For a week, Bobby let his Shadow Slave practice acting like Chieftain in minute details. It worked, as they had complete memories of Juno. And during that time, the Shadow Slave also practiced strange martial skills. After feeling the confidence that the Shadow Slave could act as the Chieftain Juno, only then did the training end.
The next morning, Bobby took out the dresses a human slave would wear in this region. Afterward, he and Juno's Shadow Slave departed for Bourbon Town, a far distance away from the Betal forest where they were currently in. To avoid attention, he had ridden the Gigantic Green python he knocked out the other day.
At first, it was not happy when Bobby hopped on its back. The Shadow Slave caressed its head and hissed, calming it down and saying that the human was a friend now. Their first destination was a small market at the edge of the Betal Forest.
For a day, the python flew non-stop at an average speed of 225 kilometers per second, and finally, they were out of the Batel forest.
"Ah, finally! I'm bored with seeing all those Oak trees." Bobby said telepathically to Cynthia.
"Lord Damien, this is an enormous world. So, you're going to get bored with a lot of things. Hee-hee-hee," Cynthia responded.
"Ugh, I'm already missing the Oak Tree Forests." Queen Dryad said, jumping into their conversation.
"Right! Do you really belong to the oak tree spirits species, Sister Tree Goddess?" asked Cynthia.
"Yes, I'm kind of their ancestor." Queen Dryad responded with fewer words and remained silent again.
As Bobby looked forward, he saw they were in a vast grassland field, which covered all kinds of vegetation, with fewer trees all the way far to the horizon.
Half an hour later, he saw a vast settlement filled with better structures than that of the village he massacred. The HissHak market has a large river passing through it. There were over fifty thousand houses densely erected around the bank of the river. The farmland also included rare animals and human slaves, cultivated crops, and farmland.
The Shadow Slave made a hissing sound and the giant green snake flew down and landed on a large, stone slab platform. Just as Bobby and his Shadow Slave jumped on the ground, a snake-man dashed toward them and greeted in their snake-man's way, touching his forehead: "May Medusa bless you, brother Juno!"
"May Medusa Bless you, brother Galo!" the Shadow slave greeted back while touching his forehead. Just for this simple greeting, he had already practiced countless times, so the other snake-man didn't suspect his identity.
Galo slithered around Bobby, asked sizing him from top to bottom, "Brother Juno, are going to sell this slave this time?"
Hearing him call his master 'Slave', the Shadow Slave became enraged and glared at Galo. He quickly calmed down when Bobby reminded him about their mission.
Sensing the killing intent, Galo raised his hands and said, laughing wryly, "I'm just asking. Brother Juno, you know me right? I'll never lower myself to steal other's slaves."
"I know." the Shadow Slave responded. Then he took out two human teeth and passed them to him. "Please take care of my ride for two weeks." Yes, they used human teeth as their currency.
After exchanging some words, Bobby and his Shadow Slave left the platform.
"Shadow Slave, earlier you almost blew our cover. Don't make the same mistake again. And mark my words," Bobby said telepathically, "because, from this here onward, I'm going to face a lot of injustice and we have to act exactly as we practice. You understand?"
"I do, sire!" the Shadow Slave responded.
As they had practiced, they went straight to the ticket counter, booked two tickets, and walked toward the main port.
After waiting for a while, their ride arrived at the port they were currently in. It was a large wooden ship driven by two gigantic black snakes.
Without further ado, they boarded the ship, and just at that time, a tall and beautiful human lady wearing only her top and panty greeted them, "Sir, I'm your steward. Please follow me." Then she intentionally shook her bust and butt, trying to earn the Shadow Slave's attention. Too bad, he was just a disguise.
Bobby couldn't help but think as the fairer sex of his species was trained and treated like some toys, 'Hmm, human ladies are us for such nasty things. Even though she puts on such a beautiful smile, she had long lost her heart. Maybe since her birth.'
"Alright, lead us." the Shadow Slave with Chieftain Jugo's body responded.
Then they were brought inside an upper cabin.
The lady flirted with the Shadow Assassin to score some coins and positive feedback.
After shutting the door, Bobby walked toward her and asked, "Lady, what is your name? Call me Damien." He stretched out his hand for a handshake.
The lady slapped his palm away and sneered, "Get lost, you dirty pig. Ugh, I hate humans."
Bobby was not angry a bit, he added, "No, you don't. Listen to yourself." Then he pointed at the Shadow Slave, and continued, "Don't tell me. You love those ugly beasts who are neither human nor even snake. At least, Medusa is pleasing to my eyes."
The lady suddenly blocked his lips and whispered, "Do you want to die so much? Stop uttering nonsense. At least, not when I'm here. I still like to live."
Realizing something, she glanced at the Shadow Slave and then at Bobby giving a strange look. 'He heard him but why is he not doing anything?' She wondered.
Understanding her, Bobby sat on the large couch which was meant only for the snake-man, and said, "Shadow Slave, what are you waiting for? Go and give the lady some proper dresses."
"Yes, master!" Shadow Slave stood up and gave a bundle of clothes taken out from the purple spatial beast's eye, which Bobby had given to him before.
"Ahh, who are you? Sir, I don't want any trouble. Please, let me go." The lady said and scuttled toward the door but the Shadow Slave blocked her path….. (please, stay tuned!)
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