Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 125: The Unending Cause
“The environment for becoming stronger is well set up, and the food is delicious… This place is the best, isn’t it?”
“…It’s not like I mind you praising it, but as I said earlier, can you, being of royal blood, really say that?”
Ishud and the others hadn’t moved from the training grounds and were eating lunch right there.
“In the royal castle… it’s somewhere where someone is always watching.”
“Sounds suffocating, huh, Andreas?”
“Simply put, yeah, Philip. Well… being concerned about those things shows that I still have a long way to go, I suppose.”
(Hmm… this young man seems to understand quite a bit.)
From Ishud’s perspective, Andreas wasn’t bad, but he wasn’t particularly noteworthy either.
Similar to Michela, Ishud’s expectations were only moderate.
However… that evaluation was beginning to change slightly.
“Dimna seems to be similar, don’t you think?”
“I don’t know. My role is to be strong.”
“Haaa… acting all cool. It’s not like you’re the eldest son, so you don’t need to think so deeply about roles and stuff.”
“…………Philip, you’ve certainly become strong. But still, I can’t quite see you as someone from the ducal family.”
Michela nodded repeatedly at Dimna’s words, and everyone else except Gulf and Ibuki also nodded.
“Well, you know… I guess I do feel fortunate? I mean, I don’t have to worry about starving to death. But… I dunno, dealing with all that seems like a hassle.”
“Hahaha!! Classic Philip!”
Among them, only Ishud didn’t deny Philip’s thoughts and laughed heartily.
“Ishud, I agree that this is typical Philip. But do you really think it’s appropriate for a nobleman’s image?”
“I wouldn’t want to be told that by you. But… isn’t it? Among nobles, aren’t there idiots and scum who cause trouble for their vassals and subjects? So, isn’t Philip, who’s just lazy and causing trouble for his own family, not that bad?”
Recently, those who had just emerged onto the public stage might want to say that… but those living in the noble world like Christille knew better.
“In this world, there are those who don’t have even a fragment of the consciousness of noblesse oblige.”
“Come to think of it, on the first day I moved up to the senior division, there was that guy who bullied Gulf. Hmm… come to think of it, compared to such guys, maybe I’m surprisingly decent.”
“Philip, do you understand the meaning of the word ‘decent’?”
“Don’t get all angry like that. But hey, at least I’m not causing trouble for others like those idiots who did stupid things.”
It could be said that he’s causing trouble for his family at home, but it’s also true that he’s not causing trouble for anyone outside of his family.
“Ishud, what do you think about these kinds of issues?”
“Hey hey hey, President senpai. Are you asking me that?”
“It’s precisely because you’re Ishud that I want to hear your opinion.”
“Hmm? Well, it’s fine, I guess… But honestly, I think the answer is quite simple.”
There are parts of him that seem like a berserker and parts that don’t, an enigmatic berserker.
That’s Ishud Regula, whom they know, which is why Christille and the others are paying attention to how he will speak from now on.
“The situation where there’s no end to these idiots is due to the education of the nobility and their upward-looking behavior.”
There is a question about whether it’s okay for Ishud, who is ostensibly the son of a count, to say that, but no one was going to raise that issue at this point.
“They raise us by conveying that we’re special. Even if our parents don’t say it directly, the people around us raise us while saying that. And then, having mixed in excellent blood and passed it down to the next generation, we are to some extent special, right?”
As a result of mixing in excellent blood, it’s not necessarily the case that they acquire talents that surpass those of others.
But… nobles have an environment set up for learning compared to commoners.
“Originally, because we’re special, we should live in a manner that corresponds to that… But even if we live being encouraged as special geniuses, when we enter the academy and such, won’t we come to realize the reality that there are always those above us?”
Ishud is undoubtedly correct.
Because for Michela and the others, Ishud is the one who taught them that reality.
“Whether it’s within the academy or in the house where you were born, you might come to realize that. And then those who were raised being called special and geniuses, when they meet real ones who truly are special and genius… What will happen when their facade is stripped away?”
“…All that remains is their pride that has grown in vain, isn’t it?”
“That’s right. You understand well, Big Boobs.”
“Even with that pride, they cannot become strong.”
Ignoring the two who were surprised at Michela being called Big Boobs and not reacting, Ishud continues speaking.
“That’s exactly it. But not all noble sons and daughters are like that, which is why trash is born.”
“…I can’t deny that.”
“If everyone could strive equally, the world might be easier for those in less fortunate positions. But that’s not how it is. In fact, because it’s impossible, clear differences emerge.”
I don’t think capitalism is to blame.
However, it’s undeniable that these differences become factors that cause people to fall.
“Looking at it differently, maybe life could be a bit easier, but the environment that praises those who are special and genius gets in the way.”
“Once pride becomes fat and big, it becomes unable to change one’s heart… or way of life.”
“Ibuki’s right. From now on, wanting to believe I’m special, a genius… that’s why, wouldn’t I want to oppress those beneath me?”
“…That really hits home.”
“I don’t think President senpai cares about that… but from the perspective of commoners, maybe they want you to care more.”
Why are trash born?
Upon hearing the reasons, besides Gulf, the others are somewhat moved, and at the same time, wondered why Ishud, who is ostensibly from the same nobility, can consider the perspective of commoners… but everyone agreed that it’s because Ishud is Ishud.