The Villain Changed the Ending

069 Obtained slave number 13

***[Heroine Oscar]***

“Fight! Raise your sword if you don’t want to die!”

“Move or die!”

“Move your ass!”

“The soles of your feet are stuck to the ground! Do you really want to die!”

The voices of the instructors echoed from all sides.

The people in charge of training are the subordinates of the fortified city captain.

They actually carried spears and sometimes poked at the slaves.

Some stabbed with blunt points, while others pointed their sharp spears at the slaves.

I didn’t know if they were really stabbed in the flesh, but seeing how desperate the slave soldiers were, it might be that sometimes people die.

My eyebrows furrowed on their own.

“It’s okay, Duke. I won’t kill you. You might get hurt a little, but if you don’t do that much, the slave soldiers won’t move desperately. Most of them are literally people who can’t die. That’s what slaves are like. Just do what you tell them to do.”

The captain laughed as if to reassure me.

Maybe it’s because I’m not used to scenes like this, and I know I hate them.

The first time I saw slaves training, I vomited.

Even then, this captain and his subordinates were using the slaves as expendables, really sticking spears into them.

Slaves who struggle to survive are heavily used, but slaves who can’t adapt are killed so that they can’t eat.

Instead of killing them now, they were sent to work in the sugarcane fields.

Either way, it’s deadly hard work, but it’s still better than a slave working elsewhere.

At least here, there are rewards for feeding well, doing well, or showing results.

As I remember modern life, I was reluctant to slavery, but I changed my mind after seeing slaves living in worse places than here.

I’d rather find myself buying them.

“…Yeah, I think you’re doing well on your own. But keep the number of people who really die to a minimum. I don’t want people to die unnecessarily.”

“Don’t worry.”

I let out a small breath in the hot air and nodded my head slightly.

There are other places to raise slave soldiers besides here.

But it was here that the greatest achievements were seen.

Among the slaves in other places, there were few who could fight properly, but here they became a proper army.

The captain’s method is correct.

And when you get out of the position of a trainee and officially become a slave soldier, from then on, you will be treated properly like a regular soldier, only you will not receive a salary.

Meals and clothing are paid properly, and time is given for rest.

The 20 chiefs who governed the slave soldiers were also chosen from among the slaves, and even if they were only slaves, they could have a family.

It is a treat not possible anywhere else.

‘I can’t free you from slavery.’

Everywhere in this invisible world is supported as a slave.

If I abolish slavery with my own thoughts, there will be great confusion.

It was impossible to create something like modern society in this world.

When my face became depressed, the captain of the fortress city laughed strangely with his throat without opening his mouth.

“Really… the duke is a strange person. If you think he’s an aristocrat who only cares about slaves and is pretentious, then he’s cold-heartedly arguing with practical reasons. It seems like there’s a completely different person behind him.”

“…”

The captain of the fortress city laughs while saying something that I don’t know if it’s a curse word or a compliment.

The captain of the escort raised his eyebrows again and became angry.

It’s the same when you meet the captain of a trade ship, and sometimes the captain of the escort has a side like a fighting cock.

I get angry with most of the people I meet.

It was kind of funny, and the frown on his face straightened a little.

Remembering the purpose of coming here, I looked around.

However, in situations where the eyes are at the same level, they cannot see far.

All I could see was the slaves fighting half-naked at close range.

“Who is that?”

When I asked, the captain of the fortress city smiled.

“I think it’s better for you to see than to tell me. Come this way.”

Fortress city captain walks along the edge.

I took my escorts and followed them.

The place where the slaves are training is an outside space that is walled off on all sides.

It was hot like being in a steamer because of the heat coming down from the sky.

The temperature in this area is originally higher than in other places, and the entire space is literally like a sauna because of the heat emanating from the fighting people.

The fortress city captain took me to the front of the training ground, wiping away the sweat that flowed like a waterfall.

The place the fortress city captain led us to is a spacious platform built on the edge of the training ground.

It was supposed to go up five or six steps.

The platform itself is made of wood, but the roof is covered with straw after several wooden poles that are sparse like ribs.

If it rains or a strong wind blows, it just seems to fly away.

The trees that make up the stage are also dirty and bloody, or split and twisted, as if they were recycled.

I’m a bit hesitant about whether I can go up.

