## Chapter 1491 – Chronicles of a Black-Haired Foreigner – Heavenly Demon Emperor

“Seriously, these little shits have no concept of respect.”
“Daring to spout nonsense at Kat-nim without fear. It’s hard to just let it slide.”
“It’s fine. He already got his ass beat.”

The old man was sprawled on the ground, thoroughly pummeled.

Not only did he dare to freeload, but he also had the gall to spew bullshit at me. He needed a proper beatdown to knock some sense into him.

“Just pay the chef back and a fine of around 200 sil should do it.”

But I’ll forgive him for the bullshit he spewed at me.

Even though he acted like a dog, he didn’t commit a heinous crime, and he’s one of my people. Besides, he’s already been thoroughly educated with a beating. So, paying the chef back and a fine of around 200 sil should be enough.

Considering the average daily wage for a worker is about 100 sil, 200 sil is two days’ worth of wages, which is a suitable fine for a minor offense like this.

“A wise judgment! Truly a wise judgment!”
“Long live the Heavenly Demon! Long live!”
“Long live Fusion Confucianism!”
“Those crazy bastards really need to get their asses kicked!”
“Feels like a weight has been lifted!”

Anyway, having resolved the situation, the crowd praised me.

“Thank you! Thank you, Heavenly Demon!”

The chef, too, was shedding tears profusely, bowing to me repeatedly.

“Can’t just forgive a freeloader. Ah, but I’m getting a bit hungry. Hilde, wanna eat here before we go?”
“Sounds good to me! Let’s eat!”
“Alright. Chef, bring out about five of your best dishes. We’ll eat here.”
“H-Huh…! Understood!!!”

* * *

The chef’s skills weren’t bad at all.

It was great that he brought out so much food it nearly broke the table, and it was also good that all five dishes had their own unique flavors.

“Oh my! Payment? Just serving the Heavenly Demon is an honor!”
“Are you trying to make me a freeloader?”
“H-Huh!”
“Hehehe, just kidding. Take it.”
“Thank you!!!”

After paying, as I stepped outside…

“Ah! You’ve come out!”

Nardo, the editor-in-chief of Monthly Heavenly Demon, was waiting for me. It seemed he had reporters and magic record journalists with him.

“Hey, aren’t you Nardo? What brings you here?”
“I came as soon as I heard the Heavenly Demon-nim had emerged! I heard you’ve been delivering immediate justice to several incidents since earlier!”
“Yeah, I did. Something caught my eye, so I checked it out.”
“As expected!!!!”

Looks like he heard the news and came to write a newspaper article. This guy’s always looking for material. Anyway, I briefly agreed to an interview.

“Hey, you think I do this kind of thing every day? I just happened to be out and saw the commotion. And it just so happened there was someone who deserved a beating, so I let him have it.”
“Kyaa! As expected! So great! This heartwarming story must be published in the Heavenly Demon Daily!”

The Heavenly Demon Daily is the best-selling daily newspaper in the Heavenly Demon Theocracy. If you want to know how the country is running, buying the Heavenly Demon Daily is the way to go.

“It might even prevent freeloading incidents from happening across the country!”
“Hehehe, if it has such a positive effect, then publish it to your heart’s content.”
“Then, a word for today, please!”
“Know that if you act like a dog, you can get beaten like a dog.”
“Huh? Isn’t that similar to what you said last time?”
“Hmm… Then, the law and the fist are always near you.”
“Kyaaaaa! A word that means the people can always seek help from the law and resolve their grievances with their fists! I’m touched!”

As expected, this guy reads my intentions well.

“If you’re touched, you should cry, you little shit.”
“Waaah!”
“Hehehe. Anyway, I’m off.”
“Farewell!”

With that, I headed straight to the Heavenly Demon Theocracy’s Public Security Bureau with Hilde.

* * *

“Ugh, ugh… ugh…”

The culprit was already in a completely wrecked state thanks to Karin.

