Volume 2 Chapter 8 Nier’s Vow
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
After taking down a big target and pocketing a fortune, I was ambushed by a trio of adventurers who’d caught wind of my luck.
But the bastards who came for me ended up getting repelled and stripped of everything they owned instead.
It’s a classic case of the hunter becoming the prey.
While I managed to drive them off this time, if I’m attacked like this every time I make a score, I’m bound to lose my life eventually.
The one who caused this mess was that bratty receptionist at the Adventurer’s Guild.
I went straight to the Guild Goshujin-sama to demand a meeting and made him promise that appropriate measures would be taken.
But it wasn’t all bad news.
As a result of the ambush, I was able to seize the attackers’ money and gear, giving me a solid pile of capital to work with.
For a middle-aged man who grew up pampered in modern Japan, trying to survive alone in this technologically backward world is brutal.
So, I decided to try buying a slave.
If it doesn’t work out, I can always just sell her back.
However, while I was scouting around for a decent slave, I stumbled upon a literal diamond in the rough.
Not only could she handle reading, writing, and arithmetic, but she was a gorgeous, well-endowed young wife who looked Japanese.
She told me her name was Nier.
Apparently, she used to run a business in the country of Jipan.
I spoke with her briefly, and since she didn’t seem to have any personality issues, I decided to buy her on the spot.
Decide quickly, act immediately—that’s my motto.
After finalizing the transaction, I took Nier back to the room where I was staying.
As I entered the inn, the Landlady called out to me.
”Oh, dear customer. Is that a guest with you?”
”I just bought a slave,” I said.
”Oh, is that so?”
”I’d like her to stay with me starting tonight. Is that alright?”
”Eh? A slave in my inn?”
”Hm? Why? Is it forbidden?”
”No, it’s just… usually people make them sleep outside. Or at best, they put the slave up in a cheap doss-house.”
”Is that how it’s done?”
I suppose that makes sense; after all, they’re just property here.
It seems slaves aren’t even considered human.
”Are you truly sure you want the slave in the same room as you?” asked the Landlady.
”Well, let’s see. Hey, Nier. What do you want to do?”
”I have no problem sleeping outside, Goshujin-sama,” Nier replied.
Nier’s expression doesn’t even flicker.
She seems to genuinely believe that sleeping outside is the standard.
Since she was a merchant, she likely knows exactly how slaves are treated.
”I see. Alright, Landlady. She’s staying in the room with me,” I said.
”…Understood. If that is what you wish, customer.”
”How much extra will that be?”
”The room rate stays the same regardless of the number of people. Will you be wanting dinner?”
”Add another portion.”
”Will you be needing an extra water bucket?”
”No, I don’t need a water bucket.”
”In that case, the additional fee will be two copper coins per night.”
”Two copper coins, huh? I have five nights left, so one silver coin should cover the rest?”
I pull a silver coin from my purse and hand it to the Landlady.
”Thank you very much.”
”Dinner should be soon; do you have enough time to prep the extra portion?” I asked.
”It’s no trouble at all. We can serve it.”
”Then I’ll come down to eat later. Have it ready,” I said.
I give the Landlady my instructions and head up the stairs.
Nier follows silently behind me.
We reach the room at the far left end of the hall. I grab the doorknob.
I open the door and step inside.
I usher Nier in and lock the door behind us.
Once inside, I unbuckle my belt and set it on the table with the rest of my gear.
I sink into a chair to catch my breath.
Nier remains standing by the door, wordlessly watching my every move.
I study Nier while I think.
(Phew, I really did buy a slave on total impulse. But she’s definitely a beauty. She has the vibe of an old-school ‘pure’ idol. Actually, Nier is twenty-seven. She feels more like a pure idol who grew up and got married. Now then, what’s next?)
”Hey. Come closer,” I said.
”Yes, Goshujin-sama,” Nier replied.
I beckon her over.
Nier approaches until she is within arm’s reach.
”Look me in the eyes.”
”Yes, Goshujin-sama.”
Nier looks directly at me.
However, her eyes are hollow.
It’s the look of someone who has lost all hope.
I guess that’s to be expected.
A husband and child she loved…
The protagonist’s family had been living a happy life of three until she was suddenly cast down into slavery.
”Strip.”
”Yes, Goshujin-sama.”
The crude, simple clothes were discarded in an instant.
Nier’s stunning form is revealed.
The twin mounds rising from her chest are divine.
She truly possesses magnificent assets.
(In this regard, I firmly believe that big is justice.)
”I’m going to touch you.”
”Yes, Goshujin-sama.”
I gently place my palm against the side of one of those mounds.
The flesh wobbled softly at the touch.
She’s incredibly soft.
The kind of softness that comes from having nurtured a child.
