Unsold Slaves Returned as Heroes

12. The Legendary Master of the Warriors

“Hospital, I greet you in the morning.”

“I’ll be leaving soon.”

I answered the voice outside the door and finished adjusting my clothes.

In the mirror, there was me who had become an adult and pretended to be an aristocrat.

The name tag is more shiny than before with the addition of three letters.

I feel bad.

Leave the modest, non-luxury bedroom and head to the hallway. When I stepped out into the garden, Had already prepared breakfast, including black tea.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Nothing.”

Leela bowed her head to me in salute. I sipped my tea and opened the newspaper.

With the development of newspapers, the world has improved. It seems that they are mass-produced by pressing and pasting ink with magic, not machines.

― The warrior party enters the demon castle. A two-year expedition with no end in sight

― Allied forces that clashed with the main army of the Demon King’s army

“It’s a warrior party.”

It was news that I heard from time to time. It was a story that a party of warriors formed two years ago was advancing to subdue the demon lord.

“It was originally this year.”

The Demon King appeared 5 years ago.

In the original work, the hero did not appear for 5 years, so the human world was in ruins, and the main story started when the main characters gathered at the academy.

But here, a party of talented warriors had already wiped out all of the demon king’s army, and the subjugation was already in front of them.

Palak.

I turned over the next page of the newspaper.

― Special feature! Who are the still unknown warriors? A summary of the heroes of the century being discussed as candidates!

If they were warriors, they could be used for propaganda purposes in each country they were recruited from, but nothing was known about their identities or faces. Not even how many.

It seems that they have been fighting in the forefront since their formation until now.

“There must be other possessors.”

That was the conclusion I guessed.

I was curious about his identity, so I searched on Wiki, but I didn’t have access to the warrior because he was a 5-star.

Even I, the extra of the extras, became possessed.

Since they had already been changing history for a long time, it seemed most likely that the subjugation had sped up.

“If not.”

I asked Liella, who was waiting next to me.

“It’s the day the capital’s mail arrives.”

“I will bring it right away.”

Liella brought the mail. Unsurprisingly, it was mixed.

Three in total.

The sender is written as yellow, black, and white, respectively.

It was an ordinary greeting. As usual, gold coins were also enclosed.

I want to tell them not to send money, but there is no way to reply because there is no sender address.

“Is it because of these children?”

If the three did not become the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s army, those who should have died were able to live thanks to giving, and thanks to that, the hero was born early.

It felt good to imagine that.

After being separated from my children in Elend, I changed my job from an adventurer to a merchant.

I didn’t let go of the sword at all. I had to protect my body, and I often received requests while working as a merchant.

It was more efficient to make money due to the nature of the job, but merchants are much more sensitive to information than adventurers.

You might have vaguely thought that someday, when you enter the capital, you will hear about the children.

Since then, he has been on a winning streak as a merchant.

Of course, it wasn’t all smooth sailing.

My life was threatened by assassins several times, I was targeted by a merchant cartel and changed my sport, and it was very hard to travel all over the human world.

Still, I scraped together all the money I could to buy a barony and a mansion, and I still had enough left over for the rest of my life.

But the only thing money can buy is the baron. The title of baron was only 2 clerical positions, and the level of nobleness was on the same level as that of a swordsman or a magician.

I couldn’t raise more money than I could. This is because taxes are higher than income.

To collect more than that, I needed illegal trades, networking, or a more valuable job, but I had no choice as a slave trader.

As an imperial citizen, it was impossible for me to emigrate to another country because of various conditions.

There is no such thing as a ladder in this world.

In the end, I decided to retire early without changing the four letters on my name tag.

According to imperial law, a baron who sold a property cannot have a territory, but he used an expedient method and something went wrong. He is now living leisurely in a small mansion with a servant and an old knight.

Still, it was nice to hear news of Lucas, Testia, and Yuri steadily after that.

I don’t know how they knew, but the three of them sent me a letter when I got an address.

The three of them were protected by the Imperial Knights after they broke up with me, but it seems that they were adopted to different places and separated.

Since then, they have found their own ways and are doing well.

I was relieved to see that no one was left out and sent a letter of regards with gold coins.

You won’t have slaves on your nameplate anymore, and you’ll be able to do anything unlike me.

I read all the children’s letters and put them in my arms. Breakfast was over, so I decided to get up soon.

“Today’s meal is great too, Liella.”

“The owner always gives too much praise.”

“A title.”

