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Episode 169: How Merciful He Is

Kaiser was furious because Johanna was hurt.

We never imagined that Kaiser would get angry for someone else, especially for a slave. At first, we didn’t understand why he was so mad, so we tried to brush the situation off lightly—that was our mistake.

We thought, “Kaiser isn’t angry for his own sake, so this should blow over,” and “There’s no way we’re bowing to a slave.” Despite what happened with Prevot, we didn’t take the matter seriously.

By the time we realized that this was the worst possible way to handle the situation, it was too late. We, noblewomen, found ourselves bowing to a slave in front of a crowd of onlookers.

From that day forward, we were likely to be disowned by our families. And that wouldn’t even be the worst of it—our families might no longer be able to live as nobles.

But we didn’t want to die. The fact that we chose survival over pride probably meant that we didn’t have the qualities to live as nobles anyway.

As I looked at my companions, who had turned deathly pale, I realized that, like me, they had no talent for being nobles. We all knew that from now on, our lives as nobles were over.

This is what noble society is like.

We had been taught that nobles, especially our enemies, wait eagerly for us to dig our own graves. Despite this knowledge, we fell right into it, proving we had no talent for nobility.

With that in mind, giving up was easier.

Ah, how will I live as a commoner from now on? While thinking about that, we bowed our heads and apologized to the slave, in front of everyone.

But then, Kaiser—no, Lord Kaiser—forgave us for our wrongdoing. Not only that, but he said, “If your families suffer any harm because of this incident, come to me. I will deal with those who cause trouble to your houses as the Duke’s heir.”

Of course, everyone watching heard his words. No one would dare act against us or our families now, and if anyone did, Kaiser would surely take action.

Ah, what a merciful person he is.

In that moment, I swore to myself:

From now on, I will devote my life to Lord Kaiser.

◆ Main Character’s Perspective

For some reason, ever since that incident, the four people I basically threatened using my status as a duke’s son have been giving me these intense looks. I think I’m just imagining it, so I decide not to dwell on it and instead focus on figuring out how to handle the upcoming ranking battles.