Santairiku Eiyuuki

The day after the tea party with Cecilia, Nia was walking in the city of Nova Remulia.

Nova Lemuria has different identities, prices and security for people living in different places, but what Nia is now walking in is where the lower citizens of Nova Lemuria live, where Nia was born and raised and abandoned.

"I'm livelier than I used to be..."

When Nia was little, she looked more like she was sinking around here.

But I am very much alive now.

It can be described as the fruit of Erkühl's previous policy of governance.

And due to the upcoming monetary recast policy, it will increasingly develop…

That was Elquille's explanation.

I'm not sure Nia is familiar with it, but I just found out that Erkür is awesome.

"... how are those two doing?

Those two.

I mean my own parents.

Nia hasn't met her parents since she was dumped.

Not long ago I had a strong hatred for my parents, so I was actively looking for them, but I couldn't find them.

Sounds like they both moved out of Nova Lemuria, according to an interview.

Moved in a while before Nia was picked up by Erkühl.

Rather than fleeing Nia, it is appropriate that he left Nova Lemuria with no good memories.

Exactly when I can get out of Nova Lemuria, I can't even look for Nia.

Nia felt she wasn't so obsessed that she stopped looking for her parents after learning the facts away from Nova Lemuria.

"Is there a place to work outside Nova Lemuria?

Nia tilted her neck.

The population of Nova Lemuria is growing year after year because Nova Lemuria does not refuse to reject those who come in a state of understaffing and because Nova Lemuria's wages are one out of the head and higher compared to the provinces.

As far as Nia knows, Nia's parents were born in Nova Lemuria and raised in Nova Lemuria.

There is no handover outside Nova Remulia.

Without any handouts or connections, it's hard to get a job.

"Well, I don't care"

It's more in front of me now than that.

What Nia fears most is being abandoned from Erkür and Lucanos.

The only difference between the old Nia and the current Nia is that they adopted him as the Lucarious family.

Losing Lucarios' family name meant going back to the same place it used to be, the back alley where it snowed.

I don't have to worry about starving to death because Cecilia will definitely help me if I do...

I can't keep Nia's own identity.

"Do you want me to give His Majesty a job?

I can't do anything without a job, even if I do merit it.

But the question is, do you have a job like working for a fifteen-year-old Nia?

Erkühr adores Nia...

That's why he won't do enough to give me an important job.

A man named Erkühl gives top priority to strength only.

"Let's ask for a try..."

"You want a job?

"Yes... I want to be of service to Your Majesty. Is there anything I can do?

Then Elquille thinks about it for a while before answering.

"Um, well, as far as my personal mood is concerned, I could give you some work. But I can't take you to the extreme. That's not good for you either. Gather jealousy you don't need. You're just a Demon."

Nia is able to gather sympathy among the upper class, but it threatens to pull back easily.

Favors are malicious, sympathy is jealous.

Besides, Erkühl is also not dumb enough to just leave an important job to her fifteen-year-old little girl.

"Whatever."

"Anything is fine, right? Why did you suddenly want a job?

"That's... well, I didn't think it was going to work like this. Look at Cecilia..."

Hearing Nia's words, Erkür narrowed his eyes.

And think for a while before answering.

"Well, there's nothing."

"Is that true?

"Oh. Not such a glorious job... as you know, the policing of Nova Lemuria is made up of slaves and liberation slaves held by our Yulianos family, the policing slaves are in charge"

The police have Judicial and Administrative Police in large part, but the policing slave hits the Administrative Police.

They patrol Nova Lemuria to deter crime or capture him with an active criminal.

"It's just that in recent years, that's all I've gotten out of hand. More and more human beings have migrated to Nova Lemuria from the outside to be criminalized"

If policing slaves were to hit the administrative police, what would it be to hit the judicial police...

In fact, there is no equivalent of the Judicial Police in the Lemurian Empire.

If there's a murder, the state won't investigate it and solve it.

