Chapter 195: Miruam Elizabeth El Rath (7)
4MCThe army returned.vwE
f1cEoNow that their original justification of punishing the ones behind the attempted assassination of the princess was of no use, the united army of the Kingdom, the Old Faith, and the Guardian Alliance had no choice but to disperse.Qoi
p0Dr2xiThe first to go were the guardians of the Alliance, followed by the soldiers of the Kingdom. The believers of the Old Faith scowled and gritted their teeth but couldn’t do anything by themselves when the Kingdom had already shown their position by retreating their army.BCqA4Y
qzRd“Korin. They all left.”05BH
BlkJ“Wow. We can finally come out~”waxg
N3YJcetMarie and Estelle hopped out towards me. Because of their social positions, the two of them couldn’t openly show their support, so they had been hiding from the eyes of the army the entire time.IAbN
PzM“Thanks for your hard work. On another note…”3dRHB
DECeSaDNext was the core of our plan, Lady Josephine, who tapped on my shoulder a few times before looking around the surroundings.dFG
kkpon“Quite the… damage you have done to the environment.”yzvkmDn
ShtCNCJosephine clicked her tongue as she gazed at the completely ravaged canyon. On the other hand, Marie and Estelle seemed amazed by the change done to the landscape and looked around in curiosity.4hdz
AV5ZHg“It might be safe for now, but there will be follow-ups that need to be dealt with.”iN47ULd
zEmxAL“Yes. I’m aware.”4hn
AW8ZEqThe army had retreated, so it was time to deal with Dana Shee now. We went back into Dana Shee and came across countless demi-humans.1wF0sk
nVEeg0Z“Fair King…”5JST6
DKv“Korin Lork…”5J6NmB
VqUDkXTheir eyes were all on me, which Estelle explained in a soft voice.jJTBCxS
x42“Most of them should be very friendly. I spread the news while helping them as a volunteer.”fsg
d1f“You did?”JoH
z12Z5G“Un un. They need to know who it was that was fighting for them, right?”lJYXr
VylGShe replied with a wide smile on her face.ovnep
koz“The Order will send essential supplies after this is over. Of course, it will be in the name of our Fairy King, Finvarra. A job well done, right?”bVyrDK
sC9fS“You know, I needed them to call me a King here to provide justification behind my actions, but if they do that elsewhere, that will be an actual crime of treason, okay?”C5H5PZ
V8244y“It’s just an honorific title~. And a public propagandized image or two is a must to rule them properly~. So it’s a job well done, yes? Yes?”rPm
9iWWell… To be fair, ruling them directly would be the best way to guide Dana Shee down the right path in the future. I wasn’t interested in becoming a leader but…4RB6
1bbE“Yeah. Well done. It will be a lot easier thanks to that.”wZb
BUPuYU8“Right? Give me a kiss then.”rUAWju
Iu7“Ehk?”CEr4
cBCKT“A kiss on my cheek~”ZjC5mdA
Xgh8iKJ“Ah, please! What is wrong with you!”PHWzrE
1rujuI shouted in disgust but Estelle kept on clinging with a smile for some reason.8O58
h2K7Mg“Noona, can you please save this for when it’s just the two of us?”SyG4
p299S“Korin?”1hC
RrUTK“Uhmm… Senior Marie.”C81Oum0
Un7S“W, why am I ‘Senior’, and why is Her Highness ‘Noona’? Is this discrimination?”FC0J
k6oR“What’s wrong with you now, Senior…”lxjjy9
P9aLE“…This is making me sad.”fiIZ
hwDqPN“Come on, Senior. You’re not a baby.”m7PL
wDko3What is wrong with these two ladies all of a sudden?OHvMEU
HhBTurning around, I found Lady Josephine slowly shaking her head.tOX
gdep7The little quarrel only came to an end once we arrived at the conference room of Mound, the Temple of Dagda, with the intervention of another person.uG5UJeo
TIO3“Look who it is~ it’s our hero. Fairy King, Finvarra.”fD04QD
qtCVThe Queen of Cats, Ednar Illusan, walked straight towards us before suddenly whispering in my ears.iK4
