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So, this is a situation is a light hearted distraction from the discussion of WAR.

Also, to address Gardez70's comment from a long time ago... teaching one or two people isn't gonna do squat. The system is fundamentally set up that, so to get any real change, you'll have to destroy the entire system and build a brand new one -> and force people to accept that new system. Mr. Main Character is far far far too lazy to even try that.

She probably read the wikihow article on confessing and ended up going for that strategy.

We don't really know how big and populous the kingdom that Mr. Main Character lives in but we've been given some random information.

We've been told that the expectation is that all three enemy kingdoms will attack with an army of 600,000 on the low end; his kingdom has an army of around that size too. I googled and I found this:
"Historically, and in practice, generally, an industrialized nation can mobilize approximately 10% of its total population in a full mobilization, for a “total” war."

With this in mind, we can estimate that the population of the country Mr. Main Character resides in has a population of around 6 million, or more. Let's round down to 5 million "to play it safe."
I googled and I also found these:
"In Athens, slaves made up a third to a half of the population from the 5th to the 3rd centuries BC."
"Scholars estimate that between 10% and 20% of the Roman Empire's population were enslaved"
"In 1806, the Domesday Book indicated that 10% of the population was enslaved."

Applying this logic with the rounded down 5 million number and using the lowest number of 10% -> there are approximately half a million slaves. 50,000 slaves being bought at once is a LOT, no doubt, but if you mobilize the entire slave trade (as the merchant said he did) to get it done, then it is totally manageable.

As for the cost, the war being waged is literally because Mr. Main Character is literally too rich and must be stopped. So... my suspension of disbelief is Fine™

I will say, I'm glad Kania wasn't written out like 25 chapters ago and forgotten. She's a good sister.

IT'S MEGACHESSTRON!
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Ride the subway to get to some mystery dungeon to get gear and EXP? Or maybe a hyperbolic time chamber of sorts? Streeeeeeetch that 1.5 years into something longer. This bummer might actually turn out to be worth more than a 5 star draw.

This guy is now my favorite non-main character.
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Also, like bullocks is the prophecy gonna be true. It's literally human extinction which Zero tried to do and you obviously stopped that. You'll stop this one for sure!
The images of seeing his friends and remembering their dead bodies is certainly impactful. Mr. Main Character is a jerk, undeniably so, but he's always valued stuff that's "his." At the very start, he just made sure not to value others because he was doing just that... and ended up pretty hurt by it. So he was alone, which resulted in what kicked off the manhwa.

He should've tested her directly. Yeah, it would've upset his mother if he bought the topic of those criminals up, but he would've sent this auntie of his in a spiral of mental fatigue if he pretends the criminals spilled some beans about her.

To be honest, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop and Mr. Main Character goes nuts and proves he's the strongest human in existence or something. lol

Big oil... uh... I mean, big paper got torn apart aaaaaaand they're playing the victim.
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You, who is without mercy, now beg for it. Did you ever treat them kindly? Did you value them as customers? Or did you dig in your heel some more when they pleaded to you?
Literally your previous statement:
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Don't delude yourself. You were comfortably looking down on them because you, alone, had power. Your destiny was destruction when laws were ignored -> ending with your head on a pike. This fate is far more generous than you deserve.

Shaori... he used that well against Musashi... Until it didn't work. Musashi is so strong, that he CAN cut the feather... cleave it straight in half.

Hold on, the attendant didn't do the "I'll taste it first for you, my lord" thing?
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The way he killed it... he did it in such a "matter of fact" way that it's very funny.

I am quite happy that he escaped.

To answer Berillia's question: Musashi was so strong that he's second only to Ogre and Baki. How strong are they? Well, I imagine Ogre would've just torn the entire Hydra apart... probably with just one kick too. From all of its 9 heads down to its tail.
Sounds absurd? Yes. This is Baki we're talking about.

Retsu and Ogre would totally get along in this world. "THE MORE I FIGHT, THE MORE I GET TO FIGHT! WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE ALIVE!"
Every single encounter would become a competition. Safety? They're not even remotely worried about it.

The absolute GigaChad-ery on display
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Retsu simply knows his worth and refuses to be talked down to.

This happened in Baki too (like, the mainline series), when a big (not literally) rich guy was sponsoring Retsu in national and championship boxing matches despite Retsu missing a leg. The sponsor laid out the money on the table and leaned back on his chair, putting his legs up around the money. The expectation was for Retsu to obediently collect the money which affirms that the sponsor is above him.

Obviously, that did not fly with Retsu. He put him in his place.

Metaphorical box.

Too much yapping! Get elbowed!
Besides, you threw the first punch and then the second and third ones too. This elbow is the fourth attack in this exchange.