Chapter 4. Andso their story begins.(6)

4.5 Their Story

[2] Atia Nel Karuan: You cant run.

Not yet?

I frowned a little afterreceiving the report.

I attacked the organization from the inside, andkilled off most of their heads aswell.

Butwe still arent done yet?

T, there are commoners living onthe outskirts like a wall. Theyre strangely attached to the organization

Commoners? Supporting the organization?

WhenI made a confused face, someone next to the reporting soldier explained to me what this was about.

The Utopia Project. Its the instructors project. Ifwe were to describe it nicely, its a project to create heaven onearth, andif we were to describe it badly, its human farming.

Tell me the specifics.

It isnt actually much. The organization buys slaves andoppressed peasants, then gives them what they want. Doing this generates a satisfactory amount of happiness. By being treated asa proper human, these people stopped thinking of the organization asvillains. Rewarding these humans based onmerit gave them happiness, andthanks to that, heroes thatappeared becauseof a death inthe family stopped appearing. Its like killing two birds with one stone.

In short, its a human wall?

Right.

Tok tok tok

I fell into deep thought asI tapped the table with my finger. A human wall. Asan empire thatemphasizes its citizens more thananything, it is nearly impossible to remove these peasants to attack.

In any case who?

Whilst thinking, I suddenly realized thatthis man whotold me this was someone thatI hadnt seen before.

Ah, I was the person whowas incharge of the finances inthe organization. My names Geral Hyde.

Ah, thattraitor?

Haha, you mean patriot? I ran off with all their cash andinformation. They cant evenrevive anymore.

I sighed quietly asI looked atthe grinning man. The reason whyevil organizations revived somuch was becausethe heads of the organization was able to use their money andinformation to create a new one every time it fell.

ButHowling was gone forsure. There was no way they could revive inthe near future. Why? Thatman over there stole everything. He ran off with enough money to run the empire fora single month. Thatmuch money is enough to run a small kingdom forabout a year. Its an enormous sum of money.

Well, fine, patriot. How well do you work?

Pretty well. Eventhe instructor praised me formy financial skills.

Good enough.

Its good enough ifthat person took notice of the mans skills. Afterall, thatperson had enough skill with money andoffice work thatI almost began a war with the imperial treasurer just to get thatperson formyself.

I suppose Ill just use this guy here forfinances, then andgift the annoying treasurer thatperson whenwe capture him.

Well, thats that. Inany case, whereis he? Your teacher, I mean.

Probably inone of his secret tunnels. We know theres 9, buttheres probably more.

So he can run?

If its him, theres a chance.

Ifits thatman yes. Its possible. Right. But.

You think Id let you run?

Some people flinched atmy words, butthat didnt matter. What mattered was bringing thatperson infront of me. Oncethat happens, Id allow him to be near the beautiful andlovely me, andwork inthe palace with a very high wage andwith great power aswell.

Inany case.

Wheres the other one?

There were two traitors inthe organization. One was the finance manager, andthe other was

The head of the information department, was it? She was the one whocontacted me first

Ah S, she said she was going to get the instructor

She was a girl, right?

Something felt wrong.

Yup.

What are the chances of her running away with him?

Geral looked away afterhearing the question. Butafter a short whileof glaring atthe man, he gave in, andanswered with a nervous laugh.

Ha.. haha w, well about 92%?

Her subordinates are all here though?

We were trained to trust only ourselves. Didnt you see how we betrayed the Organization inan instant?

Yeah? Then

Well, I dont really care about this situation, actually. Whenthis happens

Bring him here. Ifyou dont, youre all dead?

Daddy said threatening people with power always worked.

Extra:

Emperor: Hoho, my dear daughter. Do you know what a member of the imperial family needs to do?

Princess: Take care of the citizens?

Emperor: Hoho, thatis not the case atall. We just need to be good attwo things. Threatening people, andrewarding people.

Princess: Why?

Emperor: People work well whenyou threaten them. Obviously you have to make them stake their lives. Andwhen they complete their job, you can just give them some pocket money asa reward.

Princess:!!