#426. I wanted to try it.
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“The sword master was the most innocent among the sword masters.”
Gandhi, a sword whose life was contradictory.
Joan of Arc, a swordswoman who loved her country.
Geomlang Billy the Kid, who was a gunman in the wilderness, etc.
Most of the seven sword masters Limon taught had firm convictions or personalities even before becoming his disciples.
It was because he needed a skeleton to support himself in order to withstand the harsh training of the Sword Tower.
In that respect, the sword was special.
Of course, she grew up beautifully as a princess.
Even after suffering the disaster of losing everything in the revolution, he was not obsessed with revenge.
“That was not only in a good way, but also in a bad way.”
The cleaner the blade, the clearer the scratches.
After seeing the tyranny of the corrupt federal government and the atrocities of those who claimed to be the revolutionary army, he quickly learned the sword.
A ruler should always doubt rather than trust his subjects and should not look down on his people.
“So the swordsman gave up mercy and ruled over the Soviet Union.”
reigned but did not rule.
Instead, the government was closely monitored.
Punishment of self-indulgence in the guise of revolution.
Swordsman Anastasia, who was a righteous swordsman, was reborn as a ruthless empress without blood or tears.
Because he believed it was the only way to save the Soviets.
“The problem is that by then it was already too late.”
The Soviet Union, which had repeatedly exploited the Silver Dragon clan across the country, was already on the verge of death.
Self-rescue is impossible.
In addition, it was difficult to receive foreign help because of the characteristics of being the only communist country.
the next government.
The next government too.
whether to sustain the country.
Whether it’s just because of personal greed.
Those who formed the new government, from the general secretary to the lowest bureaucrats, were eventually purged by the swordsman after they had a hand in exploitation.
The more such a situation is repeated, the less talented people are.
Later, everyone feared becoming a bureaucrat and avoided it.
“Thanks to the collapse of the administrative organization in a country that was already a mess, the Soviet Union was truly over.”
Citizens rebelled several times, but to no avail.
An army of 100,000.
Guns, knives, and bombs.
Because I couldn’t hurt the sword.
The absolute sword master who dominated the age of heroes was such a being.
In the end, the citizens, realizing that they could never defeat the swordsman with their own power, gave up even rising up.
Like that, the Soviet Union was gradually dying like a patient in the snow.
“Has the researcher hyung heard about what happened after that?”
“…Are you talking about the Great Soviet Famine?”
“Yes, it was a disaster in which more than 20 million people died of starvation due to the combination of talented people and geniuses.”
There are 20 million horses, which is more than the population of most small countries.
In addition, looting and murder were frequent, and even epidemics spread, and the number of victims increased day by day, eventually surpassing 30 million.
Still, the government is helpless.
It was clear that if this continued, most of the citizens of the Soviet Union would die or be worse off than die.
And that fact ended up making a man move.
“The swordsmith, who was the master of swordsman, only then moved to stop his pupil.”
From there, it was a story that Bachemensky knew well.
A heroic story of a great sword master who stopped the oppressor who drove the country into ruin.
“But the swordsmith, who had already made so many sacrifices, didn’t stop, and the swordsmith couldn’t let more people die because of her oppression.”
“…”
“So I cut the sword.”
Bachemensky realized again.
That Swordsman was a swordsman’s disciple before he was an oppressor.
And the story that he believed to be a heroic story would not have been an honor or achievement in swordsmithing.
That’s why looking at Bachemensky with a complicated expression.
With a calm yet calm face.
Limon said quietly.
“Because that bastard was the protector of mankind.”
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“You guys were great.”
“…”
“Because even our Seven Dragons couldn’t handle it, and after disappointing them, I made my brother have no choice but to cut.”
It’s something that even the Black Dragon Clan couldn’t do.
Saying this with a face of sincere admiration, Catherine smiled strangely.
“You know what’s greater?”
“You mean to bury the truth about the sword?”
“No, that was silly. It was a natural result.”
Almost everyone who knew the truth was dead anyway.
Besides, it was the atmosphere at the time that it wouldn’t be strange if you sided with the swordsman even a little bit, even if you were killed by a dolme.
It was only natural that the swordsman would be handed down only as a ruthless oppressor.
“What really moved me was that you guys tried to leave this country to your brother after that.”
“…”
“Since you saved this country in the past, I will follow you. While bowing, please lead us.”
“…”
“Afterwards, as the swordsman ruined this country, he spat and cursed at me, saying that it was natural for me to take responsibility as a teacher.”
Catherine thought.
It’s a pity.
