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Nice to meet you starting today."

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I squeeze the hand that Mr. LaTorua holds out to me.

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From today on, the two of us will explore this town together for a while.

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The question is how far the people in the organization will go.

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So, what shall we do today?　Do you want to look around town?"

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Um, before I go, can I go to the river to do my laundry?"

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What?"　...... washing clothes in the river?"

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Oh, I remember when it was rare for people to wash their clothes because they could clean them with clean magic.

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What should I say?

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Let's see... ......

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Could Ivy possibly use clean magic and water magic?"

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I can't hide this.

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Let's be hungry.

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Yes.

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I see. There is a laundry in the town of ....... Do you want to go there?"

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A laundry?

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I've never heard of it.

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What kind of place is it?"

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Hmm?"　I see. Is it only in big towns?　A laundry is a place that's open to people who can't use clean magic or water magic. Well, those who can use them do.

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People who cannot use clean magic or water magic?

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Huh?

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Shouldn't anyone be able to use magic for everyday needs?

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Um, who can't use magic? ......

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How should I ask?

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Are there a lot of them?

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Or visit .......

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I can't put together what I want to ask because it's something I didn't expect.

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Hmm?"　Oh I see, Latomi is a small village. You know, maybe I was taught that anyone can use fire magic, water magic, and clean magic for everyday needs, but that's a misunderstanding."

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A misunderstanding?"

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Some people can only use two or one of the three, and others cannot use them because of their magical power. Did you not notice that when you were using the plaza?　I saw that there was a flint to make fire. That's because some adventurers cannot use fire magic.

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It was definitely placed there.

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Not only in this town, but there were places in the village where they had them.

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By the way, I can't use water magic."

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"...... eh!"

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I wasn't aware of it."

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I didn't notice it at all.

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That, but I think ...... you prepared water for me when I was cooking.

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...... Oh, could that be a magic item?

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'Is the thing you were using when you filled the pot with water a magic item?'

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Correct!　Sifal went out of his way to find it and buy it for me because I couldn't use water magic."

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Is that so?　You are very kind, Mr. Sifal."

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Well," he said, "I'm not sure. As long as you don't ...... really piss me off."

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Yeah, it's true, Mr. Sifal was scary yesterday.

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But still, his mother told me that it was a misunderstanding.

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Then I don't have to hide the fact that I can't use life magic, do I?

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Ah, but how many people can't use it with the amount of magic they have?

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Um, are there a lot of people who can't use life magic because of their low magical power?"

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I don't know how much," he said. But you know one person. Maybe Ivy has something to do with the amount of magic?"

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Yes. I could use magic itself, but the amount of magic I could use was completely useless.

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I see. ...... is that how you're traveling?　It would be dangerous."

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Well, yes.

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I'm sure fire magic would help me if I could use it." Hmmm... I knew it... slave ......"

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Come to think of it, Mr. Rattler recommends slaves.

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I wonder why.

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Why do you prefer slaves?　Um, I'm just not familiar with it."

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'Oh, I don't have any particular feelings about slaves, since I've been a normal person since I was a little kid. Except for criminal slaves, of course. I know some adventurers who have become slaves. There is a sense of camaraderie. I have a feeling that I want them to meet good masters. Besides, if it's just a small debt, it's a multi-year contract, so the sooner I sign the contract and pay off the debt, the sooner I can get back to being an adventurer, right?"

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A multi-year contract?　Back to being an adventurer?"

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Huh?"　Don't you know?"

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Yes.

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'With large amounts, it's impossible, but for small debts, slavery comes in the form of a three- or five-year contract,' he said. Most adventurers have small debts, so a multi-year contract applies to them.

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I see. I thought slaves were contracted for life. I once heard an adventurer talk about it, and it sounded so tragic."

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'Ha ha ha, that contract would make slaves extremely expensive. Besides, the minimum for a criminal slave is 10 years for a misdemeanor, but a small debt slave for life is too heavy.

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Certainly, yes."

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When you register with the Adventurers' Guild, there is a course they require you to take, and the first thing you learn is about the money you have to have. The first thing they teach you is to be prepared with money in case you fail in a job. Also, if you can't pay your debts, you may end up a slave. Well, this is already known."

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"Training at the Guild: ......"

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Yes," he said. So, many adventurers are prepared to avoid falling into slavery. And when they take on a request, they think about what happens if they fail. However, it is difficult to be completely prepared. So when they fail a commission, they are sometimes left with a bit of a debt. So the slave falls. But it's a small amount, so most of it comes back in three or five years.

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I see.

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Those sad-sacks are probably spending all their money. Some people are stupid enough to take a warning from the guild."

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Huh.

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If you are a skilled adventurer-slave, you may be contracted by an adventurer you know. Well, this is only possible if you know an adventurer who has a lot of money saved up.

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It's something quite different from the slaves I thought I was going to be.

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I thought that if I fell into slavery, I would be a slave for the rest of my life.

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Where did I get this knowledge mixed in?

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Was it me before ......?

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Hmmm, I wonder what kind of world I lived in before, where betrayal was rampant and if you fell into slavery, you were a slave for the rest of your life .......

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Definitely a tougher world than this one.

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Ivy?"　Are you okay?"

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I'm sorry. I'm fine. I'm just wondering what happens to the things you want me to keep from you when you go to ...... for those few years?"

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Oh, I'm magically bound to the information I learned while a slave, so I can't talk about it when I'm freed from slavery."

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I see, by magic.

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Somehow, the rejection I felt toward slaves has diminished.

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However, slaves are expensive, so I can't afford them.

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There are a lot of people here today.

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In front of me are people doing laundry.

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It's a little strange to think that they are people who can't use magic.

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Because the people I thought were not there until now are right in front of me.

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Moreover.

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"What do you mean ...... Ivy, are you okay?"

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I was surprised to see ...... that there were more people there than I had imagined."

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"Ha-ha-ha. I see."

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Apparently not all of them were unavailable, but still there were more people in the laundry room than I had imagined.

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I found an open spot in the washroom and washed my clothes.

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The tubs in the washroom seemed to be a magic item; when you dumped the water in them, the water automatically filled up the tubs.

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I was a little excited to use this magic item for the first time, and Mr. Rattler laughed at me.

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I washed the clothes I had accumulated on my trip, which amounted to quite a lot of water.

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After washing all the clothes, I put them in the basket I brought with me.

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"Good work, are you done?"

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Oh, I was so busy washing up that I forgot that I was coming with you.

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...... about the decoys, too.

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The peace of mind that Mr. Rattler is there is a little bit dangerous.

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Let's keep our heads up.

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Excuse me. Sorry to keep you waiting."

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It's all right. Then let's go back to the plaza to dry off.

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Yes, sir.

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While heading to the plaza, I ask him to give me some information about the stores.

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As one would expect from someone who lives in the area, he knows his stuff.

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He knows a lot, especially about sweet stores.

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Come to think of it, yesterday's Milpas also seemed to be quite a favorite.

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I saw a building where many people were entering.

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I looked in that direction and saw a cross on the roof of the building.

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It's a church.

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A place that ...... changed my life.

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It's a place I've been avoiding for a long time.

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I quietly turned my gaze elsewhere so as not to be noticed.

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