Volume 4 Chapter 1 Part1 (1/2)

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Minasan oideyasu This is Yukkuri demasu!

Decided to include Author note, since I am

of a medical profession If you have painful wisdom tooth because of wisdom

tooth impaction, please consult with a dentist

I still can’t ht… Hmmm…

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Author:

Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)

Translator:

Yukkuri Oniisan

Editor:

So-Chintzy

Enlightenment Arc

Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Cities[1]

A

Author Note: The

story this time is short Due to my wisdom tooth, I couldn’t concentrate at

all…… I wish that it would get well soon

「Today

I have to run an errand near the castle, so……」(Souma)

It wasAs always, I was

having a breakfast with my four fiancées, inside my room when I mentioned this

「Can

so with me?」(Souma)

「Is

it a job?」(Liscia)

I nodded at Liscia’s question

「Sadly

so Since it’s an important case, I want to see to it personally」(Souma)

「I

see…… Then, I will be going What about everyone else?」(Liscia)

Liscia brought this matter up with

the other three (I could already feel her influence as the First Queen Consort),

the first one, Roroa made an “X” mark atop her head with her hand

「Too

bad I cannae go Since Darling had entrusted th’ negotiations wi’ th’ Merchant

Guild」(Roroa)

「About

thethe slave merchants into civil servants?」(Souma)

「Aye

Darling micht had once transformed th’ scrap metal merchants to “resaikel duty”[2]

as civil servants, but this time it wonnae be that smooth Since th’ scrap

metal merchants are lik’ trash picker frouild’s

h slave merchants are looked down as lowly just th’ same, thay

are properly registered at the Merchant Guild If thay are separated from th’

guild and then are under th’ country’s control, this will be th’ sa』 the

slave trade ye see」(Roroa)

While saying this, Roroa took a

bottle of salt, that was placed on the table into her hand

「It

was different from th’ salt or iron, but it’s th’ first time I’ve heard aboutslaves Slaves aren’t ‘local procure, local use’ goods, aye? Of

course, thay also ca slave merchants into civil

servants means that it will also prevent th’ flow of this trade from the other

countries As a civil servant, thay would’ve a guaranteed income, but they

wonnae earn any profit Hence, th’ slave merchants ant to earn profits

will move to other countries There will also be those ill oppose But it is

Darling’s wish to curtail th’ slavery……」(Roroa)

…… Well, that’s true It’s different

when it’s about the cri their manual labor penalties,

but selling women or children as slaves to reduce the number of mouths to feed or

the fact that that the child of a slave was also a slave I really want to

put an end to these kinds of old-fashi+oned practices at once It’s not just from

a humanistic point of view, but also to increase the prosperity of the country

as a whole

「Even

if it’s just th’ domestic crime slaves and property slaves, it’s unknohether

or not it will satisfy th’ demand…… Really, it’s troublesome」(Roroa)

「……So,

is it as difficult as expected?」(Souma)

When I asked her, Roroa nodded

her head

「Uun,

I can dae this I want to see th’ post-slavery world that Darling had mentioned

Where everyone can earn money, use it, and circulate it in th’ economy That

kind of world」(Roroa)

I had taught a portion of my

world’s econoical

innovations, it would be possible to oods, create a demand for a market

where those goods could be sold, resulting in further effects on the asset-less

slaves’ positions, and how these events lead to the slaves’ emancipation This

kind of story Of course, I know that there were people aged war under the

ideology that all humans should be equal For the slaves that had persevered to

win their freedom, they didn’t have any disposition to deny the efforts of the

people ished for freedom

It was just, somehohen I saw

the story of that age, I felt the powerlessness of humans, 「No

matter what kind of systee or

not?」 Napoleonic Wars or the US’s Civil War (it was called

a war for slave emancipation, but the truth is that the Union Army had adopted 『Slave

Earner support, so they wouldn’t be defeated by

the Confederate Army)[3]

the end result was that these wars pushed the emancipation of slaves forward[4],

or that hat I had heard…… right No matter how splendid an idea is, if it doesn’t

suit that age, then it will be crushed Even after the slavery system ended, in

the next age, the conflict between the capitalists and the workers aiting

However, Roroa saw a frontier in my stories

「It

may be a bit pushy, but if th’ Empire makes th’ first step, then we can dae it

If the influential half of th’ continent, nay, th’ humanity side, reduces th’

slavery, it should be difficult for others to oppose it Then, th’ matter of

the shortage of labor, though the turn is reversed fro’s story, we

could only co’s

work」(Roroa)

「Yeah

That is my objective Leave it to me」(Souma)

「I’ll

be waitin’ Since I also will dae what I can dae」(Roroa)

「I’ll

counting on you」(Souma)

「Mufufu~

Say it more」(Roroa)

Our arhtly linked For

this kind of matter, Roroa was really reliable So, Roroa couldn’t accompany me,

but what about Aisha or Juna-san? I looked in their directions

「I am

terribly sorry, but I need to prepare for the next o

with you」(Juna)

「I-I

had been asked to acco…… Of course, if Your

Majesty says the word, then I will discard the other arrangements and will

accompany you」(Aisha)

「It’s

alright No need to push yourself Hmm…… Well then……」(Souma)

Thewhere I don’t wish to take too many people with me Since “that side” will be

cautious of the number of people On the other hand, as expected, I will be

uneasy if I don’t take any bodyguards withwith me…… Well,

rather than an unskilled bodyguard, Liscia’s fighting strength is surely

higher, right? The Black Cats Squad is assigned to gather intelligence in the

other countries right now, so there are no personnel left for bodyguard duty

If possible, I want to personally take either Aisha, as the strongest one, or