## Chapter 1172 – A Chaotic Foreign Adventure

It was a deeply shocking sight.

“Huh…!”

The line was incredibly long, but he just didn’t give a damn, barged right in, and became second in line. The bastard brazenly cut in front, taking the second spot in the queue.

What the hell is that guy?

Can’t he see the people behind him? I’m standing here patiently waiting, and he dares to do something like that?

It was so shocking that I was completely taken aback. Clutching my head was the natural next step.

Those who can break social rules so casually are bound to become serial killers or something similar. At least, that’s how it is in this world. A minor deviation can foster such antisocial criminals.

This won’t do.

As a paladin, a guardian of justice, I can’t tolerate this.

This is a serious matter that could escalate into a diplomatic issue. The fact that I was cut in line is that serious. This country might face diplomatic pressure.

“I won’t allow it.”

So, I have no choice but to go and resolve the situation.

For the sake of this country.

“Hey, isn’t that bullshit? Are you just going to let that slide?”

Karin said, doing a simple stretch.

“Of course not.”

Of course, I won’t let it slide.

“But let’s be civil.”

I am a reasonable person.

There’s no need to cause trouble by coming all the way to a foreign country. Let’s go and ask first. It’s not too late to judge after hearing the reason.

For all I know, cutting in line might be legal in this country.

“Wait here. I’ll go and sort it out.”
“Okay.”

I head straight for the gate.

The coachman who cut in line was wearing fairly decent clothes, giving off the impression of a butler or high-class servant rather than a coachman.

The carriage also looked quite nice.
Is he an attendant of a noble?

“Excuse me.”

I call out to the coachman.

“Hmm?”

He tilted his head and looked at me.

“I have a question.”
“What is it? Who are you?”
“It’s nothing much. Is there a valid reason for cutting in line like this?”
“What? What nonsense are you…”
“Is there a reason for cutting in line?”

The coachman’s face turned red.

“Cutting in line?! Do you even know whose carriage this is to say such a thing!”
“No. Why are you getting angry? I just asked. Then let me rephrase, is there a special reason for entering the line like this? I’m saying this because I’m behind you. My turn is pushed back one spot because you came in…”
“Shut up!!!”
“Hey, you little shit.”

I immediately jumped lightly onto the driver’s seat.

“Uh, uh?”
“Hey, you bastard, I’m asking you politely, are you going to keep acting up?”
“What!”

Seriously, the world we live in is so fucked up. I grabbed the coachman by the collar, lifted him up, and lightly threw him into the forest next to the road.

—Whoosh.

“Aaaaaaaah!!!”

His scream faded away with the Doppler effect. It was like a cannonball flying in a parabola.

Even a light toss is this powerful.

—Thump!

The coachman, who had been flying, crashed somewhere between the trees, making that sound. He must have broken a couple of bones for sure.

“Wh, what!”
“What’s going on!”
“A person flew through the air! A person flew through the air!”
“I saw it too!”

As a person screamed and flew away, it immediately drew attention. People were buzzing, and the gate soldiers started approaching.

—Creak.

“What’s the commotion?”

The carriage door opened, and a man with gray hair, looking like a noble, stepped out. He had a very unpleasant expression on his face, and he glanced at the driver’s seat and tilted his head.

“Theodore…? Where did Theodore go?”

So, the coachman’s name was Theodore.

“Theodore went that way.”

Anyway, I kindly pointed in the direction he disappeared. After all, I was the one who did it. The noble looked at the forest for a moment and then questioned.

“Why?”
“We had a bit of a disagreement. So, I threw him.”

Straightforward information delivery.

“A disagreement? Threw? Theodore?”
“Yes.”
“What kind of disagreement?”

This guy is so curious.

“You’re very curious. Please don’t interrogate me. It was just a personal disagreement. I think you’re the coachman’s employer, so let’s talk slowly for a moment…”
“Speak.”

What?

“I am ordering you. Speak.”
“Who the hell are you to order me around?”

Did this guy start drinking in the middle of the day?

“…”

My words made his face flush.
Then, taking a deep breath, he slowly introduced himself.

