episode_0080
by fnovelpiaThere were more people gathered in the square of the city of Biken than usual.
Today, people came to see the trial that was being held here.
In the Middle Ages, watching trials and executions was a show that gave a little dopamine rush in a time when there was nothing else to enjoy.
“As a noble family, deceiving our count’s family and trying to marry my daughter and deliberately transfer the land to another noble is an act that cannot be accepted even by nobles!”
The voice of Luimina, who was in charge of the trial, echoed loudly throughout the square.
Is it because I got teabagged so badly?
Wellington literally turned white and knelt down, saying nothing.
“I, I didn’t know! Count! Please save me! ”
“I didn’t know because I’m not from the main family!”
All of the Viken family members who followed him were shouting for help at Count Luimina’s words.
“Everyone, be quiet.”
“Yes! Put a muzzle on!”
The noise was so loud that Luimina quietly whispered to Ertia, the new head of the Viken family.
Although the one carrying out the execution is Luimina, this is a land ruled by Ertia.
It was not possible for Luimina to directly command the soldiers and knights.
“You guys know who I am! Ugh!!”
“Be quiet!!”
At Ertia’s command, soldiers came out and started gagging the criminals.
There was a time when soldiers could not treat them lightly simply because they were nobles, but now it was different.
Even soldiers could at best touch their bodies and inflict mild violence.
“Here is the royal decree that His Majesty the King recognizes Baron Ertia Viken as the new owner of the land and authorizes the execution of Baron Wellington and other nobles! In accordance with this, I, who am in charge of this trial, sentence you all to death!”
As soon as the gag was put in her mouth and the voice of resistance disappeared, Luimina ended the trial.
Well, it was a trial where the outcome was already decided. It was just a show to show the commoners that the nobles would follow the procedure no matter how great the crime was.
“Execute the brother!”
At Luimina’s last words, the executioners began to hang Wellington and his forces one by one on the gallows.
“Ugh… This is horrible.”
People frowned as they watched the executions of those who had their necks broken and died, but they did not leave.
When will they ever again see a noble being executed like this?
“Tch. Wellington, that little shit is doing great.”
“That bastard raped my mother…!”
It might even have been a relief to those watching, considering the atrocities Wellington and his men had inflicted upon them.
On the day Wellington was executed, people gathered in groups of three or four and began to enjoy their own small festival.
*
“It’s a shame that I have to leave.”
“You can come back later, right?”
“That’s right. Elisha, take good care of your master while I’m away.”
“Yes.”
After Wellington’s execution was completed and the succession ceremony in which Ertia officially assumed the position of lord and head of the household was held, Luimina could no longer remain here.
Could that be the reason?
Even though she was leaving, Luimina kept looking at me with a look of regret in her eyes.
“Ah, Alpha… I’ll hand this seat over to the other siblings and come back here quickly!”
On the other hand, Irene kept telling me that she would be back soon and started to put her scent on my body.
Paang♥
“Okay, I get it. Should we both go now?”
“Yes… ♥♥”
After holding onto each other’s buttocks tightly, the two began to leave the territory. It wasn’t a pity, since they would meet again soon.
Luimina also seemed to be very diligent in managing her territory as a lord… but she would soon forget about my place and would appoint an appropriate representative to come and visit me.
After Luimina left like that.
I was able to focus on my work again. Now that Ertia had become the lord, there was even more work for me to do.
There was no choice. Ertia was like a pants president.
In fact, the work that the lord has to do is the same as what I have to do.
Wellington was a regular attendee at meetings, but he was not a very diligent lord and so did little, but I am not Wellington.
In order to properly govern a territory, it is necessary to centralize power.
I needed to lead this territory under my rule as an Alpha Male, different from the Beta Males.
The current power holders of the Viken Territory were the lord, the treasurer, the head of administration, the knight commander, and finally the head of the Black Death and Pregnancy Countermeasures Department, which could be said to be five people.
There was no need to replace the Knight Commander and the Lords, who were now my females, and I needed to get rid of the Treasurer and the Administrative Officer.