If a homicide occurs, the murdered person's family and friends, as well as those in the relationship between the guardian (Clientes) and the guardian (Patrones), are independently investigated, and evidence is gathered and brought to court.

When it comes to why there is no judicial police, well, frankly, it costs a lot.

The Lemurian Empire is a very small state, which can be described as exactly a night police state.

Until now, there have been no problems.

Because the local community was firmly taking the place of the judicial police.

Minimum order was observed.

However, due to the labour influx and population growth in recent years, this is no longer the case.

The new humans who come to Nova Lemuria do not belong to any community, whether they are stabbed and killed in an alley, or raped, there is no such thing as to make an effort to find the culprit.

There is also an xenophobic sentiment towards the remnants, and crimes against new residents are rampant.

It would still be nice if this were all...

More than that, the problem is that those new residents start forming a detachment party in self-defense.

I hope that falls within the scope of self-defense...

Well, probably many of the new residents are low-income, and bareback is not very good either.

Self-defense can go too far and start committing crimes, eventually mutating into gangs such as gangs, mafias and yakuza.

That's all I want to avoid as an elkür.

"Well, that's why we need to properly investigate crimes from now on, further expand our policing slavery and employ people other than slaves and liberated slaves... there's no one to direct the investigation."

There are detective dramas and so on in Japan and there may be many kids who admire it...

People who admire the work of controlling crime in the Lemurian Empire are like freaks.

That would also be self-evident from the fact that the main constituents are slaves and liberating slaves.

The investigation itself is plain and even more hateful because it is a suspicious profession.

For this reason, nobility and other knowledge groups do not intend to do such work first.

Until now, that's good, but when an investigation into a crime joins the job, the story changes a little.

Because, to some extent, you will need knowledge of the law.

Originally the legal system of the Lemurian Empire was made up of an ungrammatical stack, which is quite complicated.

It's hard to grasp the law unless you're at least someone who's had a decent education.

Seeking it from slaves and liberating slaves is cruel.

"The same goes for my knowledge of the law, but I'm going to need an identity. If the wealthy were involved in crime, slaves and liberated slaves wouldn't hesitate to get their hands on it. That's why I thought of some highly respected nobleman... so we don't all try to hate him. So, what do you say? The Lucarios are perfect for the family."

Nia nodded without getting her hair in.

"Make sure you let me do it!! Oh, but... I have to ask your adoptive father for permission, so could you give me a moment?

"Oh, no problem. But you have to answer as quickly as you can."

"Yes!!

Nia immediately turned her heels back to go get permission from her adoptive father.

Erkühl smiles and drops off Nia's hindsight with pleasure.

"You seem a little different."

Fortunately, the permit from Lucanos went down lightly.

With only a job description and less backlash from the upper classes, Nia succeeded in safely assuming the position of "police secretary”.

"And what kind of crime should I go after... any opinions?

Nia hits the deputy, asked the liberating slave man.

Originally the man was the captain of the police force, but Nia's arrival has taken the form of a deprivation of status.

At first, he was averse to Nia, but his current relationship is good due to Nia's low waist and continuing to delegate practice to that emancipated slave man.

This is advice from Elquille.

Spoil it on decorations at first because inexperienced nearers can't all of a sudden direct a formation or something.

And if you show respect for the elderly, Choroy (...) Liberation Slave says, "Your nobility is responding with your hips down against me!" and you should feel better and your attitude softer, "he said.

"After all, why don't you go for the big guy at first and appeal to the public about how we do our job?

"The way you put it, you seem to have a candidate."

"Yeah, kidnapping of women and children who have been rampant in Nova Remulia lately...... what do you say?

"Is it kidnapping, or slave hunting?"

The act of capturing and enslaving a free people is a felony...

Easy to be missed.

Because, presumably, it is difficult to be important because it is aimed at children and women in lower levels of the population.

Even more wealthy slave traders are chewing on one...

