episode_0063

“Here it is!”

Soldiers and knights of the Savoy family appeared with those words.

It was a desperate enough situation up to that point, but what was even worse was the person who appeared at that moment.

“… !”

“Sir Franz. This is how we meet.”

The person who ambled down the mountain while saying that was Blois de Savoy.

“Please don’t forgive me.”

After saying that, Blois drew his sword and approached. After a while, Baldo took a deep breath and set me down on the floor.

“Master, thank you so much. Thanks to you, I had a good dream.”

Baldo drew his sword. Blois and Baldo faced off. Blois’ sword shined sharply. Baldo said.

“It was fun.”

Baldo soon shouts and rushes towards Savoy. But the fight didn’t last long.

In just one hit, I got a big cut on my foot, and it never happened again.

“Baldo Gyeong… ”

To be honest, I didn’t know much about him.

Age is around early 30s. I know you have children. I don’t know how many people there are. I don’t know if it’s a man or a woman.

However, I knew that he was someone who had been loyal to me for over 10 years. That’s why I couldn’t help but feel sad about Baldo’s death.

“Sir Franz, I will let you go without pain. It is the minimum mercy.”

After saying that, Blois approached me and raised his sword.

And the next moment.

-Taang!

A gunshot was heard. At that moment, Blois grabbed his right shoulder and lost his grip on the sword.

“Chit.”

Blois clicked his tongue and took a step back. I looked back. There, Lucille and a group of soldiers were pointing guns in this direction.

“Brother!”

Lucille came running. Soldiers also came running. Lucille ran to me and supported me, and the soldiers moved forward to greet the enemy soldiers.

In the midst of the battle, Lucille and I looked at each other.

“Are you okay? There’s a lot of blood… Doesn’t it hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt. But I feel a little dizzy. I guess he lost a lot of blood like you said. I feel a little dizzy… ”

“Stop talking! I’ll stop the bleeding right now.”

Lucille took out a dagger and tore off her sleeve. I felt like I was wasting my pretty clothes. I looked at Lucille blankly. The sight of her shedding tears was beautiful.

“I’m sorry. I’ve done it more than ten times, but it’s never been like this. Because it’s something I’ve never experienced before… !”

“What are you talking about? Fool.”

Lucille was also prone to gibberish. Lucille apologized, repeating unintelligible sounds over and over again. He said he was sorry and that it was all his fault.

But I knew that was nonsense. What on earth did Lucille do wrong? Wasn’t it the same for me who couldn’t understand the enemy’s strategy?

“The detour operation was unexpected. Blois de Savoia, it seems you were more capable than we thought.”

“That can’t be possible. This can’t be Blois’s operation. Blois is a safety freak. There is no way a plan like this could be planned. I know that better than anyone else! This must be… !”

This is clear. What was he going to say next? But I couldn’t ask. Because the next moment, I lost my mind.

—–

When I came to, it was an unfamiliar ceiling.

I was lying on a gorgeous bed.

I got up. I almost collapsed at that moment.

“Uh~ Don’t get up. It’s dangerous.”

“Who… Shinji?”

“My name is Adolf. I am a doctor.”

doctor? A doctor. That means the retreat was successful?

At that moment, there was a loud sound of something falling outside. Our eyes turned outward.

And the next moment.

Lucille comes in with a lump on her head.

“Brother!”

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter at that moment.

Lucille and the lump on her head. It was because it was a very unsuitable combination.

“Lucille, your hair… ”

“That’s not important! Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.”

Although I almost fell a little. I didn’t say that much.

“What happened?”

“The retreat was a success. There was a retreat route that I had secured in case of an emergency, and after my brother fell, 10,000 reinforcements from the Letless family arrived. Thanks to the reinforcements from the Letlis family, our troops were able to safely reach Kou Dragan Castle. Rather, before Leona.”

“Ah! right! What about Leona? Are you okay, Leona?”

That moment. I felt Lucille’s expression turn cold.

But after a while, Lucille returned to her original kind expression and answered.

“Leona, are you okay? There are no injuries. Thanks to the sacrifices of our dedicated subordinates.”

It seems like he was emphasizing the sacrifices of his subordinates, but is this an illusion?

“Whew, I’m glad.”

lived Thinking like that made me relax.

“But, I have some bad news.”

“Who died?”

