Chapter 57 – Beyond the Law
“”””Eh?””””
The voices of the people in the room began to break out all at once, and their eyes focused on me.
That’s right.
The hunter was expelled as expected, but it’s a good thing they didn’t end up in the judicial system.
Case closed, yay.
Aside from the three of them standing in front of me with their mouths agape, this was probably the way Yagov-san had imagined the outcome, and even Amanda-san, who was watching from the side, must have thought that this was the end of it.
But not for me.
I am not a hero. I am not a good man. I am a man who was willing to go the demon king’s route, which was the remaining 10%.
――There was no way I was going to let them get away with such a lukewarm response.
“I understand their punishment. I am a little unhappy that attempts are not judged by the law… but that is the law of this country, and I guess I have no choice but to accept it.”
“Then… what else is there to say?”
Amanda-san tilted her head with a curious look on her face…
I’m sorry, I want you to think about your age for a moment.
My thoughts were a bit fuzzy, but I regained my composure and continued the story.
“Being expelled from the Hunters’ Guild is just a punishment for them and has nothing to do with me. What I am asking for is compensation for me.”
“In other words… apart from the expulsion, are you asking for some kind of compensation or apology from these guys for what happened?”
I was worried about whether the word “compensation” would be conveyed, but Yagov-san’s words made me understand that Different Language Comprehension had done its job.
“That’s right. There is nothing wrong with simply inviting people to a party. Whether you accept the invitation or not, being invited to a party is quite normal. However, I felt very stressed when they followed me afterward. In fact, while I was hunting and moving around, they just followed me without doing anything, so it is very likely that the influence of the “Prayer to the Goddess” was spread to those who were not even working.
Besides, this time, the hunting was over. I think about 2 hours had already passed. In other words, I was delayed for two hours for nothing because of them. Also, I missed the dinner I reserved at the inn because they took all my money…
Do you know what “hourly rate” means? It means how much you make per hour. By the way, my earnings today are… I roughly calculated it to be about 440,000 beeke. I would earn that in about 10 hours, which means my hourly rate is 44,000 beeke.
That means, if I am detained for 2 hours, it is about 88,000 beeke. And if you take into account the mental anguish, the effect of praying to the goddess, etc., …would it be enough to beat them out of all their money?”
What I’m saying is absurd.
I know it myself.
In my former world, where civil and criminal matters are separated, this is understandable. In this world, there is no such division and no idea of compensation for individuals, as seen in the reactions of Amanda-san and Yagov-san.
Besides, even in Japan, the only thing you can use outside of work is mental anguish…
Still, if it is possible to uproot those who are considered enemies, take what you can from them and let them fall to the ground.
“W-wait a minute! I lost my job, and now I need some extra money!”
“I don’t care about your situation. You’re in this situation because you want to take it from me so easily without thinking about the risks, right?”
“Please forgive me! I am planning to get married… and if I lose not only my job but also my money now, I won’t be able to get married!”
“Such situations have nothing to do with me, right? Why don’t you just give up on marriage?”
“W-wait a minute… they may have saved their money, but I don’t have any extra money to begin with. I have no money to pay you!”
“Then you are a debt slave. If I remember correctly when you damaged the guild’s books, they said you were a debt slave―that’s a thing, isn’t it? Debt slave.”
I look at Amanda-san as I say this and smile as she nods her head awkwardly.
The three people in front of me turn white, but I don’t care what happens to my enemies.
“Wait a minute, Loki… if I may put it this way… if you push them too far, you’re going to get in trouble, aren’t you?”
“The guild’s training program is a good thing. According to the guild’s training program, if they were bandits, there would be no problem turning the tables on them, right?”
“Y-yeah…”
“Are you right in assuming that it is because the other party is a criminal?”
“That’s right…”
“So if they attack me with the intention of harming me, I can return the blow and not be charged with a crime, right?”
“…I suppose so.”
“I hate them so much that I really want to kill them, but I can’t because of the law, so now I have to put up with it. So I don’t hurt for money, but I try to solve the problem with money. And if they attack me, I can kill them, right? Isn’t that great!”
