After daylight, the people made camp together.

　At the head of the camp I pitched a large tent and rested the women I had brought with me in it.
　Outside the tent, near a fire I had built, I received a report from Amelia, the head maid, who said, "There were three assaults today.

Today there were three counts of assault, two counts of burglary and robbery, and one other, bringing the total number of crimes to six.
"Yes.

　I nodded.
　I'm getting reports from Amelia of trouble with the people who followed us.
　With 100,000 people, these things happen here and there.

　Particularly as our journey has gotten longer, we're getting tired and fidgety, so we're starting to get into quarrels here and there.

　We can't leave them alone, we have to do something about it.

What shall we do?　If you want to put magic handcuffs on me, I'll get them all.
"Leave it to us.

　A man's voice interrupted.
　A middle-aged man's face lights up red behind the bonfire.

　A former bandit leader whom I had convinced a while ago to come back.
　A man by the name of Guy Littlewhiner.

You got it?
"Rough and tumble, do us the dirty work, please

　Guy looks at me like that.
　Well, you thought you could get that position.

　I thought for a moment.
　I could stop the crime with severe punishment, but Eliza is going to show my "humanity" to the world on this trip.
　I like the idea of taking advantage of it.

　Magic cuffs and other magic would be fine, but here it's even better.

　I thought about it for a minute and said to Amelia and Guy, "Amelia, we're in trouble.

"Amelia, I think you know the people who caused the problem.
"Yes.
"Then tell it to Guy. Guy.
"Ha!
"Get them all together and take them to the back of this crowd.
"...... the tail end, is it?

　Guy wonders.

Yeah, last place. I'll leave it up to you to decide, but stick to the end of the line and don't put it in front of it.
"...... Yes,

　Guy was unsure, but didn't bite, he heard from Amelia and walked away.

"So, Amelia,
"Yes.
"Food distribution, the people who caused the problem are clearly the last to go.
"Do you want to reduce?
"No, no, that's enough. Just make sure it's clear and final.
I understand.

　Amelia was no more confused than Guy.
　The longer you've been my maid, the more you trust me, I can tell by your behavior.

　I have to repay that trust.

　　　　　Stars

　A few days later, as I was proceeding with the people, Amelia quietly came alongside.

"Master Alec,
"Hmm?　What's going on?
I'm happy to report that there have been no problems at all in the last few days at .......
I'm glad.
"Dear Alec, what have you done?
Do you think so?

　Look at Amelia walking beside me and smirk.

　I don't know what I might have done, but I have no idea what I've done.
　If you feel that way about Amelia, then this thing worked.

　People have a tendency to imagine things they don't understand and can't see, you know.

　But on the outside, that's okay.
　I believe in Amelia, and I felt I had to confide in her when she looked troubled.

Did you know that Amelia is invincible?
"Is this about Mr. Alec?

　Amelia to answer immediately.
　It's also trust, but I smiled and denied it.

"No, it's not. It's about someone who has nothing to lose and is on the verge of tears.
"I see.
For example, Lily and Mari . Those two guys you had a chat with a while ago. Do you think they are stealing or committing crimes now?
"I don't think

　Amelia answered immediately.

'Why?'
"Because then Master Alec will abandon me.
"Yes.

　Technically I'm not abandoning you, but, well, that's not what I'm talking about right now.

That's what it's all about. It's an unconscious calculation that people make, weighing up what they have to gain by committing a crime with what they have to lose. But if you are invincible, you have nothing to lose, so you can commit crimes with impunity.



　Having said all that, I glanced back.
　Almost all of my followers have a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

"My followers are counting on me, that their lives will be better if they follow me.
Definitely will be.
Thank you.

　Also trust, while smiling back at it.

In other words, you must be afraid of being abandoned by me. And I've put the people who committed the crimes in last place. With the message that you don't have to abandon me, you will be last in line.
"I see!　Alec's utopia, who wouldn't want to enter it?

　Amelia seems to understand.

"That's what I thought. That's what I mean." "We'll back people who do the crime, and possibly turn them away. Just by spreading those rumors, you can create the kind of situation that Amelia is seeing right now where the crime rate goes down.
"I see, you're the man, Alec!　No magic, no power, just bringing the guilty to the back of the line to curb crime.

　Amelia was impressed.
　If it had to be explained from the inside, it would be increasingly difficult to understand it from the outside.

　And in fact, almost no crimes of any kind occurred until I arrived at Avalon after this, with no evidence that I used any force at all.
　I didn't do anything, but the crime was gone, and my reputation rose in the direction Eliza wanted it to go.