With a loud explosion, the base of the main mast was blown off. Naturally, the mast collapsed with a disgusting sound and collapsed with great force. Seeing the mast collapsing from the deck into the sea, there was a great deal of panic on board.

'What the hell happened!
I don't know! There's an explosion out of nowhere...!

　The slaver Javert or something like that jumps out of the forward door leading into the ship. Taking advantage of this, I landed at the bow of the ship, exposing myself to the moonlight.

''Was, who is it?!''
"The Duchy of Brunhild, Winter Nights with the Mochizuki.

　I could see everyone on deck gasp. The slavers among them were dismayed and dismayed, their eyes scurrying around. At one point, you were aware that you were doing something wrong.

''This island is Brunhild's territory. I've come to ask you to stop doing business without permission.
I don't care what business you're in.
'Don't dwell on it. We know you've been trying to kidnap the new adventurers in the dungeon and sell them into slavery.

　The slave-trader's mouth tightened. A greasy sweat appeared on his face and he began to behave even more suspiciously.

''To be honest, we're a small country, so there's never been a clear-cut law or punishment. We haven't had that many bad people. At the most, it's just a bunch of travelers rioting in the streets. So I regret what happened this time.

　If I hadn't entered the dungeon with Lean then, not only would Rop and the others have been sold into slavery, but there would have been casualties afterwards. And we might not have even noticed it.
　I understand that punishment is an aspect of deterrence of crime, but perhaps because I've lived a slippery life, I can't deny that I thought lightly that I didn't have to go that far. Because of Yumina's magical eye, there were basically no bad guys or anything until now.
　However, a certain amount of punishment should be given for a certain amount of crime, and it needs to be shown properly.
　I'd better think about that sooner rather than later. For now, I'll have them make it in the light of Belfast's laws.
　Since the dungeon has been built, there have been a lot of different races mixed in, and a lot of unexpected events. Do we have to deal with them one by one? Let's get the problems in front of us out of the way first.
　Hmm? I see four boats pulling away from the ship. The lops have escaped. Well, we won't need to be shy about it.

"d*mn, the King can't be in here! You guys, get it done!

　The slaver, Javert, commanded, and three battle slaves drew their curved swords and slashed at us.

'Slip.'

　Sutin! And the three of them all fell with a flourish on the deck. The bayonet that I let go of was thrust into the deck.
　All three of them try to get up, but they all fall on the spot again. Hmm? It seems like the "slip" effect is longer. It seems like it was a bit shorter before... Is this also the influence of 'divine Qi'?

'Wha, what are you doing! Stop screwing around and get it over with!

　Javert shouted and the slaves began to suffer with their hands around his neck. Javert is causing them pain with the Collar of Enslavement.
　He shoots Brunhild a bullet at Javert's feet. 'Explosions' (weak) were activated and a small explosion blew the slaver away.

''Bueeeeee!

　Slammed haphazardly to the deck, Debutante Sinbad backed away with a bloody nose.

'Oh, forgive me! It was just a random act...!
"If you've been a piece of shit, reducing innocent people to slaves and preying on the lives of others for your own gain, is it worth forgiving?
Help me, help me...
'And the enslaved people will help you?'

　I don't know what he's done. But as long as he's doing this, he's a good guy.
　It's useless to talk about it. I switch Brunhild's bullets to paralyzing bullets and launch them into the slaver.
　Ta-da! And with a strange voice, Javert stopped moving.
　He also shot paralyzing rounds into the fallen battle slaves. I suppose they were just being obeyed, but it seems to me that the charges would change depending on whether they were being helped unwillingly or willingly. It's even more troublesome than Javert. I can't even decide if I should release him from slavery, so I'll leave it at that for now.
　The rest of the sailors on deck will also be paralyzed with paralyzing bullets, rendering them unable to fight.

Search. Is there still a crew on board?
Searching now ... end of search. There are three humans on board. All are paralyzed.

　Hmm. You took it out when Lop and the others were escaping. That's all of 'em. 20 in all. Half of them slaves.
　Huh? Hey, where's that bucktooth that took Lop and his friends?

"Whew!

　I heard a small scream on land. I tried to skip the visuals with my "long sense. Then I saw a smoking bucktooth that had fallen and a leaner one that was waving a small hand towards me. I wonder when that bucktooth had escaped. Apparently, though, Lean had finished him off.
　Lop and the others also landed and are heading towards Lean. I guess that's all taken care of for now.
　While watching the knights coming from deep in the forest, I transitioned every single person on board the ship to the coast.
　The slave-trader Jaber, his men, the sailors, the battle slaves, all tied up and taken away by the knights. For now, let's put them in the dungeon and discuss it with Kosaka-san later.

'Looks like it's all taken care of.
There's still a lot to clean up, though.

　He landed on the shore and looked back at the slave ship as he returned it to Leanne. Well, what should I do with that slave ship or something? Can we confiscate it in the country? I've broken the mast, and I don't think I can sell it at that rate.

'Oh, um, Your Majesty! All of the kidnapped adventurers are safe!

　Lop reports back to me, but I've been watching through the hatchet rats, so I know some of the situation. I gave the adventurers, who were losing their strength, a "refresher" and then we all transitioned to the Silver Moon and took a room for them. At the very least, it was an apology.
　I gave Rop and the others about 10 potions to thank them for their help. It's not like I'm going to waste it, you know.
　I'll have to wait until later to find out what happened and say goodbye to everyone.
　After that, I went to the Adventurer's Guild and told Relisha-san what happened, and asked her to reissue the guild cards of the new adventurers who had been treated as dead.

