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Chapter 330 – A World Beyond Understanding
“…”
Baron Olan stared at me with wide eyes, seemingly unable to speak.
He looked about forty.
His slightly wavy brown hair was slicked back. Though he was likely wearing casual clothes, he was dressed well enough to be immediately recognizable as a noble.
Unlike the flashy Kius, he had a certain refinement. But this man, who wasted a golden opportunity and displayed utter worthlessness, was going to die anyway.
But that didn’t really matter.
“Even though the two of them went out of their way to offer you a path to salvation… what a pity.”
As I spoke, I glanced at the two beside me. They wore slightly awkward expressions yet exuded an air of satisfaction as if they had accomplished something.
“That attire. You’re not a noble, are you?”
“That’s correct.”
The moment I answered, he drew a short dagger with an ornate scabbard from his robe.
“I won’t let your vile blood soil this place. Take this and go to the garden. Kill yourself. You’ve made me feel quite ill. Do it within my sight.”
“……Huh?”
“What are you doing? Hurry up. Do it.”
I couldn’t comprehend his words or actions, and I let out a strange sound.
Why would he hand a weapon to someone like me, an intruder?
How could he confidently issue an order that I didn’t understand at all?
Above all else—
“Aren’t you worried you might get stabbed yourself?”
“Why should I, a noble, worry about being stabbed by a lowly commoner?”
“???”
What?
Even with the Mind’s Eye, I couldn’t detect any particularly special skills.
He seemed reasonably well-educated, and his abilities weren’t weak by any means.
Still, if we’re talking about Hunter ranks, he was probably a D- or C-rank at best.
At most, he’s on par with the local soldiers stationed in Guinier.
Where does this confidence come from? Is there a special rule I don’t know about? Is he shielded by some noble-specific protective barrier?
It’s driving me crazy.
I grabbed the arm of the man waving his hand in front of me as if brushing off dust.
“Let’s see!”
I thrust the dagger into his palm. Huh?
It pierced clean through and sank deep into the desk beneath it.
Hmm, this feels like a pretty decent dagger.
“Ugooaaaaaaahhhhhh…!”
“What? It just went right through! Don’t scare me like that. And seriously, you’re incredibly noisy.”
With all that commotion, it naturally echoed through the mansion.
“M-my Lord! Someone, get a doctor! Call the gate guards immediately!”
The mansion immediately fell into a flurry of activity led by an old man in a tailcoat who must have been nearby.
(He went outside to call for reinforcements. Well, can’t be helped.)
After all, this is dealing with nobility.
Worrying about my future won’t accomplish anything, and I came here having made the necessary resolution.
The lord, unable to move with a knife lodged in his hand, continued to writhe and groan in slight spasms.
Slowly raising his gaze, he saw a crowd of servants gathered near the entrance to the reception room. Among them was the same man who had been shouting beside him.
Several others stood out; their attire was clearly of a different quality than the rest.
“D-dear!?”
“Kela, go to the guardhouse! Summon every soldier you can find! Do not let this vile creature, who raised a blade against me, live to return!”
“Y-yes, sir!”
“YOU BASTARD! How dare you raise your hand against a noble!”
“E-execute him! Execute this man! Anyone! Quickly!”
A woman in flashy attire left the room. A young-looking man hiding behind a maid glared at the man hurling insults from the front.
Then another man appeared. Judging by his height and demeanor, he might be the second son.
There was another man who simply watched the situation in silence.
―Investigation―
It seemed that nearly everyone, except those who had gone to summon troops, had gathered here. Besides the lord, there were clearly four others whose status was evident from their attire.
Being thrust into an incomprehensible world had thrown my plans slightly off course.
First, explain the situation and identify the targets to be eliminated.
“My apologies for the disturbance. Please forgive this situation arising from a minor issue.”
“You… You did this to Father!? How could you possibly expect forgiveness?”
“A minor issue?”
“Yes, I’m not sure how much everyone here knows, but the lord of this land partnered with a specific trading company for profit and imposed restrictions on the logistics of the local specialty, which is rice.”
“…”
“Well, that alone might still be within tolerable limits. But to maintain those prices, he secretly had farmers and trading companies who tried to sell rice through legitimate means killed.”
“So what’s your point?”
“When the two gentlemen in the back brought up the matter, the lord had the audacity to say, ‘They multiply more easily than livestock, so it’s hard to feel anything when they die. On the contrary, dying for the lord is their true wish.’ That’s what he blurted out.”
“So what’s your point about that!?”
“Right! What the hell are you babbling about, you lowly maggot?”