The victim's family has no choice but to cry and fall asleep.

"You can't overlook such a cowardly crime rampant at His Majesty's knees... you can't. If the slave trader is the opponent, my connections will live too... All right, let's do that."

The biggest buyer of slaves is a nobleman who runs farmland or wants a subordinate who will be his own hands and feet.

The Lucarios family also have thick pipes with slave traders.

Nia herself was able to play a good role and appeal to Erkühl, which seemed appropriate as a first target.

"It's quick to talk if you decide to. We'll be downtown listening. The Secretary..."

"Yeah, I know. I'll contact the nobles, the slave traders, and the church."

My first job for Nia began.

"Is this all of us..."

"A secretary is strong..."

As a result of a six-month investigation, Nia and the others, who pinpointed the Azit of the slave hunting organization, succeeded in entering the slave trading site and catching them in the current offender.

Seventy percent of the enemies were defeated by Nia.

In normal human beings (humans) and inferior species of beasts (warbeasts), their physical abilities are no match for Nia.

That's all Nia's got now.

"Lieutenant, when you're done with your captivity, let the victims go."

"Yes, I understand."

The policemen use the keys they take from their enemies and remove the cages and shackles of their slaves.

After checking the faces of the victims of the expressions of heartfelt relief...

I told the man I was sitting in a chair change earlier.

"You will be asked to throw up information on all the slave traders involved in this deal. That's good, right?

"... would it lighten your sins if you vomited?

"I will spare you the death penalty."

When Nia said so, the man - the leader of the slave hunting organization - sighed.

"Put me in jail for the rest of my life if you can...... if you bail bail bail poorly, you'll kill me"

"Tell that to the judge.... if you spit it all out after washing it, I'll get them all. Rest assured."

"Well, then I'm hoping... and it's heavy, so back off, Ghegho!

"Rude."

Nia punches the man in the head and then gets up.

There are good things and bad things in the world.

"Well aside from that...... does this also increase your budget?

Nia giggled damned.

"That's why my salary went up, so I'm going to luxury you with something for dinner. Do you want something to eat?

"Extravaganza...?

Cecilia gave a bewildered look at Nia, who puts her chest up and boasts.

"What? Like not getting on so well that you just crushed one slave hunting organization?

"What's twisted like that is your fault. No, I hear you're active. I honestly think it's amazing. But I'm a clergyman, so I'm not very luxurious..."

"Even though I drink tea and wine with His Majesty all the time?

"Yes, no... that's because Master Erkühl says you can drink it..."

That's it, this is the one.

"It's my luxury, isn't it?

"It feels like we're kind of getting together... okay. If you'll pay me in full, let's go."

"So what do you want to eat?

"Fine Steak"

"Don't be a little shy. It's not that expensive."

That is why Nia and Cecilia were to roll out to the city of Nova Remulia.

Regardless, Cecilia is out hiding her identity.

Wear normal town daughter's clothes and a hat so that prominent hair can hide.

"I've known since I did this job that this city is full of murders, robberies and rapes. So, Cecilia, don't leave me."

"Well, the master of this city is the rapist..."

Cecilia thought of the face of the Emperor of the Elves.

From the monarch. Yes, so will the people.

"So it's important to let them know how you look from time to time and that if you commit a crime, they catch you? That's right, you're making a confession about a church, right? Why don't you sneak up on me and tell me if there's a guy who committed a crime with that?

"You can't do that... I won't tell anyone what I heard in the confession, even if they were guilty."

"It's good to be sneaky, sneaky"

"Because that's not the problem"

Cecilia clearly said no.

Nia is a dissatisfied face.

They walked into the store talking like that.

And continue the conversation over steak.

"It's a Mesian doctrine. Love your neighbor, right? Forgive me, please. So you can forgive Cecilia and me?

"You mean 'forgiveness' for what?

"My parents"

Cecilia puts the knife and fork down and says it with a serious face.

