The man pointed out the window:

"They are the remaining half."

Hewen took a sip of wine:

"You killed half of them."

The man looked regretful:

"Half, this word is really nice."

Hewen looked at his face without saying a word.

The man was intoxicated with himself for a while.

Then he burst out into cheerful laughter:

"Just kidding, it was just because I didn't prepare two steaks, and then I saw only half of the steak left."

The brown-haired man said:

"Introduce yourself, I am the Earl of Sirens."

Hewen said:

"I'm Hevin."

Sirens said:

"You are also a nobleman, Mr. Hevin."

Hewen said:

"Just a little baron, not worth mentioning."

Sirens said:

"I like talking to civilized people very much, because in this place, there are only a bunch of country bumpkins, and they can't understand many of my decisions."

Sirens picked up the knife and fork:

"You saw it, that unfortunate guy."

Hewen said:

"I didn't expect that after arriving in the underworld, I would have to die again."

Sirens shook his head:

"He was a very lucky person to be able to appear in my territory alive, but he didn't know how to cherish his luck.

"When you live in my territory, you must abide by my rules, Mr. Hevin, do you know? A long time ago, this was also a place shrouded in thick fog. It was I who brought my people to this place.

A place suitable for the survival of the dead was rebuilt in this ruins.

"If it weren't for me, most of them would have been swallowed by the thick fog outside. I gave them life and safety, so it's reasonable for me to ask for some reward."

Hewen nodded and said:

"Of course, no one can ask another person to pay for nothing."

Sirens said:

"So I just charge them a small amount of remuneration. I neither trample on their dignity nor deprive them of their lives. It's just some deserved remuneration. What I ask for is what I asked for, and when I was alive, the lords collected taxes from the peasants.

what differences are there?

"But even so, there are still people who are unwilling to pay."

Hewen said:

"What did he do?"

The fork pressed hard:

"He thought my price was too high, so he found a group of people and planned to negotiate terms with me. What about a strike? Actually, I don't quite understand the meaning of this word, because in our time, they were called

Rebels.

“And our method of dealing with the rebels is very simple, that is, to suppress them directly and hang the person who confuses the farmers to death.

"But in the underworld, we don't have this condition, so we have to have him beaten to death. After the guests leave, I will hang his body outside the town."

"It's very..." Hewen said, "Barbaric, we don't do that anymore in this era."

Sirens said:

"I'm sure you think more 'civilized' and more effective ways have been developed, but I still like to stick to tradition.

"And it's not that I don't give them the right to choose. I built this town and blocked the fog outside. If they don't want to pay me taxes, they can just leave here. I won't stop anyone, and the fact is

Indeed, many people who are confident in their ability to survive have left here.

"I am not a dictator. I just want to build the home in my heart. We are all emanators and can only stay in this world. I have never forced anyone to do anything.

"So Mr. Hevin, do you think he should die?"

Hewen said:

"Shouldn't."

Sirens had a look of surprise on his face:

"Oh, why do you think?"

Hewen said:

"In the era I live in now, your behavior is barbaric and sinful. In a certain era, this so-called traditional behavior was widely accepted, but this is just because limited by the times, people are not allowed to

Do not lower moral standards.

"It is possible that in ancient times that were longer than you were alive, many things that everyone regarded as ordinary would have been condemned as sins. I have not always had the moral standards we have today.

"It's just that as time goes by and I see more and more things happening, my thoughts continue to change. It turns out that the right and wrong in my heart will inevitably become misaligned.

"After looking at each other, I realized that my past self must have thought that my current self was stupid, and I have the same view now."

Earl Sirens asked calmly:

"You don't look as old as you claim to be."

Hewen said:

"You do too, don't you?"

Sirens smiled with satisfaction:

"So, I like to deal with smart people.

"I actually don't care, and I don't want where you come from, but I want to tell you one thing, that is this place, without me, they will all die. We need to maintain the isolation from the gray fog, even if I tell them the method

It's no use, they don't have the conditions to maintain protection.

"And in my opinion, you probably don't know either.

"because of you……

"It seems like I'm new here."

Hewen said:

"That's why I need to find my way. I'm looking for an old friend."

Sirens wiped his mouth with a napkin, took the cigar from the woman and lit it:

"Huh, who are you looking for?"

Hewen asked:

"Ever heard of Vortigern?"

Sirens frowned.

Hewen continued to ask:

"Humble King?"

Sirens leaned forward and looked at Hevin with doubtful eyes.

Hevin continued:

"White dragon? Half-king of Obelia, the orthodox successor of Inlans, or some special country?"

Sirens put his hands on the table and thought for a moment:

"you said……

"Is it Avalon?"

It was Hewen's turn to frown:

"Wait, did you mean Avalon?"

Sirens said:

"If we want to talk about the country in the underworld, there is only Avalon. I have only heard that it is not easy to go there. At least the methods I know are impossible for me to do it myself.

"In everyone's legend, it is a place without fog, full of sunshine, rainbows, and flowers. It is different from all places in the underworld. It is as beautiful as a fairyland. It is for this reason that I have always wondered whether Avalon exists.

They all felt dubious.

"The most famous legend I know is that in a corner of the Country of Mist, if you can pass through the Green Forest and come to a large swamp, you can find a lonely boat there, and then take a

The boat goes to the center of the swamp.

"A place full of love, light, and justice, the ideal land of Avalon."

Sirens smiled sarcastically:
Chapter completed!