Vol 6 Chapter 27 (1/2)
Published
at 3rd of October 2019 09:23:05 PM
Chapter 27
“Please leave the weapons here . ”
While saying so, Hamilton held out his hand to Ryouma .
“Hand over the weapon, eh?”
Ryouma turned his gaze in response to those words .
Basically, the House of Lords was occupying a corner of the royal palace .
There was some difference in details, but as far as Ryouma know, the basic rules were the same .
And, that was in the case of n.o.bles, bringing a sword into the royal palace was permitted as long the sword remained on one’s belt .
That seems to be a national law of the Rozeria Kingdom, which had been around since the founding of the country .
Of course, for Ryouma, since it was the central government building akin to that of the j.a.panese Prime Minister building, he felt a sense of incongruity when he learned that they could bring a sword into the royal palace as long the sword remained on one’s belt .
That being said, he never mentioned that before to anyone…
(Well, the concept of security always depend on the times…)
It might be a good idea for such a thing to be allowed in this world since one own’s safety could only be won by one own’s power .
However, n.o.bles may be ordered to disarm when they were within the royal palace .
For example, when one had an audience with the King .
And the other was when one appeared in the House of Lord’s court .
Well, it could be said both were an appropriate reason .
Bring a weapon when meeting a King would be not good for security .
And House of Lords also had the same meaning .
House of Lord’s primary duty was to pa.s.s judgment to aristocrats who commit criminal acts and mediating disputes between aristocrats .
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Simply put, it was the country’s supreme court .
And with the a.s.sumption that the accused may feel dissatisfied with the judgment, it was natural that bringing a weapon into the House of Lords was strictly prohibited .
The only exception was the knights who guard the House of Lords .
In that sense, Hamilton demand was in a perfect line with his duty .
However, even if Hamilton was right by the law, considering Ryouma was a n.o.bleman touted as the country’s hero, it should pose no problem .
“I heard the reason why I come here is to confirm the situation?”
Recognizing the meaning behind Ryouma’s words, Hamilton floated a vulgar smile .
However, though here Ryouma could not pull his hand, they don’t seem to mind letting him pull the sword .
“Yes, that is indeed what you’ve heard . However, disarmament is a national law . No matter who you are, even if you’re a hero, you will need to obey the law . ”
Ryouma was impressed by Hamilton’s thick skin, while calmly speak about law .
In other words, it had gone according to the other side plan .
(I see… Not because he could not be bribed, but he tried to take an opportunity to do something, huh? Indeed, that is efficient . )
It was true that the disarmament law when entering the House of Lords had existed since the first King of Rozeria Kingdom .
However, unlike meeting the King, some consideration could be made .
Of course, if you were a defendant, you won’t be able to refuse the disarmament .
And, if you come as a witness, one might ask consideration .
In other words, it depends on the status of the person who comes .
Nevertheless, Hamilton asked Ryouma to disarm . –
If you look closely to that, the knight under the House of Lords had already surrounded the carriage .
Even if he didn’t pull the sword out, they might mercilessly disarm Ryouma forcefully depending on Ryouma’s reply .
“Or are you going to resist?”
The knights surrounding the carriage took a step forward .
They were going to put pressure on him .
Ryouma then turned his gaze at his sword ‘Kikoku’ on his left hand .
(It would be stupid to pull out Kikoku here…)
If he used the power of Kikoku, he should be able to force his way out of this situation .
Since the battle against Earl Salzberg, Kikoku had absorbed a considerable amount of Prana, and to some extent had recognized him as its master .