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Chapter 22
Over the years, I had bought and sold various slaves, and by the time I was 15 years old, I had amassed quite a fortune.
My slaves were also very loyal to me, so it seemed I had avoided the path to ruin… At least for now.
But there was still an issue – in one year, when I turned 16, the main story of this game world “Egoistic Fantasy” would finally begin!
The early parts of Egoistic Fantasy take place primarily at Heinrich Noble Academy.
Starting next year when I turn 16, I’m set to attend that school.
Of course, the original protagonist of the story will arrive there too.
Which means if I don’t do anything, I’ll most likely be on the path to ruin – destroyed by him.
But I’ve been busy accumulating money all this time, and earning the trust of my slaves. I’ve even been practicing healing magic, so that if I am ruined and torn to pieces, I can somehow revive myself with my own healing powers!
So with my current preparations, perhaps I actually have a chance to avoid the ruinous fate ahead.
But nothing is ever certain in this world. I can’t let my guard down.
It will be a test of this world’s destiny versus my own ability to avoid disaster.
The biggest problem will be the protagonist.
Egoistic Fantasy’s protagonist, Alto Franciphone, is a heroic warrior of light and justice.
Eld Schmerzen, my true self, is fated to be condemned as a villain and punished by someone like Alto for associating with him.
「Yeah, I definitely don’t want anything to do with him」
I decided. Of course, avoiding Alto entirely may not be possible.
But there’s still about a year before the main story starts.
I should keep using this time to prepare as much as I can, just in case.
More insurance is better.
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With my profits over the last few years, I was able to acquire a certain item – the Magical Orb of Recording.
《Magic Orb》
Rarity: Epic
Price: 50,000G
Description: Can program magic and seal it within the orb
This is called the Magic Orb. It’s a special item that can record magic and allow it to be used freely later. The price is quite high, but I obtained several of them. In order to do what I wanted, having multiple of these orbs was essential. I had been waiting for this moment.
Using the orbs is simple – first, cast the spell you want to record at the orb.
The magic gets sealed inside. Then, activating the orb will replicate the same spell effects.
So these orbs can store spells to be used anytime.
The best part is that anyone can use them, even those normally incapable of magic. In other words, I can lend magic to others this way.
I had an idea for how to take advantage of these orbs.
I would seal the highest level healing magic, “Extra Heal,” inside a bunch of them.
Then, I prepared multiple orbs with the Extra Heal spell sealed inside.
Then, I called my personal slave, Arde.
「Okay Arde, I’m going to give you a task now.」
「Yes, anything you say, Master.」
「Go buy around 15 damaged slaves. Use the orbs to heal and fix them up. Then sell them for profit.」
「O-okay! I’ll do my best!」
I handed 15 orbs over to Arde.
Up until now, I was directly buying, healing, and selling all the slaves myself.
But from now on I’ll be even busier.
In 1 year I have to go to the academy too, and there are other things I want to do as well.
In order to avoid the ruin flag, there are still many things I have to do.
But I still want money. I want to save up even more money than before.
So I thought – why not have the slaves heal and sell other slaves themselves?
In other words, automate the slave trade. If the buying and selling of slaves runs on its own without me having to work directly, there’s nothing more convenient than that.
All I need to do is prepare the orbs with magic ahead of time, and then I can profit while relaxing and sleeping.
「So Arde, I’ll leave the rest to you.」
「Of course!」
First I’ll test this out by having Arde do the work.
I also assigned Arde another brawny slave as a guard.
If this goes well, I’ll give orbs to a few more slaves too.
Then the number of slaves should start increasing automatically.
Making slaves sell other slaves for profit – even I have to admit it’s a pretty ingenious idea.
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