588 The fish keeper and linguist
*Inside the carriage*
Vincent looked around him to check on the five slaves.
The female lizardman was sitting in the middle of the deer woman and the male lizardman. The two of them were attentive to any changes the female lizardman could experience. Beside Vincent was the orc and on him was the rmaid trembling on his lap.
“rmaid, you can relax now. You are safe, and no one will lay their hands on you ever again. As you heard from my conversation with the deer woman, I co from another world, yet I am saving you instead of being evil, as everyone says.” Vincent said in hopes of comforting the rmaid.
The rmaid’s eyes suddenly regained life. She moved her body and looked at Vincent. “Is... is it the truth?”
“Yes. Like the man who turned people into rfolk, I, too, co from the sa world as him. In fact, want to visit the rfolk kingdom one day.” Vincent smiled warmly and continued, “I could use a guide if you are up to the task.”
The rmaid stared at Vincent, and her body stopped trembling as if she didn’t dislike the idea her new owner was from another world. However, her facial expression showed despair for so reason.
“Does your expression an you are afraid I am from another world, and the people say I am an evil monster set out to destroy the world?” Vincent looked at the others and asked, “Do you fear the idea I am from another world?”
The orc and two lizardn shook their heads. The deer woman smiled as if she was pleased with Vincent’s presence, and the rmaid didn’t show a negative or positive response, yet she didn’t look afraid.
.....
[Sigh. Vincent, did you forget what we learned about the rfolk? They do not accept rfolk who are slaves because they consider them untrustworthy, among other things.]
Vincent realized he had made a mistake. “Ahem. How insensitive of . I forgot about the slave tattoo around your neck. Even though my wives could cure you one day, removing your powerful slave curse is another thing.
“The only ans I have is to make you my retainer...”
“I want to beco your retainer.” The deer woman interrupted Vincent while he was ntioning the offer of making her his retainer.
[Huh? I didn’t expect this developnt. But we can make her our retainer with the loyalty system.]
-I forgot about the loyalty system. Yes, I rember the option to make a max loyally person into a high retainer, or sothing like that.-
[We do not know if it will be able to remove the slave curse, but it is better than nothing.]
“Can I know the reason why? Even though the slave curse could be removed, the mark of the retainer will make others hunt you if it is discovered.” Vincent said. He hoped the deer woman would think about the risks.
“I don’t care about being hunted. I suffered enough to know death is better than being a slave. I also want to be the first of my people to gather around the savior, the beacon to gather my people and build safe heaven.” The deer woman responded.
Both Vincent and Kazumi blankly looked at the deer woman for a couple of seconds. They could understand the first part, but to beco a beacon and gather many beastn would spell their doom like what happened to Kevin. Not to ntion the deer woman said to build safe heaven as if building a hidden village was possible for Vincent currently.
The rmaid felt more courageous after watching and hearing the deer woman saying whatever she wanted to Vincent, and he never beca angry or ordered her to shut up. She now realized no horrible noble would allow her to sit on them and even make sure she was comfortable.
The rmaid looked at Vincent, and her lips trembled. Her determination to question Vincent grew, and her fright in n, or at least Vincent, waned.
“I... will I be safe... can I live without human legs on your property?... will I not be forced to do that?...” She asked nervously.
[We can always build a small pond. Well, although not as large as Lucas had on his property. We do not have much space with all the buildings we are adding in our little village, haha.]
-Yeah. Didn’t Lucas ntion having a rmaid taking care of the fish? We could do the sa.-
[Nice idea.]
“Although as a slave or as a retainer, you will end up living on my property, the people are kind, and they can beco your friend pretty quickly. The environnt shouldn’t be too different from living in a different ho.”
“Additionally, since you do not have legs, I can dig a hole in the garden and ask my water mage woman to fill the pond with clean water. We can also bring freshwater fish for you to take care of. You can think of it as a job while building your desired water ecosystem.”
The rmaid couldn’t believe what her ears heard. Her lips revealed a faint smile for the first ti, and her previous dull and lifeless gaze now showed life and hope. The rmaid looked like a person who wanted to live another day.
‘It looks like she likes the idea. I can feel the fins of her tail move for the first ti. I think she loves the idea.’ Vincent believed.
“Hurg. Arga.” The orc grunted.
“The orc is saying how he can’t speak our language, but he can understand a little. He also ntioned wanting to serve you in any way he can. His body is strong when it gets healed.” The deer woman said.
Vincent and Kazumi beca dumbfounded the deer woman could understand the orc’s words. After believing wolves could only understand other wolves, they believed the deer woman could only understand deer. However, to their amazent, the deer woman could also understand the orc language.
“How many more languages do you know?” Vincent curiously asked. Kazumi nodded with great curiosity.
“Most of the orc words, but those of this continent like our companion in the carriage. However, I do not know the language of the green muscular orcs from the northern continent.”
“I can also speak and understand most of the lizardn’s words, most of the intelligent goblin words, a little of the cefeye words, and proficient in the deer language.”
After the deer woman revealed her capabilities as if she was in a job interview, her face showed an apologetic expression. “I spent most of my life wandering from one place to another, and learning their language beca my hobby. But I am sorry. I was captured before learning more.”
[Incredible, we found a precious gem!]
“Haha.” Vincent laughed. He caused the slaves worry the deer woman said sothing she shouldn’t. They were still not used to kindness.
“Fantastic. I am astonished to have soone knowledgeable in many languages join us.”
“Does that an I can serve you and beco a retainer? I will follow and be loyal to you for all my life.”
“Most certainly. You can be a translater and a teacher.” Vincent looked at the orc and continued, “Teaching him to speak our language can be your first job since everyone you will soon et knows how to talk our language.”
The deer woman beca delighted when her skills were acknowledged, and she received her first job. The deer woman smiled warmly. She gave the impression of a person who had found aning in life.
[A fish keeper and a translater. A fine addition, but wouldn’t our mansion beco full soon at this rate?]
-...- Vincent didn’t know how to respond. The desire to save the five slaves made him overlook the most important factor. Did they have enough space for the new arrivals? Is there enough space to dig a hole and turn it into a pool?
‘I hope Maid Xu will remain calm and do not stare daggers at . Sotis that woman frightened with the way she looks at just because I give her work to do.’ Vincent pondered.
Vincent overlooked how Maid Xu was a mansion manager and a head maid. At least her job as a head maid was becoming easier the more the maids beca proficient in their job.
*The girls only walk group*
Five beautiful won and a cute little blue fox walked the high-class streets of nobility. Three wore a maid outfit, and two wore the noble academy’s uniform, yet the five interacted with each other as if there was no boundary between classes.
At first, they walked casually without any care in the world, but after they finally entered a street with people passing by, they could imdiately feel many gazes landing on them.
The five and little fox had overlooked how eye-catching they were. Not to ntion how the five beauties were walking without a man discouraging other n from trying to approach and flirt with them.
Lilith felt anxious. She started to understand how dependent on Vincent she had beco.
‘Lilith. You need to toughen up. You are a Duchess, and it will do your job to support Vincent during a noble eting.’ Lilith thought to try mustering her courage.
After passing two streets, two n wearing luxurious clothing approached them.
“Hey, hot girls. How about we invite you all to a drink?” One of the n said.
Lupa frowned. “Go away, humans! My mate is the only mate I drink with!” she said angrily.
“Why are you angry, beast maid? You should co with us for a drink to relax.” The other man said with a slightly raised voice. It was obvious he was holding his anger back.
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