I was with the slave trader Mason for a long time. Before that, I was with a kidnapper, but I don’t remember much about that time.
 
My parents? I don’t know. It’s not that I’m not interested, but Mason didn’t know either.
 
Whether they abandoned me, or I was taken from them, or kidnapped, it’s not a pleasant story anyway.
 
Besides, Mason’s place wasn’t a bad place.
 
He ran a big mansion because he was in the business of trading people. I clearly remember the long corridors.
 
We always polished those long corridors until they shone. It was really hard … Read the rest

The girl was completely covered from head to toe in a white hooded cloak like a mage would wear, slowly walking through the town.
 
I couldn’t see her expression clearly.
 
The pharmacist who dealt with her said she had an unremarkable face.
 
It’s odd not to remember the face of someone who delivers such good medicine.
 
She must be using some sort of spell. There’s a famous charm among mages that erases one’s presence. She likely has one.
 
“Miss, can I have a word with you?”
 
I stepped out of the alley with two … Read the rest

Prologue
 

 
In the center of a large room, a platform was set up, surrounded by a crowd of adults.
 
A man brought a small child onto the platform, who became the target of the adults’ uninhibited gazes. The children on the platform were replaced one after another.
 
When the adults’ reactions were unfavorable, the man became irritated and harshly reprimanded the next child he brought up.
 
“Smile!” “Look more charming!” “Be more appealing to the customers!”
 
The child, grabbed by the shoulder and shaken, only became more stiff and tense. Clearly, this approach was … Read the rest