A powerful aura slowly rose from the man in front of him.
The numerous guards raised their gleaming daggers, held them horizontally in front of their chests, and stared coldly at the person on the iron cage.
They sensed an immense power emanating from the man before them.
Leon's expression was also somewhat solemn. She narrowed her eyes and whispered, her voice carrying through the crowd behind her.
"Protect Miss Liya."
But Lia wasn't afraid. She simply crossed her arms, cupped her chest, and coldly stared at the man in front of her.
The man looked somewhat unkempt, with stubble on his chin and his clothes appearing very worn.
It looked out of place compared to the magnificent greatsword with its ornate hilt behind him.
He was a well-known adventurer in the south.
Cindy Kaeya, the warrior known as "Akagi".
Three years ago, he was already a peak third-tier warrior with considerable combat strength.
Of course, to put it nicely, he's an adventurer.
In reality, the profession of adventurer is simply an alternative form of mercenary who does things for money.
With money, you can do anything.
For a long time, Cindy Kayya disappeared from the adventurer community.
When he reappeared, he was wielding a magnificent greatsword, had killed his former boss, and had switched jobs to work for Leather's family.
It is said that the sword he carried was a gift given to him by the Raiser family in an attempt to bribe him.
These "famous" adventurers were, in fact, lackeys of the Leather family.
Lia naturally recognized the man in front of her.
Seeing this, she laughed mockingly.
"What do we have here? The Leiser family's dog, running amok in my territory?"
Cindy jumped down from the cage and stood in front of the cage with the cut-out passage, blocking the exit of the demi-humans.
"Of course not, Miss Liya."
"But these goods are very important to us... Could you make an exception and let us take them?"
His tone was very sincere.
The catgirls in the iron cage behind him were frightened by his words and began to panic.
"Help...help me..."
Before they could finish speaking, Cindy drew the greatsword from her back and slammed it down hard on the iron cage.
A tremor came from the iron cage, accompanied by Cindy's warning voice.
"Quiet down, all of you! I don't want to ruin the merchandise."
Faced with these extremely threatening words, they closed their eyes in fear and dared not utter another sound.
As Cindy's voice rang out, several warriors wielding weapons emerged from the surrounding darkness.
They slowly approached Lia and the others, almost surrounding them.
Seeing this, Lia clicked her tongue twice:
"What if I don't want you to take them away?"
Cindy sighed.
"That's a pity, Miss Lia."
“Besides you, all your bodyguards will probably perish here.”
Leah's gaze immediately turned cold as she stared at Cindy:
"You're causing trouble on my territory and trying to kill my people?"
"Are you disregarding the Clavner family, or has Victor's been gone for a few days and you've gotten itchy for a beating?"
Cindy shrugged, adopting an indifferent attitude, and said:
“Miss Lia, I’m just someone who does things for money.”
"Besides, when did I ever say I was going to kill your people?"
He sized up the guards around Lia, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.
"Trained demi-human slaves are quite valuable..."
How could I bear to do that?
The surrounding warriors slowly approached, forcing the guards around Lia to constantly shrink the space in which they stood.
Seeing this, Lia sighed softly:
She finally understood.
The merchant named Hannah was deliberately pushed out by these slave traders.
They lured her into the trap by coercing her into confessing.
"Perhaps I haven't been spending enough time in the territory lately, which has given you the wrong impression."
In the Karencia Empire, which did not practice slavery, the buying and selling of slaves was a crime.
Smuggling, which brings demi-humans into the country, is also a crime.
However, if we combine these two points...
Slave traders only needed to find one excuse to avoid committing their crimes.
The demi-humans could be found somewhere in the empire's forests.
They could also have smuggled themselves into the empire from the outside and been captured.
Whatever the reason, as long as it can be explained that the demi-humans were not deliberately introduced into the Empire.
Therefore, slave traders could capture demi-humans and sell them to anyone they pleased.
As I said before, demi-humans have no human rights.
However, in Clevina's territory, even if these demi-humans disappeared, no one dared to say anything.
Because demi-humans have no human rights, even if these "goods" are stolen, the slave traders can only suffer in silence.
However, now...
"Did you think that by associating with the Raiser family, you could test the Clavner family?"
Clearly, the only thing that could motivate these slave traders to seek revenge and rebel is the aid from the Raiser family.
These demi-human slaves, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will be transported to the south.
As soon as she finished speaking, Lia slowly raised one hand.
On her slender hand was a black fingerless glove.
Six differently colored gems shimmered brilliantly under the moonlight.
Lia smiled as she looked at the warriors who had surrounded her, her tone laced with disdain.
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