126 CHAPTER IX Juvenile Leaders (1/2)

It's been a week already since I started living here.

I've gotten used to life in the orphanage.

Maybe we'll never get back to our life in the slums.

I was thinking about that as I listened to Anne's class.

Today we're going to talk about identity.

Today it's like a social studies class.

Last time we learned about our race.

I heard that Anne is an elf, and that she has more magic power than people.

They also have a longer life span than humans.

And Lana, who teaches us swordsmanship and body arts, seems to be a beastman.

She has an animal-like tail and ears that humans don't have, and is more athletic than humans.

First of all, who can tell me the three identities in this world?

By the way, Anne didn't tell me how old she is .

She looks like she's in her late teens to 20 years old. .......

'Yes~'

Bye, Kathy.

Commoners, nobles and slaves.

I wonder how old you are, Anne: .......

Will she still be like that when we grow up?

'Correct. Well then, let's get you to tell us what makes each one of them tick: ....... Mr. Bill.

''Ha, yes . Well, um, ......, as I recall, commoners are ordinary people like us, and nobles are rich?　Are you talking about slaves ...... who were sold to their parents or something?

I hadn't listened to the class at all, and I hurriedly answered the best I could think of .

'Yes ...... commoners are . You mean ordinary citizens like you and me, Bill. But there's a difference between a nobleman and a slave. First, let's talk about slaves.

It's almost like it was an outlier.

I mean, it's so easy to explain to a commoner, it's like it's all a mistake.

You gotta take the lesson seriously.

Slaves are of three kinds. There are three kinds of slaves. Like you said, debt slaves are sold into debt. Criminal slaves who have committed serious crimes. And then there are the illegal slaves who are forced into slavery through illegal activities such as kidnapping ......

'Oh yeah. ....... What kind of slaves are you, Camilla and others?　A debt slave?

Jin asked Anne some awful questions when she was my age.

Is this question okay?

But then he answered simply.

Yes. Yes, Camilla and her friends are debt slaves. By the way, I was an illegal slave last time I was here.

'What?　Anne is a slave!

I yelled out loudly in surprise .

”I'm an ex. I got caught in a bandit ring. I became a slave to a bad man.

Did the bandits get you?　Slaves to bad people?

What?　Were you okay?

Well, you know. I was trapped in a dark room and Master Leo rescued me.

It was: ......

That makes sense. That's why she's so quiet in front of Leo's brother.

Probably, Anne, but I think she's in love with Leo's boy: .......

If you could save her from such a desperate situation, anyone would love her.

”Leo-nii, it's so cool!

Who the hell is that guy ......?

Master Leo is the lord of this city. A nobleman.

That man is a nobleman: ......

Are the nobles that powerful?

My image of you is that you're a lot fatter and more arrogant than that.

He always comes in here dressed like an adventurer, so you wouldn't know it. But I'm usually in that castle, working for the city.

Huh?　That castle was your brother's house?

He was richer than we ever imagined.

”Huh?　Go to Leo, was he a great man?

Yes. He's a very important man. That's right ...... then, I'll tell you with an explanation of the nobleman.

Did you know that nobles have a class of their own?

I don't know.

Okay, I'll tell you. Well, let me tell you something. From the bottom up, quasi-barons, barons, barons, viscounts, counts, marquises, and dukes, in that order, are the great ones.

There's so much division among the nobility: .......

They're all above the clouds.

Oh, yeah. For Leo?

Viscount.

Third from the bottom!

That guy's a lower level.

I knew the Duke or something must be a monster.

That's true. But Master Leo's parents are the highest-ranking dukes.

'What?　Leo, are you the first one?

Oh, I knew it. Not much better than her.

That's true. And besides, Master Leo is going to marry a princess in this country.

A princess?　Is that guy going to marry such an awesome guy?

'What?　Hey Leo, do you already have someone to marry?

Yes. The two of them. The other is the granddaughter of the saint in our last story.

'What?　Are there really people in that story?

Like Kathy, I was as surprised as you were.

I had no idea that this was a real story: .......

Yeah, that's right. Oh, I forgot to tell you last time. Leo's grandfather was a hero and his grandmother a mage.

Leo ni ii is the grandson of the brave: ....... So, does that mean Leo-nii is strong?