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Vol 05 Chapter 143: Plebeians II

The incident started when a patrician of the Aris Family, struggling with financial difficulties, imposed a temporary tax.

During the last war, the plebeians had been promised a tax reduction. This temporary tax came right after that promise.

The plebeians were furious. However, it did not immediately lead to armed conflict.

At that time, the plebeians reluctantly paid the tax.

But soon after, the situation took a drastic turn. One of the patrician’s sons raped a plebeian girl.

The girl was a virgin, about to be married.

She fell into a deep depression and took her own life.

Naturally, her family and fiancé protested to the patrician, and a trial was held. However, the result of the trial was that the son of the patrician was found not guilty.

Then, on their way home, the disheartened family was attacked by the private soldiers of said patrician.

This news spread throughout the entire territory.

The enraged plebeians, centered around the