Vol 5 Chapter 8 (2/2)

He was not that of a great merchant

However, he was an honest person with a kind nature that helped the people in the back alleys to earn some small income Thus his friendshi+p ide and many people loved him

As a good man

Had he been born in the modern era, or at least in a developed country, he would’ve received high respect fros However, in this world, such virtue couldharm instead

Once upon a time, he was asked by a friendly acquaintance of him to lend some money

At that time, he had a plenty of cash on his hand since he was a former peddler and had a shop of his own He had thehis life

However, the acquaintance of hi Then he lends thethat he would return the money in time

However, when thethe deadline, he saw many creditors there It seems due to a storm, the shi+p of his acquaintance sunk to the bottoo

And his business partner disappeared with the

The failed big deal battered his credibility as a merchant

The fact that he was deceived by his acquaintance who he trusted, raised a questionhis competence He was branded as someone who could not see a person’s character

The way the man lent his money just because

just because of a verbal proe for him

Although he appealed to the feudal authorities, the lord didn’t listen to him and drove him away

There was no effective way to clear a dispute in a countryside when the one he was up against had already disappeared

In the modern world, the power of social security was very apparent, and the state organisations of enforcing such security was strong, while in this world, one can only respond in real time to disputes that happened

Since it would’ve been very hard to investigate every territory and every people in this kind of era

Thus, thetra And towards hi to help Yes, including the business partner he was kind towards in the past…

He fell into the depth of disappointment and left the town, then he wandered around He was just like acorpse back then

But, his fate change when hethe tie

The love that appeared lit the fire inside the ain he tried to stand up

And a new life was born between him and her

(No… No hter…)

The one that the tax collector look at was not the crouching hter who co on his back And after the tax collector got his daughter, he could guess that his ould be next

Despite coe, both of theht attitude and beautiful faces, their figure alone could capture a man’s heart

For people ants to get in a relationshi+p, their appearance was much more preferable than the impossible-to-obtain absurdly beautiful one

Thus, to change those to difficult

He could sell theh htlife

Froold he obtains, he then would be able to pay some taxes and fees towards the tax collector

Or rather, since it was this kind of tax collector, it was highly possible that the tax collector would de them

The problem was that there was no way for the man to stop

man to stop it

(Didn’t her e our lives ?)

He spat his saliva to the ground and slowly stood up

He clenched his fist fir inside his eyes

“Don’t just keep silent In the first place, this strict tax is the order of herthis country and protect our citizen…”

The tax collector walks up to thea dirty smile

The two men stared at each other in close distance

The sarettes exuded by the tax collector entered the man’s nose

“Her majesty Lupis Rozerianus need the tax money to defend and nurture the country you know ? And it is not only the feudal lord that needs to pay If you don’t pay, itt is the sa a traitor… A rebel…”

“Traitor…”

Yes, when that happens, your fale, the result will be the same…”

The tax collector lifts his lips and laughs

If one can put the stigma of a rebel to someone, it was the same as a death sentence for the person’s entire family, which will be turned into slaves

It was no different co the tax

It was the villager who diverted his gaze first Despite his anger, he could only cast his gaze down

A patriotic ards what he did, was for the country’sake

But what thepower of the huge system called a country

Being overwhelmed by the round

He could not iainst a country when he was just a mere commoner

For villagers, even if they coo up against a country

(Then what should I do? To protect e ?)

The man desperately seeks a solution This was the harshest situation he had faced since the time he was born

For the villagers, for his family, for his own happiness… The man desperately worked his head

A long silence dominated the square

However, the time would come when he needs to speak of an answer

A moment later, the time comes… In the form that nobody expected