Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 75: Apology

「You, are you not too arrogant for a mere commoner？ Sorry, you said?」

Alphonse said that as he approached Rio while glaring at him.

「That's natural. You're the one who provoked us first. You are interrupting our precious time that we bought with so much money. I feel that your actions are really unpleasant. You should apologize if you caused any problems to someone. Even a child should know it's true 」

Rio replied in a very disgusted tone.

Alphonse felt all sorts of scorn in those words and became furious.

「DON'T MISS WITH ME！ WE CAN'T POSSIBLY YOU KNOW？ YOU COMONERS SHOULD JUST ENDURE THAT!」

Alphonse shouted as he lost control of himself.

What just happened from a while ago, this man.

A coward who hides his own name.

Overall, he's someone who's annoying.

If a low-born commoner was summoned by a nobleman by the roadside, he should just flatter and bow their heads to the nobility.

It's a very natural thing.

Similarly, it is perfectly natural to call if there is beauty among commoners on the roadside.

In terms of women, you could tell that it was the will of Gods and they had to obediently present their bodies.

Today, it was just an unexpected meeting at a restaurant.

This place is no different at all.

But, this man not only disobeyed them, he even provoked them.

As I thought, I had to kill him.

Alphonse's anger returned as he thought that way.

「A-Alphonse-Senpai！ please wait!」

Stead hurriedly restrained Alphonse.

「Although I understand your feelings, the comment was inappropriate. It will not end peacefully. I will do as much as I need to get through this place 」

He spoke to Alphonse in a whisper.

「Kuh ....」.

Alphonse frowned with an irritating expression.

He tried to calm his anger by breathing violently.

After confirming it.

"Religion . We acknowledge that ……… .We were wrong. How is that, has today's problem been solved？ 」

Stead tried to resolve the matter quickly and said apologetic words without trying to do so wholeheartedly [1].

Section 2

In their response, Rio, he was probably expecting this, and sighed deeply.

They are not even trying to reflect their actions.

Now they were thinking of bearing it just in this place.

Since they abused the disrespectful attack earlier in their attempt to attack Rio, the two of them would not be put on trial if there were no complaints from Rio.

Of course, the case ended only with an attempt to abuse the impolite strike, the victim could complain to the nobles who were committing the persecution.

But, since his sentence was nothing more than a short time detention, there were practically only a small number of people brave enough to file a complaint for fear of noble retaliation after the detention period.

That's why, both of them are taking issue with her and not expecting any complaints from Rio.

It was not the grievance they feared, it was the anger of duke Euguno when he found out about the matter today.

When they safely exit this place, maybe they will do something after they leave the store―― no, there is also the possibility that they will interfere with Aisia again.

When their old feelings dissipate after they leave the store, they might reach Aisia after they cool their heads.

That would be a little troublesome.

Since he saw the happiness Stead-tachi gathered towards Aisia, they did not pay so much attention to Miharu-tachi.

In that case, they did not shift their consciousness to Miharu-tachi, currently Rio was thinking of gathering their anger towards him to clear that possibility.

Moreover, this was a necessary precaution so they would not put their hands on Miharu-tachi after this.

He knew the point of compromise.

Therefore, the rest simply directed the conversation skillfully to that point.

Rio slowly shook his head while thinking about that.

「You really don't negotiate kan」

He calmly said that with a strong tone.

「You tried to kill me. What you did was not an apology. From the beginning, I couldn't just give you permission to release you as it is

Rio spoke as if provoking Stead-tachi in an indifferent tone.

「YOU, DON'T TALK TO ME！ JUST WHAT IS MEANT BY IMPORTANT PEOPLE YOU GENERAL PEOPLE SHOULD NOT ENJOY WITH US！

Alphonse shouted at Rio.

Even Stead looked at Rio with an expression as if he could not believe what he had just seen.

Although this matter could be resolved peacefully, this man, what he had just said.

This was of course the first time for them to see an ordinary person fighting a noble.

「I must be a victim correctly. Sorry but, I can't let people who just said 『I WILL DEFINITELY KILL YOU』 on their own devices. Because I won't be able to sleep well after that 」

Section 3

After Rio said that, Stead-tachi recalled their previous statement.

They certainly say that.

They frowned and glared at Rio as if he was the enemy of their parents [the arch enemy].

Rio ignored their angry look.

「Although I wonder if there is any punishment for nobles who abuse impolite attacks, because the trial will not be executed to them」

He asked while looking at Aria.

"Yes nih . In case of impolite strike attempt, if there is a complaint from the victim, it will be decided during the trial 」

"I saw . Although this was an attempt, they tried to kill me for no reason. You don't mean that they're innocent, do you,？ 」

In case there was a trial for Stead-tachi, it was inevitable that they would eat smelly food when they were sent to prison.

