145. plaudite!(4)
In the end, I couldn’t retrieve the poison from my mother.
I shouldn’t have given it in the first place. He has never defeated his mother, so even if he goes back, he will give it to her.
Daniel pulled up his scarf to hide his increasingly dark face and diligently headed to the meeting place. Wherever he walked, a sense of solemnity appeared like a trace.
“You’re here. “Are the people behind you the only ones you brought?”
“yes.”
“It’s less than I thought…”
“The Duke said he would provide military support, so I think this will be enough. Still, it’s only half of the total number of people, so you can’t say that’s a small number.”
Daniel grinned.
The man who had been quietly looking at his face turned his body. Daniel slowly gathered his thoughts as he said a word to follow and followed behind the man walking ahead.
As if keeping his promise to help, the duke sought various information. The times when the emperor is in the palace, the changing times of the palace guards, the shortest route to the room where the emperor is, etc.
They even went so far as to make plans on the condition of providing troops.
“Team 3 can follow that person from here.”
“yes. See you later.”
“It’s finally really starting. “It’s a new feeling.”
Despite all the delays, the work progressed steadily.
The plan was sound, but since they could not fully trust the Duke’s troops and could not completely rely on him for any mission, the revolutionary army decided to split their forces and move with the Duke’s troops.
“The second group is that person.”
“I’ll see you again after work.”
At first, Daniel didn’t pay much attention to the plan.
Knowing only the bare minimum and agreeing to carry out the plan, he remained with a small group and walked without expression.
It was when he was surrounded by the duke’s troops that his steps stopped.
Chaang!
Those who blocked the revolutionary army drew their weapons all at once. Feeling ominous, the revolutionary army did not give up and each took up their weapons. Despite their quick actions, their eyes were shaking mercilessly, unable to hide their embarrassment.
“What is this now…!”
“Hey guys! What are you doing now? “This is not the time!”
Some of the leaders who followed Daniel could not overcome their anxiety and raised their voices. Daniel, who had been looking at the duke’s troops without any hesitation, glanced at the pitiful sight and slowly opened his mouth.
“…Is this a betrayal?”
– It was a trap from the beginning.
The answer came from the communicator of the person standing in front.
Daniel frowned at the familiar voice and spit out the other person’s name as if he was chanting.
“…Peacock.”
“What is that!”
“Are you saying he is a real duke?”
– …I want to have a quiet conversation with Daniel, but there are a lot of interruptions. It would be a good idea to tidy up your surroundings first.
The duke’s troops moved at the words coming out of the communicator.
“Now sleep…!”
Suddenly.
Well-trained elites cut down the revolutionary army. Although the revolutionary army was taken aback for a moment, they did not give in and fought back, but due to splitting up the personnel earlier, they were short in numbers and did not work well together, so it was not enough to defeat those who had been thoroughly trained by working together for a long time.
The sound of weapons clashing gradually decreases. Daniel, who had been watching the scene from beginning to end, turned his eyes to the communicator.
“The duke obviously wants a revolution….”
– Ah, of course that’s a lie.
“False….”
– As a duke, why would I want to give up my power because I regret it? What I want from you is to lower the emperor’s approval rating. “That was it.”
The sound of the weapons stopped.
The duke sitting in front of the desk across from the communicator swiveled his chair around with a sneer on his lips.
The emperor must not die at the hands of the revolutionary army. What the duke wants is to bring down the emperor, not his death or the disappearance of the throne.
Therefore, the duke was thinking of using the revolutionary army but abandoning it at some point.
“It wasn’t funny to call it a revolution. Do you think revolution is that easy? “Even if there is only one change in government, the country will be greatly shaken.”
Even if the monarch changes through proper succession procedures, there will be confusion for a while.
“But changing the political system at all? A world where everyone is equal? Are you planning to throw this world into chaos?”
It’s a dangerous idea. The duke realized as soon as he heard their argument.
The ideology of the revolutionary army is like an infectious disease. It is highly addictive, gives you faith, and makes you feel justified in everything you do for it.
Their ideas will spread around the world at a rapid pace.
Those at the bottom of the hierarchy will firmly push that dangerous belief. Nobles will not be willing to give away what they have easily. If this continues, an armed conflict is expected.
It was obvious without even looking at what consequences an armed conflict within one country would have, let alone with another country.
“If you follow your thoughts, this country will self-destruct. Of course, you may be able to achieve your goal. But who will guarantee the lives of those who suddenly lose their country?”
– ….
“You probably don’t know how the people of a fallen country will be treated. Did they really say they wanted to create an equal world? They didn’t say anything like that and didn’t want that kind of world, but do you really think they would be happy if you were to destroy the country of those people who lived well and ate well without any complaints, claiming it was for their own benefit? “It’s so ridiculous that a minority goes out of their way to represent the opinions of the majority.”
– ….
“Do you really think that the revolutionary army is a saving group? no. Rather, they are a group of evil people trying to throw the world into chaos.”
– ….
“I picked up a philosophy that didn’t even seem like a word from somewhere.”
Thank you so much. I hope you have peace on your way.
The duke, who was about to end the communication with those words, stopped when he heard a soft laugh coming from the other side.
– We.
Daniel, who was holding both shoulders of the person holding the communication device connected to the Duke through the communication device, was smiling without hiding his brightly shining eyes.
