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Episode 166: Who Should the Apology Be For?

When I said that, the guys who had been whispering behind my back looked at me with expressions that said, “What is this guy talking about?”

“Do you really not get it? I didn’t think you guys could be this stupid. You seem to mock commoners all the time, but isn’t it because you instinctively realize that you’re actually dumber than them, which is why you feel the need to belittle them?”

“Huh? What are you talking about? We apologized to you, so that should be enough, right?”

But these guys really don’t get it. They’re saying, “We apologized to Kaiser, so it’s over now.”

I thought I explained it clearly enough even for idiots, but it seems these guys are dumber than I had imagined.

There’s no way they didn’t understand when I said, “Apologize to Johanna, not me.”

They probably understand, but because they don’t want to apologize to a mere slave, they’re pretending to be stupid to dodge the situation.

What’s the point of protecting such worthless pride? But I suppose many nobles live off that trashy pride. Apologizing to someone of a higher rank like me is fine, but if they were seen apologizing to a slave like Johanna, rumors would spread, and they might find it impossible to live as nobles anymore.

In some cases, it could be worse—many families can’t handle the shame of being known as “the family that apologized to a slave” and end up with someone committing suicide.

That’s how important pride is to these guys, and “who they apologize to” is something that could affect their whole lives.

I realize now that I share some blame for not fully understanding that, so this time, I’ll make it crystal clear for even idiots to grasp.

“Do you really not get it? The one you hurt with your cruel words was my slave, Johanna, right? So, shouldn’t you be apologizing not to me, but to Johanna?”

“T-that is…”

“I’ll give you a choice. Ignore this and pick a fight with a ducal family, or apologize to Johanna and throw away your pride as nobles. If you choose the former, I won’t show mercy. However, if you choose the latter, you’ll have a chance to redeem yourselves. What will it be?”

“Well… um… it’s just, you know… I mean, apologizing to a slave is kind of…”

“If a commoner insulted you and then said, ‘It was just a momentary lapse, forgive me,’ would you let them off the hook?”