4wpi“I pledged to myself once again after seeing you this time around, that I want to tie your limbs, and eat you up until you beg and beg for mercy.”1y703
rHDiEd“Umm…”zUJ
JxqCm“You know I’m still waiting for my one-night reward, yeah? I’m looking forward to it.”qygivWG
9VshYou mean the… SM right? Yes, I do remember but did you have to say that here?ost1
q8bf“Korin?”iHth
0HPy“Dongsaeng?”S1IUw
fO3“Student Korin. Don’t forget you’re still a student.”fy4YrM
ZR0“…This isn’t what it looks looks like!”ZgDB5
JekTheir eyes were very cold. Fuu… This reminded me of the pranks and jokes Misha used to make back when I was on Earth.KAEdqB3
ybEWmfRIt was a problem because she kept on making sexual jokes even in front of my friends. Both Fujiwara and Seyoung were giving her a serious look, but Misha never paused her tongue of destruction.Sq3b
5AdfOShe was a very nice girl but was much more open due to her upbringing in the land of grizzly bears. Despite how beautiful she appeared when doing gymnastics, she was very different around her friends.[mfn]EDMin Note: So after a quick Google search of “Land of Grizzly Bears.” I didn’t find much. I initially thought it was either Russia or California and then another Google search later I found out Russia doesn’t have grizzled bears. (You learn something new every day, huh?) So this is either California, the Northern U.S. including Alaska, or Canada. But considering that he says she did Gymnastics and Canada has a total of 0 Olympic medals in Gymnastics I’m leaning towards Korin talking about the Northern U.S. or California. Anyway, enough rambling about my curiosity on this throwaway line, go enjoy the rest of the chapter.[/mfn]BveG
tC2“Now… Let’s go in.”FIy
FefELooking away from the cold gazes pointing at me, I entered the conference hall and saw the demi-human leaders.hs4T4rU
zWoAEdnar welcomed me with an exaggerated set of movements before asking the crowd.kntX3G
B9n“Is there anyone who still refuses Korin Lork as the leader of Mound?”fGR
TQMa3“…”LAkyO
wGPnQ8“…”MFYlzO3
m62C5lNone of them could say anything. They all knew that I was the one who single-handedly stopped the army and saved them.oD8WM
mJu“Fairy King Finvarra…”qd8gW0
inpPxWUnlike the first time we met, their eyes were filled with goodwill and awe. Some of them, however, were different.AcWb
k7ht“I assume it would be difficult for Sir Ku Shee… to make it out alive. Is that correct?”a9T
bnlJM1Voiced out one of the beastmen that used to follow Ku Shee. They could not stop their leader from being dragged away from them, but that was what Ku Shee himself wanted as well.TdxG
nnglNbz“He’ll probably die.”K5Hj
LqGqHe had killed too many people. Regardless of how the beastmen thought of him, he was a great sinner in the eyes of the Kingdom.vOlCtW
skDConsidering how the future of Miruam’s subjugation of Mound was the set of guerrilla battles led by werewolves against the Kingdom, I had to get rid of any of their questions and dissatisfaction here.Vehf
Pbh9TZ1“The golden wolves will now be the ones leading the beastmen. Ren and Ron – they are pure-blooded descendants of the Wolf King.”rkHC
89QThey had been the leaders of wolves even in the game and beastmen had the tendency of assigning a lot of meaning to bloodlines, so it shouldn’t be too big of a problem.Tmf4
nMP“Speak up right now if you have anything you want to say. I will not allow anyone to carry out hostile actions against the Kingdom from today onwards.”xbA5CC
VWtMZSj“…”oLE
lG3f0NSome understood Ku Shee’s sacrifice while others could not, but regardless of their personal take on it, Dana Shee had to obey the laws of the Kingdom from now on.ABz22
yZbtGg“Don’t worry. I will make sure to drive it into the minds of the young ones.”vqEICq
JoAWASaying that was the Chief Elder of Mound, Leprechaun. He was a kind-hearted shoe-making fairy and was one of my supporters from the very start.hRWY
