Pretty young girls have been captured and are being sold off at an illegal auction. Marquess Collide is engaging in human trafficking, and all her buyers are evil nobles as well. By royal order, Lugh the assassin, Dia the mage, his assistant Tarte, and Maha the intelligence expert begin their investigation of Marquess Collide. However, Dia is captured by Marquess Collide and put up for auction--
I wouldn't have brought along 
a novice assistant otherwise.
ما كنت لأجلب مساعدةً مبتدئة بخلاف ذلك
Sonst hätte ich keinen Amateur
als Assistentin mitgenommen.
No habría traído a una novata
conmigo de lo contrario.
No habría traído a una novata
conmigo de lo contrario.
Je n’aurais pas demandé à un amateur
de m’assister, sinon.
Altrimenti non mi sarei mai
fatto assistere da una dilettante.
Caso contrário, eu não teria
trazido uma assistente amadora.
Иначе бы не взял 
новичка-помощника с собой.