Yotsuba was born six months ago.
Today, I’m at the inn.
“Nell, mama is going to work at the guild for a bit, so please take care of Yotsuba, okay?”
“Okay! Yotsuba, let’s play with Onee-chan!”
“Alright, I’m going.”
Nancy-san left the inn.
Yotsuba was now about 60 centimeters tall.
She could speak, although she still could not pronounce words correctly.
This was a surprise to Nancy-san, and the neighborhood old folks started to talk to Yotsuba to keep her company.
At that time, Yotsuba said one thing.
“Sh—up, g—ome.”
Shut up and go home.
That’s what she said.
The old folks were so unhappy that they left the house, feeling that they were not liked much.
Since then, Yotsuba has rarely been treated with affection by anyone other than his relatives.
Yotsuba says that dealing with them was a hassle and that she asked them to leave her alone because she couldn’t benefit from them in any way.
That’s terrible. How cold she is.
Despite my several attempts to persuade her about the importance of socializing with other people, she ignored me.
Perhaps she was in the middle of her rebellious period before her death.
Her personality was very troublesome.
But she seems to be kind to her family and has a decent conversation with Nell and Nancy-san.
Me? I think she thinks of me as nothing more than an occasional helpful cat.
“Neko-an.”
She meant to say Neko-san.
These are the times when I want to tell her a secret story that I don’t want Nell to know.
Yotsuba walks up to me and says in a quiet voice,
“I want money.”
Huh?
Yotsuba uses his right hand to make a circle with his thumb and index finger.
Ah, money. You want to make money, huh?
…Why do you want to make money?
I wrote in Japanese, [If there is something you want, I can give it to you.]
But she shook her head. What on earth was she thinking?
“Yotsuba, come on, walk with me.”
“Mhm.”
Yotsuba is walking toward Nell.
Walking seemed to take a few more months at the earliest.
Well, that’s okay.
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Yotsuba POV
The reason I said I want to make money is because I want to buy something.
A purchase that I can’t ask Neko-san to make, something that the wise reader will recognize.
Yup, a slave.
I want my own personal slave.
Neko is very helpful to me, but I never know when he might go away on a whim.
So!
I want a slave who is obedient to me and who is convenient for me, who will not betray my secrets.
A good-looking or cute guy would be even better.
The slaves in this world are the type of slaves that are contracted with contract skills, as seen in syos***.
The contract can be specified, and skills can be used to compel the slave to act in accordance with it.
The market price for one slave is about 10 million G.
Furthermore, the law stipulates that we must provide food and daily necessities.
By the way, I compiled this knowledge by using [Appraisal] many times.
Among the customers, some merchants dealt with slaves, so I gradually gathered information through [Appraisal].
That is why I will earn a little money now and purchase slaves when my pocket gets filled.
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