nQNi83“Beastmen… To be precise, the ones that had been following Ku Shee carrying out fights will leave Dana Shee and join my guild.”gDm7yq
P7FR6jp“Are you… telling us to leave our homeland?”d5Lwc
oyfm2N“It’s just going to be for one year. After that, you can do whatever you want. I can introduce our golden wolves to you in the meantime as well.”plWt
0rh2llKKu Shee was from a very noble status for beastmen. He was like a descendent of a duke, but golden wolves were literally descendants of the King. As soon as I mentioned them, the beastmen also turned quiet and swallowed any of their frustrations for the time being.GtoB2
w5f“Putting that aside, what’s going to be happening now?”9GXE0j
dFY7N3“There will be an official group of messengers coming from the Kingdom. They will check the state of the city and talk about taxation.”EF9EIS
9jtsNVq“We are poor. Frankly speaking, most of our income comes from working as mercenaries or through Illusan’s business.”xoWl
Jz2ainO“Don’t worry about that. We will be supporting you for the time being.”NXx
4p503As soon as I said that, Marie and Estelle took a step forward.8wsn
UtFe5“Firstly, we will be providing you with food. When I had a look, I saw there was a severe shortage of food, which is probably because of how hard it is to farm underground.”o3rzto
sjqj“Hmm? How much are you thinking of…?”muB
Cxl6G0yLeprechaun, who had always been greatly concerned about the food shortage of Dana Shee, flickered his eyes after hearing that.FSpnl
X0UoKW“Hmm~. Let’s start off with 100,000 tonnes of potatoes.”81XB7
xAhd7hq“Hukk!”cwO
XftNxaQ“H, hundred thousand tonnes?”bC1
wgF“T, that much?”klqYbGC
s4l4ywc“I can find jobs for you as well. We are always looking for helpers for agriculture, animal husbandry, mining… and also physical jobs like bodyguards for businesses or roads.”mEyD
c2on4ONext up was Estelle.g5GG
1hX4“There will also be supplies and volunteers coming from the New Faith. You would know because of our previous interactions, but the believers of New Faith don’t have a prejudice against you guys, so don’t worry about that.”UyVr
VBnY1X“Mhmm… If you say so, Saintess.”XpP9Ui
wHC“But Saintess. Remember that the god we serve is Dagda, who has built these underground cities. We have no plans of following the god you serve.”GJP
cvot1vT“Ah… Don’t worry about that either.”hyTrTw
38O1v6fEstelle then took out the large cauldron from behind her back. It was the divine artifact which the world knew as the Holy Grail. She also took out a large club along with it.l58HB
9qcF2OX“T, that’s…!”V5O
o2ZikLeprechaun was astonished. Not only that, but the old fairies who had lived through the era of gods all recognized the cauldron and her club.0Nh
1DdK5y7“That’s Lord Dagda’s club!”TqBT
M1J57x“Even Undry…”81JeB
EO2gSome of them even got down on their knees after seeing Undry.8me
aOw“I met him in Mag Mell. I am his descendant, and Undry has acknowledged me as its master as well.”U3uSJ
RucX“Ohh… So the Saintess was—”Ymtock7
DZZ“A descendant of Lord Dagda…”NvH0F
oVPVEcfThey were already fond of Estelle, the Saintess of the New Faith, but now they were even on the verge of worshiping her. Estelle grinned before locking her arms around mine.t2oZTMR
PaSPu“And Korin-dongsaeng is the official inheritor of Lord Nuada the God of the Sun, so~ I look forward to your missionary work in the future~!”BQqpT
vwzB“Like I said, I’m not going to act as a god, okay?”kBcex
iuGKD3Things went pretty well in Mound.qMO
e6mcHWhen I went back there after some time, I found them worshiping me as the new God of the Sun and Estelle as the Goddess of the Earth.O1GLcwK
1fqJhe***UU9AwjI
5sPRwpAfter the huge storm of demi-human subjugation died down without leading to much of anything, the capital city was in an uproar for quite a while.8hDIM
