Since Sian was immobile because of sudden surprise, the little girl who called him, perhaps because she thought he was paying attention, said. "Do you want to have sex with me?"

Without paying attention to her absurd question, Sian remained perplexed by the face that was in front of him. Because it was identical to someone he knew many years ago, when he was still living in the orphanage.

But then he shook his head in denial.

'No no, it is impossible to be her, after all, she’s died. Besides, even if she hadn’t died, there’s no way she could have remained a child.’

Maybe because of Sian's lack of response, the little girl said. "I don't need money, if you give me food it is enough."

'Stopping to think about it, this whole situation is strange... First I found Ophilia who is almost identical to Melinda and now a little girl like Fran has appeared...'

'Not to mention that this happened in a short period of two days... It's really strange...'

'Or it could just be a tremendous coincidence...'

"I-It doesn't have to be too a lot of food, I'll take it if you give me a loaf of bread." Probably due to Sian's lack of reaction, she said nervously, altering her tone of voice while gripping the sides of the dress.

At that moment, Sian finally came to his senses and paid attention to her. "Oh, you wanted some bread, right?"

He took a wheat bread out of his bag and handed it to her. "Here it is, but I need you to answer some questions. If you answer, I can give you even more food, okay?"

“Yes!” Storing the bread in a shabby straw basket with some wild berries, the little girl continued excitedly. “But where do you want to go to have sex?”

Doubting what he had just heard, Sian said. "I think I heard you wrong, what did you say?"

"A place to have sex." She said.

Shaking his head vehemently, Sian said. "I don't have that kind of interest in children who still smell like breast milk."

'It seems that today's children grow up fast, they already have sex at such a young age. Hmm, maybe it's out of necessity since she was asking for food.’

‘But from her appearance, although she doesn’t seem to have a life of plenty, she also doesn’t seem to starve.’

Despite looking upset by Sian's comment, the little girl didn't say anything.

"My name is Sian, what's yours?" He took out a cookie and handed it to the little girl, making her upset face disappear.

She put the cookie in the old basket and said. “Christina.”

"Oh, it's a beautiful name." Sian crouched down, keeping his eyes level with hers. "So, Christina, why are you prostituting yourself here?"

“Pros...tuting?” She tilted her head with a doubtful look.

"Prostitutin- Never mind, since you don't know what it is, so it doesn't matter." Sian put a little bag of cookies in her basket. "Why were you wanting to have sex in exchange for food?"

"To help my mom, she always does this to get food for me." She said with a dejected look. "She gives me all the food and eats almost nothing, because of that she is very thin."

"I see," He stroked her head, "Since you're being a good daughter, I'll help you."

Sian took some vegetables, fruits, breads and put them in her basket. “This is for you. Whenever you need more, just go to the inn and look for me. The inn is the one that has a sign with the design of a bed, a plate and a spoon. But before that, I have a condition, okay?”

"Okay!" Cristina nodded excitedly.

"You shouldn't go around calling anyone to have sex in exchange for food anymore, understand?"

With a smile of someone who had noticed something, she said. "Telling me to go to the inn... So you wanted to do- eek"

Hitting her head with his fist, Sian said. “I'm doing this just because I'm in a good mood, I don't have that kind of interest in brats. Although it could be different if you were 5 or 6 years older, but that's beside the point, you understand? ”

She nodded happily, showing an ‘got it’ expression as she rubbed her head.

"That's better." Sian said. "Now I have to go, see you later."

***

'Melinda and Fran... My biggest regret was not being able to do anything to protect them when they needed to... And now Ophilia and Christina appear... Maybe that was a work of fate that brought us together here...'

‘Well, she's just a kid, I guess I can try a little harder to take care of her.’

On the way back, as he passed the fair, Sian looked in the tents of the slave merchants he met yesterday. Although he couldn't remember their names, he still vaguely remembered their faces.

But to his misfortune, even though he passed them all, he couldn't find anyone who understood construction or who knew how to run an inn. Strictly speaking, he couldn't even find anyone who could read.

'It will be more difficult than I thought, and now I only have one more tent to look at. If I don't find it there, I will have to pay a visit to the duchy.'

Putting both hands together in front of his chest, Sian murmured. "Come on, Goddess Zenobia, help me find the people I need and one of these days I will build a temple for you."

After finishing his prayer, he arrived at the last tent and was quickly received by a bearded old man with a protruding belly.

"So it's the young from yesterday, let's go in." The old man gave him a warm welcome and took him directly to the back of the tent.

Saying he was going to get the goods, he left and a few minutes later he came back accompanied by 5 completely naked women. It can be said that each one of them was a handpicked beauty, each one having a distinctive but attractive characteristic.

‘Hmmm, looking at so many beauties together, anyone would be excited.’ Sian thought, assessing every part of the women's body.

After a while, the old man asked. "What do you think? Did any of them catch your interest?"

"I can say for sure that they all caught my interest, but unfortunately I'm not here to look for sex slaves. What I need is another kind of slave." Sian said.

The old man seemed confused. "Did you come to a sex slave merchant to buy another type of slave?"

"You were the only merchant I haven't visited yet, and since you were close, I decided to come and take a look."

"I don't think I can satisfy your demand, but you can feel free to say what kind you are looking for."

“I need people who understand about construction and how to manage an inn, if it’s both in one, it’s even better.” Sian said.

After a brief hesitation, the old man said. "Apart from the construction part, I think I have someone who might be helpful. She's an ex-noble, but she's a rather troubled person."

"Don't worry about it, let's take a look at her." Sian said excitedly. "After running so much, as long as it's what I need, anyone who comes will do."

"Since you think so, I'll go get her." The old man left accompanied by the women, but he did not take long to return.

Standing behind him was a beautiful human woman, about the same height as Sian and looking 17 to 18 years old. Being more precise, the word beautiful was insufficient to describe her beauty.

She had slender legs with a slim, delicate body. Her long blond hair cascaded down to her waist.

Such beauty would overshadow even the elves who are known as the most beautiful beings.

Watching her walking right behind the old pot-bellied man, anyone would wonder if the two were of the same race.

"Hmm..." Sian stared at the woman. "I'm not particularly good at remembering names, but I clearly remember your face and you shouldn't be here, right?"

"Do you know her?!" The merchant asked nervously. After all, considering the fact that Sian wanted to open an inn in the city even though he knew the risks, he might as well be a spoiled son of a nobleman and use some excuse to confiscate his merchandise.

"No, I only saw her once. You can even say that we are enemies since I killed her father." Sian looked at the old man ominously as he exerted a suffocating pressure on him. "But to try to sell me someone from my duchy, I must say that you are an old man of courage."

"You-You-Your duchy?" The old man's legs shook uncontrollably. If the wooden stake supporting the tent had not been there to hold him, he probably would have fallen to the floor.

Watching this scene, the young woman's beautiful deep blue eyes lit up like a galaxy full of stars, as if she were enjoying the situation.