Reincarnated into a Game As the Hero’s Friend Chapter 187.2

Since Clara had fully confessed to the cri, the charges were to be handed down without any trial, so we went into a room in the legal departnt.

When I entered the room, Clara, her mother, and her younger brother, who was probably not yet 10 years old, got down on their knees. It seed that they were beaten and kicked while they were being held captive by those bandits.

They had been treated sowhat, but as expected, they had not been fully healed. Well, that was to be expected.

I looked at the legal representative and asked if it was okay for to say sothing, and he looked back at and said, Go ahead.

Clara.

Ye, yes! Its all my fault, please, please be lenient to my mother and brother

She had a father who served in a noble family, so she was patient until I approached her. She had the manners of soone that had familiarity in serving a noble. She was not directly involved with Count Bachem, and if it hadnt been for this case, she could have been given a job in the royal capital to help her parents.

In that sense, it was a little regrettable.

I understand the situation. Clara will be a laborer, and I order her banishnt from the royal capital.

In my previous life, this was what we would call enslavent. She would work as a laborer in a place that was not in the royal capital. Even though it may seem harsh, this was still a light sentence for the attempted murder of a noble.

Ah, thank you!

Her mother lowered her head to the floor before Clara did. Actually, it was not impossible for all of them to have been executed, so this reaction was understandable.

However, for , seeing soone of the sa generation as my parents lowering their head was still a stomach churning event. After all, this was the first ti we had t, and she didnt really do anything to .

Romilda and Casper, you two are not responsible for what happened, but since you are family mbers of the person who attempted to murder the nobleman, you are not deed innocent.

Yes, I understand.

Romilda bowed her head. As for Casper, he still did not seem to understand the situation. I guess it couldnt be helped given his age.

I myself would have a lot of doubts if my family was being accused of cris, but I couldnt let it show in my attitude.

Then, Ill tell you what to do. You and your children are banished from the royal capital. You are to leave the royal capital within three days.

Yes, sir.

Being expelled from the royal capital in a monster-infested environnt, with no destination in sight, must be quite a harsh punishnt, but as the family of an attempted murderer of a noble, they were in no position to complain. Romilda could only nod.

By the way.

So much for the wistful look. I crouched down and lowered my gaze to et Romildas.

Im planning to start a new business in the Zeavert territory in the near future. Would you all be interested in working there?

What?

Well, that reaction was what I expected, I guess. So might think I was being naive.

Its a new business, so there will be a lot of unfamiliar work. It is possible that we may not have enough staff, so I would be willing to assign any laborers who are currently out of work as my subordinates. Are you willing to take on the job?

(T/N: This is intentionally written like this.)

Romilda seed to be struggling to understand what was being said, but when my gaze turned to Clara, who had just beco a laborer, she seed to realize what I was intending to say. She began to shed tears with an almost muted sound.

We, well take care of it.

Okay, I will have you all escorted to Zeavert territory as well. Be prepared.

Thank you, thank you very much!

Clara even bowed to in tears, so I nodded and decided to leave the room. In reality, Clara and her family were only involved in the incident because of my actions, so it was not sothing they should be thanking for in tears.

I lightly adjusted my shoulders as we walked back to my office. To be fair, my shoulders were fine, but I was ntally stiff. As we were heading back, I spoke to Neurath.

Was that all right?

I think it was naive.

I shrugged my shoulders lightly. It was probably inevitable that there would be so people who would call it naive. However, that was already decided.

Whether we hang those three or let them live and work, I think it was who had to take responsibility for the consequences. Not legally, but as a way of life.

This was a world where enemies and allies, nobility and commoners weighed their lives differently, but not within my own consciousness. I may not be a hero or anything, but I wanted to help people as much as I could. I knew that this was simply out of self-satisfaction, but I have no intention of changing it.

If Im going to take responsibility, I want to take responsibility for sothing that is the result of my self-satisfaction. I guess I can only live by my own rules after all.

I knew the fear of power as much as I hated having power, and commanding ard forces could always beco a dangerous alternative to violence. That was why I didnt want to change the part of that believed in myself and what I decided.

Are you appalled? (Welner)

No. (Neurath)

Welner-sama is fine that way. (Lily)

Neurath and Schunzel responded, and Lily nodded.

Ill be happy to accompany you no matter which path you take. (Schunzel)

Do let know if you think I did sothing wrong.

I will try. (Schunzel)

Schunzel responded and the three of us looked at each other and smiled. Seriously, these people

I might be able to compete well with Mazell on the one point that I was blessed with good friends around .