Chapter 128 – Part 2 Nobles – Public Execution

From the side, Minerva eagerly pinches my side.
It hurts. It hurts And if you don’t pinch me, I know what I did wrong, so stop.

The atmosphere in the Grand Corridor was severely chilled by my remarks.
However, the king’s mood was not bad. No, rather, the king was laughing happily. Even the Crown Prince is frowning, and even Elizabeth is pretending to be a stranger.

“Indeed. Making them sex slaves and turning them into breeding cattle. Count Brillante uses an interesting expression. They say he was a heroic lecher, Jim wasn’t easy when he was young. Isn’t that right, Charlotte?”
“Your Majesty. The servants are listening. What are you saying?”

The king’s words scold the queen as if she were embarrassed. There, the king burst out laughing.

Haha! I did. But these days, it’s not fun and it’s just annoying. Isn’t the son called bullshit being swung around by the width of a lowly woman’s skirt, and isn’t the trustee plotting a traitor behind the scenes? By comparison, Count Brillante , Your candid speech touches Jim’s heartstrings. Rather than seeing you as a different person from the front and back, you seem to shine rather brightly.”
“? Hwanggong is here, Your Majesty.”

I don’t know what it is, but I just answered.
I’m not going to say anything, but is it okay for a person like this to be a king? That said, the crown prince who will be the next king doesn’t seem to be all right.

“But be careful, Count Brillante. Cornered stones are beaten, and some may already consider you a thorn in the eye. Just like those who swore allegiance in front of me and then tried to dedicate the whole country behind me.”
“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

The king gave some vague advice, and he smiled contentedly.

“Listen, gentlemen.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Before the sun goes down today, behead all the captured traitors. The same applies to the traitors’ families. Except for the mother and daughter of the Ruiderun family, who came out with a plea for life, behead all of them. The beheaded heads are to be beheaded in the plaza for three days. “

A full-fledged disposition began to come from the king’s mouth. It’s a unilateral notification, not a trial or anything, but that’s what being a king is supposed to be.

“Also, Count Luiderun, who framed Viscount Red Star, is to be burned at the stake. Burn the corpse in the public square until it turns to ashes so that all the people can confirm the words of the traitor. Also, the wife and daughter are to be given to Count Brillante as criminal slaves. Let it go down.”

Is Count Pig burned at the stake? Then, a whole roast pig… But what are you talking about roasting something you can’t even eat anyway?

“And the chancellor.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Let’s write a document to formally protest to the Kingdom of Wilheim. It doesn’t matter if the level is high. If you want a war, let’s accept it. Also, write a letter informing the Emperor of the Kingdom of Wilheim about the atrocities and send it. As usual. It’s an empire that cries out for justice, so if you know this, you won’t be quiet, right?”
“I will carry out as commanded.”
“…And Crown Prince Lucius.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”

After leaving the work to the chancellor, it was the crown prince’s turn. If you look closely, the king and the crown prince are similar to each other, but after all, the crown prince should be said to have affection.

“The handling of this job was excellent for you. As promised, let that girl go.”
“The castle is ruined!”
“But next time, if you don’t take the reins again, then you’ll find yourself hanging in the plaza with only your head hanging like the other criminals. Do you understand?”
“…I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Hmph. Foolish bastard.”

As if he had said all he had to say, the king jumped up from his throne and left the Great Hall.
A small sigh was heard from some of the relaxed servants.

“…Then everyone, please take care of the next business.”

The queen also left her seat after him. Right before she left, my eyes met for a moment, but it didn’t seem to mean much.

“Count. This is the wife and daughter of Count Luiderun, whom you mentioned.”
“OK.”

A knight in full armor brought two women. Perhaps because of the sex slavery remarks I made earlier, the driver was looking at me with eyes that seemed to be looking at trash.

Huh. If you had to pretend to be clean, would you have done the same if your position was the opposite? Men’s jealousy is ugly.

However, the moment I saw her mother and daughter who were dragged away, I had to admit that my thoughts were short-lived.

Countess Louis d’Erun was the image of a downtrodden aristocratic woman who had lost her husband early on. Her droopy eyes, large breasts, and even the impression of a weak heart. She was a woman who seemed to be worth teasing in bed.

