After Prytanis left, Mil and Kiara nodded to each other.
That’s a signal that it’s a break or that they want to talk to me.
The two told the aides to take a break.
Despite the break, the aides remained in the room.
They didn’t have to stay in the room all the time.
But the two of them are in charge of the aides.
I have no intention of giving them instructions.
Kiara brought me some tea.
“Here you go, brother.”
“Thank you, Kiara.”
After drinking the tea and resting my head for a bit, not thinking about anything else, Mil came up next to me.
“Al, what did Mr. Prytanis mean by disposable?”
Oh, come to think of it, they reacted to that, didn’t they?
“The beastman has returned to the town of Dorius. If they find him, they will kill him. He calls him disposable because his survival rate is so low.”
Mil sighed.
“Why would he go back when there’s such danger?’
“Under Dorius’s ruling logic, our people are strongly bonded to each other. Otherwise, they wouldn’t survive.”
“Would you sacrifice yourself for your fellow man?”
In order to survive, the group becomes the top priority.
If you put the individual first, you will easily fall in that world.
Prytanis is on the side who rules, so of course, he understands how that mind works.
Otherwise, he would not be able to rule effectively.
“If there is a mother and her child, and both are in mortal danger…wouldn’t most mothers try to keep the child alive at least?”
“Well…I’m sure they would. So Dorius’ beastmen are the same way.”
They got what I mean.
“Yes…and the beastmen learn that Dorius’ society is on the verge of collapse. If they make achievements there, then the position of their fellow survivors in the new society that follows will be more advantageous. At least that’s an easier reason for them to accept than being told that they’re suddenly equal, without doing anything.”
When understanding others, it is natural to understand them based on one’s own logic.
If your logic differs from that of others, you will not be able to talk to each other.
A foreigner who had doubts about the safety of Japanese society asked a Japanese person about it.
“Your society is very safe, isn’t it? What religion do you believe in?”
When he answered that most Japanese do not believe in religion, the foreigner could not believe it.
In foreign countries, religion plays a moral role.
According to their theory, it is natural that a non-religious society would be disorderly.
Japanese people would think that is absurd….
Even if you try to persuade them long enough and experience it… you cannot believe what your theory does not convince you.
If a family’s life is at stake, it is even more so.
If you want them to cooperate, you need to talk to them with a logic that they can understand.
If they want to cooperate with someone they don’t understand, they would naturally prefer to maintain the status quo rather than take such a risk.
When I came to, Mil was looking outside.
I imagine that beyond her gaze are the oppressed beastmen of Dorius’ society, whom she cannot possibly see.
“It’s kind of sad… it’s very hard for me to understand.”
“That is why Dorius has attacked us. I’m sure Dorius cannot understand us either.”
They will feel a psychological aversion to each other.
That is the only place we communicate.
It’s an ironic communication.
“How could he be so terrible and not be beaten up by anyone until now… If the apostles had known about it, they would have crushed him first, wouldn’t they?”
That’s where I’m wondering too.
“The Ravenna region…apparently it’s a natural gathering place for people who don’t belong in the world. I have no evidence for this, though. Maybe it’s a region where the power of the apostles and the church is not as strong.”
Mil was nodding her head in admiration, as if she was impressed by my words.
“Mr. Fabio also said that this place was strange. I wonder if they are here because there is no place for such extreme human supremacy.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“It would have been nice if we could have gotten along with each other as fellow people without a place in the world…”
Even Kiara is sitting next to me before I know it.
She is leaning forward as if to assert her presence.
“I’m more interested in what will happen to Dorius’s side because of brother’s trick.”
Yes, it’s no use thinking about the circumstances on Dorius’ side.
I would regret it later if I thought about it and added my hand to it.
“The most frightening thing is that everyone on Dorius’ side will become a dead soldier. The only way to deal with the dead soldiers is to use force against them, since they have no sense of gain or loss, or even fear. Defeating Dorius will not solve all the problems of this region.”
“There are still the demons left, aren’t there?”
“Yes, there is a high probability that we will have to fight them as well. They are all belligerent people, though, and I’m fed up with them. In any case, it would not be wise to win but with a reduced force.”
I don’t want to see Pyrrhic victory.
I’m not a war fanatic.
“You show them that there is hope for life and that they won’t become dead soldiers. What’s next then?”
“The prisoners of the Prophetist’s side that we released last time will certainly be killed. Then there will be those who question the supremacy of human beings that they stand for. They don’t care how many beastmen die. But what about when their own people die? Are they used to humans executing humans? Moreover, they will be upset no matter how they think about it, whether the reasons for it are satisfactory or not.”
Kiara thought about the situation and chuckled in resignation.
“Yes… I’m sure they would be shaken. And they won’t think it was the POW’s fault that they lost. If they had betrayed them and been killed, that would be different…”
Well done.
