Chapter 3: The Kemono Kingdom
After we left the castle, we entered a pet shop. It is filled with human women of all ages. Their caged like animals, and naked as the day they were born. It seems that humans are indeed treated like animals.
There are also lolis, but I avoid looking in their direction.
Why am I looking around a human pet shop? Because I wanted to see for myself how humans were treated in this world.
I look at the shop worker with scorn, then I go to one of the cages. Before me is a girl of about fiftern. She has a slim figure, and large breasts. According to the lable on the cage she's a j-cup. I shouldn’t keep staring at her. She looks a little like my little sister.
The shop keeper speaks to Hanbei-san.
“It seems your human has taken an interest in that female. But sadly, we'll have to put her down. It seems she was horribly injured when she tried to escape. Even with a net, it took a long time to make her stop struggling.”
Put down? Like, killed?!
I signal Hanbei-san to come over here.
“Hello master. Is there anything I can do for you?”
“Is there any healing magic that you can do?”
“Yes. Amongst the characteristics for water magic, there’s a healing spell.”
“Could you use it on this girl?”
“Certainly! I would do anything for you master!”
Salamander poked his head out of my pocket.
(Are you certain about this master? We need to keep a low profile.)
“I’m sure. Human life is a precious thing.”
The young girl looked at the shop keeper with fear in her eyes. It is pitiful to look upon.
Hanbei-san goes to the shop keeper.
“Sir, I wish to buy this human.”
“Certainly, that would be 500 mithril coins!”
“Salamander-san, isn’t that expensive?”
“Not at all. The currency, in order of value, goes tamahagane, mithril, true silver, true gold, and hiirogane."
“Wow! Other than the first one, the other four are considered fantastical in my world!”
If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.
While we were talking about the value of money, Hanbei-san had already finished her transaction. It seems that the girl is now Hanbei-sans pet. Am I really okay with this? Well, if we didn’t do this, then we couldn’t heal her.
Hanbei-san then walks up to the girl, and begins to chant.
“Oh spirit of water, overflow from my hand and purify all ailment!”
Tendrils of water spilled from her fingers, wrapping around the young girls body. Her wounds started to close up like magic. Well, it really is magic.
After a while the water disappeared, and the girl stood up. Her breast jiggled as she did so.
Bowed low, and spoke to us.
“Thank you mistress. If it weren’t for you, I would have surely been killed by the shop keeper.
Though I will never be able to repay this kindness, if there is anything you wish for me to do, the I will oblige.”
“Well, I only did it because master asked me to.”
“Then I would like to meet this master.”
“That would be me.”
I answered honestly. All the while trying not to stare.
“What?! This 'male' is your master!? And by the way, he's been looking at me like he's in heat for a while now.”
She said, genuinely shocked.
I swear, I really am trying not to stare!
“Don’t speak to master that way! I bought you for him after all.”
“muuu”
She puffed out her cheeks in frustration. For some reason I thought that she’s cute when she’s mad.
Wait, for me!?
“Why for me!?”
“But don’t you wish to find a mate as soon as possible? And this shop has some of the finest females in the city.”
“So that's why you dragged me here!”
“Only the best for master.”
Is she an idiot?
“You just thought something rude about mistress Hanbei, didn’t you!”
You got me there.
.......
Before we left the pet shop, the shop keeper insisted on putting a chocker and chain on the young girl. By the way, it seems her name is Louise.
Looking at her now, she just looks really fetishy.
I SWEAR, I’M NOT A HENTAI!
I just have to keep chanting.
(Namu, namu, namu….)
“Hanbei-san, are there any places to buy clothes? If Louise just stays nude, she’ll catch a cold.”
Looking around, I am relieved to see that the humans walking with their owners are all completely clad.
“There is a pet clothes store around the corner.”
“Then let's go there.”
“Ummm….what are clothes?”
What?!
.......
Upon hearing that she has never heard of clothes before, even though she’s seen best-kin wearing them, we rushed to the pet clothes store.
It seems that humans don’t have a changing room, so Hanbei-san was dressing Louise like she’s a poodle. I, for one, have avoided looking at her since we left the pet shop.
“You see, ever since I was old enough to walk, I have always been in that cage. I have never known that those funny rags the beast-kin wore could be this comfortable! This is the first time I have known warmth like this!”
“Just one more touch, and done! Master, it's okay to look now.”
Listening to those words, I turned around, and before my eyes was Louise. She was wearing a gothic lolita dress, with a white ribbon in her hair. The ribbon went well with her silky black hair.
For a moment, my jaw dropped. There’s two things I love more than anything in the world. Large breasts, and gothic lolita.
In fact, whenever I played blazb*** I always picked the iconic vampire with the gothic lolita fashion.
“You're thinking something weird, aren’t you?”
“Dream come true, right master?”
“Sir, I will follow you for the rest of my life.”
They saw right through me. And what’s with the 'sir' all of a sudden, salamander-san?
Suddenly, we heard a commotion outside. Looking out the window, there were soldiers in the plaza. Since one of the soldiers has some kind of voice amplification device, we can hear him clearly.
(A human that her majesty has taken a liking to has tone missing! If anyone has seen him, please inform us immediately! The human has black hair, and black eyes!)
It seems we can’t stay in this city anymore.
“Hanbei-san! Louise! We need to leave this place immediately!”
“Anywhere you go, I will follow!”
“If mistress is going, then I’m going as well.”
“Then let's leave.”