Hakai no Miko

"You think the kid's gonna reward me?

On that day, Solon returned a barbaric voice to the words told by the official man who visited the house.

"Yes. So he wants you to come to the Lords' residence immediately"

According to the official man, the story came about the Ethereal Horse offering a reward to show appreciation for Solon's help in making the law. So I apologize for the sudden talk, but I would like to wish you all the best at the Lordship's residence.

And Solon was thrilled. What a wonderful thing to reward yourself for, naturally, trying to execute the prize imperative just now.

"Oh! Okay, okay. Hurry up."

When the Ethereal Horse changed his mind, it was all very hard, and Solon, jumping out of his chair, tried to rush the official man to the Lordship's residence.

It is then.

From the corner of the room, Solon felt something like a gaze and stopped his leg. And when I looked there, it was a single bronze mirror. A bronze mirror, pointing toward the entrance of the house in preparation for the onslaught of debt taking, was reflecting the light hard.

"Please, have you been?

Solon, who was rushing himself to the brink, stopped, but the official man asked in surprise. But Solon suddenly changes his attitude when he wonders if he's done with his face.

"It's rude of you to come right away to reward me. First, set up a lot of space. Right. Tomorrow morning, tell him I'm leaving."

The official man, who had been told to bring Solon, then showed difficulty, but was driven away by Solon and reluctantly walked away.

Solon, who had driven away the official man, usually closed the door of the open house, took the bronze mirror and peered into it.

What is shown there is the face of the old man with the grey hair and long beard of the boss who left it to stretch without even taking care of it. I've been drinking for years, my face is liquor-baked and red, and the bear under my eyes is intense in color.

And the clothes I was wearing were awesome. The clothes I have worn for years have been darkened with mud and dirt on top of fading, and I no longer even know what color they were originally. There are tears and holes everywhere, and it seems that they are no longer the same as boring cloth.

Solon wears a pair of arms to his style, which he usually doesn't even care about.

That was the solon I had been doing for a while, but when I got up again to see what I thought, I dragged the box out of the back room.

"I thought it would be untrained to leave it, but I didn't know the time would come to use this again..."

A faint joy engulfed Solon's smile of self-derision in his face.

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"That fucking grandpa, that's good. It adds a lot of work. Soma's busy."

"Fair enough. Just think of it as your upcoming prep practice."

The Ethereal Horse stopped complaining about the bump earlier.

It is the hall of sight in the Lordship's residence. While the interior and conditioning items were also handled so that the embassy from neighboring Jeboa could be accepted, it is also a place where rewards can be awarded.

There were now gathered together not only the Ethereal Horses and Shemr, but also the faces that were the lords of the Ethereal Horse factions such as Garam, Zug, Dvarin, Jaharngil and Eladia.

"Hmm. That fucking grandfather won't even be practicing."

But as Shemr complained, I was skeptical that those who knew about the usual solon abuses would need to do it this far.

Doverlyn, who runs day and night for busy galams, zoogs, glass and soap workshops with family arrangements, troopers, etc., originally doesn't hide his attitude that even Jahangil, who should be napping all the time and not doing it, wants to end it quickly.

"Send Mr. Solon through."

Though the spacing between the sounds of Jaharn Gill's tail slamming the floor is getting shorter and shorter, Ethereal Horse, who thought it would be better to finish this quickly, told an elf woman officer to guide Solon, who would already be waiting in the holding room.

After a while, the elf woman, who came in between glances, gives her a bow of grace before raising her voice.

"I say to Master Soma. We have brought the Bachelor of the City, Master Solon."

Besides, the Ethereal Horse feels uncomfortable.

I felt strange about the attitude of the elf woman officer. Like Eladia, who usually leads them, an elf woman who doesn't put her emotions on the table and should be smiling all the time, seemed somewhat upset.

And soon the Ethereal Horse himself understands that it wasn't his fault.

The Ethereal Horse was all the more surprised by the figure of Solon, who went in between the glances after the female officer.

Usually grey hair stretched out to bosom is firmly cemented with scented oil, and long beards are nicely chopped off.

Clothing, which was like a borough cloth, was also a substitute for something like toga that wrapped a bright white cloth around his body. On top of this is a bright embroidered blue shoulder strap.

