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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 115

"I'll try looking the other way.."

The aristocratic society had a greater gap with the common people than expected, and unless we were professional information merchants, there was no other option for amateurs like us, as there was no information that could be obtained in one day even if we investigated the streets..

So, as Cheryl just said, spreading the word in a different direction ultimately means taking advantage of the friendships of the same nobles... As Sir Ekaf was moving hard anyway, doubts about whether it was truly a meaningful action passed through my mind..

But after looking into Cheryl's eyes, I understood that looking for meaning in them was itself a meaningless act..

"okay. I'll first go to the mansion, change back into Ragnis' clothes, and then go to the detention location that Lord Lenisa told me about. If things continue like this, it will be difficult to receive good treatment.."

"Then, I’ll walk around a bit too. It's been a while since I've been in the capital, but maybe there are still people I know.."

As in the case of Gin, whom I saw last time, Asili seems to have an acquaintance living somewhere in the capital. After watching each person go their separate ways for a moment, I sighed and headed towards the mansion..

I realize once again that the road to maintaining one’s beliefs is long and difficult. It seems like there's still a lot to learn and more mountains to overcome, but it's frustrating in many ways to be held back by political issues in addition to physical barriers..

It's okay to bite only when justification is secured. In the future, I think it would be better to find ways to fight against the things that try to invade metallurgy from the outside..

With that realization, I changed my clothes again and ran out of the mansion. The place I headed to was a rather neat building located on the outskirts..

"It's a sad sight.."

However, the simple two-story building is simply neat. It is no exaggeration to say that it is just a rectangular brick. The reason it was built as a two-story building seems to be simply to distinguish between the guards who would protect the building and the criminals. Even the surrounding area is a street where ordinary citizens come and go without any problem, so it will be an instant for your face to be sold..

Still, if the target was ordinary people, it would have been considered that they were being treated fairly well since it was not a dungeon... but since the people inside were nobles, it was really too much..

Naturally, I suppressed my discomfort and approached the guards standing guard at the only entrance, and in a very restrained manner, he crossed his window to block the door and asked me a question..

"This is a place where criminals are imprisoned. What business do you have??"

But from that first question, for the first time in a while, bad Eldmia and even worse Eldmia make my eyes bulge.?

what? sinner?

"sinner? Did you say that a nobleman who was voluntarily detained temporarily to prove his innocence is now a criminal??"

I suppressed the urge to get angry and asked back in the best manner befitting a family member. I was already telling myself to just come up with an excuse, but this ridiculous guy got on my nerves..

When a guy who was 20 centimeters taller than him was wearing clothes that looked like a uniform and a half-cape and glaring at him, the confident attitude he had shown at first seemed to have calmed down a bit..

"Please identify yourself. Otherwise, I will consider it a threat and arrest you.."

"This is Eldmia Egar, the temporary attendant of Margrave Ragnis Lien da Levien. Would you like to answer my question now? Is it true that you treated the Margrave, who voluntarily appeared for temporary detention, as a criminal??"

I asked clearly, placing my hand on the pommel of the sword I was wearing at my waist..

I don't know how this guy will perceive my actions, but this isn't a threat, it's preparation for battle. Aristocratic society is a very interesting place, and just choosing the wrong word can tarnish your reputation and even get you tarnished..

The problem is that, as befits an aristocrat, the response between ink and gold lacquer is very extreme. And in cases where a commoner tarnishes one's reputation, it can be legal to act as if it is not a law and not a thing..

If you carelessly treat nobles like criminals, you will end up in a world where there is nothing to say even if you die in a duel or a sword fight..

If you are a commoner, there is a reason why it is better for your personal life not to speak to nobles at all. If you stay still, it's not like you're halfway there, it's just like saving your life..

"That's right. This is where criminals are treated according to the guidelines of the Noble House...."

"Just once. I'll give you a chance."

"What, what?"

No matter how shitty the noble family is, this friend is ultimately someone's child and someone's family. In fact, if you didn't know about the law, you could easily have made a mistake, so I decided to be generous and explain it to you..

