Tower of Karma

Five years from that day, the Arcadia Kingdom had a long winter, and the arrival of spring. This year is an even more severe winter than usual, with many frozen and dying people, so spring is the season when everyone was eagerly awaited. There is nothing to bless its coming.

That’s no exception to the import bookstore in the corner of the kingdom’s capital. Although the books themselves sell in winter, new books rarely enter. If there is no new book, there is little excitement in regulars, and due to the literacy rate, it is difficult to find new customers.

Spring to import is a happy season for bookstores.

“Oh, take it out of the 13th shelf. Oh, I forgot the name of Ana’s Anatomy, Oh.

A shopkeeper in a bookstore calls out at the back of a customer’s order.

“Human body creation, author, Damwall. Is it a copy or a translated book?”

“That, well, I can’t translate a translated book yet? I feel that it was a new book.”

“Oh, I translated for a while.”

The shopkeeper is surprised at the surprise. The customers who heard it were also staring at them.

A translated book is a book in which a different-language book coming from another country is converted into the language of this country. It was impossible to create without familiarity with at least two languages, and it was very difficult to translate and select words. The work was done in a new book just a few days ago.

“Well then, I will ask for a translated book.”

“There is no way. Oh, ask for a translated book.”

“Okay, wait a minute”

Shopkeepers and regular customers are busy talking about stories as the help goes back in the book. This was another important job because of the customer business.

“No, you are excellent. That girl”

“When I first came, I couldn’t write because I couldn’t read the letters and I couldn’t help it. I learned desperately, I read books, and if I notice, I am more familiar with books than I am.”

A shopkeeper who makes you smile as if to show off his son’s story.

“Now we can handle trading to a certain extent, and we can communicate normally with other countries’ business partners. Rather, foreign languages ​​are better than me.

For shopkeepers who clearly want to boast, regular customers have no choice but to smile.

“Well speaking of a shortcoming”

The shopkeeper turns to the back soon. The footsteps approached and appeared from the back-

“This is a product of your order. A translation of the human body. Your translation is as direct as possible. If there is a part that is hard to understand, I will explain it if possible.”

Gray youth. The rough gray hair is long hidden. The skin is pale. It’s just like dusty as if it was covered with ashes. Extremely bent posture. The height is not low, but the attitude is bad anyway. It doesn’t look like it looks, it doesn’t shine, it doesn’t look like it. It is a very faint young man.

“Even if you look well, it’s spring. I was pretty when I was a kid, but as I get absorbed in the book, this is how it works.

There are no signs that the young man is particularly concerned about whether he is accustomed to the severe criticism of his appearance.

“Well, you’re fine. Thank you. I’ve been looking forward to this all winter, but I don’t understand Mercia’s words. If I get a copy, I have to leave it to a translator. It wasn’t, it was saved.

That being said, regular customers offered double the price from Nozomi.

“This is time-consuming. Receive me.”

“Hey, are you sure?”

A young man who asks the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper whispers. The intentions of the customers are to be received honestly.

“Thank you”

The young man who gets half of the book exactly. I was satisfied with it, I got a translated parchment book and a regular customer left the store.

“Can I get this?”

“It’s a legitimate job fee. Receive it.”

The young man paid the money for the first time after getting confirmation again. And cough at the same time.

The shopkeeper looks at the face of the young man in the dark. The color is obviously worse than usual.

“I think my physical condition is bad recently. I can get up today.”

“I’m sorry, I will do that.”

The shop owner who starts closing the shop is early on, but he is worried about the poor physical condition of the youth. Adolescents try to help,

“You don’t need to help. Instead I’ll fix my physical condition. Reading books is forbidden. I’ll go back and eat and sleep. And I’ll come to the store early in the morning. Good.”

“Okay, excuse me first”

The young man gives thanks to his prickly. I left the store from the back as it was.

“I wish I had just a cold”

The shopkeeper was anxious, staring at the crooked back of the young man who went out.

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Adolescents do not stop in the eyes of anyone. It was an inconspicuous, moth-like existence.

Even if you walk off the route to get home and walk in the other direction, no one can see it. Even the regular patrons may have already forgotten the appearance of this young man.

You will be in the back alley, the traffic will be extremely low. Adolescents advance their legs without hesitation. Dead spots also exist in this city, which is the capital city. No one passes. A place where there is no one. There is a small canal running down the street.

