My Characters Are Heroes From Another World 92

Chapter 92 – Breaking the Seal (2)

After we were ready to leave, we left the accommodation.

I showed Cherry the direction of the compass arrow in my hand.

I thought Cherry, who lived here in Fern, would know much more about geography than I did.

“The arrow says to go in that direction, but if I go in this direction, do you know where it takes me?”

“If it’s in this direction… Ah! Over there… Do I really have to go that way?”

Cherry was surprised to see the direction the arrow was pointing and looked at me as if she was scared.

I was so depressed that my ears, which were usually upright, drooped down.

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? What do you think they are doing there?”

“Are you sure you don’t know? Oh, well, you said the boss and the warriors came from another world, so you might not know.”

Cherry continued, pointing in the direction with his finger.

“The Kingdom of Francia here is a country where mostly beastmen live, and the most important thing here is military power. I heard that in human countries, the person who inherited the blood usually becomes king, but here, the next king is a strong man who challenges the king and proves his strength. It works.”

When I think of beastmen in fantasy, I imagine them fighting based on strong physical abilities, and it seems to be the same here.

I don’t often see beastmen using magic, so I was hoping to see something like that here, but unfortunately, my hopes seem to have been misplaced.

“And just like in human countries, there is nobility here, but this too is determined based on military power. First of all, there are a total of 10 families that can be considered noble families.”

Cherry straightened her hands and showed me her 10 fingers.

“Because nobility is determined by force, once a year, non-noble families can challenge other families to a usurpation match to the country. If the country approves the usurpation match, the two families will now fight for the nobility. “

I thought it was a very interesting structure.

I can’t believe I fought hard and won a seat.

“When the usurpation match begins, five people from each family are selected and duel one-on-one. There are five duels, and the one who wins three times first is the winner and can move into a new noble position.”

“Is that why the nobility changes every year?”

Cherry shook his head.

“I heard that it was like that in the old days. It is said that at least three families were transformed into new nobles every year through the usurpation competition. However, I heard that the families that are currently established as nobles are the best in the history of the Kingdom of Francia. It is said that they have not been descended from the nobility for over 10 years. .”

“Because it happens every year, I guess that means it has a lot of merit. In what way is it good to be a noble?”

In a class society, it is natural that the higher the class, the better.

However, if the change in class here proceeds only through a usurpation game, it is expected that there will be quite a lot of risk in maintaining that class. If the risk is high, there will be no need to cling to the position of nobility.

“We beastmen value honor. In particular, becoming a noble is proof that our power is very strong. That alone is enough to satisfy us.”

“Just for fame? I don’t understand.”

Differences in values ​​are inevitable, but I don’t understand why we have to take risks every year to achieve fame.

“But if there is such a rule, wouldn’t it be okay to harm the people who will duel on the other side before requesting a usurpation match?”

Honestly, I think anything can happen.

It’s a battle between prisoners who value honor and fight for nobility, and everyone probably thinks of the Du Duke.

“Of course it is possible. However, doing such a thing is strictly prohibited, and if you are caught, the family will be directly exterminated by the country. So, you can deliberately poison the person who will participate in the duel, or give them kickbacks and ask them to lose on purpose. There may be some things that happen, but from what I heard, that rarely happens.”

“Most likely, it existed, but to say that it was extinct means that it was exterminated later. This is truly a place where force is everything.”

I turned around and looked at Lien because I had heard that she lived in a place just like this.

I wondered if this environment might be unpleasant.

I heard that Lien also had a similar family environment.

“This place reminds me of the old days. I’m fine, my lord.”

Lien seemed to know that I was worried and immediately smiled and said.

“That’s right, here in the Kingdom of Francia where the beastmen live, strong power is a simple way to raise one’s status. There were many beastmen who wanted to become nobles. But as I said before, the current noble families are so powerful that they have never changed, and this year, “I heard there wasn’t even a usurpation match.”

Is it that strong?

