Chapter 299 – Retribution
Boom!
Wow!
Huh!
Without any warning or warning, everything around began to be crushed.
Those who felt ashamed of their own names fell to their knees helplessly before the ravages of space that mercilessly weighed down their entire bodies, like a demon.
“Ugh!”
Only one person, who proudly spoke his name, gritted his teeth and withstood the violence of the evil spirit called space.
As if he had absolutely no reason to kneel.
The courage and spirit were virtual,
“Say it again. “You guys, what?”
“Ooh, we are the Resistance! Everyone’s opinion, wow!”
“No. Wrong.”
Unfortunately, rather than impressing the owner of the space, it only made him more angry.
Shake it off!
The pressure of space has become stronger.
Victor, who was struggling against the explosion of space while breathing heavily, could no longer hold on and fell to his knees like his other comrades.
It was a shameful attitude.
But what filled Victor’s heart now was not the burning shame and anger.
The day when countless comrades were reduced to mere toys for nobles.
I was willing to take such a shameful attitude for the sake of the cause I shed tears for.
In fact, even before I came to this place, I was prepared to get down on his knees.
That’s why I didn’t feel any extravagant feelings like shame.
The emotions that filled Victor’s heart right now were surprise and joy.
I’ve heard countless times that I’m strong, but I never thought I could be this strong.
He must be in the same yellow class as me!
Demon of the sky.
It was a strength worthy of the name Cheonma at all.
Commoners, not nobles, were born with such power.
It is not a flower in a greenhouse grown with all kinds of support from a young age, but a weed that does not even know where it was born!
He is the proof.
It was proof that the nobles’ claim that commoners were of inferior blood was wrong, and that if they were lucky, commoners could shine brilliantly.
Victor found God for the first time since the day he escaped the arena.
He then expressed his sincere gratitude for giving them the evidence.
But even for a moment
“No. “Your name is not a very plausible name.”
“… What?”
“Your name is a terrorist organization. “No more, no less.”
Gratitude turned into resentment.
“… We are a terrorist group? Are we dismissing our struggle, where we sacrificed our lives for the common people, as nothing more than terrorism? You, a commoner!”
“Okay. And I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks that way. If other commoners find out what you did, I’m sure other commoners will think the same way as me.”
After learning about the Resistance, Jun mobilized both the church and the empire’s intelligence groups to investigate them.
The intelligence group within the church did not have many resources to search for immoral people hiding among nobles and merchants, and the empire’s intelligence group was practically non-existent due to the mess of government administration, so it was only recently that an investigation was ordered. Although I was able to receive information.
In any case, thanks to that information, we were able to learn about the people belonging to the resistance and several terrorist acts they were presumed to have committed.
Illegal slaves, arena players, pirates, etc.
Almost all the people who belonged to the Resistance were not treated as part of society, and without a single exception, they had a history of living as playthings of nobles.
When Jun found out about this, he felt sympathy for them for a moment, but after seeing their subsequent history, he immediately threw that sympathy into the trash can.
Kidnapping, rape, murder, arson, etc.
Although the target was limited to nobles, their actions went too far.
In the case of Victor, the leader of the Resistance in front of us, he was a player in an illegal arena run by a nobleman, and when surveillance was momentarily neglected, he escaped with other players and massacred all the nobles who came to the arena.
Well, considering what they suffered from the nobles, it was not impossible to understand,
‘What if we take out our anger on innocent people?’
There were quite a few commoners who were caught up in their terror and suffered damage, and their terror was equally applied to the few good nobles.
And above all else,
“Are you trying to brainwash the hero who is supposed to save the world? If we weren’t careful, the hero could have gone crazy and the world could have been ruined. If you’re not a terrorist group, call those of you who did that a terrorist group! If you have a conscience, answer me!”
“… I had no intention of brainwashing you. Considering the device’s performance and the hero’s resistance, it is not possible. “I just wanted to hint that commoners should be prioritized over nobles.”