“Oh, sorry. Lord.”

“There is nothing to be sorry about. Riella isn’t a professional servant, and I’m just a guy with no roots imitating an aristocrat.”

“I am working hard. Don’t say such things to the head of household and keep your body. The status of the Pedia family will fall to the ground.”

Liella looked a bit pouty. I returned a bitter smile.

The Pedia family.

Of course it’s a name I made myself, and I’m the first head of the family.

I don’t know if the family head will survive if he is a slave trader.

Sung deliberately did that. Combining it with Wicker, the original name, makes it a meaningful combination to me, who was a Wikinite.

“Liella, don’t be rude to the head of the family. Head of household, would you like to go hunting for monsters today?”

Knight Winston, a slender old man with a sword at his waist, asked me. He is the exclusive driver of the Pedia family.

“Did you have any useful requests today?”

“I have it ready.”

Immediately, Winston showed me a map marking the objective. He diligently goes to the adventurer’s guild every morning, which is helpful.

“Let’s start right away.”

I got my gear and mounted my horse. Winston took over as escort.

“Have a good cleaning, Riella.”

“I’m doing well now. It’s remote.”

The conversation between the two was friendly like a father and daughter relationship.

Winston was a member of the Knights of the Kingdom in the past, so it is useful when he goes out to exercise and subdue monsters like this.

After leaving the mansion, I headed towards the west forest, my destination, on horseback. It was a route through the city.

Of course, but it’s not my territory. This is the county of an aristocrat named Caldwell.

Since it is impossible to live like a primitive man without a manor, he is living in a county with infrastructure.

“Oh hey, isn’t that Baron Pedia?”

“The story of how he wears savage armor every day and shoots like that.”

Citizens encountered on the roadside could be seen whispering.

I’m used to it.

Even though they are commoners, they are protected by the county, and rumors that I am a false nobleman have already spread.

For no particular reason, four letters of Above his head were enough.

“Baron, Baron!”

But not all commoners hated me. A boy ran up to me and talked to me with a bright face.

“Good morning, Jack.”

“Are you going to subdue monsters today? Is it a dungeon or a forest?”

They responded by matching the speed of their words with the boy’s steps.

“It is a forest.”

“Awesome! I wish I could become a strong adventurer like the baron!”

“The adventurer retired a long time ago.”

“But you are making a request, right?”

“A simple morning exercise.”

“All the adventurers in the guild are curious. Who sweeps away dangerous B-level or higher quests every morning!”

The boy’s eyes lit up.

“I know the baron’s secret.”

“Secret?”

“Yes. When I asked why the baron was so strong, he couldn’t believe he was the legendary master of the hero’s party!”

“Hmm.”

It was the first time I heard it.

“Heh heh, head of household. Are you sure? Now even the small person understands.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“Your name is Wicker, right? Wicker Pedia.”

“It’s written above.”

I pointed at the name tag above my head.

“I heard rumors. All of the warriors’ parties were taught by a teacher called Wicker Pedia! Baron, right?”

“It must be an illusion or a rumor. Go back soon.”

I chased the boy away and sped toward the woods.

“What are you so shy about?”

“I really have no clue.”

“Is that so? That’s rare. Actually, that rumor is quite old. I just thought you already knew.”

“I can’t believe that I teach the warrior party. I don’t know who.”

“Heh heh. Since you are as talented as the family head, this old man guessed that it would be more unnatural to not have a story. I apologize.”

“It’s not something to apologize for.”

“Then thank you.”

“Suddenly?”

“The lord’s rescue of her father and daughter from her vile slave traders is not enough to pay back with her lifetime loyalty.”

“I’ve told you a few times, I just had a personal grudge against them.”

“He even hired me and Riella, who were lost. Where are these good conditions? The head of the household is a much better person than you think.”

“Let’s go catch monsters.”

“I will follow.”

As I was driving the horse, I suddenly remembered the reason for the rumors.

Wicker Pedia.

I deliberately named it similar to the name of the wiki I was using before being possessed.

The party of warriors who are currently subjugating the demon lord is a group that did not exist in history.

Assuming that they are also possessed, they must be using the knowledge they originally possessed. It could be the knowledge you learned from the wiki.

When asked who your teacher was, I wonder if he gave the name of the wiki as a joke.

“It’s not even funny.”

Still, in this quiet corner of the country, it was quite a stimulating rumor.

I handled today’s request in a very pleasant mood.

And when I returned to the mansion, the rumors had caused quite a change.