A Bastard's Monologue (First Update)

Only those who had experienced war could make humanity's purity bloom into its most beautiful flower when united by a shared ideal. Salomon was an idealist. Anyone who had seen him speak of humanity's future would describe him as "a man with the flames of hope burning in his eyes." The future he painted for humanity was equally beautiful—so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

To help the boy understand his ideals, Salomon taught him personally, taking him to visit experts across every field of social science and dissecting every problem modern human society faced with scalpel-like precision. Every child personally remade under Salomon's direction would have to receive this education in the future. They had to understand the nature of how human society functioned and become philosophers, artists, thinkers, and military strategists. That was the purpose for which Salomon had created them.

Living libraries of humanity, advisors who contained wisdom—only such people were needed by the future. The supreme martial power granted to them was merely a necessary means to achieve that goal.

"History is a cycle. When we speak of feudal society, we are not speaking of hereditary titles from centuries ago, nor crowns and thrones. We are speaking of the owners of hereditary assets—the nameless aristocrats of modern society." The clash of blades did not drown out the grand discourse echoing through the circular arena. It was as though this were not a gladiatorial arena, but the marketplace of Athens. Salomon circled around, calmly discussing the issue with the impatient boy at the center. Education was not indoctrination, but the lighting of a flame. He thoroughly practiced Socrates' educational philosophy, constantly guiding the boy to think.

"You can compare modern society with feudal society. When workers are forced deep into a swamp of debt in order to obtain