Ten Years After Falling Into Another World, My High School Classmates Were Summoned as Heroes

“Don’t be nervous…”

I just finished negotiating with the boss and am now walking to a first-class room, guided by a familiar bellboy.

“Eh!? Wait, even Houshiyou-san, who doesn’t get nervous around Catty-san, is nervous!?

“Hey, what do you think I am…?”

The boy hesitates for a moment before answering.

“The master behind this brothel”

“Don’t say that in front of the boss, okay? You’ll get scolded.”

“No, because the master said so!”

“Seriously…”

What is he teaching the employees…

“This is the place. That being said, Houshiyou-san is quite familiar with this place.”

“That said, if you walk around, there’s a chance you’ll run into other customers, so we have a rule that you can’t walk freely without your bell.”

The customers who come here range from adventurers and merchants to commoners and nobles. Therefore, encountering other guests in the corridor where customers are passed through could become a problem.

“That’s right, then take your time~”

Leaving with a smile, I pull open the luxurious door in front of me and step inside.

“”――What!?””

Two girls are looking at us from inside the spacious room, and they have frightened expressions on their faces.

(Um… first… I should activate the soundproofing magic tool…)

The reason they can’t hear the moans from other rooms while walking down the brothel’s hallway is that the soundproofing magic tool near the entrance is activated.

(Ugh… my heart feels heavy. Besides, first, I need to ease the other person’s tension…)

Out of the corner of my eye, I see the two of them on guard as I take off my armor and place it in the farthest corner of the room. I want to leave my heavy feelings there too.

“Eek…!”

A seemingly quiet girl lets out a small scream; indeed, if a man were to come in and suddenly take off his armor, fear would certainly take over.

“I-it’s okay, Kanade…”

The flashy girl glares at me and opens her mouth; although she is glaring, it seems that her fear of me is winning out.

“W-What do you think you’re doing?!!”

(I wonder if I can speak well? After all, it’s been about ten years since I last spoke Japanese…)

“Ah, don’t worry about being on guard.”

“Huh?”

“Japanese!?”

Out of the corner of my eye, I sit down on the built-in sofa, watching the two of them in shock.

“Um… it’s been a while since I spoke Japanese, so it might come out a bit weird, but please bear with me.”

I said with a forced smile, I wonder if it’s because they’re my classmates that my smile becomes stiff…

“Um… Aoi Kanade-san, and Hosono Megumi-san, right?”

As I talk while matching the names and faces of my classmates from memory, the faces of the two of them change to one of astonishment.

“W-Why do you know our names?!”

“W-Who are you!?”

“Ah, you might not believe me, but I’m Takatori Tsubasa, the classmate of those two.”

“Takatori… that Takatori who was always daydreaming in the corner of the classroom!?”

Stop it, those words are tough for introverts…

“Eh!? B-but why!?”

They probably can’t believe this appearance, well, I am an old man after all…

“Ah, it’s going to be a long story if I explain, so I’ll keep it short… I was sent to this world before everyone else. I lived there for ten years, and now I’m 27 years old.”

“I-I see…”

“So, why is Takatori here?”

“Well… I saw you guys being taken by the slave trader…”

“Eh…”

“Slave trader…”

At the mention of the word “slave trader,” the faces of the two who understood they had been sold gradually turned pale.

“So, since I knew the master here who brought the two of them, I negotiated…”

At my hesitant words, Hosono-san’s face brightens.

“Wait, wait, did you come to help us!?”

“Um… that’s true, but…”

No matter how I put it, it’s hard to convey this matter clearly.

“Could it be… you can’t do it?”

“It’s not like that, but…”

The faces of the two darken, and since it would take advantage of the situation, they are very tight-lipped…

“What, just say it clearly!”

“Understood… I want to prepare myself mentally, so please let me explain about the slaves in this world before we get to the main topic.”

“Eh…”

“Yes…”

I take a deep breath, and the two of them gasp at the slight stiffness in my face.

“First, in this world, there are four types of slaves. One type is the criminal slave, that is, a slave established for the rehabilitation of criminals. The second type is combat slaves, mainly adventurers who can no longer repay their debts. These are slaves purchased by merchants and nobles for security and protection.”

I pour water from the pitcher into the cup, take a sip, and continue the conversation.

“And the third type is the chamberlain slave, which includes those who are given as a means of reducing the household’s population or war orphans, ranging from elementary school age to adults. And lastly, there are sex slaves, who work in brothels or are owned by individuals or nobles. There is demand for both men and women and legally, you must be at least 12 years old to become one. You might have a vague idea, but this is a brothel.”

“Then… does that mean… we…”

“Are we a sex slave?”

“Yeah… that’s right.”

The two of them made faces as if they had been pushed off a cliff again by my words.

“Such a thing…”

“No way…”

“Um, so… right now, I’m asking the owner of this shop to temporarily not let you two in so I can talk to you.”

“T-then! Tell that big boss to free us from being sex slaves!”

As expected, that’s an impossible request. This shop must have paid a considerable amount to have those two assigned to them. Even if I begged, they would never agree.

“No matter how you look at it, it’s impossible. Besides, forcibly taking someone out would be a crime.”

“Then… we have to sell our bodies here…”

“I-I don’t want to!”

“Ah, yeah, about that… In this world, it’s possible to redeem someone. It might be possible to do something about it… maybe?”

“T-then!”

“W-well then!”

Even though my words brighten their faces, this is where the main issue lies, and it’s something I’m hesitating about.

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