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Chapter 224 – Devotion for No Reason Part 4
From the far end of the ward, a young, tall man appeared who, despite his rough appearance, exuded a strange sense of dignity.
As the man himself was aware, it was no mistake that he was a handsome man.
The man had the boldness of a wild carnivore, but his outfit was out of place in a hospital.
It was a military uniform.
It was also the uniform of the Imperial Japanese Army from before the war.
The woman who was trying to convince me turned pale when she saw the saber at his waist.
I frowned at the man who had appeared in clothes that seemed to personify masculinity and said,
“No way. My role isn’t over yet.”
“Well, if you’ve finished your business, let’s go.”
The man said this unilaterally and turned his back on me.
“Business?
“Oh, that’s just a trivial matter. You should think about the role you have to fulfill. What good is it in a place like this to extend the life of just one child a little? This is a time of national emergency. It’s a critical juncture that will determine the future of 120 million people.”
“As I thought, the words of the far-right royal family are different.”
“What? Me, the far right? I’m not that petty. I’m sacrificing the small to make the big work. I’m just trying to do my duty as someone who leads the country.”
“…..”
He was right.
This is the perfect opportunity to create the ideal world he’s striving for.
The life of that poor boy in the hospital room will pale into insignificance compared to the work that lies ahead.
I don’t even understand my own psychology for coming here knowing this.
Even if I could relieve his pain temporarily, another part of his body would soon be affected, and he would be in excruciating pain again.
The boy’s disease will eventually reach his brain nerves and lead to death; that is the opinion of his doctor and my opinion as well.
I have to admit that I honestly thought it would be kinder to allow him to die with dignity than to make him suffer while he is alive.
If the boy wants it, I would even be willing to do it myself.
I am a wanted criminal now, and even if I committed another crime, it would be like a mistake.
Even if I were to cure the boy’s illness, another problem would arise.
The boy will soon become a man.
He will awaken the male instinct, which is extremely evil, and he will either oppress women or at least become a member of that group.
In order to prevent such a situation, I insist that all men be fitted with collars with discharge devices.
But should a collar with a discharging device be put on the neck of a boy who has survived unspeakable hardships?
That is my theory.
My ultimate goal is to break the domination of women by men by fitting them with collars, reversing the domination relationship, reducing men to second-class citizens, and ultimately eradicating them.
But if that’s the case, I don’t understand why I wasted my precious research time on this boy.
“Wait a minute!”
The boy’s mother―a junior of mine at the university―suddenly spoke up.
“What are you trying to do, Senpai? The way you’re talking, it doesn’t sound like a very decent thing!”
“Huh?”
The man who had ignored her so far glares at her from his height of 190 centimeters.
It’s the kind of look that the word “glare” would fit, the look of an overwhelmingly superior person looking down on an overwhelmingly inferior person.
“Hyiii…”
“The weak should stand back. Isn’t that the ‘strategy’?”
“S-strategy?”
“I am Hayato Harukawamiya. I’m the eldest son of the Harukawamiya family, and if all my cousins die, I might be able to become the Emperor. I’m also a national-level SSS-class explorer, ranked number one in Japan.”
“Ha-Harukawamiya⁉”
Hayato Harukawamiya is the eldest son of the Harukawamiya family, one of the younger branches of the current Emperor’s family.
He often appears in the media when there is news about the Imperial Family.
There was a time when he “disappeared”, but he “returned” a few years later.
By that time, he had become a common sight in the dungeons, and in no time at all, he had established himself as the top explorer in the country.
In addition to his work in Japan, he also rushes to the aid of dungeon disasters in developing countries and has even been known to extinguish floods.
He has the nickname “Royal Hero,” but… most people don’t know that.
There is a second meaning to the fact that he is a ‘hero’.
“Your Highness. When you mention the name of a member of the Imperial Family, you should use the appropriate honorific. Even the left-wing media, which is never at a loss for criticism of authority, uses the appropriate honorific when reporting on the Imperial Family, doesn’t it? It’s become a consensus in this country to show unconditional respect to the Imperial Family. Are you going to go against the consensus of this country?”