“…I am Tubalrain, Marquis of the Krabella Kingdom. I am also the commander of the 2nd Division of the Royal Army.”
“A high-ranking noble.”

But I don’t care.

“State your identity and the reason for harming Theodore.”
“Hey, why the hell are you ordering me around? Are you not going to use honorifics? Have I ever spoken informally to you?”
“…!”

—Flash.

Instantly, he reached for his waist and tried to draw his sword, and I, dumbfounded, grabbed his wrist and forcibly took the sword away.

“Wh, what?!”

The marquis, who had his sword taken away so easily, looked at me with wide eyes.

“I just saved your life.”
“What?”
“I’m your savior, you little shit. I should have killed you for drawing your sword, but I haven’t yet.”

The world of diplomacy is so profound.

Anyway, it’s a pretty good-looking sword.
Is this a famous sword?

—Crunch.

I crushed and crumpled the sword with my bare hands, made a ball of metal, and threw it into the forest.

“Th, that sword…!”

It was nothing special.
Vigal is a hundred million times better.

“The reason for the fight was nothing much. He suddenly cut in line, so I asked him why, and he suddenly started swearing at me, so I threw him. Got it?”
“…Cutting in line.”
“Yeah. Cutting in line. Everyone is waiting in line like this, and if someone suddenly cuts in, wouldn’t I be curious? So, I went and politely asked, but he swore at me, so I had no choice. Do you understand now?”

If this wasn’t a foreign country, I probably would have torn him apart on the spot. In other words, I was Theodore’s savior. And he dares to treat his savior like this.

That’s why I can’t help but get pissed off.

“…What is your status?”
“Me? I’m a Baron of the Karga Kingdom.”
“A foreign noble, then.”

As I was having a diplomatic conversation with Tubalrain.

“What’s going on?”

A large warrior in heavy armor walked out from there. He seemed to be of high rank. The approaching warrior greeted the marquis.

“Ah. Marquis Tubalrain. Good to see you. Are you on your way back?”

They knew each other.

“Indeed, Captain of the Guard. I’m returning from Gabelin.”

So, he was the captain of the guard.

“Hmm… But where’s Theodore? Where did he go?”

At that, the marquis whispered something to the captain of the guard.

I waited for it.

There was a bit of a problem, but since this is a foreign country, I decided to be patient. After talking to the captain of the guard, I’ll just cross the gate in order. Receiving an apology from the marquis is the next step.

—…

Soon the conversation ended, and the captain of the guard pointed at me and said.

“Disputes at the gate are not tolerated under any circumstances. Leave immediately.”

What?

What is he talking about?

Leave?

“Captain of the Guard. You are the captain of this gate guard.”
“That’s right.”
“What do you mean suddenly leave?”
“You caused a dispute, so you must leave.”
“Ah. That’s what you mean.”

The dispute with the coachman?
Or the dispute with the marquis?

Considering the violence, it must be the former.

This can be explained.

“Listen to me for a moment. Theodore swore at me.”
“Stop. The reason doesn’t matter. If you caused a dispute, you must leave. This is the rule, and no one is exempt.”

Is this guy an idiot?

“Then should I leave with the Marquis?”
“What?”
“Actually, there was some friction with his coachman.”
“Marquis?”

At that, the captain of the guard looked at the marquis.

“Hehehe, and that marquis caused another dispute with me. So, should we leave together? This seems like a difficult situation.”
“…”

What a little shit.
He’s a blockhead, but he’s the captain of the guard.

He closed his mouth tightly and rolled his eyes.

“The Marquis… has immunity. Leave.”

And that’s what he said, damn it.
I suppressed the rising homicidal intent.

“You’re changing your tune.”
“I admit the explanation was inadequate.”
“Stop the bullshit and listen to me, you little shit. Don’t be stubborn.”
“…”

I was just trying to end it nicely, but the bastard.

“Do you know you’re doing something that deserves to be cursed? That’s why I’m cursing. Just listen to me.”
“…”
“Theodore didn’t follow the order and cut in line, so I just came to ask if there was a reason. But he suddenly swore at me, so I just threw him. The Marquis questioned it, so I was just explaining. Did you understand?”

