episode_0058

[“Now I will tell you the answer to my question. The party seeks power solely for power’s sake. We are not interested in the interests of others. We are only interested in power, pure power. You will soon understand what pure power means.”]

[“We know that no one takes power with the intention of giving it up. Power is not a means. That’s the end.”]

No one takes power with the intention of giving it up.

However, at this moment, the person in power in Haren was using that power to give it up. In a way, this was an opportunity. This is the last chance to prevent anyone from ‘seizing power for the sake of seizing power’ in the future.

And, this is the conclusion reached by various intellectuals in Haren – and officials who follow the Sloth King – about this.

“Republicanism is not an alternative! Doesn’t the book 1984 also say that even if the rights to this land are completely handed over to the citizens, they will not become their own masters?”

Although 1984 is a book about a totalitarian dictatorship.

At the same time, Oceania’s system in 1984, which was closer to a ‘dictatorship’ than any other country, was a one-party dictatorship with extreme democracy.

All citizens have lost the ability to criticize and entrust their fate to one party and one nation, and the party constantly repeats ‘civilization’ using the united will of the people as a justification, thus reducing politics and ‘individuals belonging to the minority’. A dictatorship in which the will of the people is completely separate.

Therefore, republicanism, which seeks to make nationals who have lost their ability to criticize themselves the owners of this land and themselves, could not be an alternative.

Power that simply relies on power destroys itself. Therefore, some reference point was absolutely necessary for power. This is the kind of reference point that is stipulated by law, reviewed according to statistical methodology, and enforced by administration.

“However, the old system in which a small number of parliamentary nobles monopolize power is also impossible!”

“We cannot be the masters of Haren!”

However, no matter what standard you use, it will eventually ‘get old’.

The corrupt people who exercise power on top of the old system will not acknowledge the changes in the world, and as a result, they will use their power to protect their power and bring down the noble country of the Haren people.

Elitism by a few could not be a long-term alternative.

Therefore, this was the conclusion reached by Haren’s ‘Sloth King followers’.

“I will make Your Majesty’s authority permanent and immortal. May Your Majesty become the owner of this land that will take root for all ages, and may you become the true owner of this land that no one can dare to try to usurp power by claiming to be a ‘descendant’!”

“Ugh, that’s… Is this really the right way? What makes me an ‘out-of-control Big Brother’? I feel like I’m being deceived… .”

King Na-tae (懶怠王). To make this great king, who would do nothing, as his eternal master. If this ‘Kingdom of the Harenites’ has no choice but to belong only to the individuals called ‘Descendants of the Dragon’, then it would rather serve only one master forever, rendering the sanctity of the ‘Descendants of the Dragon’ useless.

However, it is about reigning but not ruling.

This was an extension of the existing constitutional monarchy, but…

“Your Majesty! Be our eternal master! Become the eternal king!”

Authority to the ‘descendants of the dragon’ guaranteed by the existing constitutional monarchy.

It was attributed to this extremely lazy individual named ‘King Yeongwon (永遠王)’. Even if the Sloth King dies, no one will dare to usurp him just because he inherited the ‘dragon bloodline’ or something.

He would reign as their master forever without ever stepping down from the throne.

Thus, it becomes clear that all ‘authority’ comes from the ‘Eternal King’.

[Big Brother is Watching You.]

“In that case, we should renew ourselves and follow you! I will nourish and prosper your country and make it great forever!”

And the actual ‘authority’ is exercised by officials belonging to the royal family.

They oversee all administration and create or abolish new administrative laws based on existing statistical methodologies.

When selecting officials, only their abilities are given priority and no other criteria are considered an issue.

If there is someone who tries to prioritize something other than ability, such as lineage, friendship, or power, they are daring to violate the authority of the Sloth King and are charged with treason.

Thus, it becomes clear that all ‘authorities’ can only be exercised by proving ability.

[“In philosophy, religion, ethics, and politics, 2+2 can be 5, but when designing a gun or airplane, it must be 4.”]

