, and another man might trick her.
If that happened, even I don"t want to see her in that state.
And for me it isn"t a bad deal.
I can get a large amount of money.
In the end it"s a win-win situation for both of us.
Although it hurts, it should be like this.
Irene happily hums a song.
When we were about to exit the inn, the innkeeper went over to talk to Irene.
"Aren"t you in a good mood Irene-chan. Are you going out with your master?"
"That"s right! Master said he had someplace he wanted to take me to."
"Hee…. could it be, that place?"
"Eh, do you have an idea?"
"(it might be that place, that, the wedding hall.)" [TLnote: they"re whispering]
"(Hau!? B,B,But I"m a slave!?)"
"(Did you not know? Even slaves can get married.)"
"(B,But marriage is, I"m still 14!)"
"(In this country you can get married at 12 years old. I think it"s very possible.)"
"(Awaa, W,What should I do? Are my clothes okay?)"
"(it"s fine, It"s fine, if you leave it to your master, it should be fine.)"
"(Y,Yes. Then I shall become a bride.)"
Oi stop it.
Innkeeper, I beg you, don"t inspire any more misunderstandings.
If you think about it logically, that"s impossible.
Do I look like a guy who"ll marry a 14 year old?… are you looking at me like that?
I pulled myself together and tried going out again, Irene"s happy-go-lucky att.i.tude is dangerous.
Her footsteps are light.
I can see the figure of red riding hood casually going to her grandma"s house where the wolf is waiting.
In the first place, I have no plans on giving Irene to a random guy.
From the beginning I never intended to sell Irene to the slave trading firm.
I plan on selling her to the next owner.
It seemed that it was possible for the slave trading firm to work as an agency as well.
Although they"ll take 20% of the selling price as payment for the service.
Since the market price is around 5 million rize, they"ll probably get around 1 million.
But, if I sell it directly, I can decide on the contract details myself.
「That you cannot place a slave crest.
That you would absolutely not raise your hand on her.
That you cannot s.e.xually abuse her.
That she will not be fed anything below that of a standard meal.
If any of these are broken, the master-servant relationship is broken, and Irene will be given the right to leave her current master.」
I am thinking of making this kind of contract.
On top of that, the investigation of the buyer would be from me and Irene"s point of view.
Doing only this, we probably won"t be selling to someone who"ll treat her cruelly.
Even if we did sell her to someone like that, if it"s Irene she can probably escape by herself.
"Just walking in town like this is fun!"
"……a ah"
"When I was a product, they would take us out on walks in town, the town looks very different"
"……a ah"
"The weather is good today, it"s likely that it would be a very good day."
"……a ah"
I was expressionless, my perspective was fixed at one point all the time. It was on a certain building, but. I noticed that Irene seems to be acting strange as well.
"What have you been looking at since a while ago … AAH!?"
As expected Irene is clever. She instantly understood it. Well everything was a great misunderstanding.
"Ano…my stomach has been hurting for a while, I wonder if we can return to the inn."
"That"s serious. Oh, there is a building in a place such as this. Let"s rest for a little while."
"N-nevermind, it seems like it was healed"
It suddenly went silent.
I am not comfortable with this awkward atmosphere but I cannot obtain treasure unless I can get over this. It is necessary to persuade her properly.
"I have a hypothetical story, let"s a.s.sume that there are toys for sale. However some parts of the toys are broken. That being the case, let"s say that the toy that was bought and repaired."
"………yes"
"His room is dirty and there is no s.p.a.ce. Then the money comes in, he thinks that it would be better to sell the toy to someone who can take better care of it."
"But, he may not want the toy to be sold."
"Certainly. However, in the end he thinks that it is good to sell it. That is why, the new owner is much more gentle than the one who repaired it If it can endure this heart-breaking feeling, you would find happiness waiting for it after that."
I speak to persuade her, Irene has tears in her eyes, her whole body starts to shake with a puru puru.
"I, I wonder if I have done something that master dislikes…. if so then I apologize. So please, please do not throw me away."
"Guu…. But, this is for you too. After all if you think about it, far from having tens of thousands, I even have debt. Personality as well, I cannot say that I am earnest. For example, I have the self- confidence to immediately say that you do not like to save the world. What has the world ever done for me? …. The point is, I myself work with the feeling of loss and gain."
"But even so, even if I am dirt poor and appropriately covered with debts, I want to be with you, desu" (SK: desu desu!)
"Bu, But if you are bought by a rich and gentle aristocrat then your life would be pleasant. "
"The only person who is my master in this world is you!! ……Please. I will do anything. You can kick me, slap me, and beat me in the house."
Her hard work is definitely in the wrong direction.
But, really what"s to be done with her?
This girl, she is as sticky as natto (TLN: Fermented Soybeans). She was in pain before she met me. This girl moved me a little. Although, can you say the same thing even if you know this?
