Dragon Princess V2 Chapter 13 (Patreon)

Chapter 2-13: Do you Prefer Roast Pigeon or Roast Rabbit? (Part 1)

“When will we start the plan?”

“It’s best to start tonight.”

"So soon?" I frowned slightly, looking up at the dimming sky and wondered, "I'm afraid we won't have much time to prepare then."

"I can't help it," Carol spread out her arms, "There are only three auctions which will be taking place within the next three nights; today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow."

"After the auction tonight, the auction house will definitely go capture more slaves in preparation for the next one, so today is the best time to implement the plan."

"It's just..." Carol lowered her head while feeling remorseful, "The slaves auctioned tonight and tomorrow evening can't be saved."

"That's not your fault," I stroked Carol's head with my hand. "You've done your best, but the most important thing now is to rescue the slaves who haven’t been sold yet, right?"

“Right.”

"By the way, what about the three of them?" I pointed to the trio lying on the side.

“It’s fine to just leave them there,” Carol curled her lip, “all we needed from them was the ticket anyway.”

"Although this is a remote location, some people going to the auction house will pass by, they won’t be dying here."

"That's good, but I just want to ask something ..."

“What?”

I turned to look at the dark hole, “are there many entrances like this to the Auction house?”

"Well." Carol nodded and began to explain, "for the sake of safety, the auction site opens a lot of entrances around it. This one seems to have fewer people, and that’s why I chose it."

“They truly are like a cunning rabbit with three burrows...however, this could be an important factor for us to rescue the slaves.” I looked at the hole that I couldn't see the end of, and began to think about various possibilities in my mind.

“R-really? Then, should we look for all the entrances?”

"It's going to start in the evening, do we even have the time the look for them?"

“Uuu… you’re right.”

"Alright alright, let's leave the matter about tonight for later," I said to Carol, who was still squatting there and signaled her to come over, "I'm a bit hungry. Let's go eat first."

“Food!” Carol jumped to attention instantly, “but… we just ate two hours ago.”

"So what? I’m hungry now. Besides, you pulled me out before I finished eating, and now I’m hungry again."

“Oof… now that you mention it, I did only eat a few vegetable dishes…” Carol muttered and rubbed her belly, “Lilith is stingy, there were obviously so many meats and yet you only gave me the veggies.”

"I guess you won’t mind not having any food and just licking the plates after me, Carol."

“Waaa… I was wrong, I wholly apologize for my rudeness. Please, oh great and kind Lilith, reward me with a piece of meat.”

“That depends on my mood,” I pushed Carol, who tried to rub her dirty face on mine again, “but first we need to find a place to give you a bath and a change of clothes, otherwise… I doubt the auction house will accept a dirty little beggar.”

“I am not a little beggar! This lady has dignity!”

"Oh? You can even roll on the ground for food, what dignity do you have left?"

"Awawawa! You are doing it again, Lilith, this lady will fight you today!"

“I’ll play along!”

“Ouch! That hurts!”

………

………

“Ah, guest you’ve returned, you also brought the little beggar?” The waiter was surprised when he saw me returning with Carol in tow.

“Who are you calling a beggar! This lady has already told you I’m not a little beggar, it looks like I need to teach you… ouch…”

I caught the hands that Carol was waving around, then I smiled apologetically at the waiter and said, “Um... I'm back to rent a room. Is there one available?"

I was going to buy clothes for Carol, but then I remembered that my storage ring had clothes from my mother that ranged from newborn clothes to ones that would fit me when I was twenty thousand. I figure I probably have ones that Carol can fit to save us the trouble of going out and instead went directly to the restaurant at noon to get an open room for a bath.

“Of course, how many?”

“Two rooms.”

“Okay.”

"Wait a minute." Carol suddenly pushed away my hand that was blocking her mouth to stop me.

“Just get one.”

“Why?”

“I’ll be embarrassed if you rent a separate room for me, just get one,” said Carol.

“...What, you’d be embarrassed…?” Am I supposed to take that at face value?

“Then why weren’t you embarrassed at all when you pestered me for help earlier?”

"Haha... that was a special exception because of the circumstances..." Carol scratched her head with a stiff smile.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to bicker with you. You have no shame, to begin with."

"Who are you talking about, who has no shame? This lady is very reserved."

“Hehe. Whatever you say.”

I waved helplessly at the waiter,  "Let’s just follow what she says and get us one room. By the way, bring some hot water to the room later. I want to take a bath."

"As for her ..." I glanced at Carol, who had ‘I want to eat meat’ written all over her face, "didn’t she say she is very reserved? Then give her a plate of peanuts and rice for now."

“Hey… Lilith, I want to eat meat…”

“Not a chance!”

“Uuu…”