How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 28



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Episode 28. Reasons to survive (1).

At Mabel’s voice that suddenly appeared, Kael checked the clock hanging on one wall of the office.

The clock was already past four, and it was the time after Mabel had finished lunch and class.

At a time when it seemed as if he had just finished class, Kael looked at Hugo for the first time since he had submitted his report, and at the sight of his master’s gaze directed at him, Hugo put aside the question he had been planning to ask and walked towards the door.

As Hugo opened the door, he saw Mabel, her curly pink hair tied up in lovely pigtails.

“Hugo! Hello!!!”

Hugo’s eyes and mouth softened at the sight of the young lady, who had a more solemn expression than usual, but who never forgot to greet me.

“Hello, Miss.”

Behind Mabel were Lily and Tariq, who followed this lovely young lady.

Hugo nodded to the two men and asked why the young lady had come to the office, but the two men shook their heads slightly as if they had not heard the reason why Mabel had come to the office.

“What’s going on?”

Kael asked Mabel, and Mabel glanced at Hugo, unable to immediately tell him why she had come.

“Hugo, Tariq, Lily. Each of you, hand the box to your servant. Mabel, sit down.”

Kael, who noticed the unspoken sign that only the two of them were left to talk, gave orders to the remaining three, and Hugo, who bowed his head, shared the box with Tariq and Lily and left the office. Only then did Mabel approach the desk in the office where Kael was sitting with small steps.

Didn’t he hear the words to sit down? At the sight of Mabel, who was sticking her face out with her hands on the desk in the office that was taller than her, Kael let out a small sigh and cast a sound-blocking spell around the office.

“say.”

Kael put down the documents he was holding, got up from the chair he was sitting in, and moved to the sofa. Mabel followed him and sat down on the sofa.

“Kael. The banquet is over.”

“yes.”

The banquet is over.

At those words, Kael could tell what Mabel was trying to say. It was a story he could share because he knew the original and knew the future.

The current empire, including its capital, was in a festive mood, but an incident occurred that would plunge this mood into deep rock bottom.

Mabel had come to Kael to talk about the disaster, and soon she was telling him the story.

“The first disaster is coming. But is it okay to stay this peaceful?”

“I have already told the Emperor and my servants to be mindful of cleanliness.”

The first disaster was ‘epidemic’.

A disease that initially causes muscle pain similar to body aches, then the tips of the fingers and toes turn black and the body gradually stiffens, eventually leading to death as even the function of the organs stops.

The plague that would later be called ‘Medusa’s disease’ was the cause of this disaster.

Medusa disease was transmitted through the skin and was not fatal as long as the fungus was not transmitted internally through the mucous membranes of the eyes, tongue, or wounds. For an infectious disease, a cure was developed within a month of the onset.

Compared to the damage caused by the next disaster, it was a cute level, and unlike before, the supply of goods from the merchants run by the Damie family was running at full capacity along with mentioning it to the emperor.

Kael thought that he had done all he could. This alone would reduce the number of victims significantly compared to before.

“His Majesty the Emperor has issued an order to provide cleaning supplies throughout the empire?”

But Mabel’s thoughts were different from Kael’s.

At Mabel’s words, Kael looked at the child sitting across from him.

Unlike himself, the child seemed more eager to inform more people about the prevention method and seemed to want a sure, proactive prevention method.

“The Emperor is purchasing a lot of supplies, but that alone is not enough to support the entire empire. At best, it can only support the capital.”

“Can’t Kael help more people? I heard that the merchant group run by the Damier family has branches all over the empire, including the capital.”

Mabel’s comments continued.

“The quantity His Majesty the Emperor purchased must be the quantity in the capital. If he orders the goods to be distributed to branches outside the capital, wouldn’t other people be able to receive sufficient support?”

According to Hugo’s report, the purchases of cleaning supplies in other branches, except for the capital, were the same as usual. Therefore, there was enough stock left to put Mabel’s plan into practice.

but…

“Why should I do that?”

Mabel’s eyes widened at the answer that flowed out of Kael’s mouth so indifferently that it was almost cold. He could easily read the emotions contained in his already round eyes as he met their widened eyes.

Her clear, purple eyes stared at him with shock and confusion, as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing, as if she didn’t know that the person she knew would say such a thing.

The other purple eyes that met the purple eyes that were shaking violently due to the ripples were extremely calm without any disturbance.

“Why, why? It can save people. Do you need a reason to save people?”

Do you need a reason to save a person?

Yeah, I was wondering why this question wasn’t asked.

Despite what he said, Kael could understand Mabel’s reaction. In the past, which was quite different from the original, he also tried to prevent the epidemic and disaster that flowed through the original.