When I said that and smiled at them, the porter who had talked about marriage wiped the foam from his lips and fainted.
And from there, it went quickly.
The 42,000 beeke they had received today were confiscated, as well as all 300,000 beeke in cash the three hunters had in their possession.
And since they were no longer hunters, I also confiscated all of their weapons and armor, as well as potions and other items that could be used to make money.
As expected, I didn’t want them to make a serious suicide attack on me, so I gave them a break on the money and furniture in their house…
Thanks to Yagov-san’s earlier threat, they seemed to think I had something special and obeyed me with frightened looks on their faces from start to finish, which made my pent-up anger go down.
In the end, the penniless drunkard seemed to have borrowed money from the other two as former colleagues, and since the three of them had begged me, I decided to go without a debt slave.
I had no intention of going that far in the first place, so it was a small price to pay, considering the reduced possibility of retaliation.
I watched the three of them leave the guild in a state of despair and thanked Amanda-san, who looked frightened for some reason, and Yagov-san, who looked distressed.
“Thank you for your help this time. Thank you very much. And I apologize for the inconvenience.”
I thanked them at a 90-degree angle and handed them each 100,000 beeke of the money I had just confiscated.
“I wasted your time as well as mine. This is my apology.”
“Loki, is this way of doing things your… common sense?”
“Hmm… I wonder. People in my hometown are different, but… if you help me, I will thank you properly. I just think that if you become an enemy, there will be no mercy.”
“I must avoid antagonizing Loki… No matter how many lives I have, it will never be enough.”
“Hahaha… but even so, I am still weak. That’s why I train every day.”
Amanda-san still remained frozen, but the corners of her mouth turned up when I gave her the 100,000 beeke, so I guess it’s okay for now.
At this rate, I might be able to ask her to do something for me.
“Now, about the potion, if it’s possible, can you give it to Zink-kun and the others when they come to the reception?”
“Huh? Loki, aren’t you going to use it yourself?”
“I don’t think I’ll be using it for a while since I’ll still be in the Rocker Plain. So I thought I would give it to Zink-kun and the others.”
I confiscated 8 normal potions and 6 poison potions, but if I’m not going to use them, it would make more sense to give them to Zink-kun and the others.
Maybe Zink-kun and the others will go to the Rocker Plain sooner or later, and if they don’t, they can sell them somewhere and get some money for them.
“I wouldn’t mind that much, but… there’s always a demand for them, so the guild can buy them, you know?”
“I don’t need money right now, and it’s not like I have anything I want. I owe them a debt of gratitude, so please give it to Zink-kun and the others.”
“Loki-kun, you really are strange…”
“That’s right. And it’s interesting that you don’t use any potions on the Rocker Plain. Maybe it’s time to evaluate you as an E-rank.”
“I still won’t go to Lulub Forest even if I get to E-rank, though. I don’t want to die!”
“As long as you have this caution, you won’t die so easily. That’s all for today. Let’s all get ready to go home.”
With that, Yagov-san muttered to me as Amanda-san, who was closest to the door, walked out of the business meeting room.
“‘The nail that sticks out gets hammered down,’ I guess. There is a good chance that something similar will happen in the future. Be careful, okay?”
“Yes, sir. That doesn’t mean I won’t weigh myself, but I’ll try to be as inconspicuous as possible.”
I thought I would answer him in a normal way.
But for some reason, Yagov-san’s feet stopped, his hand on the door, his gaze fixed on me, and he didn’t move.
He stared at me with eyes that seemed to be looking deep into mine.
“The words I just said are, as far as I know, a ‘special language’ that is often misinterpreted, even by adults.”
“Eh?”
“Of course, this is not the case if your Different Language Comprehension skill level is high, but it is not something that can be easily understood, at least not by a child.”
“…..”
“It’s the only other world language I know. I tried to speak it in that language, but… Loki seemed to understand it quite easily, didn’t he?”
