Into the Creations 651

## Chapter 651 – 651. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated In A Baron’S Family

Wanderers exist in this world.

Those who have been driven out of safe cities or villages. Or those who have jumped out on their own. Those who have inevitably lost their homes due to the damage of the past war, and so on.

These wanderers could not settle down even if they wanted to settle in a village or city. This is because the people of this world look down on wanderers as a kind of barbarian, while also fearing them.

From the lord’s point of view, they are reluctant to accept wanderers as their territory’s people. Most wanderers are poor and have no ability to pay taxes right away, and their personalities are very rough, causing friction with existing territory residents. And wanderers also run away because they don’t want to pay taxes.

Wanderers keep wandering. In this world, all the places worth living in are owned. The owner would not tolerate a wanderer village that does not pay taxes settling in their territory. They have the anxiety that if left alone, they will increase exponentially and try to overthrow the territory.

‘My target is these wanderer bastards.’

I will capture the wanderers and forcibly conscript them. As they wander around this world where monsters exist, the wanderers’ skills are guaranteed to be at least basic or higher. They are perfect for serving as soldiers.

Poo-woo-woo-woo!

The sound of a horn is heard. I looked at Floy through the carriage window.

“Did the knights who ran ahead blow it?”

“My lord. It’s not our horn.”

“It’s the wanderer bastards’ horn. There are more than 300 enemies, are you sure you’ll be okay?”

“They underestimate us too much. Even if there were three times that many, it would be fine.”

Floy smiled confidently. Actually, I was just saying it. In this world, knights are superhumans. Especially knights riding horses and wearing armor and weapons made by dwarves. If they wanted to, 10 knights could wipe out 300 wanderers in 30 minutes.

I leisurely changed my clothes inside the moving carriage.

As time passed, the sounds of battle reached my ears.

Clang. Clang. The sound of blades clashing and human screams could be heard. The sounds of battle gradually decreased as they got closer. When the carriage finally stopped, no sound could be heard.

I left the sprawled maids behind and got out of the carriage.

The 300 wanderers, surrounded by the female knights, were kneeling on the ground, looking up at me. I sneered at the hostility and fear in their eyes and looked around.

As expected of wanderers, there were houses made of tents that could be moved at any time. There were also a few livestock, including horses and goats.

“My lord. I have prepared a chair.”

Floy said politely. Her tone was different from usual because there were other people watching. I sat on the fancy chair she had prepared. It looked decent on the outside, but it was a little uncomfortable to sit on.

“I am Baron Eugene Prukers.”

I revealed my name. The wanderers’ eyes showed agitation. This place was, broadly speaking, part of the Prukers family’s territory.

“Who is your representative?”

“It is I.”

A large man who had been kneeling in front of me stood up. His clothes were soaked with blood, and through the torn clothes, his bulging muscles could be seen. His skin was dark, and his eyes were piercing.

Floy, who was standing guard, drew her sword and pointed it at the man’s neck.

“How rude. Who told you to stand up?”

“……”

As if it were natural, the man could not say anything and was sweating profusely at the sword energy gathering on the blade.

“Floy. Step back. You know he can’t hurt me anyway.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Floy lowered her sword and came back to my side. The man stroked his neck with his palm, glancing at Floy. He seemed to have roughly realized Floy’s skills.

“What is your name?”

“I am Rokesher, the leader of Katung.”

Katung seemed to be the name of this wanderer group. I was indifferent. The name of a wanderer village is not important at all.

“You look like you have something to say. I’ll give you exactly one minute. Say what you want to say.”

The words Rokesher had to say were already decided. He would kneel and bow his head to the ground, begging for my small mercy and pleading for his life.

My plan was to show mercy if he begged and accept them as my territory’s people. And then conscript the able-bodied men. It was an excellent plan to not only gain military power but also increase the population!

However, the words that came out of Rokesher’s mouth were beyond my expectations.

“Our Katung has a special relationship with the High Terrier Mercenary Corps. The executive of the High Terrier Mercenary Corps, Mousher, is my brother. And other brothers of Katung are also active as High Terrier mercenaries.”

I had heard of the High Terrier Mercenary Corps. It was the largest mercenary corps operating in this area. It is said that there are more than 1,000 people in the mercenary corps.

“……So?”

“Please let us go. We didn’t know this was the Prukers territory. We are wanderers. If you show mercy, we will leave this place right now. Some members of Katung have died, but we acknowledge that we were at fault. We will not hold a grudge against the Prukers family and territory.”

“……”

My lips opened, but no voice came out.

It was too absurd. My head was spinning, and my hands and feet were trembling. Even I could tell that my eyes were shaking wildly.

That bastard was not begging for his life, but threatening me.

As I was too dumbfounded to speak and my hands and feet were trembling, Rokesher smiled confidently. He was mistaken in thinking that his threat was working on me.

“Baron Prukers. It’s not too late. Please show us mercy. We are ready to accept Baron Prukers’ mercy and bless Baron Prukers’ future.”

“You ignorant bastards!”

Bang!

Unable to contain my anger, I slammed my fist on the chair. The armrest shattered and fell to the floor.

“Baron Prukers. Please think calmly.”

“…Alright. I will think calmly as you wish.”

I thought calmly.

Why would a wanderer dare to defy me like this? Even if the High Terrier Mercenary Corps is great, it is still just a mercenary corps. If the Prukers family steps in, they can eliminate the High Terrier Mercenary Corps. It would be a slight loss, but…

‘A loss? These bastards are acting up because they know that war is imminent, so soldiers can’t move carelessly, and the value of mercenaries is higher than ever.’