Also, if we look at it broadly, the ‘pest control’ that created the current Damie self-published work was an act that saved people’s lives.

But it was a matter of luck, and after the events that had occurred had passed and he had not been able to take action on his own.

Even though he had given them ample time to prepare, no one showed up to tell them about the pests and diseases when they were supposed to appear. So he just moved, thinking that maybe the situation had become distorted because of his past actions.

“Why… yeah, I need a reason.”

Kael spoke with a blank expression.

Long before now. In a time when the words conscience and goodwill had not faded from my mind, I was more focused on saving those in front of me than on the original work that would exist in the future.

?Why, why… why didn’t you spare my family? Even though you knew in advance!!! Why!!! If that was going to happen, why didn’t you let me die too? Why did you spare me…?

?Are you someone who can see the future? You helped many people during the last disaster and this one. How about using that ability next to me??

?You didn’t spread the disease, did you? If not, tell me how you knew it would spread in advance.?

Saved several people.

I used my abilities to prevent more casualties and tried to protect the surrounding area.

But what came back to me was resentment, a desire to exploit my abilities, and doubt.

?Thank you. Really… thank you. For saving my child. Thank you. I will live my whole life never forgetting you.?

?Thank you, thank you…! Thanks to you, I too, and countless others, survived.?

Of course, on the contrary, there were those who were grateful, happy, and praised themselves.

I once saw an interview with a writer who said that even if there were a lot of negative comments in the original world, he could endure it as long as he had just one positive comment cheering him on.

I once heard a story about a celebrity who sang and went on stage for a single fan who liked and supported him rather than an anti-fan.

I don’t think that’s wrong.

Because kindness and goodwill toward oneself raise people up and make them move forward. But sometimes, malice leaves a wound so deep that kindness and goodwill cannot heal it, and it follows them around like a shadow.

If I had been a little stronger, if I had been firm enough to quickly shake off the hurt I received from malice, would things have been different? I even blamed myself.

At the end of self-reproach, all that remains is to turn away so as not to hear any voice, even if it means someone’s death.

– Bang!

“Why do you need a reason at all?”

Kael seemed frustrated with my answer. Mabel raised her voice, placing her hands on the table.

“First of all, I am not a philanthropist. No matter how much money you have, the top is driven by money. Even if it is a place I run, the moment you ignore that rule, it will collapse in an instant.”

Unlike Mabel’s raised voice, Kael’s voice was calm and uninspired.

“And it hasn’t been long since the Viscount Damie stopped doubting that he can see the ‘future’. If we take off our shoes and step forward now, we can save people. But what next?”

“Rather than that….”

“Is it important to save people’s lives?”

Kael, who had finished speaking to Mabel who had not finished speaking, leaned back on the sofa, crossed his arms, and let out a long breath.

“Variety Damie could really see the future. The royal family knew it all along and intentionally hid it. You must be suspicious.”

“… … .”

Kael continued, looking at Mabel biting her lips.

“Then, why didn’t you announce it earlier? Unless you save everyone, you’ll blame Viscount Damie, and since there’s no one to blame, Viscount Damie will be the target. Okay, as you said, this time it’s easy to prevent, so let’s say we support you. What about the next disaster?”

Mabel was unable to answer the repeated questions.

Kael also opened his mouth to finish his speech, as it wasn’t a question he was expecting an answer to.

“Even if it’s not a disaster. If there’s a minor disaster or epidemic that doesn’t appear in the original work, or if there’s even a story about it, people will mention and look for the author Damie.”

“Secretly… Is there no way to help?”

Mabel’s hand fell limply from the table.

Kael nodded firmly in response to the child’s softly flowing question.

If it was the size of a village or two, it would be okay. The entire empire would be affected by the plague. If you were to move to support something of that scale, you couldn’t hide your identity.

“But if we save people, the original story might change. Like the butterfly effect.”

“Mabel.”

“uh?”

“Remember, we saved Tariq, who is a major character, but the original story hasn’t changed at all.”

The original work was not changed even though the main characters were saved, so do you think the original work would change if extras who didn’t even appear in a single line were saved?

Mabel’s lips twitched, but she was unable to say anything. Her lips closed tightly.

Those people are not extras.

We are living people who exist in this world right now. Why does Kael only see this world as the ‘original’?

Mabel, who couldn’t bring herself to ask, got up and headed out of the office at Kael’s almost commanding words to leave.

A deeply bowed head. Lips tightly shut. Her clear purple eyes looked as if they might shed tears at any moment.

“miss…?”

And Mabel was able to face Hugo, who had just finished distributing boxes to the servants.