(EP-7.1) Flower Aira #7
007 – Evil Flower Aira #7
It was a common occurrence when you thought about it.
People I didn't know, or the bottom dwellers that I was only seeing for the first ti, threw around my na to increase their own prestige.
These guys would then go on and commit evil deeds under my na.
Hence, no matter how hard I tried, my reputation never went up.
"Co! Let's eat so food and drink so tea. We will live happily together!"
“Keu, please stop! My arm hurts!”
“I'm Wright Hand, Gardener Tae-oh's right hand man! Do you know what will happen to your family if you disobey my orders!?”
“… Geueueu-”
Oh, so, what would happen? I'm curious too.
"Co here!"
“I don't want to…! You, you are ugly! Kkyaak!”
The commotion gradually grew bigger and louder.
━Anyone, soone please stop him! Who knows what will happen if she gets dragged into that guy's house!
━Last ti, he was also like this at the inn next door!
━How would we deal with that bastard, Tae-oh's lackey? If even a spark of fla gets on us…
As expected, the public's arrows were still aid at even though I did nothing.
Soone impersonating one of my n was forcefully assaulting a woman.
It was these types of people that were hamring the lid of the coffin and pushing into waving a death flag.
I took a leave of absence from work today and specifically didn't want to do as much work as possible.
But if I left this alone, the people's anger might be directed at .
I thought it was better to solve the problem quickly, so I got up and slowly cut through the crowd, approaching the scene.
"Alright, I'm going to stop you there."
“Who are you?”
The man frowned.
"Who dares tell what to do? Didn't you hear who I am?
The collector, who identified himself as Wright Hand, never thought he would be stopped in such a ssy and disorderly back street tavern.
“You say that you're my right hand man, but you couldn’t even recognize your Master’s voice?”
"What—?"
I removed the hood that was covering my face.
Sheuk-
Now that I had revealed my identity, from now on, it was the end of being able to sneak into the tavern. I could no longer gather information this way. But, it couldn't be helped.
━What? Who is that guy?
━I don't know. What is going on?
I felt a great stir around . It seed that not everyone understood the situation. Maybe it was because many people didn't know that I was Tae-oh?
Most of the people here were ordinary citizens who had never seen the face of a high-ranking official in their lives.
Unfortunately, it seed that the collection officer in front of was the sa.
"What the hell are you doing, you bastard? I have never seen you before. Do you know who I am? Huh? Look, you got a scar on your face, want to make another one?"
Swish-
The collection officer pulled out a knife he had hanging around his waist.
It was like a letter knife that was used to rip the seal off of an envelope, but it was still quite sharp, so it was more than enough for a weapon.
Seureureu-
I suddenly got chills.
I wasn’t going to die here, right?
“If you don’t want to get hurt, go away!”
“…….”
I distanced myself from the man and thought about a way to handle this. Maybe using the bodyguards on standby?
No, then that man would literally be slaughtered.
「Tae-oh slaughtered a man in a tavern.」
I was certain that what happened here would be chopped up. That kind of rumors and articles would be served and spread everywhere…
Let's ask a question first.
“If you are the right hand man of the Court Gardener Tae-oh. Do you know what he looks like?”
"Of course. Tae-oh eats dinner with . We are like brothers! Even though I'm only a Rank 9 Collector, sooner or later, I'm going to the Royal Palace!"
The man then said with a dark expression.
"So, if you don't want to see get angry, scram, you little punk!"
No, what?
I even started to feel like I was the one lying because of how confident the man was.
Was he completely befuddled by this character that he created? Did this man have Ripley Syndro?
What kind of thod did you think would work well for soone like this?
There were many that ca to mind, but the most effective solution against a person who asserted authority was to assert authority as well.
Sreuk, sreuk-
I rummaged with my arms, then took out a small piece of iron. It was kind of a badge. One could call it a brooch.
It was a chess piece knight-shaped brooch made of platinum.
After that, I threw it at the collector.
"What is this?"
Wright Hand easily caught the brooch, and wrinkled his brow. As he inspected it, his expression seed to be getting paler.
“Ho, hoooo…”
He flopped down on the floor, sounding like a deflating balloon.
“If you're my right hand man, of course you could recognize what this is, right? Since you are a tax collector, even if you're at the very bottom, you should know the hierarchy.”
