Chapter 238 – #53.5 Is Earl Meln Really Evil (1)
Princess Xia screaming obscenely and not knowing what to do.
Holding her in her arms and still teasing the nipple obstinately, Earl Meln thought for a moment.
Lastly, Princess Xia, he sorted out all the people who could disrupt his plans.
Even that Mona, who couldn’t understand his true intentions, was subjugated and reduced to a helpless slave who couldn’t do anything else, so there is no one who can truly hinder him.
Although it was something that could barely breathe a sigh of relief for the prudent and cautious Earl Meln.
But along with that, I also felt a sense of emptiness for no reason.
‘About half a year left until the plan is completed.’
‘I thought I had to hurry up and sort out the dangerous elements, but now that it’s turned out like this, I feel like I was too hasty.’
‘The remaining half of the year might be a bit boring.’
Now, there is no one who can resist Count Meln.
He resists him on an equal footing, and there is no other opponent who can stop him.
All under their feet, all on their palms.
He stands above everyone’s head.
That’s why he can’t help but be lonely.
That’s why I felt a sense of emptiness that was hard to put into words.
Only Mona knows his intentions and wishes.
Now that even such a Mona has been dropped as a mere sow, he no longer has any companions of the same level as him…
‘It’s okay.’
‘After all, I’m a villain.’
‘I’m not doing this to get praise from someone.’
‘So, being left alone like this… Being alone ■■ is all what I expected.’
So it doesn’t matter.
So it doesn’t matter.
Although they are slaves that he can use at any time, and he has someone to be his wife if he wishes.
He will always be lonely
He will always be alone
“…”
Ah… Ah… !
Huh… Ah… !!
Realizing that fact again, the count began caressing Princess Xia even more stickyly, as if to soothe the sudden loneliness.
First of all, let’s comfort ourselves with this body temperature felt in our arms and the female sex…
Let’s do that…
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“——That way, you can see why this empire and the countries around it are currently rotting away with drugs.”
“Aside from that, issues such as food, the current class and monarchy system corresponding to the ‘poor get richer’ and the stagnation of development and the research world without freshness——”
Meanwhile, a room in Count Meln’s mansion.
Inside the mysterious library that she has become accustomed to, Emilia continues to study diligently today as well.
In front of Emilia, her maid, Hilde Jean, teaches her.
Originally, she had a smart head, and she, who was by the side of Count Meln and assisted him, was perhaps quicker in her knowledge and analysis of the political and business world of the Empire than the nobles involved in politics.
And with that knowledge, she was teaching Emilia all the truth about her through her ordinary route.
As if she were her private tutor, she dedicated herself to teaching Emilia. Her face was expressionless from beginning to end.
Her expression did not change so much that she wondered if it was a golem created by magic, and Emilia wondered if she might be a golem created by magic.
“——That’s what Emilia-sama said. Are you listening?”
“Oh, oh, yes! Now, I heard you…”
“… Could you summarize the information you gave me a moment ago and tell me again?”
“… Oh, so…”
Emilia answered sparsely summarizing the contents of her lecture that she understood.
——Currently, the empire is plagued by drugs that have spread throughout the country.
It was said that the Marquis von Lars and Edgar Edenbergz had their hands on drug manufacturing for their own reasons, but even before the two of them manufactured/sold drugs, incidents and accidents caused by drugs were already prevalent in this empire.
People enjoyed all kinds of drugs on a daily basis, and there were various types of drugs from cheap to expensive, so each person could choose and use drugs according to his or her class.
The reason Marquis Lars and Count Edenbertz got their hands on the drug was probably because they already knew in advance that it was on the market so naturally and sold well.
This is not a problem unique to the empire, and it is said that neighboring countries and countries across the country are facing the same problem.
There are many reasons for this, but the biggest one is『The Devastation of the Earth』 There is a problem.
The uninhabitable land is gradually expanding its scope, making the world even more difficult to live in.
The land is devastated.
The range of the wilderness widens.
The southeast of the empire, beyond the Marquis of Rath, is a very barren land that is now called the [Evil Territory].
