“Ladies and gentlemen, we deeply apologize for presenting a ‘defective product,'” the slightly pretentious gentleman acting as the master of ceremonies bowed deeply and apologized.
“This slave will be disposed of in accordance with the ‘Slave Law.'”
As the slightly pretentious gentleman made the announcement, a noose for execution descended from above the auction stage.
Personally, I thought there would be no issue if the ‘Slave Contract Magic’ were reapplied, but this execution seemed to be a punitive measure meant to serve as a warning.
Then, a shallow basin-like object was placed on the auction stage, with a small stepladder set in the center.
After a while, Ly, with her head hung low and her hands tied behind her back by a guard, was led up to the platform, which had quickly been repurposed as an execution stage.
Ly was then made to stand on the stepladder, a noose placed around her slender neck, and as the man kicked the stepladder away, the hanging was carried out, akin to how one would strangle a dog or cat.
Perhaps due to the sudden weight of her body being placed on her thin neck, she immediately lost consciousness, and her entire body began to convulse.
After a short while, her limbs went limp, and filth began to drip from her crotch.
At this point, even a beauty of national caliber was nothing more than a mere lump of flesh…
The filth that had dripped from her accumulated in the shallow basin-like object placed beneath the noose.
Afterward, the filth was quickly cleaned up by the staff, along with the basin, and the body of the executed Ly was treated as bulky waste and removed from the ‘Slave Auction’ venue.
“Father, does this sort of thing happen often?” I asked my father, somewhat flustered.
“No, this is a first for me as well. However, considering that the execution tools were prepared, it must have been an anticipated situation,” my father replied, his voice slightly higher-pitched but still feigning calmness as he explained.
I secretly pondered whether I could recover Ly’s body, revive her, and make her my slave.
Up until now, all the noble slaves that had been presented were out of my league, and realistically, there was no slave whose bidding price I could afford.
Moreover, the large sum of money I had won in the recent big gamble had already been contributed as funds for the ‘Princess Harem’ adventurer party, and I couldn’t waste it at my own discretion.
However, now that there was a possibility of obtaining a noble former imperial princess slave for free, my heart pounded with anticipation.
Looking around, I saw several participants of the ‘Slave Auction’ leaving the venue, looking unwell.
Considering that such a beautiful girl had been hanged right before their eyes, it was only natural that some would feel sick. I decided to take advantage of the situation as well.
“Father, I’m feeling unwell, so I’ll head back first,” I said, feigning discomfort, and my father easily agreed.
I put on my coat and left the ‘Slave Auction’ venue, taking a detour to the backstage.
I then tried the storage room, which was the most likely temporary holding place for the body, and struck gold.
After confirming that there was no one around, I hurried into the storage room and locked it from the inside.
In the center of the storage room, on a large work table, lay the naked body of Ly, carelessly placed as if discarded.
The body had been thrown down, and Ly’s beautiful bell-shaped breasts bore abrasions that hadn’t been there at the time of execution.
Also, her crotch area was soiled with the filth that had dripped out at the time of death.
Thinking that this was the end of Ly, once the imperial princess of the great Wahl Imperial Kingdom, I felt unbearably sad.
I took out the ‘Magic Potion’ I had in my coat pocket and placed it on the work table.
Then, I checked Ly’s condition. She was definitely deceased, but her body was still warm, and if it weren’t for the strangulation marks on her thin neck, she could have been mistaken for being alive.
I immediately cast ‘Resurrection Magic,’ and without even checking its effect, I drank the ‘Magic Potion’ to replenish my nearly depleted mental strength that the spell had consumed.
With the effects of the ‘Magic Potion,’ my mental strength was restored, and Ly was revived and started breathing again almost simultaneously.
Normally, even if ‘Resurrection Magic’ was successful, it would take time for the person to wake up, such as in Elise’s case where she was in a coma for a whole night. However, Ly woke up immediately, which might have been because she hadn’t fully died, and part of her brainstem was still alive.
Just as Ly started coughing and was about to regain consciousness, I recited the ‘Slave Contract Magic’ I had recently learned, and just like that, Ly became my slave.
In her current state, Ly’s self-awareness was suppressed, and she was like a puppet under my control.
Incidentally, the filth on her crotch area had been cleaned up by the aftermath of the ‘Resurrection Magic.’
After that, I had the naked Ly wear my coat, with the attached rain hood on her head, and we left the old hotel that had become the ‘Slave Auction’ venue.
After walking a bit to confuse our escape route, we caught a carriage and moved to the vicinity of the mansion that served as the base for ‘Princess Harem,’ ensuring that there were no pursuers before entering the mansion.
