
"... Pst, have you heard of …?"
"... What …?"
"... Rumor is they're starting to get together …."
"... They collect and sell beastman …."
"... Great opportunity to add to the collection …."
Dans and Dayat were at a bar. They put on sharp ears while listening to the conversations of other customers. It was slayer's custom to rest in a bar. They also exchange information there. In other words, aside from being a hangout, bars are usually a great place to get information. Just shut up and listen to the smallest sound.
"... Who are they …?"
"The Flashing Night Star Cult. Have you heard of …?"
It's been very different Dans and Dayat. They both became quieter. More cool. They are people who have experienced great surprises in their lives. Some say if someone who has gone through difficult times in his life will turn out to be more quiet. That's what happened to both. No longer able to joke and have fun both as before called. Play around, and you'll realize when your head is cut off.
They both wore black robes with hoods. Knowing his life was targeted earlier, the two of them became even more vigilant. Not just once when in a dungeon, they had been attacked many times in the forest, caves, even inns. Poison, surprise attack, to traps. There are many obstacles they have been through. Just thank Suzuka. Without it, they have become fertilizer in the forest.
"The Flashing Night Star Cult, have you heard of it, Suzuka?" Dans mumbling.
Through telepathy, Suzuka replied, I remember hearing about it. They're heard at the inn wherever we go. I guess they are a certain religious cult. Better not get involved.'
Suzuka became a black katana. Dans carries Suzuka's body behind his back— in his robe. One of his abilities, he can communicate with his contractor, Dans, through telepathic relationships. His duties in their squad, other than the coach, he eavesdropped on information. It was easy for him to smuggle. No one would be suspicious of the katana. Also, he has a very sharp sensing ability.
"How do you think, Dayat? Want to come with them?" Dans grinning.
"Slave? Why not?" Dayat asked back. "Honestly, it's very difficult to travel. We do not know which places are under the Kingdom. Almost everything is even. As long as we are in this kingdom, eating is hard. Having you slave would be a great help."
It is a very serious issue of slavery. Seeing from the problems on Earth, the former Western Nations travel to find a new world. Some are doing colonization in a new place their findings. They committed slavery and looting. Differences in ethnicity also become one of the factors why there can be differences in human rights. That is only the case when crimes between humans and humans. Their physical characteristics are not too far away. Now in the world there, the physical differences between races were very far away. Triggers for human rights differences are becoming more severe.
One of the pioneers of slavery was the Flashing Night Star Cult. It is not enough to just enslave, they even make their own doctrines of belief. They consider that humans are the most superior race. Humans are the race that should be the leaders and owners of the world. The other races are just maids—slaves. All inhumane things can be done by humans to them. With such perverted understanding, they managed to gain a lot of followers. Of course because it's profitable. To plunder others means to gain something. The greedy people must have joined in immediately.
For Dans and Dayat, the two of them were purely just to get a maid. They went to the slave-selling place that the Flashing Night Star Cult held had no bad intentions. Not having bad faith in the slaves, if the cult is still unclear. Now, the two of them had just walked into the cult tent.
There they were both greeted by a man. These men have large stomachs tend to be obese. He has a thin mustache on his face. On top of his head, he was bald, without a single hair. Even so, none of Dans and Dayat dared to laugh at him. Judging from the golden ring on his finger, this person must be rich. Indeed the man before them both was a trusted dealer of the Flashing Night Star Cult to make a trade.
"You want to buy a slave?"
"Yaps, it's kind of hard to take care of our needs. His qualification need not be too strong, enough slaves who know common knowledge." Dans smile. Only limited manners when greeting someone.
"Customers, most of our belongings are beastman and non-human slaves. They are far from the land of man. Who has the general knowledge to take care of household needs? At maximum, they can only be haulers."
"No problem. We'll take a look around" Dayat said.
The merchant clicked his tongue. Looking around is not necessarily going to buy. When a customer comes just to look around, it means he will waste his time on futility. Most people who come for a reason look around do not buy merchandise. In fact, the majority of them did not bring enough money. Just curious about how non-humans look.
But how else? As a shop owner does not mean he can act arbitrarily. It doesn't mean he's in the top position either. Small customers are still needed for the progress of the store. That's why he would take Dans and Dayat around. They visited the area where the slaves were held in an iron cage. They are like real animals.
Not only the beastman, but also there were from the demon race and the forest walker. Beastmen dominate because they are most commonly encountered. Next followed by a small-bodied demon race and look like humans, then the last is a forest walker whose number can be counted using one hand. Being between the cages, similar to in a zoo. It's just obvious that it's not an animal in there. They are intelligent beings like humans. They both have families and are currently separated.
Dans and Dayat were concerned at the condition of these slaves. The slaves only used one piece of rough cloth to cover their bodies. The food for them does not look healthy. Not worth eating though. They were bowed in cages, without having any free hope. There were also some of them who looked cynically at the humans passing outside the cage. If their sight could kill, surely everyone here was dead.
"Heh.. very interesting…." Dans observed one by one from each cage. Fantastic, behind the concern, can not be denied if non-humans are elements of otherworldly fantasy. He won't be able to find them on Earth. "Ras is not a human from various places gathered here. I wonder how you guys collect them."
"Our workers often do the hunting. We have beastmen from various tribes."