Chapter 395 – Homophobia
When asked what the hottest topic is in the empire these days, everyone would, without much hesitation, choose the competition for succession to the throne between the three direct royal family members.
For many people, the daily lives of high-ranking people living in the system become a source of great interest and entertainment in itself.
Of course, in this land where there are serious differences in social status, talking about your superiors’ work is something you should never do hastily.
In the case of people of very high rank, the story is actually different.
If you carelessly make fun of things like the village chief’s affair or rumors of the lord’s corruption, you have to worry about immediate disadvantages, but it doesn’t matter what you say about the royal family.
Of course, it is an act of lese majeste and could be severely punished.
However, there is a saying that even the Emperor curses in his presence.
Not only is there no one in the royal family who is narrow-minded enough to seriously listen to the nonsense of a commoner.
Even if the lord of a certain territory personally witnesses the people of the territory gathering and having a heated discussion about who will be the emperor and which one is greater.
No one will seriously punish it.
This is because it is a story purely for interest without any profane meaning, and there is no benefit to touching it.
In short, it is something that is not allowed in the first place.
It can be seen as a kind of minor deviation that is implicitly permitted by an unspoken social agreement.
If you open the door of a bar in any territory right now, you will easily spot people talking about topics similar to the story below.
“No, common sense dictates that His Highness the First Prince will ascend the throne. As for the village chief, the eldest son of the mill family has been making the mill for four generations. It’s natural for the eldest son to carry on the succession, isn’t it?
“That’s not it. Didn’t you see Her Royal Highness’s engagement ceremony held this time? Her Royal Highness has been hiding her power all this while. Like a wild beast hiding his claws. I think Her Majesty the Princess will win.”
“Hey, that’s just the bravado of the weak! According to your logic, His Highness the 2nd Prince, who had been sitting still, will rush in, overtaking the other two, and become the final winner. Anyone can show something like that.”
If you listen carefully, it sounds like a reasonable argument with some basis.
But in reality, it is nothing more than a snack for drunken commoners.
Even so, the serious topic of the royal succession battle would not have been consumed by the public to this extent.
—Crackling, crackling…
[It is said that General Wolfgang, Her Royal Highness’s fiancé, has recently reaped great profits from wise investments. The impact it will have…]
Falsier, a new civilization invented in the Telephone Workshop.
Since anyone can access a lot of information thanks to a huge crystal ball that relays events happening in distant islands in almost real time, people’s interest has become even more intense.
At first, everyone thought it was just a strange entertainment.
As time passed, it was a Palsi language that, knowingly or unknowingly, took on a significant role in the lives of the people of the empire.
Due to its reasonable price compared to its performance, at least one Falseer has been installed in most public facilities for a long time.
Among aristocratic families or commoners, those who had a little more leisure even began to use small Palsiers for home use.
Now the people of the empire no longer read newspapers or magazines.
“Hey. I’m really jealous, I’m jealous. “It wasn’t enough that you had the most beautiful fiancée in the empire, and now you’ve been hit with a lot of money?”
“Well, the world we live in is different. A good guy like that always succeeds in anything he does. “Let’s just have one more drink.”
“I want to live that kind of life in my next life…” “
Even in rural areas, when you go to a village bar, a beautiful woman in a crystal ball will tell you in detail what happened in the island today.
Even if no one asks.
It was no exaggeration to say that a major revolution had occurred in the lives of the people of the empire thanks to the development of magic engineering.
In the empire, many things are changing day by day.
It was an era of change.
* * *
It was a truly awkward situation.
If you force a bird and a mole to sit face to face, would it be like this?
“…”
“…”
A demon with pure white hair whose entire body is filled with restraints, and a girl with long curly black hair wearing a tight-fitting maid outfit.
No conversation took place between the two.
Even though it’s been quite a while since this happened. It wasn’t even the first time the two had seen each other. We obviously knew each other quite well.
However, just because it was quiet did not mean it was a peaceful atmosphere.