3CUT0The resident registration of demi-humans, the sudden act of betrayal from a hero, and his trial as a Justice of the Peace. There were many talks about it, and some voiced out how my Legal Immunity shouldn’t be permitted and how the trial should therefore be nullified, however…JP5R
eGllp‘They’re missing the core now.’bOSC4
z5WTUEverything went wishy-washy since Miruam, the head of the greatest faction of the Kingdom, wasn’t making a move. Seeing Deputy Minister Gorgol of the Administration department vehemently speaking for the rights of demi-humans at the royal conference… was rather bizarre.KwtmCk
fDR26You weren’t that kind of person before, were you?54m7Pa
9k9Since Princess Miruam’s faction was keeping their silence, everything ended peacefully.QnR
jKArqdfThe royal court was satisfied by the fact that they could punish Ku Shee, the culprit behind the incident, and was content without bothering to delve into the beehive, that was Dana Shee.ydJav8o
1R85pJ6‘King David seemed relieved as well.’np1VdV
TW9scuI had to have an audience with King David and Queen Asher to officially use my Legal Immunity.gOwC4
LSu『Thank you.』GZ9
PvVwThat was what he said to me back then. He also confessed the truth about what happened after Queen Maria’s death, just like he did in the last iteration.SWROMJ
9tzaQvu『She was a rather extreme believer of the Old Faith. She wasn’t a bad person but… when she was young, her older cousin was killed by a vampire.』sb3
ZsGaHTHEven Queen Maria was also just a part of the endless cycle of hatred.IYE9
vRHW『Back then, demi-human rights and harmony with them were coming to the surface. Afterward, Estelle was revealed to be the Saintess of the New Faith and their harmonious approach to demi-humans only accelerated the process…』49y
OHIGa『If I publicized what happened to her back then… The Old Faith would have still had the upper hand to this date.』KeaitxM
FanTUAs a King, he was trying his hardest for a harmonious Kingdom with demi-humans and a brighter future for everyone. What happened 10 years ago, was a crucial event that could render all of his hard work useless.4MMoQ6F
URy2abhAnd because of that, he glossed over the incident. Despite fully knowing that it would greatly hurt Miruam, he chose not as a father or a husband, but as a King.wJ2
UmMhAfter an audience with the King, I asked the attendant to lead me to the basement.r85L
MqE“Can I visit the underground prison?”99q
b6eJF8G“Certainly. Let me guide you.”IRh
61NShFollowing his lead, I headed to the prison located in the basement of the palace. It was to send off Ku Shee one last time before his execution.VsO1Vvk
0gJVarJ“Hmm?”DNZ0Ka5
g8uoWhen I got there, I realized there was already a guest.VB9S4
4CV“Your Highness Miruam?”EcU
XNoSJ“…”7D5Pi9
YAXtIt was Miruam.4CJQP
AFTDWsj“You are here. Fairy King.”Yj9P5O
q0NKu Shee greeted me inside the prison cell with his arms bound in ropes. I glanced at Miruam, who said while glaring at the prisoner with a cold gaze.4qE72U
Wz0D“You will die.”1hL7
8jef“I know.”rLhEb0Z
YZjjMR“Your limbs will be pulled apart until you die.”8GKAhi
mpM1QN“Hanging was the only method of execution permitted in the Kingdom, was it not?”Io1Bin
RLtL“…”fOIWpD
nNanlg“I’m just joking. Princess.”221jl09
bIxCI“You…!”TaILa
MoCx1JY“I’m sorry.”Znanjn
JZopej9His sudden apology made Miruam shut her mouth. She wanted to speak curses and spout about her desire for revenge but swallowed those words because she knew she couldn’t do that anymore.11Qx
idTLooking at her, Ku Shee continued with a confession.xRwau
1cEoZ“My daughter died. She was brutally murdered and I couldn’t save a single bone.k9F
4PR1VX“I wanted to take my revenge. I hated the world and cursed the humans.gPQv4
