After refusing the slave rchant's free service of branding them with slave crests, Drake left the alley with Raphtalia and Setsuna, both of whom had already ford contracts with him.
With the contracts guaranteeing their loyalty, Drake had no need for thods like slave crests.
"Cough, cough…"
Hearing the coughing beside him, Drake could not help frowning.
There was a reason the slave rchant had sold the two demi-human girls so cheaply.
Both of them had flaws or illnesses of one kind or another.
Raph had suffered long-term malnutrition, leaving her body extrely weak.
And because she had witnessed the disaster brought about by the Waves, every night she would fall into terror and tears.
Setsuna, anwhile, was infected with a stubborn illness that was almost impossible to cure.
All she could do was wait in pain for the sickness to worsen until it eventually killed her.
"Myne, heal them."
After assigning Myne the role of "nurse," Drake issued his order.
"What? You want to serve these two demi-human slaves—"
Myne had just been about to refuse when she saw Drake glance at her with an indifferent gaze. Left with no choice, she hurriedly nodded.
Carrying a sense of humiliation, Myne reluctantly approached the constantly coughing Raph.
The Kingdom of lromarc was a human-supremacist nation, and its attitude toward demi-humans, beastn, and other non-human races was extrely harsh.
Otherwise, there would not be so many demi-human slaves appearing in its slave market.
Terraria's healing function worked imdiately and was extrely effective.
A burst of red-heart effects erged from Raph's body, and the little girl with raccoon ears imdiately looked much better.
However, her body was still terribly weak. She would only recover after receiving proper nourishnt.
Drake rummaged through his inventory, took out several fruits, peeled them, and handed them over.
"Eat this for now. I'll take you to have sothing good later."
Raph timidly accepted the fragrant fruit and carefully took a bite.
After that, she could not stop. As though she had not eaten for a very long ti, she began biting into the flesh of the fruit again and again.
At the sa ti, Setsuna also finished being healed, though her condition was much better than Raph's.
After all, she was already an adult demi-human and had a certain foundation in levels. Her physical constitution far surpassed Raph's, who was still a child.
"My body feels much lighter. And it doesn't hurt anymore."
Setsuna stretched her limbs in astonishnt. The body that had been tortured by illness all this ti now felt unbelievably comfortable.
If not for what had happened today, she probably would have only had a month or two left to live.
She would either have died inside a lightless cage, or been killed by the backlash of the slave crest after clashing with so custor who bought her.
Speaking of the slave crest…
Setsuna lowered her head and glanced at her own chest.
Although no curse had been branded onto her, she could not produce even the slightest thought of resisting the human boy before her.
While Setsuna was observing her new master, Drake was also examining the two of them.
According to the results of Appraisal, both Raph and Setsuna possessed contract skills.
To Drake, this was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.
[Contract Skill — Harmony of Light and Dark (Raphtalia)]
[ Doubles the amount of Souls of Light dropped when enemies are defeated]
[ Doubles the amount of Souls of Night dropped when enemies are defeated]
Raph's contract skill doubled the drop quantity of two special materials: Souls of Light and Souls of Night.
This contract skill would only take effect after the Wall of Flesh was defeated and Hardmode began.
Because by then, the world of Terraria would undergo drastic changes under the influence of the unsealed powers of light and darkness.
These two soul materials had a very wide range of uses.
They could be used not only to craft weapons and accessories, but also to create Angel Wings and Demon Wings, as well as summoning items for chanical bosses.
Besides that, they could also be used to craft Keys of Light and Keys of Night to manually spawn Mimics.
In other words, as long as there was a steady supply of souls, he could endlessly farm Mimics and make a fortune.
"My post-Wall of Flesh inco source is secured."
Drake happily rubbed Raph's brown hair, and, as expected, ended up with a hand covered in oil.
"…In any case, the first thing you all need to do is wash yourselves clean."
After bringing the three of them back to Terraria, Drake pointed toward the bathroom in his base.
"The bottles and jars on the shelves are bathing products for cleaning your bodies and hair… Forget it. I'll teach you how to use them."
Considering that these people from another world had no idea what chemical products like body wash and conditioner were, Drake had no choice but to personally take on the role of bath attendant and help Raph and Setsuna bathe.
As for Myne… he let her handle herself. She was not dirty anyway.
