Chapter 60

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"――Impudent one!"

It was Igsidehan who first recognized the woman's identity and raised his voice.

"――Very well."

However, the new king looked down at Yobi and amiably gave permission, restraining the military officials who were trying to capture Yobi with spears and swords.

Even though the new king had ordered the fully armed Yobi to be restrained, the military officials did not disarm Yobi. This was due to the new king's overwhelming trust in his own martial prowess. Even the previous king, who was called a foolish king, was said to be unmatched by the three generals of the Rattanak Kingdom, who were considered the best in the kingdom except for the king, in terms of martial skills.

"But, for a lowly bat-type beastman to request such a delusional act of vengeance is unprecedented," Igsidehan said while kneeling.

In the Rattanak Kingdom, where the bird and beastman races, who respect the strong, are numerous, a vengeance system exists. Although influenced by the dueling systems of the surrounding countries dominated by the northern people, it has never been abolished to this day.

However, whether it be a duel or a vengeance, it is mostly carried out by the three old adventurer classes—hunters, explorers, and mercenaries—along with the privileged class and former privileged class in the north and Ankwar.

Moreover, in the Rattanak Kingdom, the publicly allowed vengeance must meet the conditions of being related to the target and having a birth class of 'servant' or higher. In the past, there were instances where people of the 'commoner' class were praised for achieving vengeance, but the rules were not so strict. However, the slave class was never allowed to seek vengeance in any era.

And, as far as is known, all bat-type beastmen are born into the slave class.

"――What is your name?"

The new king looked down at Yobi, showing no sign of contempt.

To the new king, all people were equal. Although the class consciousness varied slightly among the generations of kings, the new king had always questioned class consciousness since his days as a prince and, after being influenced by Miss Tajima, had come to clearly hold this consciousness.

"My name is Kundraap Koolma Suk."

Igsidehan somehow swallowed the words "What nonsense!" It was impossible to interrupt the king's conversation. However, as far as he knew, it was impossible for a bat-type beastman to have a name indicating the servant class, such as Kundraap.

All bat-type beastmen were supposed to be born into the slave class.

"……Hmm, are you a descendant?"

"Yes. I am the daughter of Kundraap Tau Koolma Yok."

The new king glanced at the three generals and three officials kneeling behind him.

A middle-aged sea general, wearing a carapace and deep blue armor, stood up and took a step forward.

"I remember Tau's Gushthi, as it is closely related to my Gushthi. Indeed, there was a servant named Koolma, and I have heard that a bat-type beastman was born as a descendant. However, I also heard that Koolma's clan was wiped out by a monster attack a long time ago."

The new king nodded and looked at Yobi.

"I will recognize her qualifications."

"――Please wait. This person should have been sold as a slave. Even if the birth class is not a slave, vengeance should not be allowed for someone who makes a living as a slave."

Igsidehan raised his head and spoke, to which the new king replied.

"Without a collar, it is customary to return to the birth class."

"This northern person who bought her is a curiosity seeker—"

"――I have been freed. Therefore, I have returned to my birth name, Kundraap Koolma Suk. If you have any doubts, please ask the Slave Bureau or Miss Connie Carzon, who was present at the scene."

Igsidehan glared at Yobi.

But Yobi did not look at anyone except the new king, which made Igsidehan even more irritated.

"Hmm, Miss Carzon was present. If that is the case, there should be no lies. She was the one who was most devoted to Miss Tajima, so she would not lie about freeing a slave."

Igsidehan gritted his teeth while kneeling, bowing his head. He could not say anything more. As a mere honorary official, he could not challenge the king's decision without a valid reason.

"Then, what is the reason for your vengeance?"

"Yes. My child, Dao, was killed by freed slaves, disguised as a robbery. At that time, I also suffered severe injuries but managed to survive."

The crowd murmured.

It was not unbelievable.

Such things often happened, even if they were not publicized. Everyone knew it.

The surprise of the crowd was directed at the bat-type beastman woman who had interrupted the new king's parade to seek vengeance for her child being killed by her stepfather's family.

She was a woman.

A bat-type beastman.

These two factors alone were rare, and together, they were considered unprecedented in the history of the Rattanak Kingdom.