"Well... as a priest, I tell you to forgive me"

"But..."

"As a priest, yes."

Cecilia clarified her position.

"If you're a friend, I don't think it's important that you forgive or not forgive your parents, but that you fold up somewhere."

"... fold?

"Whether we take revenge or make up, the past remains the same. It's this time of year that matters… the future ahead, isn't it? Then I think it would be better to split it somewhere rather than be dragged down in the past"

And Cecilia inquired.

"Do you want revenge on your parents? Or do you want to make up?

"At least I don't think we want to make up. Such scumbag parents, wish from here."

"So you want revenge?

"Yeah, sort of."

"What exactly?

Cecilia told me...

Nia said.

"For me, I don't want to have criminal friends. Please don't do that."

"I know... I don't do violence or anything"

"Is that true? I pinched it in my ear, but I heard you've been violent against civilians, right?

"... I haven't done it lately"

Indeed, back in the day, Nia repeatedly took revenge on the person who abused herself when she rolled out to the city.

But since Erkür and Lucanos blamed me, the number has decreased...

I barely do it now.

Because I'm busy working as a police commissioner.

Also...

Nia herself is unconscious, but Nia has a mild addiction.

Until now, that had been dissipated to hateful opponents, but there were also circumstances in which that target had recently turned into a criminal.

"Are you reflecting?

"I didn't."

"Ha... well, come anytime you want to make a confession. I'll raise your pardon properly."

"Well, why should I be forgiven? I will never forgive those guys!

Seeing Nia like that, Cecilia laughed unexpectedly.

"What, are you laughing..."

"No, I just thought you'd changed too"

Outside, a woman's confession.

"I can't love my real son, can I?"

Cecilia asked back to the woman on the other side of the small window.

The small window has curtains and you can't see the other person's face.

Cecilia can only tell that she is a young, beautiful voice woman.

The rule is not to pry into the person's identity or status.

"Yes, I had two sons. My oldest son is very poorly done and my second son is... very well done son. Before the birth of our second son, the eldest was supposed to succeed the housekeeper in our house, and our couple were very adorable with that eldest son."

"... I see"

I don't have a bad feeling about Cecilia, who has never even married a child.

but the confession is not a consultation room.

Since this is the place to hear confessions of sin and grant forgiveness... it doesn't matter if you are a bishop who can handle the miracle of forgiveness, whether you have life experience or not.

"But because we spoiled him too much, his eldest son... that, very badly, became bare. My second son was born at a time when I was worried about whether it would be good to have him as my heir. We raised the second man as far away from being too cute as possible. My second son was... very brilliant and wise. My husband was very pleased and nominated a second son to succeed him. But to me..."

"That the second man can't love you?

"Yes."

The woman replied with a sinking voice.

Cecilia has heard that hassle-free and hassle-free children and out-of-the-box former seem cuter......

Is that what this is about? and Cecilia thinks......

"I'm scared, my second son..."

"Scared?"

"That kid doesn't laugh. No, I'm not laughing... I'm not laughing. I'm just sticking my grin like a face, and it's actually just a faceless look. Whether it's an angry face or a sad face... that's no different than a faceless look. I don't know what I'm thinking anymore..."

……

"I also came for a wedding invitation...... I couldn't go. I know, what I have to love for you. But... I really can't. Oh Lord, forgive me..."

Seems the confession is over, so Cecilia opened her mouth.

"I forgive thee thy sins by the name of the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit, Amen..."

After finishing his confession, Cecilia spoke to the woman who was leaving.

"... how about we discuss this once with our parents and children? Anyone who still doesn't even have a husband instead of a child may be able to offer advice, but one thing doesn't change your real life, does it? The Lord's forgiveness is only a forgiveness for sins he has ever committed. … apart from future sins, and because your relationship doesn't change"

When Cecilia says so...

"... I'll think about it, under the Princess Witch (Medium)"

The woman replied in a spicy manner.