Published: September 4, 2025
※ Corrected typos on 2016/4/3.
This is Satou. When it comes to stories about justice prevailing over evil, period dramas often come to mind, but surprisingly, there are quite a few novels and manga with such themes. Of course, even in stories set in another world.
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Early the next day, Marquis Dazares and his retainers were to be transported by ship to the Duke's Capital for the time being. Since there was concern about escape, nearly twenty soldiers accompanied them.
They were going to transfer to a large ship in a town before the great river.
Now, the reason why Baronet Poton showed favor to Marquis Dazares was somewhat complicated.
First, Marquis Dazares had a letter of introduction from the former Count Bobino of the Duke's Capital. Through connections with a group that supported the former Count Bobino in the capital, he reportedly had backing within the Duke's territory.
Moreover, Baronet Poton's son, who attended an academy in the Duke's Capital, was deeply involved with this group. That alone wouldn’t have been a problem, but since this group called "Wings of Freedom" was wanted by the Duke, it caused some trouble.
Although Baronet Poton wasn’t dismissed from his position as guardian just because his son was wanted, many sought the guardian post, so there was a high chance his position would be undermined.
At that time, the fact that Poton's son belonged to "Wings of Freedom" was not yet public knowledge.
Furthermore, the son was reportedly being sheltered safely at a hunting lodge outside the Duke's Capital, owned by the Count Bobino family. Naturally, if the judicial authorities in the capital discovered this, they would be arrested and likely executed immediately.
Thus, Marquis Dazares won cooperation and submission from Baronet Poton using two cards: his son's "scandal" and his "life."
Of course, he didn't reveal all this so easily from the start.
He made all sorts of excuses — saying he was threatened by fire magic, owed a debt to the former Count Bobino who introduced him, or that he had accepted bribes — and it was impossible to get a straight answer. So I raised my interrogation skill to the maximum and finally succeeded in extracting the truth.
I made a deal with him.
Originally, I should have sent a denunciation to the Duke or the Duke's Capital personnel office, or reported the hunting lodge hiding the remnants of the "Wings of Freedom," but I decided to leave his fate to Lord Lloyd, the leader of the faction he belonged to. I definitely couldn't let him go free.
Lord Lloyd might try to cover up his faction's scandal, but in doing so, hopefully he would also deal with the remnants of "Wings of Freedom."
Probably, Lord Lloyd will remove Baronet Poton from the guardian post of this town, but even so, this would prevent the worst-case scenario of execution or loss of title due to political enemies using him.
I sent a letter to Lord Lloyd explaining the situation, so Baronet Poton will be dealt with in due course.
Now, I demanded three things from him.
First, he must compensate the people affected by the arsonist nobles from his own personal assets.
Second, he must establish a city-run orphanage.
Third, he must establish a vocational training center for Demon Hunters, run by retired Demon Hunters.
He was reluctant about the third, but we compromised that it would be a monthly seminar rather than a permanent facility. Since this had the justification of reducing Demon Hunter attrition, it should be fine even if the guardian changes.
I was surprised the second was accepted so readily, but apparently, there had been a city-run orphanage until the previous guardian closed it, so the building still remained on the outskirts. If the guardian changed, funding might stop, but I asked Lord Lloyd in the letter to keep supporting it. Of course, this was just a request—no threats involved.
Next, the fate of those who attacked the inn: all were enslaved.
Of course, this excludes those I had asked to infiltrate.
Most of the bandits who attacked the inn and the majority of Demon Hunters were made criminal slaves.