A very clear explanation.

At that, the captain of the guard exchanged glances with the marquis.

“…Whatever the case, disputes are not tolerated. Leave. I cannot let you into the gate.”
“What do you mean? Did you even listen to my story? I came to talk about the cutting in line, and this is what happened?”
“What does it matter? You caused a dispute.”

Damn it.

“If your gate guard had taken appropriate action against the cutting in line, none of this would have happened.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. There was no problem with prioritizing the Marquis. This is the Krabella Kingdom. The Marquis is the commander of the kingdom’s division. He has the right to enter first for administrative and military affairs.”
“Ah. Okay. Finally, we get an answer.”

Why couldn’t you have said that from the beginning?

You didn’t say that and stubbornly insisted, and that’s why this happened.

If you had just said it, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.

“I understand. If that’s the reason, it’s okay for him to go first. What a mess. I threw Theodore away for something so trivial.”

The little shit’s personality is so bad that he asked for it.

If you had just answered the question from the beginning, none of this would have happened.

“Are you not going to apologize for that? And for the rudeness you committed against me.”

The marquis said that, thinking he had gained some justification from the captain of the guard’s answer.

“Apology my ass. I was sworn at before I even heard that explanation. Are you really a moron? Can’t you still grasp the situation? Tell Theodore to complain. And I haven’t even received an apology for you ordering me around, so what the hell are you talking about apologizing?”
“Yo…!”

The marquis seemed furious, but he didn’t do anything since he was a crushed idiot who had his sword taken away.

“Anyway, the Marquis’ side is at fault. I’ll let it slide, so let’s just end this here. Captain of the Guard, go do your job.”

If it wasn’t for the diplomatic issue, I would have destroyed everything already.

There’s a limit to patience.

“Don’t end it as you please. I cannot let you into the gate. I will attack if you do not leave immediately.”

The captain of the guard was firm.
Is this guy steadfast?

“Ah, you little shit.”
“Stop swearing.”
“Are you a blockhead? Why can’t I enter because of that Theodore, you little shit.”
“You are not heeding the warning.”
“You come here and explain now, but you ignore everything I say and confidently act up. Theodore started it first, didn’t he?”

—Clang.

Only then did the captain of the guard draw his sword and point it at me. At the same time, the guards gathered behind him took a battle stance.

Seriously.

How come every place I go, these bastards keep causing diplomatic problems?

Did I pick up Mara on the way to the Dwarf Kingdom?

“You have no authority. I control this place. Even if Theodore started the dispute first. I have no reason to understand it. I have no intention of considering it. I am the captain of the guard here. If a dispute occurs, I must exclude you.”
“Oh.”
“So, I will warn you for the last time. Stop insulting the Marquis and his servant. And leave here peacefully since you caused a dispute.”

This guy is stubbornly insisting until the end.

“Who said I’m leaving?”
“I, as the captain of the guard, have the authority. I make all the rules.”
“Bullshit. Rules or whatever, I need to enter your kingdom, you bastard.”
“I cannot let a subversive element like you into the kingdom.”

You little shit.

“I am the law here. All troops, charge!!!”

Thus, the guards began to rush at me.
And I could no longer tolerate this diplomatic discourtesy.

No matter how good a person I am, I can’t stand this.

“If you are the law here!!!!!!”

Charging my fist.

“My law applies within the radius of my fist, you son of a bitch!!!!”

Kicking off the ground and shooting out my body, I unleashed the Asura Piercing Blood Fist.

—Kwaaaaaaaang!!!

The Asura Piercing Blood Fist struck the captain of the guard’s abdomen.

“Muuuuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!”

The body of the guy who let out a bizarre scream flew straight, smashing the guards.

—Thwack! Thwack!

“Kuaaaack!”
“Uaaaack!”
“Aaaack!!”

Now I have no choice but to just go in, damn it.

There’s no need to argue with these people who don’t understand.
I should have just beaten them all up and gone in from the start.