My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 3. Misunderstandings getting worse (6)

As it is a large annex building, we were free to choose a room.

I had to decide first because of the two people who kept asking me which room to choose.

I sent the children to the room first. Thelma also went in with a big yawn.

I was about to enter the room as well. Dex opened his mouth cautiously.

“Mrs. Prause.”

“Why are you calling me?”

“Why are you in trouble with slaves?”

“You said you were stumped?”

“From what I’ve heard, it looks like Maria was also bought as a slave. Why doesn’t she force her slaves? There is also a slave stigma.”

That’s right, are you taller than me?

“No.”

“Yes?”

You can’t be liked if you have a slave brand.

This was not a crush to make her a heroine, but a crush to become a person who can suppress her.

Elimination of the slavery stigma was the cornerstone of everything.

With the stigma of slavery, no matter what I said, I couldn’t be persuasive.

Because it proves the absolute difference in social status, I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable no matter what I said.

“No, you bought it for 1,300 gold and erased the slave label? No, then there is no point in buying a slave, right?”

Dex made a ridiculous face.

I find it absurd even when I see it. With 1,300 gold, I could really do anything.

If he wasn’t a real hero, he would have been playing and eating in the village all his life.

“It’s okay even if you don’t have that.”

“Well, with Prause-sama’s skills, you can easily handle them. What I want to say is, why did you buy it for 1,300 gold? What the hell is that kid doing?”

“…… I was concerned. That is all.”

Arial laughs meaningfully at my words.

[Liar.]

It’s really useless, but I also use the whole tone.

Since Ariel is the Spirit King, she must have seen the previous generations of warriors.

Even in the game, she recognized the strength of the warriors and said, ‘Are you warriors? There is a line that says, “I think our personalities are a bit different.”

“Is it the look?”

Are you crazy?

She is obviously beautiful, but apart from her being a warrior, I didn’t buy her for any other reason.

If I had been selfish in the first place, I would have bought a healthier woman instead of children.

“Do you know that I judge people by their appearance?”

“But Tina, Iris, and Maria—all three of them are pretty.”

“…… I am looking forward to the future.”

I do not deny it.

It is true that all three children are attractive, and they have the strongest ability of being a hero.

In terms of position, I’d say she’s a mother-in-law’s daughter.

“Look at that.”

Dex, who doesn’t know what’s going on, just laughs. However, he knew long ago that he was hiding his intentions.

“Then what will you do when those children grow up?”

“I don’t really do anything.”

All I had to do was coordinate well so that they wouldn’t stray.

Because even if you don’t do anything, you’ll become stronger on your own.

“Hmm. Somehow, Prause-nim seems to have a slightly different idea than other people.”

It had to be different.

I was different from those who have lived in this world since I was born.

It was because I, who had lived as a modern person, had too many, if any, parts that didn’t suit me to adapt to the medieval world.

Everything from life to crime.

“Because it is different, what you can see is also different.”

“So you’re letting Maria keep being rude?”

“To understand. Because those children have scars. If Iris or Tina had acted that way, they would have acted the same way.”

It’s not easy to trust people once they’ve been betrayed. Even if it was a beastman or an elf, any living being that could think would do that.

So all I had to do was understand and wait.

“Go to sleep. Grow up on your own.”

“Go to sleep.”

I went into my room where I had chosen. Ariel followed.

“What are you doing?”

“I couldn’t talk to Phasma today. Let me talk.”

“…… I’m tired today. Later-“

“I don’t like it. Would you like to talk right now?”

Ha ha. I’m tired.

* * *

“You’re not using it? Then what is it?”

Maria still couldn’t understand Iris.

She obviously thought that she was treated better than she was, and that she was treated no less.

Maria had just been taken as a slave, but Iris worked under another man for almost a year while suffering all sorts of humiliation.

Maria knew that too.

“Do you still trust people?”

Maria knew that Prause was different from ordinary people.

It had been a long time since she had noticed that the way of thinking itself had no regard for status.

‘Otherwise, there’s no way anyone, regardless of gender, age, aristocrat, or S-class adventurer, would speak rudely.’

She thought so.

Actually, it was because of her facial expression management skills, but until Prause directly revealed it, she had no idea.

“But in the end, you are a person. To eat her ass for her own benefit, like that… ….”

Maria clenched her fists. Then her cane hanging from her own waist caught her eye.

It was the ‘First Footsteps of the Archmage’ given by Prause.

-What did Prause ask of you?

Iris’s words came to Maria’s mind.

“I don’t know… ….”

Maria was confused.

