Wortenia Senki (WN)

Day 137 of the Summoning of the Other World [The Shaken One] Part 6:

Ten years ago, Elena Steiner was a general of the Kingdom of Roselia.

From civilians to knights, and generals.

Unmatched ability and track record pushed her to the top of the army.

The people of the Kingdom of Roselia admired her.

But there were people who were jealous of her.

As shadows exist if there is light.

His name is Hodrum Earleberg.

He had a privileged physique.

He also had the martial arts talent necessary for a knight.

Some households were called famous for draining advanced knights from generation to generation.

The only thing he didn't have that was almost perfect as a knight.

It is self-control.

Because he is better than a man of decency, he did not know that he would be satisfied.

As a knight, he went further up while in the position of chief of the knighthood, which could be said to be almost the pinnacle.

The highest ranking of the Royal Roselian Army is the General.

Among the six knights present in the Kingdom of Roselia, Kingsguard under the direct authority of the King, who heads the four knights other than the SS Knights.

It takes the form of saying that he will be appointed by the King, but this position is determined by generations of previous generals nominating a successor upon retirement.

He was working with his colleagues to nominate himself when his predecessors retired.

But it was Elena who was chosen to succeed him.

Her good per capita and fame as [Roselia's White Military God].

It can also be taken for granted that the previous generations nominated Elena.

But Hodrum didn't give up.

His electorate failed to forgive Elena, a peasant.

Hodrum carried out various backstrokes to drag Elena down.

Everything from assassinations to the fabrication of corruption.

But she cut through all of it.

My friends in the Knights also helped her.

And Hodrum's fangs, who boiled the business, stretched out to Elena's family.

That day, she finally returned to her home, which was vacated for about February in the rebel crackdown on the little lord.

But when I open the front door, no one comes to pick me up.

Though of peasant origin, she is a general.

I had a mansion there, and the servants are quite there.

More importantly, I don't even have the appearance of my beloved daughter, who will always pop up when I get home.

Undoubtedly, Elena moved on to the living room where her family gathered.

And when I open the door, it's...

"What I found was my husband's neck..."

It was the neck of her husband, a civilian exit, that jumped into Elena's eyes when she opened the door.

He was sitting on the table with a distressed look on his face.

Apparently Elena's brain couldn't take reality.

Her memory comes from sleeping in a cot at a colleague's house a few days later.

The General is never an easy job.

The only day you can slow down at home when you return from your expedition is the day you return.

From the next day, there is a mountain of clerical work, such as the preparation of reports.

So I wondered about Elena, who wouldn't show her face until hours the next day, and it was good that her Knights colleague visited Elena's house.

Apparently Elena was sitting around holding her husband's neck in the living room when he discovered it.

I took Elena out of her mind to her own house. He returned to Elena's mansion.

"I have a letter... there was one. My daughter says she kept it... the condition is to retire the knight..."

I guess it's enough to be slaughtered with remorse.

Every word of her words felt temperament even though it was horrible.

"I... worked hard from a peasant to a general... knights are never an easy job. It's a basic man's job..."

It may be more a matter of propriety than discrimination between men and women.

In terms of muscle strength, women take one or two steps back to men.

Naturally, Elena will be baptized with pain by the men's society.

But she showed more power than men by using her femininity to the fullest.

power as a group, not an individual.

When a knight fights on the battlefield, it is always a virtue to fight one-on-one.

Show disgust at surrounding one person with more than one.

Sounds good when it comes to knight pride, but it's true that it's inefficient.

That's why Elena suggested knighthood collaboration.

At first, knights who opposed pride from existing concepts also began to show a little understanding by making Elena's character and effects on the battlefield visible to their eyes.

That is the fruit of her efforts.

"You know what it means to throw it away?

Ryo Jin shook his head to the side.

I can imagine.

But only people who have been in the same position can truly understand it.

"Still, I wouldn't have done anything for my daughter... if she'd come home safely..."

She was given it when she reached the age of 40.

Because of her duties as a knight, Elena, who married after the age of 30, had given up having children of her own.

Unlike modern Japan, this world, where medical technology and so on are known, cannot first give birth to an elderly child.

So Elena's joy when she found out she was pregnant was extraordinary.

Because I was able to know the joy of the woman I had given up.

"So I retired from the knight ignoring the words of my friends... I know it was a sweet decision but I had no other choice..."

"You didn't come back..."

Elena nodded at Liang Zhen's words.