He was so beaten up that bones were broken all over, and his entire body was bruised and turning blue. He looked like a member of the Na’vi from Avatar. With that level of blueness, he was more than ready for a special casting in Avatar 2; James Cameron would be trying to kidnap him with sparkling eyes, he was such a perfect Na’vi.

“Smurf bastard.”

If the information that this Na’vi bastard was sprawled here leaked, I had a feeling Jake Sully might come flying in on a Toruk Makto.

That’s how merciless Karin’s assault was.

“Do you think I’m easy, huh? Easy?”

And right now, that Karin was chewing out the high-ranking officials of the Public Security Bureau.

“Aaaaargh!”
“Uoooogh!”
“Uwaaaagh!”

The officials who got their joints cracked flew away, crashed into the wall, then hobbled back to their original positions and stood at attention.

“If you can just do whatever you want because you’re strong, why did you become public security officers? Just become robbers. If you guys do whatever you want, then I can do whatever I want too, right? I’m stronger than you guys, huh?”
“We’re sorry!”
“We’re sorry!”
“We’re sorry!”
“Hmph. You can do better in the future, right?”
“We can do better!”
“We can do better!”
“We can do better!”
“If another bastard like that shows up, you’re all dead. Alright, dismiss. Ah, lock that bastard up in the detention center for now. We need to hand him over for trial.”

ㅡClatter!

As soon as Karin ordered the dismissal, the officials dragged the tattered culprit away in a line.

In fact, most of them were from noble families. They were guys who were a bit strong, and they were chosen because they applied. They had interviews and training, but I don’t know how well they understood Fusion Confucianism. Actually, they were just put in place because of a chronic shortage of talent.

But what can you do? We have to use them until the paladins are trained. So, it was inevitable that accidents would happen.

“Hehehe, why is our Karin-noona so fierce? I almost collapsed from how cool she was.”
“What are you talking about? Ah, but it’s embarrassing… why did you come? I told you I’d take care of everything.”

Karin blushed and threw herself onto the sofa.

“Well, you’re going to take care of everything anyway. I just wanted to check the public security officer training program.”
“Alright.”
“But what exactly happened?”
“Haa, seriously. Hey, listen to this. This is so ridiculous.”

Karin’s explanation began.

“The incident happened at a high-end restaurant, and that bastard suddenly tried to harass a female employee?”
“That’s a truly absurd incident. A high-ranking public security officer committing sexual harassment.”

Hilde nodded… no.

“I thought it was just an unauthorized duel, but there was such a backstory? We should bury him in a sugarcane field for about 20 years.”
“You’ll want to put him away for even longer when you hear the next part.”
“What is it?”

Karin continued her explanation.

“If someone suddenly tries to grope a female employee, of course the staff will stop him. They’ll say, ‘What the hell are you doing?’ But that bastard was so drunk that he claimed he clearly saw that kind of service being offered here in the past, so why couldn’t he get it? He threw a fit, saying he paid a fair price as a customer, so why was he being ignored.”
“Huh.”
“So, when the employee explained that such things only happen when the female employee and the customer are mutually willing, and that such services don’t exist in the first place, he said it was an insult, pulled out a club, and beat the employees to a pulp.”
“That son of a bitch.”

I started to feel more than just a sigh coming out; I was getting pissed.

As expected.

There’s definitely a problem with the curriculum. The current public security officer training, which lasts about six months, can’t filter out crazy bastards like that.

“He’s a mana user, so could the employees even stop him? The employees are all messed up, and their conditions are unclear.”
“That fucking bastard.”
“Kat-nim! In my opinion, he should be executed or sentenced to life imprisonment!”
“Yeah, that’s what we should do.”

We should bury him.

No, but he brought up insults? Is this a basic common sense issue? How can he claim legitimacy in that situation? From what I can see, he believed he was justified and used violence.