And that Rin's standing even gave him some style.

Solon gives a courtesy before entering the hall. And where did the usual thousand feet go, going as far as the hall with a firm foothold, he knelt on both sides of the spot. Then when you gently hit your bent right arm against your abdomen, fold your torso so so that it fulfils there and gently lower your head.

Everyone in the hall gets stunned by Solon's unprecedented standing behavior.

I didn't know what to do with the Ethereal Horse either, and all I did was make my eyes patchy in front of Solon, who still wouldn't try to give me a head.

The first thing that came back to me on the spot was Eladia. She dared to ear to the pale horse.

"Dear Soma. That is a formal thank you to the Bachelor. Tell them to lift their heads."

"Okay. - So, Mr. Solon. Keep your head up."

Initially, Aoima thought enough to give him a bag full of silver coins to say thank you. But the atmosphere here and now is unlikely to allow it. Eladia helps out to the pale horse, who is confused about what to do.

"Dear Solon. This time, in enacting the new law, its achievements will be great. Therefore, you will be rewarded by Master Soma. Please take it."

Eladia improvised and twisted the wording of the award. Then he controls the Ethereal Horse, who tried to hand over a bag of silver coins to Solon from his hand, and speaks quietly to Shemr, who was next to him.

"Master Shemr. Instead of Master Soma, give this to Master Solon."

"Wow, me?

Shemr is in a hurry for a sudden nomination.

From what Solon usually says and does, I just thought Eladia was also the recipient of a reward for skipping a hard manoeuvre. But if Solon is going to get a formal thank you, he has to follow suit.

"If Master Soma is handed over by hand, Master Soma will be seen lightly. But if you look lightly at Solon and his accomplishments this time, it may be taken by some female officials."

This is the occasion where the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff serve. But now that there is no such role figure, it is difficult for Shemr, the first minister of the Ethereal Horse, whom the Ethereal Horse most trusts, makes him serve his closest, and acknowledges himself.

"This is where Master Shemr should act on behalf of Master Soma."

Strongly affirmed by Eladia, Shemr nodded uncomfortably, upset.

"Ah, oh. Okay."

Shemr, walking to Solon with a bag full of reward silver coins in his hand, was nervous about the bees even when he saw them. The sight of Shemr on the giving side moving his giddy hands and feet in tension was hilarious, even though Solon, who was supposed to be rewarded, was flat.

But no one on the spot could afford to laugh at it. Everyone is swallowed by the air on the spot and watching what happens. Even that jahan gill was so pinned out his tail.

"Ugh, take it... take it?

Solon gently raises his hand and pushes away the prize-packed bag that Shemr offers along with the unintelligible words. Then I said this again when I gave a deep thank you to the Ethereal Horse.

"Dear Soma. Instead of getting rewarded, can't you forgive me to dedicate one thing?

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A few days later, many inhabitants had gathered in front of the placards erected at the city's fortifications.

A man who came late there finds someone he knows in the hedge and speaks up.

"Hey, what the hell kind of gathering is this?

"It's the Lord's touch. Anything. It's a new law."

I really lost interest from the man. Because the law and other things were a convenient push for a ruler to make a decision, something that didn't really matter to a bunch of people who didn't have any money like themselves. Plus, the new law written all over the wall behind the bill doesn't even make me feel like reading it to much weight.

But I ask that because it was strange that so many people were here for it.

"That's it. Remember this law in its entirety, and if you get soaked in front of your lord, you'll get a reward."

I hear it's a reward and the color of a man's eyes changes.

"A reward? It's a majesty. So, how much do I get?

He said it was a hundred pieces of silver.

"A hundred silver coins?! Hey, hey, hey, hey. Is that true?

Since the annual salary of one soldier at that time is roughly forty silver coins, the prize money is twice and a half the annual salary of one soldier. If we replace this with a modern Japanese sense of money, the average annual income of modern Japan is roughly four million yen, so that's twice that - roughly 10 million yen.

If you think that everyone can get 10 million yen just to soak up the law, you can understand the man's surprise.

"That's what the whistleblower just said. Besides, I can't do it all, but if I get a little bit of soda, they'll reward me accordingly. So this is how we all get together."

