Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Volume 4 Chapter 1 Part1

Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Volume 4 Chapter 1 Part1

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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!





Decided to include Author note, since I am
of a medical profession. If you have painful wisdom tooth because of wisdom
tooth impaction, please consult with a dentist.





I still can’t make Roroa accent right… Hmmm…





DISCLAIMER: There is no
guarantee that my translation is 100% correct. Please correct me if I was
wrong.





Author:





Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)





Translator:





Yukkuri Oniisan





Editor:





So-Chintzy





Enlightenment Arc





Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Cities[1]
A





Author Note: The
story this time is short. Due to my wisdom tooth, I couldn’t concentrate at
all…… I wish that it would get well soon.





「Today
I have to run an errand near the castle, so……」(Souma)





It was morning. As always, I was
having a breakfast with my four fiancées, inside my room when I mentioned this.





「Can
someone go along with me?」(Souma)





「Is
it a job?」(Liscia)





I nodded at Liscia’s question.





「Sadly
so. Since it’s an important case, I want to see to it personally.」(Souma)





「I
see…… Then, I will be going. What about everyone else?」(Liscia)





Liscia brought this matter up with
the other three (I could already feel her influence as the First Queen Consort),
the first one, Roroa made an “X” mark atop her head with her hand.





「Too
bad. I cannae go. Since Darling had entrusted th’ negotiations wi’ th’ Merchant
Guild.」(Roroa)





「About
the matter of transforming the slave merchants into civil servants?」(Souma)





「Aye.
Darling micht had once transformed th’ sc.r.a.p metal merchants to “resaikel duty”[2]
as civil servants, but this time it wonnae be that smooth. Since th’ sc.r.a.p
metal merchants are lik’ trash picker from th’ start, thay were nae guild’s
members. Althoogh slave merchants are looked down as lowly just th’ same, thay
are properly registered at the Merchant Guild. If thay are separated from th’
guild and then are under th’ country’s control, this will be th’ same as 『Monopolizing』 the
slave trade ye see.」(Roroa)





While saying this, Roroa took a
bottle of salt, that was placed on the table. into her hand.





「It
was different from th’ salt or iron, but it’s th’ first time I’ve heard about
monopolizing slaves. Slaves aren’t ‘local procure, local use’ goods, aye? Of
course, thay also came from other countries. Transforming slave merchants into civil
servants means that it will also prevent th’ flow of this trade from the other
countries. As a civil servant, thay would’ve a guaranteed income, but they
wonnae earn any profit. Hence, th’ slave merchants who want to earn profits
will move to other countries. There will also be those who will oppose. But it is
Darling’s wish to curtail th’ slavery……」(Roroa)





…… Well, that’s true. It’s different
when it’s about the crime slaves that were serving their manual labor penalties,
but selling women or children as slaves to reduce the number of mouths to feed or
the fact that that the child of a slave was also a slave... I really want to
put an end to these kinds of old-fashioned practices at once. It’s not just from
a humanistic point of view, but also to increase the prosperity of the country
as a whole.





「Even
if it’s just th’ domestic crime slaves and property slaves, it’s unknown whether
or not it will satisfy th’ demand…… Really, it’s troublesome.」(Roroa)





「……So,
is it as difficult as expected?」(Souma)





When I asked her, Roroa nodded
her head.





「Uun,
I can dae this. I want to see th’ post-slavery world that Darling had mentioned.
Where everyone can earn money, use it, and circulate it in th’ economy. That
kind of world.」(Roroa)





I had taught a portion of my
world’s economic history to the ever-clever Roroa. Because of the technological
innovations, it would be possible to ma.s.s produce goods, create a demand for a market
where those goods could be sold, resulting in further effects on the a.s.set-less
slaves’ positions, and how these events lead to the slaves’ emanc.i.p.ation. This
kind of story. Of course, I know that there were people who waged war under the
ideology that all humans should be equal. For the slaves that had persevered to
win their freedom, they didn’t have any disposition to deny the efforts of the
people who wished for freedom.





