My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 8. As expected, the imperial family is rotten. (2)

A disciple…….

It’s funny when you think about it now.

I’ve never called warriors disciples, but I was dumbfounded when everyone around me said they were disciples.

A teacher must learn something.

“…… Are there any problems?”

It was clear what he meant by the question, but he was unaware.

As I calmly crossed my arms and questioned him, Chris put on a bewildered face for a moment.

“Prause, I already know that you bought the beasts and elves you collected. Of course, you branded me a slave.”

If you know the information from 3 years ago, does that mean you’ve been watching me from then until now?

You seem to be quite interested in me.

“When I sent out invitations to the New Year’s party two years ago, I received a report that I was raising a very intimidating beast.”

At that time, Ariel wasn’t using barriers, so it seems like she couldn’t avoid exposing her information.

“There’s no way you don’t know about the massacre of other tribes. Why are you raising those children? Didn’t you think it would be a big woe to the Empire? If you are also a citizen of the Empire, why don’t you think about it?”

It’s much better than letting our warriors die.

In the end, I wanted to argue whether it was self-employed or not.

So, I wanted to ask why did you steal the nest of another race that is living well?

I was able to coexist enough, but the emperor who created this division because he couldn’t overcome his greed did something wrong, and he seems to be a threat to the empire. Is it someone else’s fault?

It was kind of disgusting in the game, but it’s worse in real life.

“This is my heart.”

In the past, I would have just grumbled and thought that there would be no conflict as much as possible, but now it seems that there is no need for that.

Because the crown prince thinks of me as strong, and there are three heroes around me.

“What?”

“Why do I need someone else’s permission to raise someone?”

“Prause, I guess you don’t know because you’re stuck in a rural village. Even committing something that could pose a threat to the Empire is punishable by death.”

“Threat…… I mean. Then ask me one more time Why did you exterminate other races when you knew they would be a threat?”

“That’s not what I did, it was Obama. At that time I was much younger than I am now.”

Are you calling that an excuse now?

Isn’t it normal for a person who is supposed to be the next emperor to have to think about why the emperor made that choice?

Actually, Princess Seri had the idea that unlike him, she had to join forces with other races to deal with her demons.

This means that he had doubts about Emperor Rufen’s massacre.

If she had told her thoughts to someone in the imperial family, she could have been accused of ‘How dare you throw up at His Majesty’s thoughts?’

But she was someone who could assume the worst than the greed in front of her eyes.

That’s why she was able to survive without being greedy for the imperial power, living quietly and being treated by Crown Prince Chris as her ‘her younger sister’. Although, of course, she is ignored.

“This is not a story that I brought out specifically to argue. However, if you thought it would be a threat, go in the direction of coexisting with other races from the beginning-“

“Isn’t that what you don’t want to raise! I would have been much more relieved if I had at least put a label on it as a slave!”

He shouted as he set the glass down violently. The clatter was harsh.

“Raising disciples, but being branded as slaves because they don’t believe in them… …. Don’t you think it’s a contradiction?”

Apart from the trust issue, I don’t know if you know that if you put a slave brand on it, you won’t be able to exert your strength.

Other races basically lacked physical abilities superior to humans, and had more developed mana sensitivity.

That’s why humans are branded as slaves to make them easier to control.

Once the slave brand was stuck, it could not disobey orders and could make the body weak.

This was fatal for the warriors who had to deal with the corps commander and the demon king.

No matter how well you train and equip good artifacts, you won’t be able to properly display the strength of a hero in a suppressed state, so you won’t be able to respond when they invade.

It was rather driving the empire into a corner.

“Anyway, making other races stronger can itself be said to be ‘rebellion’. So, please re-label me as a slave right now. Otherwise, I will punish you with the authority of the next emperor.”

Even a child won’t act like this. Damn child.

“To brand those B-class kids as slaves while not taking any action against S-class Urca?”

“Urca is an exception because she is defeating demons. If not, you can send those disciples to the border.”

“Send those little ones to that barren place? Are you talking sane?”

No matter how much I induced them to become adventurers because of the need for real combat, I had no intention of sending them right away.

I was not ready yet.

“Sane? You’re forgetting something because I said I’d close my eyes to your rudeness. I am the next emperor who will lead the empire in the future. You are a commoner You’re openly insulting the imperial family because you treat them as strong! Does the imperial family look so insignificant?”

A rotten bastard. I’m sorry for being possessed as a commoner.

In an era where the status system is clear, the biggest stumbling block was the status.

I was annoyed at the situation in which I had to be suppressed and interfered with my work simply because I was an imperial citizen, even though I was not a superior in the same affiliation and had no relationship whatsoever.

“As of the present time, I will make a suggestion to Obama, and it will be ‘illegal’ to stigmatize other races as slaves under any circumstances.”

