Chapter 155 – With the Ancestors (1)
“Can you walk?”
“Yes…”
A very skinny man who seemed to be approaching the elderly was moving his steps. The moment she stepped out of the dungeon door, the merchant stumbled and collapsed again. The soldiers hurried over and raised him up.
“Oh, it’s okay…”
A week from the day Anne left for the seashore. The merchant finally regained his health and took the first steps towards his new life. The soldiers were clapping their hands, and the knight supported the merchant. The merchant, who was still in a state of disrepair, took a difficult step step by step.
The reason why the merchant’s face was not a horse was because he had endured starvation for three weeks by eating rotten sewage water flowing in the dungeon. If he hadn’t been treated with Helo he would have died of the infection a few days later. Better to kill me It was impossible to starve to death.
“Ah, go, thank you.”
Someone said It is said that trials enough to die change a person. The merchant had gone through the ordinal of starvation and had changed into a stronger and gentler person. His smile His was full of love and there was not a hint of hate in his tone. The merchant had a refreshing expression like a monk who had finished his penance.
“There was a mistake, and I’m sorry that the punishment was somewhat excessive. Regarding this case…”
“No. Anyone can make a mistake, right?”
The merchant comforted me as I apologized with a smile. If I kill him now, won’t a sarira come out of his body? The merchant left our territory with such a warm smile. When I asked him if he wanted anything in return, he just shook his head and didn’t say anything about it.
Could it be that his love his for the mermaid nearly starved to death and that he lost his friend his gave him some realization? I was just guessing like that. Since he became a monk, it was not my part-time job what he would do for a living.
After the merchant disappeared, only the priests were left in the dungeon. The priest was very calm, but complaints came in from time to time to the guards. When they wake up every night, the guards who remember prayers and stay on duty cannot sleep.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I can’t stop working night shifts, so I dismissed all incoming complaints with just one word: ‘Be patient’.
Until I got permission to enter the dungeon, my routine was generally like this. As befits an insignificant and glorious estate nestled in the southern corner, only dull days are passing by without any incidents. Interestingly enough, what I am currently putting on the most ashes in this territory is the practice to make Sieri the lord’s substitute.
“Come on, Sieri. Give the order.”
“No, that… I’m already starting to practice… “
“Sierri. It’s too late without me. If you don’t give orders at the moment when the lord needs a quick decision, whose orders will the knights of this mansion follow?”
“Yeah, but…”
“Still?”
“But, what the hell is that…”
Standing in front of us was a senior soldier who was caught sleeping openly during the last watch shift and a new recruit who was assisting such a senior soldier. My mission to Sieri is to punish these two very severely. Sieri couldn’t grow unless he could overcome this ordeal.
In the back, Eve was watching Sieri’s talk with me with interest, holding Sellu in her arms like a half-seal cushion. I could hear the conversation between Eve and Sellu from here.
“Do you want to bet Mom?”
“What bet?”
“Cieri kneads them. He doesn’t kill them.”
“What are you betting on?”
“If you win, I’ll give you all my pocket money.”
“I have a lot of money, but I have nowhere to spend it.”
“Then I’ll spend all my money and buy you a fish. A big one.”
“Hehe.”
It seemed to mean good. Sieri was still holding her wand in her hand, making a puzzled expression. I spurred on Sieri.
“Now, Sieri. What crime did these soldiers commit? It means that you deceived the lord. What punishment do you think we should give here, Sieri?”
“Um…Don’t you?”
I clicked her tongue in a voice low enough for Sieri to hear. As expected, Sieri’s weak personality her did not suit the acting lord. But he had to take Eve to the dungeon nonetheless. Right now, Eve was the only person next to me in the mansion who was strong enough to enter the elven kingdom.
I didn’t know how to strengthen people in the alternate dungeon, but it was more efficient to strengthen as many people as possible than to strengthen only me. However, Soya had trouble with her legs her, so she had to be out of power in places like dungeons, and Elsie was a beast, so she could n’t enter the elven kingdom at all.
“Are you going to do that with words?”
“I-I know that the lord punished me…”
“According to military law, failing to stand guard is a serious punishment. I haven’t decided how to punish these soldiers yet. Sieri. What punishment should I give?”
“That… According to the teachings of the Archangelic Church…”
“Sieri. The teachings of Archangelism are not important here. I’ve been told many times. When I work as a lord, I need to let go of myself as a religious person. Especially for soldiers, personal punishment must be very clear. Protecting this territory. The work is so heavy.”
“Ah, then… That…”
But Sieri was still hesitating. I said, aiming at her soldiers with the staff she was holding.
“Now, Sieri. What instructions should I give them?”
