“As expected, I must see Your Majesty.”
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King Gong’s office in the Royal Palace Gairach.
There, Lepehardt was looking at Carol with a stern face.
Carol said firmly.
“The current law must be revised!”
The current law of the Principality of Antares is a law that treats all races equally and respects the culture of each race as much as possible to make it as fair as possible. The award itself was very good. But it wasn’t realistic.
“Each race has different values and cultures, so laws must also adapt accordingly. “The current punishment is very different in terms of advantages and disadvantages depending on each race.”
Cutting off hands and feet when committing a serious crime is a terrifying punishment that is enough to deter crime for other races. But to a troll, it’s no different from just getting a few hits.
Being imprisoned and forced to do hard labor depending on the crime is punishment enough for other races, but for dwarves, it is no different from normal life.
In this way, although the law was said to be fair to everyone, the law was not actually fair. The scope and intensity of punishment was also too weak. In the first place, that law was created with the assumption that each race would respect each other and live in harmony.
Reppenhardt asked back in embarrassment.
“But can’t we expand the scope of the death penalty?”
Carol answered firmly.
“If it’s necessary, you should do it.”
The only fear common to all races is death.
“The law must be strict. A true nation values the fairness of the law and does not seek to lower the severity of punishment. I know very well that Your Majesty cares for the people, but… … .”
After being speechless for a moment, Carol spoke again.
“Leffenhardt’s attitude right now is neither human, castle, nor county. “It just fell apart and exploded.”
Repenhardt’s expression became even paler. The corners of his mouth twitched. Carol swallowed her saliva. No matter how well Repenhard listens to his subjects, I thought that his advice just now went too far.
‘But, if it wasn’t to this extent, I wouldn’t have considered him my lord.’
Indeed, Reppenhardt did not disappoint Karl. Although he was upset for a moment, he soon acknowledged that Carol’s words were valid.
“It hurts, but… … That’s a correct point… … .”
I tried to take a different path from my previous life. As a result, I tried to avoid being treated as mercilessly as I had in my previous life. But this was not an easy task either.
“I understand. “Give me some time to think about it.”
Carol lowered her head with a calm expression. This was his duty as a subject. From now on, we will just follow Reppenhardt’s wishes.
“Forgive my verbal abuse, Your Majesty. But this is not something to just wait and see.”
“I understand.”
Carol left the office again. Left alone, Reppenhardt sighed.
“Whoa… … .”
This never happened when the numbers of this race were small.
They were all people who maintained their honor and pride despite oppression. They were people who maintained a noble spirit and lived with steadfast will even in difficult lives. Those who were rescued and freed also tried to imitate their atmosphere and emulate the culture of their great ancestors.
But as their numbers increased, and they were no longer the ‘weak’, the story changed.
Once they were on an equal footing with humans, what they did was not much different from humans. They equally envied, ignored, despised, abused, and hated each other.
Yes, things like this didn’t happen in my past life either.
“But it wasn’t this bad… … .”
Leffenhardt was worried. The current national law of the Principality of Antares was the same as the imperial law of its past life. At that time, this law did not cause too many problems.
‘Is it because the time when the country was founded was so different from then?’
At that time, the country was not established with such urgency. They united different races, rescued them little by little, gradually increased their population, and gradually rose to the status of an empire. Sufficient time was given for reconciliation.
However, even taking that into account, what is happening now is too severe… … .
“Uhm… … .”
At that time, Marceline came into the office.
“You seem to be thinking, Mr. Repenhardt.”
“You can’t help it, can you?”
Reppenhardt responded bluntly and slumped his shoulders.
“No matter how different the times are, why is there such a difference? … .”
“I can guess?”
“exactly?”
Reppenhardt glanced at Marceline. Marceline spoke seriously while stroking the pure white beard that Alport had given her.
“You’ve often told me this. “About Repenhardt’s past life, the Antares Empire.”
“It did. “It wasn’t like this back then, obviously.”
“Of course.”
Marceline continued.
“At that time, wasn’t the Antares Empire clearly divided into classes by race, no matter what anyone said?”
Leffenhardt frowned.
“What are you talking about? “I definitely treated everyone equally.”
“Yes, legally it is. What was divided was occupation rather than class, and legally everyone was equal. But no matter how much we claim equality, are the farmers and the administrators who manage them the same? Are the store owner and servant the same status? “Even if we declare ourselves legally and morally equal, there are ups and downs depending on the job.”
Marceline let out a laugh.
“No matter what anyone says, the Antares Empire I heard about was a country with the lowest class called humans. This is what I heard from Mr. Reppenhardt, who believed that they were treated equally, so in reality it may have been more. Since there was a common object of abuse called ‘human’, it is understandable that there were no major fights between different races. People usually unite when they have a common enemy.”
Reppenhardt groaned. It felt like every word that Marceline said was like a dagger flying at me.
“Of course, that’s not the only reason.”
“Is there another reason?”
“Yes, a being named Mr. Reppenhardt.”
In his previous life, Reppenhardt was an archmage of the 10th circle, and no matter what anyone said, he was a demon king who far exceeded human limitations. On the other hand, the current Leffenhardt has only ‘slightly’ surpassed human limitations.
“I have never actually seen Mr. Reppenhardt’s magic. But I heard about the Zeppelin raid. To be honest, just hearing the story gave me goosebumps and felt scary. But in that era, those who saw that power firsthand must have been appalled.”
The Demon King of his past life, Reppenhardt, was clearly the object of fear for all of humanity. And it wasn’t just humanity that felt that fear.
It was a terrifying force even to those of a different race who were on the same side. The sight of the Demon King, who could make mountains fly away with a single wave of his hand and make stars fall from the sky with a single shout, and even then show no sign of distress at all, was something that no one could help but be afraid of, regardless of whether he was an enemy or not.