“Where did you get the brainwashing device? You couldn’t have made it. I think I got it from some pretty bad guys, but I wonder if those bad guys didn’t do anything to the device? Are you sure?”
The brainwashing device was difficult to create even for a 9th circle wizard who could not bend some of the laws of the world.
This is because Lucy, the god of this world, has established as a law of the world that brainwashing and hypnosis abilities cannot exist.
So, I can guarantee that the brainwashing device that the Resistance used on Elysia was not of this world.
In fact, it is said that Elysia felt demonic energy when the brainwashing device was placed on her head.
“…”
As expected, Victor tightly closed his mouth as he was not sure that there was no device.
But his eyes were still shining with pride.
“We are all uneducated, so there are times when our struggle is radical and goes too far. Nevertheless, I can assure you that we will call our struggle a struggle, not terrorism! Even if a miracle happens and time goes back, I won’t hesitate and follow the same steps!”
“… Did you try to brainwash the hero?”
“Yes, I also tried to brainwash the hero. Even if the hero makes a mistake and the world cannot be saved as a result, there is no reason to hesitate because the target of oppression and suppression will simply change for the commoners who are already suffering from all kinds of oppression and oppression by the nobles!”
“…”
Sreung!
Victor proudly puffs out his chest and looks at Jun.
At his reaction, Jun shook his head and pulled out Firmus.
Originally, I was going to ask him to kill his comrade (Shield Warrior, Leon’s roommate), no matter how important the revolution was, but I stopped because I knew the answer.
It can be said that his stance against the brainwashing of warriors was an unavoidable choice as it interfered with the revolution.
Trying to have a conversation in the first place was a foolish act.
Even if you talk to a communist who is crazy about the revolution, you will only end up with a sore mouth.
“I don’t know why you called me, but surrender first. “I will hear why I called you in prison.”
“Reject!”
“Leader! Shut up for a moment! Cardinal, please don’t swing your sword all of a sudden, just listen to one word! “If you don’t, you will regret what you wrote in the letter.”
Just as Jun and Viktor were about to collide, Netkama, or rather Number 2, hurriedly stopped them.
Hearing his words that he would regret it, Jun looked at Fortuna.
As a guardian of this world, like a warrior, if she can roughly know the thoughts of the person under her protection, she will be able to quickly determine whether that statement is true or false.
“Hmm. Juni, it would be a good idea to listen first.”
“Okay. Mr. Netkama, please say something quickly.”
“Yes, Netkama? What is that? No, now is not the time to discuss that.”
It would be better to argue.
Jun thought so in his mind, but he didn’t say it out loud.
“One word. Just one word. So… Ah!”
Meanwhile, Numjeo2, who was contemplating what to say, flashed his hairless head as if he had thought of the right thing to say.
“Cardinal, we want to stop the revolution and wash our hands.”
“… Really?”
“That’s right. Originally, he wanted to achieve the revolution by sacrificing his life until the day the revolution took place, but he changed his mind after seeing the actions of Cardinal Nauri and the religious order after they took over the empire. Oh, just in case, I ask, what is the form of empire that the Cardinal and the church ultimately want?”
“… Constitutional monarchy. The goal is a political system in which all leaders, including the emperor, are subject to certain restrictions by the constitution.”
“Then the constitution must be very important. Just in case, I’m asking, the process of creating that constitution is…”
“I plan to create it through discussions between the church’s working-level staff, including myself, thoroughly verified legal figures, prestigious civic representatives, and the empire’s working-level staff, including Emperor Arthur.”
“It’s all good, but the Emperor’s Majesty is a bit…”
“No, maybe he will be fairer and more passionate than anyone else. You may not know this, but he was the first to advocate for a constitutional monarchy.”
“Eh? “Really?”
Jun nodded his head.
Not only Number 2 and the others who were close behind him, but even Victor, who was quietly listening while pretending not to be interested, looked very surprised.
