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Chapter 79: Causing Ripples (1)

I brought my two, newly-purchased slaves to the office.

“Take the pickaxe.”

Shiro and Kuro, the white and black-haired half-minotaurs, blankly stared at the tool in front of them.

“Shiro and Kuro, I ordered you to take the pickaxe.”

They grabbed the pickaxes in front of them in a panic.

It didn’t seem to suit them very much, but I’m sure they’ll get used to it.

“Your job is to mine magic stones for eight hours a day, every day.”

They remained idle.

“Any questions? If not, report to the Infinite Labyrinth tomorrow.”

“Do I have permission to ask—”

“Ask.”

“Is that all you would have us do, Scion?”

“Permarten doesn’t have control over the magic stones mined from the Infinite Labyrinth. We can only take a portion of their sales as a service charge, but that’s not the case for the magic stones we mine ourselves.”

Who could say anything about using my people to mine from my Labyrinth? It’s not like I’m sending in an army of miners.

There will be some backlash, but I have no intention of going back on my plan.

“Did you think I’d fuck the shit out of you every day?”

No answer.

“Answer me when I ask you a question.”

“Yes…”

They nodded.

“We thought we would be used for sexual purposes since… it was you who bought us, Scion Louie Permarten.”

“I will. If I feel like it.”

I wrapped my arm around Laura, who was standing next to me.

“I have a pussy here much more enticing than even your virgin pussies, so maybe I’ll get to yours eventually.”

“Scion…”

Laura glared at me judgingly, but I shut her down by squeezing her tits in my hand.

“Are you two that desperate to have sex with me? I could fuck you right now, you know…”

“Uhh…”

“I guess you’re not up for it. That’s fair. I don’t want to rape you. But…”

I snapped my fingers at Yurdias, who held a whip in her hand.

“I can’t risk my slaves spreading their legs for someone else. Put it on them, Yurdias.”

“Are these…?”

“They are chastity belts.”

An ordinary one, might I add.

“It doubles as underwear. It only covers your pussy, so you can do other things just fine.”

“Do I have to… Never mind, I’ll put it on.”

Shiro, having been born as a cowgirl, didn’t seem to resist. Kuro, an ex-adventurer who only became a cowgirl because of the curse of the Infinite Labyrinth, was having a much harder time accepting her new reality.

“I ordered you to wear the chastity belt.”

“Will I wear this and mine for magic stones for the rest of my life?”

“Yes.”

That’s why I bought you, you know.

“I guess you could also be used as a support for my knights under special circumstances.”

Kuro’s eyes lit up.

“What do you mean?”

“You’ll be a porter, basically. While the knights are busy clearing the Labyrinth, you’ll also mine for higher-quality magic stones. Anyways, you both need to wash yourselves.”

The two awkwardly stumbled towards the shower with their chastity belts on.

“Scion, do you really mean to send them to the Infinite Labyrinth?”

“Of course.”

I’ll use them as auto-miners on the lower levels, and even as supports when the occasion calls for it.

“They’ll have a much better life contributing to the economy of the city rather than wasting their lives stuck in a cage.”

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous for them to enter the Labyrinth?”

“We can train them to become stronger. Enough for them to keep up with the rest of you, at least. They need to pull their own weight, even as slaves. That’s how they’ll prove to me the price I paid was worth it.”

Even a random mercenary can pull their own weight, so it shouldn’t be too hard.

I spent a small fortune on them, so I need to make sure they pay themselves back.

“I didn’t buy them just to have sex with them. If that were the case, I’d rather fuck you more often.”

“I see. While you bought them as slaves, you’re actually investing in them as potential squires.”

It pains me to think about this, but if there’s ever a time when my knights are in danger…

“Ugh.”

“What is it?”

“I’m even more trash than I thought I was.”

I told myself the lives of the slaves don’t matter, but I’m not so sure anymore. If the time comes where I can’t save my knights, could I give the slaves the order to die in place of my knights?

Maybe I should’ve bought a slave I won’t care about.

I was determined not to buy a male slave, but now that I’ve bought female slaves, I’m not so sure if I could order them to their deaths.

Whatever.

The only thing that matters is how the public perceives me, and how I can use that to carry out my plan.

Nothing else matters.

“Yurdias.”

“Yes, Scion?”

“I want you to spread a rumour that I bought slaves from the Imperial slave traders. I want to see how the people will react.”

If I made the right decision, no one should care that I bought two cowgirls.

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At the same time, Jennis’ room.

“He bought a half-cow?! Has he lost his mind?”

Jennis was in a panic over Louie’s unorthodox move.

“Why would he? He has plenty of girls around him! Why would he buy a slave?!”

She dug through a stack of magazines on her desk. She pulled out a weekly magazine published by the Kingdom from halfway through the pile.

“Here it is… Abolish slavery…”

Jennis read through the article.

“The Kingdom has issued an official statement criticising slave trade…”

It was an article published not a month ago.

Even though slave trading wasn’t legally banned, there was an undeniable push towards banning it. Despite the outrage, the King was so determined to abolish slavery that most had given up.

In the middle of this great social change, Louie Permarten goes out and buys slaves.

As if that wasn’t enough, the trader he bought it from has links to the Empire.

Even if Louie didn’t break any laws, it is certainly problematic to engage in slave trading when the King has sought to eliminate it altogether.

It will look like the City of Permarten is sending a message against the Kingdom!

Wait…

Jennis felt shivers down her spine.

Is this a sign that he’ll openly rise up against the Kingdom?

He might as well have told the King that he won’t follow his laws anymore.

Is he planning on siding with the Empire?

The Kingdom, or the Empire…?

“Emma.”

“Yes, Countess?”

“What do you think about this as the Head Maid?”

“I believe the Scion is simply being himself.”

Emma shook her head.

“I think he’s gotten tired of all the women he’s been having sex with, so he just bought whoever he could on a whim. If I may say this with your permission…”

“Say it.”

“Perhaps he means to provoke you.”

“Provoke… me?”

The torrent of anxiety in Jennis’ mind seemed to wash away into nothing upon hearing Emma’s words.

“What are you talking about?”

“I don’t believe Master Louie bought slaves with the current political landscape in mind.”

It was a harsh, but accurate assessment.

“Those slaves are half-minotaurs. Their breasts are as large as yours, Countess, and…”

“And?”

“They may only be half minotaurs, but they all still have a unique trait.”

“What would that be?”

“They…”

Jennis leaned in.

“They lactate even if they’re virgins.”

“Oh.”

“Don’t you think he’s using them as a stopgap until he can get your breast milk once you’re pregnant?”

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