It’s different from simply devastated lands, It is said that it has become a wasteland where ordinary people can no longer live.
When ordinary people live in such a land, their bodies gradually deteriorate and eventually lead to debilitating death, and in the case of animals and monsters, they become deformed mutations just by staying in the land.
The 『Super Colossal Cyclops』 That Emilia subdued before was also one of those mutants.
And now, on the land of the continent, such phenomena of ‘erosion’ and ‘devastation’ are occurring everywhere.
At first, the erosion was barely recognizable, but in recent decades, it has eroded even the land on which each country was built.
The crops withered and died, and the livestock on the land ran amok to death or mutated to prey on people.
Dangerous monsters who lost their reason proliferated, and people’s lives were devastated by the threat of such monsters.
In the legend of the hero, it is said that the “Demon king” And the “Demon king’s forces” Devastated a third of this continent and put 90 percent of humanity to death or near death.
However, this was not actually done by the demon king or the demons, it was simply due to 『Magic Erosion』.
In other words, it is not a man-made disaster, but a natural disaster (天災).
However, people at the time when their daily lives were driven, All of this is the fault of the demons and the demon I trusted someone… And that story has been handed down to this day.
“Then, most of the land that had been eroded by magical energy returned to its normal appearance… However, there is still no record of how the recovery took place, the means or the cause.”
“As a result, most people feel uneasy about the current situation where disasters from the past come back and threaten people’s lives.”
“Moreover, refugees who fled from the erosion of the land lost everything overnight… It is not unusual for refugees who have nothing to dabble in medicine.”
Emilia well summarized and explained what Hilde had taught her so far and what she had personally investigated.
Lately, the Count couldn’t call Emilia often because he was taking care of Princess Xia.
Thanks to that, Emilia continued her research and learning with more concentration than before, and she came this far with Hilde’s help.
Of course, the plot itself was something that could have been explained in less than an hour.
From the past to the present, it took so long because I directly checked all aspects of the data with my own eyes.
And that’s why.
Because she spent all her time and effort on all kinds of materials.
That’s why Emilia was a noble now, and could understand to some extent the gaze of commoners, outcasts, and refugees.
It is to clearly classify everyone’s needs and grasp the situation with a clear, clear, and objective perspective, rather than a view biased toward one class or power.
Furthermore, by checking and analyzing all the various data and records of an incident, it was also possible to confirm that this was a clear fact, not someone’s opinion or false record…
Who came to this land in the past『The War of Desolation』,An irreplaceable past disaster that everyone knows was caused by demons.
No one today would believe that it was just an unfortunate genius named Magic Erosion.
Unless you’re someone like Emilia, who’s been through all the data prior to the events of “Subjugating the Demon Lord”, It’s certainly hard to believe…
After Emilia delivered all of her summary, Hilde in her private teaching mode nodded her head, saying that she did well.
And, she continues her lecture.
“If it had been the Empire so far, this problem would have only gotten worse without being resolved to the end.”
“Nobles are people who have become corrupt and incompetent day by day, and no matter what accidents happen, they just blame the demons and commoners.”
“Idiots who only save food and money for a prosperous future for themselves and their families, rather than a hundred or a thousand commoners dying right away.”
“Wars have long since ceased, and only a handful of capable people remain, If you entrust the country to them, you will only wait for the despair that will come someday..”
That’s why the count is trying to bring the demons back to this land.
For the sake of mankind, it is to revive the demons again.
It was not simply to apologize to the demons who suffered disasters due to the evil deeds of humans in the past.
It was because these demons had obtained such information that they had the key to break the current situation.
“It is said that the demons have special magic to stop this ‘magic erosion’ and restore the land.”
“Also, it is said that humans like us cannot do anything about this magic, and that only demons who have been born with abundant magic can use it.”
“… You may not be the one who is clearly on the side of justice.”
“However, I would like you to know that what he is trying to do now is to save this empire and, by extension, all of humanity.”
Hilde said so in her polite voice and appealed to Emilia.
However, for Emilia, who had suffered disadvantages in various ways and had everything taken away from him, there was no way she would reap any hatred or hatred toward the count just because she heard such a story.
