Since this morning, there's been starving children who have trouble finding a daily meal residing in the back streets and the underground of the Royal Capital. This makes these orphans suitable for kidnapping, regardless of their gender or healthiness.
As was the norm in some countries and regions in my previous life, the orphans either lost their parents in a war, were abandoned by their parents because of poverty, or were thrown away because they had physical deformities. There are various reasons why the countless orphans do not have guardians.
At one point, the Kingdom’s 【Sage from Another World】 created orphanages with his own money as a way to help them. However, due to the competing interests of the nobles and the issue of costs, there are only a few of these orphanages. Even though there are many important orphans that live there, there were a number of children that ended up being left out.
Still, the fact is that the results were more than adequate as they were raised above a certain standard. Even with the knowledge he brought from a different world and the abundant internal magical power he possessed, the 【Sage from Another World】 had a personal limit.
Although many of the orphans that were left out died from starvation, the cold, and other such things, some of them were persistently hanging on to their lives.
These orphans will often form groups in order to survive, and it's not uncommon for them to resort to stealing in order to eat.
It's a really common thing. After living in the neighborhood for a month or two, I've seen quite a few instances of theft.
When the orphans are caught stealing by adults, they'll often be beaten and kicked and then left in a terrible state in one of the back alleys. If they're unlucky, they'll die.
At any rate, since there are orphans who earn pocket change by guiding travelers, polishing shoes, and other such activities, the ones who commit crimes like theft are ignored by the people.
Since the lives of the citizens are affected by them, it's hard to say that they're completely bad.
For that reason, if such an orphan disappears unnoticed, the citizens won't care that much.
They’ll likely think, “Did the troublemaker die, or were they kidnapped by someone? Either way, it’s good that they disappeared.”
Therefore, I’m choosing just the right targets.
This time, as one of the war's rewards, the king gave me direct permission to do this through the Tomboy Princess, so I gathered the orphans in my mansion without any discussion.
In this way, by noon, 50 children had been abducted and they were lined up in front of me.
Most of the orphans are weaker and smaller than average children from the same age group, and some were weakened by disease as well. They were dirty all over and were giving off a smell that was difficult to describe. However, their eyes expressed their strong will to live.
As I stood in front of them, most of the orphans naturally began to gaze at the ground, though there was one that had the guts to stare back at me.
Since he’s the oldest amongst them, I assumed that he was currently the leader of their group.
Since this morning, there's been starving children who have trouble finding a daily meal residing in the back streets and the underground of the Royal Capital. This makes these orphans suitable for kidnapping, regardless of their gender or healthiness.As was the norm in some countries and regions in my previous life, the orphans either lost their parents in a war, were abandoned by their parents because of poverty, or were thrown away because they had physical deformities. There are various reasons why the countless orphans do not have guardians.At one point, the Kingdom’s 【Sage from Another World】 created orphanages with his own money as a way to help them. However, due to the competing interests of the nobles and the issue of costs, there are only a few of these orphanages. Even though there are many important orphans that live there, there were a number of children that ended up being left out.Still, the fact is that the results were more than adequate as they were raised above a certain standard. Even with the knowledge he brought from a different world and the abundant internal magical power he possessed, the 【Sage from Another World】 had a personal limit.Although many of the orphans that were left out died from starvation, the cold, and other such things, some of them were persistently hanging on to their lives.These orphans will often form groups in order to survive, and it's not uncommon for them to resort to stealing in order to eat.It's a really common thing. After living in the neighborhood for a month or two, I've seen quite a few instances of theft.When the orphans are caught stealing by adults, they'll often be beaten and kicked and then left in a terrible state in one of the back alleys. If they're unlucky, they'll die.At any rate, since there are orphans who earn pocket change by guiding travelers, polishing shoes, and other such activities, the ones who commit crimes like theft are ignored by the people.Since the lives of the citizens are affected by them, it's hard to say that they're completely bad.For that reason, if such an orphan disappears unnoticed, the citizens won't care that much.They’ll likely think, “Did the troublemaker die, or were they kidnapped by someone? Either way, it’s good that they disappeared.”Therefore, I’m choosing just the right targets.This time, as one of the war's rewards, the king gave me direct permission to do this through the Tomboy Princess, so I gathered the orphans in my mansion without any discussion.In this way, by noon, 50 children had been abducted and they were lined up in front of me.Most of the orphans are weaker and smaller than average children from the same age group, and some were weakened by disease as well. They were dirty all over and were giving off a smell that was difficult to describe. However, their eyes expressed their strong will to live.
As I stood in front of them, most of the orphans naturally began to gaze at the ground, though there was one that had the guts to stare back at me.
Since he’s the oldest amongst them, I assumed that he was currently the leader of their group.
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