Ch.434Troublemaking NPC. (2)

The night before committing an act of violence bordering on terrorism at the parliament building.

[“So. Since there have never been weapons in our world that Jack knows of—ones that can ‘only kill humans’ by firing lead bullets—you’re suspecting there might be another [Reincarnator] like you?”]

“That’s right.”

I was using the long-distance communication device I received from Mr. Owell, Aiti’s courier, to provide information Gorg had obtained here to Ragni, who remained in Nati, and to seek her advice. For now, only Gorg and I know about the existence of guns in the current situation, and Ragni has just found out. Honestly, I made this decision because I didn’t want to spread information that might frighten the rest of our companions.

[“…That’s quite a leap. Even if it’s a weapon that didn’t exist before, as you say, if circumstances change and the world flows differently, it’s not strange for something to develop in any direction. Take the warp you mentioned—if the headmaster hadn’t captured the Seven Deadly Sins of Greed, it couldn’t have been produced even now. Moreover, if we assume there is another reincarnator, we should think they’re acting on prior knowledge of this world, like you, right? But have you ever felt any trace of interference or discomfort when we’ve been moving? At least I haven’t felt anything like that, even after hearing about it from you in the Empire.”]

That’s Ragni for you. After hearing my story, she pinpoints the logical flaws and perfectly addresses my concerns. But then, why did these human-killing weapons suddenly appear?

[“That’s true. This is just my speculation and prediction, but cutting to the chase, I think the ‘acceleration of the world’ you mentioned is the problem.”]

“…So, it’s my fault again?”

[“It’s not something you should feel responsible for, but I can’t deny that your appearance was the starting point that led Aiti to develop in that direction.”]

Ragni’s explanation was as follows:

The [Eight Continent] should have been devastated by demon invasions and strengthened monsters. But currently, the continent has only lost one empire and the neutral city of Aigram. Even those losses are being supported by the major nation of Ponia and the neutral city of Nati, with Siltra—which had been isolationist—now emerging to help fill the void, while other small nations and former imperial territories are all working together to overcome the current situation.

As a result, Aiti, which was second only to Siltra in avoiding foreign exchange, naturally became isolated like the religious nation, a situation that became firmly fixed after the subjugation of Behemoth. Because of this, Aiti found itself completely blind to foreign affairs while needing to protect itself. They began to see other nations joining forces as a greater threat than the Seven Deadly Sins, demons, or powerful monsters that might appear at any moment. In other words, they started to view humans as the greater threat.

“…Tsk. Are they insane? They were the ones trying to ostracize the entire continent, and now they’re suddenly so scared that they’re obsessed with weapons that kill people?”

[“Well, that’s politics. Even when it’s their own fault, they don’t bow their heads and look for reasons elsewhere until their dying breath. The blood shed by the people living under the consequences doesn’t enter their field of vision. You can see that with the Empire, right? Besides, Owell mentioned it too, didn’t he? If Aiti continues to be isolated and starts getting attacked as their misdeeds and mistakes are revealed to foreign countries, Aiti will join the religious nation without hesitation. Since you have knowledge from your past life, you can understand this kind of relationship, right?”]

I, a reincarnator, am learning politics from Ragni, a princess who has lived around the medieval era. I don’t find it particularly embarrassing, but I do realize how politically apathetic I was in my past life. Anyway, what should I do now? Should I go and destroy all the guns? It’s obvious they’re targeting our group and the chairman, right?

[“Based on the fragmentary information Gorg provided, the chairman is indeed a target, but we don’t know yet whether the chairman knew about the weapon’s development. It’s possible that someone we trusted is aiming at our necks from behind. I’m considering the possibility that even this communication device might be tapped, so I’ve called in Manie’s secretary and two professors to check for external interference. You’re not with Ira, are you?”]

[“I can confirm security on this end.”]

“Gorg says he’s checking here, so there’s no problem.”

In any case, it’s clear that we can’t be sure whether the chairman is trustworthy right now. So, what I need to do now is…

[“If there’s a strategy that would reduce your worries and accomplish everything you want, with only benefits for our side, I already have one in mind. Want to hear it?”]

“As expected of Lady Ragni!! I bow my head to the competence of my perfect girlfriend!!”

[“Pfft! What’s that about?”]

