Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki

Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Cities[1]A

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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!

Decided to include Author note, since I amof a medical profession. If you have painful wisdom tooth because of wisdomtooth impaction, please consult with a dentist.

I still can’t make Roroa accent right… Hmmm…

DISCLAIMER: There is noguarantee that my translation is 100% correct. Please correct me if I waswrong.

Author:

Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)

Translator:

Yukkuri Oniisan

Editor:

So-Chintzy

Enlightenment Arc

Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Cities[1]A

Author Note: Thestory this time is short. Due to my wisdom tooth, I couldn’t concentrate atall…… I wish that it would get well soon.

「TodayI have to run an errand near the castle, so……」(Souma)

It was morning. As always, I washaving a breakfast with my four fiancées, inside my room when I mentioned this.

「Cansomeone go along with me?」(Souma)

「Isit a job?」(Liscia)

I nodded at Liscia’s question.

「Sadlyso. Since it’s an important case, I want to see to it personally.」(Souma)

「Isee…… Then, I will be going. What about everyone else?」(Liscia)

Liscia brought this matter up withthe other three (I could already feel her influence as the First Queen Consort),the first one, Roroa made an “X” mark atop her head with her hand.

「Toobad. I cannae go. Since Darling had entrusted th’ negotiations wi’ th’ MerchantGuild.」(Roroa)

「Aboutthe matter of transforming the slave merchants into civil servants?」(Souma)

「Aye.Darling micht had once transformed th’ sc.r.a.p metal merchants to “resaikel duty”[2]as civil servants, but this time it wonnae be that smooth. Since th’ sc.r.a.pmetal merchants are lik’ trash picker from th’ start, thay were nae guild’smembers. Althoogh slave merchants are looked down as lowly just th’ same, thayare properly registered at the Merchant Guild. If thay are separated from th’guild and then are under th’ country’s control, this will be th’ same as 『Monopolizing』 theslave trade ye see.」(Roroa)

While saying this, Roroa took abottle of salt, that was placed on the table. into her hand.

「Itwas different from th’ salt or iron, but it’s th’ first time I’ve heard aboutmonopolizing slaves. Slaves aren’t ‘local procure, local use’ goods, aye? Ofcourse, thay also came from other countries. Transforming slave merchants into civilservants means that it will also prevent th’ flow of this trade from the othercountries. As a civil servant, thay would’ve a guaranteed income, but theywonnae earn any profit. Hence, th’ slave merchants who want to earn profitswill move to other countries. There will also be those who will oppose. But it isDarling’s wish to curtail th’ slavery……」(Roroa)

…… Well, that’s true. It’s differentwhen it’s about the crime slaves that were serving their manual labor penalties,but selling women or children as slaves to reduce the number of mouths to feed orthe fact that that the child of a slave was also a slave... I really want toput an end to these kinds of old-fashioned practices at once. It’s not just froma humanistic point of view, but also to increase the prosperity of the countryas a whole.

「Evenif it’s just th’ domestic crime slaves and property slaves, it’s unknown whetheror not it will satisfy th’ demand…… Really, it’s troublesome.」(Roroa)

「……So,is it as difficult as expected?」(Souma)

When I asked her, Roroa noddedher head.

「Uun,I can dae this. I want to see th’ post-slavery world that Darling had mentioned.Where everyone can earn money, use it, and circulate it in th’ economy. Thatkind of world.」(Roroa)

I had taught a portion of myworld’s economic history to the ever-clever Roroa. Because of the technologicalinnovations, it would be possible to ma.s.s produce goods, create a demand for a marketwhere those goods could be sold, resulting in further effects on the a.s.set-lessslaves’ positions, and how these events lead to the slaves’ emanc.i.p.ation. Thiskind of story. Of course, I know that there were people who waged war under theideology that all humans should be equal. For the slaves that had persevered towin their freedom, they didn’t have any disposition to deny the efforts of thepeople who wished for freedom.

