Chapter 306: Sad News, Dreams Fall Apart
Translated by Zzonkedd
Edited by Gumihou and Onionpi
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“Not to question your strength, Mukouda-san but I thought it would be better to be prepared. After all, if you plan to continue as an Adventurer and travel around the world, your house would be left alone… your slaves wouldn’t be able to rely much on the Knights for protection since Knights can’t protect your mansion against technically legal assault…” [5]
“Technically legal…?”
[9] “Ahem, I should let you know, the products we get from Mukouda-san sells very well and we have been getting a lot of attention but not all of them are good.” [9] “Eh? Eeeehhh!!” [9] “For now, they are more annoying than dangerous,” Lambert-san made an ‘ahem’ sound and continued. “The Merchant’s Guild has been keeping an eye on a certain organisation but there’s nothing much we could do since they came from a different country.” [9] “So, you know who they are?” I was incredulous. [9] “Well, we have some idea. They are, hmm, I should say, ambitious? Their organisation grew to its present status in just one generation, so that’s always suspicious. However, there’s nothing the Merchant’s Guild could do about them so long as we can’t find definite evidence of their… mischief.” [9] “Are they targeting your company, Lambert-san?” [9] “There have been some small movements. I believe they are backed by a few aristocrats at least,” then he shrugged. Looking not the least bit concerned. “Well, if they try to do anything illegal, I’m more than happy to send them straight to the Knights.” [5] [9] “Ahah, sorry for the trouble…” I’d be really troubled if something happens to Lambert-san and Marie-san over something like shampoo and soaps. [8] “Oh, don’t worry about it. The lord of this area, Count Langridge-sama favours me a lot. I know that Mukouda-san is an S Ranker so they won’t target you directly, but they might target your place while you’re not at home.” [5]This… is troublesome.
Here I thought I could leave my stocks of soap and shampoo for Lambert-san to collect now and then but with the threat of this ambitious organisation out there… [5] I’d have to seriously think about security on top of secrecy.
For now, I should follow Lambert-san’s advice and purchase slaves with fighting ability. [5].
“Lambert-san, I trouble you to guide me on this,” I said.
“Oh no, it’s no trouble. I shall write the letter of introduction now and recommend a reputable place where you can purchase good slaves.”
[9] I wish he’d stop saying the word ‘slave’ but I guess it can’t be helped. I need to hire people and for now, the ones that fit the requirement I wanted are, well, slaves. [5]
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““Hey, where are you going? Let’s go hunt!””
““Umu, I, too, wish to go hunting.””
… I’m just glad that Sui is currently sleeping in her leather bag.
“Not today, I have to visit the… slave dealer… now,” [10] I wonder if I could ever get used to the word.
““Ehhh…Why?!””
““Why? That’s boring,””
Boring you say…
“If you think going to the… slave trader’s… is boring, would you like to stay in the mansion and clean the place? Mow the lawns, clean the bathroom, sweep the pathways, pick up the leaves, clear the drains and-”
““What? No!!””
I wasn’t sure who screamed that through the telepathy…
“Even if we don’t get people to manage the house, we can’t ever leave either because outsiders might break in. So, we’ll have to stay here forever to guard it.”
““No!!!”
““Nuu, I refuse. There are other dungeons to explore.””
““And hunting!””
“Well, if you don’t want to do any of those things, I’ll have to get other people to guard the place and clean up after you. Now that I’ve bought a house and I need to make sure it’s properly settled. [6] Who was it that wanted that big house anyway?”
““Nuuu,”” [5]
Anyway, that quieted them down. I followed the directions given by Lambert-san and came to a very large building that did not look like a store at all.
“Is this it? Wait, there’s a signboard here…”
There was indeed a small signboard. It said: Radoslav Company.
“Well, that’s the name Lambert-san gave me, so here goes…” [3] I used the knocker to rap on the door [6] before stepping back and waiting.
Before long, the door opened to reveal a large and tough-looking skinhead peering through a small gap.
“Erm, I’ve been introduced to this place by Lambert-san…”
When I showed him my letter of introduction, the skinhead took the letter and closed the door to my face. Silently.
“… …”
A short while later, the door opened again. This time it swung wide open to reveal a sharp and slender man in his 50s. The sharp-looking man smiled.
“I am Radoslav, the owner. Apologies for keeping you waiting.”
“My name is Mukouda. Pleased to meet you,”
“I have seen Lambert-sama’s letter of introduction. Please, do come inside.”
[6] And so, I stepped into my first slave trader’s shop.The skinhead man stood by the entrance like a guard. Perhaps, he’s in charge of security? [10] To keep bad people out and the… other people… in? That’s kind of ominous…
Anyway, I followed after Radoslav-san down a corridor. We passed by a lot of doors, all of them closed. [10] I guess… slave trading is something like a close door business, huh?
