Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

As opposed to the inns where the waltzes, as usual, have a barren exchange......

Rough on the rough, some of them blackburned, the hall of the mayor, who was completely interrupted by the shadows...... the Marquis residence had the look of Julia and Null, who had a difficult look, plus the figure of a brave man.

The three of them appear to have come here after sundown to check on the riots.

It should be noted that it was merely a whim that Null, not directly related to the Mid-Eden government, came here.

"Hmm...... I see. The nobility of this town seems to live a very luxurious life, doesn't it? The colour is very different from that of Wang Du's..."

A white cloak with the flag of the Fatherland Boreas and the armor of the Demon King (?) A long-sleeved null wearing saw what was going on in the hall and muttered his thoughts.

Maybe in her country, there is no such thing as - in a sense, a luxurious museum that can be described as an evil hobby.

In reply to such Null's words, it was Julia who had come to this occasion for the purpose of gathering information.

"There was the problem that this province, ruled by nobility here, had higher taxes than any other land. From the poor and the wealthy, you seem to have exploited taxes in equal proportions."

So, Julia talks with eyes through the paperwork at hand, using magic props like pen lights.

Then this time, the brave man, who was next to her and concerned about the changes around her, opens his mouth.

"If you were collecting taxes on an equal footing... isn't there nothing wrong with that?

"We collect taxes equally, so we're all fair... normally, it seems that way, doesn't it? In fact, that seems to have been the Marquis's point here. But can you just say it's fair? Collecting 3 gold from people making 10 gold a day and 3,000 gold from people making 10,000 gold... may be the same 30% in percentage, but it means something different, doesn't it?

Julia said and once breathing is ready.

The brave man and Null also seemed to listen quietly, without pinching her mouth while she was talking.

Then the story of Julia continued.

"For example, the cost of food and rent for the month is multiplied by almost a flat rate for everyone, even if there are some errors, so the poorer the poor, the greater the proportion of spending they make on their income, and when taxes are deducted from it, they have to live an extra hard life. On the other hand, from those with money, even if they took 30% of their income in taxes, it wouldn't be such a huge pain in life...... When collecting taxes at equal rates, people in vulnerable positions look at each other unilaterally if they don't spend more on their lives."

Julia said that much and gave her an unfortunate look.

Ask her that in the way Null was impressed.

"Well? Who taught you that knowledge? Little girl. Is that Master Cortex?

"No, I'm self-taught"

""... Huh?

"In fact, the people of this town must have rioted because they noticed it themselves, protested against the Marquis... and still couldn't hear it. That's unacceptable for the Marquis, isn't it? Their plea was tantamount to an offer to let the rich collect more taxes."

…………

Listen to Julia, silent brave man and null.

In the case of the brave, consider the people.

And Null's... he just seemed surprised by what Julia said, who was supposed to be a former subordinate.

Then again, the live view of the Julians (?) goes on.

The three men who entered the mansion, which collapsed in the fire, had been observing the insides in detail... but after looking around for a while, Julia began to say something like this.

"Again... this is going to be a little bad"

In contrast, Null tilts his neck and listens back.

"What?

"There are no signs of people fighting each other anywhere."

"That's... what is it? Instead, isn't it preferable for you guys to have no useless feud?

"That's true... when there were no victims' remains here at all, there was no fighting... which means that all the people who were here, before they were attacked by the inhabitants of the town, all fled, right? There's no testimony that he's been captured somewhere... Or a good deal of skill could have been among the townspeople and buried the Marquises without leaving a trace..."

"... it seems like some of the people in town have such skill."

"That's right..."

"I mean... the nobles were anticipating this... Still on their hands, the people are being danced?

"I don't think that's ever a small possibility. And they fled..."

And it was the moment when Julia tried to mouth the rest of it.

Dgowong......

There was such a loud noise coming from somewhere far away.

Of course, it's not the sound of the tempo falling out of the sky.

"... getting in shape and coming back to reclaim the town, you mean"

"That's what I mean"

"It's sad...... How can people get so far and try to argue..."

Brave man groans sadly as he takes his favorite iron pipe out of his maid's clothes, pointing a sharp gaze in the direction where the sound was heard.

Upon hearing it, Julia replied with a seemingly difficult look on her face, narrowing her eyes.

"Inside one country, it is inhabited by countless different kinds of people already. Those who seek power, those who seek knowledge, or those who try to accumulate money… each person lives by their own thoughts. And unfortunately, not everyone can understand each other's thoughts. That's why there can be great friction between people. That's..."

"Causes of contention…"

"Well, to be precise, the seed of contention,"

That's what makes Julia smile bitterly in the dark.

Apparently, she has a bitter experience herself.

Then she said this to the brave and the null as she took a few steps forward toward those who heard the sound, stopping inadvertently and then looking back there.

"But don't get me wrong. Nothing that arises between people is just friction. Because people don't understand each other… they're creatures that can connect to each other in an attempt to understand each other."

And she turns around again...

Dogowong!!

Using "Phantom Magic with Entity," which only she could use, she created a huge arm, and then uprooted the debris that was on the path to the left and right.

And she began to take the lead in the path that she had cut herself open.

The brave man who watched the figure from behind seems to have followed her as before, even though he contemplated the meaning of Julia's words...

"... that? Could it be that the weakest... isn't it me...?

Null has since been standing still on the spot for a while, staring at Julia's back with her face bright blue or something......