15-5
Stripping the Wealth from a Villain
with No Room for Sympathy from the Root
Translator : PolterGlast
The day after Erin
Port was completed, I was in the Imperial Capital. I had just finished
investigating the background of the rumored knight and confirming that he was a
villain with no room for sympathy.
To date, a total of
5 of Lord Codwall's wives have passed away. His first wife was the
daughter of a knight, but the subsequent ones were commoners.
When I probed a maid
at the man's mansion, she said he is kind until a child is conceived, but the
moment they are born, he begins to resort to violence. She spat out that she
couldn't deal with her master anymore and was quitting that kind of job.
What made the maid
resolve to do so was the disappearance of the sixth wife. She regretted that
because she hadn't conveyed the master's true nature, she caused the wife—who
had happily laughed that she could finally break free from a life of poverty—to
go missing.
Also, while this was
from Puis's investigation materials, according to Georg-aniue,
the relatives of multiple brides had petitioned the country to search for their
missing daughters, but it seemed all the applications had been withdrawn.
『He's
guilty. There's no longer any need to hesitate; do it, Ashley.』
I wonder if I've heard
those words from Zirant five times today. However, even so, I wanted a
final confirmation.
Therefore, I hid my
identity and decided to make contact with the Knight Lord Codwall. I
deliberately bumped into him on the street to observe his reaction.
「You
bastard... did you pick my pocket?」
Was it my fault for
dressing in a filthy manner? I had intended to pick a fight with him, but he
kindly provoked me from his side.
「Who
knows. If you're going to go that far, you should just check your wallet right
here.」
「Don't
talk big, you filthy bastard. Listen here, commoner, I am a knight... A great
Knight-sama... Since
our statuses are different, there's a certain way to speak, isn't there? I'll
give you a chance to rephrase...」
My first impression
was an obsessive authoritarian. Following that, I felt there was something
wrong with this man. Perhaps holding an extraordinary obsession and pride in
the rank of knight, his eyes shone with a sickly, glaring light.
「It's
probably a rank you bought with money anyway. I don't know how useful that
sword is either.」
「Hoh...」
Wondering how he
would react, I dared to choose words that rubbed him the wrong way and observed
his state. Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine, and I instinctively jumped back
like an animal.
It seems this guy is
crazy. I was convinced of it. He suddenly drew his sword and slashed at me. He
was already not normal at this point.
「Please
wait, Codwall-sama! There are eyes watching here!」
At an assault in the
middle of the street, as expected, the guards he had brought along were shaken.
「Why
are you so irritated. You hold the honorable rank of knight, don't you. If you
are so blessed, why not show some composure.」
「Shut
up! Like commoners could ever understand my suffering!!」
Because he was
brazenly swinging his sword around in the street, the vicinity turned into a
bit of an uproar. Women and children raised their voices in terror, fleeing or
turning their eyes to us from a distance.
「Then
have your wife comfort you. Ah, but is that impossible? Your wives, up to the
sixth one, are all missing without exception.」
「...You
bastard... to me, you bastard...!」
Lord Codwall
lost his words. Visibly shaken, he swung his sword leaving it to his emotions.
Every time the robed man dodged it by a hair's breadth, screams arose from the
people.
「What a
short-tempered guy. Did you kill all of them after all? Murdering your wives is the act of a
traitor.」
「K...
Kill him! Kill this guy right nowww!!」
Unable to disobey
the order, the guards swung their wicked blades down at me alongside their
crazy master. If I intercepted them here with a Shovel or a Scoop, my identity would
surely be revealed.
Therefore, the
method I chose was bare hands, relying on my physical abilities. Dodging, I
closed the distance with brute-force agility, and beat down the guards one by
one.
After neutralizing
everyone but the master with one-hit kills, I got a little curious and decided
to pick up a fallen sword.
「Wh-What
are you...?! Don't tell me, an assassin?!」
「No
good after all, huh...」
When I tried
swinging it overhead, unbelievably, only the blade slipped completely out of
the sword, leaving just the grip. Maybe I should have someone teach me martial
arts from now on.
「W-Wait!
If you kill me, Prince Yord won't stay quiet!?」
「I am
aware of that.」
Dodging his sword by
a hair's breadth, I closed the distance just like I did with the guards, and
punched his cheek with all my might on behalf of the victims, sending him
flying.
「Uggghh...?!
I-It hurts, what are you doing, you bastard... striking this face of mine, a
mere commoner?! You bastard, show me your face!!」
「My
mind is made up. You're guilty.」
「Wait,
are you running away! I'll definitely find you and torture you to death!」
Having gained
conviction, I immediately retreated from his presence. At the point where he
turns his blade against the citizens, this guy is guilty either way. It just
hasn't been exposed to the public; he's definitely messed up in other ways too.
I want to empty this
man's warehouse. Suppressing the urge to bury him in the ground right now, I
decided to put the plan into action.
From now on, I will
steal wealth from evil. Not ordered by anyone, but by my own will, I will bring
down punishment upon villains on behalf of the corrupted law.
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