It was just, somehow when I sawthe story of that age, I felt the powerlessness of humans, 「Nomatter what kind of system it is, in the end, is it suitable for that age ornot?」. Napoleonic Wars or the US’s Civil War (it was calleda war for slave emanc.i.p.ation, but the truth is that the Union Army had adopted 『SlaveEmanc.i.p.ation』 to garner support, so they wouldn’t be defeated bythe Confederate Army)[3]the end result was that these wars pushed the emanc.i.p.ation of slaves forward[4],or that was what I had heard…… right. No matter how splendid an idea is, if it doesn’tsuit that age, then it will be crushed. Even after the slavery system ended, inthe next age, the conflict between the capitalists and the workers was waiting.However, Roroa saw a frontier in my stories.

「Itmay be a bit pushy, but if th’ Empire makes th’ first step, then we can dae it.If the influential half of th’ continent, nay, th’ humanity side, reduces th’slavery, it should be difficult for others to oppose it. Then, th’ matter ofthe shortage of labor, though the turn is reversed from Darling’s story, wecould only compensate it with technological development. This is Darling’swork.」(Roroa)

「Yeah.That is my objective. Leave it to me.」(Souma)

「I’llbe waitin’. Since I also will dae what I can dae.」(Roroa)

「I’llcounting on you.」(Souma)

「Mufufu~.Say it more.」(Roroa)

Our arms were tightly linked. Forthis kind of matter, Roroa was really reliable. So, Roroa couldn’t accompany me,but what about Aisha or Juna-san? I looked in their directions.

「I amterribly sorry, but I need to prepare for the next music program, so I can’t gowith you.」(Juna)

「I-Ihad been asked to accompany the new soldiers’ training…… Of course, if YourMajesty says the word, then I will discard the other arrangements and willaccompany you.」(Aisha)

「It’salright. No need to push yourself. Hmm…… Well then……」(Souma)

The matter this time is somethingwhere I don’t wish to take too many people with me. Since “that side” will becautious of the number of people. On the other hand, as expected, I will beuneasy if I don’t take any bodyguards with me. With Liscia going with me…… Well,rather than an unskilled bodyguard, Liscia’s fighting strength is surelyhigher, right? The Black Cats Squad is a.s.signed to gather intelligence in theother countries right now, so there are no personnel left for bodyguard duty.If possible, I want to personally take either Aisha, as the strongest one, orJuna-san, who could gather intelligence. Then,

「YourMajesty. May I have a permission to present a counsel?」(Serina)

The Chief Maid, Serina-san, whowas waiting near the wall, bowed with a refined demeanor.

「Serina-san?What is it?」(Souma)

「IfYour Majesty is searching for a bodyguard, then I have someone that I wish torecommend.」(Serina)

「Fumu. Who is that person?」(Souma)

「YourMajesty’s martial arts instructor, Owen-dono.」(Serina)

「Gugh…… That jii-san[5],Owen, huh……」(Souma)

Owen Javana, a n.o.ble who is theHead of the Javana House and also a military veteran. He has a tremendouslyzealous and honest temperament and I appreciate him for his direct and frankspeech. Currently, he is my advisor and martial arts instructor. A“Gahaha”-type of jii-san. Well, if it is that jii-san, his combat prowess is dependableand he might be bored when I’m not here …… When I was pondering this, Serinacontinued.

「Also,Your Majesty may freely take Carla-san from the Maid Squad.」(Serina)

「Eh!?」(Carla)

The one who let out that yell wasnot me, but the surprised Carla who was standing beside Serina.

「Shemight be officially part of the Maid Squad, but her position is Your Majesty’sslave. Isn’t this an occasion, where we can put this meat sh-…… cart-horse to work?」(Serina)

「HeadMaid!? Were you just going to say meat shield!? Or rather, I think youcorrecting it to cart horse is also quite terrible!」(Carla)

「……(immediatelytaking out a whip used for maid-training)」(Serina)

「Hiiii!? I will be working with all of my body and soul!」(Carla)

Carla made a bow. It was as ifshe had been completely domesticated.

