Brave Soul of Evil Supremacy - Ch 180
The Guru Rudanaga, the supreme leader of the temple, rebelled and tried to sacrifice Priestess Ryuna to the evil gods.
But Princess Shakuna was the first to realize this and rescued Ryuna, and Rudanaga was defeated by the knights led by the king and a brave group of ‘vigilantes’.
All the people who had been controlled by Rudanaga’s magic have come to their senses, and those who had willingly followed him have been captured.
And so, it seemed that all was settled… but the world is not so sweet that everything can be settled in one piece.
It takes much longer to deal with the aftermath of a war than a war.
After all, rebuilding a country that had been played at will by Rudanaga will take a long time.
In addition, the responsibility of the king and the nobles will not be small.
Though they were manipulated by magic, they imposed heavy taxes to the extent that the people starved and punished those who defied them without mercy.
Not a few people lost their lives due to the oppressive regime. So, it is natural for their friends and families to turn their hatred toward the king.
The king himself also took his responsibility very seriously.
He was manipulated and helped to kill his daughter. The king, who loved his daughter as much as anyone else, was extremely disappointed at his own foolishness.
So, after days of discussions, the king decided to give up his throne.
And princess Shakuna Maafern was chosen as the new ruler, who had done a great deal of work in putting the situation under control.
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“The accession of the king and the establishment of the parliament… what a bold move!”
The center of the spacious room.
As I relax on the fluffy carpet, I murmur, half in admiration and half in dismay.
Two weeks have passed since the defeat of Rujanaga.
I was still in the Maafern Kingdom and had been invited to the royal palace as a guest of honor.
I was given a room in the royal palace, served with rich food and drinks, and forced to live a luxurious life as if I were a drunkard.
I should clarify for the record that I did not ask for this treatment.
After all, to all appearances, Shakuna and the king are responsible for the defeat of the Guru, but I am also counted as one of the contributors.
After all, I, a nobleman of the neighboring Slayers Kingdom, saved a nation from extinction. It’s obvious it cannot end with a “well done”.
So, I was treated as a guest of honor with the highest honor until the official award is decided.
“Oh, wasn’t it Baskerville-sama’s idea to set up the parliament? Is it such a surprise?”
Ryuna, who was pouring drinks into a silver cup, tilted her head curiously.
She is a princess and a Priestess. She is one of the five most powerful people in this country, but she has taken it upon herself to be my hostess, and today she was preparing the meal as a feast.
She was so skillful that I almost forgot that she was blind, as she poured the sake and served the dishes on the plate.
By the way, only Ryuna and I were present at the dinner table.
Shakuna has royal duties, and Urza, Levienna, and the newly joined ‘other companion’ are also absent for some reason.
“Well, if there is no solution, I won’t be able to return to my country anytime soon. But… I didn’t think a parliamentary system could be implemented in such a short time. Normally, it would have taken more trouble.”
It was quickly decided that the ruler would take responsibility and abdicate, but there were objections to Shakuna’s accession as the new ruler.
Some were concerned about a woman becoming king… but some argued that the monarchy itself should be abolished before that.
It was the members of the revolutionary army who advocated the abolition of the monarchy. They used the voice they had gained by helping to defeat the Guru and advocated the dismantling of the royal family with all their might.
‘If a small privileged class is in power, the same thing will happen again. So let the people, not the king, run the country! ‘
This argument of the revolutionary army was supported by some wealthy merchants, mercenaries, and priests, and was not ignored by the royal family and aristocrats.
It would be easy to suppress them by force, but Shakuna shook her head.
She was unwilling to expose her country to the flames of war after having overcome the evil intentions of the Guru and won peace.
And so, the discussion was heated with conflict… But, finally, seeing the situation, I proposed the introduction of a parliamentary system, which settled the issue.
The royal family will continue to reign, but the power of the royal family and the nobility will be limited by establishing a parliament of influential people as a legislative body.
This was the birth of the first introduction of parliamentary government in this world of absolute monarchy.
“In a monarchy, everything collapses if the king goes out of control. However, people in this country are not interested in politics enough to adopt democracy. So, while the king continues to reign, a small group of intellectuals in the parliament saves the king from going out of control. This is a good solution.”
The parliament of influential people existed in the Middle Ages in Europe.
This country could somehow accept it.
“And so, if there was an agreement, there’s no reason for me to stay in this country. After all, once I get my reward, I’ll get the hell out of here.”
“…So you are leaving, after all, Baskerville-sama…”
Ryuna says sadly.