A merchant's sense of smell of profit is tremendous.

　That's why Taiki, in order to siphon off the slaves being sold in the Karruk Kingdom, has launched a blatantly obvious plan to plant cherry blossoms.

　It was a flashy stealth marketing scheme that would normally not succeed, but to his horror, Taiki had planted the cherry blossoms with real nobles and princes of the great kingdom.

　Some of the merchants had actually seen that person, and the Sky Country's direct-managed slave-shop quickly swept up the rumors in the city.

　And a month later. The slave shop was packed every day.

''How could it be possible...! Is that...!

　One of the peddlers, who was about to enter the shop, looked at the end of the street and his eyes widened.

　At the sound of his voice, the other merchants around him turned around and raised their voices.

''Is that the Blau Empire's flag!

　Seeing the fluttering flag, someone mentions the name of the Blau Empire.

　From the end of the street, a large number of horsemen wearing silvery armor and holding spears were coming towards them, and some of the horsemen in the center of the line were holding up flags instead of spears.

　It was truly the flag of the Blau Empire.

''Te, the Empire is attacking us!

'No, that can't be... rumour has it that the Empire has embarked on a regime change on its own soil, right? Besides, it would take two countries in between to reach this Karruk Kingdom...

"Well, if they were advancing at this ridiculous speed, they must have had a deal with the Empire all along.......this is not good. The new emperor is a fearsome strategist to invade this far without anyone noticing! There must be an era of empire coming all at once now!

"d*mn it...! We heard the Empire was defeated and we moved on! You've missed your opportunity!

　The cavalrymen with the imperial banner proceeded solemnly through the city streets that were confused all at once by the sudden situation. The power of the situation caused those on the street to rush out of the road and watch the outcome.



　In a hushed voice, some of them mouthed to look at the center of the line of cavalry.

　Surrounded by more than a hundred cavalrymen was a large four-horse carriage, and the merchants who had witnessed the lavishly built carriage swallowed their spit.

　The carriage was inscribed with the coat of arms of the Blau Empire's emperor.

　The carriage stopped in front of the shop in question and the cavalrymen also stopped their march in a disciplined manner.

　Soon after, the men who had been driving the carriage lined up on the left side of the carriage and opened the door of the carriage.

　Their stunning silver hair and golden crowns shine in the sunlight. The man, wearing an extravagant gold embroidered cloak that was eye-catching even from a distance, looked at the storefront with interest and then walked into the store with his attendant.

　Those who were watching the scene blinked in astonishment.

''Oh, hey.......no way that was.......''

I'm sure of it. The new emperor of the Blau Empire.

　It was a noisy street, but as the cavalrymen stared at him, the noise rapidly faded away.

　A moment later, the emperor emerged from the shop. Behind him were the same appearance of the attendants as when he entered the store, as well as a group of slave-like figures consisting of dozens of people.

　All of the slaves purchased from this store are wearing clean clothes and leather shoes and do not look like slaves at first glance. However, as a sign of having signed a contract as a top-tier slave, a silver ring is placed on either their wrists or ankles.

　Hence, a large number of men and women who came out were known to be slaves purchased by the emperor.

''........Oh, how many gold coins is that?''

Too many young men and women. A hundred or two hundred won't do it for you.

　Diego emerged from inside the shop with the merchants whispering and talking beside him.

''Emperor! Thank you so much for this! We'd love to have you back in our store! Now, if you don't mind, I'll call the golem for you. Your horse is a wonder, and I will send it back to you in its own basket tomorrow.

　When the emperor nodded silently at his words, Diego smiled and clapped his hands with a smile and looked around at the sky.

　Immediately afterwards, several black dots appeared in the far sky, gradually growing in size.

　Then, I noticed that there were countless golems floating in the sky, and even the cavalrymen who had continued to show their powerful appearance were tense and were holding back the horses that were trying to rampage by force.

　A flying golem, one of the tiki robots, slowly descended to the ground and stood in front of the Emperor.

　The emperor said a word or two or something without fear and entered the carriage.

　Then the robot gradually put its hand on the carriage. As if on cue, the other robots landed on the ground as well, each one standing beside the horsemen and slaves.

'Come on, gentlemen, this way please.'

　While throwing such words at the frightened cavalrymen, Diego started handing out simple robes. After that, there were girls with beast ears on their heads and children about ten years old, who went around handing out robes in the same way.

'It's cold in the air, you know. As long as you keep the wind at bay with these, you'll be fine.

　When Diego said that and finished handing out the last robe, as if it was a signal, the robots held the object in front of them and floated into the sky.






　Hearing the screams of the knights coming from the sky, Leticia, who was in the back of the store, let out a dry laugh with a dumbfounded face.

''........It's an unbelievable scene, no matter how many times I see it. However, if this is the case, the treatment of slaves may indeed change in the future. After all, there are so many slaves being sold one after another that there are not enough of them.......

　A girl comes running to Leticia, who muttered that with a very complicated expression, and a girl comes running to her.

''Ah, there she is! You're still doing laundry! I've been sold a new slave! Five!

　When the girl exclaimed that, Letitia chuckled and nodded.

Again? Then let me hurry up and get bathed and dressed. I'll prepare a meal for you.

　Leticia and the other slaves who had been entrusted with the care and attention of the slaves that had been sold to them worked day after day without a break, but they all still worked with a smile on their faces.

　Leticia was happy about this, being a devoted person by nature, and she wished in her heart that this life continued to exist.