After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

She had no idea what kind of danger she had brushed against, and she thought the red-haired sister in front of her was in cahoots with the slave traders.

His eyes were full of fear.

"Tsk——"

I clearly risked my life to save someone, but the other party had this attitude and showed no gratitude at all.

Heidi, who had never had a good impression of mixed-bloods, was somewhat unhappy at this moment.

But the moment she saw the little girl, an idea emerged in the princess's mind.

She made a quiet gesture and whispered:

"I'm not in the same group as them. I have a few questions for you. Don't make any noise, and then I'll let you go. Do you understand?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment and nodded.

Heidi was worried and added:

"There are secret guards here. If you mess around, we'll all die. So don't make any noise, understand?"

Nod.

Heidi finally let go of the other person's mouth, but in order to prevent the guy from escaping early, her other hand still held the other person's shoulders tightly without letting go.

"Did you escape from here?"

"Ah."

"How many people are there? How many slaves and how many slave traders?"

"A lot... a lot of people, maybe, maybe hundreds of people..."

"How many exactly? And what is the deployment situation?"

The little girl's eyes were filled with fear, and she just kept shaking her head in confusion.

"I don't know... I really don't know..."

Troop strength and deployment reconnaissance are matters that fall within the purview of professional scouts.

It is quite normal for a little girl who knows nothing and is as frightened as a bird to be unable to answer these questions.

Heidi also spoke with the mentality that it would be useless to ask.

Next is the topic.

"That's great. Head in that direction now. Climb about 100 meters, then stand up and run along the road. You'll find the village, or you can go further and head into the city."

To be honest, no matter how she chose to run, Heidi didn't think she would be able to hold on as a lonely little mixed-race girl.

But since she chose to escape, Heidi couldn't do anything about it.

"However, you must agree to one condition."

"What...what conditions? I already have...I already have nothing!"

The low voice of her reply could not hide her fear at the moment.

Heidi smiled softly:

"Nothing left? Isn't there still one piece of clothing?"

"……clothing?"

The little girl lowered her head in surprise and looked at the nasal clothes on her body, which looked more like rags.

Heidi added:

"Confiscate the clothes with me. That's the condition."

With such defenses, it would be extremely difficult to sneak in directly.

So change your mindset and let the other party invite you in.

There are a large number of slaves, and they probably don't have proper management and living conditions. As long as I pretend to be a runaway slave and lure the other party to capture me, they shouldn't be surprised by this.

As for racial issues... there are Faceless Men and Vampires who don't look much different.

There's always a way to get away with it.

From the little girl's perspective, she actually has no capital to refuse.

Moreover, from a practical point of view, Heidi's half-torn lining is in much better condition than the tattered piece of cloth on the little girl.

She nodded decisively and exchanged clothes with Heidi quickly, almost impatiently.

Then, without saying anything, he hurriedly disappeared into the bushes in the darkness.

After Heidi changed into her tattered clothes, she grabbed some dirt from the ground and smeared it on her face.

Make yourself look more like the real thing.

None of this went smoothly. The problem was—

"That guy, he must be more than ten years younger than me, right? Why do his clothes fit me so well?"

Thinking about it carefully will only lead to unpleasant answers. Just think of it as the other person's clothes being one size too big... several sizes too big.

Finishing it by the way, Heidi took a deep breath and exhaled with determination.

Then, he flew towards the bushes nearby.

"who!?"

The rustling sound immediately attracted the attention of the slave traders lying in ambush nearby.

In an instant, five or six strong figures appeared from the darkness and flew towards the place where Heidi was making a noise.

be cheated.

Heidi secretly rejoiced.

At the same time, he pretended to be afraid, stood up in the bushes, and ran in the opposite direction regardless of anything - of course, he slowed down his speed.

"Where to run!"

The leading enemy quickly caught up with Heidi, raised the large machete in his hand high, then turned around and chopped it down with the back of the knife.

However, the sturdy and sophisticated weapon bounced off the moment it touched Heidi's forehead.

"These idiots don't even know how to chop people—"

The slave trader looked confused, while Heidi cursed inwardly.

