Chapter 981 – 981. Yggdrasil (7)
I asked the king sitting next to me.
“Is it raining or snowing here?”
“No. “It won’t come.”
“Omg… “
Thanks to this, I was able to learn an interesting fact.
The fact that there is no special weather in Umbra…
[The consistent weather seems comfortable, but… I would like to decline.]
I also agreed with Kang Han Na’s words.
If there were no changes in the weather, life itself would be comfortable.
However, you have to experience misfortune to feel happiness more clearly.
There must be some change in the weather to be able to feel the sense of life more clearly.
And recently, I was feeling that that sense was slowly becoming dull.
‘I really want to go to the boss dungeon.’
Four days was longer than I thought.
And four days later, an interesting event occurred in the square.
As soon as…
“They’re trash!!”
It was an execution ceremony for nobles who had committed treasonous acts.
“My father died because of you!!”
“Bring my son back to life!!”
The atmosphere felt as if a riot had occurred.
Their criticism was directed at the nobles on the execution ground.
The residents of Umbra shouted at the nobles on the execution ground.
No one cursed the nobles.
Just…
“Save my family!!”
It was just full of sorrow to bring back the dead family.
But even in the voices of residents full of such sorrow…
“…”
None of the nobles going up to the execution site opened their mouths to make an excuse.
The reason they didn’t make excuses wasn’t because they wanted to.
‘There is no need to leave a will or something.’
It was because I covered my mouth with the Death Side.
If you leave only a will, you are a noble person.
‘If you’re shaking for no reason, this won’t be any good either…’
Nobles who went up to execution like criminals, as if they had no excuses.
That was a comfortable and good composition for us.
On the way to the execution site, there will be some people who deceive the crowd with nonsense.
For example, the person being dragged to execution…
“It’s the Marquis Robben!!”
Someone like Robben.
I clicked my tongue as I watched Robben being dragged away by the soldiers.
‘Hey… It looks like he got beaten up a lot in prison.’
The whole body was covered in bruises and wounds.
Moreover, his face was swollen beyond recognition.
He was probably beaten up by people with a grudge while he was locked up.
‘It looks like justice.’
I blocked Robben’s mouth, but looking at Robben’s appearance now, I thought there was no need to stop him.
‘Well, just in case.’
Thinking like that, I calmly watched the execution site.
The type of execution site is guillotine.
It was a method of execution suitable for nobles.
A mixture of criticism and grief was directed at the nobles, and the nobles went to the execution site while listening to the voices of the crowd.
And the king next to him also added his voice.
“It’s a shame that they can’t be punished more severely.”
From the nobles’ point of view, the death penalty was the worst punishment, but for those who remained, even such a death penalty did not seem satisfactory.
I said a word to the king who expressed regret.
“Don’t worry about that.”
Nobles who have given up on life probably expect that they will be comfortable in death.
But that thought is a miscalculation.
“The sins committed while alive will be paid for in death.”
After hearing what I said, the king smiled bitterly and answered.
“Haha… “I must live faithfully so as not to end up like the authors.”
It was a good answer.
Most people in power tend to become more and more debauched as they become accustomed to power.
However, if you are convinced that there is an afterlife, you will be able to curb such debauchery.
“We will hold the execution ceremony now!”
The execution began with the cry of a soldier standing at the execution site.
At first, they were nobles with low titles.
“This man helped Marquis Robben…”
A soldier reciting the crimes of a nobleman who was put on the guillotine.
Residents listening to the soldiers.
And then…
“This man is to be put to death!”
Quadang! Suddenly!
A sharp sound heard at the same time as the mechanical sound.
“Next.”
The first noble died, and then another noble waiting behind him put his head on the guillotine.
“Turn it off…”
I shed tears of fear…
But no one watching the scene had any sympathy for him.
“This person’s crime is…”
Rather, seeing that scene only made me feel refreshed and calmed my sorrow.
So, one by one, each person’s head was cut off on the guillotine.
When half the nobles were about to die, the king next to me asked me a question.
“Your colleagues didn’t attend?”
