Chapter 54 – Royalty – 3
Baheun’s royal family. The princess of the Bahnia clan who possesses the magic of the sea. Amelia Bachnia has decided to stay with Franz as her guest for the time being.
What you decide is what you decide.
“Ha.”
I looked around.
They didn’t collide directly to the extent of generating magic or protecting themselves, but the inn had already collapsed.
I ran my finger across her wall.
I could feel the damp walls.
There is no moisture, but the inn is drenched as if it had fallen into the sea due to her magic power. This inn will need to be repaired or remodeled.
Because she will rot in the sea water.
“… Well.”
I could see the princess, who was looking around as if she was paying attention to me, hesitated.
Well, I wonder what he’s guilty of.
She walked towards the princess with a wry smile.
Come on. Franz is the first, right?
* * *
“You can come this way.”
“I get it. So, Franz’s son. Leoric Franz. Can I see you again tomorrow? I want to talk about future work.”
“Yeah. Good. Then I’ll see you again tomorrow.”
Franz’s mansion. Instead of a room for guests, he guided Princess Amelia to a luxurious mansion for Franz’s people.
Opponent is opponent It was a law that an ordinary lady-in-waiting could not be assigned to the royal family. Lena decided to work hard.
Looking at Lena, her gaze met.
Believe. Know?
Yes. Just trust me
It’s not like we’re actually having a conversation like this, but it seems like that kind of exchange of eyes. Heads lowered, Lena and her trusted veteran maids and her maids began guiding Princess Amelia.
“…”
End of the hallway. Just before I turned around the last corner, I met Princess Amelia’s eyes as she looked at me.
Not brown eyes, but really black eyes. In particular, a short time with eyes looking at me, as if looking at the deep sea, as if showing endless darkness. Soon after, Princess Amelia turned her head and disappeared from sight.
“…”
It disappeared from sight, but it remained there despite disappearing at the faint presence of magical power. It wasn’t until the time when she was so far away that even her mana was faintly felt that the tension finally eased.
“Ugh.”
No.
You’re royalty you’re royalty
“What is this?”
“I mean.”
As I wiped the cold sweat with a handkerchief, I saw Zeke’s pale, tired figure. I’m going to die too, but it must have been hard for him too.
“Are you really from the royal family of Baheun?”
“I don’t know anything else, but looking at the magic of the sea…”
He blurted out his words, but he knew what Zeke meant.
Magic cannot be stolen. Even if it is the magic of the same sea, the unique magic can never be duplicated.
Just as each person has a different sense of accepting the sea. Magical powers with the same symbol also differ in their inherent presence.
Of course, I’ve never actually seen the magic of the sea, so I can’t say it’s the magic of the sea… There is no other noble with the magic of the sea around here other than the Bahnia clan.
“No… What is this?”
What I said came out again.
“I mean.”
However, Zeke also gave the same answer with an exhausted face.
After a moment passed and he sighed anyway, he had to think about what to do next. First.
“Send a letter to your father.”
“Yeah.”
Let’s tell your father right now.
* * *
– Knock! Knock! Knock!
Drops of water fell one by one.
What’s on top of this? Why do water droplets fall?
“There is a sewage system installed just in case.”
“If?”
An article from the police force said.
“The mana is sealed and imprisoned, but there are occasional sinners who release it very occasionally. In that case, it is designed in such a way that water pours when the ceiling collapses in the event of a fight during the escape process.”
“Ah, indeed.”
No matter how much magical power you have, there is a limit if several tons of water pours out. If you’re a noble with a title, that’s okay, though.
“Strange. It is meaningless to the sinner of Baheun.”
“… Is that so?”
Behind us, Amelia Bahnia, the princess of Bahun, was following us.
The day after the princess appeared.
A man was sent to his father, and on the way to the prison to interrogate him for the bald merchant’s interrogation, Princess Amelia appeared.
I know you’re coming this way, but when you showed up alone in the morning, my heart really jumped.
It was the first time I had seen the expressionless, robot-like Lena running towards her pale face.
“The people of Baheun are excellent at interfering with water.”
Even though I say it with an expressionless face.
Let’s say this is a system for sinners.
Should I just laugh and praise him for being great?
“It is possible to dive for a long time with a little magic power, and it is possible to go against a waterfall.”
“The bald merchant is a commoner without magical powers.”
“… Did the group with such a person as their leader kidnap me?”
Although he uses an expressionless face and a tone that makes it hard to feel emotions. I understand that this girl seems a bit sullen now.
The guide next to me was also smiling bitterly.
“It was a stealthy method that would go unnoticed if it wasn’t for me. Those who do not have magical powers, the ploy to use commoners is a method that is often used.”
Tactics using ordinary commoners who do not have real magical powers are often used. Because it’s hard to notice However, on the other hand, it is difficult to notice that this side is monitoring it, so there are pros and cons.