[6] Still, after passing half the doors, I ventured to ask, “Um, where are we going?” [7] Radoslav-san turned to me and said with a professional smile, [4] “This store will not entertain new customers without a letter of introduction. We deal with slaves and hence, a lot of money is involved in every transaction. First-time customers usually come here first.”‘Here’ being the last door at the end of the corridor.
“Please,” Radoslav-san opened the door to a very understated room. The furniture and wall were all in very calm and muted colours. The furniture was plain-looking but exuded a certain something that made even a middle-class person like me understand that it’s all very, very expensive.
I sat down in a chair.
A maid came in and served us tea.
I took a sip of the tea just for something to do.
Oh my, this is very good tea.
“From Lambert-sama’s letter of introduction, it appears that Mukouda-sama is looking for people who could manage and protect a mansion?”
[11] “Yes, that’s true…” I blinked and flushed a little. “Uh, I’d like someone cute and pretty as the head maid, and maybe a few pretty looking maids…” [6] “Is that so?” [11] “Ahem, yes. Well, if it’s possible, someone who would be alright to make a contract for certain… services…” [5] [11] “… …” [11] “… …” [7] Radoslav-san set his teacup down and laced his fingers together. There was… an odd look in his eyes. It was… pity? Was that pity in his eyes?“Mukouda-sama, are you perhaps, from a different country?”
“Yes? Yes,” I mean, I’m from a different world but [6] I guess some countries are so different even on earth that it’s almost like a different world.
“What you are requesting for, by every definition, is sex slaves. We do not deal with sex slaves in this country. While you can, theoretically, make a contract with a girl and enter into a physical relationship, not many would accept it.”
“Eh?”
“Basically, it’s because there’s no demand for sex slaves.”
“Eh?!” h-how can there be no demand… I mean, it’s good there’s none but men are creatures that would want women, right? So why-?
“For the amount of money needed to purchase a girl willing to enter into a contract as a sex slave, you could visit the red-light district and enjoy the favours of several girls, repeatedly.”
… th-that’s true… [6] wait, is that true?
[6] Wait, why are we talking about this?“For women, and men, who are willing to trade sex for a living, they will first head over to the red-light district and ply their business there,”
[11] “So, in other words…” [11] “If Mukouda-sama intends to obtain certain… specialized services, the red-light district would be your best bet.”The red-light district…
To be honest, I really want to go and have a look. I’ve never been to one before but… my eyes trailed towards the corner where Fer and Dora-chan were napping.
Wherever I go, they will insist on following.
I wonder, is there a way to trick them into… no, Fer will eventually track me down with that nose of his. The last thing I want is to cause trouble while looking for… special services.
Should I just take them with me-
Nope, nope, nope, that’s an even worse idea.
…my hope and dreams…
My maid-chan…
Sob.
[Gumihou: Reworked the sex slave conversation, hopefully, it’s more fun and interesting than the original]
[1] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs [2] Structural Change: Combine 3 paragraphs [3] Structural Change: Combine paragraph & dialogue [4] Structural Change: Change passive sentence to dialogue [5] Delete Repetitive or Pointless Information [6] Additional Information for Aesthetic Purpose [7] Add Dialogue Tag [8] Creative Licence Taken [9] Awkward conversation on trade rights. Also, businessmen are generally more euphemistic. Also, switched flat boring text to more lively dialogues. [10] Mukouda-san adjusted too quickly to the idea of slavery, which is kind of OOC especially for someone from the modern slave-less era. Adjusted details.
Gumi also supplied some of his wild thoughts and expectations of what slave trading might be.
Also, someone else’s disillusioned experience with maid cafes, lol
[11] Mukouda’s request for cute maids was summarily treated via:I frankly told him I want to hire cute maids for the house management, someone who would be fine making a contract to be with me…
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The wimp, self-righteous MC has a pervy side to him. Hahaha
Well, that proves he’s not gay. I was actually joking on my first comment that he could be.
The author, however, makes him the luckiest guy in the world with somehow a plain appearance though not bad-looking, if I were to judge the anime side of this story.
But then, he is also very flawed.
That makes the story somehow, unpredictable, and interesting. I skipped the cooking parts since I am vegetarian though I love cooking.
Also, the interaction with the gods, is sometimes overbearing though there’s a good development in it.
This is in a comedy famtasy genre, so I expect for a lot of farcical parts. I understand the indulgences for food and wine among the gods and goddesses, but beauty products? LOL
Also, this chapter will, somehow, take a good turn for Mukoda…. hopefully. But…
I suspect Mukouda’s sister is actually Eguchi Ren’s sister, lol
Mukoda! I’m disappointed in you!!
