Chapter 55: The Tin Knight and The City of Clockwork — Act 2 (4)
In this world, there were many stories of people being possessed by ghosts.
The protagonists in these stories often shared some similar characteristics, one of which was that many of them were in a psychologically unstable state.
Whether it was due to extreme stress, fatigue from a difficult daily life, or anger and frustration from human relationships, it was said that people were more susceptible to being possessed by ghosts when they were in various “difficult” states.
And in this world, there existed a liquid that could make even a sane person’s mind unsound, yet when shared with others, instead of being scolded or arrested, one received gratitude and praise—it was called alcohol. Disclaimer: this excluded cases where it was forcibly received at company dinners.
Therefore, as the witch said, “First, we’ll make them drunk and half-asleep, and then have the souls do the actual work. The body is healthy and new and the skills are those of experienced workers.”
It was a wicked plan to use people’s bodies without their consent, but Dorothea didn’t care.
She reasoned that the workers would eat well, drink well, and earn money without difficult memories—the souls get to feel the world through living bodies after so long, and Dorothea achieved her goal. So, wasn’t it a win-win for everyone involved?
It was fortunate that Dorothea’s greed for wealth wasn’t that strong.
Otherwise, the heartless evil capitalist of the century might have been born.
[The ‘Tin Knight’ points out that it costs a lot of money and the preparation process is troublesome!]
[The ‘Tin Knight’ wonders why they can’t just raise skeletons to do the work!]