When I woke up, I was in a dirty warehouse.
The corner was piled with weeds and garbage, and the surroundings were cold, damp, and smelled bad. A few rats would occasionally visit the place, and the sound of them chewing bones and cracking could be heard, which sounded very creepy.
Sunlight streamed in through the iron-barred window, making me slightly more comfortable, but I still felt a chill.
"Um... I'm... there... hiss..."
My head feels dizzy and I feel pain whenever I move, like being pricked with needles.
My hands were tied behind my back, and my mouth was gagged with something. I tried to break free, but it was in vain. The ropes were tied very tightly and firmly.
Not far from me, there was a girl huddled up. She looked to be about my age, but judging from her clothes, she was probably the young lady of a noble family.
"Hmm... I need to think of a way to untie the ropes..."
I can only express my sympathy for a girl like that. Even if I wanted to save her, I would have to untie myself first.
I tried to gather magic power to burn the rope with fire magic, but just like at the inn, I couldn't gather any magic power at all.
"Damn it..."
With no other option, unable to move my hands and feet, I could only place my hopes on the warehouse, looking for something sharp that could cut the rope.
However, after searching the entire warehouse, they found nothing that could cut the ropes, not even stones or shards of glass.
"What should we do now...?"
Just as I was deep in thought, a sigh came from beside me.
Hmm...uh...
It seemed that the girl had woken up and was terrified by the unfamiliar surroundings. She tried to get up, but because her hands were tied behind her back, she fell to the ground in a caterpillar-like position.
"Well……"
Seeing such an awkward scene, I didn't know how to react. In short, I was even more certain that she was a young lady from some noble family.
Ugh... Ugh...
Seemingly realizing she couldn't move, she started making a huge fuss, but since her mouth was also gagged, she could only make muffled noises.
However, what I find exaggerated is that this seemingly delicate young lady actually caused quite a stir.
"That idiot..."
Her actions really gave me a headache. If she attracted that man, it would be really bad.
Ugh... Ugh...
He wanted to speak up to stop her, but he shouted in the same voice, and could only watch as she made a bigger fuss.
"Shut up, you brat!"
Sure enough, not long after, a series of rude shouts and curses came from outside the warehouse.
Then, the warehouse door opened...
A man dressed in coarse brown cloth walked in.
"Oh no..."
This man was not the one who chased me at the hotel earlier; he was probably the companion of the so-called man who had never shown his face.
He had a bald head but a full beard, and dark skin covered in scars, making him look like a rough and tough man, with the distinct appearance of a bandit.
It must be said that he was emitting an indescribable odor, a foul smell resulting from not having bathed in a long time and reeking of alcohol.
In short, it's hard to smell...
Upon seeing the man who suddenly appeared, the girl glared at him fiercely, making incoherent noises. She looked like this…
It's as if he's saying, "Hey! You damned bald monk, do you know who my father is? Let me go right now, or I'll have my father chop you all to pieces..."
In short, the meaning is roughly the same: an arrogant and overbearing attitude.
This makes me worry about the girl. Doesn't she think about why she was brought here in the first place? Are all young ladies from noble families such brainless idiots?
Bang……
With a sound that looked like it was going to hurt, the girl was kicked away hard.
He was suspended in mid-air before crashing into the warehouse wall.
"Damn brat! What's with the arrogance!"
However, because of this, the burlap-like object stuffed in her mouth finally fell out.
Perhaps the girl hadn't realized this yet; she was still glaring fiercely at the man, yelling, "Bastard! You dare kick me? I'll make sure my father cuts off your legs..."
Before he could finish speaking, the man kicked the girl mercilessly because her hands and feet were tied up and she couldn't move.
"..."
To be honest, I felt terrible seeing this. If I hadn't been tied up like a caterpillar and unable to move, I would have rushed up and given that man a good beating, even if I couldn't use magic.
"Ouch...it hurts...it hurts so much...stop...no...no...no..."
The man showed no pity for the girl just because she was a child, and didn't even hesitate to beat her until she was on the verge of death.
"Damn it! This has really dirtied the soles of my shoes..."
Seeing the girl lying motionless on the ground, her face swollen like a pig's head and her lips red, swollen, and broken, he stopped what he was doing.
"Pooh!"
Finally, the man even spat in the girl's face in disgust before turning his attention to me.
"Waaah..."
As soon as I looked away, I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, followed by a pain in my head.
It seems that beating up the girl had already given him enough pleasure, so I only got kicked twice as a side effect, but even so, it still hurt a lot.
Then, the man strode out of the warehouse and slammed the door shut behind him.
"Have you calmed down yet?"
"Um!"
"It doesn't matter if the boy is killed, just please don't kill the girl! If she's badly injured, it'll lower the price..."
"Don't worry! It won't happen..."
The sound of what appeared to be a man talking to his companion drifted in through the warehouse door...
"It doesn't matter if it's a boy..."
In short, it sounds like something strange...
I don't know who is behind this, but from their conversation, it's clear that the girl is their target, and I was just someone they brought along along the way.
Who exactly commissioned them? I don't remember offending anyone. I'm a model student who would greet even strangers, so why is someone so resentful of me?
However, I was clearly not the type to sit and wait to die. Only after I could no longer hear any sounds outside the door did I approach the girl to check on her.
The girl is awake, but I don't think she looks good.
With a bloody nose, unfocused eyes, and muttering to himself, he was talking to himself.
"well……"
I couldn't help but sigh. This pampered young lady had never suffered such abuse before. Judging from her arrogant attitude just now, I could only blame her parents.
After all, if her parents hadn't spoiled her so much, she wouldn't have turned out to be such a temperamental young lady.
In short, seeing the girl behaving so obediently now reminds me of Ilotti Croggs.
If she were the one in the current situation, would she also become more docile?
I hope so...
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