“Um… That, that’s why…”
Sieri was crying. It broke my heart to see her suffer so much. But this was unavoidable. If I didn’t learn it now, I couldn’t cope with any misfortune next time. For example, if a very bad swindler came to the estate and made unreasonable demands while Sieri was the lord, would Sieri be able to deal with it well?
Nothing ever goes according to plan. Due to some special circumstances, there could be a situation where neither I nor Eve were in the manor. At that time, in order for Sieri alone to be able to manage this estate somehow, she had to learn her heartlessness her.
“Mu, get down on your knees and raise your hands!”
At Sieri’s command, the two soldiers moved quickly. As I knelt down in her perfect posture and raised her hand, Xie Li looked at me and said, She was smiling awkwardly, as if she’d done a pretty daunting task. I looked at Eri, frowning her eyes.
“Hey, how about this one?”
“Is this a punishment?”
“No, that… I don’t know what kind of punishment I should give… “
“Look closely. I’ll show you an example.”
It shouldn’t be like this. I picked up the mace from the floor and stood in front of the two of them. As I approached, the soldiers’ faces turned white. I said.
“The two of you. Are you reflecting on your sins?”
“Yes, yes! I’m reflecting!”
“I’m reflecting! Please save my life!”
It shouldn’t have ended with light punishment. Because they were chewed by me. If I go overboard, the mindset of just getting punished will prevail in the unit, and it will be impossible to establish military discipline right away.
However, it was true that the absence of each soldier was greatly felt as the territory was not very populated. It meant that there was a need for a tug-of-war between severe punishment and correction.
I said, brandishing my mace in the air.
“Get down.”
“Yes?”
“Yes?”
Do you answer me? When I opened my eyes, the two soldiers lay down in contemplation.
“Oh, no! I’m going down!”
“The crime of failing the mission due to negligence while on guard duty. Are you sure you know that?”
“Yes, it is!”
No matter who said it first, he shouted. I nodded.
“Your answer is good. Originally, I was going to do it according to the law and cut off my head, but I highly appreciate the fact that it is not in a state of war and that it ‘resourced’ as an important teaching material to teach our Sieri the importance of punishment, and ended it with flogging. I’ll do it. I’ll only hit 40.”
“Thank you! Lord! Thank you!”
The soldiers bowed their heads and expressed their gratitude. I glanced at Cieri and held the mace to the senior soldier’s cheek. The senior officer cowered in surprise as the stumpy mace approached her cheek. And
Fuck!
“Oohhhhh!”
The senior soldier groaned and fell to the floor. With just one blow, the flesh of his buttocks was crushed and blood began to ooze through his pants. Xie Li covered his mouth and held back his screams. I grabbed the senior soldier by the hair and raised him up. He closed his eyes and was gasping for breath.
“Heel.”
As life returned to his body his, tongues began to burst out of the senior soldier’s mouth his, which had been choked with screams. It was clear that he had had a religious near-death experience, as he rolled his eyes and screamed.
“Keuhuk! Uhhh! Sa, save me, lord! Save me!”
“I’ve only hit one so far. Rookie. Aren’t you maintaining your posture?”
“Yes! I will correct it!”
In the meantime, I gave a stern warning to the new recruit who collapsed and looked at me with a stunned expression. The new recruit fell down again and held his position. I laid the senior soldier down on the floor again and said.
“Get up. There are still 39 left.”
“Ahhh…”
The senior soldier forced himself up and thrust his butt towards me. A bright red mark was left on the pants of his. I used that spot as a target and swung the mace vigorously once more.
Bread!
“Ooooo aooooo of
The sound of popping balloons was heard and the senior officer collapsed again. He drooled and shook his limbs like a frog. Sieri seemed somewhat shocked by my punishment. I heeled over the senior soldier again and forced him to stand up. In just two shots, the senior soldier turned into a sickly chicken-like face.
“Huh…Uh…Uh…”
Sieri took my hand and began to dry it.
“Hey, my lord. This is too harsh.”
“You have to be harsh. Sieri. Do you understand? Once you have risen to the position of lord, you have to be harsh. Sieri. Take a beating. Sieri will personally punish you for the rest of the whipping.”
“Yes?”
Sieri’s pupils shook. I said.
“I just made it clear. This is very important. I hit 2, so you only need to hit this senior soldier 38 times. Easy, right?”
“Ha, but…”
“Sierri. You’re my wife, aren’t you?”
“…Yes.”
“Someday you too may have to make a cruel decision. A very cruel decision that will kill me or someone else. Will you hesitate like this then? Would you hesitate even if everyone in this mansion were in danger?”
“…I know.”
When I looked up at Eve, Eve grabbed a whip from her side of her and threw it at me.