The escort captain’s eyebrows were already raised to the point where they couldn’t go any higher, and deep wrinkles formed on his forehead.

They dared to place the Duke in such a filthy place.

Before a bitter sound could escape from the escort captain’s mouth, the fortress city captain opened his mouth.

“There is no need to spend money on useless things. With the money spent on a platform, I can buy a few more slaves.”

The captain of the fortress city smiles.

I’ve heard that slaves are cheap, but that’s how it really is.

I have never been to a slave market myself.

‘Well, it seems that the slaves here don’t even appear in the market.’

It seems that the captain of the fortress city got it at a cheap price from a place he knew from his mercenary days.

It seems that they are mainly bought from gladiator arenas or poor quality arenas.

The route itself isn’t illegal, but it doesn’t seem very dignified.

didn’t tell

“Duke, please be careful not to touch the tree on the platform. You may get sick.”

The captain of the escort warned in a small voice.

These people think I’m still a five-year-old child.

I smiled a little, but the escort captain’s face was so serious that I nodded.

When I went up to the podium, I could see clearly in all directions.

Still, there is shade, so I think I’ll live a little.

The hot head cooled slightly to lukewarm.

The captain of the fortress city came closer and said.

“Even if I don’t tell you, he will recognize you right away.”

“…”

I came here because the captain of the fortress city said he had found a useful talent, even though he was a slave, and wanted to have him work by my side.

It was impossible for a high-ranking aristocrat to have a slave as an aide.

The captain, who understands the existence of a slave and its position better than anyone else, will not be unaware of it.

But if you do so, then that slave must be a really special person.

It seems that the captain of the fortress city was too close to me.

The captain of the escort came out and stretched out his hand between the captains.

“Stand back.”

“hahahaha. Okay, okay. Don’t strain your eyes like that.”

While listening to the scuffle between the escort captain and the fortress city captain, I cast my eyes on the spacious training ground.

Here and there people run and poke and roll.

For a while, no one in particular caught my attention.

However, I soon realized who the captain was talking about.

In the corner of the training ground, there was an exceptionally tall and strong man.

Perhaps because of his long life as a slave, he did not gain much weight.

However, the tense muscles and originally thick bones cannot be hidden.

The moment the man caught his eye, the slave figures around him faded.

It’s as if there’s only one adult mixed in between the children.

It’s not a big move, but every time I stab the stick, the opponent collapsed.

It’s not just dealing with slaves.

Three instructors stick together and take turns attacking.

Still, I could see that the man was stronger.

An exclamation flowed from the mouth of the escort captain standing behind me.

Realizing that I had found him, the fortified captain opened his mouth.

“Take that person with you, Duke. It’s okay to keep him as an escort.”

When I glanced at the escort leader, he shook his head.

“No, Duke. No matter how good a slave is, he is a slave. It’s not just a matter of status. It’s okay to just make him the captain of the soldiers. But having him by your side as an escort…”

The escort captain’s gaze turned to the slave.

“Before he became a slave, he would have been a military officer. Looking at his body movements, he would not have been an ordinary soldier. He is very outstanding. Originally, if he were our soldier, he might have thought of having me as an escort, but I can’t be a slave.”

To become a duke’s escort, it is not enough to simply excel in martial arts.

Above all, loyalty is important.

I needed to be prepared to risk everything for myself, even to sacrifice my blood children.

You can’t ask for anything like that from a slave.

The Fortress City Captain grinned.

“Well, that’s right. The escort of the highest ranking duke in this country is not simply because of his excellent martial arts. how about it?”

The captain of the escort seemed to be curious about that slave.

He gave the slave a glance.

“Okay, bring me here.”

After my permission was granted, the captain beckoned.

As if he had been paying attention to this side, the instructor who was dealing with the slave immediately spoke to him.

The slave went straight to this place.

But there was no sign of excitement or fear in action.

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Just calm

The face of the slave who came closer seemed to lack emotion.

No despair, no anger, no fear or excitement.

It was expressionless.

The slave came closer and stood under the platform and bowed.

Actions are simple and rough, but not crude.

His status before becoming a slave would have been good.

“What’s your name?”

“… number 13.”

The captain of the fortress city intervened from the side.

“Slaves are given a number whenever they are sold or in a gladiatorial arena. If you go around the market for a long time, you get used to being called by your number.”