ARDv8g“The priests of the Deadlands that killed my daughter; those pigs; the believers that followed them; the politicians supporting them; and the royal family turning a blind eye… I wanted to kill everyone – all of them. Every day, my only dream and thought was how I could rip them to pieces and burn their flesh.8ZiRQ
WnpZ“It didn’t even hit me that the only thing we had accomplished was… spreading the pain and agony to their spouses and kids. We turned a blind eye to it and scoffed at them, thinking they were getting what they deserved.sul3LER
4Dbn65“I must have passed the end at one point. I had crossed the line.”tAbtx
yA1ddFEveryone was the same.E4g3h
BRn2uThe future was non-existent to the parent who lost their child and he continued the unending chain of revenge and hatred.L5z27
U0A1“All of your anger towards me is valid. Sorry. But please… do not harm the innocent like I did. Do not make the same mistakes I’ve made.”brml
OPTSc“…”MY2BKw
qXj8Miruam turned around without replying to him. She probably wouldn’t come back anymore.sd0XJ1n
V7MThat left behind Ku Shee and me in this old prison cell.rDPuUBr
Uro“Thanks.”we1
O75“For what?”geRPTx
s4y“Everything. The devotion, love, and mercy that you have shown.”SFETmy
P9k“Sure.”tT60
P2Dx7ySWe remained silent for a while, as if both of us had something we wanted to tell each other.Rgezb
0ijb“This will be our last time having a chat.”CXiSi2
wViroI was the one who started it off first.h7ROjCA
w511apm“That’s right. It will end with just myself, so that’s a lot of spare change on our end.”EdL64
jpzAn attempted assassination of the princess alone was enough to warrant an execution. Besides, the incident from 10 years ago was also being investigated again so after a few more trials, Ku Shee would most certainly be hanged.9Ub
kH5EI didn’t feel bad about that because it was the price he had to pay for his sins. But…bLz2
OdUFsI“This was only possible because you voluntarily put yourself on the line. I will have to thank you for that.”VEDA
skE“It is nothing compared to the devotion you have shown.”PJlUpe2
A82“The golden wolves, Ren and Ron, will be taking your lead. You’ve seen them once haven’t you?”Nktvv
ILYka“Right. Even my men would follow them without a complaint.”z2fsD
ZGMT“Yeah.”m7bd11j
DkWT“I have something else that needs to be said.”yjf
5cvHe collected his breath for a bit before revealing the past.FO7XVIS
mvwvpDl“Dumnorix. That man came to us and gave us an offer.”t9DL
8FgTxw***QTrJ
JJifPviI couldn’t find Miruam anywhere after leaving the prison. She didn’t even wait for me!Ir3Y
iOx“Looks like I’ll have to go looking for her myself.”KPIcH
emTwVSince I didn’t have an official invitation, I climbed up the walls and tried my best to avoid the defensive spells of the palace.pZGwG
rwAA-Beep!W8D3HW
CSp46Unfortunately, I accidentally activated one of the alarms.WIS
m9sg46Kuhum, it seems that I can’t do it like Sihu.Nswacg9
prEPuIn any case, I continued before landing on the terrace of the 2nd Princess’s palace and encountered Miruam, who happened to be on the terrace for a breather.LN2u
r2lsZ“You are looking better than I expected.”BMn
KGM“…You’re trespassing illegally.”7gLd
kn5H8bPerhaps due to the sincere apology from Ku Shee, her voice sounded rather empty and venomless.q0f3
U5fM“I’ve already committed treason, so they’ll let me off the hook for this.”vJXicz
GJMb“Hmph…”dFpj0Q
eWxz91aShe powerlessly leaned on the terrace before turning her head towards me.K72WuJ
2s8D“So what is it that you wanted to achieve in the end? Are you just a good-natured person? After making such a thorough set of plans?”ynH
7ZjV1Js“I’m just a man acting out of goodwill.”JWf
1DohxI“Hah. Says someone stopping an army of a dozen thousand.”wSpXli
RemogI do admit that it was rather risky. It probably would have failed if even one thing went wrong.VZj2F
90MWyEHowever, it worked. I believed in myself and it worked.Cw1FV
