Vol 5 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Chapter 9
Editor: Starbuck11
(Anger, frustration, and despair. An unbearable expression mixed with various feelings)
In this heavy air, the knights in the surroundings have kept their expression like a Noh mask. But one man was desperately trying to suppress his laughter.
The man name was Elliot Chamberlain. His hair was red and he had white skin. It was someone with a relatively common feature when compared to the people living in the Rozeria Kingdom.
But actually, he was an American born with british lineage.
Although he had succeeded in suppressing his laughter, he cannot calm his trembling body.
The knight standing next to him directed a curious gaze since his armor began to rattle.
Of course, a decent human being won’t be able to enjoy this kind of sight.
Even more so for a knight.
It was because they were given a strict order by their boss not to stop the tax collector.
Many knights present in this place were swinging between their sense of duty and sense of individual justice.
However, Chamberlain was different. For him, the value of humans being in this world was nothing more than that of a toy.
For Chamberlain, the scene in front of them looked like a good comedy.
Even if his co-worker directed a doubtful gaze, that nature alone he could not deny.
A tax collector who displayed his superiority and a commoner who was forced to succ.u.mb by sheer force.
Hatred and ridicule dominated both men’s minds. Feeling such atmosphere, Chamberlain could not help but get turned on. <tln: written=”” with=”” “his=”” p.e.n.i.s=”” get=”” rock=”” solid”.=””>
(This atmosphere really give me a great feeling… Looking like this, it seems Sudou’s plan would bear fruits faster…)
He and his colleagues were ordered to perform some mission in the Rozeria Kingdom. Chamberlain could finally feel the result of his hard work.
Gerhardt who was demoted following the aftermath of the civil war was still being treated as a duke by the other aristocrats.
Despite having been transferred from Irachion, a famous green territory, to a remote place in the southern part of the kingdom.
A legitimate t.i.tle was surely important.
Indeed, it was a big hurdle and disgrace for Duke Gerhardt who had his rank demoted to that of a Viscount.
That was why it was natural for the other aristocrats to keep their distances from him after the civil war was over.
However, that situation was only in the past.
The n.o.bles who had lost their job as tax collectors gathered under Gerhardt in the name of interest.
And it was Elliot Chamberlain and his co-workers who had created such a situation.
(Sudou-san this time has given us a really fun job. It really combines hobby and profits. I wish I could share this sensation with him right now…)
Chamberlain thanked Sudou who was currently in the Imperial capital. And at the same time, deeply regretted that he could not share the comedy with his boss.
(Well, Ortomea is currently in a mess, I guess it could not be helped… Well, let’s enjoy the situation for Sudou-san’s share as well…)
It was a pleasure for him to see the citizen of this world hating each others and murder each others.
(Go and kill each others. Struggle more, and hate each others more… Die, die, die, die… Everyone in this world should just die…)
It was the expression of someone who lost a beloved person because of the
people of this world.
Seven years ago, when he was heading towards Wall Street like usual, he was summoned to this world together with his lover Vanessa.
A good looking beautiful businesswoman. It can be said, his situation was very commonly called hero setting.
A hero being summoned with his beloved. And then beautiful ladies from another world trying to enter the fray. That was the cliché scenario that usually happened.
However, the reality was far from that.
Chamberlain was not asked to be a hero, but instead a foot soldiers in a war, Vanessa who was an active model, being beautiful as she was, was made into a rare toy among aristocrats.
It was further bad luck because the one who used Vanessa as a toy had a distorted personality who liked to see women scream. Vanessa was a liberal and also a human right activist.
Thus Vanessa was a crispy prey for them. It made the aristocrats pleased when they heard Vanessa who had modern education screaming about her rights as a person when getting violated forcefully.
It was the sensation that one won’t have by doing it with someone obedient.
As a result of that, Vanessa’s heart who could not withstand the continuous a.s.saults and tortures, and broke into pieces. The light disappeared from her eyes, and drizzle dripped from her half-opened mouth, Vanessa had turned into a broken doll, and the n.o.bles threw such Vanessa back to Chamberlain. They threw her as if she was garbage.
Since they were particularly powerful n.o.bles, they were able to procure as many toys as they wanted.
And Chamberlain who could not do anything because of the spell cast upon him, could only watch as everything happened.
The n.o.bles were also having fun when violating and beating his lover in front of his eyes.
Watching his beloved cry and scream. Every day he was being forced to watch without being able to do anything. Thus it was difficult to imagine how Chamberlain felt during those times.
And from thenl that darkness started to appears inside his heart. It was the result of a good man who lost his sanity.
The thought of not wanting to cause his beloved any more sufferings, this financial businessman ended her life by his own hand.
While swearing that one day, he would kill that n.o.bleman and his families. Chamberlain survived the many harsh battlefields with just that one desire.
He trained his body, he learned magic arts. He just seeks strength.
Such dream was actually inappropriate for Chamberlain who had a slavery curse engraved on him.
Until one day, the organization saved him.
(More, more ! Trample more. Hate each others more. Keep stirring those hatreds…)
Currently, the commoners were indeed suffering the tyranny of the n.o.bles. That was because those n.o.bles had the authority. However, no matter what authority one had, there was a limit to everything.
And everything would collapse if they forced more pressure using their authority…
(You should’ve ma.s.sacred those foolish n.o.bles if you wanted to rebuild the country. Your Majesty the Queen…)
Chamberlain laughed inside his heart. For him who had come from another world, Lupis Rozeria.n.u.s was like that of a ruler from a storybook.
Having burning ideals, loving the people, a high standard of education.
Originally, her reign may have become one of the most excellent ones in this world.
However, Lupis half-hearted naivety ended everything.
Not having Gerhardt’s family purged, and only getting
getting them relocated to another territory, the n.o.bles who revolted must’ve thought they were also not going to die.
While afterwards Lupis’ policy was filled with for-the-people-oriented policy.
For the n.o.bles, they could only think that Lupis was nothing more than a naive woman.
Of course, ruling using fear was never the best way. Too much fear might raise doubt among people, and eventually caused the fruit called resistance to bloom. That was why it was better to make the commoner afraid of underestimating the government.
And the result of that spread in front of Chamberlain’s eyes.
(It was very difficult for me to move the n.o.bles back then, but thanks to her everything went smoothly.)
Most of the n.o.bles were people that were stuck with the idea of elitism. And for them, it was easy to perform this kind of violence. However, only a few of them did it on their territory.
Because government works only when tax revenue existed. It will certainly raise the income of the territory temporarily if one shows off the authority one had, and forced the people to pay more.
But, such method could not be repeated more than once, since the result would decrease every time it was being repeated.
And security would also get worse, while the people’s heart and faith in the government deteriorating.
When that happens, the things that would occur would’ve been either people crus.h.i.+ng the government or the government crus.h.i.+ng the people in the name of rebellion.
Most n.o.blemen understood such matters sufficiently.
That was why, even when the aristocrats were looking down on the people, they kept the territory while maintaining a suitable balance.
But with a just cause of rebuilding the country, and the result of underestimating Lupis power. It caused the n.o.bles to go mad.
(Furthermore, although some of the n.o.bles being appointed as tax collectors are competent, many of them are third cla.s.s. It was worthwhile to ask Gerhardt to pull some strings to cause those people being appointed. -)