Hitsugi no Maou

To the stout who opens his mouth pompously, Lecht continued teasing through the muddy cloth cuts that were dirty, formerly the uniform of an official.

"The federal government manages every citizen present in the Federation as a workforce. On the day they are born, the people will be given their purpose, and the nation will proclaim what they will devote their lives to. This is the part of your name called" The Twenty-fifth Strawman. "

Lecht looked back at the Anagma's nest hole and found the whole Kakashi standing right next to it.

A vermin doll made of straw (straw) and borough, which Straw takes care of every day around the village. The repair and management of the lifeless guardians (also) installed to protect the wheat (muggles) and livestock grown by the villagers was the daily labor imposed on the struts.

It is said that it is an easier job than wild work and mining of mines (how many), but wild kakakashi were quickly damaged by a few things, as well as few crows, wolves (odds) and bears attacked and destroyed them.

If the kakashi that is supposed to be standing is down and the wheat or livestock has been vandalized by the vermin, the blame must be taken by Straw. Pulled to the labor inspector's place, he was beaten to pieces with a flat wooden stick (bob), and sometimes a crimson burnt needle (stirrup) was punched into his nails when it was terrible.

Straw paid more attention to the Kakashi and their condition than he was in his physical condition and escorted Kakashi through the night without going home on heavy rains or stormy days. That all the kakashi are standing on the ground satisfied with their five bodies. That was the absolute condition for Straw not to be threatened.

Such a situation can certainly be described as one in which Straw devotes his life to the management of Kakashi. Straw must continue to protect the village kakashi until he dies. That was the way of life, imposed by the state on Straw.

"Strawman is an old word from the central precinct, meaning kakashi. Straw is' straw ', Man is' man '... Connect and straw man. Kakashi is made of straw."

"Well, what's the twenty-fifth?"

"He's the twenty-fifth person in the country to work in Kakashi management. In the Luin Federation, it is always stipulated and understood how many people are engaged in what work. Two hundred thousand for wheat making and one hundred thousand for caring for livestock. And throw the people inside that number frame. This is the 10th frame of the wheat making squad, and this is the 250th frame of the livestock squad... so that in the federal government's" workforce list, "our names are numbered and loaded."

Lecht looked up at Straw.

"You've got to be kidding me," he says with a quiet anger on his face, chewing.

"Twenty-fifth Strawman (Kakashi), eightieth Fleisch (Meat), and three hundred and twentieth Weizen (Wheat). None of this is a human name. What he brings to the country, what he creates and what he does.... Just think about what it's called. So if the twenty-fifth Strawman suddenly dies tomorrow, another baby will be on the list of countries right after that. From now on, the baby will name his twenty-fifth Strawman and work for you."

"... so there's not a single proof of my life left! The name, the job, another human being taking over, what the hell am I for..."

"That's why I told you. The state manages (...) its people as a workforce. You can't admit your personality."

You're just a gear. No name, interchangeable, just a part of making use of the country system.

To Lecht, who brutally speaks out, Stolo couldn't return the word for a while. Even in the days of misery, I thought that pride was good, at least as much as the sweat I shed and the work I did.

The fruits of labor that did not receive any money, was not praised by anyone and still engaged diligently. A group of kakashi that stood splendidly on the earth, defended their villages and ripped off the vermin could not have existed without a human being named Straw. That's why I make them, replace straw, and manage them responsibly. I thought you should have the right to put your chest up.

But if those labors were to belong only to the Twenty-fifth Strawman, the fruits of Straw would be blurred by another man after his death.

If you believe in Lecht's story, that's the thing. People of the same name manage the same kakashi in the same village. The country does not make it a problem, such as at what point it was replaced, such as how many twenty-fifth strawmen there were.

Does there exist at the moment a person who bears the 'role' of the twenty-fifth Strawman? Are you working properly? That's all I care about.

There's nothing left.

A groaning stroll eventually whispered his expression, twitching.

"If Strawman is Kakashi - what's Lecht -?"

What are you, a human being?

Lecht put his arms together and stared into Straw's eyes... slightly, rubbing his nose, answered.

"" The Law ". Or justice with the law."