Chapter 76: Vol2 Ch25 – Scholarships (4)

Next on the list was the slave girl. The man had taken her quite far from the Tall Tree since the incident the previous night, but Kye’s tracking magic led her right to him. They were in an inn almost a day away by carriage.

“Hi, we’re looking for a human man traveling with a dog girl,” Kye said to the innkeeper. “Would you mind pointing us in the right direction?” It was really a curtesy. Kye knew exactly where the man was.

“It’s not our way to sell out patrons, young lady,” the old woman answered. “I’m afraid I-”

“Would you please reconsider?” Luma asked. She pulled her cloak back a bit to show the woman a glimpse of her uniform.

Her eyes widened. “Y-yes, absolu-lutely. R-room 3.”

“Thank you.”

Luma nodded at them, and they went upstairs to the rooms. Before they ever entered the inn, Kye was already subtly tracking the mana of every person within a hundred-foot radius. She could feel every step the man made as he tried to pull the girl and escape through the window. The other four accompanying Kye were using short-range mana tracking, too. Kye glanced at Aliana and the girl vanished.

As Luma reached for the doorknob, they heard a loud thump. Aliana kicked the man back into the room and he fell on his butt. Kye stood over the man and sighed. “Did you really think you could hide from us?”

“H-how? I paid good money to get that spell removed!”

Kye sighed. “My date grabbed your face and lifted you off the ground... and you were completely helpless. Where’s the logic? We are clearly not your average... nevermind. We’re not even here for you.” Kye glanced at the dog girl. “Hello, again!”

“Huh?” the man jumped up, but was quickly knocked back to the floor by Liliana.

“Stay down. I’m not as forgiving as my lady.”

Kye bent down and looked the man in the eyes. “Sell her to me.”

“Hell no.”

Liliana pinned him to the floor with her foot buried in his back.

Kye gave him an evil smile. “Wanna change your mind?”

“No!”

“How would you like to take another trip into the sky?”

“Oh,” Alethea interjected. “Yeah... I actually took him to space...”

“Ah.” Kye turned back to him, her evil smile showing him no kindness. “Either way. Sell her to me. She’s too good for a dumbass like you.”

“No!”

“Okay, well you can keep saying no, but here...” she handed him the sack of coins. “Take this and leave. I’m not giving you a choice.” She gestured at Luma. “That’s the Sword Saint. She’s my friend. Go on, ask her for proof if you don’t believe me.”

The man could no longer respond, shocked into silence. It finally set it just how out of his league they were. He picked up the money and left without another word.

Kye breathed a little easier and looked at the dog girl. “I apologize for forcing this. I don’t like slavery. I’d rather see you freed and still choose not to come with us than to stay with that man.”

The girl shook her head and meekly replied, “Thank you.”

“Mind if we talk for a bit? I’ve got an offer for you. I’d say life-changing, but I think we’ve already crossed that line.” She nodded and Kye began explaining her plan and offer.

“Miss, I’m afraid. I’ve been a slave since I was born. I don’t know how to... live by myself.”

This is part of why I absolutely despise slavery. It’s absolutely disgusting.

“I... I will accept any offer you have if you save my little sister. She’s a slave, owned by my master’s brother. I’ll do anything for her. Please save her!” The dog girl was on the verge of tears. Suddenly, being freed after a life of slavery is a lot to take in, especially with family still enslaved.

Kye placed a hand on the girl’s shoulder. “I will save her, and we will provide you with a place to live together. Are there any others you want us to save? I’ll save anyone you want. Your parents maybe?”

She looked down. “My parents are dead. My little sister is the only family I have, but I don’t get to see her often. My master’s-”

“That man is not your master any longer,” Kye said, reassuring the girl. “You are free. And someday, there will be no slavery at all. I promise I will abolish it entirely.”

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Tears were streaming down the dog girl’s face. “Miss, who are you? I can feel your mana. It’s so... much. It’s like looking into a bottomless pit.” The girl’s eyes glowed like using aether, which in fact she was unconsciously channeling. “I can hardly believe my eyes. Your soul, your mana, your... everything... is beautiful.”

Kye smiled and patted her head, then wiped her tears away. “Thank you. What is your name?”

“I... I don’t have a name. I’m just... sorry, I was just a slave. My sister doesn’t have a name either.”