“But…”
There is one thing you need to know. The guys who did this are also guys.
“The magic crystal he had. It contained duke-level or royal-level magic.”
“… Is it Bahnia’s?”
“I don’t know. Unless the mana stored in the Magic Stone is exchanged frequently, the quality and rank will inevitably deteriorate.”
“Well.”
If it is the magical power of the Bahnia clan. Even if you don’t know the direct lineage, the lineage of the collateral line is related to this.
If that’s the case, there will be blood in Baheun.
Perhaps aware of this, Princess Amelia’s expressionless face darkened.
“Arrival. It smells a bit, but…”
“Okay.”
Nodding off, the driver immediately opened the door.
A neat bald merchant could be seen inside, as if it had been washed, but a faint scent of blood and a greasy smell emanated from his body.
“… Hee, hee!”
Perhaps he had come to his senses at the sound of the door opening, but the bald merchant turned his head in this direction and screamed. What those eyes were looking for…
“It’s the first face I see.”
“Is that so.”
I thought it might be.
No matter how I looked at it, I didn’t think there was anything special about him. In fact, even in the case of magic crystals, it is set to explode only when they are almost in contact, so it must be seen as bait.
“Then what was your purpose?”
The article replied to my words.
The torture is already over. I heard that it couldn’t last long in the first place.
“That.”
The article hesitated.
He is reluctant to answer. It’s not like I didn’t get any information at all. The appearance that I dare not even put it in my mouth…
“I guess. Is it red blood?”
“… That’s right.”
The position of the group can be known from the appearance of the knight looking at the bald merchant with eyes bordering on disgust.
I also turned to the bald merchant.
The bald merchant hesitated at the gaze of the three magical power holders looking at him, and then shouted in a loud voice.
“Because of you, monsters like you!”
Organization for Human Freedom.
Red blood, the opposite of the blue blood of nobles.
To those who rule with magical powers.
“Do you know how many people suffer!”
An organization for those who are ruled by those without magical powers.
The bald merchant’s cry echoed through the dungeon.
In other words, the resistance against the current system against all nobles on this continent… Should I say
“Is that still there?”
“Yeah. I was also surprised. It is still operating as an organization.”
“I can’t help it because it’s a point organization.”
I heard it was destroyed decades ago.
It must have survived tenaciously like a cockroach.
“This.”
Princess Amelia looked closely at the bald merchant.
It’s my first time too, and I’m sure it’s my first time seeing her, her royalty. Her slightly sullen face disappeared and she looked at the bald merchant with curious eyes.
“Dissappointed. Red blood. I saw it in a book, is it this much?”
“What, at the end… Big hmm He must be an errand boy.”
“… Me, don’t ignore me!”
Seeing him chatting with the princess made him feel feverish, the bald merchant exclaimed something.
He said he couldn’t stand the torture even for a moment and blew, so why is he so confident?
Looking at the article, I put my hand blade to his neck.
Shall I kill you? It is a signal to
“No, don’t kill me yet.”
“Hee, hee!”
The bald merchant screamed again, probably realizing what had just happened.
Mmm. After all, it is a revolutionary group. I thought about it even when I first heard it, but to think that such a thing exists in this world.
Unlike the Earth, there shouldn’t be one or two problems, right?
There are monsters with magical powers, including large-scale monsters, and natural disasters just by thinking about it right away.
“Why are you trying to kill all the nobles?”
“Because of them, countless commoners who have no magic are suffering. Our red bloods will regain freedom from blue blood and create an equal world.”
Seeing that they are talking smoothly without any obstruction, is this the argument they are pushing?
Anyway, it’s equal Equality.
Equality in a magical fantasy world.
“If you kill magical power holders, will you become equal?”
“Yes! A paradise where everyone has equal opportunities will come! Unless you guys are monsters!”
A paradise of equal opportunities. Haha.
“Then let’s say we killed nobles with magical powers.”
“What?”
A bald merchant looking at me with a blank expression at my words.
The knight behind me and Princess Amelia also looked at me.
“Then who is next?”
“Who, who are you?”
I laughed when I saw the merchant who didn’t understand.
I have no idea whatsoever about their claims. I’m not really a history major. I have basic common sense, but the last history book I read was decades ago.
I looked at the merchant while recalling those faint memories.
“Magic attribute. Magic is also power. So what’s next for power? Or wealth? What about knowledge? How do you look?”
“… What?”
Even if the world has no magic power.
It’s an unequal world. It’s not fair. Clay Spoon, Silver Spoon, Gold Spoon. How much does the family you were born into earn? Discrimination is caused by the property you have.
Discrimination based on appearance. There is also discrimination based on one’s skin color or gender. There are so many words for discrimination.
I come from that world and I know.
A world of hatred and discrimination.