“He is a revolutionary.”
A revolutionary, not a philosopher.
“I don’t know anything about philosophy. The philosophy I know is something that people who are well-fed sit at the table and talk about. “The revolution occurred because the hungry were angry at injustice.”
– …This is a remark that disparages all philosophers in the world.
“I can’t help it. “How can those who cannot eat or learn know the sublimity of philosophy?”
Daniel lightly shrugged and turned around.
The body of our comrade lying on the floor was the first thing that caught my eye. As I raised my gaze a little, I saw that the people who had dispatched all the revolutionary troops were glaring at me without raising their swords.
A situation from which it is impossible to escape.
Daniel smiled calmly.
“The Duke was worried about chaos after changing the political system.”
– …That’s a long story. Is this just to kill time? Even so, the fact that you will die remains the same.
“I just want to have a conversation before I die. So far, we haven’t been able to talk comfortably because we’ve been hiding our cards from each other. “You don’t want to even accept the last conversation of someone who will die soon, do you?”
– …Keep talking. I will listen.
In the first place, I had no intention of returning alive.
Therefore, Daniel began to leisurely express his thoughts.
“Humans are animals of adaptation. Even if you initially act as if the world will turn upside down when you implement anything, you will eventually get used to it and over time, you will take it for granted. “If we had not tried for fear of confusion, humanity would not have developed this far.”
– …It doesn’t have to be now. It’s not wrong, but isn’t the situation the situation?
“you’re right.”
The duke fell silent at the obedient affirmation.
This is why his actions do not match his words at all.
Contradictions in actions and remarks that seem to take time. The duke did not allow a conversation with Daniel for nothing. I used this as an opportunity to rack my brain to find the source of my discomfort, and Daniel continued.
“Shall we move on to another story? In the Duke’s remarks a little while ago, there was also a part where he was worried about the country being ruined. My goal is to abolish the throne, not the country. So I thought about it.”
Is there a way for the country to run properly while everyone is equal?
“The answer was simple. All we had to do was share power.”
– …So do you think the country can run properly? What happens when power is divided and a conflict of opinion arises among those in power?
“Why can’t I? Rather than handing power over to people, you can hand it over to institutions. Many people work in one powerful organization. Of course, there will also be a need for someone to oversee the institution, but…” “
I said we would share power. All you have to do is create multiple institutions with power. “If there are too many, they will not be able to come together properly and the country will not run, and if there are two, the country may be torn apart even though it is compatible, so there is an appropriate number of three.”
Rock Paper Scissors. I’m sure you’ve tried it at least once, right?
“People’s greed cannot be trusted. Therefore, by giving each of the three organizations different powers, they can keep each other in check and prevent them from going astray. “It would be better for the people of this free country to elect the heads of each organization.”
Dangerous. The duke stared at the communicator and quietly clenched his fist.
I’m so glad Daniel was going to die here. I can’t imagine how far he would have planned if he had been given more time.
At that time, Daniel’s voice continued as a mumble through the communicator.
– Of course, in the end, the institution is run by people, so it cannot be completely free of loopholes… but at least it will be much better than one person holding all the power, and that part can be left to future generations… future generations
. ?
After a moment of doubt, the duke slowly opened his mouth.
“You were a dreamer, not a philosopher.”
– He is a revolutionary because he does not stop at just dreaming but takes on the challenge of realizing it.
“…Why did you question the caste system?”
– It started with my mother. But after that…
“….”
– Once the question was asked, it didn’t stop. Why are humans’ class and status determined from birth? It’s unfair that we’re just born, but our status is divided based on luck. A long time ago, a nobleman blamed the sins of his past life, but how can he prove it and believe it? At the very least, if this country was a sacred country with devout religion, it wasn’t that. So I was angry.
A nobleman’s statement about ‘crimes from previous lives’ did not work.
In the aftermath, there was a backlash.
– Why do we try to blame our past lives on those who were born with good fortune?
“….”
– Why do we even want to pollute our souls…!
“….”
– In fact, I suspected that it was because they themselves knew that this was wrong.
It’s a good thing that Lee didn’t make a speech in front of the people of the empire.
A voice full of appeal. Even the duke himself sympathized for a moment, but what would the reaction of the people of the empire have been if they had heard this statement?
While I was feeling fortunate that I could once again kill Daniel on the spot, the voice continued to speak.
– The current emperor abolished slavery. Isn’t this because he also knows that it is wrong to divide people into different social statuses and serve the same people?
A conclusion has been reached.
“…As expected, you are a dangerous person.”
– haha.
Daniel laughed lightly. A burst of laughter spread through the air, as if all the burden had been thrown off.
Each of them held their weapons and looked around at those who were aiming at them, then stretched out their hands and snatched the communication device from the leader. Perhaps because the duke had allowed the conversation, the guy obediently handed over the communication device.
There was no way he could see the person on the other side, but Daniel said while staring straight at the communicator.
“Now that I think about it, there was a time when I said something stupid.”
The day I insisted on performing a rebellion against the duke.
“It was said that anger cannot be passed on to future generations, so if it takes too long, it will die out.”
– ….
“I will correct this. The pulse of the revolutionary army is uninterrupted.”
Only then did the duke understand the identity of the sense of discomfort.
– So, nothing changes, does it?
