episode_0040

For freedom!

It was a word that expressed the ideology that permeated the resistance that rebelled against the Infractus Empire. They rose up on behalf of the commoners who were being trampled by the nobility and were waging a bloody struggle in the name of the freedom and rights of the commoners.

Like a human being. More like a human being.

The Resistance moved forward, acting and sacrificing solely for that purpose.

Only a noble cause was the basis of their actions and ideology.

“Today too, let us comfort the souls of our compatriots who died for a noble cause.”

And today. The reason they gathered was to commemorate their compatriots who left behind a noble cause.

Not long ago, an unfortunate incident occurred where compatriots who headed to Demeia Academy were unable to carry out their intentions to the end and were unable to return. The seven compatriots who always brought vitality to the resistance, including the always cheerful Ferdi and the cool-headed Wendell, became stars in the sky.

“Thanks to their sacrifice, we will be able to take another step forward, and it will become the foundation for a better world to come. So for now, let us celebrate their noble sacrifice. Everyone silently prays.”

The leaders of the Resistance prayed for the souls of their departed souls in their own way. I earnestly prayed to God that they would not get lost on their long journey.

“Then, we will proceed with the meeting. First of all, the first agenda is this Academy Revolution issue.”

The leader of the resistance who finished his silent prayer. Van Dyke put the Academy Revolution, in which seven compatriots were sacrificed, as the first agenda item.

I thought it was a perfect plan, but due to a truly unexpected variable, everything went awry and seven of my compatriots were killed. No one in leadership could have predicted that the academy’s newest cadet would easily deal with seven of his experienced compatriots.

In particular, the shock was even greater because Ferdi was a member of the Resistance who had a reputation for being good at handling giant soldiers.

“First of all, the new cadet who killed his compatriots is Gilbert Lionheart. His father is the famous Margrave of Iron Blood. This is the Count of Lithuania.”

“It looks like he’s the guy called Count Writer’s Bastard.”

Van Dyke stroked his chin. Van Dyke was also familiar with the rumors about Gilbert. He had an eccentric personality and was a piece of trash who took out his anger on innocent commoners. According to the story, if you are a decent commoner, you will use any means necessary to lure him into the bedroom.

“That’s right. However, there is information that the person seems to have changed a bit since a few weeks before entering Demeia Academy. In fact, it is said that after entering the academy, contrary to the rumor that he is an incorrigible idiot, he shows himself to be capable. From what I found out, the attitude toward commoners has also changed compared to before.”

“Anyway. It doesn’t change the fact that you did something trash.”

The leaders all nodded at Van Dyke’s cold words. The reason they came to their decision was because they could not tolerate the behavior and behavior of nobles like Gilbert. Their goal was to break down the absurdity of being forgiven for anything within the safe walls of the caste system.

Do you see a difference now?

That was probably a good thing. Unless they paid a reasonable price, the sins they committed did not disappear anywhere.

“But was that idiot skilled enough to take on seven of his compatriots?”

“According to informants, yes. Even freshmen seem to have unrivaled skills in the industry. His manipulation skills are said to be the realm of art.”

“Even the sky is indifferent. To give such talent to such trash… .”

“It seems we cannot overlook the fact that his father is the Margrave of Iron Blood.”

When Van Dyke thought of the Iron Blood Margrave, his throat burned for some reason. This was because it reminded me of the Lithuanian count I had seen on the battlefield long ago.

“According to recent information, it seems that he has become the princess’s priest.”

“… . Are you saying you became the disciple of that sword-crazy woman?”

“That’s right. He is said to be the exclusive disciple of Brianna Tefeo Malkirav.”

The expression became serious.

Gilbert became a priority target for extermination after murdering seven of his compatriots, but when he became involved with Brianna and Seraphina, the level of danger rose sharply.

I don’t know the extent of the bond between the three, but it was a given order that Brianna and Seraphina would come to the forefront the moment they touched Gilbert. There was a possibility that they would think that their reputation had been tarnished just by touching a person related to them.