"I couldn't help but hide the matter. I didn't want to irritate the killer badly... but January passed and February passed... I waited a year and my daughter didn't come back... in the meantime Hodrum took the General's seat.

If the victim hid the incident itself, it is also natural that this story has not been widely disseminated.

Here Liang Zhen questioned Elena.

"What do you mean? The position of general will be handed down by his predecessor, won't it?

"Sure... but sometimes a predecessor dies without nominating a successor... in which case it's up to the Knights to vote..."

Elena worries about her daughter. Apparently she tends to block her out too much.

There's no way I can think of a successor HR or anything like that in that situation.

"It's been five years since I've waited for my daughter to return... I've given up on my heart... even if I want to fight my husband's enemies, I don't know who they are. I don't have a clue I want to find my daughter who's been taken away... I couldn't help but live.

Naturally.

A child equals a treasure to a parent.

No, it's not an exaggeration to say my life.

"Did you know that five years ago, a slave trader who was in the country, was sentenced to beheading?"

Elena spoke to Mertina.

"Huh!... is, hi! ……

Slave traders themselves are not illegal.

But it is only conditioned by the people of the enemy country who were taken prisoner in the course of the war, and by the sinners and their families.

At least we will not be allowed to grab the inhabitants of the town and enslave them or any other country.

According to the lord's way of thinking, no nobleman stands out and recommends hunting slaves.

If we do that, the inhabitants will flee the land immediately.

But there's always something called a stupid person.

Do what you can miss if you do business with moderation.

The merchant who was beheaded five years ago is one of those idiots.

"He sold and bought any human being for money. That depends on what you get from the inhabitants of the King's capital.

It was the merchant's life to capture the blood of a leading nobleman.

Who has ties to the royal family.

Apparently, confidence in the kingdom's officials to say that they are splashing money was the source of that bold action, but if you anger those who have more power than the nobles with whom you are associated, you can see the end.

"It was the Knights who captured him. He's a guy with a pretty big private army... so the guards couldn't get his hands on him.

"So you found out where your daughter is?

"Yes... he's a lot of rumors about something, he hung up on the Knights for torture.

Elena's tone in answer to Ryo True's question is quiet, but its content was gloomy.

"And it was my family's assassination that he threw up after the torture..."

Actually, it was kind of an intermediary gathering assassins, but it's the same thing for Elena.

"The knight in charge of the torture was my former subordinate, which allowed me to meet him in person.

Simply put, it crosses a fairly dangerous bridge.

Regardless if you remain a general, you are already five years old at the time of your retirement.

Like letting Elena meet criminals who are only ordinary people, even though they are former...

"As far as it goes... did you hear that there? General Hodrum said it was a mastermind..."

"Yep.

It's a short answer but that's what it all said.

"Why have you waited so long?

"It's easy... the story wasn't on the table... I just let it out and they crush me and send an assassin over here. In the five years I retired, Hodrum's power had grown too much. The testimony of the slave trader is more than enough to make him lose his legs..."

Silence ruled the room.

Everyone never thought it was such a deep cause.

Neither Mikhail nor Martina knew what to say to much of the story.

"Was it..."

Ryo's true mouth also gets heavy.

I had some anticipation, but this resentment is too deep.

(Damn...... this tastes worse than letting Mertina take care of the Knights?

"It's okay. I won't do what you're worried about... I want Hodrum and his family. That's all.

Elena understood his concerns from her bright true complexion.

That's why I honestly said what I wanted.

(As far as it goes... do you understand our concerns... certainly not bad for her abilities and humanity... does this one just belly up after...)

Elena is no different than Liang Zhenda's talent.

Because her abilities have already been demonstrated.

All we have to do is protect Hodrum and her family from her revenge or not.

Vengeance is evil according to the law.

But she understands that well, too.

That's why she waited.

Give yourself a chance to take revenge.

Elena offered her own selling price.

Later on, whether Liang Zhen pays for it.

(Don't you have a choice... Well, if Hodrum's family says they feel sorry for him, I feel sorry for him, but I'll have to ask him to give up.

Ryo Jin put a lid on his sense of justice.

As things stand, there is no other option, so there is no choice.

Besides, it is the enemy and his family.

And I can say that I deserve what it means.

Though I feel sorry for his family getting involved.

(Imagine I'm good... The problem is Princess Lupis...)

Liang Zhen herself is a princess when she looks and pretends to look.

It's been over a month since I've seen her.

Let's just say enough time to figure out the approximate personality.

