One after another, slaves are sold.
Beautiful women, strong men, and even children of tender years... all the
slaves on the stage were sold off for a price without exception.
Staring at such a grotesque scene, I sigh
with slumped shoulders.
“...I'm not
very good at this. They're all just ordinary people with no real skills”
Slaves were auctioned off one after
another, but none of them were worthy of my attention.
I have a monocle over my right eye, which
I did not have on before. This is one of the items recovered in the [Treasure
Room], and is called the [God Eye].
The effect of this item is that the
player can see through the lens the skill and proficiency of the opponent he is
looking at. In this game, there is no concept of level, so the skill determines
the ability of the player. Being able to see the skills of my opponent gives me
a great advantage in a fight.
Originally, it was used to check the
abilities of monsters, but it was also useful for connoisseurs at auctions. It
is because it is possible to see the abilities of slaves that cannot be seen
from their appearance.
Various kinds of people were offered for
sale at the auction.
A stunningly beautiful woman. A
strong-bodied warrior of great stature. An elf girl with pointed ears and green
hair. Even a very rare and seldom seen warrior of the Dragon Race.
Though they looked beautiful and splendid
on the outside... I saw through [God Eye] that they did not have skills that
would be useful in battle, or had not yet reached a level of proficiency...
none of them were the kind of people I was looking for.
“Skills can
be acquired... but even so, having the initial skills makes all the difference
in the speed of growth”
“Well,
then, the next one will be the last slave!”
While I was blabbering, the end of the
slave auction seemed to be approaching.
This time, no useful slaves were found. I
guess I'd better find another way to find a partner to dive in the dungeon with
me.
I shrug my shoulders and get up to leave
the hall without seeing the auction through to the end.
But I was stopped in my tracks by
Leybold's word, who was moderating the auction.
“So... the
last slave is a race as rare as the Dragon People!? A daughter of the Kijin
Tribe from the northern demi-human continent!”
“Oh?”
I let out a doubtful voice and turned
around to see a small girl standing on the stage.
“The
white-haired kijin... no way, Urza White Ogre!? Why is she here!?”
Urza White Ogre.
A small girl, no taller than my waist,
with paper-white skin and hair, and golden eyes, she had an extraordinary
appearance. Her red horns peeked out from between her white hair, which proved
that she was of the demi-human race called Kijin.
Urza is not a character in [DunBrave].
She doesn't even appear in [DunBrave 2].
I knew Urza because she is a character in
another game that is not [DunBrave].
The name of that game is [The Warlord of
Sacred Sea]. It is a war simulation game released by the same company as
[DunBrave].
Set on an island nation in the South Sea,
the game aims to win the war against the enemy nation by increasing the number
of friends. The game is characterized by the appearance of more than 100
companion characters.
Urza was one of the characters...but why
is she in the world of [DunBrave], a character from another game?
“It's
crazy... it's beyond the boundaries of the game. What the hell is really going
on in this world?”
I was standing in front of the entrance
of the venue, because I didn't expect this.
Standing there in front of the entrance
is a bad and eye-catching thing to do. However, no one in the hall was looking
at me.
“500,000!”
“700,000!”
“1,000,000!”
“2,000,000!”
The audience, their eyes blazing with
excitement, raised their voices one after another to raise the price. The
price, which started at 100,000 at first, had already increased more than 20
times.
It was no wonder. Urza looks like an
elementary school student, but her face is so beautiful. Her white hair and
skin are mysterious, and her golden eyes are shining like a full moon in the
night sky.
In addition, she is a member of an
extremely rare race called Kijin race. Kijin, like elves, age slowly, so they
can retain their youthful appearance for a long time. She is physically very
strong and an excellent warrior.
Without a doubt, she will be the
centerpiece of this auction.
I proceed to consider why Urza exists in
the world of [DunBrave], despite the unprecedented excitement in the auction
hall.
“Is the
worldview of [Secret Sea] merged into this world, just like the settings of
[DunBrave 1] and [DunBrave 2] are merged into this world? Or... was it the same
world from the beginning?”
Perhaps, the world of [DunBrave] and the
world of [Sacred Sea] originally existed on the same worldview.
For example, I once played a famous game
in which players catch monsters with a ball and fight them, and although each
game in the series was set in a different place, those places were on the same
world, just in different regions.
In the same way, [DunBrave] and [Sacred
Sea] are connected on the same world, and the locations where the story takes
place may be different.
“Both games
are made by the same company. It wouldn't be surprising if they were connected
by a backstory...”
“5,000,0000!”
“Oops,
5,000,0000 came out? Are there others!?”
While I was thinking, the amount had
reached 5,000,0000.
I touch the [God Eye] over my right eye
with my fingertip and squint my eyes.
Urza White Ogre's job is Berserker. It is
a power fighter type warrior job with high offensive and defensive strength and
low speed and accuracy.
She possesses three skills:
[Strengthening], [Toughness], and [Hammering]. All of them were under 20, but
it is rare for a character to have three skills from the beginning.
I also have 3 skills, but one of them is
[Training], which is useless in battle. Urza, who has three combat skills, is a
rare person who would certainly be called a genius in battle.
“She
definitely passed the test of being a battle prodigy. I would say she is the
ideal person I was looking for”
I wonder if I can buy Urza.
I can afford it. It would be a
considerable expense, but I have enough money to spare.
But if this world is connected to the
world of the [Sacred Sea] as I have imagined, Urza will now participate in the
scenario of the [Sacred Sea] and be involved in the war.
If I recall, Urza was forced to work as a
slave by a certain nobleman, and after some twists and turns, she became one of
the heroes of that world. This auction may be a flag for her to go to that
nobleman as a slave.
“...If I
buy Urza here, I'm going to mess up the scenario of [Sacred Sea]. Is it okay
for me to bring in Urza, who may become a lover with the main character of the
other side depending on the route, into my side for my own convenience...?”
I don't care about the scenario, but I
just decided to stay away from the heroine as much as possible.
Urza was not Leon's heroine, but... what
right do I have to distort the future of Urza, who might end up with the hero
of the other side?
“Well, we
got 6,500,000? Any more? Is there anyone else?”
I look at the auction without making up
my mind.
Leybold's face turns red and he looks
excited. He seems to be excited as the organizer of the auction, because the
amount of money is rising at a rapid pace.
Urza, who is standing next to Leybold,
has a dark expression on her face, her eyes downcast, and she is biting her
lip. Her thin shoulders are shaking slightly, as if she is trying hard to hold
back her tears.
“......”
“...!”
Suddenly, Urza looked up from her slumped
position.
It must have been a coincidence. I was
the only one who stood up among the customers, and a girl's eyes stopped on me
standing in the aisle.
Her deep golden eyes are so deep that I
feel as if I could be sucked into them. Her eyes are about to burst into tears,
and mine are connected by a line.
A beautiful face frozen in despair. Her
eyes that seemed to be begging for help made me feel as if my heart was being
held in my hand.
“10,000,000...!”
I couldn't help but raise my hand as I
said that.
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