”Takumi-kun, I want to become your slave. Will you buy me for 30 gold coins?” Shiori-chan asked, her eyes shining with a strange mix of excitement and challenge.
”Sure. Then I’m getting a 96% discount…” I replied with a smirk, folding my arms.
I had always treated our nightly “slave trading” game seriously. It was a ritual Shiori-chan organized, gathering girls from our class to join. Tonight, Shiori-chan and Kahoru-chan were here again. Kahoru-chan had left the brothel on her own, choosing to work at the Merchant Guild Kinvale — the place run by Shiori-chan’s foster parents. Her work permit only lasts three months, so we all hoped to stabilize before that time ended.
”Hey, even if it’s just pretend, this is kinda embarrassing. Shiori-chan, do you do this every day?” Kurumi-chan from the Third Division party blushed deeply as she handed the coins back to me after finishing her turn. The boys got kicked out, so only girls were left besides me. The scent of the hot bath still lingered in the room, making me feel oddly restless.
”Sorry about that,” I said, brushing a strand of hair back. “But it really helped me get better at the skill.”
Sure enough, my skill proficiency was rising bit by bit. Shiori-chan and I had planned to boost my skill fast by doing this daily slave trading quest with all the girls. It used to be just once a day, but now it was becoming routine.
”I can’t believe my value is only 30 gold coins… That’s like three million yen in Japanese money,” Shiori-chan said, eyes wide with shock.
”Most of us are worth around 60 coins,” Kurumi-chan explained. “Looks like non-virgins get about half the price.”
”Stop saying that so openly in front of Takumi-kun!” Shiori-chan scolded.
”No way, I think virgins are the awkward ones here. We’re old enough to drink, smoke, and all that now…” Kurumi-chan teased.
”Yeah… we keep that sadness locked away for emergencies only…” Kahoru-chan muttered.
The skill’s proficiency increase even let it guess the upper limit of a girl’s value. It could tell if a girl was a virgin or not just because it was a skill — something far beyond normal human understanding. But letting that slip was a mistake. Now, all the girls were acting like this was some kind of Self-Value Judgment Meeting.
”Takumi-chi… I’m sorry. A woman like me is only worth 10 gold coins…” Kahoru-chan mumbled, slumped in a sorry pose. Her long experience as a prostitute had clearly lowered her price.
”Cheer up, Kahoru-chan. Honestly, being a non-virgin might be a badge of honor here. I want Takumi-kun to be the one to take my virginity too, but I’m holding back.” Chinatsu said with a wink.
”Hey, don’t say stuff like that in front of him.” Shiori-chan scolded sharply.
”Huh, so Hikari-chan didn’t want to give her virginity to Takumi-kun? I thought we were a perfect match. That’s a shame,” Chinatsu teased.
”This isn’t the time for that, Chinatsu!” Hikari-chan blushed hard, silently begging with her eyes to drop the subject.
Better not ask too many questions. Hikari-chan’s bright red face said it all — “Forget this happened!”
”But among us, only Shiori-chan, Haruka-chan, Chinatsu-chan, and Hikari-chan don’t know their value’s upper limit.” I added, counting the coins. We’d gathered just over 60 gold coins, meaning the skill thought these four were worth more than that.
”Of course, Haruka-chan is the only one with magic skills,” Shiori-chan nodded proudly. “Maybe the other two have some hidden talents too.”
Now we knew virgins went for 60 gold coins or more. Chinatsu-chan was strong with a sword, but I still wondered what secret power Hikari-chan held.
”Looks like only Kahoru-chan and Kurumi-chan are non-virgins here,” I said.
”My precise iai skills are being judged by the skill. I’m so happy I might… explode!” Chinatsu-chan joked, her cheeks burning red.
”Chinatsu, you’re acting weirder than usual today. Did you eat something strange?” Shiori-chan asked with a raised brow.
”No, it’s the wild herbs I picked… Sorry, I’ll make up for it if I have to…” Chinatsu said, bowing deeply.
”Wait, Honoka-chan! Chinatsu being strange is just her usual, don’t worry!” Shiori-chan laughed.
Everyone was flushed with embarrassment, excited from the awkwardness. With all the girls packed in this small room, it felt like a real harem. Honestly, I needed to leave soon before I lost control. Especially Yoshizaki Rira-chan — her J-cup breasts had been bouncing nonstop since earlier, reminding me too much of the recent breast-sitting service. It was making me feel restless again.
”Shiori-chan does this every day, huh? Even just saying ‘Please buy me as a slave’ to a boy is thrilling…” Haruka-chan admitted shyly.
”I still get nervous just thinking about it,” Shiori-chan added, blushing.
”No, that’s because you’re already charmed by Takumi-kun,” Chinatsu teased again.
”Stop that. It’s not true…” Shiori-chan protested, her voice soft and a little flustered.
Hey, the only guy here, can we keep the girl talk under control? But from how Chinatsu and Hikari-chan were chatting earlier, Haruka-chan didn’t seem totally against it either. Maybe I was surprisingly popular after all.
I’d only been with older women from the brothel and Kahoru-chan, so technically, I was still an amateur virgin. Chinatsu-chan and the others wanted to lose their virginity fast, but I wanted to lose my amateur status just as badly.
By the way, I tested the skill on Mido-kun just to see, but nothing happened with a male. According to Shiori-chan’s analysis, that’s because the skill doesn’t find value in making a man a slave.
As another test, I tried it on Yawashi-kun, who had cooking skills, and my value rose a bit. It seemed that the skill valued some male talents too.
”Thanks, everyone. If this skill keeps improving like this, I think I’ll reach 97% proficiency by next week. I don’t know what will happen at 99%, but I believe it’ll be a skill that helps us all.”
We all promised to stick together and overcome these strange challenges. Even though it was just a simulation, I kept repeating the act of slave trading — becoming the master — without knowing what side effects might come next…