"Let me tell you again, Margrave Lévien came here voluntarily to prove his innocence, even though he is currently under temporary detention, unilaterally notified and attempted by the House of Nobles. That is why it is a temporary detention, and that is why the Margrave is not yet a criminal. If a commoner carelessly treats a noble who is not a criminal as a criminal, it will be considered a mistake made without knowing that he or she will face death, so please correct it.."

I believed that a person with intelligence who could not understand even after explaining it to me would not have been chosen as a soldier, but surprisingly, reality always allows imagination..

The guy who was hesitant just a moment ago shook his head with a laugh, as if he had gained some confidence..

"Huh... I tried to be as polite as possible, but it was ridiculous. We are a private army belonging to the Noble House, and this is the place where the criminal Ragnis is imprisoned, and these are the guidelines of the Noble House. Don't talk nonsense.."

The reason I listened to all the nonsense until the end is simple..

"The will is a bit long, but I will pass it on to the noble family.."

-Suddenly!

Because it is not polite to break a will. Before he could point the spear blocking the door towards me, I pulled out my sword and cut off his head..

Since I have already received all the treatment in the empire, my physical condition is at its peak. They even used magic power, so there's no way a single soldier could react. Another guard, who was watching in shock as the head flew into the air and hit the wall of the building behind it and fell to the ground, stepped back in horror..

"Ugh, ugh! emergency! Visaaang!"

Instead of swinging the spear, I kicked the door with all my might to help the guy who was screaming and trying to open the door..

-bang!

Because it is made of simple wooden planks and not solid wood, the door explodes and scatters in all directions..

hmm. I feel more relieved than I thought.

When the guy saw that the kick passed by the fingertips he had stretched out to grab the doorknob and shattered the door, he turned white and sat down. The four guards who had just woken up inside in response to the guy's screams couldn't even understand the situation properly and their eyes were wide open. looked at me.

"I'm in charge."

"What on earth is this? This place..."

"Are you in charge??"

The guy who was sitting comfortably in the rocking chair located in the innermost fireplace got up hesitantly and said something, so I pointed my sword at him and asked him a question, and no one answered. Yeah, just looking at it, it looks like a reserved seat for the person in charge..

But just because they are silent is no reason for me not to speak up, so I kindly explained the situation..

"I came here for the purpose of visiting the Margrave Levien, who was temporarily detained. But your subordinates treated Margrave Levien as a criminal, even though he was only in temporary detention before trial. Even though he was given the opportunity to retract his statement, he refused and was killed as per noble law. Are you dissatisfied??"

"What kind of heinous claim is this! we are..."

"I know that it is a private corps belonging to the Noble House and that it is a temporary detention location designated under the guidelines of the Noble House. Answer the question. Or maybe you don't know the law either?"

When I was in the military, all I memorized was the service credo. It's the same in modern society, but how much do these guys really know about the law??

"You know? Are you saying you're going to turn the Noble House into an enemy??"

Why has it always been that when I ask something, there are more people who give answers than people who have a proper conversation??

However, since there were four people and there were still three reserves left, I explained in as calm a tone as possible..

"I am a law-abiding citizen of the Kingdom. Those of you who want to claim that the Margrave Lévienne is a sinner, take up arms and die. Those who do not should immediately contact the Noble House and send someone who properly understands the law and can communicate well. The person in charge of you is an idiot who doesn't know the law, so we can't communicate.."

Actually, I guess it doesn't matter since the guy who couldn't enter the building has already run amok, but since there's no way he could go to the barracks or anywhere else and give a proper explanation, it would be right to at least explain it to these guys. Looking at that hesitant atmosphere, I think at least one person will listen to me..

But the atmosphere changed when the guy in charge shouted, showing arrogance at my words..

"It's treason! It is an act of treason to help the prisoner Ragnis escape! attack!"

Even a noble would have to risk everything and go out to get accused of treason, but this mere guard is so fearless..

Contrary to my expectations, the rest of the guards, including the person in charge, pull out their swords at me and begin to keep me in check..

It was really lame, but I decided to give up the first attack out of gratitude, just in case one of them gave up the battle, survived, and started making nonsense about my cowardly surprise attack..

Thank you for giving me the chance to legally beat you up, you ignorant bastards..