Volume 2 Chapter 17 (1/2)
Editor: Tan
Chapter 2 Episode 17
(Wavering People 6)
Day 137 after being summoned to another world
Ten years ago, Elena Steiner was a general of Rozeria Kingdom
Froeneral
Her ability and achievehest position in the military
People in the Rozeria Kingdom idolize her
However, within the crowd stood a man who envies her
Whenever there's light, there will always be a shadow
And that person’s na
He's soood physique
He also possesses the ht
And he's also frohts froeneration
He was undoubtedly a perfect knight one could ever wish for
Not to h discipline
For the sake of surpassing everyone, he never settles for being the second best
He keeps aiher positions even when he's already in the position of a captain, a position that ht could ever dream of
The top position in the Rozeria Kingdoeneral
There are six chivalric orders in the Rozeria Kingdouards who serve directly under the King to ensure his safety within the palace and the Royal defence that acts as the King’s private army The other four orders, under the command of the General, work to protect and dom
Although one needs to be appointed by the king to get the position, usually the predecessor General will reco
However, at the time when the previous General was about to retire, he asked for anyone ishes to apply for the position to nominate themselves
As a result, the one as chosen as the successor was Elena
Her ability and fa 「Rozeria's white Goddess of as the final deciding factor
It even can be said that it was natural for her predecessor to nominate Elena
However, Hodraive up
His pride would not allow someone as a former farmer to take the job
Hodram then proceeded to make several moves behind the scene in an attempt to take Elena down
Fro an assassination
However, she was able to prevail through all of that
Her friends within the chivalric order also helped her
Ultimately, his frustration exploded to the point that Hodras reached her family
That day, when she finally returned horoup of rebellious nobles
However, no one came out to welcome her even after she opened the door
Despite being a foreneral
Her house is a medium size mansion, and there's also servants
She also couldn’t see the figure of her ten years old daughter ould usually jumps out to welcome her when she comes home
Feeling that so rooather
When she opened the door
”I found my husband's head”
At the time she opened the door, what reflected on Elena's eyes was her dead husband's head
His expression was as if he had been tortured before his death
At that time, Elena's brain halted immediately, unable to accept reality
It was not until several days later she woke up in a bed of her colleague's house and came to her sense
Being a general is not an easy task
Even after she returned from the expedition, she could only relax at home for a brief moment
And the next day, areport awaits her in the office
Thus it was fortunate that her colleague visited her house since she did not show up on the next day
When he found her, she was still sitting in the living roo her husband's head in her arms
Her friend then took Elena to his house and returned to Elena's mansion
”There was a letter The letter said that her daughter is alive and if she wants her back, the condition is for her to retire”
She e within her
After all, even Ryoue from her tone of voice alone
”You see I Ia General Being a knight is never an easy task After all, it is a job that is usually done by a man”
It was considered more of a typical problem rather than sex discrimination
After all, in ter behind men
As a matter of fact, Elena has seen it first hand of how coroup of men
However, she was still able to show her full ability byher femininity
And that is the power of cooperation rather than a skill of an individual
When a knight fight, he puts his pride on a one-on-one fight
They would show disgust when they surround one person with multiple people
Speaking of a Knight's pride, while it is not necessary a bad thing, the efficiency is poor
That's why Elena proposed a cooperation between Knights
The Knights ere initially against her proposal began to understand thanks to her personality and its practicality in actual combat
And the outcome of her effort is
”Do you understand, how it feels to throay all of that?”
Ryouma shook his head
Although he's able to iine it,
Only people who have been been through the same situation as hers can truly understand it
”However, for hter, even if it costs me my rank if she can return home safely, then”
Her daughter was born when she was 40 years old
Elena who gother own child
Since thebehind present-day japan, it was hard to give birth at later age
That's why Elena was very happy when she found out that she was pregnant
Because she was finally able to understand the happiness of being a woman
”Therefore, despite my friends’ objections, I retired froment; however, I don't see any choice other than that”
”She did not come back to you huh”
Elena nodded her head towards Ryouma's words
”I was forced to keep this hter’s life at risk by displeasing those criminals any further However, one hter never caot the position of general ”
Since the victim chose not to publicise the cri to the general populace
However, Ryouht
”What's going on? I thought the general position is handed down by recommendation of the predecessor?”
”Nor a successor, and in the case of the predecessor died in action then in those cases, it will be decided by a vote a the captains of each chivalric orders”
It see since she orried about her daughter
Under such circumstance, for Elena to recommend a successor has become impossible
”Five years passed since I coiven up Even if I wanted to hunt down the crile clue ofhas become painful ever since ”
That is natural
After all, for parents, a child is their treasure
It is not an exaggeration to say that a child is their life
”Do you reot sentenced to death due to secret maneuvers?”
Elena directed her question towards Meltina
”Eh!? Y-Yes!”
Slave trading in itself is not illegal
However, usually they only deal with prisoner of war or the family of criminals
It is unforgivable no matter where, for example, to capture a fellonsman and make them slaves deliberately
Despite this being a feudal lord syste
If they were to do so, people would escape from their territory
However, no es, there will always be foolish people
Thinking they could get aith doing it in a small scale, they commit the crime
And the slave trader who got beheaded five years ago was such merchant
”You see, he was so he canas far as the townsman of the royal capital ”
That slave trader was beheaded after atte to deprive a noble’s relative
Who was also related to the royal family
The slave trader’s confidence seems to have codoher authority than those who back you up, your life will be over
”And the one as tasked to arrest that person is the chivalric order In fact, because that person coe private aruard to arrest him ”
”So, did you find out where your daughter is?”
”Indeed there were a lot of rumors after the order tortured him ”
Elena's answer to Ryouruesome
”And then, during the torture, he admitted that he was the one who assassinated my family”
It seeathered the assassins, but for Elena everything is the same
”I was able to e of the torture is a former subordinate of mine ”
To put it simply, she took the risk
After all, even if she's a retired general, it has been five years since her retirement
She was just an ordinary person back then, yet she took the risk to meet him