(Too much pursuit of ideals, for better or worse...... can you make such a person acknowledge revenge against Hodrum as a reward?... you can't... but what do we do?... If you say no here, she will definitely head to the aristocracy...)

Her principle of action is revenge.

Of course there will be loyalty to the royal family of Roselia, but that has nothing to do with it so far.

If the aristocrats had spoken before Liang Zhenda and said that the aristocrats would pay for her words, she would have joined the aristocrats without hesitation.

(I can't help it... I'll wear it...)

Ryo Jin braced his stomach here.

He decided not to ask for the princess's cut, but to accept Elena's revenge.

"It will be good… I will swallow your demands.

"" Nah!

A voice of surprise and condemnation leaks from Meltina and Mikhail's mouth, but Ryo Jin silenced him.

There are waves in negotiating matters.

I ask for the princess's cutting here, so give me some time, etc., and Elena's fever will cool off.

We just have to make a decision here and now.

"Is it good? Don't talk to Her Royal Highness?

Elena looked at Ryo Trun as she explored.

"Yep. I'm in charge of everything regarding this story... they may indeed call it an act of transcendence... but I'll take care of that there. Rest assured.

Listening to Liang Zhen's words, Elena stares into Ji Liang's true eyes.

You have to forgive me if it's a lie.

How much would I have stared at?

Elena's expression loosens.

"Fine, I'll believe you. Hall of Firewood."

A sign of trust or Elena called in honor of the much younger Ryo Shin.

"Thank you. Dear Elena."

"So? What am I supposed to do? Is it okay if I cut the knighthood apart?

Liang Zhen thought to Elena's question.

"How many people are actually dissatisfied with General Hodrum?

"Well... roughly two-thirds of the total are dissatisfied..."

"Two-thirds!

Surprise leaked out of Ryo True's mouth at Elena's words.

There's no way Hodrum can be the head of a faction, even though the majority is unhappy.

"That's impossible, isn't it?

Elena said with a grin on Liang Zhen's real question.

"Yes, certainly not if it's normal... but he accomplished it. By mutual surveillance between knights.

"Is it mutual surveillance?

"Would it be easier to tell if I encouraged snitching?

There are also a number of countries on Earth that have introduced this system.

Most of the communist areas introduced this system before the collapse of the Soviet Union, and North Korea and others still remain an important system for maintaining power today in 2010.

If we briefly describe the system, it is an encouragement to betrayal.

Report to your manager any grievances your coworkers or family members may have had at any given time.

And they get promotions and bounty money in the organization.

This system is susceptible to human mistrust.

It is also natural.

Every human being is unhappy.

But if someone asks you about it and snitches you, you could get yourself killed.

I won't be able to open my heart to colleagues or friends.

"As good as it gets...... then it would certainly be easy to chop it off.

The weakness of this system is the vulnerability that could collapse just because only one human has the courage to be strong.

It is a strange story to say that it is strong but fragile, but it is true.

The problem is that it's hard for that courageous person to come out.

Everyone is unhappy, but they can't tell anyone about it.

I'm ready to risk my life to talk.

So this system is robust.

But what if only one person told others about their grievances?

Of course, you need to choose the person to talk to, but there's a good chance you'll share your grievances.

And it spills out of Sekikan as we talk to each other.

Then no one can stop them anymore.

The grievances that had been held back would erupt wildly.

And this time, we cut the fire and the human being is right in front of us.

The heroes of the Kingdom of Roselia burn.

The flames of great dissatisfaction will burn.

I don't seem to know what Mertina or Mikhail, which is not very smart of you, but the clear image appeared behind Ryo True's brain.

"It would be good. I'll take care of that area. Just... just be sure to report the situation.

"Yeah, you can trust me around here. Even when I'm old, I'm a former general.

"May I ask you one thing?

"Oh? What could it be?

Liang Zhen asked Elena's back as she tried to finish the talks and leave the room.

I couldn't help but notice that I was careless.

"Your daughter..."

Elena did not answer Liang Zhen's question for a while.

I guess it was something I didn't really want to say.

Ryo Jin regretted his shallowness.

"Ah! I said," My daughter... she was distracted because she was scattered after she was captured... because she wouldn't be sold... and she was killed... by that slave trader... "... sorry.

Words I hear from the victim's parents, albeit with some anticipation, are heavy.

She told me before I had to answer.

(I'm an idiot... I heard things I didn't have to ask...)

"It's good... never mind... but... that's why I can't pull... never!

From behind her as she left the room, there was a pure flame of anger that one mother had at the same time as something that only those who stood on top of 10,000 would release.