Chapter 57 – Beyond the Law
“”””Eh?””””
The voices of the people in the room began to break out all at once, and their eyes focused on me.
That’s right.
The hunter was expelled as expected, but it’s a good thing they didn’t end up in the judicial system.
Case closed, yay.
Aside from the three of them standing in front of me with their mouths agape, this was probably the way Yagov-san had imagined the outcome, and even Amanda-san, who was watching from the side, must have thought that this was the end of it.
But not for me.
I am not a hero. I am not a good man. I am a man who was willing to go the demon king’s route, which was the remaining 10%.
――There was no way I was going to let them get away with such a lukewarm response.
“I understand their punishment. I am a little unhappy that attempts are not judged by the law… but that is the law of this country, and I guess I have no choice but to accept it.”
“Then… what else is there to say?”
Amanda-san tilted her head with a curious look on her face…
I’m sorry, I want you to think about your age for a moment.
My thoughts were a bit fuzzy, but I regained my composure and continued the story.
“Being expelled from the Hunters’ Guild is just a punishment for them and has nothing to do with me. What I am asking for is compensation for me.”
“In other words… apart from the expulsion, are you asking for some kind of compensation or apology from these guys for what happened?”
I was worried about whether the word “compensation” would be conveyed, but Yagov-san’s words made me understand that Different Language Comprehension had done its job.
“That’s right. There is nothing wrong with simply inviting people to a party. Whether you accept the invitation or not, being invited to a party is quite normal. However, I felt very stressed when they followed me afterward. In fact, while I was hunting and moving around, they just followed me without doing anything, so it is very likely that the influence of the “Prayer to the Goddess” was spread to those who were not even working.
Besides, this time, the hunting was over. I think about 2 hours had already passed. In other words, I was delayed for two hours for nothing because of them. Also, I missed the dinner I reserved at the inn because they took all my money…
Do you know what “hourly rate” means? It means how much you make per hour. By the way, my earnings today are… I roughly calculated it to be about 440,000 beeke. I would earn that in about 10 hours, which means my hourly rate is 44,000 beeke.
That means, if I am detained for 2 hours, it is about 88,000 beeke. And if you take into account the mental anguish, the effect of praying to the goddess, etc., …would it be enough to beat them out of all their money?”
What I’m saying is absurd.
I know it myself.
In my former world, where civil and criminal matters are separated, this is understandable. In this world, there is no such division and no idea of compensation for individuals, as seen in the reactions of Amanda-san and Yagov-san.
Besides, even in Japan, the only thing you can use outside of work is mental anguish…
Still, if it is possible to uproot those who are considered enemies, take what you can from them and let them fall to the ground.
“W-wait a minute! I lost my job, and now I need some extra money!”
“I don’t care about your situation. You’re in this situation because you want to take it from me so easily without thinking about the risks, right?”
“Please forgive me! I am planning to get married… and if I lose not only my job but also my money now, I won’t be able to get married!”
“Such situations have nothing to do with me, right? Why don’t you just give up on marriage?”
“W-wait a minute… they may have saved their money, but I don’t have any extra money to begin with. I have no money to pay you!”
“Then you are a debt slave. If I remember correctly when you damaged the guild’s books, they said you were a debt slave―that’s a thing, isn’t it? Debt slave.”
I look at Amanda-san as I say this and smile as she nods her head awkwardly.
The three people in front of me turn white, but I don’t care what happens to my enemies.
“Wait a minute, Loki… if I may put it this way… if you push them too far, you’re going to get in trouble, aren’t you?”
“The guild’s training program is a good thing. According to the guild’s training program, if they were bandits, there would be no problem turning the tables on them, right?”
“Y-yeah…”
“Are you right in assuming that it is because the other party is a criminal?”
“That’s right…”
“So if they attack me with the intention of harming me, I can return the blow and not be charged with a crime, right?”
“…I suppose so.”
“I hate them so much that I really want to kill them, but I can’t because of the law, so now I have to put up with it. So I don’t hurt for money, but I try to solve the problem with money. And if they attack me, I can kill them, right? Isn’t that great!”
