I Became a Slave Collector in the Labyrinth City

Six months ago, for reasons unknown, I suddenly fell into a fantasy world.

I came in as myself, so rather than being possessed by a character in a story, it’s more accurate to say I was transferred to this world.

I fell into this miserable and cruel world with nothing to my name.
My black hair and Asian-like appearance played a part, making things really difficult in many ways at first.

Naturally, I had no money, couldn’t read, and lacked survival skills or combat techniques to survive in the labyrinth.
Fortunately, whether it’s a privilege of being transferred, I could understand the language, but that was all. If I couldn’t even communicate, I probably would have died…

Anyway, after struggling to survive as a penniless foreigner from the East, doing sewer cleaning and manual labor, I can now proudly call myself an adventurer.

‘I diligently entered the labyrinth to gain strength.’

Although I could only roam the upper levels, after working as a porter for a few months, I was able to save up some money and acquire decent equipment.

Above all, as a result of going through mana adaptation several times while entering the labyrinth, I gained a few special ‘abilities’.
It was worth risking my life to enter the labyrinth, you could say.

For reference, mana adaptation is like leveling up, to put it simply.

There’s no status window, so I’m not sure, but when you enter the labyrinth, kill monsters, and gain experience, you go through ‘mana adaptation’.

When you experience mana adaptation, your body becomes stronger and more powerful, and occasionally you gain ‘special powers’.
These ‘special powers’ are called ‘abilities’ in the labyrinth city, and I understood them as skills.

When you enter the labyrinth, kill monsters, and gain experience, your level increases and you get random skills.
Over the past 6 months, I’ve gone through about 5 mana adaptations while frequenting the labyrinth and gained 2 abilities.

[Spatial Pocket]
[Map Creation]

In order, they are an inventory that can store items and a mapping ability that prevents getting lost.

Thanks to the inventory, I no longer need to carry heavy loads, and I don’t have to leave behind hunted monsters due to weight restrictions.

As a result, my income has become incomparably larger than before.
I can bring up all the monsters hunted in the labyrinth intact and sell every part without wasting anything.

There’s no need to waste time gathering materials in the labyrinth, and no risk of losing potential earnings due to improper material collection.

I just hunt, put everything in the inventory, bring it out as is, and hand it over to the guild in whole. They take care of everything, deducting what needs to be deducted and converting it to money.

Everyone can probably understand how convenient, simple, and revolutionary this method is just by hearing about it.

The spatial pocket is truly revolutionary for the transportation industry.
That’s why people with spatial pockets are highly valued, even as simple porters.

It can drastically reduce transportation costs.
Moreover, perhaps because it’s a space-related ability, I heard there are only a few people with it even in this labyrinth city full of abilities.

I think I heard there are about 3 people including me who have spatial pockets.
Anyway, it’s an amazing ability and rare too, so merchants have asked me several times to sign exclusive contracts.

Of course, I refused them all.
I want to earn money steadily and live comfortably in the labyrinth city.

If I contract with merchants, I’d have to live life as a peddler from then on.
I don’t want to live a life of wandering here and there forever. I just want to settle down here.

Above all, I have the desire to become stronger by entering the labyrinth.
Once you become strong in the labyrinth city, even nobles won’t mess with you easily, so there’s a need to become stronger.

Anyway, the spatial pocket alone is amazing, and thanks to mapping, I don’t have to worry about getting lost in the labyrinth, so my hunting speed has increased too.

I could be considered an SS-class porter, couldn’t I?

‘Moreover, there are hardly any people who have experienced mana adaptation this frequently in such a short period.’

I guess I might have a constitution that makes it easier to grow than others because I came from a different world.
It’s like I’m receiving some kind of growth buff.

If I hadn’t been given even this small cheat, there really would have been no hope in life.

Anyway, back to the main point.

“Ah. I want a slave.”

Here in the labyrinth city, slavery is legal.
And most of the slaves in this city are criminals or those who sold themselves because they couldn’t pay their debts on time.

Slaves that come out as merchandise like this can’t betray their masters and can’t disobey their master’s orders.
A woman who won’t betray and will only look at me for life. That’s the best, isn’t it?

Above all, because there are many adventurers in the labyrinth city, a lot of ‘this and that’ happens.

For example, while the husband enters the labyrinth, the wife has an affair with the young, muscular adventurer next door.
Or while the husband is at the guild selling monster materials, she plays around with the young, blue adventurer from the house behind.

“Damn. Just imagining it makes me want to throw up.”

Especially in the labyrinth city where the divorce rate is high and there are many gold diggers, it’s better for the wife to be a slave if you want to leave the house with peace of mind.

