Abruptly muttering so, Raios bended his tall figure and closed in to Eugeo's
face.
"Since when did I say that I used a privilege used to deceive little kids like
the punishment authority?"
"Wh... What do you mean? The specifics on punishments for acts of
disrespect from trainees are strictly noted in the academy regulations..."
"That would be your misunderstanding. Did you forget this note in the
academy regulations? —That in addition, provisions from any superior
laws will take precedence regarding all of the punishments."
Raios suddenly changed his facial expression then. Excessively raising the
two ends of his red lips, a sadistic smile never seen before showed itself.
"Those superior laws would be the Taboo Index and the Empire
Fundamental Law. As such, I am unable to reduce the Life of those girls
one-sidedly. The rope used is a high-quality item made from the easily
stretchable silk of the east region, you see... it's an excellent item that won't
cause any injury no matter how hard I tie them."
"B-But! No matter how high-quality the rope might be, the punishment of
tying students up with it is..."
"Do you still not understand, Swordsman-in-training Eugeo-dono? Superior
laws will take precedence; in other words... what I, the eldest son of a third
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class noble family, could exercise on those daughters of sixth class noble
families is not the swordsmen-in-training's punishment authority, but
the authority to judge of the nobles!"
—Authority to judge, of the nobles.
The instant he heard that phrase, Eugeo recalled Teiza's words from the
time they played at the forest the other day.
The nobles' authority to judge was bestowed upon aristocrats of the fourth
class and above, while those from the fifth class and below were the targets
of those judgements instead...
As if enjoying Eugeo's dumbfounded facial expression, Raios kept silent for
a while but soon swung his two arms apart with a much louder cry, an
action like that of a play.
"And that authority to judge is the highest privilege of the upper class
nobles! It may only be exercised upon fifth and sixth class aristocrats and
their families, as well as those commoners who live on my land, but the
specifics of the punishment are mine to decide! Certainly, those may not go
against the Taboo Index, but if you turn it around, everything is possible as
long as it's not a taboo!"
After hearing that much, Eugeo finally recovered from his shock and
opened his mouth.