When I said that and smiled at them, the porter who had talked about marriage wiped the foam from his lips and fainted.
And from there, it went quickly.
The 42,000 beeke they had received today were confiscated, as well as all 300,000 beeke in cash the three hunters had in their possession.
And since they were no longer hunters, I also confiscated all of their weapons and armor, as well as potions and other items that could be used to make money.
As expected, I didn’t want them to make a serious suicide attack on me, so I gave them a break on the money and furniture in their house…
Thanks to Yagov-san’s earlier threat, they seemed to think I had something special and obeyed me with frightened looks on their faces from start to finish, which made my pent-up anger go down.
In the end, the penniless drunkard seemed to have borrowed money from the other two as former colleagues, and since the three of them had begged me, I decided to go without a debt slave.
I had no intention of going that far in the first place, so it was a small price to pay, considering the reduced possibility of retaliation.
I watched the three of them leave the guild in a state of despair and thanked Amanda-san, who looked frightened for some reason, and Yagov-san, who looked distressed.
“Thank you for your help this time. Thank you very much. And I apologize for the inconvenience.”
I thanked them at a 90-degree angle and handed them each 100,000 beeke of the money I had just confiscated.
“I wasted your time as well as mine. This is my apology.”
“Loki, is this way of doing things your… common sense?”
“Hmm… I wonder. People in my hometown are different, but… if you help me, I will thank you properly. I just think that if you become an enemy, there will be no mercy.”
“I must avoid antagonizing Loki… No matter how many lives I have, it will never be enough.”
“Hahaha… but even so, I am still weak. That’s why I train every day.”
Amanda-san still remained frozen, but the corners of her mouth turned up when I gave her the 100,000 beeke, so I guess it’s okay for now.
At this rate, I might be able to ask her to do something for me.
“Now, about the potion, if it’s possible, can you give it to Zink-kun and the others when they come to the reception?”
“Huh? Loki, aren’t you going to use it yourself?”
“I don’t think I’ll be using it for a while since I’ll still be in the Rocker Plain. So I thought I would give it to Zink-kun and the others.”
I confiscated 8 normal potions and 6 poison potions, but if I’m not going to use them, it would make more sense to give them to Zink-kun and the others.
Maybe Zink-kun and the others will go to the Rocker Plain sooner or later, and if they don’t, they can sell them somewhere and get some money for them.
“I wouldn’t mind that much, but… there’s always a demand for them, so the guild can buy them, you know?”
“I don’t need money right now, and it’s not like I have anything I want. I owe them a debt of gratitude, so please give it to Zink-kun and the others.”
“Loki-kun, you really are strange…”
“That’s right. And it’s interesting that you don’t use any potions on the Rocker Plain. Maybe it’s time to evaluate you as an E-rank.”
“I still won’t go to Lulub Forest even if I get to E-rank, though. I don’t want to die!”
“As long as you have this caution, you won’t die so easily. That’s all for today. Let’s all get ready to go home.”
With that, Yagov-san muttered to me as Amanda-san, who was closest to the door, walked out of the business meeting room.
“‘The nail that sticks out gets hammered down,’ I guess. There is a good chance that something similar will happen in the future. Be careful, okay?”
“Yes, sir. That doesn’t mean I won’t weigh myself, but I’ll try to be as inconspicuous as possible.”
I thought I would answer him in a normal way.
But for some reason, Yagov-san’s feet stopped, his hand on the door, his gaze fixed on me, and he didn’t move.
He stared at me with eyes that seemed to be looking deep into mine.
“The words I just said are, as far as I know, a ‘special language’ that is often misinterpreted, even by adults.”
“Eh?”
“Of course, this is not the case if your Different Language Comprehension skill level is high, but it is not something that can be easily understood, at least not by a child.”
“…..”
“It’s the only other world language I know. I tried to speak it in that language, but… Loki seemed to understand it quite easily, didn’t he?”