It was a Knight brooch, signifying a Royal Retainer, and it was platinum – the highest rank. There was only one in the kingdom.
Even in the vast Angmar, this was a rank created only for .
"Th, this, this, this isn't guaranteed to be real…. It's just an elaborately crafted fake. Yes, it's fake! I heard there are a lot of impersonators!"
“Then would one be crazy enough to impersonate and fake such a thing?”
I slowly walked towards the man on the floor, then whispered as I removed the iron Pawn Brooch that hung proudly on his shoulder.
"—YOU seem to be pretending. Ain't that ridiculous. What? Did you think the Royal Family's ears wouldn't be able to reach this ss of a place? About you using MY na? I already know everything!"
Of course, that was a lie. This was our first ti seeing each other.
“Hieek!”
During this process, the man who appeared to be in his early to mid 40s suddenly aged drastically. He beca so old that it would not be strange to say that he had passed his 60th birthday.
It was at this ti.
━Ah- That man is Tae-oh! Teo Gospel! It's Tae-oh Gospel! It's really him! I, I've seen him before!
━Oh- It's true! Last ti I visited the center of Monarch City, I saw him too!
Soone shouted from behind . Perhaps so recognized my face.
Akin to a stone being dropped and causing waves in the water, that loud cry eventually caused commotions.
━Is that the Queen's secret lover?
━He looks younger than I thought. He's about the sa age as my son entering the Academy this year.
Perhaps hearing such a story, the tax collector Wright Hand, who was lying in front of , began sweating like rain and started weeping.
"Ji, it's real? No. Why would Tae-oh be at this filthy tavern? That's ridiculous. It's a lie. I just like the girl. Ah…"
Did he lose his mind because he was under a lot of stress in a short period of ti? His mouth was watering while both of his hands and legs were wildly shaking.
That was not pitiful, though.
Evil bastard.
I bent my knees and whispered quietly in his ear.
“How dare you use my na? A scum like you is my right hand man? You will be on the barrier row.”
Then sothing very surprising happened. The face of the man, who looked so powerless to even lift a spoon, was distorted in horror.
“Cha~, I would rather take the death penalty! Not the barrier row! If I go there, who knows what they will do!? Please, I'll lick your shoes!"
Then he fell down at my feet, stuck out his tongue, and really started to lick my shoes desperately.
That said, going to the wall (barrier row) was akin to having your human rights expunged and becoming a lab rat. The treatnt was worse than just being executed in the guillotine.
"Please, please forgive !”
I was uncomfortable. This man just threatened with a knife monts ago. Now, he was bawling his eyes out and begging.
"What's this? If you didn't want to attend the barrier row, you shouldn't have done this in the first place.”
"I'll be your dog! I'll do whatever you tell to do. Please, please, just not the barrier row. Please!”
“How about you start a new career as part of the expedition team instead of managent? You have good knife-handling skills. If you can hold out well, you will be able to get to a higher position.”
"Hii, hiiik! Long live the Queen! Surrounded by rocky mountains~ The beautiful kingdom of Angmar~ Ah, ah- Beautiful mountain stream, my hotown~ Clear ditch water~🎶"
He suddenly began to unsightly sing Angmar's national anthem. He was appealing to with patriotism and asking for rcy.
At that sight, Lee Seong-eum's human heart, not Tae-oh the henchman, was shaken a little.
However, I could not forgive this man.
If I let this slide, there would be more people who would dare do such things.
By then, I might inherit the bad karma and hatred from things I did not commit, which would get executed.
"Sobody please take this man and leave him with the guards in the na of I, Tae-oh Gospel. They will understand what to do if you ask them to send him to the barrier row."
Chok, chok, chok-
Only when I gave orders did the rice cakes in the tavern, who were waiting among the crowd, stepped forward and dragged away the collector.
"Geuaaak- Forgive ! Not the barrier row! Hieeek!”
Watching the collection officer being dragged out screaming with a near-bursting throat, I wondered if I had made a harsh judgnt.
It wasn't my fault, it was that bastard's.
It was not who should feel guilty, it was him.
Why should I feel guilty about being in the demanding position, seeking proper punishnt?
No matter how much one thought about this, it was wrong for the victim to feel sorry for the perpetrator’s punishnt.
I shouldn't weigh myself down with that feeling. At this ti, I could hear small murmurs going around.
Edited by: MochiusagiQuality checked by: faker
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