Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 98



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Episode 98. How to end an era 2

‘Don’t lie.’

This is one of the traditional laws that All Chaun has put forward. It is interpreted rather broadly, but if we break it down specifically, it goes like this.

‘Do not make up things that are not true, do not contradict yourself, do not deceive your feelings, and do not deceive others with your words.’

All this has made ‘fraud’ a crime on par with murder, robbery and assault.

It is one of the oldest laws of Datang. Do not cheat. Do not lie and live honestly.

In Datang, if someone tells a lie, their memories can be searched through the fire spirit, and by tracing their memories, it is easy to find out who said it first, so it is very easy to identify, root out, and punish the rumor. Because of this, it became the national culture to not tell lies at all.

Do you know what’s interesting? Surprisingly, along with murder, robbery, and assault, fraud is not a crime that only highly intelligent beings can commit.

Some male flies will present wrapped garbage as food to females, mate with them, and then fly away. Female flies have evolved to respond by shaking the gift to see what’s inside.

However, there are some things that cannot be done unless you are intelligent.

Derived from ‘lie’.

A scam that doesn’t feel bad.

A scam that makes you feel better after being scammed.

Something that is fun even though you know it’s a lie.

However, this is a prohibited act in datang. Do not please people with lies.

This is a law that originated from the terrible memory of All Chaun trying to forget the fact that he killed his own kind with false memories.

No matter how cruel the world may be, we must face reality. Even if it means going crazy.

But… … . Despite such a heartbreaking story, there is magic in the story. An irresistible magic.

What must have oppressed him so much was the depth of Ol Chaun’s sorrow.

“So. Kikari.”

“yes!”

Even though he was a death row inmate who had been tried three times and was now on the verge of death, Kikari was bright. Medakbo wondered how he could be bright…

I actually thought he might be a little crazy since he was arrested on charges of ‘crime by insanity’.

“Your death sentence has been decided.”

“Yes! I know!”

“… … Aren’t you scared?”

Kikari laughed so hard.

“I did it knowing I would die, so what would I be afraid of?”

Medakbo snorted a puff of steam from his thick nostrils. The scribes around him were greatly surprised.

“I thought you were going to die?”

“Yes! It’s a crime. Lying and making up stories.”

“Then why did you do that?”

“Because it’s fun!”

“That doesn’t explain it.”

“Hmm~ That explains it! Because everyone else had fun too, not just me!”

“Can you explain in more detail?”

Kikari boasts proudly.

“We teach children by passing down the history of Daton and Patchar to future generations, right?”

“yes.”

“But then I thought to myself! I can’t remember much about history except the fun parts. So those people must have made history fun!”

“Yeah. Well.”

I know how boring it would be if scribes wrote history as it is. It is also the quality of Dutan and scribes to make existing stories interesting.

“Then… …even a story that is just fun can become history!”

“huh?”

“The stories I spread will remain with people for a long time. And they will be talked about someday. And my death too! There was a person who died while trying to spread a funny story. The funny story about that fool will definitely remain in the history of Datang!”

Medakbo sat on the chair and looked down at the little woman.

“That’s why I have no regrets even if I die! Even if you kill me, even if you try to erase me, the story will remain! My traces in the datang will remain forever!”

Medakbo holds his breath and thinks.

‘To remain in the world forever… … ! This is a different direction… … !’

It is unfortunate that the method is a crime. However, the law is strict. Spreading false stories for fun, and even to leave a mark on history, is a serious crime.

But if we kill her, her story will live on.

Even if you try to erase it, it will remain. You can’t erase the traces of your attempt to erase it.

Medakbo takes a deep breath, exhales, and then speaks quietly to her.

“I don’t know if it will last forever or not.”

“I’m sure of it. I’m the best and most entertaining storyteller in the world.”

“Really? Then let me hear it. It says here that it’s just a lie, so tell me one story you’re confident in.”

Kikari smiled brightly and immediately began to tell her story.

“Aha! Good. Then, let’s have Mr. Medakbo tell us a story about the Lulmo tribe. Once upon a time, there lived a Lulmo… … .”

A little later.

“Ehe …

Medakbo tried his best to hold back his laughter, but the scribes on both sides had already collapsed, unable to hold back their laughter. Kikari began to make up ridiculous stories, as if trying to make Medakbo laugh too.

“So then Nono, who was watching Lulmo, said, ‘Hey buddy! I don’t think that’s right!’”

“Haha …

But I couldn’t resist the fun she created with her wit, her acting, and her calculated yet carelessly swinging movements.

Deep down, you know that this is a grave insult to your own race, but if you can tolerate it, then you are not a real person.

Medakbo burst out laughing for the first time in a thousand years. It was enough to make all the fatigue he had accumulated from working disappear. It was so bad that Medakbo almost fainted.

“Ehhhhhhhhh. Stop. Stop it.”

“It’s not over yet.”

“Hahahahahahaha! Your storytelling skills are truly worthy of a death sentence! Do you have any stories about other races?”

“Oh, of course!”

Medakbo forgot all about the rest of his work that day and listened to the story. After a while, Paron Echakado, who was visiting Mainilun that day, heard the noise and came to question him.

