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yes! also their bond feels more natural unlike master-slave one.
On the other side of the WTF coin, we have the Isekai shounens where the male leads buy a slave girl, who then CHOOSES to remain a slave because she wants to show the Male lead her loyalty
I really really love this female lead. #1 reason is her handling of "slaves". Instead of so called "finding " them first and making the slave get obsessed with her, she hires them and pays them a fucking salary. I've had the displeasure of seeing wayyyyy to many fls taking this route of rushing to find the "indispensable" individual who always happens to be a victim of slavery. And instead of taking a second to think of idk basic human decency, they always resort to, "oh well' I give them food, shelter and I'm kind, that's enough to have them basically work for me". How has NO ONE THOUGHT TO HIRE THEM UNTIL NOW?!