After being away from home for about three days, I returned to find the village looking like a ruin. According to the villagers, the man calling himself King suddenly doubled the taxes, and our village, which wasn't well-off to begin with, had everything stripped away, leaving us without even enough for today's meal.

That night, I broke into the palace without even formulating a plan. I made excuses to myself that sometimes no plan is the best plan. In fact, seeing as I made it this far without any trouble, the King seems quite careless. Well, what else could you expect from a King who governs like that...

Just as I thought that, my body was suddenly hoisted into the air.