“Yes, they say they don’t want to see me like that.”
I was involved in the incident and attended the execution, but the party members had no reason to see such a scene.
As I listened to the question, it occurred to me that I had a question to ask as well.
“What happened to the remaining nobles?”
The nobles I asked about were the nobles who did not go to the execution site.
They said they would save my life on conditions, but I wasn’t told what the exact conditions were.
The King nodded and began to explain to me.
“First, I wrote a mana contract.”
A mana contract that can build absolute trust in Yggdrasil.
But, simply put, building that trust also meant forming a relationship between superiors and superiors.
Royal family and nobility.
Umbra was in a situation where the power of the royal family was much weaker than that of the nobles.
It was a method that could never have been achieved in the past, but…
“Everyone filled it out obediently.”
Currently, the situation is overturned.
This was possible because the royal authority became truly absolute power.
“Isn’t there something called a contract termination letter?”
It is a rare item that can destroy a mana contract, and any noble of the Umbra will be able to obtain it somehow.
However, even in breaking the contract, there was a blind spot.
“If I use the Contract Break Book, the Mana Contract I have will also disappear.”
If the contract was terminated, the king would know right away, so there was no problem.
And if you do something like that…
“That seat will be their seat.”
You will be forced to stick your neck out on the guillotine.
“And there are other conditions as well.”
The King began to explain other conditions as well.
The children of nobles had to live in the royal palace and receive education from the age of five to twenty.
Although it is said that the purpose is to foster patriotism directly from the royal family…
‘Pawn.’
It was like being a hostage.
However, it was not a particularly problematic act.
If you stay in the royal palace, your quality of life will be good and the quality of education will definitely be excellent.
“And we plan to have the nobles stop by the palace at regular intervals.”
The cycle varied greatly from noble to noble.
For nobles who left their children at the palace, 2 to 3 days.
One week without such children.
He said he plans to keep it unconditionally unless there are special reasons.
“I plan to have the nobles who have been in audience report changes in their property and the condition of the soldiers every time.”
Kang Han-na, who heard those words, smiled and spoke over the phone.
[They are tying the shackles.]
As Kang Han-na said, it was a shackle for the nobles.
But the nobles would also know it well.
‘It’s better than dying.’
The fact that their lives continue to depend on those shackles…
First of all, I heard all the stories about the surviving nobles.
However, I could feel the King’s face turning white as he continued his explanation.
The reason he has a white complexion is none other than…
“I think I should apologize first.”
It was because of me.
“Suddenly?”
“Yes, do you remember what I said before that I would confiscate all of your assets and give you all?”
Of course I remember.
The king said he would confiscate all the property of the nobles who were executed and give it to me.
However, we faced an unexpected problem.
“That is… Because the death penalty was decided first, the authors were unable to recover their points.”
Points and items were not something that could be recovered by killing the other person.
Even with the Death Scythe I had, such an order was impossible.
I smiled bitterly and nodded.
“I can’t help it.”
“Sorry. If only I had thought about it more in the first place…”
The king blamed himself and repeatedly apologized to me.
But what has already happened cannot be undone.
“Instead, we will dispose of and hand over the assets they left behind as quickly as possible.”
The mansion they left behind and the luxury items inside it.
Fortunately, that much remained.
I looked at the king and nodded.
“Take your time.”
“Whoa… Thank you for your understanding.”
I was told to take it slow, but I actually didn’t expect much.
Even if I disposed of them all and turned them into points anyway, there was no place to use them.
This was because all the abilities that could be raised with points were raised.
‘It would have been nice to be able to raise other skill levels with points.’
Unfortunately, the skill level that can be raised with points is only available for job skills granted in Yggdrasil.
The only places I could spend my points now were leisure and luxury.
After talking with the king like that, before I knew it…
“The Marquis of Robben goes forward!”
All the nobles were beheaded by the guillotine, and Marquis Robben finally took his place.
The marquis being dragged around with a swollen face.
It seemed as if he couldn’t even move his hand.
Marquis Robben twitches the corners of his mouth as his head is put in the guillotine.
Seeing the marquis like that, the residents began to get upset.
