In a room in the royal castle of the Karruk Kingdom, the king, Inicida, laughed with amusement.

''Huh, hahaha! I thought he was a grasping man, but I guess he just didn't have a clue! This is ridiculous! I really didn't know you were going to start a slave trade with what you said to me! No one is more foolish than that!

No, His Majesty is exactly right. After that, you can leave them alone if they are suitably amused to avoid being accused of force.

'Prime Minister! Are you sure that that fool is the king of the castle in the sky! If he was lying, this would be a good time to take the Reginion Chamber of Commerce under my wing!

　Inicida, who had been laughing, turned around and asked a shouting question. The Prime Minister freaked out and bounced her shoulders before nodding several times in small increments and letting out a sigh.

''That's right, that's it... but apparently, there is no doubt that the Celestial Kingdom is involved in this Karruk Kingdom... the guards, some merchants, and others have also acknowledged the existence of flying golems.

　At the Prime Minister's words, Inicida clicks her tongue in a way that doesn't seem amused.

It's not a good idea," he said, "but there are rumors everywhere that a flying golem stopped the invasion of the Empire. It's not possible to dismiss it as a hoax..........................if we manage to get our hands on that flying golem.

　Beside Inicida, who turns her gaze downward while muttering softly to herself, the Prime Minister exhales thinly.

''There are no sorcerers in our country who can create a golem on their own.......Your Majesty is in trouble....

　The Prime Minister let out a deep sigh that was laced with hard work and softly looked out the window.

　The two of them were headed in different directions, but they had one thing in common: the Taiki slave trade would surely fail.

　That was that Taiki's slave trade would surely fail.

　Any slave trader would think the same thing.

　However, some merchants had begun to take a different view.





''Well the slaves are alive and well.

Oh, I've never seen a slave like that before.

　In front of the two men who were having such a conversation, a slave man and woman, dressed in beautiful costumes, were displaying their own special skills in a familiar manner.

　The middle-aged man was sitting in a chair, stomping on the skin of the beast with both feet, using the thin hide as a string to make what looked like a bag. The young woman smiled and laid out the leather goods on a small table, hand-writing price tags in a smooth handwriting and placing them underneath the goods.

'Oh, hey. Can you write?

No, but first, look at this bag. And the shoes. They're quite nice. Is that black wolf skin?

　The merchants were amazed at the skills the slaves possessed and shouted. Their voices became bait to call other merchants, and in no time at all, a crowd gathered in front of the two slaves.

　Then a smiling Diego appears, smiling at them.

'Both of those slaves can read and write, and can do simple calculations and such. His skills include leatherwork, simple blade sharpening and woodworking. Her skills include trading and weaving, and the rest is playing an instrument.

　As soon as I made the brief introduction, the merchants looked at Diego with interest.

'An instrument? How good are you?

I'd like to see your woodworking skills, can you do it?

　As the questions come in one after another, Diego answers them briefly.

　Then the dark-haired beauty, Yuri, raises one hand with a thin smile.

''So, how much are those two slaves worth?''

　For some reason, that one word resonated well. Everyone looked sideways at Yuri with a look of realization and silence, then at Diego.

　Without panicking at that, Diego nodded with a happy smile and clasped his hands in front of his chest.

''Would you consider it! No, we're both serious personalities. I would recommend it. However, because of the cost of signing a special contract for top-tier slaves and the high skill of the person in question, it will be a little higher than the market price.

　I preface this by pointing first to the man in the palm of my hand.

''He is one gold coin, as his age is forty years old. She's young and bubbly, so I'll give her two gold coins.

It's so expensive!

'An ordinary slave could buy three or four of them!

　The moment Diego heard the price he mentioned, the screaming merchants' voices echoed.

　However, Diego was not frightened at all and nodded loudly.

''Of course, sir. It's not a good idea to have our slaves in our shop with ordinary slaves. They earn many times more money than their cost after they are bought. They are slaves that our store has determined to be that powerful.

　When he said that with his chest, the merchants couldn't help but clam up, but they quickly stepped forward to argue.

　But even before that, Yuri opened his mouth.

''Three gold coins? ''It's a bargain.''

　Everyone's eyes rolled at Yuri who answered that in a bouncy voice. Yuri lightly scoffed his chin in the face of it.

　Then a white robed elf appeared, breaking through the crowd. The merchants took a step away from the appearance of a different airborne being.

　The white robed elf, Aifa, silently walked up to Diego and held out a gold coin.

''........Three gold coins.''

　Saying that, I handed him a gold coin and Diego took it with a slightly frightened look on his face.

''Well, thank you very much. No, I didn't expect you both to purchase it...''

　Yuri smiled meaningfully as he uttered that while wiping the sweat off his face, and asked with a slight hush in his voice.

''If you are a capable slave, I will still be happy to buy you. However, our country, Emperor Frieder, is a bit of a distant land. Would you be able to ask for transportation?

　When he said that, Diego immediately affirmed it.

''By golly, Emperor Frieder's! We'll take care of it! We'll be a company-owned store in the land of the sky! Buy ten gold coins or more and we'll send you a flying golem! Of course, if you wish, how about you and yourselves join us for some air travel?

'Well! So the rumor that the Celestial State was running the business was true after all? Our king has taken great interest in the Celestial Kingdom. Could you please arrange for the King of the Celestial Kingdom to be interceded for...

　Hearing Yuri's excitement and their conversation, the merchants around them widened their eyes.

　Then, they instantly changed their minds.

''Maybe we can make a deal with the Celestial Kingdom?''

'This one must be able to sell slaves at whatever price they fly for. On the other hand, can't we sell a good slave to this store?

Ten gold coins for air travel...?

　A wide variety of voices were raised and the surroundings became even more noisy.

　Secretly, Diego and Yuri raised the edge of their mouths when they saw the eyes of the merchants who were rapidly becoming more and more heated.