I met Rokesher’s eyes. The fear that had been there before had disappeared. Not only Rokesher but also some of the others.

“Baron Eugene Prukers. The High Terrier Mercenary Corps has a great influence in the mercenary world of the Rapelli Kingdom. In the future, when war breaks out, there will be times when the help of mercenaries will be essential. Moreover, you are someone who needs to achieve merit in the war. Please think calmly about the future.”

I clicked my tongue. It seemed that the story about the succession competition of the Prukers barony had even reached the wanderers.

“You’re as big as a bear, but you talk like a fox.”

“We have to wander like foxes.”

“Do you think I’m afraid of a mercenary corps or something?”

“I know that Baron Prukers and the Prukers barony are different.”

They also knew that I could not move the Prukers barony’s soldiers and knights carelessly. For wanderers, they knew the situation well. Perhaps they were more concerned because they were wanderers.

“But I don’t know why you are suddenly oppressing us. Is it the will of Count Prukers?”

Now they were even asking me for a reason and questioning me. I let out a hollow laugh.

“My father has no interest in the likes of you.”

“Then is it your own decision, Baron?”

“I got my mother’s permission. Permission to deal with the barbarians wandering around in the front yard.”

Rokesher’s brow narrowed and then relaxed at the word barbarian.

“Baron. Calmly. Don’t lose your reason, think calmly, and show us mercy.”

“I am calm. My head is colder than ever. Therefore, my judgment is also the same. So, accept it quietly.”

I pointed my index finger at Rokesher and said as if spitting out the words.

“Cut off that bastard’s arms and legs and hang his torso on a wooden pole.”

“I will obey.”

Floy moved like a flash. Before Rokesher could react, her sword cut off both of Rokesher’s legs.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

A terrible scream rang out. On the other hand, the atmosphere of the others became as quiet as if they were sinking into the sea.

Floy then cut off his arms, and another female knight brought a wooden pole, tied Rokesher to it, and stopped the bleeding. Her actions were as natural as flowing water.

“Kuh… uh… uhhhh….”

Rokesher trembled. Fear returned to his eyes as he looked at me again.

“I thought about it calmly. I thought about it calmly, but I couldn’t possibly overlook your rudeness and insults. And I’m still not done being angry.”

My finger pointed to the man next to Rokesher. He was a bearded man in his 30s.

“Kill him.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Floy did not hesitate this time either. She had never refused my orders since becoming a knight. As a maid, and as my sex toy. She did even the dirty work like assassinations without complaint. I don’t know if she was originally the type to blindly obey her lord, or if she was influenced by Yuria.

“Kill that one too.”

“Yes.”

Every time my finger moved, one person died.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

One of the men who was pointed out was startled and tried to run away, but he was caught by the surrounding female knights and was killed.

“Spare me, please spare me! Baron! Rokesher’s words were all his own! We didn’t know anything!”

“Isn’t Rokesher your representative? If you didn’t think it was Rokesher’s words, you should have stopped him, even if you had to hit him. Die.”

“Kuaaaaaaah!”

I stopped after killing 30 people. I didn’t kill just anyone. I mainly killed those who showed hostility towards me.

“Eugene Prukers…! You will regret this!”

“You must be regretting it now.”

“The High Terrier Mercenary Corps will not stand idly by!”

“A guy who lost his limbs has a loud voice. And do you think I’m going to stand still?”

The maids came out of the carriage in a rush. They were all armed with guns and daggers. They had received enough combat training, so they could resist even if the wanderers resisted.

“Start classifying.”

The maids moved. They first divided the wanderers into two categories.

Men and women.

In the case of men, unless they were too young or severely disabled, they were all conscripted. Iron collars, signifying slave soldiers, were placed around their necks.

“Originally, I was going to show you mercy. I was going to accept you as my territory’s people as 5th-class citizens. But after seeing your attitude, I changed my mind. Now you are quasi-citizens.”

They were not slaves, but they were not official citizens either.

“You will live in a village that I have created separately. If you achieve merit and become a 5th-class citizen, you can leave that village. Well, you probably don’t know it now.”

Originally, I was planning to roughly train them and then release them into the city. But after seeing their attitude, I changed my mind.

These bastards will now be treated like slaves and will have to make desperate efforts to become official citizens.

“Master. The first classification is complete.”

Yuria approached and said. Behind her were six men and women tied with ropes.

“How many are there?”

“There are a total of 291 people. Among them, 140 are men, and 115 are eligible for military service. In the case of women, the detailed classification remains.”

“Who are the ones behind you?”

“They are Rokesher’s family.”

I looked at Rokesher, who had a gag in his mouth. Seeing his family, his eyes widened, and he was looking at me.

“Ugh! Ughhh! Ugh!”

“I have no intention of letting the bastard who insulted and threatened me live. Of course, not even his family.”

In this world, it was not uncommon, though not frequent, for a family to be executed for defying a noble.

I took my sword and approached Rokesher’s family. One old woman. One middle-aged woman. One young man. Three young boys.

I beheaded the old woman, presumed to be Rokesher’s mother, and kicked her away.

“Kuh! Ughhh! Ughhh!”

Tears of blood flowed from Rokesher’s bloodshot eyes. His blood vessels had burst.

“Do you regret it?”

“Ugh! Ughhh!”

“You will regret it even more.”

I killed all of Rokesher’s family and then approached Rokesher. Rokesher had become quiet after seeing all of his children die. However, tears of blood were still flowing from his eyes.

“Your so-called great brother will follow you, so go ahead first.”

The sword pierced Rokesher’s neck.