“You’re smiling?”
“Maybe he went crazy because he got beaten up in prison?”
“Aha… I guess it’s something like that.”
No one looked at Robben with pity.
Everyone just looked at me with eyes full of hatred.
And Marquis Robben, who was hated by everyone…
‘How… ?’
He was smiling heartily while looking at me from afar.
It wasn’t until I saw Robben’s expression that I knew he wasn’t crazy.
‘Do you want to at least laugh at the thought of dying anyway?’
The Marquis Robben, who was looking at me with a hearty smile…
“Punished to death!”
Shoot! Suddenly!
With her smiling face, her head was cut off and thrown into the bowl beneath the guillotine.
“I will leave for a moment.”
I stood up as soon as I saw that, and the king smiled and nodded.
“Yes, please be careful.”
Even the king already knows.
Where will I go…
‘Okay, let’s go.’
I immediately took out the 2nd floor admission ticket from my inventory and used it.
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There is a common saying that goes around all over the world.
〈Death is equal for everyone.〉
And that word also existed in Yggdrasil.
But unfortunately, that is not true.
(Hey Iik!)
(Save me!!)
The souls screaming in front of me were proof of that.
As soon as I arrived in Neo Niflheim, I headed straight to the place where souls first arrive.
Fortunately, all the dead nobles remained at that place.
I used [Guardian’s Eye Light] To suppress all the souls.
And like the Grim Reaper dragging the dead, he led them to the gravekeeper’s castle.
The native spirits are agitated by the sight of the sudden influx of spirits…
(What? Were they massacred?)
(But where have I seen these faces a lot?)
“Come on, gather around. Because I have a story to tell.”
I explained the context to the gathered native spirits.
The souls who heard my explanation…
(Hey, you scumbags!)
(I am because of you!!)
They began to surround the noble souls as if they were going to kill them.
“Now… Just calm down and listen to me.”
After calming down the spirits, I immediately summoned Souta.
(What? Why is there so much noise here?)
“That is…”
I also explained the context to Souta.
Upon hearing the situation, Souta chuckled and nodded.
(Aha… But why did I call you?)
“The reason I called you…”
I explained the reason why I called Souta.
After hearing my explanation, Sota burst into laughter and nodded.
Haha! Okay, okay. I can do that much.)
After answering me like that, Souta shouted at the souls who turned into an angry crowd.
(Everyone! Just calm down and listen to this person.)
Souta calmed the spirits and explained to them what I had asked them to do.
(Lee, for now, just do as I say.)
The souls followed Souta’s words and began to create something in perfect order.
What they created was simple.
Pit.
It was a pit that could bury a person.
I made it as many as the number of souls I brought, not just one.
And in the center of town…
(Now, bury these souls.)
All the souls brought in were buried in the pit that was created.
And only the face is revealed…
And in the center was the face of the Marquis Robben.
I approached Marquis Robben’s face and spoke to him.
“You were laughing heartily earlier… From now on, I think the days of being able to smile like that are over.”
(Now… Wait a minute! Well, I’ll do anything. Please me…!)
“Doing anything?”
I shrugged my shoulders and laughed.
“What can a penniless soul do for me?”
(Well, that’s…!)
But unfortunately, Marquis Robben’s words could not continue.
Poop!
(Kkuuk!)
He could no longer speak because of the stone that flew into his mouth.
I laughed heartily as I looked down at Marquis Robben, who had been hit by a rock.
Then he turned around and left a message.
“There’s nothing you can do for me, but it seems like there’s a lot you can do for other souls. Take care.”
As soon as I finished speaking, the spirits in front of me turned towards the face of Marquis Robben behind me…
(Die!!!)
(I died, but die again!!)
They started throwing stones.
Pow! Puck! Puff!
(Heeeeek! Help me! Save me! Stop it!! Pugh!)
A stoning type that never stops throughout life.
Puck! Whoa! Kwaduk!
(Gu… Guma… Ugh! Keuuk! Kyaaaaak! Hikuuuuu!)
It was a fitting ending for someone who sold out his country.