There were several eyewitnesses, and they had already confessed to their crimes.

「YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO COURT US!」

Stead lit up in Rio.

That's not a joke.

After the negotiations have been successfully completed.

They did not know why this person whose origins were hesitant was trying to become a hindrance.

First of all this guy strangely hates.

The girls he led consisted of only beautiful girls that he was not easy to meet.

Especially the girl with pink hair whose appearance was so neat that she could tell that she had never met such a beautiful girl in her life to this day.

Although it made no sense even if he sensed or said that, there was a vortex of evil intent in Stead's head.

Everything was pointing towards Rio.

「If you will complain no matter what, we will not be able to stop it but ...」.

When she said that, Aria looked towards Stead-tachi.

Both of them were clearly hostile towards Rio.

After all, Liselotte as the company president of Rikka or Liselotte as the governor of Almond prefecture, although this was a short time for Stead-tachi, the results would not satisfy them.

Duke Euguno, Stead's father was an important leader of the anti-revolutionary forces of Bertram kingdom.

For now, if rumors spread that Stead-tachi was imprisoned for committing a crime, the duke's face would be covered in mud.

Although this scandal if finished would end like this scandal, when thinking further, Liselotte as the noble of Galwark kingdom, this trivial matter would lead to failure to exterminate Euguno.

Section 4

When it came to the relationship between the anti-revolutionary forces and the Galwark kingdom afterwards, for him it was the best chance to squeeze the duke of Euguno dry.

On the other hand, he couldn't even protect Stead-tachi because duke Euguno completely ignored Rio's matter.

Today's event is beyond the reach of the store manager, this is clearly the big mistake of Rikka's company.

There were other guests at the restaurant.

Rumors will soon spread and become uproar.

However, it was for Rikka's company to Stead-tachi, for fear of damaging the company's brand image for undermining impartial justice for providing justice and profit to the duke of Euguno.

In short, the Stead-tachi situation will be left not as an attempt and not to kill, moreover, that the case requires the approval of Rio.

Moreover, if Liselotte can make duke Euguno owe her a favor, eventually a change might occur.

（However, what was that earlier.noble with just standing but no brain is really troublesome. Just dealing with them is very troublesome）

For now, if Rio forced his complaint, there was no choice but to let Liselotte assess the case.

In that case, Stead will enter prison and today's case will spread to the public.

It would have soiled the mud on the face of duke Euguno, and probably caused problems in the leadership and morale of the anti-revolutionary forces of Bertram kingdom.

（...... It's really a headache）

Aria comes at the end of her intelligence.

He had to somehow do something to make Rio withdraw his complaint.

That's why, Aria is looking for a meeting point.

「Fu-fun, it seems like you don't understand your situation. I am the heir to the house of Euguno. If you file a complaint with me, you make an enemy duke Euguno 」

Stead shouted as he looked at Rio.

Although he could feel confidence if he only heard his voice, Stead's voice was clearly shallow.

He truly understood that it was nothing more than a bluff.

Rio stared at the silent Stead without giving up on his threat.

Because, so what.

Stead did not understand the situation.

「K-You ...... Are you serious?」

Stead looked at the situation with obvious confusion as he gulped his saliva.

he peered into Rio's eyes to look for his true intentions.

After which, his body trembled, Stead accidentally released his line of sight from Rio.

（What is it, this man's eyes are?）

Section 5

He did not consider Stead to be human.

It was as if he was looking at trash.

It was as if he had not even considered a human named Stead.

The eyes were not interested in him at all.

（...... This is dad）

Even though they were practically facing each other, Rio's eyes didn't look at Stead, he saw a completely different thing.

How could he have eyes like this.

Once, Stead knocked Flora off the cliff, After Duke Euguno settled the matter, Stead stared with eyes similar to the current Rio by Duke Euguno.

At that moment, Stead felt that his entire existence was completely rejected.

（This guy, what does he see as?）

Stead's body involuntarily trembled nonstop.

Overlapping her father's eyes, she was afraid of Rio.

It was an eye that pierced through his own ego after all.

Just how much Stead-tachi was trying to be a barrier to Rio's peaceful life at this moment.

Right now, Rio had absolutely no interest in thinking about that.

Even if his feelings were transmitted, there was no compassion in them.

If necessary, he would not let them go unscathed.

He decided to never let them go.

Because Rio has decided that.

He decided not to let go of Stead at this time.

Since he did not know about this, no, because he saw this passage in the duke of Euguno earlier, he felt fear for Rio.

Alphonse had already shifted his gaze.

She who was not entirely afraid of Rio was looking at him angrily.

「…… !!!」

Stead's voice sounded stiff.

It's bad .

If the man with these eyes really did.

