Then Dolce appeared from the back with a smiling expression on his face.
But he seemed a little surprised to see Houen.
“My- my honour Houen-dono ……! My apologies, it’s my first time meeting you. My name is Dolce Niral, and I am the owner of this place. Here, I provide transportation using servants …… and ……ge ……neral-.”
Dolce’s words gradually become stuck.
It was not because of Houen’s dubious expression or the presence of a strange snake.
Dolce, completely at a loss for words, just looks at a single point.
His eyes were looking toward Alena.
“Ah, Alena ……!?”
“Hehe~! Long time no see!”
“Oh, oh! Are you really Alena?!”
Dolce immediately rushed to Alena’s side, making eye contact and patting her on the head.
I knew that Alena was here once, but I didn’t realize that they had such a good relationship …….
As expected, Dolce seems to have been kind to the child slave.
“Oh, you’ve grown quite splendid! And who was that white haired visitor?”
“You mean Ouren?”
“Oh, it’s called Ouren-dono, isn’t it?”
Hello, haven’t I told you my name ……?
I’m sorry, seriously, …….
“He’s not here now. But Ouran saved my life.”
“I should have realized it when he came back that time. Oh, yeah, yeah. ……!”
“A- Alena-chan? Are you okay?”
“Hmm? What do you mean~?”
Lize, who knows that Alena was a slave, spoke to her a little worriedly.
I can tell from the way this whole situation is going, though, that it’s not a problem.
As for her, she is probably worried.
But this guy is fine.
I can guarantee that.
“Ha-ha-ha, children miss me a lot. I also manage an orphanage.”
“…… a slave trader?”
“Did you know? I’m not sure how I feel about innocent children falling into slavery. The party of Houen-dono suggested this to the prince, and now we have started to donate money to the orphanage and to work for the emancipation of child slaves. Slaves should only be those who have sinned. We have a lot of problems, though, since we have only just begun.”
Dolce said at last, scratching his head.
In the meantime, the children’s problems are being managed, he said.
Although it will still take some time, this will be an opportunity to make things better.
“Now, what can I do for you?”
“Well, I’d like to talk with you regarding the [Silence] that Dolce has.”
[I see, a secret meeting. If you don’t mind, I’d be happy to lend it to you right now.]
“Could you?”
“Absolutely, sir. And by the way, …….”
Dolce said and looked at me.
“Are you planning to sell this?”
[Hey!!!.]
“Pffft! N-no! I’m not selling it! Ha-ha-ha-ha!”
It was Alena and Lize, who looked at me with sympathy for my condition.