11 Goddess country (1/2)

Dark Knight Kroki

The Republic of St. Renaria is one of the most powerful of the many groups of states.

It has several satellite cities, and the central city of Renaria has a population of about 200,000.

However, that's only 200,000 citizens, and the population would increase even more if those without citizenship were included.

The Republic of St. Renaria, as the name of the republic implies, is ruled by a regent whose term of office is four years rather than a hereditary king.

As for the selection of the Regent, unlike ordinary elections in the Republic, the Temple of Raina chooses one from among those recommended by a certain number of citizens.

Moreover, the Temple of Raina has veto power over the policies of the regent and the resolutions of the people's assembly, which is organized by those with citizenship rights.

In other words, the politics of this country cannot be conducted without the will of the Temple of Raina. It can be said that the Temple of Raina is the highest authority in this country.

The Temple of Raina in this Republic of St. Renaria is the most sacred place for the worship of the goddess Raina, and devotees come to worship her from all over the world.

It is also visited by many people who are not followers of the Goddess Raina because it is a rich country.

As one of such visitors, I came to this country.

'What are you going to do now, Master Jans or Master Dihardt?'

Nat on his own shoulder asks.

'Yeah, yeah. ....... Let's find a base for now.

Saying this, I walked around the city outside the city walls.

When you become a large city, it is possible to have an outer city.

The outer city is a city built outside the city walls.

As long as it is an outer city, you don't need to be a citizen to enter the city, so you can come and go as you please.

Normally, it is dangerous to stay outside the city walls at night.

However, people who don't have any citizenship have nowhere else to go, so they have no choice but to live in the outer city.

The people in this outer city may be people from a ruined country or criminals who were driven out of the country.

Because of this, it is very unsafe.

Normally, it is the duty of a knight to protect the security outside the city walls.

The inside of the walls are guarded by vigilantes and guards, while the knights protect the safety of those who travel the streets outside the walls.

Demons frequently appear on the streets, and if they are not exterminated, no one will pass through the streets.

It is a larger area than in a city and you have to fight against dangerous demons. That's why you need to be able to ride a horse and still have a high fighting ability to be a knight.

In addition, the knight is required to be loyal to the king and the state because the person with such a high fighting ability can't afford to rebel against the state.

However, a knight will only protect the citizens of his own country and the citizens of the cities with which he has signed a treaty.

Knights do not protect people who do not have citizenship.

Therefore, if non-citizens kill each other in the outer city, the knight will not do anything.

On the other hand, if a non-citizenship holder harmed a citizenship holder, the knight would kill the non-citizenship holder.

As far as the knights are concerned, the people in the outer city are not too different from monster beasts.

But if this is the case, why don't the knights get rid of the people in the outer city?

That's because even if they are a disruptor of public safety to a knight, they are attractive to merchants as cheap labor.

A labor force that is much cheaper than hiring an ordinary citizen contributes to the development of a city.

This is why the outer city is allowed to exist. But only as long as the citizens are not harmed.

As I walked around, I saw a rattling person pass by.

'Where will you be based, Yans?'

Nat, who has moved to his own bosom, asks.

'I'd like to find an innkeeper if I could: ....... But it's going to be hard to find a decent inn outside the city walls.'

The best place to use as a base of operations would be the inn inside the city walls.

However, I can't even enter the city walls because I don't have citizenship of any country, and I can't stay in the inn.

I can sneak inside the walls, but if the innkeepers get suspicious, it's over.

I wish I could use magic to manipulate my consciousness, but I don't have that ability.

So, let's find a place to stay in the outer city.

I walk through the outer city.

The unpaved, bare ground has puddles of water on it from yesterday's rain, which stains my shoes every time I walk.

It looks better than the last time I was here: ......

I mutter to myself as I look around.

This is the third time I've come to a city with an outer city.

The previous two were much less safe.

After all, there are usually dead bodies lying around.

It was the first time to see a dead person killed and turned into a corpse.

But I just felt a bit of disgust and nothing more.

In my original world, I think I would have made a big deal out of it.

Maybe coming to this world has affected my spirit.

The first time I was surrounded by demons, I wasn't that scared.

Rather, I was much more afraid of Rage and Shirone.

The same may be true of Shirone and her friends.

I've heard that Rage, Sirone and others have defeated many demons.

Wasn't it scary?

I find a place that looks like an inn as I'm walking around thinking about it.

However, I walk past it.

Because I have no money.

I decided to look for a place to shelter from the wind and rain for now.

I went to the outskirts of the outer city to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Dzumi, a man who is a warrior crumbling

'd*mn it ....... What am I going to do about it? ...... I'm .......

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't come up with a good idea.

I can't do this without drinking.

I feel a little sick.

I decide to go into a secluded area and throw up a little.

'Hey Dzumi!

As I throw up, I hear a voice behind me.

Dzumi, that's me.

That's not my real name. It's just shortened to Dzumi because I look like a rat.

When I turn around, there are five men standing around a large bald-headed man.

They all have familiar faces.

They are all familiar faces, men who were members of the freedom fighters I belonged to.

I don't want to see them. I've sobered up.

I belong to the warrior corps in the outer city of St. Renaria.

It's a gang of hooligans.

It's an organization for the extermination of civilian demons that are not controlled by the state, unlike the knights.

However, they have never exterminated demons.

They deal with the same people.

They are a group of shitheads who get their daily bread by robbing the weak. That's the organization I belonged to.

If you want to live in this outer city, you have to belong to an organization somewhere.

So I can't complain if a shitty organization will let me join it.

However, the warrior group I was supposed to belong to in order to live is trying to kill me, which makes me cry.

''This is, this is the Lord Commander ....... What's going on?''