I’m convinced that to live comfortably in this world, you need a supportive girlfriend and a capable advisor. The fact that my lovely girlfriend is that capable advisor means I already have everything—no need to say it twice.

[“Well then, don’t tell the chairman about this plan…”]

After hearing Ragni’s complete strategy explanation, I rushed into the parliament building the next day.

*

“Tsk. Beretta, Beretta. What the hell? What kind of person is this guy?”

[“Was he not a character in the game?”]

If he had been, would I be worrying like this? They say this person created the magical guns, and apparently regular lead-firing guns also came from his mind.

Thanks to threatening the female supervisor about how to kill her, I was able to get most of the answers I wanted from the elderly male supervisor. As a result, all problems centered on a person called Councilor Beretta, and the researchers here weren’t even involved in the development of magical guns in the first place. At least.

“P-please, spare me…”

“Yes, yes. I’ll spare your life.”

-Crack. Snap.

“Aaaagh…?!!”

I had intended to kill her when she shot at me, but seeing her continue to whimper made me feel a bit sorry for her. Since she wasn’t actually one of the researchers who made the guns, I just twisted both her wrists in the opposite direction and then healed them with a potion. She won’t be able to make anything with those useless hands now, right? I hope she lives considering herself lucky it ended like this.

I grabbed her by the hair and threw her at the researcher who had shot at me earlier, then instructed them to restrain each other. I also added a light but sincere threat that I would kill them if they didn’t comply or tried anything unnecessary.

[“Everyone is restrained. They’ve completely lost the will to resist.”]

“They’re not combatants to begin with.”

After responding casually to Gorg, who checked that the researchers had properly restrained themselves in my place, I recalled the next part of the plan my lovely girlfriend had told me. It should be about time now.

[“They’ll arrive soon. But are you sure it’s okay without any explanation?”]

“Ragni said it would be stranger if I explained, so I have to trust her.”

It wouldn’t make sense to ignore the words of Ragni, who has the highest intelligence stat in this world and even skills related to it, based on my casual judgment. Besides, just because my reasoning ability has improved doesn’t mean my intelligence has. My intelligence stat is still 7!

As Gorg mentioned, I felt strong presences approaching, so I ordered all the bound researchers to move to a corner. Then I loosened my shoulders and waited in front of the collapsed entrance. And not long after…

-Whoosh. Rumble…!!

“This is it. Who could have committed such an atrocity…?”

“Where did my brother go at a time like this! A bad person has appeared…”

“””…?”””

Cutting through the collapsed debris with their swords appeared two beautiful beastkin women with golden and silver hair. Beside them were a red-haired young girl and her friends, along with a masked fox beastkin protector.

The strongest people in this city would obviously be the chairman and that security captain from earlier, but since the security captain was defeated by me with one hit, would the chairman, who is only slightly stronger, come here personally? Ragni’s answer was NO.

Then, who would come next? Seeing the lineup match Ragni’s prediction so accurately gave me goosebumps. I smiled lightly at the group I knew so well, including the fox beastkin wearing the same mask as mine, and they all failed to hide their surprise. But.

“…A-ahem!! Y-you!! Who. Are. You?! What are you doing?! With that strange mask!!”

“Th-that’s right! What are you doing with that strange mask! I-if you’re going to wear one, I also have merchandise shaped like my gloves…”

“No! You should have carried my staff…! I mean, bro…! I mean, um…”

“Kong~♬ Excuse me, handsome masked man, would you surrender quietly? Or are you thinking of fighting us? It’s 6 against 1, you know~?”

“”But he’s obviously J…””

“””No!!(He’s not.)”””

“”Huh?!!””

Including Rey, everyone seemed to understand the situation roughly and raised their voices, pretending not to know me, but it was an awkward situation to refer to me. Moreover, they couldn’t hide their confusion at the prospect of having to fight me. Responding to their amusing reactions, or perhaps to show everyone what they needed to do, I lightly bowed and greeted them.

“Hello. I’m a stalker fan and terrorist who fell for ‘the most beautiful’ fox beastkin over there. But, ‘Miss Beastkin’ is much more charming in person than on the screen~”

“””””?!!!””””

“Kyun♥!”

And with that, intense killing intent began to rise from about three of the six people, excluding three others.