It was just, somehow when I saw
the story of that age, I felt the powerlessness of humans, 「No
matter what kind of system it is, in the end, is it suitable for that age or
not?」. Napoleonic Wars or the US’s Civil War (it was called
a war for slave emanc.i.p.ation, but the truth is that the Union Army had adopted 『Slave
Emanc.i.p.ation』 to garner support, so they wouldn’t be defeated by
the Confederate Army)[3]
the end result was that these wars pushed the emanc.i.p.ation of slaves forward[4],
or that was what I had heard…… right. No matter how splendid an idea is, if it doesn’t
suit that age, then it will be crushed. Even after the slavery system ended, in
the next age, the conflict between the capitalists and the workers was waiting.
However, Roroa saw a frontier in my stories.





「It
may be a bit pushy, but if th’ Empire makes th’ first step, then we can dae it.
If the influential half of th’ continent, nay, th’ humanity side, reduces th’
slavery, it should be difficult for others to oppose it. Then, th’ matter of
the shortage of labor, though the turn is reversed from Darling’s story, we
could only compensate it with technological development. This is Darling’s
work.」(Roroa)





「Yeah.
That is my objective. Leave it to me.」(Souma)





「I’ll
be waitin’. Since I also will dae what I can dae.」(Roroa)





「I’ll
counting on you.」(Souma)





「Mufufu~.
Say it more.」(Roroa)





Our arms were tightly linked. For
this kind of matter, Roroa was really reliable. So, Roroa couldn’t accompany me,
but what about Aisha or Juna-san? I looked in their directions.





「I am
terribly sorry, but I need to prepare for the next music program, so I can’t go
with you.」(Juna)





「I-I
had been asked to accompany the new soldiers’ training…… Of course, if Your
Majesty says the word, then I will discard the other arrangements and will
accompany you.」(Aisha)





「It’s
alright. No need to push yourself. Hmm…… Well then……」(Souma)





The matter this time is something
where I don’t wish to take too many people with me. Since “that side” will be
cautious of the number of people. On the other hand, as expected, I will be
uneasy if I don’t take any bodyguards with me. With Liscia going with me…… Well,
rather than an unskilled bodyguard, Liscia’s fighting strength is surely
higher, right? The Black Cats Squad is a.s.signed to gather intelligence in the
other countries right now, so there are no personnel left for bodyguard duty.
If possible, I want to personally take either Aisha, as the strongest one, or
Juna-san, who could gather intelligence. Then,





「Your
Majesty. May I have a permission to present a counsel?」(Serina)





The Chief Maid, Serina-san, who
was waiting near the wall, bowed with a refined demeanor.





「Serina-san?
What is it?」(Souma)





「If
Your Majesty is searching for a bodyguard, then I have someone that I wish to
recommend.」(Serina)





「Fumu. Who is that person?」(Souma)





「Your
Majesty’s martial arts instructor, Owen-dono.」(Serina)





「Gugh…… That jii-san[5],
Owen, huh……」(Souma)





Owen Javana, a n.o.ble who is the
Head of the Javana House and also a military veteran. He has a tremendously
zealous and honest temperament and I appreciate him for his direct and frank
speech. Currently, he is my advisor and martial arts instructor. A
“Gahaha”-type of jii-san. Well, if it is that jii-san, his combat prowess is dependable
and he might be bored when I’m not here …… When I was pondering this, Serina
continued.





「Also,
Your Majesty may freely take Carla-san from the Maid Squad.」(Serina)





「Eh!?」(Carla)





The one who let out that yell was
not me, but the surprised Carla who was standing beside Serina.





「She
might be officially part of the Maid Squad, but her position is Your Majesty’s
slave. Isn’t this an occasion, where we can put this meat sh-…… cart-horse to work?」(Serina)





「Head
Maid!? Were you just going to say meat shield!? Or rather, I think you
correcting it to cart horse is also quite terrible!」(Carla)





「……(immediately
taking out a whip used for maid-training)」(Serina)





「Hiiii!? I will be working with all of my body and soul!」(Carla)





Carla made a bow. It was as if
she had been completely domesticated.