She really didn’t know if she was trying to use her.

She couldn’t understand how she had paid the staggering amount of 1,300 gold, or how she branded herself a slave while buying herself as a slave.

“What the hell do you want… ….”

If she said she wanted a body, it was so clear that Maria would have hated the human Prause without hesitation.

But he didn’t ask Maria for anything.

Maria looked at the arrogant Prause, she didn’t even shine her feelings towards herself, even when she normally talked, she wondered if there was anyone as blunt as this guy.

She

She absolutely thought she was someone she didn’t want to be around.

But as much as her actions, I always understood that it was ‘consideration’.

The gap disturbed her Maria’s heart.

“I know Prause is a good man. I know…… Should I leave the humans who took everything from me? Do not be ridiculous. I am-“

Maria was talking to herself and bursting into her exasperation. Dex’s voice came through the door.

She held her breath and enhanced her senses with mana.

“Why are you in trouble with slaves?”

“You said you were stumped?”

“From what I’ve heard, it looks like Maria was bought as a slave for mourning. Why doesn’t she force her slaves? There is also a slave stigma.”

It was the story of Hae-joo, a slave.

Prause gave a rough answer to Dex’s question.

He said that in the end she gave her a slave brand so he could win.

‘Yes, that’s probably why. Would I have left the slave alone otherwise?’

She couldn’t hide her disappointment. Then, she shook her head.

“What are you so disappointed with? All humans are like that.”

She muttered to herself and sat down in her seat and cupped her knees.

“But Tina, Iris, and Maria—all three of them are pretty.”

“…… I am looking forward to the future.”

‘Is that the reason? They’re still young, so they don’t touch me?’

“So you’re letting Maria keep being rude?”

“To understand. Because those children have scars. If Iris or Tina had acted that way, they would have acted the same way.”

‘You understand? Pretend to understand what do you know about me We haven’t been together for a month yet, how do you know the pain I’ve been through…….’

Maria got up as soon as she heard Prause enter the room.

“Who are you?”

“!”

Maria was taken aback by the sudden sound of her voice.

‘I didn’t hear anything? How did you get in?’

Noticing a silhouette wandering near the window, she immediately tried to pull out her wand.

“Who are you—!”

“No way.”

He snatched her wand away with great agility. Her pink hair glistened in the moonlight coming through the crack in her window.

“Suin…… ?”

Seeing something slender coming out of her silhouette, she murmured involuntarily.

But her silhouette’s attention was focused solely on her wand.

“This is a pretty good staff, isn’t it? It’s too much for a small child.”

“Give me that right now—”

“Shh~”

A silhouette approached her before she knew it and covered her mouth.

“Don’t talk too much. Kill it? And since I stole this, isn’t it mine now?”

“Eup-up!”

‘Don’t be funny. It was given to me by Prause.’

In such an urgent situation, Maria had doubts.

‘Why did you give me this staff when you know you hate humans? What good is it really if I have strong power…… ‘

She gnashed her teeth at the silhouette giggling at her own wand.

‘Don’t think about it. After all, it’s just that he intends to do something by making me stronger.’

Go away!

Embers rise from her hand. Her dark room was brightened and a silhouette appeared.

She had cat ears hanging over her pink hair, and a thin pink cat tail.

I couldn’t tell where her dress was, but it came down to about half of her thighs and barely covered it. She had a long red muffler around her neck and a strange look with stockings on.

He said, “I thought he was a wizard because he has a wand. It’s quite But slow.”

The silhouette took Maria’s hand and channeled her mana into her station, nullifying her magic.

“Oup!”

“The amount of mana is fine. But she has no practical experience whatsoever. Is it because you were young?”

Maria was annoyed and afraid at the same time that the silhouette judged it arbitrarily. She

She became stronger because she never imagined that she could not resist and be defeated one-sidedly.

‘I’m scared. Help me.’

She struggled and tried to get her hand off her mouth, but she couldn’t get it off as if she had glue on her.

“Don’t resist. I could even kill you for trespassing on the duchy.”

Maria began to tremble in her legs as the fear slowly rose from under her feet.

‘Someone… Help me!’

Maria twisted her body desperately to call for her help. The silhouette that saw it looked down in displeasure.

“They don’t listen.”

A silhouette raises her hand high.

That was the moment.

At first, the wall cracked and then a hole was opened.

A thump echoed as the wall, which had been cut out indiscriminately, collapsed.

The wall made a bass sound, dropping debris.

“Let Maria go, you motherf*cker.”

There, Prauss, who had spread his aura sword, was swearing with a stern expression.