It's hard for a man to miss this, too, but he gets ahead of his nails and sees a touch-up sign over a person's head. But the man couldn't read the letters.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Everyone who was around in a man's words just looked at each other, and no one could name him. Now, where I thought we were in trouble, an orphanage child happened to pass near it.

"Hey. Speaking of which, didn't you teach letters at the orphanage?

"No, it is. - Hey, kid."

The called-off boy shivers his body in a vicious manner. Orphans who were treated like troublemakers were usually set to be caught in a cage or eight when they were stopped by the city people.

"Wait, wait, I'm not trying to punish you. Can you read the letters?

"Yes, if it's not so hard..."

"Oh well! Well, how about that one?

The crowd can crack and make its way through the child. The child, who freaked out through there and saw the pasted decree, was relieved ho. That's because it was the same thing used as reading and writing material in orphanages recently.

"It's okay. You can read this."

"That's good! All right, let's do the price. Instead, would you read that to my uncle?

The child, who was gripped with a copper coin, prefaced with "then" and then began to read out the law.

From this day forward, following the reading of the law by the children of the orphanage everywhere in the city of Bornis, adults could be seen speaking up.

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Then another week or so later.

The people of the city were making a long line of snakes for an exam reciting the law opened at the Lords' residence. The Ethereal Horse, overlooking the sight from a room in the Lords' residence, remembered when Solon contributed.

"Are you going to stick the law you made into the city and give the prize money to the people who screwed it up?

Asking Solon, who offered a dedication instead of a reward, what measures were the Ethereal Horse first, Solon's answer was what the Ethereal Horse had just spoken of.

"It is so good to see you. By doing so, Master Soma will reap five benefits.

The first interest is the well-known of the law. No matter how much law you've made, it doesn't make sense if it's not known to the people. People in the city will take the initiative to try to read the law if they know that they can get rewards for soaking it up.

The second interest is the recognition of the prize. As you have touched, people will recognize that Soma will always be rewarded for his accomplishments by rewarding those who have torn the law apart. If you do, people will follow the law and try to make a difference. "

So the Ethereal Horse pinched the question.

"But can't the people of the city read the letters?

"Come on. But didn't you forget? That there are people in this city who are desperately learning to read and write right now."

The Ethereal Horse, he notices all the time.

"... orphanage kids"

"Exactly. Those in the city who cannot read or write must let their children read the law. The fact that the orphans we were looking down on could read and write. That would wipe out prejudice against the orphanage children among the city's people. In addition, reading the law will also lead to the willingness of orphanage children to study, if they find that they can earn money. This is the third and fourth interest"

"So what's the fifth interest?

"It lies in the dissemination of reading and writing to the people of the city. I learn that reading and writing, which only a very few have ever been able to do, can be done by many orphans. Something like the previously difficult exchange of letters and records enters the lives of the city's people. Reading and writing will become more familiar in this city, and it will lead to development."

Everyone on the spot was flabbergasted by Solon's appearance explaining his proposal rationally. Everyone wonders if the solon in front of you is really that drunken old man.

Among them, only the Ethereal Horse, who valued Solon highly, nodded and showed him again and again in an impressive manner.

"I see. Two birds a stone, five birds a stone."

"Ha? Five birds with one stone? What would that be?

Seeing where Solon hangs his neck, apparently there is no word for one stone and two birds in this world.

"In my hometown, two birds with one stone can achieve two achievements in one way. It means throwing one stone and getting two birds. This time, five achievements can be achieved in one way, so one stone and five birds."

"I see, I see. Does this mean one stone, five birds... No, one stone, six birds."

Besides, the Ethereal Horse snaps his neck. Thoron bothered to re-say Six Birds even though he only mentioned five interests. But no matter how many times I asked that, Solon was a stiff "you can actually tell if you try" and didn't try to answer.

A government official comes on his way to report on the exam to the Ethereal Horse, who was looking at the queue with that in mind.

After all, in about a week, no one appeared to be able to recite all the law. The majority of the residents who participated said they could only count a few lines of the preamble and only half could recite it.

However, as announced, the Ethereal Horse also ordered such people to be rewarded indefinitely.

The majority of the people who took part only got about a few copper coins, but they still said they left with great joy.