“Hey Medakbo. Are you crazy? Why are you laughing like that?”

“No. I just heard the funniest story in the world.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You can’t say anything because you’re under death row.”

“???”

“Hey, Kikari. Can you open one more bundle for this boring friend?”

After a while, Echakado, who had initially listened with some anger, came out laughing, almost crawling.

“Hehe …

The nervous Echakado crawls and laughs. Seeing this, a resident of Mainilun, Manum Lapang, comes and asks,

“Why is that?”

“No, heh heh heh… … I just heard the funniest story in the world.”

“What is it?”

“No. If you take this outside, you’ll be sentenced to death.”

“???”

“Go in there and listen. There are probably things you can’t tell me, but once you listen, you’ll know.”

Not long after entering, Manum Lapang came out of the room rolling around.

The Medakbo and scribes who had been listening from the beginning were on the verge of fainting.

Castle Laurent, wondering where all the Minnie Runs had gone, came running in a hurry on a snail, and everyone laughed at the sight.

“What’s wrong? Why are you laughing like that?”

“I can’t say anything because I’ll be put on death row.”

“???”

“Hey! Kikari! Tell me a story for our boring Datang trio!”

“Aha! It might be hard, but I’ll try. It happened a long time ago… … .”

Castel Laurent listened blankly, carefully analyzing the story to see if there was anything suspicious or mysterious, and then, “Ho. Ho. Ho. . .” As he listened, he soon collapsed on his snail shell and started giggling.

“Oh, you’re a death sentence. How in the world could you lie like that?”

“Hahahahahahaha!”

“I’m joking. I’m joking!”

“Are you kidding (haka)… …?”

“That’s a good lie! I made that up! Everyone was laughing! That’s why it’s called a haka!”

The Minnie Runs look at each other and quickly come to a conclusion.

“No matter what, the sins prescribed by the law cannot be eliminated!”

“Ah! What a pity!”

“But even if a joke is punishable by death, it’s not a death sentence for you! You can continue telling those good lies. However, from now on, when you start a story with a joke, you must start by saying that everything you are going to say is a ‘joke’! If you keep that in mind, I will allow you to say anything!”

It is not recorded what joke Kikari was telling at that time.

But this story is passed down. It is said that it was a joke that literally saved a life. It is said that Kikari, who clearly did not want to die, must have come up with the best joke of her life.

Kikari herself said that it wasn’t a very funny joke because they didn’t know the joke, and that jokes don’t get funny when you hear them over and over again, so she decided not to tell them.

Even after the pardon, Mainilun was paralyzed for a while. This was because the Mainiluns who had been mulling over jokes in their hearts were unable to work and could only think of jokes.

“What the hell are you guys doing instead of working?”

When All Chaun asked them this, they were too busy laughing to speak. All Chaun said that if it was such a funny joke, they should tell me too, but they were all hesitant.

“If I tell you this, you’ll be sentenced to death… … .”

“What are you talking about?”

“And we’re not that good at talking, so it’s probably going to be hard.”

“???”

“But he was a talented person who had to be kept alive. If we had killed that person, how boring would the party have been.”

Although I am puzzled by this, I respect the decision of other Minnie Runs.

They made a special medal for her and then gave her a sort of immunity from prosecution, allowing her to say anything she wanted as long as she said it was a ‘joke’.

It was a story worth telling.

Anyway, with this, Kikari is pardoned. After being pardoned, Kikari is given the title of Haki (jokemaker) and goes first to her hometown of Shuzor.

Like all artists, the first thing I did was perform on the streets.

“Everything I’m going to say from now on is a joke!”

“joke?”

“It’s a good lie! Anyway, listen!”

And Kikari’s joke about going to Mainirun and telling what happened became a huge hit.

The fact that there were only a few Shujorans who entered Mainilun secretly stimulated an inferiority complex in the Shujorans, and Kikari’s joke that described the Mainilun as a fool’s party was very popular with the Shujor’s Patchar.

Every time he does a street performance, people gather and a pile of donuts piles up in front of him. It’s a new story every time. The theme changes, but it’s always the same one that makes Da Tang laugh.

“Now then, let me tell you the story of what happened to me when I came here.”

Next, he tells a story that harshly criticizes Shuzor. What would happen if those who only laughed at Datang heard a joke that naturally made fun of their own country?

Did he get angry? No, he actually laughed.

Just as he humorously portrayed Datang, he humorously portrayed Shuzor, and made Shuzor himself admit to the criticism.

“No, isn’t that too harsh?”

“I’m just joking. Why are you the only one being so serious?”

“Smile. Can’t you read the mood?”

Rather, only those who get seriously angry are treated as fools. While being laughed at by people who say it’s a joke, Kikari, who makes others laugh while harshly criticizing them, has become the most popular person in a certain city in Shuzoru.

“Then shall we play on a bigger stage now?”

The largest pop-up store in the Shuzor region. A request for a regular performance was received there. Kikari boldly decides to enter.

Like the Nono people who were moved by her story and the big picture she designed.

It was the beginning of the most ridiculous revolution in the world.