“What…… ?”

Has this crazy bastard gone crazy?

No matter how much dictatorship is natural, this is too much.

“Are you kidding me? Are you doing this knowing for sure what kind of reaction will come back when you do that?”

It was too much of an overkill.

It was no different than asking them to give up their future to another race that did not lose hope even after losing their family and nest.

Forcibly enslaving other races who barely escaped from slavery? Where is this crazy idea?

Besides, this is the cause of the resistance of other races.

“If it is a threat to the Empire, it is right to get rid of it. It must be because Obama judged that the massacre and enslavement of other races were, in the end, a threat to the empire.”

Ah……. The nightmare of playing the game is about to come back.

How f*cking hard I had to go through because of these bastards of the imperial family.

I felt that the feeling of disgust increased when I was facing the situation in reality where I was unilaterally suppressing because of fear without being able to help.

Are you really going to destroy the imperial family except for Princess Se-ri?

It seemed that starting the succession war now would be of great help in the future.

I felt like my stomach was about to explode at the development of cancer.

I leaned back on the sofa and sighed.

“…… Do you know why I am raising those kids?”

I pressed my temples hard to calm my throbbing head.

“Why are you raising them?”

“To protect the empire from demons.”

This was an obvious fact.

Because you need an empire to make a happy ending.

“What…… ?”

“From the point of view of an empire that has borders with Pandemonium, the more powerful the better. Why do you think of oppressing other races because they are scary? Are you thinking of using it?”

After asking, I realized.

I felt like I could understand it without listening to Prince Chris.

This guy just wanted to get rid of the variables that might get in the way of becoming emperor.

“Jee, we have overcome countless adversities with human strength. We don’t need help from other races.”

You know how many monsters and demons Urca and adventurers of other races have killed so far.

Every time I try to judge everything by looking at the documents without even thinking about what is going on at the border, so I’m stuck with such an idea.

“…… If you’re that confident, shouldn’t you give other races a territory to live in and release them from the empire?”

“We invested money to expand our territory. Is there any reason for us to do that?”

Yes, this is nature.

This was the character of Prince Chris.

He is a prince who is 5 years young, how can he be so similar to a character from a game already?

All the f*cking parts are similar. Rot.

I thought there would be some room for rehabilitation…….

“And let’s just listen, how come you, Prauss, seem to be siding with a non-human race, even though you are human?”

“That’s it… ….”

Because that’s the way to go in the right direction.

If we can’t save the hero, the world will be ruined anyway. In such a situation, can we argue whether it is a human or another race?

I wanted to explain everything to my heart, but at the point he said he didn’t need help from other races, persuasion was meaningless anymore.

I’m sure he’ll think that other races deserve to be ruled by humans until he dies.

“Yes. There are plenty of people who are accustomed to living with other races and listen to the views of other races. But I will not brand you a slave like you.”

Chris snorted and pointed at me.

“Why? Others know that other races can’t be trusted.”

Because I am not a person from this world, my perception of other races was inevitably different from that of others.

However, there were many people who were born and lived in this world who did not view other races pessimistically.

“…… Then, is Duke Tori also wrong?”

“Wrong. Long time. Because the nobles of the empire, especially the southern dukes, are merciful to other races. Although Obama liked Duke Aus and showed mercy to him, but if I become emperor, I will erase all such precedents.”

Hey, listening to the sweet potato line I heard in the game, it seems like cancer cells are infested.

I think I need to change my plan a bit. I didn’t want to see this crown prince with blocked ears become emperor.

I was thinking of not directly intervening in the political quality of the nobility, but the situation has changed.

“I don’t think it’s worth talking about anymore.”

I got up from my seat.

“…… Prause, if you were born and live as a citizen of the Empire, you’d better follow my words.”

“Become an emperor and speak. It’s funny how something that isn’t even the emperor has wrinkles.”

“What?”

“Yes. Since I know what you’re thinking, I’ll say it clearly right here.”

After taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth.

“If you make Haeju, the slave brand, illegal, you will have to deal with me and the disciples outside.”

If the other person thought of it in an extreme way, this side had no choice but to respond in an extreme way.

“Ha… …. Are you going to turn the Empire into an enemy?”

“I wonder how the other princes will react when your power is reduced.”

“This bastard… ….”

I left the prince alone and moved on. Just before I left, I looked back at Chris, who was spewing hostility toward me, and said,

“You’d better think about it. If you want to become emperor.”

Open the door and step out confidently. In the hallway, the Black Gwangjo and the warriors were glaring at each other, creating tension.

“Ah, Master!”

The kids who saw me hurriedly relaxed their expressions.

“Go.”

Before I go to the imperial palace, I have to stop by Princess Se-ri’s residence.

I’m sure you’re still living in this building now.