Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

"I've eaten here a few times..."

I answered hesitantly.

“He ate at the banquet, did you hear that?”

"Wow!"

"Waaaaaah!"

Just hearing me mention that I had attended a banquet was enough to surprise the people around me. The way they looked at me was as if they were yearning for the outside world.

"They came back with Lord Merlin, so attending banquets must be a regular occurrence for them."

Another woman squeezed out of the crowd. She was plump and looked like a subarctic warrior. She picked me up and held me in her arms like a baby.

[Note: "Subarctic warriors" refers to the Russians, a people known for their fighting spirit and resilience, who live in the frigid northern regions.]

"Young man, where are you from?"

"Ah, I am an Asura."

"Wow! Asura!"

"That Asura!? Is it the Asura that grows bread on trees?"

"I heard that the Kingdom of Asura is full of roasted meat!" "I heard that in Asura, you can eat just a handful of dirt from the ground!"

When they heard that I was an Asura, they all went wild, but is Asura really as good as they heard?

Perhaps, Asura is indeed much better and richer than this place.

In Asura, even street thieves are rarely heard of, but here, it is common for bandits to kill, rob, and even eat their own kind.

But as Merlin said, even a wealthy country like Asura cannot escape poverty and hunger; they just didn't experience it because they weren't born in Asura.

……

"Lord Merlin! Something has happened! Something has happened!"

Two or three young men ran into the crowd, calling out to Teacher Merlin. They probably had just heard that Teacher Merlin had entered the village and rushed over. In other words, if they didn't have something to do, they probably wouldn't have wanted to greet Teacher Merlin at all.

Merlin didn't speak, but waved them forward to lead the way. He probably knew what it was about, and it must be the same thing that happened to the group of people at the Magic Association's entrance, because that's why they went to Merlin.

Surrounded by the crowd, Professor Merlin and I arrived at a place that resembled a makeshift altar, where a fire pit was paved with stones, and in front of the fire pit was a skinned deer.

A group of people were gathered there, and two people were kneeling in front of the fire pit, while on the opposite side of the fire pit was a person who seemed out of place in this area.

He was dressed in full armor, like a metal can, with only his head showing. Through the gaps in the armor, one could see his thick cotton-padded coat.

I think I know for sure; he must be the knight in charge of this region.

But if there's something to do, why not just let the knights do it? Why wait for Merlin?

"Fire!"

As I was pondering, the knight suddenly spoke. He then placed his sword horizontally over the fire pit and stuck its scabbard into the ground.

The fire pit was very hot, and the sword was already stained with a bright red color as soon as it was placed on it.

"Mr. Merlin, is this some kind of ceremony?"

"Divine judgment."

Teacher Merlin answered in a soft voice.

"Divine judgment?"

"Yes, the custom in this region is that when two people disagree and their dispute cannot be resolved, a knight represents the gods and places a sword over a flame to heat it. When the sword is red-hot, the two people involved in the dispute each take the blade, pull the sword out of the fire pit, and put it into a scabbard. If one person does this but the other does not, the other person will be executed."

Divine judgment… how is this any different from a red-hot iron petition! [Note: Red-hot iron petition: a custom in Edo-period Japan where, when two people disagreed and had a dispute, they would petition the gods by placing a piece of paper with a talisman on a red-hot iron on the shrine. Those who failed to complete the petition would be executed. This plot is based on the story of Sanada Genjiro Nobushige when he was a hostage of Uesugi Kagekatsu in the Uesugi household.]

The person kneeling on the right side of the fire pit had a strange expression, as if he was secretly pleased with something. The knight also seemed a bit off, his gaze fixed on the person on the right side of the fire pit.

Did he bribe the knight? There must be something going on between him and the knight.

"Start from the left!"

Sure enough, he shouted that the person on the left should go first. If the person on the left failed because of fear, then the person on the right would win directly.

The man on the left initially appeared calm, but when he reached the fire pit and before even touching the sword blade, he lost his composure.

"I, I, I won't do such a thing!"

"Village Chief!"

What's wrong with the onlookers? They seem to be encouraging the man on the left to complete the ritual.

This is not a ceremony; it is clearly persecution.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that the person on the right is colluding with the knight.

If the man on the left had touched the sword, he would have suffered severe burns and would not have been able to hold on. If he had not held on, he would certainly have been executed.

"Mr. Merlin, aren't you going to stop them?"

I looked at Professor Merlin beside me; he remained silent.

I don't know what they're judging, but this ceremony seems like a joke to me.

"Do not……"

Just as I was about to speak, Mr. Merlin pressed down on my shoulder.

"Do not interrupt the ceremony."

"Mr. Merlin..."

I don't understand why Teacher Merlin wants this ceremony to continue.

The man who was judged to touch the sword first had no courage to do so. He was kneeling in front of the fire pit, his whole body trembling violently, like a frog being stared at by a snake.