—Cry!
“What are you looking at?”
It was Ramiel who rolled his eyes and lost his temper first, unable to bear the long and uncomfortable standoff.
Ramiel and Hassene.
Both of them are women who would be sad to be ranked second in terms of strength.
It could be said that they are gentle sheep in front of their master, but they are irritable in front of everyone else.
If you think about it, we are in similar situations.
They were similar in that they were intentionally picky with others in order to hide their low self-esteem for some reason.
So to speak, this situation right now.
It was a kind of homophobia.
Hassenne smiled and answered Ramiel, who was losing his temper at me.
“Oh my? “How dare you address the subject of slavery? Your attitude is extremely irreverent.”
“What? “You, try saying it one more time.”
Of course, only her face was smiling, but the inside was very dark.
Given the work she had done so far, Hassenne was very perceptive.
Therefore, as soon as she saw Ramiel in an unexpected place, she was able to immediately understand what kind of situation she was in.
What other reason could there be for a bitch who should have had her head blown off, or at least rotting in an underground cell, walking around in broad daylight?
Looking at her behavior, I guess she somehow saved her life by holding on to the crotch of her brother’s pants and selling out her own people.
It was obvious even without looking.
What was surprising, however, was the fact that Hasenne’s brother personally brought ‘that bitch’ out to see something important.
Either the leash is that strong, or Wolfgang trusts that bitch that much. Either way, it wasn’t something that appealed to Hassenne very much.
She should have been killed at all costs at that time.
I’m still gritting my teeth at what happened to me because I was a demon and used some fraudulent techniques.
Instantaneous movement without warning. How does that make sense?
Of course, even though she possessed such ridiculous skills, it was truly pathetic that she was defeated by her brother without even being able to properly resist him.
It’s just that Hasenne felt uncomfortable just looking at that bitch’s face.
—Sigh…
Hasenne, with an extremely sinister smile on her face, spewed out harsh words as she came to mind.
“Dirty and vulgar slaves, demons with their horns cut off, and barking defeated dogs.”
“… “If she doesn’t close her mouth right away, I’ll blow a hole in her heart.”
Then, her dark life began to overflow from Ramiel.
Even from Ramiel’s point of view, Hassenne was a very annoying opponent. Not only did he interfere with her work, but he was also a petty bitch who trusted only his brother and spoke up about a trivial topic.
Although this was only my second encounter with her, I knew of her base nature.
However, looking at Wolfgang’s attitude a little while ago, she didn’t seem to like that bitch that much.
Of course she was warned to be quiet.
Wouldn’t it be okay to just kill that bitch?
I just tolerate it because I know that for humans, blood relatives are quite special beings, no matter what the relationship is.
There was nothing she couldn’t kill if she kept crossing the line.
Ramiel clicked his tongue and spoke as if he was laughing at her.
“Tsk… “What do you believe and why are you being so picky?”
She was someone I had already fought with once.
The understanding of her strength was completed a long time ago. A minnow that’s nothing special except that it has the annoying ability to manipulate shadows on a human subject.
If you put your mind to it, you can really pierce your heart with a single blow.
Even if the restraints were filled, there was nothing that could not be done.
“Well? “At least I have more trust than you, right?”
The sharp confrontation continued.
In fact, both of them had a vague understanding in their hearts.
Even if they growl like this in words, neither side can be hasty in taking the first step.
From Hasenne’s point of view, he should never go against Alicia’s wishes.
It was the same from Ramiel’s perspective.
There must be nothing that makes Wolfgang uncomfortable in the slightest.
If he had his way, his life could have been taken away with a single wave of his hand.
You shouldn’t have an accident in a position where you have to crawl when you feel lethargic or have to take off your clothes.
“If you don’t want to lose that insignificant life, don’t flutter anymore.”
“Have you tried it?”
Childish psychological warfare full of bravado and threats.
The confrontation between the two women will probably continue until their respective owners return.
