117 Chapter 116 (1/2)

Little by little, those who got knocked down by Leon and Betty woke up. After being utterly defeated, they didn't have the will to fight against the man who beat them while holding back. They thought they would die, but they felt a little relieved when they heard from the others about Leon's intentions.

Since most soldiers were just following the orders to have a good life, they decided not to antagonize Leon. However, they had a few questions.

”What are you going to do?” A random soldier asked.

”I will do exactly what I said,” Leon explained. ”I will imprison those who were involved in Makoto's son's death and offer their heads to avoid a war.”

”And after that? Will you become the new leader? Will you take the things we earned after we worked so hard?” The soldier asked.

”No, after solving this problem, I will go to my home.” Leon recalled Gisela's history.” You guys can nominate a new leader, a not greedy person would be preferable. You guys can keep the maids and butlers that work for you, but unlike those three, I won't ignore any mistreatment. They cannot fight and don't have many skills to contribute to this world, at least, as of now. However, they are still human beings. They deserve to be respected.”

It would be a good idea to teach those who were weak and coward how to use magic, with the training they could become a decent force. However, Leon didn't have time to do that for them. Nor he wanted to protect all the weak and helpless persons in the world because that was beyond his abilities. He wanted to do something like Tom to help the world, but he wouldn't dedicate his life to it. His sister and niece were his main priorities.

”What will you do if the emperor doesn't keep his promise?” Another random soldier asked. ”He is sending his spies to cause dungeon breaks, after all.”

”I don't think he is,” Leon answered. ”I think someone is trying to cause a war between them and us. However, if Makoto doesn't keep his promises and tries to destroy my homeland, then I will kill him myself.”

”Hey, Leon,” Betty whispered. ”Don't call him by his first name; people will think you two are buddies or something. You shouldn't say that you will kill him either.”

”Why not? I don't have any more reasons to lie.” Leon said. ”I will do that to any assholed who tries to mess with me.”

”Geez, you are so bloodthirsty...” Betty frowned.

”That is not the case; I just don't have time to deal with those who cause me problems,” Leon said. ”Anyway, anyone who wants to keep trying to mess with me should take a step forward. The others wait for a while. Eventually, I will send the choppers to pick you guys up.”

In the end, not a single person stepped forward. However, after a while, Tom approached, he didn't look friendly like before. Even though not even a week had passed since the time they worked together.

”... Are you really not working for the Japanese?” Tom asked.