*Warning* This is a fanmade story created by Levelgap(me) ; The Characters , Story , Placed , And other images might be destroyed and if you don't like those , Just don't read this.
Disclaimers : I didn't own Touhou. Touhou Project Series is a shoot'em up Bullet Hell Game created by ZUN. I only own the Isekai Part and the randomness here.
Chapter 8 : Slavery And Financial Ruin
(Yume's POV)
It's evening when I came to a town.
This town is known as Ashir. It's a town with a good economy.
Well ... That's all based on what I read on their minds.
Truthfully , I found something that makes me frown.
Slaves ...
I forgot that slaves are one of the cliches of Isekai series!
Haaah ... Anyway , It seems like slavery is legal on this country.
Though , There are only a few slaves because there aren't a lot of demi-humans.
Yes ... There are demi-humans. You know , The kemonomimis , elves , and dwarves.
It seems like racial discrimination is very strong on this world.
Well ... There are also human slaves but they are fewer than Demi-human slaves.
I already know the existence of slavery of this world but seeing it in person really feels unpleasant.
I am just looking at an inn when my gaze stops at this particular place.
Yep ... Right now , I am looking at the so called Slave Firm.
The firm is called Harron's Slave Firm. A pretty straightforward shop name if I may say so.
Still ... This is too unpleasant ...
Of course , I plan not to get involve with it.
That was originally what I planned to do but ...
[I wanna see my mom! ... I want to eat her cooking again! ... I don't want to be here!]
There is a silver haired girl with wolf ears and a fluffy wolf tail sitting as a display on the store with lifeless eyes.
... I would really feel guilty and regret if I leave her here and forget about this. I hate feeling guilty and I hate feeling regret. If I could do something about it , I should do it right?
Then ... I tried reading her memories ...
Oh ... How pitiful ...
It seems like she was kidnapped by the humans when she just went out for a stroll just slightly far at their territory.
Though it might be her fault because she go out on her own , That territory is still owned by her tribe so humans are clearly the intruders there.
I read the minds of the other displayed slaves in front of the store and also learned that they were also kidnapped at their territory by the humans.
All of them want to go back home. There are some of them who wants to kill the slave trader and their kidnappers but I don't care.
I will just help them but anything that will happen to them next will be their own responsibility. I don't want to become an errand girl of them who will take them back home or help them kill who they want to kill.
I am not some protagonist out there! ... I won't try to become a hero for everyone!
Well ... I will at least help some who can't do anything though.
I am pretty strong. I can see that clearly.
Now if I just got an unlimited MP , I would really become an absurdly broken character.
Anyway ... Hmmm ... Right , I'll just use that ability to cause this despicable business to go down.
Morning ...
When I came out of the inn , I immediately go the slave firm and saw ... It's downfall!
How does the firm fell? ... Well , I activated the ability of Jo'on. Her ability to leech off their financial assets.
Yesterday , I came inside this slavery firm and produced fake papers to let him give me money.
How much money I took at him? ... Well , Two times the amount of his own asset.
The fake papers I made looks too genuine no one can say it was fake at all.
No one would suspect me because this is just how Joon's ability works.
It seems like no one would notice that it was fake. They won't even know that they were tricked by me.
Anyway , Because the owner of this firm have a lot of debt from me , I'll take everything he have.
... Well ... Not his men of course.
Oh right ... I read his mind and felt very disgusted at him.
He is the one who requested adventurers to hunt demi-humans for him to sell.
Sometimes , He even contacted some bandits that he was friends with to have more slaves.
... It seems like demi-humans are treated as capture or subjugation targets like how they think of monsters.
What a bunch of jerks ...
What I find more unforgivable to him is that ... He is the one who reports their location whenever he finds a demi-human's nest just so he can take the leftovers to sell.
Again ... They treat demi-humans like how they treat monsters.
There are a lot of slave firms out there but ... I am not a superhero so I won't be going and saving every single slaves in this kingdom. That would be stupid.
Anyway ... I go inside the firm and saw the chubby guy who owns this Slave Firm standing there , Obviously to wait for me.
"You should know why I came here"
Oh right , I take off my cognitive inhibition. That's why he can see me.
