Chapter 21: Human Hunting (2)
I devised a thorough plan in order to recruit Laura. For starters, I disguised myself and infiltrated the city. Lapis was the one who got me an identification card.
I hired a carter and 3 mercenaries while disguised as a peddler.
“We’ll be in your care, Mr. Merchant.”
“I should be the one to say that. My safety is in your hands, after all. If I remain unharmed throughout the entire trip, then I’ll double your pay.”
This was all for the sake of naturally approaching a slave merchant.
The slave merchant was traveling together with a large company of merchants. Merchants traveled in large groups like this in fear of being assaulted by bandits. As expected of the scale of a group which the slave merchant was traveling with, they had 40 mercenaries along with 5 large and small dogs. From afar, this group could possibly be mistaken for as an army. Average bandit groups wouldn’t even dare to mess with a group of this size.
I pretended as if I had the same destination as them which allowed me to naturally fit into the large merchant company. Once I told them I had 3 mercenaries, the smaller merchant groups welcomed me without any complaints. An increase in security was always welcomed, after all.
“What product do you deal in, Merchant Lolita?”
“I mostly deal in medicinal herbs.”