Ranking System

"Father!!!" Sheldon shouted in agony. Seeing him being sold, he lay on the ground, lamenting his father's choice. I snickered at his expression, not caring how he felt.

Sheldon was discarded immediately after hearing about the possible loss. As for his father, he looked away with a cold expression.

"How insightful. As expected of a noble! Mr. Cross, I will be taking your son." I told him after he made his choice.

Mr. Cross didn't speak, and from his expression alone, I could tell that I was no longer welcomed along with anyone else in this room.

"Currie, right?" Making sure I said her name right, she was shocked by the sudden call.

"Yes..?" She nervously answered.

"You're unemployed now, right? How about it? Work for me. Something about you piques an interest in me."

Currie reminded me of one of the girls back at home. She was like a mixture of Rose and Courtney. While she wasn't with them, she made it easier for me to relax.

"A..." Did I scare her too much? My cruel side was off-putting to most. I could see why she was hesitant to accept.

"If it's about money, I have a lot. I can guarantee that you will be paid a decent sum." Money didn't seem to be this maid's primary concern. While her presence was soothing, I wasn't desperate for it.

"You don't need to accept it, but if you want the job, you can come over to my castle any time. The servants of my house will welcome you at any time." Since she wasn't going to have a choice, I decided to give her time.

"Mr. Cross, it was nice talking to you. The execution will be tomorrow afternoon. You may get front-row seats if you want." Mr. Cross was silent and ignored my provocation. Seeing that he didn't speak any further, I stopped.

"Do you dare execute me!!! I bet you're just putting on an act!!!" Sheldon's annoying presence persisted even when his life was in my hands.

"I do dare." I looked straight at his face.

"You!!!" Before I let him talk more, I prevented him from doing so.

"Annoying. Go to sleep." Knowing that he would struggle more, I put him to sleep.

"Well, have a good day!" After saying my goodbyes, I left the mansion and returned to my house.

"Master!?" Kelsy was frightened by me appearing in my room out of nowhere.

"What are you doing in my room?"

"I was cleaning it... Can I ask why you have a body with you?" Speaking of her thoughts, she changed the topic to Sheldon.

"Oh, this? I am going to use him for public display. He's a noble who was committing a crime against me. I would show the town that those who mess with me will be humiliated and tortured to death."

I have said what I needed to say. Kelsy didn't know how to reply, like everyone else I have talked to.

"It's fine if you don't understand. Tell the other servants to distribute the news. The time for this execution will be tomorrow, first thing in the afternoon." Commanding the maid, she stopped cleaning my room and went to spread the news.

Having helpers was great when I didn't need to do everything myself. With the new spread, a bunch of people will witness my presence.

The nobles would become more wary of me, and with this all done, I have decided to postpone the meeting with the other nobles.

Predicting what would happen next, I had to find out how to deal with the opposing god. The death god was a potential danger I couldn't overlook.

Gods with divinity weren't immortal, but they are exceptionally annoying to kill. I have heard that they could resurrect if a god gained enough faith.

If I fight a god, I have to kill them multiple times without stopping. I wouldn't be thinking of this if I could overpower them.

Looking around the room, I saw Sheldon asleep on the floor. I forgot about him for a few seconds, and I needed him for tomorrow's plan.

"City lord!" The head butler shouted as he came through to my room.

"Is it true?" Instead of answering, he looked at the body sleeping on the floor.

His face was funny for an old man when he saw Sheldon. From his expression alone, he seemed to recognize him.

"Yep. Could you get him rags for tomorrow's date? It would set the mood when he is considered a criminal."

"Also, could you get an executioner? Wait! Don't. I can do that myself." Reminding myself of an anime of a pirate doing an execution scene, I told myself I would do it myself.

"City Lord, do you need anything else before I leave?" While it wasn't a significant concern, there was still one thing I wanted to ask.

"How are the slaves doing? I didn't check on them. How are they personality-wise?"

"Only one of them would be a concern. He has a personality problem, but it would seem like he would work." He explained it in detail.

"If he doesn't work, inflict pain. All of the slaves there aren't built for fighting. None of them would seem like they could handle pain well. And if that doesn't work, sell them."

"Before you leave, could you take this man and place him in a dungeon? I'm getting sick of his face."

With everything that needed to be said, the head butler left Sheldon's body. Tomorrow will be the start of a new rule. In three days, I will make my name known, and the city will have a giant change from there on.

I never thought I would be this serious when managing a city. The thought of managing seemed like a hassle and probably would be in the future, but I was looking forward to seeing what would happen to this city.

Would my rule be the destruction or the prosperity of this city? I didn't know, and only the future awaited that answer.