When a Corporate Slave Guy Reincarnated as a Mob Villain (Slave Trader), He Used His Knowledge of the Game to Raise the Heroines to Be the Strongest, Unintentionally Turning Them Into Yanderes, and Before He Knew It, He Was Completely Breaking the Story

But…that is a difficult task.

First of all, I don’t know the purpose of the Empire soldiers coming to this town.

Most importantly, as a mere slave trader, they wouldn’t listen to me if I asked them to leave this town.

Should I go back now and try to persuade Alice and Mylene?

If I explain to them that it’s dangerous to confront the Empire soldiers, they would understand—

Just then, I noticed countless gazes.

The beast girls were watching me from a distance.

And they were chatting excitedly with their eyes sparkling.

“The Empire…has finally come to this town…Linus must have made up his mind to fight the Empire.”

“This time, we won’t lose…for Linus’s sake…we are no longer children like we were back then…”

…This is bad.

Even if I could convince Alice and Mylene, there are countless others in this town who hate the Empire.

All the beast girls here despise the Empire.

I doubt they would listen to reason.

Rather, if they see me flattering the Empire, my life would be in danger.

I’m already hated by them…

I have no choice but to deal with the Empire soldiers.

Is there…is there a good idea?

Some plan to break this indescribable situation…

I desperately racked my brain.

But in the end, I had no ideas, and I found myself in front of the count’s mansion.

Reality is never that sweet, as a life of corporate slavery has shown me. I was desperate to escape, and though I devised various plans, they all failed, forcing me to endure ten years of black labor.

Reality is harsh no matter how far you go.

I stood in front of the mansion and sighed.

Now…I have no choice but to take my chances.

From my experience, when I adopt such an attitude, things tend to work out…though, of course, I usually fail.

“What do you plan to do?”

Suddenly, I was surprised by a voice from behind and turned to see where it came from.

There stood Lucius…or rather, Lucia.

In her maid outfit, Lucia looked at me with a puzzled expression.

It seemed Lucia had been following me.

But why…?

“Are you planning to betray the Empire and sell Alice and the others?”

Lucia glared at me as she spoke.

“N-no…that’s not—”

“Liar. Then why are you meeting with the Empire soldiers alone? Why would a mere slave trader like you do something so dangerous?”

Lucia approached me, questioning me.

As I thought, Lucia doesn’t trust me at all.

She was extremely obedient to Alice, but she showed open hostility towards me.

I wanted to clear up her misunderstanding, but I couldn’t find the right words.

I had no intention of siding with the Empire, but to Lucia, I probably looked like someone associated with the Empire.

In reality, I had bought Mylene and the beast girls from the Empire as slaves.

From an outsider’s perspective, it wouldn’t be surprising if I was seen as one of their people.

However, it might be dangerous to meet the Empire soldiers with Lucia accompanying me.

Lucia is a member of the anti-Empire alliance.

It wouldn’t be strange if the Empire had already marked her.

In fact, the reason the Empire soldiers came to this town might be to pursue Lucia.

If I casually went in front of the Empire soldiers with Lucia, there was a good chance we would end up in a fight.

“Anyway…I’ll talk to the Empire soldiers, so Lucia, please go back to the mansion—”

I told Lucia, but she stepped closer and said, “I’ll go with you.”

Her gaze was unwavering.

It didn’t seem like I could convince her.

In that case, should I use the slave mark?

This would worsen my relationship with Lucia, but maybe I couldn’t afford to think about that right now.

It might be better to turn Lucia—the alliance—into an enemy than to fight the Empire and turn the entire continent against me.

I steeled my resolve and activated the slave mark—

“Hey! What are you doing over there?”

Crap…

While I was wasting time thinking aimlessly as usual, the gatekeeper of the mansion noticed me.

“I-I’m just—”

“I have business with Lady Natalia. I’m Lucia…no, Lucius, a friend of Lady Natalia…”

“What…Lady Natalia’s friend…But what about your outfit…and the person next to you is a slave trader, isn’t he? There’s no way we can let someone like that into the mansion, especially since we’re having a meeting with the Empire right now…”

“It’s urgent. It concerns Lady Natalia’s safety.”

“What!? It concerns Lady Natalia’s safety…But…”

“There’s no time to argue. I’m coming through.”

“W-what are you…?”

Lucia said this and ignored the guard, walking right inside the gate.

The guard looked stunned, perhaps overwhelmed by Lucia’s confident demeanor.

I was also taken aback.

No way…The guards should be doing their job.

I’m a slave trader, and Lucia is in a maid outfit.

Is it really okay to let such suspicious people meet with Natalia…the princess?

Wait…

Isn’t this situation familiar?