''The guild regretted what happened this time. The guild is only an intermediary between the client and the guild and cannot punish the adventurers. We can only ostensibly take away their qualifications as adventurers and not do any business with them.
...technically?
''Between you and me, if it's deemed to be harmful to the guild, the guild's own backroom troops may move in. If His Majesty hadn't taken care of them this time, they might have been sent here as well.

　The Guild's backroom crew? It's not like they're an assassination guild or anything. I'm a little scared to ask. There are adventurer's guilds all over the world. There are a few guild masters like Relisha-san who unite them, but I heard that they are led by one of them. I don't want to get too involved with him.
　Lean and I left the guild, leaving the captured adventurers in charge for the time being.
　It's getting really late. I took out my phone and turned it on to check the time. Wow, it's well after midnight.
　I was pretty hungry, but I couldn't ask Claire to cook for me at this late hour of the night in the castle, so I thought I'd grab a bite to eat. There's sometimes a skewer or something in 'storage', but just next to the guild is a tavern.

'What about Leanne? I'll buy you a drink if you want.
Well, let's see if you want to join us. We haven't been eating out lately.

　I take Leanne and Paula into the tavern next to the guild. Some of them might know me, so I put my coat hood on just in case.
　The inside is quite spacious and there was an empty table for four in the back, so I sat there for now.
　I don't drink alcohol, so I ordered the fruit water and young chicken grilled with herbs. Leanne had ordered pasta, a green salad, and a little fruit wine.
　Eventually the waitress brought our food, and we couldn't stand the hunger and started devouring it. It's quite tasty. In the city, I tend to eat at the Silver Moon, but this kind of food is quite good too.
　In the tavern, adventurers were laughing, making noise, drinking and having fun. Since the dungeon was built, this tavern has become more and more crowded. I don't dislike this kind of atmosphere. I don't like this kind of atmosphere, though I don't like drunks.
　We finished our meal and left the bar. When I checked the time, it was nearly 2 a.m. At such a time, most of the shops were closed because there is no such thing as an entertainment district in Brunhild. The night in this country is rather quiet.
　It seems that the merchants are talking to Naito's old man about building a casino or a whorehouse as well as other royal capitals, but he is leaving those things to them. It seems to be a troublesome thing without such a place, though I thought it was good without it.
　Of course, it is necessary to keep an eye on them so that they do not do unfair or unwise business. It would be unfashionable for them to have become a hotbed of bad behavior before they knew it.
　In Sandra's kingdom, there are places where slaves are forced to work in brothels, but....

I wish there was something we could do about slavery...
If you take down Sandra's kingdom, I suppose that would make some of this go away, wouldn't it?
No, no, no, no.

　I couldn't help but tsk at Leanne's words. Are you drunk? I'm a little red in the face.
　I've heard that slavery is still disappearing in this one. Since the slave powers up until now were Sandra and Euron, it's safe to assume that one of them is almost gone.
　Euron was not ruled by the 'collar of enslavement' but by contractual slavery, so they didn't seem to be treated so badly.

'The Sandra Kingdom, you see, was created when the head of a small tribe, accompanied by his slaves, defeated the other tribes in the desert. I heard that the first king was called the 'slave king'.

　A slave king. You feel like a slave yourself, don't you? Or were they really former slaves? If so, it seems like slavery could be abolished after the founding of the country.
　I wonder if it would be difficult to be that deeply involved.
　I walked down the road to the castle with Leanne, who wanted to catch a little night breeze. Four knights were guarding the castle gate, and when they found us in the darkness, they said, "Who are you?" and held up their spears, but when they realized it was us, they lowered them as if they were relieved.
　We called out to them, "Thanks for your help," and entered the castle. When we came to the entrance hall, a magical creature 《Artifact Creature》 and the security camera in our castle, Ripple, jumped out of the picture on the wall.

''Master! It's an emergency! Master is in danger.
What's the matter with you?

　I thought I had rattled off some words in a hurry, but Ripple, who suddenly turned blue and gave a drawn-out smile, said, "Good luck to you," and pompously disappeared on the spot. What is it? What was the rush?

'Welcome back, Fuyao-san. You're late, aren't you?
Oh, Yumina. It's just... well...

　I heard a voice from the top of the stairs, and my voice involuntarily dropped as I looked up at it.
　There, Yumina, Lou, Else, Linse, Yae, and Hilda, the six of them were all looking at me. Now, if Sue were here, all my fiancées would be together.
　They all have a smile on their faces, but their eyes aren't smiling. Huh? Is he angry...?

Oh, um... what's going on?
Can I have a word with you, please? Come with me. Oh, you too, Leanne.
'What? Oh, yeah.

　Leanne responds like she doesn't understand. Yae and Hilda came down and grabbed me firmly on both sides. Hey! What is this, this treatment of the word "brought in" that seems to fit the word!

I'm sorry, Fuyu-sama. I have a decision to make.
'Well, well, well. Fuyu-dono. I give up, that I do.
No, no, no! What are you talking about!

　As the two of them dragged me along, my mind was filled with thoughts of "! ! ! And the question marks were coming up one after another.
　Ah, um........what did I do.......?