"My tail… it tickles…"
Setsuna sat curled up in the bathtub, her fair, pretty face flushed as though she had a fever. She hugged her knees while Drake washed her back.
"Stop wagging your tail. You're splashing water all over the parts I just dried."
This was Drake's first ti bathing a wolf-type demi-human. It was honestly more troubleso than taking care of a child.
Co to think of it, if one only looked at the ice-wolf tribe's habits… they seed rather close to huskies.
Setsuna's contract skill was also extrely straightforward, almost entirely tied to the "snow" environnt.
[Contract Skill — Ice Wolf's Courage]
[ Greatly increases attributes while in a Snow bio]
[ Grants additional drops when defeating monsters in a Snow bio]
[ Grants additional catches when fishing in a Snow bio]
As a mber of the ice-wolf tribe, Setsuna possessed impressive enhancents inside Snow bios.
But why would fishing also grant additional catches?
Could she catch fish too…? Oh, she actually could.
It was just the kind of fishing that did not use a fishing rod.
And while she was catching fish, a certain popular multi-person brawl scene seed to have occurred as well.
"Master…"
Just then, Setsuna's ears twitched, and she turned her face slightly before speaking in a quiet voice.
"You said earlier that you would help take revenge for the people of my village who were killed. Was that true?"
"Of course."
Drake answered without hesitation.
"As a Hero, I won't tolerate sothing like that happening before my eyes."
"I know the ones who attacked your village were actually soldiers of the Kingdom of Jioral disguised as rcenaries."
"Next, they'll use the sa thod to attack even more innocent ice-wolf villages."
"What?!"
Hearing the information Drake revealed, the ice-wolf girl stood up from the bathtub in agitation.
"Where do you think you're going? This isn't your world."
While admiring the sight before him, Drake soothed her.
"Since I promised I would avenge you, I will definitely do it."
"But you also need to obediently listen to . At the very least, don't be impulsive like you are now."
"I… I understand."
Setsuna gradually cald down. After noticing her current state, she hurriedly grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around herself.
"But Setsuna also wants to take revenge with her own hands."
"However, Setsuna's level has already reached its limit. I can't raise it any further."
"That's why Setsuna lost… and beca a slave."
"Master, Setsuna… wants to beco stronger!"
Everyone in this world had a system similar to a "status panel."
However, that did not an everyone could raise their level just by constantly adventuring like the Heroes could.
Mortals, ordinary people, all had level caps.
Depending on talent and aptitude, soone could spend their entire life unable to break through the restrictions on their level.
But there was only one thod that could break through those limits simply and effectively.
That was to "join with a Hero"—
Descendants who inherited a Hero's bloodline would possess astonishing talent.
Naturally, as a Hero's partner, one could also receive that blessing.
Whether it was forced or voluntary, active or passive, as long as the ritual of "reproduction" was completed, the power to break through one's limits could be obtained.
This was also why, after the Kingdom of lromarc summoned the Heroes, so people were willing to actively follow them.
After all… when it ca to this rule, gender was not especially strict either.
"Oh? You know I'm the Sword Hero, right?"
Drake also stood up and looked down at the ice-wolf girl, who only reached his chest even when counting her ears.
"Yes…"
Setsuna slowly removed the bath towel she had just wrapped around herself, her ears constantly twitching.
"Please, Master… please raise my level cap. Setsuna wants to take revenge with her own hands!"
"Then I'll have to see your resolve."
And so, Setsuna grasped the future.
…
In the plaza of lromarc's royal capital, inside a clocktower-like building, the giant hourglass filled with blood-red sand was about to complete one full cycle.
If a Hero holding a Legendary Weapon stood nearby, he would be able to see a crimson countdown.
[07:20:12]
"Seven days left, then."
The king, now an old man nearing the end of his life, stood atop the royal castle and gazed at the hourglass.
The red countdown flowed in his vision as well.
That ant he, too, was a "Hero"…
Or at least, he had once been one.
"This Wave is arriving sooner than expected."
"I hope the Heroes this ti can withstand the impact of the disaster…"
"However, with that man here this ti, it should be quite easy."
"The only problem is…"
"How to deal with the anger of the neighboring countries caused by gathering all four Cardinal Heroes under my control."
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