Their future would be truly bleak if they were not skilled at handling Rio in this place right now.

He somehow felt such a premonition.

But, while it might be true that he understood what, Stead did not know what to do after that.

First, he never even considered the idea of apologizing.

And then, in that place.

「Do you really want to file a complaint with them？ For now, even if the sentence is applied to them, it is only a short-term prison sentence, it is just to make them behave, you know?」

Section 6

Aria asked Rio from the side.

Although it rarely happens, it ends up as an attempt to abuse an impolite strike, it does not mean that it never actually happens either.

In fact, in the case when the victim lodged a complaint to the nobleman who abused the strike was impolite, from the fact that many of the complaints provoked hostility from the nobility, the, as a mere commoner was natural there were also ordinary people who could fight and have assets but, most of the people did not file complaints out of fear of noble hostility in their past hobbies.

Maybe because she understood about it, Aria asked Rio with an indirect question.

「Because I don't know what it means to have something else. Because I don't care if you guarantee our security 」

Rio replied with a calm tone.

If he wanted to throw Stead-tachi into the prison in this place, of course Rio knew that it would incur their enmity.

There was no problem at all if it was just heading towards Rio.

Even if he released Stead-tachi in this place, it was fine even if they tried to do something in the future because he only needed to kill them at that time.

When it only hit Rio, he did not feel any threat from Stead-tachi.

But, it becomes a different story when there is Miharu-tachi.

When putting the various activities of Stead-tachi today, he was worried that Miharu-tachi might fall into a dangerous situation.

That would be a different weak point for Rio.

That's why Rio took active steps to reduce his anxiety.

Although attacking the root of evil by killing them in this place might be effective as a perfect measure, as expected, it was not a realistic idea.

So from that conclusion, there was one thing that Rio considered as a common ground in today's event.

For that Aria―― or rather he needs cooperation from Rikka company.

Rio found a group of troops called the anti-revolution of Bertram kingdom when he was going to save Selia the other day, which meant that Stead and Alphonse who were currently in Almond were their members, the last situation in another country, the firm of Rikka is a company that operates under the management of Liselotte, the royal noble of Galwark――.

He was roughly able to understand the nature of Aria from the conversation until now.

Although there was no evidence for it, based on the above-mentioned problem, he was able to predict what Aria was thinking now.

And then, what action will Aria take in the current situation――.

That's why, Rio's acting like that.

To make Aria move in the direction that Rio wanted.

"I saw . In that case, they apologize properly in the future, if you do not file a complaint, there is no need to be afraid of them causing trouble for you right？ 」

Aria made a proposal after investigating Rio's statement carefully.

「It's okay as long as you can really guarantee it. Unfortunately, I don't have such great trust in humans. Especially when the other party showed his previous hostility 」

After frankly rejecting it while slightly shrugging his shoulders, Rio squinted his eyes and looked at Aria.

Section 7

「In this case, should Rikka firmly make a reconciliation agreement？ They will apologize to you, and after that they cannot cause you any problems. Just in case, in preparation if they will pose a danger to you, we should not inadvertently impose penalties. Punishment effectiveness guaranteed by Rikka company 」

Rio's eyes opened slightly wide hearing Aria's words.

In those eyes was a light as if he was a little happy.

Getting Rikka firmly as a mediator, and guaranteed in this effect by the mediator.

This is a development that Rio wanted.

Aria completely reached Rio's expectations.

Since a treaty of obedience to a noble like Stead-tachi was so as not to easily break it at that very instant, it required more or the same social influence.

Although Rio did not have it as an individual, Rikka's company had it.

If they were to cancel the mediation involving Rikka's firm, it might turn bad and embarrass Rikka's firm name, there was no way they would be stubborn in resisting punishment and making the firm's enemies.

He expects the effect of continuous control, Rio individually might be banned from now on to interfere in Stead-tachi.

「Oya, I'm really grateful ……. . For this . Is this good? "

Rio asked in an unexpected way.

"Yes nih . We also feel obligated by our inability to offer you a room to eat so that you can enjoy your meal as our guest. If it wasn't for our incompetence, initially, we couldn't even bet by interfering with your side. Sure, please think about post-processing 」

Aria said that the reason for her assistance was due to the responsibility of Rikka company.

Although in the worst case he thought of getting their help by poking the incompetence of Rikka's company, Rio was in a position unless he did not get treatment after from Rikka's company afterwards.

That will not change well making unreasonable demands by lowering the impression of Rikka's company by acting as a complainer.

Therefore, for the sake of the suggestion for mediation to come from Aria, Rio insisted on being antagonistic towards Stead-tachi.

With a calm demeanor, he kept his composure until the end to not become arrogant.

This plan was successfully implemented.

"I saw . Alright, please 」

When he found a good solution, Rio smiled as he thanked Aria.