If he had been there, he would have been able to see Limon’s expression while watching them.
But unfortunately, I endured it.
At least for now, just seeing Sergei’s stiff face was moderately enjoyable.
So, she spoke lightly.
“Brother, of course, refused your request.”
“I already knew.”
“You also made yourself the next target of exploitation.”
“The fact that if I continue to get entangled with you, my brother will end up with the same ending as swordsman.”
Limon always says.
He is a swordsman.
It’s never humble.
It is a cold self-evaluation of having the power to destroy the country and cut the world, but not the ability to cook bread for people who are starving to death.
“That’s why my brother just left the country.”
“…”
“Because I knew that if he disappeared, the Silver Dragon Clan would be able to encroach on this country more easily.”
“…Do you mean that the swordsmith sold this country to you?”
“Hmm… Seeing you say that, it seems that there are a lot of things that you don’t know, chief clerk. Could you please clarify your words?”
It sounds like you heard a funny joke.
A smiling girl.
But unlike that face, Yekathrice’s eyes looking at Sergei were extremely cold.
“I didn’t sell it, it was handed over.”
Who would buy a country that was already ruined and beyond salvation?
cold and mocking
Yekathrice asked sneeringly.
“Who was it that built the factory on this frigid land?”
“What hired billions of poor people who were dying of starvation and made it possible for them to live?”
“And what about investing a huge amount of money to rebuild the country and giving the industry a competitive edge by providing various technologies at low prices?”
“If it were not for the Silver Dragon clan, how many people in this country do you think would have survived?”
The dictator pointed out.
The revolutionary was silent.
What if the Silver Dragon clan hadn’t ruled this country that had lost its self-sustainability as well as being isolated internationally?
At least half of the population at the time was likely starving to death.
Especially considering that the death of the swordsman broke the power balance between the great powers and caused a world war a few years later.
“Besides, haven’t you forgotten the most important thing?”
“What do you mean?”
“That the silver dragon clan was also exploited by the dog-like nation you created.”
“…”
“No, actually, we, the Silver Dragon clan, were exploited the most severely.”
The early days when exploitation structures were created.
How could less than 10% of the workers be exploited while the other 90% were able to play and eat.
The answer was simple.
It was because the Silver Dragon clan made up for the shortfall.
Whether it was by pouring out the wealth he had accumulated, or by rolling his body and brain himself.
They are the Silver Dragon clan.
Because they can handle time itself, dozens of times the criminals learn, study, and work quickly, and that’s why everyone can become a genius.
It was the same even after Geomhu died and Geomgong disappeared.
In order to rebuild this trashy country, the Silver Dragon clan had to work hard enough to die from overwork.
Didn’t you get a country instead?
don’t be funny
At least from the perspective of the Silver Dragon clan, they had never ruled this country.
being used unilaterally.
I just paid off my outstanding debt.
“That is still the case today.”
After the Iron Age opened.
With the establishment of the Russian Khanate and the Silver Dragon Princess becoming the Great Khan, he barely escaped being used one-sidedly.
However, that did not mean that the silver dragon clan could live comfortably while playing and eating.
“You say it’s unfair that first-class citizens get several times the benefits, but they outperform third-class citizens a hundred times.”
“…”
“And we, the Silver Dragon clan, work at least dozens of times more than those first class citizens and produce results.”
“…”
“That’s why you can receive ridiculously generous welfare compared to your abilities.”
Of course, it was also thanks to efficiency through thorough automation and computerization of all labor.
However, in the end, such efficiency would have been impossible to dream of if it were not for the Silver Dragon clan.
If it wasn’t for Bahamut, which is doing research and development dozens of times faster, it would have taken decades to have such technology.
It would have taken another decade or so to introduce it nationwide.
talented one.
who worked diligently.
Or someone who knows how to sacrifice.
A country where such people are more successful and receive many benefits, but instead, they have to pay more taxes and work harder.
That was the system created by the Russian Khanate and the Silver Dragon clan.
“In the end, as in the past and now, this country is supported by talents that are less than the top 1% and our clan, which is less than 0.01%.”
“Isn’t it interesting?”
“It would be a crime if one person enslaved 99 people.”
“The fact that 99 people manage one slave and all the others become comfortable is a noble sacrifice.”
“Even if that one person is forced to sacrifice for the sake of all just because he is superior to the other 99, it would be even more ridiculous.”
It seems really funny.
At the end of giggling and laughing.
Yekathrice tilted her head.
“Still, isn’t it a bit unfair that 99 people insist on asking for the same benefits because the benefits that one person receives are unfair?”