“What’s your original name?”

To my question, the slave lowered his eyes and answered.

“Sorry. It was so long ago that I forgot.”

“…”

It really won’t be forgotten.

Etiquette is still attached to movements, but that can’t be the case.

It seems that it was a past that I do not want to remember.

This time, the captain of the fortress city gave a supplementary explanation.

“When I bought it, I heard the man’s biography. He said he was a general of a small country that is now gone.”

The captain of the fortress city continued.

“I heard that his family and subordinates are all dead. Even the country is gone, so there is nothing left for the author.”

“…”

“That’s why he wants to die. But the god of that man’s country forbids himself to die. They say that giving one’s life for someone on the battlefield is the highest honor. That’s why he’s still alive. He’s mad to die. It’s not common for a slave to die for someone, and even if he wanted to die by accident, he couldn’t because he was so good at martial arts.”

The slave’s face showed emotion for the first time.

It seems that he did not think that the captain of the fortress city knew all about his history.

The slave’s face distorted a little in the past, when it was exposed unwillingly.

Maybe anger, maybe humiliation or despair.

The Fortress City Captain grinned.

“That person is looking for a place to die. He doesn’t want honor, good food or money. All he wants is to die for someone. That’s why I recommend him as an aide to the duke. I will keep it.”

Indeed, is that so?

I looked at the escort leader, wondering what it would be like this time, but this time he shook his head.

“If that’s the case, it’s even worse. A person looking for a place to die may seem like the best escort at first glance, but it’s not.”

The eyes of those who want to die see the opportunity.

Not on purpose.

Before he knew it, he was trying his best to protect it, but he suddenly saw a place where he would die.

“There is a risk of missing something that can be foreseen well in advance and prevented.”

It’s not very big.

In a small gap of a moment, in a very short time that there is no time to think, such actions come out unconsciously.

“An escort must be done by someone who wants to live. That way, even in a dying situation, he can find a place to live and protect his owner. Only those who can throw everything and die for their master, based on their desire to live, become the duke’s escort.”

At the explanation of the escort captain, both me and the captain of the fortress city became dumbfounded.

Maybe that’s too difficult a criterion.

“…”

There are several people in the Duke’s family who are better than the captain of the escort.

Even so, it seems that this is the reason why this person has been entrusted with escorting me for a long time.

The captain of the fortress city looked at the escort captain in amazement.

“What, that. There’s no one like that anywhere else.”

That’s what I think.

However, the escort captain snorted and looked at the fortress city commander.

“The ducal family cannot be compared to anywhere else. You don’t know because you’re from outside, but the ducal family is a clan that has ruled this land for generations before the kingdom was formed. The loyalty of the vassals and vassals is different from other places.”

Perhaps it was because of his thoughts, he seemed to have strength in his shoulders.

“Well, I’m proud of everything I have.”

The captain of the fortress city laughs loudly.

I smiled and opened my mouth as if I was being led.

“Okay, then I’ll entrust that person to the escort commander. If you think that he can be used as my escort, then do so. Until then, you can use him as an escort’s chore and wait and see.”

I wish I had that slave as my aide.

No matter how hard it is, it becomes the past when the years pass by.

Even if it seems impossible now, perhaps in the distant future, something will happen to him that will make him feel happy.

At least you’ll have more chances than living here as a battle slave.

“…as ordered.”

The escort captain bowed his head respectfully.

I spoke to slave number 13 who was standing under the podium like a stone statue.

“If you don’t have a name, I’ll give you a name. You are Gleuk from now on.”

When I was at Earth’s orphanage, I knew about the word happiness.

Happiness in German is gleck.

I liked that word, and even after I became an adult, I would repeat it in my mind many times.

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Just like that word, I’m getting a little bit happier every day.

When I saw my mother’s face, when I met Benno and the captain of the escort, when I walked around the territory of the duchy and heard the children’s laughter, and when I saw Katrin’s letter, countless small happiness came to me.

In the hope that this slave can be like that too, I put my lucky word on him.

“… Gleuk.”

Slave number 13 murmured softly and closed her eyes.

And bow your head a little.

Maybe the name I gave it overlaps a bit with the original name.

Or the name of someone he knows.

A little moisture seeped into Gleuk’s eyes.