## Chapter 1701 – Chronicles of a Black-Haired Foreigner – The Life of a Transcendent

-Yes, viewers. This is the fish market where the dismemberment murder case occurred. The victims were two fishmongers. What on earth happened to lead to such a gruesome murder?

As the reporter spoke, Rica’s eyes sparkled, and she shook my arm.

“Father! It’s that case, that case! I was curious how it would be resolved, and it looks like the verdict is finally out!”
“What, was this a case Rica was keeping an eye on?”
“Yes! It’s a very important case!”

No matter how much you suppress it, heinous crimes happen all the time worldwide.

Of course, I don’t personally arrest criminals.

If something catches my eye or I feel like it, I execute them directly, but usually, I leave it to the guys below. That’s what the police are for. How busy do you think I am that I would go around catching those guys?

Still, I do check the verdicts from time to time.

“Then tell your dad what the case is about.”
“Okay! First of all, this case involves fraud and honor!”

Rica’s explanation was as follows.

A fishmonger at the fish market not only cheated customers by misrepresenting the weight of the fish he sold but also refused refunds, which led to him being dismembered. A truly impulsive dismemberment. The time it took for the merchant to be dismembered was less than a minute.

Someone who’s learned some swordsmanship.

“Heh heh heh, this is nothing. A simple case? If that’s true, that is.”
“Yes! That’s right! If it’s true, it’s a very simple case! But there’s a possibility he lied, so I was really curious how it would be resolved!”

If she used her status as my daughter, she could get a report on such a verdict, but Rica isn’t the type to use such authority.

-Now, let’s watch the interview.

Soon, the screen switched to the murderer’s interview. The murderer was an ordinary-looking man. But looking at the shape of his muscles, you could tell he had been practicing swordsmanship for quite a while.

“Father! It’s the interview, the interview!”
“Yeah, I’m watching.”

I stroked Rica’s head while watching the interview.

-I didn’t intend to kill him from the beginning… Killing someone is an absurd thing to do.
-But there was a good reason.

What reason? the reporter asked.

-I was just at the market to buy some fish. Then I saw a nice fish and wanted to buy it.
-The merchant weighed it for me. It was quite expensive… but well, it was a high-end fish. I knew it would be expensive. So I paid and bought it. I paid by the weight. Then I went home.

His tone was calm.

-But when I got home, my brother told me I had been scammed. He asked me why I bought it for that much. He yelled that I had been scammed.
-I thought something was wrong, so I weighed it on the scale at home.
-When I weighed it… it came out to 2.7kg. When I weighed it there, it was 4.1kg.

Hoo.

Here, he sighed.

-I was furious. But I thought there might be a mistake, so I went back and explained the situation and asked for a refund.
-I weighed it myself, and it came out to 2.7kg.

“Then he should give a refund.”
“He should get transportation fees too!”
“You know it well. This is just common business sense.”

I continue to watch.

-But… the merchant refused to give a refund? He said he couldn’t refund something that had already been bought and taken away and brought back after several hours.
-I wanted to resolve it amicably, so I asked for a refund of just the difference in weight, but he refused even that. He said how could he trust what kind of tricks I had played.

Hoo. Hoo.
The speaker’s breathing becomes rough.

-At that moment, I felt intense anger. So I warned him. If you’re thinking of insulting me, stop. Then I calmly explained what had happened one last time. There might have been a misunderstanding.

“Father…! This is where it starts!”
“Okay!”

-But…! The merchant was adamant! He insisted that he couldn’t give a refund! Even though I explained it so calmly, he didn’t understand! At that moment, I couldn’t see the merchant as a human being! A being that doesn’t understand even when you talk to them isn’t human!

A very relatable story!

-My anger soared, and I grabbed the fish knife that was next to me! When I came to my senses, there was blood everywhere. And the merchant was in exactly six pieces. It was my handiwork.
-But then, a stranger screamed and charged at me. Since I had a knife in my hand, I immediately cut his carotid artery and subdued him.
-Later, I found out he was the merchant’s brother.
-Anyway, I left the fish I was trying to refund there, and I calculated the refund amount, the laundry fee for the clothes that had blood on them, the cleaning fee for the knife with blood and fat stuck to it, and the transportation fee, and the time spent calculated at the minimum wage, and I took exactly that amount from the cash register and came back.
-And then I reported it.

And the interview ended.

“Wow. I totally relate to that? Your dad would have done the same thing. Your dad used to dismember those kinds of villains countless times back in the day. If I was scammed like that and even insulted, I’d go on a stabbing spree right away.”
“As expected! Father is truly a righteous person who practices chivalry and justice!”
“Heh heh heh, right? Anyway, what’s the verdict?”
“It’s about to come out…!”