I’m a little excited too.

Because until now, the people in this world were too weak compared to my characters.

And now that I am stronger, I think I can prove how strong I have become.

“However, among the current noble families, there are some people with bad personalities. No, it would be correct to say that they are dirty.”

“Are they the ones who bully the weak?”

Cherry nodded her head after hearing Ellie’s words.

“Just as you shouldn’t attack someone before a usurpation match, we prisoners worship fair military force, but some people from bad-tempered families go around the streets and pick fights with weak people. Some families pick fights with people. “I heard that there are people who killed others…”

Cherry spoke to me trembling.

“That’s almost like a gangster. Are you just going to touch other people’s things?”

This is a common pattern.

Isn’t it common for trash belonging to a strong family to carry the family’s power on their shoulders and bully those who are weaker than them?

“Basically, by law, you cannot take someone else’s property. The country also prevents such things from happening. Instead, you can challenge the other person to a duel, claiming that it has tarnished your honor. The person who receives the request can either accept or reject it, but you can refuse. “In this case, you must grant one request from the person requesting a duel.”

“What are those trash rules? Which idiot made them?”

Cherry said shaking his head.

“I don’t know either. I heard it’s been around for a long time, but everyone hates it. But I don’t know why, but the country doesn’t get rid of it. Most people say it’s okay to become stronger…”

As I listened to Cherry, I wondered what kind of country there was.

“But not all nobles do it. Rather, most families argue that the strong should not bully the weak. It’s something that only a small number of nobles with dirty personalities do.”

Looking at Cherry, who is still shaking, it seems like it has something to do with nobility.

“Did you happen to be victimized by that nobleman too?”

“Yes… My parents were running a small store, and when someone from the Timothy family saw the items in our store, they started an argument and challenged us to a duel. They said that if we refused to duel, they would take our entire store. A duel. “My father and mother, who both rejected each other but thought they were the same, fought a duel and both lost their lives in the duel…”

I think the reason I tremble at the mention of nobles is because of this trauma.

Cherry couldn’t hold back her feelings of sadness, perhaps because she was thinking about old times, and she began to shed tears.

Hehe, boss. Can’t you just give up? If you get caught by the nobles, it’s over…”

I stroked Cherry’s head as she shed tears.

“Don’t worry, we’re stronger than you can imagine. No one can beat us, right?”

I looked around at everyone as I spoke.

“Of course. There is no way anyone can defeat us who have received power from Jinu.”

Ellie nodded and spoke for her.

“So, will you trust us and guide us?”

Cherry, who was shedding tears, nodded her head and took the lead with a compass.

We followed the cherry and moved in the direction indicated by the arrow.

As I followed the arrow, I eventually arrived at a place where I could see several large buildings.

“Is this where the powerful nobles live…?”

First, I decided to look around several places to see what family owned it.

As I went around checking various places, surprisingly, the arrow did not point to just one place, but changed direction here and there.

“Why is this happening all of a sudden?”

I thought it was referring to a certain family, but after falling a little further, it started pointing to a different family, and then started pointing to another family that was a little further down.

“It seems like each family has one of these?”

It was said that the compass arrow points toward the nearest equipment.

So, if you fall from a nearby family, the arrow seems to move in the direction of another family.

“Hey, what are you guys doing, wandering around here and there?”

While we were standing in the middle of the street wondering what to do, a group of people shouted at us.

When I looked in that direction, I saw a group of wolf-headed beastmen standing there.

“They say you’re spying on our noble family right now. Why is that happening?”

“I have something to check. You don’t have to worry about it.”

I said calmly.

From what I heard, it seemed like he was a nobleman, and when I looked at the arrows, I saw that the arrows were pointing to all the families, so it seemed like each family had one game item.

Since I was going to go there anyway, it was a hassle to deal with it.

“Hmph, you can’t see outsiders wandering around here. You know what this kingdom of Francia is like, right? I’ll challenge you to a duel!”