“These little shits have no concept of respect.”

Of course, there are probably a truckload of bastards like that in this world.

“Well, Fusion Confucianism is such a profound ideology, how can a dog become a person just by teaching it for a few months?”

Even so, the people of this world have only recently encountered Fusion Confucianism. Until then, they had been living with a cruel, barbaric, violent, and uncivilized otherworld mindset.

Those guys’ ways of thinking won’t suddenly change overnight.

Of course, there are many people who have the right ideas from my perspective, but there will always be a few bad apples.

“That’s… true. Kat-nim. The Heavenly Demon Church is doing that kind of education for the believers who come to worship, but not everyone has received that education yet. And even if they did, it doesn’t mean there won’t be reactionary elements.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”

That’s why mandatory education is so important.

Most people in this world don’t know what education is. In the first place, educational facilities are only for the children of the wealthy or nobles. Naturally, not many people receive education there.

It’s even worse for ordinary people. They live their whole lives without knowing about scholars in schools. They just live by learning from their parents or village elders, and other nobles are also indoctrinated with a noble way of thinking, so of course it’s a mess. In fact, many of the people who shout for justice, rave about me, and praise me have flawed moral concepts in my eyes.

As expected, this mandatory education is essential to instill proper social skills.

Without it, people’s levels will remain stagnant forever.

Only education done in childhood can foster normal social skills.

“Damn it! From now on, the Kim Kat Mandatory Education Project begins! Hilde!”
“Y-Yes?!”
“Let’s check the public security officer system today and then start the mandatory education project!”
“M-Mandatory education…!”

A world without mandatory education will remain uncivilized forever!

The fact that I’m using religion to spread Fusion Confucianism is very effective, but it has its limits! Therefore, to fundamentally change people’s ways of thinking, there’s no other way than mandatory education with Fusion Confucianism!!!

We can only create a proper world by educating children!!!

* * *

“Roughly, the subjects to teach are Korean, math, history, and Fusion Confucianism. Add some technology and physical education. So, a total of six subjects will be mandatory.”

Math is one of the most important subjects in life. And since this world is full of illiteracy, we need to teach Korean to lower the illiteracy rate. And to create a proper social structure, we teach Fusion Confucianism, which encompasses law, society, ideology, and justice.

Adding some technology on top of that would be the best.

“Hmm… as expected, it’s radical no matter how I think about it. Such education on a national scale. Providing free education to all children without exception for several years.”

Kadia stroked her lips and answered seriously.

“You said our Heavenly Demon received that kind of education in that world.”
“Yeah, I received mandatory education and even higher education there.”
“I understand the necessity.”

Of course you’d understand.

“Certainly. From a national perspective, it’s a very essential task. They need to learn from a young age so they can be assimilated into the nation with the right mindset.”
“The Heavenly Demon Theocracy is not a feudal state where lords rule each region. It’s a thoroughly centralized state. In order to make them follow Fusion Confucianism, which is a uniformly applied law in such a state, the socialization process through mandatory education is very important. In other words, mandatory education is necessary to create common sense on a national scale. And with common sense, they can follow Fusion Confucianism better.”
“Hoo…”

As I reminded Kadia of that fact, her eyes began to shine.

“As expected, you always speak so well.”
“I just said something obvious.”
“Anyway, I understand. Let’s proceed with it. But this will take a lot of time. Mandatory education, mandatory education… certainly, such a concept hasn’t existed until now. It will take a lot of time to build the system.”
“I don’t expect it to happen right away. This is part of national development. Let’s slowly push forward with the goal of starting mandatory education.”

Of course, it’s a long-term project.

In reality, for mandatory education to be established, each family must be able to afford to send their children to school. Raising the economic level to that point is also a goal.

“Then, Kadia, I’ll give you a few drafts and plans related to this, so please review them and have Liz prepare a budget. I’ll make the final decision after seeing it.”
“Alright. I will do so.”