This time, I cup the bottom of the mound and lift.
Oh, it’s heavy.
(Regarding this as well, I believe that weight is justice.)
”Hoh.”
Nier doesn’t change her expression, but I can see her lips tightening.
She was apparently at the Slave Trading House for a year.
She must have been forced to show her naked body to countless customers.
But this is likely the first time someone has actually touched her.
I pinch the tip of the mound.
Even the tip is soft.
Unexpectedly, given her delicate face, the tips are quite large.
This is good.
I don’t mind that kind of gap in expectations.
I roll the tip between my fingers.
”Ah…”
A faint sound leaks from her compressed lips.
I let my hand slide from her breasts down to her waist and thighs.
She has a magnificent silhouette.
Her waist is narrow, with a perfect curve.
Her legs are like a gazelle’s—not just thin, but supple and strong.
”Open your legs.”
”Yes… Goshujin-sama,” Nier replied.
I gaze at the forest nestled between her spread thighs.
The growth isn’t particularly dense.
I run a finger along her secret cleft.
(When it comes to this, I’ve always been a middle-finger man.)
”Fuuh…”
A sharp breath escapes Nier’s nose.
The cleft is clamped shut.
The opening… looks small.
Naturally, she isn’t wet yet.
”Hmm. Spread it and show me yourself.”
”Eh?”
”Did I stutter?” I asked.
”…No.”
Nier slowly reaches down toward her private parts.
She gingerly places her index fingers against the folds.
But she only pulls them apart a fraction.
I crouch down, bringing my face close to peer inside.
”I can’t see anything. Wider,” I said.
”…Yes.”
I demand while looking up at her.
Nier’s face is crimson.
Even the tips of her ears are red.
Gradually, strength enters Nier’s fingers.
From the gap in the spread forest, a round little pearl reveals itself.
”Hmm.”
It has a solid, unmistakable presence.
Not bad at all.
(I believe the little pearl should have a moderate size to it.)
I look up to check Nier’s expression.
She’s blushing furiously, staring off to the side.
”Hey. Look at me,” I said.
”…Yes.”
Nier turns back, her eyes narrowing bashfully as she looks at me.
Her eyelashes are remarkably long.
I deliberately bring my nose close to Nier’s s*x.
I take a deep, slow sniff.
”Hya!”
”Hoh. This is…”
There’s a faint scent of urine.
But it’s not an offensive odor.
Once she’s cleaned up, I bet there won’t be any smell at all.
Yes, this is promising.
”Alright. You can let go now,” I said.
”…Yes.”
Nier nods, her flush reaching all the way down her neck.
I stand up and address her.
”Nier.”
”Yes.”
”Well? Are you ashamed?” I asked.
”…I am… ashamed.”
”You belong to me now.”
”Yes, Goshujin-sama.”
”Can you swear your loyalty to me?”
”I swear it.”
”You won’t betray me?”
”I will not betray you.”
Her responses are empty.
Time to dig deeper.
”What is your wish? What do you truly want?” I asked.
”I have no right to a wish.”
”You have one. Say it.”
”Such a thing is… no longer possible…”
”What is your reason for living?”
”…”
”That’s an order. If you aren’t honest with me, I won’t forgive you,” I said.
”…My child. …Even just once more, I want to see my child.”
I see. She wants her child.
”How old? A girl?”
”A seven-year-old… girl.”
”And her name?”
”…Mia…”
Tears finally spill from Nier’s eyes.
They trace wet paths down her cheeks.
”Sob… h-hng… uuuugh… uwaaaaaa…”
Nier’s shoulders heave as she breaks out into audible sobbing.
”I see. Was she bought by some other slave merchant?” I asked.
”I… I don’t… know…”
”Where did you lose her?”
”…In the streets of Jipan.”
”I see.”
The merchant who sold me Nier said he didn’t buy the child.
Was she taken by a different merchant?
If they moved from town to town, her trail could be cold anywhere.
”Nier. Who do you belong to?”
”I am Goshujin-sama’s slave.”
”That’s right. You are my slave. Now, tell me, what do you have left?”
I say this while lowering my gaze.
I look over Nier’s body again.
I trail my eyes from her toes, up her legs, her waist, her breasts, and finally back to her face.
I stare deep into her eyes.
She isn’t even allowed the dignity of clothes; she is standing here completely exposed.
”I have… nothing. Nothing left at all,” Nier said.
”That’s right. You have nothing left.”
”Uuuu…”
”Nier. Who is your Goshujin-sama?”
”…It is Goshujin-sama.”
”What is your Goshujin-sama’s name?”
”…Ryuichi-sama¹.”
”That’s right. I am Ryuichi. And your Goshujin-sama is special.”
