Chapter 37 Interest
The moon illuminates the ocean. The mysterious moonlight is pouring down into the pitch-black sea, giving the fear that makes your spine cold.
Large things are often scary to humans. The moon and the sea were more than enough to give that fear. But, that’s for ordinary people. There exist people that prefer the place at night where there is no human presence
As if to represent that, there were several figures on the coast. The bad guys and those with remorse feel comfortable in such a fearful place.
「Here, this time’s delivery.」
「Yeah, I confirm it. Kuku, she sleeps well.」
Looking at what the woman pointed with her eyes, the man affirmed while smiling. There was a beautiful mermaid in a large water tank. However, she seems to have lost consciousness and is floating in the water tank powerlessly.
「Well, this is the compensation. Hey.」
「Yes!」
When the man said so, his subordinate brought a box that looks heavy. They put it in front of the woman and quickly stepped back.
It seems that the woman is not interested in such a man at all, she casually opened the box. There were gold and silver treasures, such as jewelry, as well as money that distributed in the kingdom.
「How is it? I’ve prepared it for you.」
「Yeah, good. I’m happy that it’s not just money.」
The woman showed a satisfied smile after checked the contents of the box. That smile is very charming, partly because she looks good, but given the fact that she sells mermaids, it feels terrifying more than charming.
But, of course, the man who did the deal laughed without fear.
「Because I know you like those things. Also, what you give doesn’t have any defects, so I can only obey.」
Trust is the most important thing in something like this. If he gives out fake goods, he will never be able to get a mermaid again from the woman. If so, he’ll be troubled.
「Kuku, mermaids sure is wonderful no matter how much I see them. They are good at singing… they are very rare, and rich people buy them at the asking price. They are a large profit for me.」
A mermaid rarely appears in front of humans. Since their number is very small compared to humans, it is rare for them to enter such a slave market. That’s why this man is doing enough business to give her that much money and still get some extra money.
「Well, let’s continue our good relationship.」
「That’s right. …But」
The man nodded to the woman’s words. He then looks at the smiling woman.
「There’s an evil one even within mermaids. Your sister, she isn’t aware of your nature, right?」
This woman is a mermaid. While her lower body is changed to that of a human, she is definitely the same existence as the mermaid that was being sold.
A mermaid that sells mermaid. Considering that humans buy and sell slaves, it may be not a strange story, but unlike humans, mermaids have a close relationship because they are few in number.
It was unusual for them to sell their kind, and above all, this woman has a decent position in the mermaid society and that was one of the reasons why the man laughed.
「Oh, are you dissatisfied?」
「No way. To me, you’re really like a goddess… but for the mermaids, you’re like a devil.」
「It can’t be helped.」
Pointed out by the man, the woman smiled.
Certainly, the mermaid that floating in the water tank has fallen into this situation because of her trust in the woman. Betraying her trust maybe a little painful for the woman.
But…
「After all, there are a lot of things that I want.」
The woman showed a distorted smile and declared so.
I want money. I want treasure.
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it.
Her desire maybe the only one of her action principle.
「Well, that’s right. That’s not a bad thinking, because even I want a lot of money.」
Looking at that, there’s no way for the man to blame the woman.
His greed is not as strong as the woman, but the fact that he’s doing trafficking means that he has a filthy personality and his greed is more than average.
「Well then, I’ll take my leave. See… ah, that’s right.」
「…………?」
When the man trying to leave this place, he stops and utters words that as if he remembered something.
Because there has never been such a thing, the woman tilts her head and waits for what the man trying to say.
「Well, there’s a piece of information running around in the kingdom right now. Maybe you’re interested…」
「What is it?」
Information is important. Because It may be about something that she wants.
The woman waits for the man’s words with interest.
「Right. It seems that a Saint has appeared in the kingdom after a long time.」
「Saint …」
Saint… a woman who appears in each age who is kind to people, it’s precisely like what a saint would do.
The woman searched about it in her vague knowledge. She can’t help it. At this time, a Saint is someone that can only be heard in fairy tales after all.
Hearing that such existence appeared, the woman is…
「I’m not interested. That’s not something I want.」
She did not show any interest. The desire to be a saint doesn’t come.
Even now, she’s already in a position that’s fairly easy to attract people’s attention. If she becomes a saint, she won’t be able to obtain goods through trafficking like this.
It’s the result of comparing her desire for treasure and the honor of being a saint.
「Is that so. Then, it might an unnecessary consideration from me.」
He laughed, the man then casually uttered what he remembered.
「Also, the information about a holy sword that was found for the first time in hundreds of years, and about its bearer that appeared… that might be unnecessary too.」
If she’s not interested in the saint, she won’t be interested in the holy sword, the thing that equal to it.
The man judged so and tried to leave….
「……No.」
The woman’s voice stopped the man. That voice is filled with joy and desire…
The man who reflexively looks back witnesses the woman’s terrible smile.
「I’m really interested.」
As if tearing her mouth, the woman smiled.