Lol, same
Gross. Where did this sudden pervert slave owner Mukouda came from??
Kinda dissapointing the novel took this turn
It came out of the left field for me too, had to adjust it so that it feels like a sudden moment of insanity (which it probably is).
Also, all hail Radoslav for shooting down this guy’s pervy dreams. Speaking of which, the ‘are you from a different country’ thing is from Eguchi-san, I just made Radoslav extra judgy.
Is it your meddling that’s making me think Mukouda is a pervert? Asking for sex slaves doesn’t seem his style. I get a cute maid but this has never had the Harem in a Labyrinth in Another World vibe.
Yeah, that…
I actually downplay the pervert thing, by giving some reasonable reasons for his behaviour.
The pervert thing exploded literally out of nowhere. I put in a little bit more information to explain his weird behaviour.
OK ew
I lost my respect for you
But eh what rights do I have to judge
Let’s see what happens
Whoa that is disgusting Mukoda. For you to want maids/sex partners is gross. I lost respect for you there.
This whole buying slaves leaves a bad taste in the mouth as well. Why can’t he hire regular staff? Isn’t there magic in this world? No magic tool or spell to secure a house?
Yeahhh, I think he is mostly influenced by the local anime culture thing.
Also, the slave thing is suggested by the locals anyway, so…
he is pent up lol all he does is cooking and he cant play around with his familiars around. tho! this really shocked me since it came out of the blue.
MUKOUDA IM DISAPPOINTED LOL i was so umcomfortable reading that *sigh* where’s my tea
I feel like the author done goofed? I thought the MC was more aware when I first read this as he immediatly could read the situation he was in when summoned and took action to leave that toxic country. How is he suddenly a guy was shocked at slaves/super uncomfortable just. last. chapter. To let’s contract a harem of sexy maids this chapter? It’s kind of lazy writing and character development. When did he turn from tired/world weary salaryman who cooks wholesome meals with his pets to incel neet pervert in one chapter?
I think he’s just thinking with his lower brain for a moment. He has had girls in his mind for some time now and was seriously thinking about visiting the red light district. Also, if he’s a proper otaku, he’s probably thinking of getting a contracted ‘waifu’ to connect with and maybe call him ‘goshujin-sama~.
What bothers me the most here is Mokuda could absolutely pull a lover or three. We saw how much of a foodie elves are. Instead he goes full lewd slave owner nonsense? Blech. So much lost respect. And I’m so glad this world doesn’t put up with that shit.
To be fair, he has only met a grand total of two elves and only one of them is a woman, who’s married with a grandchild of her own.
I should also have written: I think you are doing a great job translating this. You do excellent work.
Thank you~~
This means a lot to me ^_^
“[10] Mukouda-san adjusted too quickly to the idea of slavery, which is kind of OOC especially for someone from the modern slave-less era. Adjusted details.”
If you’ll Google slavery – modern slavery – you’ll find there are more slaves today than there have ever been in the history of the world.
I should have said, ‘modern slave-less era as far as he knows’
MC hits a new low – not just utterly spineless but also an weeb incel now
He’s…
… I’m not sure if I even want to defend this.
Radoslav basically said all I wanted to say to MC.
It would be a good time for the three Happy Heroes to show up flaunting their married Polyamory life! After they get formally married at the earth goddess temple in the royal city of course. Ohhh, they are in a different country far to the west, aren’t they? So Mukouda isn’t every really going to encounter them since he is far to the east of them.
He’s really far from them, about half a world away according to the map
Thanks for the treat.
Oh, so Mukouda have his own pervert side ….
Lol, what perv
Oh noes, Mukoda nearly fell in the dark side. His thirst for, ahem, is getting to him, corrupting his thinking. It’s good that the law there prevented this bad outcome. I wonder if Mukoda is aware how dangerous it is for him to let people know he’s looking for a partner, or spouse. With his status and high class contracted beasts, most nobles would send their daughters in, even by catapult.
Thanks for the first chapter this week! Awesome translation! May God bless you!
His love luck is in the negatives, lol
Heh. Serves you right, Mukoda. You really disappoint me 😮💨
As much as I unaware about the no demand for sex slaves, I’m kinda glad for his zero luck for easy access of pretty girls. Sounds harsh when I think about it, but I just can’t with him 😤😤😤
Lol, he disappointed me too but I had fun rummaging around his head and expanding the two-sentence description Eguchi Ren left us with.
………..so he really wanted a slave girlfriend…….Mukoda I know your love life is sad at best but you really disappointed me here
Glad they shot that trope in the head to start it off.
Yup, yup
Me too, I was giving him the side eye all the time along with Radoslav.