There was no other way. When the opponent changed to kicking, Her Royal Highness could only do the same and suppress the activation of the Hero's Blessing again.

Then, of course, he was kicked to the ground by the other party.

The rest of the pursuers also surrounded them. A figure who looked like the leader asked the slave trader who caught up first:

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Uh, nothing—"

I just thought that my first strike missed and didn't pay too much attention to it.

After all, people with iron heads that can deflect knives... are not very common in this world, even among masters.

Fortunately, it did not arouse the other party's suspicion.

Their attention naturally turned to Heidi, the "escaper".

A beating and kicking is inevitable.

"Damn it! I told you so many times not to run, not to run, and you still dared to run!"

"We're just worried about not having anyone to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. Do you really want to be that chicken, huh?"

"You couldn't even pick a good time to run away. If you run during the fucking shift change, I'll beat you to death—"

Heidi could only protect her head and let the opponent's fists and kicks fall on her head as before.

Fortunately, Heidi's identity at this moment is a slave who is a commodity.

These guys were probably afraid that they would be fined if they really beat someone to death, so after greeting her for a while, they dragged her towards the barn.

"Remember! If you run again, I'll chop you into pieces!"

After saying something harsh, they threw Heidi in and slammed the door.

The space inside the barn is quite large, far exceeding the needs of an ordinary farmhouse.

Maybe when you first built it, you weren't planning on using it for any serious purpose.

It was packed with ragged, skinny slaves, with almost no place to sit.

That's why the smell is so unpleasant.

But there is still light.

The dim oil lamp flickered, not only failing to bring any valuable light, but also making the already depressing atmosphere even more depressing.

Places like window sills and gaps between wooden boards were all taped up to prevent the lights from being seen from outside.

The design is quite thoughtful - if the staff were more efficient, it would probably be as difficult to manage as a military camp.

Anyway, I finally got in and was not beaten to death by these guys.

All he had to do next was wait for the other party to transport him to Tafia, and then take the opportunity to escape from prison, and he would be done.

Although the environment is dirty and messy, at least I can rest for a while.

Heidi thought so and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed an unusual figure.

Turning around, she saw that another half-blood had stood beside her at some point.

A female, looking to be in her mid-20s, slightly older than Heidi.

She has short white hair that reaches her ears - or gray is more appropriate. It seems that her hair color was originally some other color, but it faded after going through some things and became like this.

His facial features are quite delicate, even beautiful or handsome, but his dark complexion, the scratch on his nose, and the muscles all over his body that are unusually strong by female standards all indicate that this guy is not someone to be trifled with.

Not only that.

One of the black horns on his head was broken off, and unlike the others, he even had a magic collar placed directly around his neck to prevent him from resisting - this thing wasn't cheap.

Even if other slaves wanted it, they didn't deserve such treatment.

In short, he was completely different from the other lifeless slaves around him, and his eyes were unusually sharp.

And he was staring at Heidi intently.

This feeling, like being watched by a predator, made even Heidi swallow her saliva.

Then he asked:

"……Is there a problem?"

The other person squatted down, glanced at the scars on Heidi's body, then frowned and asked:

"How is this going?"

"Oh, uh, I just tried to escape, but I was caught and beaten up."

Under the effect of the Hero's Protection, although his body still looked bruised, the pain had long since ceased.

But in order to fit in with her character, she still collapsed on the ground and pretended to be grinning.

"It hurts—No, don't worry, just rest for a while and it will be fine. It's all right now..."

"Are you okay? But I'm still busy."

The mixed-race woman smiled softly, reached out, tugged Heidi's wrist free, and rolled up her sleeve.

Then, as if confirming something, he nodded and asked:

"You are not a slave at all. What do you want to do by pretending to be a slave and sneaking into our place?!"

Chapter 31 Threats to each other

After getting past the guard at the door, she was caught in such a place. Even someone as calm as Heidi couldn't help but feel her heart in her throat.

I subconsciously glanced at the sentries standing on the second floor of the barn - they didn't seem to notice this place, so I felt a little relieved.