The Third Prince Want a Slow Live

When the night came, Shalltear and I went to the venue where the dark auction was to be held.

We were guided to our seat and handed a numbered tag used to raise  the bid.

If Someone makes a successful bid, he will receive the item later after giving the money. 

I see, so what does an auction look like?

There are a lot of people who look dubious, but Shalltear and I aren't disguised, we are using a ring with a dazzling effect to hide our face.

“Shalltear, can I sleep on your lap until the time is up?”

"I don't mind, but... I am not girly and soft like Philia-sama and Cecil, you know?"

 “Is that so? But I like Shalltear’s beautiful and moderately elastic knees”

Different from Philia and Cecil, it is her well-trained muscles and her resilience of femininity that make her shine.

Also, she smells good, so I'm satisfied.

Even though Shalltear looked somewhat embarrassed, she tolerated me, and I found it very cute.

 "Well, everyone, thank you for waiting! Now the auction will begin"

When I began to doze off on Shalltear's lap pillow, the auction finally started with the voice of the host.

At first, there will be some relatively rare items, but as it goes on, they will become more and more illegal... it is what Beth, the adventurer who gave me the information, said. 

"Now then, let's start here!  A rare fruit even in the southern forest, its name is "orange mint"!  』

Immediately, the orange mint that was in that carriage is presented.

Then, other participants immediately started offering prices.

The amount is quite a sum, even considering the rarity of the orange mint fruit, but in my case, I think it would be cheaper to go there directly.

Well, that's with the teleportation magic, and without it, the price might be around this level.

"Let's continue here!  This is a Mithril Golem's magic stone and a Mithril Golem itself!  Surprisingly, a high rank adventurer managed to get them unscathed , so there is not a single scratch on the magic stone or on the mithril golem itself!"

Amazing, unscathed .

 It is not something I can't do, but I can only think of a way to remove the magic stone with non-attribute transparency magic or move only the magic stone with teleportation magic.

"Now, here's the next one!  The "Shield of Hatred" excavated from an ancient ruins!  It's very powerful, but it's also said to be a cursed item that makes its owner fight until he dies!  』

"Shield of Hate..."

 Shalltear looked bitterly at the shield.

 "You don't like it, Shalltear?"

"... Shields are meant to protect important people."

 Well, she is a knight.

I can't understand how she feels.

 The Shield of Hate is a cursed weapon, and I have no interest in it.

And then, gradually, illegal things started appearing... and finally, the worst came out.

“Well then, next is this! A rare half elf child!  Good for stress relief!  She is an excellent item that can be used as a slave for many years!"

With such an introduction, a girl about the same age as me is brought to the stage, chained and in tattered clothes.

She is a girl with light green hair and slightly distinctive ears, but I know without asking that she is a half-elf.

I managed to suppress Shalltear's sudden urge to stand up when she saw the girl.

Now I know how she feels.

 After all, she has wounds all over her body that look like she has been tortured, a skinny body that seems to have barely been fed, and hollow eyes.

Even if you don't have a strong sense of justice like Shalltear, it's clear that seeing her like that hurts the heart.

Well, that opinion seems to be in the minority here.

 ``Half elves'', ``still unsold?'', ``It's a stock disposal, right? Really disgusting', well it's really a dark auction.

 I thought someone would bid on her, but no one raised their hand.

So, I quickly make a bid.

 Considering the lifespan of half-elves, it's certainly a good bargain, but it seems that normal humans are uncomfortable when they saw them live so long and their appearance remains the same.

The one who make the bid is an oddball... I heard that, and I think I'm the oddball.

Brothers-in-law Hermes may arrive soon, but I fell that I have to help that girl as soon as possible.

After that, some children were sold as products, and each time I saw how they were treated, I became disgusted.

Well, everyone was human except for the first half-elf girl, so they were treated somewhat better, but it was certainly not a pleasant sight to see.

While calming down Shalltear, who was gritting her teeth, I won all the bids.

Several people have competed with me, but of course I have plenty of money, and I may not be necessary need to pay, so I spared no effort.

There was one half-elf girl, one adult human male, three females, and two male and female children, for a total of seven.

Of course, I have no intention of making them slaves, so I have to return them to their families and hometowns, or if that's not possible, I'll have to support them in my territory.

However, the half-elf girl...should it be better to take care of her myself?

In any case, I will consult brother-in-law Hermes and Regulus-nii-sama after this is over.

After the auction of the last item ended, the knights arranged by brother-in-law Hermes captured everyone in the hall except me and Shalltear, so I guess it's safe for now.  While thinking that, I head to the back, where the products are kept.