「Th-then,I will be relying on you.」(Souma)

「A-……Asyour wish. Master.」(Carla)

With this, the members who willfollow me to the city will be Liscia, Owen, and Carla. I wonder why….. Just by selectingthose people, I suddenly feel tired. Give me a break.[6]

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「Gahaha, This one[7]is very happy to be taken along as a bodyguard! Your Ma-」(Owen)

「Sssst! Owen…… How many times do I tell you not to call YourMajesty in the city like this?」(Souma)

「Ulps,please excuse this one.」(Owen)

Owen-dono laughed in sucheasygoing manner that it made my head hurt. Even Liscia made a wry smile whenshe looked at me.

Under the broad daylight, Liscia,Owen, Carla and I were walking in the middle of the city. Since we weretravelling incognito and didn’t want to be too overt, we didn’t use a carriageand were going on foot instead.

…… It’s just that, even though weshould be travelling incognito, we were strangely conspicuous. It was because I,who was wearing the travelling garb of a Northwind Youngster[8],which was now the standard garb for me when travelling incognito these days, Liscia,who was wearing the Academy’s uniform like she wore when we first visited thecity, the maid outfit-wearing dragonewt Carla, and a Macho jii-san, who waswearing an adventurer-like light armor, were walking side by side. What’s withthis messy mishmash that was all over the place. It wouldn’t be strange for pa.s.serbyto unconsciously take a second look at us.

「Evena temporaryily a.s.sembled party would have a more matching feel……」(Souma)

「Then,wouldn’t it be better for Souma to wear an Academy uniform like before? Then, Owen-dono’sappearance would surely look like a practical skill teacher.」(Liscia)

「If yousaid it like that, then Liscia should have an adventurer-like appearance, so wewould be seen as a party, right?」(Souma)

While we were talking, we lookedat the dragon maid who was walking behind us.

「W-what!?Both of you are looking at me.」(Carla)

「……Inany scenario, Carla will be out of place.」(Souma)

「……You’reright.」(Liscia)

「Aren’ttheboth of you being too cruel!?」(Carla)

Carla might raise her voice toprotest, but…… She was wearing a maid outfit after all. Of course, we hadplanned for her to wear a different attire, but Serina firmly refused it. Carla’smaid outfit was not the typical long-skirted cla.s.sic type, but the frillydress-type (or rather, it could be called the maid-café type). To order her towalk in the middle of the street wearing those clothes, Serina-san was really asuper-s.a.d.i.s.t.[9]Even Carla had been completely flushed red due to shyness for awhile now……

「Bythe way, Your-…… Kazuya-dono. Is this road, really the correct direction?」(Owen)

Owen asked, slightly bewildered.

「Hmm?Yes, it’s the correct one…… Is something wrong?」(Souma)

「No,but if this one’s memory serves right, this road will lead to……」(Owen)

「Ah!…… It’s true. This is the way to……」(Liscia)

It seems Liscia had realized somethingand didn’t complete her words…… Ah, so that’s the reason.

「Thisis the way to the former slums.」(Souma)

「Yes.That is not a place where someone like Kazuya-dono or the Princess should go.」(Owen)

Even in the Capital City, there wasa dark side. In the large population, there were those who were successful intheir businesses, people were neither affluent nor poor, and those who had failed.There was a place where, the people who had failed, but who didn’t fall so far downthat they were enslaved, drifted away into and spent their lives barely beingable to earn money for the daily essentials one way or another. That place wasthe slums. There were many shanty-like houses, the hygiene situation was bad,diseases were rampant, where people gathered about without looking at eachothers’ origins, and so it was infested with crimes. That kind of place.

「Well,that’s an old story though.」(Souma)

「It’sdifferent now?」(Liscia)

「…… Itmight be quicker if you see it for yourself. At any rate, when we go to have aninspection in the slums,」(Souma)

I made a gesture as if my handwas holding a hose-like object.

「Thereis someone who will be strangely energetic, shouting “Filth will get sterilized!”」(Souma)

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That’s one chapter down. 3 more to go!

Another quirky character will appear!

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