“Do you want to choose a name now?”

The girl shook her head. “I don’t know what to pick. I only know a handful of names. I wasn’t allowed to interact with people.”

Kye and company blinked and exchanged glances. Kye looked back at her. “What about the restaurant? He took you there, and you were all dressed up. You were beautiful.”

She nodded. “Yes. My former master wanted to show off to someone who didn’t even show up.”

“I see.” Kye closed her eyes and gave it some thought. What kind of name would suit her? She’s very pretty. The Japanese word for pretty is ‘kirei’... maybe something to do with that. “Hmm...”

“Shi-chan?”

“Huh? What?”

“Mishiro Inukami.”

Kye blinked and stared at her pink haired partner. “Uhh...”

“Mishiro for beautiful white. She’s very pretty and has gorgeous white hair, like Lily! And Inukami for dog and divine... or god or whatever. She’s a dog person, and I was thinking either divine or mountain, so Inukami or Inuyama.”

Kye accepted Alethea’s reasoning with a smile and turned back to the girl. “What do you think?”

She was taken aback. “Umm... well... if you really think I deserve the name Mishiro, I will accept it. I’m not so certain about Inukami. I don’t deserve a name related to divinity.”

Alethea shook her head. She was very adamant. “You certainly do. You’ve been through so much and you’re still here. You’re very strong.”

Mishiro didn’t know what to think. She was so shocked by Alethea’s insistence. She could barely mumble.

“I believe in you, Mishi-chan. You will do great! And your sister will be right there with you. We will save her, too.”

With tears flowing anew, Mishiro nodded and accepted their feelings and intentions. “Thank you so much!”

*****

With that wrapped up, Mishiro Inukami was officially registered with the Slayer Academy. Her little sister, Kiyomi Inukami, is too young to enroll. BUT, she will live with Mishiro. They’ll be staying in the academy’s family-oriented dorms thanks to a certain Sword Saint’s influence.

There are separate dorms for individuals and families, so Kiyomi won’t be alone. The family dorms are basically a suburban neighborhood. There are plenty of houses and apartments with parks and small youth-oriented shops around. The best part? There is an elementary school near the academy and Kiyomi can enroll there, graduate in a few years, then begin the academy if she wants. They’re such a cute pair of sisters. Their white hair is beautiful, just like Yami’s and Lily’s. Hehe.

With that done, everyone I wanted to recruit for the Slayer Academy is in place. We just have to wait for Lestia to decide to finalize things. She was really surprised to find out about Luma being a black cat. Hell, I was surprised, too.

“Holy shit, you’re a cat girl?” I had said. Haha, it was a funny conversation. I picked up on her illusion magic right away, but I did admit that her application was veeeery advanced. Enough that only immortals should notice and not even all of us.

I wonder if there are more of us here. There’s four more realms I haven’t explored, and even Realm 5 with Daemonheim and this realm with Elea... I’ve only seen one planet. They said there is a race of angels in Realm 5 that live on another planet. But that realm doesn’t have proper space travel... how the hell do the demons even know about that? I need more information. Ah, here I am digressing.

Anyway, with my goals accomplished on Elea and my daughter safely recovered... it’s time to return to relative normalcy. My students are progressing quickly. I’m definitely raising the standard. As a system operator, I can adjust some numbers in the system. Mana and capacity numbers are out of control, to be honest. Even teenagers can output millions of motes per second, and Allison takes ridiculous to a whole other level.

She’s on par with some of my strongest incarnations. She’d win against Shiori Sakaguchi and have a good shot against Catherine Lancet. Elise Arbelle would win by a long shot. But... Elise so far has been my most powerful incarnation, with no others even close. That was also my longest life.

Kye balled her left hand into a fist and nodded. Kye has the potential to surpass Elise, though it will take a long time to build up this body. Of all my lives, I told Allison about only my favorites. But even then, I barely told her anything about Elise.

She felt a few tears flow down her face. I went into that life with absolutely nothing. I gained so much in that life... and lost so many friends and family. I’ve found several of those souls here. Liliana, Aliana, Yami, Zen, Louise, Isabel, Alaira, Rika, and so many others. I... I’m so glad I’ve gotten to see them all again.

“Shi-chan? What’s wrong?”

Kye smiled and wiped her tears away. “I was just recalling a happy memory.”

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