Rica, excited, watches the TV.

“Yes. This case ultimately received a fine. The murder charge was acquitted, but he was charged with a minor offense for not properly cleaning up the blood that splattered around the fish market. He was also sued for damages because blood splattered on other merchants’ fish.”

The anchor recited the grounds for the verdict.

“The fact that there were many witnesses nearby. The fact that several of the witnesses were filming. The fact that the paladin who arrived after receiving the report weighed the fish and confirmed that it was indeed 2.7kg, but the receipt showed 4.1kg, are the grounds for the verdict.”

The moment the anchor finished speaking.

“Oooooooooh! Father! The case has been resolved clearly!”

Rica, looking back at me, smiled like a flower in full bloom and shouted as if she was truly happy.

She’s really a spitting image of Elise.

“As expected, the judges of the Celestial Devil Court are competent! And the paladin’s initial response was also good! Weighing the fish as soon as he heard the report was decisive!”

I listened to the broadcast with a pleased expression and stroked Rica’s head.

“Yeah. It’s definitely a clear verdict.”

It’s a verdict that directly applies the ideology of fusion Confucianism that I built.

I would have ruled the same way if I were a judge.

More than anything, if I were in that position, I would have acted the same way. So what? I’m confident, so it’s not guilty.

“Insulting someone’s honor and scamming them means you’re prepared to die. If you break that, you can die at any time.”

That’s the kind of life I’ve lived.

I can’t tolerate being looked down on. I don’t just let insults pass. It’s a matter of survival. I can’t get work with my honor tarnished, and if I tolerate insults, more scoundrels will come to take advantage of me.

This is directly related to life.

If someone stronger than me did that, I would plan for the future and endure it, but I can never tolerate someone weaker than me doing that.

I’ve become a god, but my beliefs and way of thinking that I built during my human days haven’t changed much. I became an ascetic and ascended by building and completing that ideology.

“A person’s honor is like their life, Rica.”
“Yes! Of course! If I were scammed like that, I would have immediately cut down the other person!”
“That’s right, Rica. What’s the lesson?”
“Always respect the other person! Until they cross the line!”
“Heh heh heh, that’s exactly it.”

But since no one would dare to mess with the God-Emperor’s daughter, Rica’s fighting spirit will probably never be put into practice.

“Ah, Father. The aftermath is coming out. The killing of the brother was self-defense.”
“Of course, it’s self-defense. Wow. But this is more fun than I thought. Is it because I’m watching it with Rica? It’s so much fun? I should come to Rica’s room during this time more often. Huh?”
“Ah, ah!”

Rica blushed when I said that.

“I, I would be very happy if you would…! Father!”
“Heh heh heh, yeah, yeah. Let’s watch it together often.”
“Yes!”

-Next case.

Looks like there’s more to come.
I should watch the rest lying down.

“Rica. Let’s watch it lying down. Can I lie down on the bed?”
“O, of course!”
“Ugh, this is so comfy.”

As soon as I lay down on the bed.

“…”

Rica stood in front of the bed, hesitating. She wants to be held by me. In that case, it’s only natural to hug her!

“Come here! Rica! Let’s lie down with Daddy!”
“Yes!!!”

ㅡHop!

Rica, jumping like a rabbit, came right into my arms!

“What a cute little thing! You’re so lovely!”
“M, me too…! I love you, Father!”
“Hahahaha!”

I stroked Rica, who was nestled in my arms, and watched TV together. It’s literally a chaotic incident show. It continues to introduce how unique incidents that happened in the past were resolved.

Cases like a person who cut in line shamelessly being collectively lynched and beaten by the people behind them and becoming disabled, or a case where someone politely protested against loud noises in the middle of the night and was instead yelled at and had their house smashed. There were so many fun and entertaining cases.

I think Kadia planned that channel a long time ago, and it’s well-made.

“Ugh… I feel so warm and good being in Father’s arms…”
“Enjoy it to your heart’s content, this father’s embrace. Not just anyone can enjoy this.”
“Yes…”

It would be perfect if Elise was here too.

“Ah, right. Rica. Let’s eat that later. That.”
“Yes?”
“Let’s cut up some mackerel and steam it with kimchi. I suddenly really want it.”

After hearing the story of the dismemberment case at the fish market and the red blood, I wanted to eat mackerel kimchi stew.

“Ooh! That’s great! I’m looking forward to Korean food!”
“Should we eat it together when Elise comes?”
“Yes!”