Aria stared silently towards Rio.

（Could ...... This boy is waiting for mediation advice to come from me?）

The inevitable action when considering about Aria's position, although the direction of the conversation was also in the ideal flow for her, was not the direction of the conversation flowing too smoothly.

Aria felt a little uncomfortable with Rio's response as if foreseeing it.

Since he was aiming for this, he easily withdrew his complaint.

Although he felt that, at the very least, there was no unusual change in his gratitude.

Aria looks at Stead-tachi and smiles lightly at the end of the conversation and soon forgets the uncomfortable feeling.

Section 8

「Oy！ YOU BETTER MESS WITH ME！ I WON'T ACCEPT ANYTHING LIKE THAT!」

But, of course the same as always, Alphonse said his objection.

Aria sighed deeply in her mind.

Even Rio shook his head as if shocked by this kind of reaction.

「It seems that you really do not understand your own position」

He told Alphonse.

「As long as you hear the negotiations, for you guys, today's incident will turn into a bad problem if it is known by your relatives right?」

Rio looked at Alphonse while gently narrowing his eyes.

Alphonse wavered slightly when he received that gaze.

「Now, if I complain to you in this place, there is no doubt that today's incident will be known to your relatives in the worst way. Conversely, if you at least swallow the problem today, you can be released to be known by Your relatives in the worst way. Well, although you may not be able to avoid the fact that you caused a fight 」

Stead-tachi may enter the prison, or it may not, the biggest problem is a completely different matter.

If they entered the prison, the matter today might be spread for public consumption.

When it came to that, the honor of duke Euguno in the anti-revolution army or society would be completely destroyed.

On the other hand, if they did not enter the prison, they could handle today's event personally.

Although Stead-tachi might be thinking of finishing it in a safe manner, it was up to Liselotte to whether she delivered the event today to defeat Euguno.

The first or the last, which makes it more peaceful, or perhaps which is more favorable for Stead-tachi, Rio asked with his gaze if he really understood that.

「I mean, I don't care which one. Please choose according to your wish. But, although I'm not saying which one, once you choose, the price for violence committed depends on your winnings because the misunderstanding is even higher [2] 」

Rio told his last warning.

「Kuh ....」.

Alphonse's face twisted in an annoyed expression.

The reason for that was because she knew better that she had to accept Rio's talk and apologize to him.

But, how could he apologize to the person he wanted to kill and hate until a while ago, his mental resilience was simply too great.

Section 9

「After confirming the condition, I will not file a complaint with you if you sign a reconciliation agreement and apologize to everyone who ate at this table. Although I think some neat details are needed in the contents of the 」 agreement

Rio added an explanation to the conflicting Alphonse.

And then, in that place.

「It was my fault！ I'm mistaken. I'm sorry . If this is a reconciliation agreement, I will sign it 」

Stead said that quickly.

Apologize with words.

There's not even a part of sincerity.

Perhaps for Stead who had never apologized in his entire life, this was the first time he had apologized.

But, Rio did not consider the situation.

「You should at least lower your head. Ah, and please fix the way you said those words as well 」

Rio said those words with a cold tone.

Narrow Stead face.

How embarrassing that is.

How could he, a noble from a famous noble family bow his head to the commoners.

Even if Stead said his apology was taking profit or loss as a priority, as expected his blood boiled because of it.

But, he had to apologize in this place.

Otherwise, they would be thrown into prison, which would then tarnish the name, prestige, and history of Euguno's house with mud.

Thinking like that, Stead's trembling body calmed down for a while.

「..... My dear ...... Ah, no, I ... . so ........... rry. It was really my fault ………. My deepest apolo ..... gy 」.

He twisted the awkward apologetic words.

Stead desperate.

His fear of his father flooded his pride.

「S-For-kun ....」.

Alphonse let out a pitiful voice when he saw his one-year-old junior by his side apologizing to Rio.

「Hey, this is not just me, apologize to everyone sitting in the table chair」

Rio said that it was as if attacking the escape route within Stead's pride.

There is no doubt that the women's team is the most problematic in today's events.

Rio felt that the opponent should apologize to them.

"I…… . . Sorry for not being polite just now ... 」.

Section 10

Stead said that as he apologized to Miharu-tachi who was sitting on the desk chair.

Miharu-tachi shook her head as she felt a little uncomfortable.

「You also apologize to everyone, Alphonse-senpai .....」

Stead called out to Alphonse in a sad voice.

Alphonse's expression turned to surprise at those words.

If my junior goes this far, it would feel uncomfortable if I as a senpai did not apologize.

Although he really did not want to apologize, making a fuss in this place would make them unsightly.

As he looked around, he remained silent while lowering his head as if he had not given up, immediately he said words of apology.