YE5“It all began with me saving a girl called Marie.”Dit
ndQgT94I saved Marie Dunareff. The reason for that was simple; she was a good person and I wanted her to be happy.zgs
ZoX“That was the beginning, and I realized that helping people made the good things come back to me.”9aNK6Yj
lORU3Only because I saved Marie, helped Alicia, and protected Hua Ran… that everything leading up to today was possible.8pCE3Z
CPj6mb9Master, Estelle, Lunia, and Lady Josephine saw what I did, believed in my goodwill, and gave their whole-hearted support.qL9fMwX
vlcXIt was thanks to the reputation I built up that Mound did not refuse my help. They too would most certainly help me down the line if something went wrong.gYRF
wYkGcRgLike how my way of life in this iteration and the origin of my goodwill… stemmed from Master, who protected me with her life on the line, I was simply doing the same.Rzfxv
q3qbAll this was what goodwill could do instead of hatred.xjg0
tzze“People are more drawn into provocative and stimulating things like revenge, murder, and hatred. But those hostile feelings are not as commonplace as they appear.4RyrIy
S1QZ“The case with most people is that they act more out of goodwill than hostility. I’m sure this world is full of countless cycles of goodwill.”Ems1JDH
jZCI won’t say every good deed will see a return but…1YZn
P3U“It would still make the world a slightly better place. That’s why.”17TZ
PaZnSzL“…”9wu4fZ
0qwMiruam looked at me funny. It seemed like she was finding me beyond help, and looked quite lethargic at the same time.7YCR
nd4OZsC“You… are seriously as good-natured as an oaf. You are the type of person to kill an enemy and cry.”iJdW7
smv“Umm… I’m not that much of a dimwit, okay? I think I’m quite firm.”lrk
fw9j1N“No, you’re an oaf. If you view someone as your enemy, you need to make sure they’re dead and throw their corpse on the streets.”cIxZIo
uh1t4“Surely not that much.”nTV
AAq“That’s what I would have done.”zwHM
d5PyKShe grinned before chasing me out with her hands.ZcF
sWTMiCM“Looking at you makes me question myself. Go away. I don’t even want to see you.”jOg6x
ER7“Well… the alarm’s going off and the knights are about to come in so I do need to run away but… there is something I need to receive from you before I go, Your Highness.”dIZ
aQ1LbT“…What is it?”d8ioe
ja99“I need my reward for this week’s mentoring.”UL1lv3
ONx“…Reward?”zTi0
rTqDShe asked with a clueless look on her face, and her expression went through a rapid change after realizing what I meant. She dropped her chin as if she couldn’t believe what she just heard.EOxp
Qlh“Smile.”4W3i
UNkwTcm“You…!”k42E5wC
OBGl4“I’ve worked this hard, so you need to give me something in return. And a smile is all I need.”0kB45u
DCguDIn this iteration; at least in this iteration.JdiwvpD
7YQbgC“Haa… You really are an oaf. I heard there’s no cure for being an idiot.”Uwzw
YNLIMI want you to smile.MqyH7un
Qv83DBjI want you to smile brightly like a fool.QKf
P4fOH9I want you to drop your hatred; your revenge and show me an innocent smile.zC1wlZG
GNfY1“Stop being stupid.”9MnxBcH
clghEShe was about to go back into her room until her feet came to a stop. She then said in a voice that was evidently much softer than before.V1lPro
X1vm“Right. You were quite cool. If I wasn’t the villain, I might have seen you as a cool knight from a heroic tale.”0mzv
8OQHg2nFor a while.zHi
WmbFor quite some time, she had her back towards me while fidgeting with her fingers. She even brought her fingers to her mouth to raise the corners of her lips.a3n
p1s2sTAnd,QDN1qvG
MmDLPdiAfter being done with the preparation,nYVdbi
AqTcRsYShe turned around.g0q
NqPH2JGShe smiled brightly like the most innocent person in the world.j6shNL0
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