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes. Embarrassingly, I was bought as a slave due to personal circumstances. The person who bought me was a northern hunter, but due to the slander he received for buying me, he could no longer stay in the capital and had to camp outside the city. It was during that time that we were attacked. We barely repelled the attackers and interrogated the ten barely alive attackers, who revealed that they were freed slaves acting on orders from the Luwan family."

"Hmm, what did you do with those attackers?"

"Yes. We barely repelled them, so there was no strength left to save them."

"Your counterattack is understandable, but that is weak evidence."

"……"

Yobi could only remain silent in response to the king's question.

However, she was not completely unprepared.

Public vengeance is not punishable, but as the new king said, a certain amount of evidence is required.

In fact, she had considered a night attack similar to an assassination last night, but if she acted alone, she would only be counterattacked, and the truth would be buried in darkness.

Then, there was only one method.

A duel.

A duel is essentially a way to decide a trial without evidence through physical strength. It is generally allowed for those of the servant class or higher.

"The strong are right.

The winner of the duel is the strong.

Therefore, the winner is right."

This is a fusion of the northern people's dueling system and the spiritual nature of the bird and beastman races. In the north,

"The favor of the gods is with the right.

If you are right, you should not lose.

Therefore, the winner is right."

In contrast, the bird and beastman races have long respected the strong. In a sense, the strong are right.

This fusion became the dueling system of the Rattanak Kingdom. The vengeance system is older historically, but the dueling system was established over 300 years ago and, like the vengeance system, has been declining but has not been abolished institutionally.

However, if she had initially challenged a duel as just a bat-type beastman, she might not have been taken seriously. Or it might have been a duel in an isolated place, resulting in only a loss of life.

Most importantly, for Yobi, it was not just a duel but a vengeance. She did not want to be seen as just a duel.

A duel exists as a system to avoid making the duel itself a crime, but it is generally concluded between the parties involved, with no third party intervening.

However, public vengeance involves the state, meaning the new king, who considers the circumstances and grants permission.

Therefore, Yobi intended to speak about her circumstances as a vengeance before the new king, gain some understanding of the legitimacy of her circumstances, and then, when told that vengeance cannot be recognized without evidence, challenge Igsidehan to a duel.

And Igsidehan could not refuse.

If he refused, it might be seen as an implicit admission of the facts. More importantly, if Igsidehan, who aspired to be a military official, a symbol of the strong, fled from a duel with a bat-type beastman woman, it would be a disgrace, and at worst, his path to becoming a military official would be closed.

Igsidehan would not allow that.

Why did she take such a method?

The system is contradictory, but Yobi wanted to involve a public third party in her duel.

She wanted to take vengeance, but she had no evidence.

Therefore, she would have a duel.

She wanted to show this process in a public setting.

Because Yobi did not think she could win against Igsidehan.

Even as the head of a fallen family aiming for a revival, she had been a tenth-level explorer for a long time and would not suddenly become strong just by obtaining equipment and some skills.

So, at the very least, she would rush into the new king's parade, expose the truth under the guise of vengeance.

If she could not achieve vengeance or a duel,

At least, she wanted to make the crime of the Luwan family killing Dao public.

Even if she lost the duel,

She wanted to make the crime public, and perhaps take revenge through a duel or vengeance.

That was the extent of what she could do.

But it was a full-scale counterattack.

She wanted to do as much as possible without involving others and without taking from others. The only regret was involving Zangin.

"Hmm, without evidence, I cannot allow vengeance."

"……Yes, so—"

Yobi stood up.

"――Impudence—"

"――I have evidence."

Yobi, who was about to challenge a duel, the military official who tried to stop her, Igsidehan, who was speechless at the unexpected situation, and the new king, who looked at Nabor, who was kneeling behind Igsidehan, wearing a slightly dull birdman costume, with interest.

"Hmm, evidence?"

The new king acknowledged Nabor's presence and directed the conversation to him.

"I apologize for my impertinence. I am Nacrop Igsidehan Nokul Luwan Prasat, and my son is Nacrop Nokul Luwan Nabor."

"You—"

"――I allow it."

Before Igsidehan could protest, the new king permitted Nabor's intervention.

Igsidehan had to remain silent and bow his head.

"A great fortune. I myself am the evidence."

Yobi, who had stood up to challenge a duel, was forced to kneel again