”Yes… Goshujin-sama is special.”
”No. I have power. A special power².”
”Special power…?”
”That’s right. Look at this.”
Suddenly, countless motes of fire and shards of ice, varying in size, manifest in the air around us.
”Th-this is…!” Nier exclaimed.
”Do you see? This is your Goshujin-sama’s power.”
”This kind of magic… I’ve never heard of such a thing…”
The swarm of fire and ice begins to orbit us slowly.
Nier’s eyes are wide with shock.
”Could you be… a Court Sorcerer…?”
”No, nothing like that. But do you understand now? I have power that others do not,” I said.
”…Yes. I understand.”
”Good. Then listen closely to what I’m about to say.”
”…Yes.”
”If you truly wish for it, I will find your child. I will bring Mia back to you,” I promised.
”Eh!?”
”You saw my power. I have the means to make it happen.”
”That is… but…”
”There are things I must accomplish. To do them, I will eventually leave this town and travel. There is a chance, however small, that I might cross paths with your child.”
With that, I open my Item Box and banish the fire and ice.
”But. I will only do this if you give me everything,” I said.
”Everything…”
”Your heart and your body. Can you dedicate your entire existence to me?”
”Even my heart…”
”That’s right. Love me. If you do, I will give you a reason to keep living.”
”To love… a reason to live…”
”Of course, I’ll only do what’s within my power. Well? What’s your answer?” I asked.
Nier stares at me with eyes red from crying.
The tears have finally stopped.
She slowly sinks to her knees before me and bows her head low.
”Everything I am… I dedicate to Goshujin-sama.”
”Everything?”
”Yes. My heart, as well… I give it to Goshujin-sama.”
”Look at me,” I said.
Nier raises her face, still kneeling.
”Forget the man who used to be your husband. I will not allow your body to be touched by anyone but me ever again. Is that clear?”
”Yes. I will forget him. I am Goshujin-sama’s property,” Nier replied.
”Good. That’s settled. Stand up.”
”Yes. Goshujin-sama.”
Nier slowly rises to her feet.
”Seal it with a vow and a kiss.”
”…Yes. Pardon me.”
Nier places her hands gently against my chest.
She closes her eyes and presses her lips to mine.
”I swear my loyalty to Goshujin-sama. I will adore Goshujin-sama for the rest of my life,” Nier said.
She looks straight into my eyes as she says it.
”Nier. I accept everything you are.”
”Goshujin-sama. Thank you.”
”Alright. You can put your clothes back on. It’s almost time for dinner,” I said.
”Yes. Goshujin-sama.”
The 5:00 PM bell had long since finished ringing.
I acted on a whim, but it seems I’ve managed to get a firm grip on her heart.
I don’t know if I can actually find the kid, but if I do, I’ll worry about it then.
I let Nier dress herself and we headed down to the first floor.
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Summary:
Ryuichi secures a room for Nier at the inn despite local prejudices against slaves. After entering the room, he subjects Nier to a thorough physical inspection to gauge her reactions and reinforce his authority. He leverages her grief over her lost daughter, Mia, to transition her despair into a desperate hope fueled by his display of immense magical power
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Trivia:
- The specific time of 5:00 PM marked by a bell
- Nier’s age being exactly twenty-seven
- Ryuichi’s self-identification as a ‘middle-finger man’ during the inspection
- The inn’s standard practice for slaves usually involving sleeping outsid
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Character Insight:
Nier experiences a total psychological collapse from despair to absolute, fanatical loyalty when offered a potential reunion with her daughter, while Ryuichi begins to consciously adopt the role of a ‘special’ Goshujin-sama utilizing fear and hope in tandem.
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Glossary:
Notes:
• Nier – A beautiful, youthful-looking twenty-seven-year-old woman with long straight black hair, neatly trimmed bangs, refined features, plump lips, large breasts, and moist, supple skin—her Japanese-esque appearance belies her past as a merchant from Jipan, wife, and mother. Reduced to slavery, she now serves Ryuichi with absolute loyalty, emotionally vulnerable and psychologically dependent on him, seeking security through physical contact as she adjusts to his unusual kindness and magical abilities, her literacy and housekeeping skills now devoted entirely to him, while suppressing deep trauma from her lost family.
• Landlady – The woman who manages the inn where the protagonist is staying, handling payments and guest reception.
• Man – A roughneck wearing a hat who participated in a group assault. He suffers the loss of his right arm and later his left arm during an experiment by the protagonist before being stored.
• Ryuichi – A 40yold middle‑aged Japanese man, now an adventurer known as Poison Snake, appears cold and calculating, viewing monsters and people as profit. He hides an Item Box, wields fire‑ and ice‑based magic and superhuman strength, and keeps his true power secret from all.
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