After waking up, I surveyed the surroundings in the coach . The area was piled up with all kinds of goods . It seemed as though I was imprisoned along with the other merchandises in the carriage .
Salt, dried meat, dried fish, porcelain, some kind of mineral, fruits, vegetables, rice, glass bottles, cloth, et cetera; the place was filled to the brim with things I have never seen before . The travelling merchant that appears at Garigari village at fixed intervals didn’t deal with that many goods . I mean, there are even glass bottles here .
The merchant that visits Garigari village would usually be trading salt, vegetables, fish and cloth only . Despite the limited selection, the villagers are always looking forward to the visit by the travelling merchant . They would trade Garigari village’s specialty, rice and beans for salt and vegetables while exchanging straw-made products for cash . And then, with the iron coins saved up from the sale, they would purchase cloth-made goods .
Humph . Watching as far as I can from the inside of the coach, I could see a person that seems more highly ranked than the usual travelling merchant that visits the village . I’m certain that the person that purchased me was called Claude-san or something, and despite being young, he was quite a capable person .
However, my body was free and I wasn’t tied up by a rope …… . Claude-san appears to be seated at the coachman seat and there wasn’t another single soul in the carriage . Just me and the goods alone . …… I can make my escape anytime?
I wonder what would happen to me from now on . Now that I have been purchased, I wonder what job I would have to do . Or maybe, I would be resold again .
The current me is something like a slave . Based on what I know from my previous life, a slave is someone forced to work under considerably harsh manual labour …… A girl might have to be a prostitute; I don’t have a good feeling about this .
…… Shall I run away?
As I was thinking, I heard a conversation beyond the cloth (TN: acting as the door between the carriage and coachman seat) .
「Smith, is it about time to have our meals? Although I must say, the portable food isn’t really enjoyable . I’m pretty sick of it already . 」
「Well, well . There’s just a little more before we reach our estate . ……Claude-sama, has the clay doll-like person at the back made any sound?」
「Clay doll like…… Stop joking, I forked out 3 silver coins for that you know! Aa, if she continues to stay like that, I would really be making a big loss! I even went all the way to the countryside to bring her here ……!」
Eh, the clay doll refers to me? That’s completely rude . While contemplating on their conversation, I glared in their direction .
With a light rustle, the cloth that divides the coachman seat and the carriage was turned over by Claude-san as he looked in this direction .
In a flash, our eyes met .
Or more like, he was assessing me to a great extent .
At any rate, Claude-san’s eye colour was yellow-green shade, a rather rare kind of colour…… I suppose? The residents of Garigari village had brownish eye colours . Mine was a bright, light brown too .
Somehow, he removed his gaze on me for a moment, had another sudden inclination to watch me and looked straight at me again .
I don’t like it . Staring at me like that, could it be love at first sight? Or maybe he was a lolicon or something .
「…… Here, want to eat this?」
While staring, he suddenly held out something that looked like bread . Is he feeding a zoo animal?
「…… I’ll g,gladly take it」
I couldn’t fight my stomach, so I timidly accepted it .
As I did so, Claude-san face turned to that of wonder, and shouted with an abrupt, strange voice .
「She, She talked – – – – !!」
The horses were frightened, and made “Hi, hiin” cries, causing the coach to sway violently .
The man that was acting as the coachman, soothed the confused horses with “Whoa, whoa!” .
I too had been alarmed at Claude-san’s shrieking, and instinctively dropped the bread I was given . The bread landed on the floor with a reverberating thud . While thinking “What is this loudness, it must have been a rock-hard bread”, I started preparing myself for the eccentric lolicon, Claude-san’s, next movement .
Maid Arc ① -Waking up in the coach-After waking up, I surveyed the surroundings in the coach . The area was piled up with all kinds of goods . It seemed as though I was imprisoned along with the other merchandises in the carriage
Salt, dried meat, dried fish, porcelain, some kind of mineral, fruits, vegetables, rice, glass bottles, cloth, et cetera; the place was filled to the brim with things I have never seen before . The travelling merchant that appears at Garigari village at fixed intervals didn’t deal with that many goods . I mean, there are even glass bottles here
The merchant that visits Garigari village would usually be trading salt, vegetables, fish and cloth only . Despite the limited selection, the villagers are always looking forward to the visit by the travelling merchant . They would trade Garigari village’s specialty, rice and beans for salt and vegetables while exchanging straw-made products for cash . And then, with the iron coins saved up from the sale, they would purchase cloth-made goods
Humph . Watching as far as I can from the inside of the coach, I could see a person that seems more highly ranked than the usual travelling merchant that visits the village . I’m certain that the person that purchased me was called Claude-san or something, and despite being young, he was quite a capable person
However, my body was free and I wasn’t tied up by a rope …… . Claude-san appears to be seated at the coachman seat and there wasn’t another single soul in the carriage . Just me and the goods alone . …… I can make my escape anytime?.
I wonder what would happen to me from now on . Now that I have been purchased, I wonder what job I would have to do . Or maybe, I would be resold again
The current me is something like a slave . Based on what I know from my previous life, a slave is someone forced to work under considerably harsh manual labour …… A girl might have to be a prostitute; I don’t have a good feeling about this
…… Shall I run away?.
As I was thinking, I heard a conversation beyond the cloth (TN: acting as the door between the carriage and coachman seat)
「Smith, is it about time to have our meals? Although I must say, the portable food isn’t really enjoyable . I’m pretty sick of it already . 」.
「Well, well . There’s just a little more before we reach our estate . ……Claude-sama, has the clay doll-like person at the back made any sound?」.
「Clay doll like…… Stop joking, I forked out 3 silver coins for that you know! Aa, if she continues to stay like that, I would really be making a big loss! I even went all the way to the countryside to bring her here ……!」.
Eh, the clay doll refers to me? That’s completely rude . While contemplating on their conversation, I glared in their direction
With a light rustle, the cloth that divides the coachman seat and the carriage was turned over by Claude-san as he looked in this direction
In a flash, our eyes met
Or more like, he was assessing me to a great extent
At any rate, Claude-san’s eye colour was yellow-green shade, a rather rare kind of colour…… I suppose? The residents of Garigari village had brownish eye colours . Mine was a bright, light brown too
Somehow, he removed his gaze on me for a moment, had another sudden inclination to watch me and looked straight at me again
I don’t like it . Staring at me like that, could it be love at first sight? Or maybe he was a lolicon or something
「…… Here, want to eat this?」.
While staring, he suddenly held out something that looked like bread . Is he feeding a zoo animal?.
「…… I’ll g,gladly take it」.
I couldn’t fight my stomach, so I timidly accepted it
As I did so, Claude-san face turned to that of wonder, and shouted with an abrupt, strange voice
「She, She talked – – – – !!」.
The horses were frightened, and made “Hi, hiin” cries, causing the coach to sway violently
The man that was acting as the coachman, soothed the confused horses with “Whoa, whoa!”
I too had been alarmed at Claude-san’s shrieking, and instinctively dropped the bread I was given . The bread landed on the floor with a reverberating thud . While thinking “What is this loudness, it must have been a rock-hard bread”, I started preparing myself for the eccentric lolicon, Claude-san’s, next movement
Chapter end
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