But praising only Kiara would put Mil in a bad mood.
“Yes, it’ll make them distrust the upper management. Tightening the screws won’t have much of an effect.”
Perhaps sensing that I was about to be out of the mosquito net, Mil, who was sitting next to me, closed the distance with her whole chair.
Is this… Am I being sandwiched between the two of them again?
Mil opened her mouth in a casual manner.
“Then that prophet, was it… won’t they get pissed off and tighten up their grip?”
“Yes, their tightening will escalate. But from Dorius’ point of view, it’s annoying. They are following their principles like a religion, and the tightening on such a group will be extreme. Their strength will be reduced even before they fight us. In fact, they might even eliminate the prophets.”
In order to overcome the predicament, he decisively implemented reforms.
It appears to be the right thing to do, because he knows what the problem is.
But… it is rare to find a case where you can rebuild in such a situation.
Like Takeda Katsuyori, the society collapses under attack from the outside.
So, is it enough to just try to maintain harmony in order not to fall into a tight corner and collapse internally?
That too is not good enough.
That is what the former Japanese military did when the war situation deteriorated.
They were obsessed first and foremost with maintaining harmony within the organization.
As a result, they could not even maintain the status quo and were defeated.
In other words, the situation was deadlocked.
We were finally able to get to that point.
I was brought back to reality by a poke in the cheek from Mil.
Mill gave me a look of silent protest as I was alone in my thoughts again.
I scratched my head.
Seeing this, Mil gave me a wry smile.
“You think there’s going to be infighting?”
“Yes, almost certainly. Then we will mobilize our forces there, and when we do, there will almost certainly be no fighting.”
Mil’s face says that it’s a bit of a letdown.
She knows I was so nervous, I was taking so many factors into consideration.
That’s why it was so hard for her to imagine winning so easily.
“Is it really that easy for a society to fall apart?”
""
When I turned around at the presence behind me, Kiara was standing there before I knew it.
Suddenly, she hugged me from behind and gave Mil a victorious look.
“Sister, you still have a long way to go. My brother had been taking careful steps to ensure that it would collapse easily. Finally, it was time to see results. That’s all there is to it. It seems like I can’t give you a degree in brother’s study just yet.”
Mil’s face puffed up.
“Hey, get off of him! I have more right to hug him than you!”
Here we go again…only this place is the same as usual.
All the aides are averting their eyes.
Guess I’ll have to intercede again…
After Prytanis left, Mil and Kiara nodded to each other.
That’s a signal that it’s a break or that they want to talk to me.
The two told the aides to take a break.
Despite the break, the aides remained in the room.
They didn’t have to stay in the room all the time.
But the two of them are in charge of the aides.
I have no intention of giving them instructions.
Kiara brought me some tea.
“Here you go, brother.”
“Thank you, Kiara.”
After drinking the tea and resting my head for a bit, not thinking about anything else, Mil came up next to me.
“Al, what did Mr. Prytanis mean by disposable?”
Oh, come to think of it, they reacted to that, didn’t they?
“The beastman has returned to the town of Dorius. If they find him, they will kill him. He calls him disposable because his survival rate is so low.”
Mil sighed.
“Why would he go back when there’s such danger?’
“Under Dorius’s ruling logic, our people are strongly bonded to each other. Otherwise, they wouldn’t survive.”
“Would you sacrifice yourself for your fellow man?”
In order to survive, the group becomes the top priority.
If you put the individual first, you will easily fall in that world.
Prytanis is on the side who rules, so of course, he understands how that mind works.
Otherwise, he would not be able to rule effectively.
“If there is a mother and her child, and both are in mortal danger…wouldn’t most mothers try to keep the child alive at least?”
“Well…I’m sure they would. So Dorius’ beastmen are the same way.”
They got what I mean.
“Yes…and the beastmen learn that Dorius’ society is on the verge of collapse. If they make achievements there, then the position of their fellow survivors in the new society that follows will be more advantageous. At least that’s an easier reason for them to accept than being told that they’re suddenly equal, without doing anything.”
When understanding others, it is natural to understand them based on one’s own logic.
If your logic differs from that of others, you will not be able to talk to each other.
A foreigner who had doubts about the safety of Japanese society asked a Japanese person about it.
“Your society is very safe, isn’t it? What religion do you believe in?”
When he answered that most Japanese do not believe in religion, the foreigner could not believe it.
In foreign countries, religion plays a moral role.
According to their theory, it is natural that a non-religious society would be disorderly.
Japanese people would think that is absurd….
Even if you try to persuade them long enough and experience it… you cannot believe what your theory does not convince you.
If a family’s life is at stake, it is even more so.
If you want them to cooperate, you need to talk to them with a logic that they can understand.
If they want to cooperate with someone they don’t understand, they would naturally prefer to maintain the status quo rather than take such a risk.
