It Only Takes One

Chapter 2: Power To Change Others

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*Slaver Trader Camp*

"So… you don't want to get it removed?" Naruto looked confused by Raphtalia's reason, but he also understood it.

Raphtalia only smiled as she looked up at him, "But I wanted to keep it. It's a symbol of your faith in me. This also will prove that just because you have a slave in your party. That you can treat them equally and fairly. Not only that, but it's my first slave crest with you…I want to forever and always treasure it." Raphtalia said with a big grin from ear to ear as her tail wagged happily back and forth.

Naruto nodded his head as his cheeks turned red, "Anything you want, I'm fine with." Naruto crossed his arms over his chest.

"A-Anyway, Naruto-sama…" Raphtalia looked at Naruto and blushed, "W-What do you think? I never got a chance to show you how my first rest looked originally." Raphtalia placed her hands on her collar and parted it. It showed off her slave crest, but it revealed a fair amount of Raphtalia's cleavage.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head and blushed, "I think it l-looks great." Naruto smiled as Raphtalia beamed internally at Naruto's words.

Raphtalia though was a little curious, "Naruto-sama… why did you want to come back here?" Raphtalia's ear twitched as he tailed wagged in curiosity.

Naruto smiled and placed a hand upon Raphtalia's head, "Well… I figured that maybe you would like someone to help you out while fighting." Naruto then moved his hand and poked her nose, "That way you have backup when I'm not there, or if I'm preoccupied with something."

Just then the ringmaster came from his room and interrupted the two. He said, "I'm amazed you helped that scrawny bag of bones so much in such a short time." He then turned to Naruto and held up two fingers. He smiled as he said, "Even if she's not a virgin, she's guaranteed to fetch you twenty gold pieces!" The ringmaster made it sound like he wanted to buy her back.

Raphtalia was upset by him placing a price on her, "I am a virgin!"

Naruto deadpanned as the ringmaster leaned in closer to Naruto and held up three fingers in his left hand and five in the other, "Thirty-five, then!"

Naruto shook his head, he didn't even think about it, "No, there is no amount of money that could make me want to sell Raphtalia." Naruto walked over to her and pulled her close to him so her back was up against his chest, "She's more than just a companion and a friend… she's… way more than that. We were just here to make sure the slave crest is alright, I also wanted to look for another companion that Raphtalia could fight alongside with." Naruto blushed as Raphtalia did so too. Just then Naruto saw a case of eggs, "Hmm? What's that?"

He smiled as he held up a finger, "A monster egg lottery! Pay 100 silvers, and you're guaranteed at least a Filolial! You'll win a monster chick that'll double in value if you raise it well."

That piqued Naruto's interest, "I see… Raphtalia what is a Filolial again?"

"Really? I thought you must have seen them around. They're the large birds that pull carriages around town." Raphtalia did what she could to possibly jog Naruto's memory.

Naruto then remembered the birds with the long necks, "Oh… those birds? You know we could even produce more medicines maybe try offering our services… ya know like mission requests. Gives us two different ways to make money." Naruto liked the idea of doing mission requests once again while also making medicines to sell.

Just then the ringmaster jumped back and tilted his body to the side. He extended both of his arms two the side, "What's more if you hit the jackpot, you'll win a dragon worth twenty gold pieces!"