「Th-then,
I will be relying on you.」(Souma)





「A-……As
your wish. Master.」(Carla)





With this, the members who will
follow me to the city will be Liscia, Owen, and Carla. I wonder why….. Just by selecting
those people, I suddenly feel tired. Give me a break.[6]





◇　◇　◇





「Gahaha, This one[7]
is very happy to be taken along as a bodyguard! Your Ma-」(Owen)





「Sssst! Owen…… How many times do I tell you not to call Your
Majesty in the city like this?」(Souma)





「Ulps,
please excuse this one.」(Owen)





Owen-dono laughed in such
easygoing manner that it made my head hurt. Even Liscia made a wry smile when
she looked at me.





Under the broad daylight, Liscia,
Owen, Carla and I were walking in the middle of the city. Since we were
travelling incognito and didn’t want to be too overt, we didn’t use a carriage
and were going on foot instead.





…… It’s just that, even though we
should be travelling incognito, we were strangely conspicuous. It was because I,
who was wearing the travelling garb of a Northwind Youngster[8],
which was now the standard garb for me when travelling incognito these days, Liscia,
who was wearing the Academy’s uniform like she wore when we first visited the
city, the maid outfit-wearing dragonewt Carla, and a Macho jii-san, who was
wearing an adventurer-like light armor, were walking side by side. What’s with
this messy mishmash that was all over the place. It wouldn’t be strange for pa.s.serby
to unconsciously take a second look at us.





「Even
a temporaryily a.s.sembled party would have a more matching feel……」(Souma)





「Then,
wouldn’t it be better for Souma to wear an Academy uniform like before? Then, Owen-dono’s
appearance would surely look like a practical skill teacher.」(Liscia)





「If you
said it like that, then Liscia should have an adventurer-like appearance, so we
would be seen as a party, right?」(Souma)





While we were talking, we looked
at the dragon maid who was walking behind us.





「W-what!?
Both of you are looking at me.」(Carla)





「……In
any scenario, Carla will be out of place.」(Souma)





「……You’re
right.」(Liscia)





「Aren’t
theboth of you being too cruel!?」(Carla)





Carla might raise her voice to
protest, but…… She was wearing a maid outfit after all. Of course, we had
planned for her to wear a different attire, but Serina firmly refused it. Carla’s
maid outfit was not the typical long-skirted cla.s.sic type, but the frilly
dress-type (or rather, it could be called the maid-café type). To order her to
walk in the middle of the street wearing those clothes, Serina-san was really a
super-s.a.d.i.s.t.[9]
Even Carla had been completely flushed red due to shyness for awhile now……





「By
the way, Your-…… Kazuya-dono. Is this road, really the correct direction?」(Owen)





Owen asked, slightly bewildered.





「Hmm?
Yes, it’s the correct one…… Is something wrong?」(Souma)





「No,
but if this one’s memory serves right, this road will lead to……」(Owen)





「Ah!
…… It’s true. This is the way to……」(Liscia)





It seems Liscia had realized something
and didn’t complete her words…… Ah, so that’s the reason.





「This
is the way to the former slums.」(Souma)





「Yes.
That is not a place where someone like Kazuya-dono or the Princess should go.」(Owen)





Even in the Capital City, there was
a dark side. In the large population, there were those who were successful in
their businesses, people were neither affluent nor poor, and those who had failed.
There was a place where, the people who had failed, but who didn’t fall so far down
that they were enslaved, drifted away into and spent their lives barely being
able to earn money for the daily essentials one way or another. That place was
the slums. There were many shanty-like houses, the hygiene situation was bad,
diseases were rampant, where people gathered about without looking at each
others’ origins, and so it was infested with crimes. That kind of place.





「Well,
that’s an old story though.」(Souma)





「It’s
different now?」(Liscia)





「…… It
might be quicker if you see it for yourself. At any rate, when we go to have an
inspection in the slums,」(Souma)





I made a gesture as if my hand
was holding a hose-like object.





「There
is someone who will be strangely energetic, shouting “Filth will get sterilized!”」(Souma)





☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽





That’s one chapter down. 3 more to go!





Another quirky character will appear!