Those Who Lost Everything

Nekodran and Yesman had been detained by the Board of Education.

Their judgment would be handed down by the Leak Eight Kingdom’s “Royal Supreme Court.”

During the trial, not once did the presiding judge utter even the first syllable of Leopin’s name.

And finally, the moment of the verdict arrived.

“…The defendants, despite being educators — a sacred profession — and entrusted with the children who bear the future at one of the world’s foremost institutions, a royal academy, privatized the academy! By sealing the ‘Teleportation Magic Circle’ and cutting off outside interference, it was no different from taking the children of influential families hostage! Therefore, a severe punishment is hereby declared! You shall be paraded through the Royal Capital and sentenced to forced labor at the ‘Zamamisarase Mine!’”

…BANGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

The judge’s gavel slammed down, echoing mercilessly throughout the courtroom.

Combined with the verdict itself, it sounded like the blade of a guillotine falling.

Those sent to the “Zamamisarase Mine” were never given a term of confinement.

Because once someone entered there, they could never leave again.

Yes, even in death…!

As they were escorted out, Nekodran and Yesman rampaged like madmen.

“Ginya! Ginya! Ginyaaahhhhhhh~~! I am not at fault! The one to blame is Sage Weiss who incited us! That boy is terrifying! A true demon!”

“Kie! Kie! Kieeeehhhhh~~! That’s right! We merely followed what our supporters told us! And yet we are treated like this! How horrible! How horribleoooo~~!”

Snickers leaked from the spectator seats.

“Good grief… they are trying to pin the crime on Weiss-sama, the son of the Great Sage…”

“And even dragging the supporters into it…”

“So the rumors that they’d lost their minds were true…”

By that evening, extra edition newspapers flooded the Royal Capital.

“Extra! Extra! The principal and vice principal of the Royal Pioneer Academy have gone mad! They took the children of nobles hostage and plotted to overthrow the kingdom!”

Students of the academy, including Monaka and Kotone, were already well-known despite their youth, so public anger rose instantly.

The next day’s Royal Capital parade route was packed with people.

Nekodran and Yesman wore striped prison uniforms, displayed like animals in a caged carriage.

The moment they left the detention facility, insults rained down upon them.

“You bastards! Taking kids hostage — unforgivable!”

“I won’t forgive you! Making Monaka-sama, whom I adore, sad!”

“Die alreadyyyyy!”

Soon, some began throwing garbage.

Trash poured down continuously until both were covered head to toe.

Facing naked malice, the two clung to each other and shrank back.

“Ginya!? Ginya!? Ginya!? Stop it! Stoooop ittttt!”

“Kie!? Kie!? Kieeee!? It’s filthy! So filthyyyyy!”

It seemed no greater torment could exist in this world.

However, as the carriage reached the luxury residential district of the wealthy, they witnessed hell itself.

A well-dressed family passed by happily without even glancing at the carriage.

“We’re moving into a new house starting today!”

“It’s Daddy’s house, right! Yay!”

“Look at her, she already thinks of you as her papa!”

“What are you saying, Mom! He’s always been my papa! The one before was just a freeloader, right!? No, livestock! He was like a pig!”

Nekodran wedged his face between the iron bars, distorting it like a pig while reaching toward them.

“Y-you!? Who is that man!? Did you cheat while I was gone!?”

“Oh my, look! That prisoner!”

“Eww, he’s filthy! Covered in garbage!”

“The newspaper said he’d gone insane — it was true! I’m devoted only to my husband!”

“You two shouldn’t engage with them. Those prisoners will live in a living hell until they die. If you get involved, misfortune might spread to us.”

“Ginya!? Ginyaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”

Abandoned even by his family, Nekodran screamed in despair.

Seeing this, Yesman burst into laughter.

“Muhahahahaha! Serves you right! Because you only saw others as your pawns, you were abandoned in the end! Unlike you, my family is bound by strong ties! By now they must be pleading with influential people for my release!”

But his laughter was cut short by a rock striking him hard.

“W-what are you doing!? Garbage is one thing, but rocks are dangerous!?”

Beyond the bars stood the very Yesman family that was supposed to be bound by strong ties…!

“Yes! It hit!”

“Well done! Everyone, keep it up! Because of that trash, we had to move!”

“So Mom, that means he’s a bad guy!”

“That’s right! He’s the disgrace of our clan! Killing him here would be fine! Do it!”

Looking closely, it wasn’t just his immediate family — the entire Yesman clan had occupied the roadside.

They hurled a large supply of stones they had clearly prepared in advance.

Inside the cage turned into an even worse hellscape.

“Gie!? Gie!? Gie!? Gieee!? Stop it! Stop ittttt!”

“Ginya!? Ginya!? Ginya!? Those are your relatives!? Don’t drag me into this!”

“Shut up! Hurry and become my shield! That overly fat body of yours finally has a use!”

“What did you say! I can’t take this anymore! Nigyaaaaaaa!!”

“Kieeeeeee!!”

“Gyafberohagyabebabujohaba!!”

No one remained on their side, and there was no tomorrow for them.

Having lost everything, they sank into despair, only deepening each other’s mental and physical wounds.