Episode 253
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The ghosts I created took revenge.
And naturally he attained Buddhahood.
A cold slave market.
The slave market, called Maya or something, was practically hell.
At the entrance of that Maya, I stood facing the night wind.
To be exact.
“… …Can I ask you one thing?”
With elves and orcs.
“What is it?”
“… … How do you know the Orcs’ resolution?”
I turn my head and see an orc lad with a really curious expression on his face, just like an elf.
How do you know… … It’s simple.
“Because I heard it myself.”
“……yes?”
He didn’t answer the question any further.
“Don’t forget what I said, and go now.”
So an elf and an orc named Kaiser left the place.
It takes about eight days by carriage from Ishmael to the Forest of Mashu.
I gave them both a carriage and travel expenses.
Now, the two of them are leaving in a carriage.
I looked at it and spoke slowly.
“Pretend to be there but not there, watch over them, and accompany them to the Forest of Demons.”
The green-haired man next to me.
Blanc, who appeared next to me about 10 seconds after calling through the communication port, nodded.
“But what happened with the suppression of the bandits?”
“As soon as I figured out their location, I used teleport to get there, kill them, clean them up, and bury them.”
I took it to mean that things were going well.
“Did you see that before? One elf and one orc.”
“yes.”
“I already told that elf something, but I don’t want to make things complicated. If he fails to persuade you, you step in and take care of it yourself. You won’t have to bother me. Okay?”
“… … I understand. But, weren’t you planning on going straight to the Forest of Demons?”
Actually, I thought about taking you there with teleportation magic, but I just decided not to do that.
That little orc.
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I think I need to learn a little about the world.
He needs to know that the world isn’t just filled with people in slave markets.
Eight days is a very short period of time, but it is better than going straight to the Forest of Demons using teleportation magic.
And the forest of demons.
I’m sure I’ll have to go someday, but not now.
I haven’t even finished my work on humans yet, and now I’m talking about a different species.
It’s too premature.
“I’ll go when the time comes. Then, take care.”
“Yes, you too… … No, Mr. Jack, you too, have a hard time.”
And so Blanc disappeared.
[It’s over.]
It’s over… … .
well.
“Not yet.”
I turned my head.
Four masters.
And to Tem-Samit Ismael.
Looking at them, I repeated what I had said earlier.
“As of today, slavery is illegal in the Kingdom of Ishmael. It’s so gross that you have to clean up everything in the capital immediately.”
Tem-Samit looks into my eyes.
Didn’t avoid it.
After about a minute, Samit turned his gaze towards the four masters and nodded.
Okay then.
“insect-!”
Four masters disappeared.
“I’ll do as you say for now.”
“first?”
“Okay, for now.”
The nuance was really subtle.
Without bothering to press it again, I slowly stretched.
That’s how the day was organized.
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It takes about 30 minutes from where the slave market is to the capital where the Academy kids stay.
If you use teleportation magic, you can get there quickly, but where in the world is there a crazy person who uses teleportation magic to go back and forth over a distance of only 30 minutes?
When we came, there were four masters in the carriage, so it felt a bit cramped, but now there were only two.
Me and Ishmael.
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The teacher who had been sitting on my shoulder moved to the roof of the carriage earlier.
Did you say you wanted to feel the night breeze?
So now there’s a rather awkward silence in the carriage.
Tem-Samit looked at me blankly, and I looked at him blankly too.
About five minutes passed like that.
Just when you start to feel tired of snowball fights.
“If anyone saw you, they would think you were the king of Ishmael.”
There was no answer.
“The more I think about it… … haha, ha… … hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!”
Tem-Samit burst into laughter, as if he really found it funny.
“Wahahahahahahahahaha!! Oh, my.”
The guy stood up from his seat and placed both hands on the back of the chair I was sitting in.
His face stopped about 4 centimeters away from mine.
The smile from just a moment ago seemed like a lie, Samit’s face turned cold.
“Do you know what kind of kingdom Ishmael is?”
I know that.
I heard it, but I didn’t answer.
“Do you know the history of this land? Do you know how it was created? Do you know what will happen if I beckon and command? Do you know anything about this land?”
Although I couldn’t see it, I could tell that the guy holding the chair had a strong grip on his hands.
Kwak- I kept hearing this sound in my ears.
“There is no king in this land who can replace me. I am the king.”
Kwajik-!!
“Because I am the king!! Because I am Ishmael!!”
Kugu Palace.
The horses driving the carriage stopped in their tracks as if they were terrified, and the ground around the carriage began to shake.
I know how Samit feels.
Everything is fine.
Their faces are too close.
“so?”
“what?”
He asked with a blank face.
“What do you want me to do?”
“… … .”
“I disregarded your ‘royal authority’? Is that why you’re angry now?”
He lifted his hand and placed it on Ishmael’s cheek.