Perhaps there will be a number of toasts around the city tonight honoring the name of the Ethereal Horse with one hand a liquor pot bought with a reward of copper coins.

Shemr came to the pale horse, who was smiling with such a sight in mind, and made his voice bounce with joy.

"Soma! As you read, they were crossing in the queue!

Grabbed by the rear hand of a joyful sheml, it was Solon, who was disguised by dyeing his hair and beard black with charcoal.

The Six Birds that Solon didn't talk about, is it possible that he himself, who is familiar with the law, would take the exam and blame a hundred pieces of silver coins?

The Ethereal Horse, who guessed so, asked Shemr with a nostril to keep an eye on whether the solons were crossed in the queue. Then, it was proven that they found it.

"No, Mr. Solon. You're in for a cheat."

To Solon abandoned by Shemr, the Ethereal Horse prayed with a bitter smile.

But Solon's reaction to it was dramatic.

"Please forgive me! Have mercy on this poor old man! We don't have enough storage to pay a fine, or the power to withstand the punishment! I will serve you until the end of the rest of this old age, please forgive me!"

To the exaggerated life begging of this solon, the Ethereal Horse rounds his eyes.

Nothing, Solon had not decided that he should not take part. I simply tried to convince myself that it would be cheating for the person who made the law to participate. I never saw that as an exaggerated begging for my life, such as that I would serve for the rest of my life.

In front of the perplexing Ethereal Horse, Solon stops exaggerating apologies perfectly when

"Except!"

and raise a sharp temperamental voice.

"I will criticize you for everything you do and make you angry. Let's just talk about what we want to turn away and make it uncomfortable. Hopefully not."

"... ok"

Solon giggles nicely with his teething mouth at the pale horse, overwhelmed by a sudden change and admitted as he is told.

"All right, then, with all of this nongenius body, let us help you create a Pacific country where folk grass can cheerfully drink and nap"

The Ethereal Horse realized once again.

If you get a hundred silver coins well, that's just one profit for Solon. At best, there are only two, adding that this proposal will earn the respect of the Ethereal Horses. That doesn't make one stone and six birds.

It is the Ethereal Horse who reaps five benefits, such as making the law known to the people of the city in the first place.

That means...

"Mr. Solon. You were the sixth bird, right?

To the question of the Ethereal Horse, Solon turned his gaze aside,

"Well, what is it?

Yes, it was frightening.

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And Solon, later also known as Dae-hyun, took his name under the banquet of Soma Kisaki, the son of destruction.

Though Soma, the son of destruction, said to have broken all traditional customs and broken off dramatic innovations, said that it was limited to areas such as tactics and technological development and was not good at home affairs.

In fact, Michena Erbazizo, who at the time was only a junior official, was able to rise in the early governance of Bornis, where he was the first stronghold, only because of the confusion created for the officials by the forceful reform of Soma.

"Because the essence of Soma Xaki was destruction, not stability," many historians say about it.

I'm not sure that's true. But it is an unmistakable fact that Soma Kisaki, son of destruction, was not good at internal affairs.

And it was Solon, known as "Da Xian", who supported Soma Xaki, son of destruction from the internal affairs side, which is such a weakness.

It is no exaggeration to say that he has just put the law in place and brought discipline to the country with it, or that he has laid the foundations of Soma's country, such as recommending the use of Arabic numbers and educating orphans. Exactly, as the Son of Destruction, Soma Xaki, stated, "Without him, the country itself would not have been made".

That's why so many future generations will name Solon at the head of the triangle when Soma says he lists Michena with the greatest merit.

For this reason, in the statue of "Soma Xaki, Son of Destruction", painted by Saint Numari, Solon was given a single horn stretched out as if to poke heaven from the right of his forehead. Standing out more ambitiously than any other corner represents the most remarkable achievement in the triangle.

Finally, let me add one thing for the record.

The Son of Destruction, Soma, was highly valued and heavily used for Solon's achievements. But it is well known that Zoan's daughter, Shemr, also known as his half, hated Solon furiously. Supposedly that's what she left behind, here are some words:

"I admit he's smart. But being that person sucks. I don't want to call you Sage or Sage."

This is why we don't call Solon "the Great Sage" or "the Great Sage", we just call him "the Great Sage".