“Come? It’s early.”

“It looks like I have a talent for acting.”

A young man scraping his hair. Then, a strangely powerful eye appeared.

“Hello, Kyle, Favela. It’s an apple I bought for a minute.”

A young man who throws an apple over to two people. If you notice it, your cat’s back is also corrected. The atmosphere was completely changed.

“Bad al”

Yes, he was al. Five years ago, the boy who was robbed of his sister and vowed to revenge was transformed into a young man. After the change of voice, the mature appearance, the vicious atmosphere like before has faded, but it is definitely al.

“Well, I thought it would be necessary to have an apple for the hopes of Hope and the Thieves Guild.

Kyle and Favela also changed at the age of five years.

Kyle became even taller, with a large body in sight, and was sold to the arena. Since then he has heated the arena as a gladiator. He is an up-and-coming talent.

Favela also enters the high-ranked thief guild from the thief guild. Assassination guild shame stealth, growing and gaining feminine charm, it also becomes a weapon. As a thief, arms are first class goods.

“So what is it for today? A man who has been busy recently and has not shown his face”

It’s been a long time for Al to meet Kyle and Favela. The last time I met was six months ago, before that I never met so often.

“It can’t be helped. I remember dying so much. Learning is also,”

Kyle and Favela were both busy, but Al is special. I spent a lot of rest reading books, storing knowledge, and forging my body so as not to decline. Sometimes when I meet Kyle, I often get rehearsals to gain the experience I got at the arena.

“But not learning anymore”

All for this day-

“I’ve grown my body. I recently squeezed for acting, but I should go back soon if I go to bed a little.”

Al was lying down. For the past five years, he has continued to focus only on accumulating power. Winter for Al continued from that day. It also ends today, and spring will come for Al.

“So I know it works, but what exactly do you do?”

Kyle asks Al. I understand that it works. Three people also understand that five years have been for that. However, I have never heard from Al how it works specifically.

“Yes. First, kill me.”

“Well!”

Al who says that suddenly there is no sudden beat. Kyles are astonishing.

“As a precondition, this country is not able to make slaves rise up in one generation. Even if slaves are released, they are” liberation slaves “and not citizens. A war in which the common people are most likely to rise We are not even allowed to participate in the bonus game that says ”

Liberation slaves have the right to be close to citizens, but they do not leave slave territory. The next generation, from children to citizen’s rights, can be raised to common people. Conversely, even if a miracle occurs, the person remains labeled as a slave forever.

“That’s not good. I have to prove it. It doesn’t make sense. Well, hey, Mr. Hey.”

Al was angry with mercy. In their gesture, Kyle makes expressions that seem complicated.

“No matter how much money you put on it, liberated slaves can’t even surpass the citizens. The civil servants are occupied by nobles, and there is more right to participate in politics than in the first place. There is only war, there is no other way to build up a special achievement. ”

Then he travels roundly, and eventually those who were slaves can not crawl up.

“So you have to kill me. You need to kill me, kill the liberation slaves called Al, and counteract the label of the slaves who stuck to me.”

I understand what Al says. Slaves can not crawl up. Even if you climb to the top as a gladiator, you can not even participate in the war. There is no social recognition. However, it is the end of the day to kill myself.

“For the moment, I will tell Kyle to the bookstore even tomorrow. Al is in poor physical condition, so I would like to have a spare time. I was sorry I said. Take care, but

Al turned to the canal, asking for Kyle. Scoop the water with your hands and wash your face. The pale morbid color fades, the eyes disappear, and a healthy, youthful skin appears.

“Favela also took care of it. It was a good cosmetic. Is a woman using it on a regular basis? Well, it’s a good scammer, a woman is a woman.”

“But I’m up”

“Oh, it feels like it’s foul. It’s okay.”

Ar who raised his face was reborn as a good young man who looked like it. No, I was rather upset with makeup. For the past three years, I have never missed makeup every day. Atmosphere of another person, in addition to just dropping makeup-

“It will be perfect if you always cut and wash.”

Gray hair. Originally supposed to be gray hair, it looks dirty and gray now, but when washed it will appear chalky hair. This is also part of disguise. These fine stacks are the foundation for killing liberation slaves Al.

“Well, that’s good, I’ll ask you for the time being. Kyle. Ask as sad as possible, sadly”

Al wipes her wet face with her cuffs.