"Hey Irene, do you know the wicked dragon? "
"Of course I do. Which evil dragon do you mean?"
Eh? There are other evil dragons other than me? This is news to me.
"Eeto uhm, a silver colored guy."
"True Silver Dragon (Sylphies) right?"
"Yes yes, that"s it. That guy is me."
I made my hands into a dragon and showed it to her while telling her that. Irene"s eyes suddenly became large and formed a perfect circle.
Surprisingly she is watching my hands calmly.
"Oi, are you surprised?"
"Maybe, I thought as much.I read it from a book long ago, the true silver dragon"s tears, it is said that it has the effect of healing most wounds and diseases. My wounds were treated by master with his tears. In addition to that, the silver hair. In the case of the goblin extermination from last time, only for a moment, you changed your hand like this one. That is why, i thought it might be so."
"You are not scared? I am a dragon you know."
"I was scared until I met you. Because long ago, the G.o.ds…… didn"t you kill them?"
The h.e.l.l is that? My memory is so fragmented that I cannot remember.
Maybe it was during the time before I was reincarnated.
I, openly revealed about my reincarnation . About my previous life, having possessed the evil dragon for several years, about meeting Chloe and etcetera.
This time as expected — the reaction was not as much as I thought it was.
"Why are you so calm? Aren"t humans from another world disgusting?"
"Such a person, seems to be extremely rare. I was sold by the merchant on this town alone, there is no person that is similar to the master I am talking to."
"Hee, is that so."
It seems that you were thinking of meeting me once, Irene appeals to me and picks up the hem of my clothes.
"Whether master is a wicked dragon or not, I will go anywhere with you. That day that we met– I swore that to myself! That"s why, that"s why…"
"Ok I understand. My intention to sell you is no longer there."
"Please one way or another……eh, would not sell ….?"
"Ou"
"Really really? Is that really true?"
"If I am accepted to that extent then, there is no other way than to do this."
Beads of tears are acc.u.mulating in her eyes. It fell across Irene"s cheeks, it created a line of joy.
"Now that I think about it carefully, you are very talented. In addition, you did a good job. A few million is certainly a big number but, in the long term you would be able to take more out of it than just work."
"I"ll, I"ll do it. I, will show you that I can make more money than that."
"I will be relying on you."
"Ah un…… absolutely, I will definitely work hard for master from now on!"
Irene seems to have a very enthusiastic heart. Irene is a promising prospect. However p.u.b.erty is unstable. It is necessary to pay attention to her so that she does not become a bad girl.
On that day that I said『Owner, sake is perfect』, I ran out of the house. There is no place such as a house to leave though.
Just in case, I will make it clear here.
"Irene, from now on I would change our relationship a little."
"But master, master is my master…… "
"Yes stop right there. I may be your master, I want to act as a fatherly role as well."
"Father, is it? "
"Are you dissatisfied?"
"At least, brother."
"Brother? Brother."
I did not have a younger sister in my previous life.
Because I wanted to be like terminator, I spent my everyday muscle training with my younger brother. Although, there also exists a younger sister who on every occasion of gets dumped by an ikemen(Handsome men) who skips work and gets drunk.
I wonder if they are still doing well, I should at least send a letter. Though it"s impossible.
But being an older brother [Onii-chan!] huh. It was once a position which I longed for.
"Jaa, try calling me brother [onii-chan]"
"Onii-chan"
"Try changing how you say it"
"Onii-sama"
"Try complimenting me"
Nonono, my sister can"t be this obedient. If it was my sister, she would say "Haa? Disgusting" but supposed to actually love her brother and become tsundere.
"Never mind. You can address me however you like"
"Yes"
"I will from now on keep doing the same as I have been. So you should do the same"
"It is about let"s keeping doing our best but not overdo things"
I raised my right hand in front of Irene. Without skipping a beat, Irene placed my hands on her cheek. I was asking for a handshake!
"Kya!?"
She was shocked due to my sudden dragon transformation.
"T-that was mean, I was surprised you know"
"My bad my bad. So as apology, I will bring you to places which don"t require money"
"The park would be nice"
"Roger"
And so just like that, all the talks of me making a profit ended up in a failure.
But for some reason, the feeling that I made a loss was nowhere to be seen.
We headed forward with our backs towards the building of which we will never visit again.
Owl: Post it. They have been waiting for a month now
Snow: 1 more day won’t hurt…
Owl: it would
2 hours later -Checking the translations again-
2.5 hours later – spotted several translation errors here and there and there and up there and down there..-
And here it is, chapter 18 of Jaryuu Tensei is out -Applause Applause-
h.e.l.lo~ I’m Sn0wKiss/FictionDesu! and this chapter was co translated by me and the Not-so-gold Owl ~
I will be helping out translating here and there and I’m very moody so…. OuO
[For every error you find in this translation, I will stick a golden needle in the Golden Owl :”D]