He is gritting his teeth but he still gave me the parchment indicating the ownership of this firm.
The paper manufacturing in this world is pretty low. They still use leather and goatskin as their writing medium.
Of course , The fake papers that I use to make him give me money is also a parchment.
"Hmm ... Then , Your out of here"
I said , Shooing him away of this firm.
He was crying tears and biting his lips but he just walked out of this place.
... Joon's ability is terrifying. He didn't even protest when I am taking the ownership papers of this firm.
Anyway , In one day , I already destroyed his business.
I also make him fire his men so there are no more caretaker of this place rather than me.
Now ... What to do about the slaves?
(Feir's POV)
I am Feir , A silver wolf kin.
(Note : Yes I know ... It's a big reference of a certain WN)
I was captured by the humans when I was strolling the forest near our village.
I was taken here and was enslaved by the humans of this place.
It's been two months since I saw my mother.
I miss her! ... I don't want to be here!
I first tried to be hostile but the collar they forcefully place on my neck is choking me whenever I tried to rebel , So I lost strength to do so.
I want to kill that man! ... He took me to my village!
One day , While I am looking at the outside while feeling gloomy , I saw a beautiful who entered this damned place.
She was a girl with a glossy shoulder length black hair with golden eyes that looks like she knows everything. A knowing smirk is plastered on her face though it just emphasize her beautiful face instead of ruining it. She have a healthy white skin and fragile looking limbs , A perfect figure that have no excess meat or thin , and she was somehow emitting an aura that looks untainted.
She looks like a goddess poorly disguising herself as a human.
Though ... It might be my imagination but her eye colors are changing every time she blinks.
Please don't come here! ... You shouldn't place your eyes on this vulgar place!
Is what I am thinking as I look at her.
Still , She came inside this firm.
Still , When I was called to the servicing room to appeal to the customer , I saw her again.
She was a customer of this shop?
... Is her magnificence I am feeling at her just a farce? ... Is she like any other humans out there?
While feeling crestfallen at that thought ...
"Mr. Harron , I am sorry to say this but , This just won't do. All of them are still not enough to pay your debts"
... Heh? ... What?
"B-but ...!"
"And let's see ... Here"
She said before taking a parchment from her pocket and placing it on the desk.
"Another debt for trying to bribe me"
"W-wait! ... This is unreasonable!"
"Hmm? ... Then what would it be? ... Pay or life imprisonment? ... I got the right to drag you to prison right now because of your long debt"
"B-but ... I don't know about it!"
"Hmph! ... But the proof is here you see?"
"... I ... I can't remember you at all!"
"Ara~ ... You can't remember your debt? ... Isn't that pretty natural for people to forget their debt? ... Well , Anyway ... It seems like you aren't planning to pay anything at all so ... Prison it is"
"W-wait!? ... Okay ... I will pay!"
W-wha!? ... How did that happen!?
But the papers are all official. They even have the signatures of her and this fat guy.
This guy was in debt?
"T-then ... How about this! ... We'll have a lifelong business contract! ... You'll have ... 40% prices of each slaves sold. Isn't that good!?"
She just looks at him when she said that before she sighed and take yet , Another parchment on her pocket before placing it on the desk.
"Another debt ... For bribing me of course ~"
"What!?"
What!? ... I can't believe what I am hearing!
"Your just digging your grave because of this ~~ ... Isn't it simple to just pay and be done with it? ~~"
Scary ... Her smile is scary!
Also ... Her eyes seems like it became crimson without me noticing.
"... Ah! ... Okay! ... I'll pay! ..."
He finally gave up.
But I am curious ... Why did he quickly gives up?
Maybe ... He knew that he can't win on this girl?
I don't know what is happening anymore.
Then ... Tomorrow ...
"All of you are now free"
She said that as she undid the collar on our necks using the keys needed for it.
This girl called herself Yume , Though a commoner , She just destroyed this whole slavery business by using words and documents only.
"Are we really free?"
"Can we really go home?"
"I can see my family again!"
Other slaves ... I mean former slaves like me asked her with their voices growing in excitement.
"Of course you can ... I'll give you something to help you"
She said before suddenly , A line on space appeared and became an eye-shape hole.
... What is that!?
