Chapter 96 (1/2)

v3 Chapter 5 Part 1

False Saint

I was in the dungeon

Once the jailer teuests who have visited so far

They were pretty s like how they'd give me money if I told theroup, or other things like that At any rate, they were harsh people

Many of them threatened to kill me if I didn't do what they said

Luxon was amazed as well

[I suppose you can't do anything about the suspicious nobles offering to spare your life in exchange for Partner and Arroganz, can you?]

“I suppose not Many of the and would kill me as soon as I transfer them over”

They've confiscated Partner and Arroganz, but are troubled since they can't operate them

They've been askingtheir intentions

[It seeave upPartner Master, how about we lay waste to this kingdom?]

“Rejected”

[Then, let's restrict the ruling class──]

“No thanks”

Arroganz is in a container that can't be tampered with

They've invaded Partner's interior quite a bit, but it's impossible for them to dismantle the important parts

[Master, is the reason that you won't abandon the kingdom related to Anjelica, Olivia──and Milaine as well? I believe that Clarice and Deirdre are also on your do class? I would recommend an internal reform]

Is it thinking that I want to protect the kingdom because there are women I favor?

Needless to say, that's not the case and I don't plan on an internal reform either

“You really think I want to protect the kingdom?”

[A?]

Speaking truthfully, I wouldn't care if the kingdom was destroyed

The reason why I want it intact for now is because the citizens will be in deep water without a country

Without a ruler, they'll be in trouble

“I have no interest in the ement of a nation If I were to destroy the country, the ones ould be in trouble are the people who live there That's not souy would do unless he really wanted to”

[Are you sure about that? In the event that Milaine and the duke's faction fails, you will be executed, Master Of course, I won't let that happen However, why aren't you taking any initiative?]

“──If the country discards me, then I will just flee”

Fortunately, the kingdoic flute

They won't lose unless those conditions are taken away

There will probably be soe in the process, but that's what it dom

[Then, why don't you take action for the sake of the people?]

“nobody wants me to”

In this world, war is not about gathering citizens and handing weapons to them

In order to turn citizens into soldiers, a sufficient education is needed

Due to the existence of airshi+ps, it's difficult to recruit ordinary citizens

There are indeed soh to force that into happening, but the Holfault Kingdom is relatively friendly to its people

This is the only kind part of that oto

As a result, there are few citizens who are dissatisfied

Knights and soldiers having to be the pawns of war and the troubles of finding les

There's dissatisfaction just about everywhere, but the most dissatisfied ones are the baron and viscount nobles that I have to put up with──what a disgusting world

Simply put, even if there was a revolt, the citizens wouldn't join

After all, they're satisfied with the status quo, so I would be the scoundrel here if I were to act violently

“Despite how things ht”

[By knight, you mean an existence who sucks up to women and is convenient to the nation?]

“Idiot ──I ht that protects the citizens”

[Is that how they appear as?]

“I'm fine with appearances and superficiality It's better than being controlled by a schoolgirl and having to work dom Besides, Livia would be happy to hear me say that”

Anjie would h

[Quite the weak deterone to waste]

“What are you expecting of me? Or rather, what do you want me to do?”

Actually, I'm quite surprised that it was touched by that conversation

[I'ether]

──I don't knohat kind of reaction I should make to that

Now then, I've been in jail for a while, but──yet another visitor came today

“How pathetic, Viscount Baltfault”

Beyond the iron bars, Jilk stood in front ofhis head

“Did you coeon to make snide remarks? It seems that you have some free time as well”

When I said that, Jilk threw out his chest, as if I said so unthinkable

“I came here at the request of Marie It seems that she wants to help you”

“Marie? What kind of trap is this?”

“How rude What kind of attitude is that? I took great pains to come here and help you”

Jilk spoke to me

“For the tieon”

“You will?”

Does he even have that kind of authority? At any rate, why is Marie helping me?

Though I had hts, the question I spoke was──

“How are you going to help me?”

“Despite everything, my house still consists of nobles of the royal court I have many connections”

“That's not your oer, but the power of your household, isn't it?”

“What of it? Anyways, please sit tight and wait here”

Jilk left the dungeon as he said that, but──after a while, he came back quite battered

His hair was disheveled and it seeht

“──I failed”

“Thought so”

“T, this isn't right They wouldn't listen to me and told me to reflect on my actions!”

That's because you're always up to no good

In the end, Jilk left the dungeon with hunched shoulders

What a useless guy

The next to visit was──Greg

He was even more battered than Jilk His clothes were torn and his face showed signs of being beaten up, perhaps froht

“──I'ot into a fight with my father”

It seems that he relied on his household in an atte into a quarrel with his father

“Did Marie ask you too?”

“She did Moreover, I'm personally indebted to you So I wanted to help you, buthappened”

I've got lad that he tried to help

“Go apologize to your dad You guys cause too much trouble”

Greg stared straight at me

“So the matter?”

“Baltfault──you're the last person I'd want to hear that from”

“Huh? What?!”

I was a fool for thinking that this jerk had soood in him

The next guest was──Brad

Unlike the last two, his uniforht

However, he was fiddling with his hair while──seehtly uneasy

“Are you here to help me as well?”

Since he didn't speak despite how much time had passed, I decided to initiate the conversation

Upon which, Brad spoke while his eyes were darting

“T, that was the plan, but──I can't get in contact with my parents”

“Did so happen?”

“My family wasn't in the Field residence within the royal capital Due to that──”

He toldto help me, the family he depended on wasn't there

“I understand, so stop looking like you're going to cry”

“I, I'!”