“If we wield the law for purposes other than the prosperity and peace of the Haren people, let the noble people of Haren condemn us! Your Majesty, please personally place axes in the hands of the Haren people so that they can behead us!”

This cabinet is monitored and audited by the People’s Assembly, which is a reorganization of the existing National Assembly.

They are elected according to the will of the Haren people, and create laws to judge citizens, such as civil law and criminal law, so that the people of Haren can judge themselves and the officials.

Only follow the public will, but make the process transparent and handle it fairly according to the procedure.

Thus, it becomes clear that all ‘justice’ is judged only by the will of the people.

[“You are listening to your story. You are with me, and I will always be with you.”]

“Your Majesty—!!! Declare an ‘eternal covenant’ that will overwrite the ‘old covenant’—!!!”

Since then, numerous opinions have emerged. About the judicial system that makes decisions according to the law, about transparency of the media so that all citizens can objectively judge their own situation.

This was separation of powers.

It was a declaration that the greater the power, the more thoroughly transparent it should be and the more people it should monitor.

It was a system that split and separated each power and made each power monitor the other.

It was a monarchy that made it clear that all power came from the ‘Eternal King’, preventing anyone from reuniting or misusing that power.

Of course, this will not be an ideal system either.

Each power is constantly in conflict and can hold each other back and bring them down. Or, conversely, as times change, one power may grow enormously and engulf other powers.

But it wouldn’t be the worst.

In that case, that was enough for now.

And the sloth king also─.

“… So then I really don’t have to work?”

“Just reign! Your Majesty!”

“… Ugh, yes.”

I was satisfied with the fact that I didn’t have to work.

Of course, until the new system is stabilized, we will have to use the ‘power of the dragon’ and really behave like a cow — but once it is stabilized, it seems like things will run somehow from then on.

After all, dragon descendants have a long lifespan. If you think of it as preparing for retirement, there is nothing that cannot be done.

therefore.

As the master of all Harenites, the Sloth King exercised the noblest power of the dragon descendants.

“… I, Clement Le Mans, King of the Haren Kingdom and rightful owner of all Haren people, make a promise here and now.”

The name of that power.

“I will remain your lazy master forever!”

It was said to be a promise.

Now, even after death, the Sloth King is attached to the Kingdom of Haren.

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“Hi, I have a lot of work to do these days because of you, so I feel like I’m dying! I want to kick the king out of his seat!”

“Why is it my fault? It’s because His Majesty loves the Harene people so much.”

“Ha… .”

“You said you are busier than that, but aren’t you visiting too often?”

“It’s my job to come to you. There is no other intellectual like you in Haren.”

“I’m not sure what help I can be.”

“Huh, are you serious?”

“It is difficult for an unwise person to help a wise person. I’m just telling you because I know something.”

“That ‘knowing’ is knowledge that none of Haren’s intellectuals or scholars know.”

“Haha… .”

There were parts that were giving King Sloth a headache, so I added a few words.

I simply talked about future policies, economics, business economics, behavioral economics, psychology, history of social thought, policy studies, public administration, social theory, and the criticisms, problems, and side effects that come with them, in a magazine style that I had read in books.

However, I also have no idea whether it is really useful or whether the content written in the book is reliable information with proper references because I only read the information in books.

I wasn’t the type to read non-literature particularly critically.

In books, the information is often distorted depending on the author’s thoughts or ideology. So, I was just throwing out information irresponsibly.

Judging its effectiveness and formulating policies were all Nataewang’s personal capabilities.

“How about you joining the cabinet?”

“That seems difficult.”

“Yes, I guess so. Because you are a man of the empire.”

“Ah, that’s not the reason… I have to return to the empire urgently.”

“Hmm? What happened?”

“My brother is getting married.”

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I sent the manuscript of 1984 to Sion, and a reply arrived from Sion a few weeks later.

[Master, Master Eric’s wedding has been scheduled.]

[I think you must return by the day before the wedding.]

A lot of time has already passed since I was reincarnated in this world.

To the extent that my older brother, who was a boy who made a fuss about Don Quixote being a god, is now married.