But that daughter… Isn’t she a child whose breasts haven’t even come out yet!
She looked around like her lost child, her tears welling up in her big eyes. My remarks about being a sex slave and raising children have now become those of a perfect criminal.

“…This is troublesome.”

An unknown feeling of uneasiness passed through her chest.
My intuition as a Hunter was telling me. You can’t touch this girl.

As if to stir up my anxiety, the countess grabbed my trouser legs and stretched out.

“Count! Michelle is only 11 years old, and she is an ignorant child. She doesn’t mind what she does to me. But she’s just for my daughter…!”
“Eight! Don’t tell me! Don’t bother telling me your age!”

The moment she heard the specific age, the feeling of anxiety that covered her chest increased even more.
I’ve been evasive until now, but this time I can’t even take it off. Her wife’s loud noise drew attention from those around her.

“…What are you going to do?”
“Kuh…”

Minerva also looks at me with rubbish eyes.

“It’s true that I’m trash, but I have no intention of touching a girl who has no hair yet. So please don’t look at me that way.”
“I’m glad you didn’t give up on being human.”

Despite her explanations, Minerva was full of sarcasm. Behind her, she could see the Countess in great relief.

“Chit. Minerva and Milene are taking the two of them back to the mansion. I’ll finish my work with Melissa and go.”

All we have to do is see off the last of Count Pig. Since His Majesty the King gave a special fire to the Count Pig, it can be said that it is our job to light the greased pig’s body on fire.

“…Unnie, don’t push yourself too hard. If it’s hard, just leave everything behind. Okay?”
“I’m fine. This is a necessary ending for me to live on.”

Watching Melissa cheer up once again, I clicked my tongue inwardly.
I’d rather go back like this with my sisters. I don’t know if I’m just getting Melissa’s hands dirty.

“Balm.”
“It’s okay, Bocchan.”

I was worried, so I tried to talk to her, but I couldn’t say anything to Melissa, who had her face made up for her determination.

*

Criminals are taken away one after another by the stalwart knights.
The procession that started at the palace continued to the square in District 3 where commoners lived. The march of more than 100 criminals and three times that number of knights had no choice but to stand out.

“Huh? What? What’s going on?”
“Are you having a festival?”

People were embarrassed by the unexpected situation, but did not hide their expectations. Something special was about to happen in the boring daily life.

“Hey! Come out quickly! Look at something!”
“Who are the people being taken away? Are they criminals? Did they catch bandits?”
“Kyaaak! Knight! Cool!”

The crowd of commoners surrounding the procession grew larger and larger. News spread from mouth to mouth, and many people began to follow the procession.

“Guillotine! Guillotine!”
“It’s an execution!”

And in the plaza they arrived at, a guillotine had already been installed.

Installed guillotine. 100 prisoners in handcuffs. And 300 knights guarding the prisoners.
What this situation meant was simple. From now on, the prisoners’ guillotine show will take place in the plaza. It was a story like Hongdukkae in the middle of the night, not for ordinary people living in the capital.

“From now on, I will execute executions on the nobles who tried to sell their country to Wilheim Kingdom!”

Amidst the attention of countless people, a knight on the podium shouted loudly.

“What? The kingdom of Wilheim? You scumbags!”
“Traitors!”
“Get lost!”
“Eat this!”

For the people, this event was a golden opportunity to legally curse and throw stones at the nobles. The resentment toward the nobles, which was usually suppressed, turned to stone and flew to the criminals.

Even the knights do not stop such people. It is because there is also the meaning of trying to solve the accumulated anger of the people through the sinners, knowing that it will happen like this.

People started to bleed or collapse after being stoned. But all of them had their mouths gagged, so they couldn’t even scream properly.

“Melissa. Are you okay?”
“Yes…Yes. It’s okay, young master.”

Melissa, who was watching the scene from the side, turned blue. As I held her hand, I could feel her weak trembling.

“My parents… Even when the Viscount Redstar and his wife were executed, it was the same as it is now. People threw stones and cursed at me. They laughed at my parents and brother who were suffering. ..”

As she spoke, Melissa’s eyes were still fixed on the stoned sinners.
Right. Did the Viscount of Red Star suffer the same thing?

I silently hugged Melissa tightly. Melissa buried her face in my chest and sobbed.