Finally, the Black Death and Pregnancy Countermeasures Department was something I was planning to resign to the shadows and hand over to Jemel.
The name was also changed to Ministry of Health.
Wellington this bastard… he gave it a really crappy name because he thought it was going to be a department that would be scrapped pretty soon.
Sigh… What good will it do to curse at dead people now?
Anyway, after roughly organizing the plan in my head, I started working on it right away.
We have to get everything done before Melania returns.
It’s time for the spiritual meeting, when everything is ready.
Trembling… .
“Is this true?”
“Yes.”
Ertia began to tremble as if she was angry after seeing the misconduct of the finance minister that Leona had come to see.
“My lord… This is a custom… ”
“Practice? Now! Embezzling some of the money earned from selling soap and even bribing back-alley gangsters? This is a practice!!”
“It was Baron Wellington who ordered me to give money to the gangsters… gasp!”
“Your kid joined hands with his father and tried to overthrow the territory!!”
An enraged Ertia immediately took out his sword.
“Jail that guy!”
Of course, I didn’t swing my sword at the Minister of Finance. It was just an act.
Even though he was a baronet, he was a nobleman and could not be executed without a formal trial.
“Ugh… My lord! My lord!!”
The finance minister, who was caught and dragged away by Erica as planned, shouted, but no one paid attention.
“Your Majesty.”
I stood up from my seat and bowed my head to Ertia.
“There is evidence that the administrative director has been receiving money and transferring people to other departments.”
“That money was sold because the estate ran out of money!!”
The more corrupt the higher ups in the administration are, the less free they are from the buying and selling of official positions.
“Most of the positions sold off were related to the Ministry of Finance, and they embezzled public funds from the territory, right?”
He brought forward the evidence he had collected so far.
The fact that the chief executive sold his office to others for money and the corruption committed by those who thus obtained a position in the territory were truly enormous.
Since it wasn’t directly related to money and my power was weak, I couldn’t find it before, but when I started looking for it properly, I found that the territory was truly rotten.
Even within the Knights Templar, who I thought would be back to normal after becoming a female, there were still problems such as some of the byproducts from hunting monsters disappearing or the armor and sword I had newly bought disappearing from stock.
“Investigate and find all those on this list…!! Imprison the administrative chief!”
“Yes!”
Erica, who had dragged away the finance minister, disappeared again, dragging the administrative minister with her as soon as she returned.
A reform was initiated to weed out all the corrupt parts of the estate.
*
“Kyaaak!! Save me!”
“My money! It’s my money!! You guys!!”
“These kids are on duty!!”
After Ertia officially ascended to the throne.
After that, those who enjoyed corruption as if there were no problems, just like when Wellington was there, began to face the harsh judgment of the law.
“You guys, I’m a noble!!”
“What if a noble breaks the law?”
“Aaak!!”
For these people, being noble was no shield at all.
These soldiers had already captured several nobles. At first, they were passive, but as they watched the nobles they had captured being executed or sold into slavery, they gradually became violent.
The feeling of changing from victim to perpetrator was so thrilling that the soldiers couldn’t stop.
“Stop.”
“Yes!”
Alpha knew that the soldiers would run wild, so he unconditionally sent Leona to carry out the official duties.
So that the violence can stop when it gets too intense.
As if Leona’s idea was the right one, the soldiers who had been beaten to death along with the nobles they had captured stood at attention like well-trained soldiers.
“To do it moderately.”
“Yes!”
“You did a good job today too.”
“Thank you!”
The soldier who received 30 silver coins from Leona, which was one-third of his salary, just for following orders well saluted loudly.
Of course, it wasn’t just for one soldier.
You can’t command soldiers with just a whip.
Leona followed Alpha’s words and gave the soldiers carrots to cheer them up.
“Then let’s go.”
“Yes! Follow me!”
“Oh my… !”
The corrupt official who lost everything overnight was pitifully dragged away by the soldiers.
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