“It is the freedom of every citizen to wish and demand a better life from the government.”
“Well, is that so?”
Hearing Sergei’s heavy objection, the white-haired girl put on a strange smile.
“This is my opinion, but what you really want is not the right to be free and equal.”
What if you want to be free?
All you have to do is drop everything and go to the meadow. Because the state doesn’t bother to catch such a person.
Do you really want equality?
Before claiming benefits, they themselves must ask for opportunities to do more and more difficult work.
But most of those who call for freedom and equality only ask for benefits. It is said that few people are willing to share what they have and receive injustice.
He says it’s so strange.
Yekathrice added.
“’Freedom’ to bully and dominate others, and ‘equality’ to make everyone as miserable as you.”
“….”
“That’s how we usually call them.”
“….”
“‘Power’.”
The right to enjoy more than one’s ability without effort and to suppress the freedom of others.
Yekathrice smiled as she spoke of the power that made countless humans instinctively covet and go mad.
“That’s why those in power have no choice but to be criticized.”
whatever achievements you have made.
no matter how hard you work
The people look at the powerful with suspicion and dissatisfaction.
Because the instinct to covet power makes them feel like enemies who have taken the power they should have.
“The swordsman was pitiful in that way. I only thought of the country and the people, but I had to bear all the stigma just because I was a person in power.”
It’s been a while since I listened to Yekathrice’s sophistry and was silent.
Sergei asked quietly.
“You only think about the country and the people, but you are falsely accused of being a dictator?”
“Am I a dictator?”
“…”
“Of course I have no intention of living for you or for the country. I just live as I want to live.”
“Then it contradicts your words that you sacrificed the silver dragon clan for the sake of this country.”
“Why contradict?”
It’s like you don’t know the meaning.
tilting his head.
Yekathrice spoke again.
“Is this country ‘mine’?”
“…”
“If my belongings are broken, isn’t it natural for my family to work hard to fix them?”
Why is it a sacrifice to use one’s property for one’s own?
As if to say that it is only natural to decorate one’s own garden with one’s own money and have servants and gardeners take care of it.
The country, the people, and the army.
Looking at the girl who treats everything as her property, Sergei murmured.
“That’s what a mad dictator would do.”
“Yes, admit it.”
he is crazy
And he’s also a dictator.
At the end of the too cheery admission, Ekathrice smiled wickedly.
“But at least it’s clear that I’m a better ruler than you, Chief Secretary.”
“On what grounds do you assert that?”
“That’s because you never took advantage of the opportunity to create a truly free and equal country.”
When Limon knocked down the Liberation Brigade, he punished them and buried them guilty instead of following the law equally.
Even though Ainsha gave her the freedom to leave Moscow and flee and keep the peace, she started a war first.
Even when Yekathrice subdued the runaway federal troops and gave them a chance to apologize, they gave up the opportunity.
How can we create a free and equal country on such a topic?
To the mocking Catherine.
Sergei replied.
“…it was all for the country.”
“That’s why I’m a better leader than you.”
I guess I knew you would say that.
Yekathrice said with a meaningful smile.
“Unlike you, who can use and discard the people like consumables for a greater cause, I couldn’t do that.”
“…”
“Because if I cross the line, I have a scary older brother who will follow me to the end of the world.”
A revolutionary who wields unlimited power for the country.
A dictator who treats the country as his property and plays with it like a toy, but is forever watched.
Which of the two do you think will help the people more?
Sergei could not answer the playful question of Yekathrice.
Because I finally realized.
Why did Limon always watch Yekathrice with a bystander attitude and not help the revolutionary government?
“For that, I honestly appreciate you.”
“…Did you say thank you?”
“huh.”
Is it because I heard something so unexpected?
Looking at Sergei with a hard face, he smiled contentedly.
Yekathrice said cheerfully.
“I really wanted to play the game of destroying the country at least once.”
“…”
Because he felt sorry for his country.
Besides, I was afraid of Limon, so I couldn’t destroy it.
I was able to enjoy it thanks to Sergei’s revolution.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been looking at Yekathrice, who speaks brightly like a satisfied child after playing happily in an amusement park.
Sergei closed his eyes.
And think.
thinking about
after deliberation.
he made a decision
“…the country we will build, Yekatrice Khan, may suffer more workers than yours.”
open your closed eyes
Taking out a small box from her bosom.
“But even so, the revolution must happen.”
I’ve been living for the revolution all my life.
So the man, who could not tolerate her existence even though he acknowledged Yekathrice’s words, ended his words with a grunt.
“So you must die here.”
Chaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