“We will raise the risk level for Gilbert Lion Heart. If you touch him carelessly, you could be like touching a beehive.”

“I agree with what the Chairman said, but I think it is already too late. The princess has already drawn her sword.”

“What did that warmonger do again?”

“It looks like he declared that he will root out the resistance.”

“Are you really going to do this… .”It was somewhat of an expected category. It was something I had already decided from the moment I planned to start a revolution at Demeia Academy. The only problem was that they responded faster than expected.

If the revolution had succeeded, the recovery period would have been used to buy time to react, but unfortunately, the revolution failed. Now it was the Resistance, not the Empire, that needed a probationary period.

“First, tell the members that they will stop all activities and take a breather. It would be wise to avoid the princess with her sword drawn.”

“What will you do with Gilbert Lionheart?”

“It must be eradicated, but now is not a good time. Seeing the opportunity seems like a wise choice. Then let’s move on to the second agenda.”

Van Dyke put aside his thoughts about Gilbert and moved on to the next important issue within the Resistance.

***

Even after obtaining CT-777, Gilbert’s life pattern did not change. He trained his body and magical powers, and learned swordsmanship from Professor Brianna.

There was no time to rest because the award and decoration badges piled up had the function of doubling the effectiveness of training.

In particular, the proof of star received this time was the award medal with the best performance among award medals. Thanks to the effect of doubling the learning efficiency, the speed at which magic power is gained has become even faster. If I continued training like this, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for me to reach 60 in magical power before my second year.

After completing training in his personal mana training room, Gilbert calmly collected his mana and left the training room. Perhaps because it was a holiday morning, very few people visited the training room.

“The enthusiasm is amazing from the morning of the holiday. Is that your secret?”

“Is it Angelina?”

Angelina, who happened to be entering the training room, spotted Gilbert and approached him. After the Resistance incident, he was greatly stimulated by Gilbert, so he increased the intensity of his original training. It was practically impossible to keep up with his monstrous manipulation skills, but his pride did not allow him to lag too far behind.

“It looks like you have a lot of passion.”

“There is no time to chase after such an outstanding commander.”

“Who was on the side that said the adjutant would not do it?”

“…. A man who talks nonsense is not popular.”

Gilbert burst into laughter at the sight of him acting like a fool. Perhaps because the laughter was annoying, Angelina’s cheeks turned slightly red.

I definitely got the feeling that, as he said, he would always assist me as his deputy.

“Better than that, Gilbert. I heard that the princess is forming a team to eliminate the resistance… . Is it true?”

“It’s true. Because the princess plans to use this opportunity to uproot the resistance.”

“Gilbert obviously wants to join the war.”

“The princess herself recommended it, so it was irresistible to me. In that sense, I would like to make a suggestion.”

I thought it was a good thing. I was just thinking about recruiting Angelina and Hans to the resistance extermination team. As two talented people, it was easy to work together on a resistance extermination team, and it was a good opportunity to get Seraphina’s stamp on them for future plans.

As the main story progressed, the two people’s help was desperately needed, so the intention was to have them accumulate a lot of experience.

“An announcement about the sweep team will be made soon, but cadets from within the academy, separate from the Empire, will also be included. I would like to recommend you and Hans. Do you have any thoughts?”

“Of course. I also think it would be better for the Resistance to be subdued quickly, but we have a separate debt to pay.”

“I guess I just have to tell Hans.”

“You would probably say that it goes without saying. Hans may be a bit foolish, but when it comes to Gilbert, he tries to follow you like a follower.”

Gilbert nodded gently at Angelina’s words. Hans somewhat idolized Gilbert and was trying to follow in his footsteps. If he heard that Gilbert was going to participate in this sweep operation, he would have expressed his intention to participate even before asking.

“Then we will share the details once the sweep team is formed.”

“Okay. Well then, I’ll see you then.”

The two briefly exchanged a few more words and then parted ways to do their own business.