When I came to, Mil was looking outside.
I imagine that beyond her gaze are the oppressed beastmen of Dorius’ society, whom she cannot possibly see.
“It’s kind of sad… it’s very hard for me to understand.”
“That is why Dorius has attacked us. I’m sure Dorius cannot understand us either.”
They will feel a psychological aversion to each other.
That is the only place we communicate.
It’s an ironic communication.
“How could he be so terrible and not be beaten up by anyone until now… If the apostles had known about it, they would have crushed him first, wouldn’t they?”
That’s where I’m wondering too.
“The Ravenna region…apparently it’s a natural gathering place for people who don’t belong in the world. I have no evidence for this, though. Maybe it’s a region where the power of the apostles and the church is not as strong.”
Mil was nodding her head in admiration, as if she was impressed by my words.
“Mr. Fabio also said that this place was strange. I wonder if they are here because there is no place for such extreme human supremacy.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“It would have been nice if we could have gotten along with each other as fellow people without a place in the world…”
Even Kiara is sitting next to me before I know it.
She is leaning forward as if to assert her presence.
“I’m more interested in what will happen to Dorius’s side because of brother’s trick.”
Yes, it’s no use thinking about the circumstances on Dorius’ side.
I would regret it later if I thought about it and added my hand to it.
“The most frightening thing is that everyone on Dorius’ side will become a dead soldier. The only way to deal with the dead soldiers is to use force against them, since they have no sense of gain or loss, or even fear. Defeating Dorius will not solve all the problems of this region.”
“There are still the demons left, aren’t there?”
“Yes, there is a high probability that we will have to fight them as well. They are all belligerent people, though, and I’m fed up with them. In any case, it would not be wise to win but with a reduced force.”
I don’t want to see Pyrrhic victory.
I’m not a war fanatic.
“You show them that there is hope for life and that they won’t become dead soldiers. What’s next then?”
“The prisoners of the Prophetist’s side that we released last time will certainly be killed. Then there will be those who question the supremacy of human beings that they stand for. They don’t care how many beastmen die. But what about when their own people die? Are they used to humans executing humans? Moreover, they will be upset no matter how they think about it, whether the reasons for it are satisfactory or not.”
Kiara thought about the situation and chuckled in resignation.
“Yes… I’m sure they would be shaken. And they won’t think it was the POW’s fault that they lost. If they had betrayed them and been killed, that would be different…”
Well done.
But praising only Kiara would put Mil in a bad mood.
“Yes, it’ll make them distrust the upper management. Tightening the screws won’t have much of an effect.”
Perhaps sensing that I was about to be out of the mosquito net, Mil, who was sitting next to me, closed the distance with her whole chair.
Is this… Am I being sandwiched between the two of them again?
Mil opened her mouth in a casual manner.
“Then that prophet, was it… won’t they get pissed off and tighten up their grip?”
“Yes, their tightening will escalate. But from Dorius’ point of view, it’s annoying. They are following their principles like a religion, and the tightening on such a group will be extreme. Their strength will be reduced even before they fight us. In fact, they might even eliminate the prophets.”
In order to overcome the predicament, he decisively implemented reforms.
It appears to be the right thing to do, because he knows what the problem is.
But… it is rare to find a case where you can rebuild in such a situation.
Like Takeda Katsuyori, the society collapses under attack from the outside.
So, is it enough to just try to maintain harmony in order not to fall into a tight corner and collapse internally?
That too is not good enough.
That is what the former Japanese military did when the war situation deteriorated.
They were obsessed first and foremost with maintaining harmony within the organization.
As a result, they could not even maintain the status quo and were defeated.
In other words, the situation was deadlocked.
We were finally able to get to that point.
I was brought back to reality by a poke in the cheek from Mil.
Mill gave me a look of silent protest as I was alone in my thoughts again.
I scratched my head.
Seeing this, Mil gave me a wry smile.
“You think there’s going to be infighting?”
“Yes, almost certainly. Then we will mobilize our forces there, and when we do, there will almost certainly be no fighting.”
Mil’s face says that it’s a bit of a letdown.
She knows I was so nervous, I was taking so many factors into consideration.
That’s why it was so hard for her to imagine winning so easily.
“Is it really that easy for a society to fall apart?”
""
When I turned around at the presence behind me, Kiara was standing there before I knew it.
Suddenly, she hugged me from behind and gave Mil a victorious look.
“Sister, you still have a long way to go. My brother had been taking careful steps to ensure that it would collapse easily. Finally, it was time to see results. That’s all there is to it. It seems like I can’t give you a degree in brother’s study just yet.”
Mil’s face puffed up.
“Hey, get off of him! I have more right to hug him than you!”
Here we go again…only this place is the same as usual.
All the aides are averting their eyes.
Guess I’ll have to intercede again…