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“I told you before. If your sense of responsibility is limited to those around you and not to the entire kingdom, then you are not fit to be king.”
The hand holding the guy’s ball is gradually gaining strength.
“And. I wasn’t going to say anything until now.”
Have I overstepped my authority?
Are you offended?
I ended up laughing naturally.
“Who gave you permission to be king in this land?”
“……what?”
“Who decides who will be the King of Tulkan, who will decide who will be the King of the Cradle, the King of Matthias, the King of Canaan, and the King of Teslan, and furthermore, the King of the Forest of the Demons, and the King of Dragons. Who decides that?”
Crunch-
Crunch
“Ugh… … .”
Slowly, I stood up from my seat.
The bald giant was already pinned to the floor of the carriage.
“I decide.”
“……nice.”
“There are still too many kids who can’t tell the difference between shit and soybean paste. Who created this land, this huge western continent? Your ancestors? Don’t be ridiculous. It wasn’t your ancestors who brought the human world to this continent, but our one and only teacher.”
Kkwaduk-!!
“I don’t understand why the bastards who created this world, where such a teacher laments and is always disappointed, keep talking nonsense like this is my country, I am the king, my land. Tem-Samit Ishmael. Answer with your own mouth. Who is the owner of this land?”
“… … I don’t know. I didn’t live in the world 400 years ago!”
Laughter erupts.
It’s the same.
“I don’t know about the world 400 years ago either. But I do know this. When our Master first appeared, what did the Lords think, and what did the kings of the other races and the countless transcendent beings think? Do you know how they reacted when they realized, belatedly, that they were not the true rulers of this world, and that they were at best just a piece of this world’s puzzle?”
The answer is simple.
“I ignored it. I denied it. I refused to acknowledge it. And then what happened?”
I just let go of his hand.
From the crouching position, I slowly straightened my knees and sat down on the chair.
“They’re all dead. The other race was driven out to the Forest of Demons, and thanks to that, humans were able to revive as they are now. It was created by one person. Just one person. The true master of the world, the monarch of the world. But everyone forgot about her. Maybe that’s why most people don’t think like that, but rather wonder what the opposite would be like.”
“… … What are you talking about now?”
The legs are naturally crossed.
Without answering, he just extended his hand beyond the window.
Then, as if he had been waiting, our teacher, who had been on the roof of the carriage, landed on my hand.
After bringing the teacher, he sat him on his shoulders again.
“I just thought about it, but what if this time, we drove all the humans into the Demon Forest and made sure they could never escape?”
“… … .”
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[… … .]
Of course I’m not being honest.
I was just thinking about it.
This is the important thing.
“Probably no one would have thought of it. Your expression right now says it all. It’s something that even the owner of red mana couldn’t imagine, but I can do it.”
“… … .”
“Do you know what that means?”
I slowly released my legs and leaned my body forward.
“This world, I can do whatever I want. I have already surpassed the power of the former ‘Monarch of the World’. That’s why I hate slavery. It’s what the alien races did to humans 400 years ago, and if humans do the same thing because the world has changed, it’s no different than then. It’ll look like our master did something useless. That’s why Samit.”
He reached out and stroked our little boy’s head.
“Before the Academy War ends, wipe out all the slave markets in the Kingdom of Ishmael. If there are any nobles who oppose, kill them. If there are any citizens who oppose, kill them. If there are any bastards who plot, kill them. Kill all the bastards who talk nonsense about petty interests, worthless money, and livelihood. If you don’t want to see me go crazy.”
Tem-Samit’s eyes began to tremble.
As was the case when I spoke with Rommel and other nobles, I tend to refrain from using force or threats whenever possible.
There are two situations where I show my strength and where I show my emotions.
One is when the other person cannot be persuaded with words.
Another one is when the opponent threatens me with force.
Tem-Samit has now satisfied both of those requirements.
“People don’t know, and people around me don’t know either. I’m exercising a lot of self-restraint right now.”
“… … .”
“Until recently, I was living in a world where I was killed and killed, where every day was a war. There were bugs that were trying to kill me at every moment, and I never slept comfortably. The entire continent was my enemy, so there was no way I could sleep comfortably. Now, I am continuously suppressing my instincts and living ‘well’ as much as possible. Think about it. What would happen if I went crazy?”
I turned my head out the window.
Fortunately, the carriage was magically activated, and there was no apparent abnormality in its overall structure.
Except that the horses are scared, they are no different than usual.
He looked up at the completely dark night sky and spoke softly.
“I hope I don’t end up there either. I just want to kill those who need to be killed and end it there… … but it keeps happening.”
It’s not a laughing situation, but I burst out laughing.
“These annoying kids are popping out. So help me out.”
He reached out and gently squeezed Tem-Samit’s hand.
“Please. Okay?”