That’s the marriage view I quickly realized while surviving in this rotten neighborhood for just 6 months.

I’ve seen too many dirty sights.
To avoid being cuckolded, the wife necessarily needs to be a slave.

Even if I don’t make her my wife right away, it’s good to have a female slave.
A woman you can use for free.

Just her existence raises the quality of life.

To be honest, I really want to buy my own slave instead of going to the brothel and spending money.
Without any other grand reasons, I just want to get my own exclusive sex partner.

“Let’s work. Let’s earn money. Let’s buy a slave.”

Humming a work song, I headed to the adventurer’s guild.

‘Come to think of it, that virgin from earlier was quite nice.’

She had quite large breasts and childbearing hips.
Above all, her slightly tearful expression was exquisite.

I heard she was a former adventurer who lost all her money gambling.
Besides cases like this, there are also those who are sold as slaves because they can’t afford the resurrection costs.
Those who die in the labyrinth can be resurrected at the central cathedral of the labyrinth city.
However, the cost of resurrection is not cheap.
Moreover, the price increases each time you resurrect. The more you die, the bigger the debt becomes.

Those who have been resurrected but have no way to repay the money become voluntary slaves.
Most are taken to brothels or mines to repay their debts until death, and occasionally nobles pay off their debts and take them.
Or they become adventurers owned by the cathedral and work until they repay all their debts.

‘By the way, with that level of appearance and being a virgin, she’ll probably be sold quickly.’

As the slave trader said, she might not be there the next time I go.

Well, we’re not even on a name basis.
If she’s not there, I’ll just be a little disappointed.

For now, I’ve learned that I need at least 30 gold to buy a new, unused slave, so let’s continue to work hard and earn money.

“You’re late today, Sion.”

“Ah, yes. I had something to look at.”

Edwina, the counter girl who greets me with a smile as I enter the adventurer’s guild.

Her eye smile is really something.
Moreover, she has large breasts and a nice voice.
Especially when her green hair sways, it gives off a nice fragrance.

There are no rumors about her either.
She has a good personality and is really nice.

‘The only problem is that she’s married.’

She has three children, if I remember correctly.
She’s pretty and virtuous, with a good job too.
There’s no way they’d leave a woman like this alone.

I’ve seen too many men die after messing with married women, so I don’t even dare to touch her.

By the way, Sion is the alias I’m using in this city.
My real name felt too out of place, so I just blurted out the first name that came to mind, which was Sion.

“I want to enter the labyrinth right now, are there any suitable parties?”

Given the time, I didn’t really expect much.
It’s already time when most adventurers would have entered the labyrinth.

Even though I have a spatial pocket, it’s scary to go in alone, so if there’s no party to join, I’m thinking of just going home to rest.
With 12 gold on hand right now, taking a day off won’t make much difference in my life.

It just means buying a slave will be one day further away.

“Well, there is one team…”

But what do you know.
She says there’s still a party that hasn’t entered the labyrinth.

It’s good news for me.
But somehow, Edwina’s expression didn’t look good.

It seems there’s some problem with the party.
I carefully asked what the story was.

“Is there some problem with the party?”

“Well, you see. They’re a bit, how should I say, troublemakers.”

“Troublemakers?”

“Yes. Um. Hmm. Sion. Come closer…”

“Okay.”

Edwina seems to want to tell a secret story, asking me to lend her my ear.
As I get close enough to hear her breathing, she whispers softly.

Edwina, your voice is really nice.
Whispering in my ear like this is like ASMR.
If only I could record this, it would be even better.

“Actually, there’s a noble’s child in the party.”

“A noble?”

“Yes. A noble.”

Huh. Nobles are a bit uncomfortable.
There are so many of them with dirty backgrounds that getting involved with them becomes troublesome in many ways.

“Yes. It’s the daughter of Margrave Lionel, you see. It seems she’s been admiring adventurers.”

“So she came to experience it beyond just admiring. Is that the story?”

“Yes. That’s exactly it. But you see, because she’s a noble’s child. We can’t just send her into the labyrinth. It would be troublesome if something happened.”

It would be troublesome indeed. Even if she dies, she could be resurrected, but there’s a superstition that if you die even once, your soul becomes impure and you become corrupted.
Literally, a pure virgin soul would become a non-virgin slut soul in an instant.
Of course, people living in the labyrinth city don’t think much about resurrection, but who knows about nobles outside the city.
Above all, the cost charged for resurrection is enormous.