While the eldest son and the third son, who were hiding in the shadows yet full of bravado, the servants, as expected, couldn’t hide their grim expressions.
And no wonder.
Depending on how you looked at it, they were considered less than livestock.
Among them, the man who seemed to be the second son also frowned as he watched the lord groan.
“Let us through.”
A deep, booming voice came from behind the servants.
The wall of servants parted simultaneously, and two men clad in high-quality metal armor and carrying weapons entered the room.
They were the two soldiers who had been guarding the mansion’s gate.
Judging by their expressions, they must have overheard the earlier conversation.
“You’re late! Seize this troublemaker quickly!”
Thud!
When they looked to see what had happened, the third son was kicking the soldier from behind the maid.
“This is the only time you’re useful! Sacrifice your life to save Father!”
“…Don’t resist unnecessarily. If you move, it won’t only be a capture; it’ll be a death right here.”
“Do you think you can do that?”
“That’s beside the point.”
Yeah, I guess so.
It’s not about whether you can or can’t.
No matter the situation, I suppose I must utter these words now.
But their expressions tell the story.
At the very least, these two soldiers should have some semblance of reason.
If they truly intended to kill me, that would be one thing. But to kill men who are merely doing their duty and acting against their will? That’s going too far.
Then…
―Intimidation―
“Hah…!”
“Guh!”
I’ll crush their will to fight and make them sleep until it’s over.
“What the hell! What are you doing, you bastards!?”
“I-if you don’t work now, when will you? You… Get up! Get up, you useless pieces of trash!”
The two sons hurled abuse at the soldiers. The third son even stomped on their heads through their helmets repeatedly. Then, the man who had been watching the whole time spoke up.
“Brother, and you too, Yuse. Please calm down first.”
“What are you saying, Ars?! How could anyone possibly stay calm in this situation?”
“Exactly! Our noble father could be killed by such trash!”
“Father is in their hands. If their only goal was to kill him, they would have done so long ago. The fact that he’s still alive means that they have another objective, doesn’t it?”
“Correct. I came here with three objectives.”
“Then what specifically are your objectives?”
An eye observed and tested me.
Indeed, this youth called Ars seemed the sanest.
“Hmph. Namkrid Olan commanded. I shall behead you now, so do not move from your spot.”
“Huh?”
“Worthless vermin… Hand over your sword. There’s no need for dialogue with the insects who harmed my father. A simple beheading will suffice.”
The eldest son, or so he seemed, picked up the soldier’s sword and strode forward.
He was exactly like his father.
No matter what happens, his command is absolute.
He genuinely believes that, if his opponent is a commoner, such ridiculous words will hold sway without considering the possibility of retaliation.
In fact, it’s likely that his commands have been carried out without exception up until now.
That’s why he can still act so recklessly, even in this situation where his father’s hands are pinned down.
What kind of environment could foster such arrogance and insolence?
I turned to the father cowering beside me—the likely cause—and he glared at me with pure hostility, as if he might shoot me dead on the spot.
Despite this situation, he still didn’t seem to grasp the danger he and his son were in.
I’ll show him what’s about to happen. I’ll show him reality.
“Hmph… Your arrogant attitude and way of thinking have been passed down to your child. Because of that, your son is about to die right here, before your very eyes.”
Truly, what kind of life must one live to become this foolish?
It took him several seconds to comprehend these words. Then, as if finally coming to his senses, he frantically tried to stop his son.
“W-wait, Namk! Step back for now! You must not approach this man!”
“Rest assured, Father! As the next head of the family, I will punish ‘evil’ and settle this matter properly!”
Damn it.
Why is my heart so unsettled?
Because of the words spoken by this trash who dressed up to look human, I feel this much discomfort.
Bang!
“Huh?”
The sound that rang out wasn’t a slash but a thud.
The eldest son swung his sword in a wide arc toward my neck, but the blade never cut through my skin.
He has neither great strength nor ability, and his weapon is the kind a gate guard would carry. There’s no way he could injure me, especially since I’ve hardened myself.
“My purpose, you see—”
As I spoke, I turned my gaze behind the eldest son.
I looked at the young man named Ars, who stared at me wide-eyed.
“I came to exterminate the vermin of this world—those who torment others merely by existing. Therefore—”
I gripped the sword pressed against my neck and wrenched it away with brute force.
Then—
CRACK!
“I don’t want to hear anything from ‘evil’ like you, you piece of trash!”
By the time he finished speaking, his skull was split open, and the man before me was cleaved clean in two.
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