I was in the middle of punishing the bastards who had tormented the Jewel Pigeons.
That being said, I really hadnât done much.
I just grabbed them as they came out of the water like a pack of wet rats, and then dunk them into the water.
Pulled them out and dunked them in again. Rinse and repeat.
At first they resisted wildly and cursed at me. But they grew quiet after a while.
Though. it seemed like it would take more than that to make them understand their position, as they started insulting me most rudely again. And so I dunked them more thoroughly the next time. After that, they started crying.
âJust give me another minute. With guys like these, you have to work them a little to make them cooperate. Or else they wonât listen to you.â
Yes. This was just the first step in their discipline.
They were a combat type race who were using their non-combat neighbors for target practice.
Such a thing was not to be forgiven.
In my country, you would be beaten to a pulp for doing that. Iâd kill them myself if I saw someone doing the same to our comrades.
âYou must feel really lucky that Iâm a kind person.â
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They were coughing and crying.
That meant they would soon be open to listening to what I had to say. And then we could settle things with words.
Sometimes the fist did come out during talksâŚwell, the leg too. But that was just the grease that helped things move along smoothly.
âI think thatâs quite enough violence against the residents of my town.â
I was in the lake, with the water up to my waist.
A chill ran up my spine.
ââŚSo youâre in charge here?â
I slowly turned around to see someone very big and tall. But not a Horned.
But more importantly, the personâs mana was so high that I couldnât tell how much there was.
It was definitely higher than Dyleâs.
Perhaps not as high as General Miralda, but it was higher than Halm and Minish.
In other words, the level of a Lesser Demon King.
âIâm not the ruler here, but our lord is absent right now. And in the meantime, I am keeping the peace.â
ââŚOh. So in others, your lack of supervision is the reason that theyâve been acting this way.â
âWhat did they do?â
âYou want to ask them?â
I threw them forward, wet and limp.
ââŚI understand now. However, one mustnât take the law into their own hands. And in the first placeâŚâ \nâIâm out of line because Iâm not from here?â
âExactly. So why did you do it if you already knew? You should have just called someone from the town.â
âBut these people are from the same town. How can I trust the others?â
âYou just have to. You have no choice.â
âTrust them⌠Regardless, you should thank me for rehabilitating these scum. After all, Iâve been doing your job for you.â
âI thought I just told you that you canât take the law into your own hands?â
âWell, did you know? Know that it wasnât their first time? The Jewel Pigeons wonât come down from the mountain because they are scared of being targeted by these guys. However, do you think itâs possible to survive if youâre forced to stay in the mountains?â
âIt would be difficult.â
âOf course, it would be. You canât live like that. Thatâs why they made a settlement near the town. âŚThey only come down from the mountain when they absolutely have to. And this is what happens when they are caught. Then these bastards get carried away because you refuse to do anything, and the damage continues. âŚSo let me ask you again. Will this really be dealt with properly if I leave it to someone in the town? Can you swear that it will never happen again?â
âI can.â
âHa.â
âWhat is so amusing?â
âYouâre a liar. You know that it will continue. You just lied in order to settle things for now. Are all those eyes for decoration? Donât underestimate me!â
The person that I was talking to had so many eyes that I didnât even want to try and count them.
He was apparently called Dobroy.
And as I had expected, he was a Lesser Demon King.
My words were not well received by his entourage.
\nOnce they knew that they were being watched, they would just continue their mischief in secret.
Thatâs what kind of people they were.
They needed to feel the fear in their very core. If their spirit was not broken, then their victims would only increase.
âI will not allow people to act like this in front of me.â
âYou donât have your priorities straight. However, I never turn down a challenge. But be warned, I can be very scary. Argh!â
âSir Golan. You do realize that you will have to go and meet the Demon King after this?â
Stomel interjected.
âSorry. But there are some things that I canât back down on.â
I didnât want to ignore such a thing that had happened in front of my eyes. And I knew that it would continue to happen. I had to do something.
âBring my equipment.â
So Dobroy wasnât going to back down either.
This would be quite a fight.
âIâll use my sword.â
I was confident with it, but this was a Lesser Demon King.