For these reasons, if Margrave Lionel were to hear that his daughter died stupidly in the upper levels of the labyrinth, in the worst case, he might hold the guild responsible.
If a noble from outside the city throws a fit asking if it’s okay for novice adventurers to die so easily, it becomes annoying in many ways.

Moreover, it’s not just some unknown third son of a viscount family.
Or the illegitimate child of a baron with a small territory on the outskirts.

It’s the daughter of none other than Margrave Lionel.

‘House Lionel. If even I know the name, it must be quite a remarkable family.’

And not a noble inside the labyrinth city, but from outside the city.
Even I, who don’t properly know the nobles inside the city, know this name, so it must be quite a remarkable family.

So that’s why this reaction.
She’s a novice adventurer, so it would be troublesome if she dies.
Because there’s a noble backing her, no one wants to approach readily.
But they can’t just send her into the labyrinth as it seems like an accident waiting to happen.

Troublesome folks have arrived.

“As a novice adventurer, she needs a guide, but no one wanted to do it, right?”

“Exactly. It’s nice talking to you, Sion. You understand so well.”

I feel embarrassed when you say it’s nice.
I like you too.
If only you weren’t married, I would just…

“Ahem. So, are you asking me to be their guide?”

“Well, you see. If they’re just going to roam the upper levels, I thought it would be fine if you took charge, Sion. They seem to be quite capable, just unfamiliar with the labyrinth.”

“Hmm.”

To be honest, it’s a bit uncomfortable.
If something happens to the Margrave’s daughter, I, as the guide, would have to take responsibility.

But it’s also true that it’s worth trying.

“I’ll give it a try.”

I’m thoroughly familiar with the upper levels after frequenting them non-stop for the past 6 months.
I can say I pretty much know what’s where.

“There will be a reward for taking on the role of guide, right?”

“Yes, of course. A small reward has been prepared. And your fame will increase too. After all, it will be recorded that you guided the Margrave’s daughter. Quite significant, isn’t it?”

“Alright. I’ll do it.”

Fame is important.

In a world where blood ties, regional connections, and school ties are considered most important, someone like me with no backing needs fame to survive.

Also, as fame increases, my adventurer rank goes up, which naturally increases my influence, so it’s good to increase fame whenever possible.

“They’re gathered at that table over there, so you can go meet them.”

“Thank you.”

I bowed my head to Edwina and headed towards the table where the four apprentice adventurers I would be guiding were gathered and chatting.

But something seems odd.

‘What? They’re all women?’

First, the blonde-haired kid who seems to be the Margrave’s daughter.
Her haughty expression smells somewhat of trouble.
She’s not ugly by any means, but…
No, despite being pretty, she looks like someone who won’t listen to others.

Then there’s the purple-haired witch in baggy clothes sitting next to the kid, and the silver-haired woman wearing armor who are probably the bodyguards for this labyrinth trip.

And at the end is the squinty-eyed priestess… is she a lolicon bait?

‘Now I see. I understand why everyone avoided being their guide.’

The labyrinth is quite fierce.
It’s even more harsh for those who aren’t properly prepared.

Right now, they look like they’re on some kind of picnic.
Seeing four women laughing and chatting makes me feel uneasy.

If they act with such a lack of tension in the labyrinth, something bad is bound to happen.
Still, since I’ve been assigned to be in charge for today, let’s at least greet them.

“Hello. I’m Sion, who will be your guide today.”

“Ah, you’ve come, porter.”

“Excuse me?”

“No, we were told we couldn’t enter the labyrinth without a porter, even if we waited all day.”

“I’m not a porter, but a guide…”

“That’s what a porter is. With our skills, the labyrinth is nothing anyway. Right?”

“That’s right, my lady. The labyrinth is just a big hole, isn’t it?”

“I also… think it’s nothing special…”

“My, a big hole, you say. Hohoho.”

“…”

The Margrave’s daughter who treats me as a porter as soon as she sees me.
The clueless female knight who thinks the labyrinth is nothing.
The witch who somehow seems like an extroverted introvert.
And the lolicon bait priestess who reacts to the word “hole”.

This truly smells like a troublesome party…

No, it doesn’t matter.

“Yes, yes. I’m a porter. Shall we enter the labyrinth right away then?”

As long as I can earn money, it’s fine.
If I make a good impression on that woman here, who knows, she might even give me a gold coin as a tip.

Pride doesn’t put food on the table.
Moreover, a porter with just 6 months of experience has no pride to boast about.

‘Money is the best. These humans are my customers.’

What’s important is money and fame.
Everything else is just means and methods.

I entered the labyrinth with the four women.
Let’s give them a proper labyrinth tour and get some tips.