"It's just my item box ... Don't tell anyone okay"
She said that with her finger on her lips as she looks at us.
We immediately nodded before she took a lot of things on the gap.
"Let's see ... Oh ... Here you go!"
A lot of dresses and cloaks were taken out of her item box.
"Waaah! ... Pretty!~"
"This is so cute"
"It's shiny"
"I'm glad you're satisfied ... Now then , Please wear it"
Heh? ... We can wear this?
"Hmm? ... Of course you all can wear this. I didn't take it out of my gap ... I mean item box to just let you stare at it"
She said with a wry smile on her face.
Then she looks at me ...
"Your home is pretty close right? ... I'll guide you there"
She said with a gentle smile on her face.
"T-thanks!"
She's so kind-hearted ...
(3rd Person POV)
While Yume is busy helping the slaves ...
On the former silver wolf kin territory ...
"Khieros-sama ... We killed all the witnesses"
His Greater Demon subordinate said , Their hands dyed in blood.
There are countless human corpses on the whole vicinity. This humans are some bandits who are hoping to catch any remaining silver wolf kin staying here.
It seems like this territory were raided by adventurers and a lot of silver wolf kin died while some who survived were taken as slaves.
It seems like they were hoping for a chance to capture any silver wolf kin that got luckily survived.
Though , They were unfortunate to meet with an arch demon.
"What should we do Khieros-sama? ... That 'Something' is also not here"
Another subordinate of him , A female Greater Demon , Told him.
"Hmm ... Then let's go to that town of Ashir. We might find something there"
He said before all of them teleported to the town.
**End of Chapter 8**
[Status]
Hanagami Yume ~ Level 35 (Next : 2,500)
HP : 1,750
MP : 1,750
(Hidden Status)
Race : Human
Age : 16
Job : Villager
Title : Eastern Dreamer
Strength : OR++
Vitality : OR+++
Agility : PH+++
Dexterity : UL+++
Magic : Overlimit
Wisdom : OR+++++
Luck : PH+++++
[Abilities]
[Unique]
"Eastern Dream"
(Eastern Dream : Currently Using)
Alice Margatroid (Passive/Active)
Cirno (Active)
Flandre Scarlet (Passive/Active)
Hinanawi Tenshi (Passive/Active)
Hong Meiling (Passive)
Hoshiguma Yuugi (Passive)
Ibuki Suika (Passive)
Inaba Tewi (Passive)
Izayoi Sakuya (Passive)
Junko (Passive/Active)
Kawashiro Nitori (Passive/Active)
Kazami Yuuka (Passive/Active)
Kitashirakawa Chiyuri (Passive/Active)
Komeiji Koishi (Passive/Active)
Komeiji Satori (Passive/Active)
Konpaku Youmu (Passive)
Kurodani Yamame (Passive/Active)
Medicine Melancholy (Passive/Active)
Morichika Rinnosuke (Passive/Active)
Moriya Suwako (Passive/Active)
Nagae Iku (Active)
Okazaki Yumemi (Passive)
Patchouli Knowledge (Passive/Active)
Saigyouji Yuyuko (Active)
Yagokoro Eirin (Passive/Active)
Yakumo Yukari (Passive/Active)
Yorigami Jo'on (Passive/Active)
Yuki (Passive/Active)
A/N
So yeah ... That's my depiction of Joon's ability.
Though I didn't managed to portray it properly ... Basically , I make it that the one she leeching off can't see that they were being scammed by her. Also ... No one can proved that she is scamming because she have "Official Papers" or so what they would think.
So right ... Though ... I am sure flames might rain upon me because of the wrong interpretation if Joon's ability but ... I don't know how she does her own agenda so yeah ... Sorry ... T_T
Next chapter might be a large scale battle ... Or maybe not because Yume have a cognitive inhibition (By Koishi) so I don't know ... Let's just see it on the next chapter?
... Oh ... There are no new favs or follows ... Well , I am glad that there are a lot of new reviews though :D
Review if you like , Helpful comments are welcome and thanks for reading this!~~
EDIT : It seems like I forgot to include Tenshi's name there despite being activated on the sixth chapter. I edited the Chapter 6 , 7 , and 8. Tell me if I miss some infos or anything at all ... Sorry once again ^^""
