Chapter 211: What the Goddess Has (1)
Because of a certain incident that occurred when the conflict between demi-humans and humans in the kingdom was at its peak, Amethyst became widely known as a wacko. An individual known as the Noir Witch was the leader of a terrorist organization that slaughtered humans. Another group known as the Stone Assembly massacred demi-humans.
Retaliation after retaliation. Resentment followed after anger. People killed and were killed. There was no time for the hatred between species to cool down.
“The distinction between humans and demi-humans should be stricter!” the kingdom’s conservative nobles demanded.
“My respected fellow nobles of the assembly! The chaos plaguing this kingdom is caused by the indiscriminate mix of humans and demi-humans, morality and immorality, and civilization and incivility.
“According to the marriage act, marriage between a human and a demi-human is permitted. Not only that, even same-sex and incestuous marriages are legal! These are all products of barbarism from hundreds of years ago. Things that should not mix are doing exactly that, so how can we hope for peace in the world? In indignation, the faction proposes the Seventh Integrated Marriage Act.”
Baroness Amethyst looked at the Noble Assembly and smiled. “Interesting.”
That month, a family war broke out in the Barony District of Amethyst. Once war between families was officially declared, third parties couldn’t intervene hastily. The family that fought against the baronial family belonged to Baroness Citrine. The two families had originally been one family but they split apart six generations ago.
Citrine’s declaration of a family war was sudden, but she was confident about her victory. The kingdom was falling apart, and the fall of Amethyst’s family was happening faster than she expected. When Lady Amethyst killed her father and became Baroness Amethyst, all the vassals and people who had been loyal to her father left.
Citrine nocked her arrow. “I didn’t want to do this.”
When they were young, Citrine and Amethyst had been as close as sisters. The two had even been kidnapped by terrorists together. Citrine looked sad as she recalled the now-distant past.
She bit her lower lip. “I’m sorry, Amethy.”