The intimidating way he said this made the boy’s mother lose her color and collapse to the floor.
“I-I-I’m sorry, I didn’t know… I’m sorry for being rude…”
It was as if she was an Edo-era peasant who had stumbled upon a daimyo’s procession.
There was a reason why she, who had so bravely tried to protect me, suddenly lost her nerve.
Info――――
Strength is Everything Strategy
Those who have this strategy set will have their Attack and Magic Power increased by S.Lv x 30%, and their Defense and Mental Strength decreased by S.Lv x 20%. As a side effect, they will have a mental tendency to obey those stronger than them and oppress those weaker than them.
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Many Japanese citizens―to be precise, all voters who voted for Seiji Tozaki or the party he represents in the proportional representation part of the last general election―have been granted multiple strategies by his unique “Change of Strategy” skill.
The area of effect of Change of Strategy is “Members of any social group that directly or indirectly recognizes him as its leader”.
The system determined that the voters who voted for his party in the proportional representation section of the last election had indirectly recognized Seiji Tozaki as their leader after his party elected him as its president.
Through his subsequent speeches, he activated the Change of Strategy for the entire nation.
Although the scope of the effect was limited to “voters who voted for the party or voted for Seiji Tozaki in the proportional representation district”, the party ended up with a historic victory in the election.
As a result, the “Strategy” was granted to the majority of voters.
One of the side effects of “Strength is Everything” is that those who are given this strategy will increase their submissive tendencies toward those above them, such as strong people and authority figures.
This sense of obedience is not something that did not exist in the person to begin with.
To a greater or lesser extent, all human beings have a tendency to unthinkingly obey those who seem stronger than themselves or to unquestioningly believe what those in authority (politicians, business owners, doctors, police officers, government officials, experts in various fields, school teachers, company bosses, etc.) say.
His strategy simply reinforced this natural sense of obedience.
But what happens when you apply this strategy to the Japanese, who are already said to be weak in the face of authority?
This is what has just happened in front of our eyes.
Hayato Harukawamiya is a young man blessed with a strong physique, and he exudes a dangerous air of readiness to use violence.
In other words, he is a physically strong presence who makes the woman feel that she is in danger if she disobeys him.
At the same time, he flaunted his authority as a member of the imperial family. By openly showing that he was the strongest explorer in the country, he demonstrated that he was superior to others in terms of both social status and ability as an explorer.
As a result, he extracted her “submission”.
“She has nothing to do with this.”
While I felt anger towards the wild man who had pushed my junior into a corner, I gently protected her as she collapsed.
Of course, I didn’t vote for either candidate.
I wanted to vote for that person but didn’t have time to go to the polling station because of the Umihotaru incident.
“Isn’t she also a ‘citizen’ to be protected? Isn’t it against your ‘noblesse oblige’ to threaten people to get your way? “
“…Tch, fine, if you’re coming, then that’s fine.”
“Se-Senpai…”
“Don’t worry. A paradise where everyone, including that boy, can be happy will surely come. I am working towards it.”
“Pa-paradise?”
“That person accepts all wishes. I was saved by this person. Without that person, I would have just become a vengeful person possessed by anger toward the world. I would not have been able to do the useful work I have been doing.”
“Hey, hey, aren’t you a vengeful person possessed by anger toward the world?”
“I sublimated my anger into research and activities for women’s independence. I didn’t plan random terrorist attacks as the irredeemable idiots in the Men’s Association suspected.”
“Heh, I think it’s all the same to the world.”
“I’m not looking for the world’s understanding.”
“Well, I don’t really care who it is. As long as you do what our prime minister orders and help us reach our goal, that’s all that matters.”
“Then let’s get started without wasting any more time.”
“Senpai… are you…”
“I just want to solve the problem. Solving problems is the duty of a born genius like me.”
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