In addition, Reppenhardt’s personality has changed considerably compared to his previous life.
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Just like in the case of Zeppelin or when annihilating the enemies of an invading country, Repenhardt in his previous life was a person who became extremely ruthless once he recognized the enemy as an enemy. And as a wizard, his standards were extremely narrow. What would they do if the enemy’s standards came back to them? Even citizens of the Antares Empire cannot help but be afraid of him.
“At that time, Mr. Reppenhardt held the people in absolute fear. It is an overwhelming deterrent that goes far beyond law and morality. But that’s not the case now, is it?”
“Then what? Should we show off the 10-circle magic right now?”
‘With Meteor Fall, once a week is possible… … .’
When Reppenhardt asked, thinking about that, Marceline made a surprised face. Do you always think that way because someone is not a wizard?
“The point is, we need an object of fear. A country is like a parent. A good parent is one who allows his children to feel respect, awe, and fear at the same time. “Only then will you be able to lead your child to the right path.”
In that sense, Marceline was in favor of Karl’s revision of the law. It is too late to wait for the people to change through education and ideological changes. In the meantime, countless unjust victims will continue to emerge.
“I know that governing the people with firm laws in the early days of the founding of the nation was accepted as common sense by humans. “I also agree with Chancellor Karl’s proposal.”
“Uhm… … .”
Reppenhardt groaned again. Marceline bowed her head politely.
“Then I’ll just leave.”
With her head down, Marceline said something meaningful.
“Leffenhardt always said that. “Everyone is the same.”
The old dwarf raised his head.
“You are correct. There was just a difference in the positions of the strong and the weak. Perhaps, if the positions had been reversed, the dwarf race with its ugly nature would have been dominating the noble humans.”
He declared, his wise man’s eyes shining.
“We are no different from humans.”
2
The different races currently living in the Principality of Antares are all facing problems big and small. Since they were barely liberated after living under oppression, it is impossible for them to have difficulty adapting to the changed world.
Among them, there was the most serious part.
It was the sex ratio between orcs and elves.
To humans, Orc women and Elf men had no value as slaves. As a result, most of them were killed without spending money on raising them. The male to female ratio of the freed elves was close to 1:10. On the other hand, the male to female ratio of orcs was 10:1.
A race with too many men and a race with too many women.
As these two races lived together, a planned problem eventually arose. Orcs who were former slaves with a surplus of men could not control their sexual desires and raped the elf women.
This did not happen when free orcs and elves lived together.
By Orc standards, all women of other races were ‘obese’. No matter how slim your body is, if you don’t have muscles, you will be treated as fat. As a result, bachelor orcs never crossed paths with elf or dwarf women. Troll women had a pretty good aesthetic, but there were so few of them that it was rare to meet them.
And the original traditional Orcs respected women. It was their culture that men naturally tried desperately to be chosen by women. Would it be closer to the laws of nature? Subduing a woman by force was considered the worst dishonor a man could commit.
However, the culture of their great ancestors was not passed down to the Orcs who were slaves who were imbued with humans. The sense of beauty has also become closer to that of humans. Also, it has been easy to see humans raping elven women at will all the time.
As a result, there were orcs who thought this way.
“After all, elves don’t even have decent men, do they? “What’s wrong with showing a taste of men to poor women who will grow old as widows?”
Aranan Grad, Orc District.
A group of elves were gathered together and shouting in front of dozens of orcs.
“Call out those wicked people right now!”
It was Relhad, the head of the Danheim clan. He came here on behalf of the former slave elf women who were now accepted into the clan. Not long ago, they were women who were raped by six orcs.
The person standing in front of Relhard was the leader of the Gray Orcs, Auror user Hadatum. During the Zeppelin raid, he and Relhad pretended to be bandits and rescued slaves together. Since we knew each other, we were usually quite friendly.
However, the expression on the face of the argument was not so good right now. He glanced at the six orcs kneeling behind him. Their whole bodies were colorful, as if they had all been beaten to death.
He said it as if arguing was difficult.
“Hmm, didn’t I tell you? “These guys have already been punished.”
Relhard’s expression became even more grim.
“How can the punishment end with threshing after bringing an indelible shame to a woman? Even cutting off her head wouldn’t be enough!”
The expression on his face became increasingly crumpled.
“No, then you mean we have to kill them? Did they kill the elves? “I’m not saying those idiots did a good job, but the truth is, those women didn’t suffer any serious injuries, right?”
This was due to cultural differences between the two races.
The orcs clearly placed importance on a woman’s choice, but they did not attach importance to a woman’s chastity.
To the Orcs, a woman could choose dozens of men throughout her life. Men also preferred an experienced woman rather than a virgin. The fact that she gave birth to many children is proof that she is productive. For an orc woman, virginity simply means that she has not yet become an adult, and the sooner she abandons it, the prouder it is.
On the other hand, elves insist on monogamy, and if they love one man, they stay together for life. Since they have a lifespan four times that of humans, they are also very conscious of marriage. For a woman to lose her chastity to someone other than her husband is a shame and insult worse than death.
“W-what…” … .”
Relhard trembled with anger. How dare you make a woman worse than her death and say such shameless things!
“Wow, that’s too unreasonable!”
Arguments also resulted in temper tantrums and speculation. No, is there any pain in the world worse than death? They didn’t even take his life, so what an unreasonable demand is this for demanding life in return!
The murderous nature of both sides began to intensify. Relhard could not hold back his anger and activated Ignasis.
“You shameless bastards!”
Hatusu also raised his Blade Aura.
“Where are you doing this?”
Aurors and fire spirits shine brightly everywhere. The two leaders of each tribe were about to attack each other with their eyes wide open.
