Episode 250
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I ended up bursting out in laughter.
{My lord, are you okay?}
“Of course it’s okay. I’m just saying this because I’m dumbfounded, because I’m dumbfounded.”
{… … .}
No, it’s natural that it’s absurd.
I feel like I’ve said this countless times before.
You can tell if it’s poop or soybean paste just by looking at it.
But there are some kids who definitely don’t know.
Kids who want to try it themselves, kids who ask me to feed them to them.
It’s true that the Kingdom Alliance is a sloppy organization, but I find it absurd that they’re moving things forward so quickly.
Either stupid or competent.
Tch.
“To summarize, the kids who are currently part of the Ishmael Committee have summoned the nobles to plot among themselves… … That’s it?”
{Yes. It’s still in the planning stage, so we’ll proceed once the plan is solidified and the personnel organization is complete. At the latest, we’ll proceed before the Academy War ends.}
I ended up laughing faintly.
That’s fine.
however.
“Aren’t they afraid of their own king? And yet he’s a high-ranking master?”
{After investigating, I found out that King Tem-Samit’s first wife was the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Panamero. In addition, I found out that all three of his concubines were conceived by Prime Minister Panamero. I think I have some faith in this, but judging from the conversation, it seems like there have been many similar situations.}
It may seem a little inappropriate to mention this now, but I feel like I should do it anyway.
Mana users can control pregnancy.
Pregnancy is basically the union of sperm and egg, but mana users can observe the inside of the body properly, and as their level increases, very ‘detailed movements’ are possible.
So, unless it’s due to an accident or something like infertility, getting pregnant is easier than you think.
Tem-Samit has one queen and three concubines.
But the fact that he still has no children means that Tem-Samit has no intention of having children.
Panamera re-emergence.
It seems a little strange.
“It seems to me that Mr. Panamero is making a big mistake.”
{Does your lord see it that way?}
“Well, that’s the only reason Tem-Samit doesn’t have children.”
It’s just a guess, but it’s a guess with a 99% chance of being true.
“I can delegate power to Prime Minister Panamero, and I can give him trust if he wants it. I can give him the formal position of queen or the position of second in command in the country, but trust is different. That’s what it is. It seems that Mr. Panamero was quite capable in the past. Now that I think about it, he can’t control himself.”
{Yes. I agree with your words, my lord. Then, what will you do?}
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I turned my head slightly.
The place where I am now is Wangseong.
That too is the kingdom of Ishmael.
Our King Tem-Samit went out to get some alcohol, saying that there was not enough, and he is coming now.
“Well, if we do this well, it will be an interesting spectacle.”
{… … .}
“Don’t worry about it for now. I’ll take care of it.”
{Okay, then take care.}
As soon as the communication was cut off, the door opened with a bang.
“Heh heh heh.”
Samit burst into laughter.
“What were you talking about that made you isolate the space?”
With a quick wave of my hand, the barrier of mana surrounding me and my teacher broke with a snap.
Why, there’s a saying like that.
They say that birds hear what is said during the day, and rats hear what is said at night.
I was just paying attention.
No matter how much I talk, I’m not stupid enough to reveal the fact that I was wiretapped.
“If it’s a secret conversation, I guess I’ll have to open up my bag of stories again. Want to have a drink?”
I looked at Samit in silence.
What is he thinking behind that bright smile?
As a king.
Before we come to reign, how do we view governance?
“Why are you looking at me like that? Oh, is that it? That thing where a handsome person recognizes another handsome person? If you look closely, I think I’m a little more handsome than you.”
The muscle pig is talking nonsense.
“There’s no one more handsome than me.”
“Is that so?”
“uh.”
Samit puts his drink down on the table and gives a strange smile.
“It looks like you have something to tell me.”
Pick, I ended up laughing.
“What are you talking about? It’s nothing, so don’t worry about it.”
I told you.
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I think it’s going to be an interesting spectacle.
I’ll just have to wait and see for a few days.
When you think like that.
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Samit took a sip of his drink and walked towards the door.
“I heard there’s an interesting attraction. Do you want to go with me?”
What should I say?
I should say I was a little surprised.
Did you read my mind?
What the heck, did you hear everything I said in that isolated space?
He asked with a questioning expression.
“What is there to see?”
But I guess it was a coincidence.
“I heard that the elves of the Demon Forest are up for sale at the ‘Slave Market’ tonight. Do you want to go with me?”
Chapter 2
November 14th, 19:30.
“Yes! Thank you to everyone who came to ‘Maya’ today. I am ‘Extra’, the host of this auction. Nice to meet you!”
A large crowd of people sitting in their seats began to applaud.
The number is roughly around 1,700.
Everyone, without exception, was wearing a mask on their face, and the shape was identical.
A gray, round mask with only the areas where the eyes, nose, and mouth would be open. There was a single dot on the forehead of the mask, which was said to be the symbol of ‘Maya’, the largest slave market in the Kingdom of Ishmael.