“Village Chief of Mu Village, I will count to three. If you do not begin the divine judgment, I will judge you on behalf of the gods.”

The knight stood up, and the person sitting on the right was about to burst out laughing. It was disgusting. Teacher Merlin pressed down on my shoulder, and I couldn't do anything to stop this stupid ceremony.

"one."

"No, I don't want to..."

"two"

"Please, please don't ask the gods to judge!"

"three!"

"My lord knight!"

"Time has passed. Now, on behalf of the gods, I will judge you."

The knight picked up the hilt of the sword and drew it from the fire pit, where it had been glowing red-hot.

"My lord knight!"

The man was still pleading with the knight, but the knight held his sword high, showing no sign of stopping. This was not a ceremony; this was execution.

With a flash of red light, the head rolled off, and only a burnt smell could be smelled. There was not much blood flowing out of the bowl-sized cut, probably because the temperature of the sword had sealed the wound.

I stared at the head that had rolled down in front of me, unsure of what to feel.

“On behalf of the gods, I declare that the fishing village has the right to live and multiply on this land, and the shepherd village has five days to leave this place.”

Having said that, the knight swaggered away, and the man kneeling on the right followed him with a shifty look. One side cheered with joy, while the other side grieved silently.

"Mr. Merlin, why didn't you stop it?"

I looked up at Teacher Merlin and asked.

"The score we settled twenty years ago has finally been paid off."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Teacher Merlin coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 109: The Dao (Part 6)

Even without a job transfer, one must live earnestly [Chapter 109] The Way (Part 6)

Chapter 109: The Dao (Part 6)

……

I am Hilfiet. There are less than two weeks until the opening ceremony, and Rudy has not yet returned.

Last month, while I was packing my luggage, I found a little thing that was exactly the same as my dad's amulet.

It was supposed to be given to Rudy on his tenth birthday.

But that day, I said I wasn't prepared.

Compared to the staff that Miss Alice gave Rudy, which was so expensive that our family could never afford it in our lifetime, the replica I made based on my father's amulet was completely incomparable.

I had to do something to make up for the gap, so I kissed Rudy.

Looking back on the reactions of Miss Alice and the noblewoman behind her who was like a mother to her, I sometimes feel a sense of comfort, and even immerse myself in and enjoy it.

Is this really good?

I do not know.

I may have been greedily possessing Rudy all along...

Perhaps ever since the day I was attacked by monsters and helplessly watched my parents being killed, when Uncle Paul dug me out of the cellar, I have already possessed Rudy.

When I heard the news that Rudy and Miss Alice were engaged, I panicked, but Rudy promised that he would not abandon me.

Rudy can't leave me; my world revolves around Rudy.

I want to be with Rudy, but I hate who I am now.

I tried to seduce Rudy with my body time and again, even though my figure wouldn't attract any man at all.

I admit there was an element of gambling involved, but I won the bet.

Rudy always managed to control himself and didn't lay a hand on me, but I knew he was firmly under my control.

Rudy confessed his feelings to me, but I pretended to reject him.

Even so, it's not enough; we still need to use some tricks.

Rudy is oblivious; sometimes he'll unconsciously notice other girls, and even unintentional things make me feel uneasy.

I don't have that kind of enviable physique.

But I'm so stingy that I can't even let Rudy look at anyone else.

I disappeared without a word, watching Rudy frantically searching for me. But instead of being worried about Rudy's condition, I was secretly pleased, thinking that Rudy still liked me.

Finally, he reappears when Rudy is about to give up, uttering sweet words he has already prepared.

Time and again, I despicably took advantage of Rudy's sincerity towards me, took advantage of Rudy's slowness, and coerced him, all in order to possess him.

But do I really deserve to have Rudy?

My parents were killed by monsters to protect me.

Rudy lost his right arm, also to protect me.

Because of my cowardice, Rudy almost left this world.

To protect me, Rudy didn't hesitate to stain his hands with blood and bear the same rumors as the Sperud people.

Later, in an effort to dispel the rumors, Rudy invented the blackboard. I had previously been saying that Rudy shouldn't have spent money on things he shouldn't have, but in just one month, Rudy's revenue multiplied.

For a guy as outstanding as Rudy, I think I should at least do something commensurate with him.

And what have I done?

Compared to Rudy, I did nothing.

Perhaps the only thing I did was to fawn over Rudy and then cause him trouble.

I know that no matter what tricks I use, Rudy won't like me.

Even though he told me many times how much he liked me, I remember Rudy once asked me if there was anything I wanted to do, and I said to Rudy very seriously, "Rudy, I want to marry you."

I don't remember Rudy's reaction, I only remember him saying, "That's not what I wanted to ask."

Rudy didn't mean to say that, but it still reminded me that Rudy was engaged. His fiancée was Miss Alice, the daughter of the lord of the Fituia territory and the daughter of the Boreas family.

"How could an eagle destined to soar into the sky possibly covet a migratory bird perched on a branch?"