“There are a few more things to order in Favela. Look for my house later.”

“I don’t care”

“What are you going to ask?”

“What a little bit”

Kyle turns a mysterious look, but Al blows everywhere. I will let it go.

“A few days later, let’s gather here again. I will tell you more about it.”

Thus the three left this place.

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“That’s why you’re saying. I have an idea. I have no ID card already.”

“If there is a guy who breaks the ID card! If it is enough to go out in such a raid, just find a way to calmly go up with slaves! You will be heavily used as a translator, too?”

“Huh, the translator is a rich, noble nobleman’s piece hired by a trading company. I want to use them as a piece!”

“But for identification card !?”

Al and Kyle’s slight quarrel was sparking sparks. Favela follows a stance that is not related to me.

“So you said, slaves are impossible”

“But those who lost their ID card are less than slaves. Even in this country they are treated as human beings.”

“Even slaves were treated as human?”

Al’s gaze shoots Kyle. Something similar to murder also spills out.

Seeing Kyle’s roar, Al also got a little more calm.

“Well, that’s why not slaves. I was not able to do this. From the moment I was born, I was fated to be a loser. It’s a slave.”

Al, who had Favela cut her hair, was already completely different. No, it was back to its original form.

“Not possible in this country, what does that mean?”

“……! Do you leave the country?”

Kyle finally comes to mind. In this country, slaves are not allowed to crawl up. However, in other countries, if you go to different countries with different legal systems, you can crawl up.

“Half correct. It’s true that it’s going to come out.

But here comes the problem. As in the case of smuggling, smuggling of those without an ID card is also prohibited in this country. In the first place, it does not allow the existence of a person without an identification card.

It is already a challenge that Al who broke his ID card will leave the country.

“Hey. You can’t make money. Kyle. Why are you here in the Favera? Where did the Favera parents come from?”

Kyle scratched his head, “I see.” Favela has no identification card. And my parents were smuggled into this country. In other words, if you go the other way-

“I can get out of this country, but the route is tough”

Expand the map of this country that had been prepared by Favela. It is a map of the lower reaches of this royal city. Kyle saw it and sighed loudly.

“Al, this is not possible. The lower aqueduct is full of manure, and it is not sanity to push this distance away from the country.”

Al smiles at Kyle’s words.

“Kirle, don’t get it wrong. No matter how unpleasant or full of pain, it’s not impossible unless it is impossible. What’s wrong with the urine? What will we do with it? If you can go up, I will do everything. ”

Al had prepared for a long time ago. I will crawl with any hand. I don’t feel sorry for Takara excrement.

“There is no problem with the lower water channel. Check if there is a tear at the end of the day.”

A sea of ​​manure full of gonorrhea. It says to go through it there. A small amount of tears can cause gonorrhea and cause symptoms such as tetanus.

“Okay, but what if I leave the country? If I raise my name in another country-”

“There’s no mistake, Kyle. I’m going to crawl in this country. Is proof in another country meaningless? I’m in this country, I’m leaving the country to go up. It’s temporary. ”

Kyle looks dumb. I also do not understand Favela. Ar smiled at the sight of it. Spread your hands wide on your back.

“Well, see. I will not wait for a miracle. I will strip myself”

Ar’s expression can not be seen from two people.

“The next time I enter this country, that’s the beginning of a new” I “!”

Five years ago, now is the beginning time. Revenge demon starts to move.

“Oh, yes. Favela. Did you give me the letter you gave me?”

Pop hand to hand Al. Look back to the Favela.

“Yeah, but why are you there?”

Kyle pops up. Kyle doesn’t know some of them when it comes to Favela. If you knew, you might have stopped.

“Why should I die? From the records, from the memories,”

Smile smile Al.

“So, I can not help it.”

The meaning of this time smile, Kyle knows it after everything is over. Soon to stop, without giving a stop, Al will go my way.

The night when Al entered the sewage to leave the country, at the same time one import bookstore from the royal capital disappeared. The store was friendly and loved by the intellectuals of the capital city, but the end was engulfed in flames. Dry parchment burns. The book burns well.

The misfortunes overlap. Mischief of the storekeeper’s fire. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper, the wife, and the three “helpers” died of fire. This one case was cleared up so. And many forget one bookstore and memory fades away.

The existence of these three was eliminated from this country. From memory, from record.

The truth of this matter is in the dark.