“Oh, some of you may be wondering why my name is Extra. Isn’t that right?”
The host, who introduced himself as an extra, started to move around the stage, acting cute.
Like a comedian.
“That’s because Maya values anonymity. We value both buyers and sellers. Hahaha.”
etc.
It was a long story, but that’s it.
The reason my name is Extra is because I just don’t want to reveal my real name.
Everyone here is wearing masks, so they want to remain anonymous, something like that.
And here, ‘customers’ are not called by name, but by number.
In fact, I was holding a number tag with the number 1607 in my hand.
The Tem-Samit sitting next to me is number 1606.
I sat down and slowly crossed my legs.
Because I’m covered by a mask, other people don’t know what kind of expression I’m making.
But it wasn’t the Master sitting on my shoulder.
[Didn’t you say that before? The weak are exploited, whether in the past or present.]
I didn’t turn my head.
My gaze was fixed on the host conducting the auction and the wall beyond him.
[You were right. There were ‘slave markets’ like this in the world I lived in. The only difference was that it was run by a different race, not humans… … Hmm.]
“Well, what’s next?”
[I don’t know. What’s the difference?]
As it was, I rested my head on the back of the chair I was sitting on.
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The ceiling that I see.
As I looked at the ceiling pattern, which seemed to have a dragon design and all sorts of weapons carved into it, I ended up laughing.
ah.
I feel like throwing up.
“Master.”
[Why are you doing that?]
“This is so disgusting, I think I’m going to throw up.”
[… … .]
“I’m so annoyed, I want to tear it all up.”
Yoram, Canaan, Matthias, Teslan.
These four kingdoms were places where slavery was illegal.
However, slavery was legal in the Tulcan Empire and the Ishmaelite Kingdom.
However, this does not mean that the four preceding kingdoms thoroughly prohibited slavery.
This also has to do with private industry.
If slavery were illegal, slaves would be highly prized in private industry.
Because… …it’s illegal.
Those who profit from it? There are countless of them.
But Tesla doesn’t have it.
Because I searched through everything.
Because I killed them all.
The kingdom of Ishmael legalizes slavery, and slave traders roam the land.
A boy of about 10 years old who was just sold for a mere 5 gold.
And the 18 year old girl who was sold for 50 gold earlier.
“Master.”
[Speak.]
“The world the Master lived in was a glorious age. The alien race was the top predator and humans were nothing more than slaves.”
[hmm.]
“The humans who were slaves back then are now enslaving other races, and going even further, they are enslaving people of their own race.”
[… … .]
“No matter how much history is manipulated, the history of slavery is definitely told correctly. Human desire is truly amazing.”
The master just brushes my hair away.
[I gave the world to the oppressed people. I didn’t wonder how they lived and how they made their future with that gift. To be exact, I couldn’t wonder. I just believed.]
“… … .”
[It was a world that didn’t want me, a warlock. I didn’t want to cause more chaos in a world that was already in great chaos. So I spent my time locked in a cave. I thought that those who were left behind would be able to develop further because they had a suppressed past, and live a better life. It was too idealistic. Yes, I am definitely a failure.]
I just closed my eyes.
[You are the only human being who can condemn this world. You can condemn the alien races, you can condemn the dragons, and you can condemn the humans. And that’s not just because you’re strong.]
I slowly opened my closed eyes and looked at my teacher.
[That’s because you are my disciple.]
The teacher’s eyes were warm.
What’s happening around you.
Even though he knew everything that had happened here, the Master’s eyes were warm.
Because like a prophet.
Because you guessed what would happen after this.
[If a child does something wrong, shouldn’t he be spanked? And a proper spanking at that.]
I ended up smiling faintly.
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“What was the slave market like in the world you lived in?”
The teacher said it casually, as if asking because he didn’t know.
[They burned everything. They killed every single slave trader without exception. If they ran away, they were hunted down and killed at the ends of the continent.]
I knew it too.
I knew it, but I just asked.
It’s a difference in power, superiority.
Who rules over whom, who protects good and eradicates evil?
I don’t want to say something that isn’t even funny.
Because it’s all sophistry and contradiction.
Why does the teacher have to say that to me?
And the reason why I felt dirty all along.
It’s simple.
It’s because of the evil that surrounds this entire slave market.
The wall I was looking at until just now, and the ceiling I am looking at now.
As I saw at the Academy, I see a world that others do not see.
A world where the bonds of mana are clearly engraved.
Through that connection, one can read the energy of this world, see ghosts, and raise the energy of the soul.
When I went to kill those bastards who had killed the same expeditionary force before, trying to naturalize to the Tulcan Empire.
At that time, the entire Steel Mountains were covered with resentment and fraud. But it wasn’t to this extent.
It was disgusting even then, but this is going too far.
