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Drive Those People Out of This Square

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“Hey, you! I heard you’re letting us eat curry too!?” (Resident)

“Really, thank you! I haven’t eaten anything lately!” (Resident)

Residents from the slums, who had swarmed in great numbers, demanded curry from Leon. It seemed that the fact he had given curry to a child for free yesterday had already spread throughout the slums.

(…I see, quite a clever harassment. It would be far easier if they came at me directly.) (Leon)

It was probably sabotage by a rival shop. Unless someone had intentionally tried to spread the information throughout the slums, it was unlikely that so many people would know after just one day.

(Feed them all curry and send them home? …Impossible. There are just too many. The curry I’ve prepared will be completely consumed. Moreover, if I really start offering it for free here, even more people from the slums will rush in.) (Leon)

Even if he said it was limited to a few people, they would not accept it at this point. Their eyes were already bloodshot, and if they were told they could not eat, a riot could break out. Other food stalls would also suffer damage. No, damage was already happening. The other shopkeepers who had come to prepare their ingredients could not even get close to their own stalls due to the crowds of slum residents overflowing the square.

“Hmph, we should just forcefully drive them out.” (Bazar)

“That’s not really an option.” (Leon)

“However, even if you don’t do it, that person likely will.” (Bazaar)

“…? Ah, Gourmet King.” (Leon)

The very Gourmet King, Bazar, who had played a part in Leon’s rise, had once again come to the square.

“What is this mess?” (Bazar)

“Bazar-sama, it seems they are people from the slums.” (Guard)

“The slums? No wonder they are so filthy.” (Bazar)

Bazar glared at the slum residents in disgust and shouted loudly.

“This is a place for selling food! Filthy scum like you should not be here! Get back to your trash heap!” (Bazar)

The slum residents, upon hearing that, naturally became furious.

“Shut up, you fat noble! Do you have any idea how it feels not being able to eat every day, you glutton?” (Resident)

“You’ve fattened yourself up, you damn pig!” (Resident)

“It’s your shitty politics that made it so we can’t even get a decent meal!” (Resident)

“That’s right! You useless noble!” (Resident)

Showered with insults, Bazar also became enraged.

“This is why lowly slum scum…! If we felt like it, we could easily drive you out! There have been many calls to clean up that filthy trash heap of a district! But we’ve allowed you to live there! And now you dare speak to me like this, ungrateful wretches!” (Bazar)

Then Bazar gave an order to the guards who served him.

“Drive those people out of this square! I don’t care if you use weapons! Cut down anyone who resists!” (Bazar)

“Yes, Milord!” (Guards)

The loyal guards moved immediately.

They brandished swords and spears to threaten the people and tried to drive them away.

“We won’t fall for that threat!” (Resident)

“I’m not leaving until I eat curry!” (Resident)

“Is that so? Then die.” (Guard)

“…!” (Resident)

One of the guards mercilessly thrust the tip of his sword at a resident. The resident was stabbed in the abdomen, and blood spurted out.

“H-he actually did it!?” (Resident)

“R-run!” (Resident)

“Uwaaahhh!” (Residents)

Even the slum residents, who had been shouting angrily just moments before, were now thrown into chaos. There were only about five or six of Bazar’s guards, but the residents were nothing more than an unarmed mob. Once a few people started to flee, the collapse came swiftly. Like a receding wave, they were gone from the square before anyone realized it.

“Ugh… it hurts…” (Wounded Resident)

Only the man who had been slashed in the abdomen remained, groaning and crouched on the ground.

“Bazar-sama, what shall we do?” (Guard)

“Hmph, don’t leave a corpse here, it will ruin the food. From the looks of it, the wound is not that serious. Take him away and wrap it with some cloth. Using a potion would be a waste.” (Bazar)

“Understood. Hey, get up.” (Guard)

The man was forced to stand and was driven off without even being treated.

“This turned into quite a mess.” (Bazar)

“Y-yeah…” (Leon)

Bazar spoke to Leon, who nodded vaguely.

“Your curry is something even I recognize. People like those lowlifes don’t deserve to eat it, even if they had money. Let alone getting it for free…” (Bazar)

“……” (Leon)

“In any case, I have high expectations for you. You will probably win this tournament, but do not be satisfied with that. Aim to become the greatest chef in Barbara. And serve me even more delicious food.” (Bazar)

After that, Bazar, despite it being before opening time, ordered a curry with all toppings, devoured it on the spot, paid a gold coin, and left.

“Thanks to that Ojii-chan, it looks like I can somehow manage the fifth day…” (Leon)

“Leon…” (Arc/Iris)

The twins tugged at Leon’s hand.

“Those people… can’t eat until they’re full…?” (Arc/Iris)

They seemed to recall how they themselves had once been slaves and had hardly received any food and asked with sad eyes. Having no parents since they could remember, the two of them might have lived in the slums if they had not become slaves. They likely could not think of it as someone else’s problem.

“…Can’t be helped.” (Leon)

Leon sighed in resignation.

 

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