“At that time, it was also Count Luiderun who brought me to this plaza. Only to break my heart, to watch my suffering, forced me to watch my family being executed.”

What a disgusting bastard. It’s too bad it’s so easy to kill.
I should have found a way to keep him locked up and torturing him for the rest of his life.

“At that time, I swore. If the same situation as now happens to Count Luiderun, I will also throw stones at him. I will drop the blade of the guillotine…!”
“Yes, yes. Great, bad. Our Melissa.”
“Ugh… Black… Master…!”

He patted Melissa on the back, soothing her slowly.
After a while, as if she had calmed down a bit, Melissa stopped crying and said,

“…I’m sorry. I only showed you my pathetic side.”
“What. You’ve already seen everything you couldn’t see? What are you doing now?”

At my words, Melissa laughed bashfully at her wet face.

“Yes. Let’s laugh. Today is the day we completely won. Because it is the day we complete our revenge.”

Chunkyung, Kwajik!
As she was snuggling with Melissa, her first guillotine fell.

The first victim was an old man. His severed head rolled for a long time until it reached the feet of one of the people, who screamed and kicked the head. Then his head rolled back to its original position, spattering blood.
Many people clap and raise their voices and laugh. Blood and life were scattered, but the atmosphere was like a festival.

“Speed ​​up the work! We have to finish it before the sun goes down!”
“Yes!”

When the captain knight shouted, the speed of the execution was much faster. At this rate, it seemed that killing 100 people would be quick.

“Ohh. What is that?”
“Huh? Are you building a tower?”
“Firewood? Campfire?”
“Burned at the stake! Burned at the stake!”
“Burned at the stake? What a bad thing he did!”
“That guy must be the head of the traitors!”
“You look like a pig from the start. Your face is full of greed!”

The people began to show interest in the scaffold built next to the guillotine. Needless to say, the main character at the stake is Count Pig.

The pig count had already been hit by countless stones and was lying on the floor. Maybe it was because of her fatness, but somehow she seemed to be more likely to be targeted with her belly than others. From head to toe, there was not a single spot that was sound.

The knights forced the Count, who was lying on the floor and barely breathing, to stand up. Then he began tying the count’s limbs to the poles of the firewood piled up.

“Knight Commander. Will you leave the count’s burning ceremony to us?”
“Yes. I’ve heard the story. I’ll give you the torch when you’re ready.”

The Count, who had become minced meat and stretched out, doesn’t seem to have the strength to resist anymore. The knights again stacked firewood around the torso of the count, who had been fixed on a post, and poured oil.

“Kill! Kill!”
“Burn! Burn!”

At the guillotine, the heads of criminals are still being cut off, but the eyes of the people were already fixed on the stake. Tired of the guillotine, the people wanted a more stimulating and intense punishment.

“Count. Preparations are complete.”

I received a lighted small torch from the knight. Now all I had to do was light the fire on the count.

“Balm.”
“Yes.”

Grab the torch with Melissa and approach the pig count.

“Goodbye, Count Pig. In the next life, please be born as a pig so that you can be of some help to humans.”
“…”

Melissa said nothing.
The two hold the torch together and bring it to the Count. In an instant, the count’s body, which was covered in oil, was on fire.

“Geug, geuuhuhhh…!”

Count Pig, who didn’t seem to have the strength to lift a finger. But he also couldn’t bear the pain of burning his body, so he struggled to get out of the fire pit.
However, the limbs were firmly fixed to the wooden pole and did not move, and the mouth was gagged and could not even scream freely.

The smell of burning raw meat made her face frown. I grabbed Melissa’s shoulders and stepped back from her.

“Ohhh! It’s fire! It’s burning!”
“Ha ha! You look good! You pig!”
“Tonight is a barbecue!”

The people doing the Buddhist scriptures seemed very happy. I was enjoying the campfire surrounded by a pillar of fire, not even paying attention to the terrible smoke and smell.

“…Melissa. Shall we stop?”

To be honest, I didn’t really want to see such a sight. And it would have been the same for Melissa.
I went back to the mansion, wrapping my arms around the silently nodding Melissa’s shoulders. From behind, the noisy voices of the people enjoying the festival could be heard endlessly.