Lucille shook her head.

Lucille’s eyes turned to my legs.

‘no way… ‘

I took off the blanket.

The leg was bandaged.

“Huh? Are you okay?”

“It’s not okay.”

A doctor named Adolf said.

“What is that?”

“Franz, you will have difficulty moving your legs forward.”

“That means you won’t be able to walk… ?”

“No. You can walk, but the bullet goes through bad places… ”

“Briefly.”

“I will be limping.”

“… ”

Damn, that’s not good.

If you go limp, it becomes difficult to lead directly from the front line.

In the future, the possibility of going to a rear mission would increase.

‘but… ‘

This is good enough. At least my life was saved.

Rather, it was Lucille that I was worried about.

Lucille was staring blankly at my leg with a grim expression.

“Lucille, are you okay?”

“That’s what I want to ask! Brother, are you okay? Because of that woman!”

“That woman?”

“… It’s nothing.”

Who is she talking about?

Are you really thinking that I got hurt because of Leona?

“Lucille. Anyone who goes into battle must be prepared to die. Of course, you have to be prepared to get hurt. Being killed or injured on the battlefield is common. I also came forward with determination. So it’s not unfair at all.”

“But, but… ”

“Even if you feel resentful toward Leona, don’t hate her too much. He is a weak-hearted person. Leona is probably feeling more guilty than anyone else.”

“… ”

Tears began to fall from Lucille’s eyes. I hugged Lucille, and she cried for a long time in my arms.

—–

Anyway, I was worried about Leona. To her, Blois was like family. It was the only family horse for Leona, who was discriminated against by her mother, hated by her younger brother, and shunned by her father.

How does Leona feel after being abandoned by her only family? This isn’t just about worrying about Leona’s feelings. In the original story, Leona becomes even more cruel after being betrayed by Blois.

And such an incident should not occur in today’s history. My gut was pounding. If I leave Leona alone now, she will go down the path of a tyrant.

That’s why, with my bad legs, I headed to Leona’s residence.

“My lord says he doesn’t want to meet anyone.”

Those were the servant’s words. Leona had not left her room for three days and seemed to have been completely deprived of food or drink.

‘This is dangerous.’

If things continue like this, Leona will change.

A monster that no one trusts.

Before that, I have to meet her.

Because at this point, I was the only person who could psychologically support her.

“We must meet.”

“Sorry. Please go away.”

“In that case, I will not make unreasonable demands. Just tell them I’m here.”

“… I understand.”

And 1 minute later.

A servant came out.

“He says stop.”

I followed the servant into Leona’s bedroom. Leona’s bedroom was dark without any lights on.

“Charge.”

“… Franz.”

“Are you okay?”

I looked around. I lit a candle. Leona’s face was red and swollen. There were tear marks on his face. It seemed like he cried a lot.

“… ”

“It looks like you cried a lot.”

“No.”

After lighting the candle, I approached Leona. Leona looked surprised.

“Why… Are you shaking your leg?”

“Oh, my legs are a little numb. I think it was because I lay down for a long time.”

“Don’t lie! You have a bandage on your leg! Show me your legs, show me your legs!”

Leona rushed towards me. In an instant, I was pounced on by Leona and, unable to maintain my balance with my injured leg, I fell to the cold floor.

“Ouch… ”

“Mi, I’m sorry! Is it okay? What about the legs? Are your legs really okay?”

“I’m just a little injured. It will get better, so don’t worry.”

“If you were just a little injured, why did you bandage it like that! can not believe it! Hello! Bring the doctor! A doctor!”

“… all right. I’ll be honest. They say I’m going to be a bit limp.”

“What does that mean?”

“The legs. I’m not sure, but they say there’s a problem and I have to go limp.”

“Black, huh… ”

Leona started to shed tears.

“It’s okay. I am neither a knight nor a general anyway. From the beginning, I hated working on my body. How great would it be to be able to use your legs as an excuse and leave all the physical work to someone else?”

“What good is good? Because of me, because of me, this happened… ”

“It’s not because of the electric charge.”

“No… I started an unreasonable war, it’s all because of me… ”

ha. A sigh came out of my mouth. It was like that too. She was blaming herself.

I hugged Leona. Leona looked surprised.

“You can’t always win, right? You have to lose at least once. It’s not God.”

In this history, this battle is Leona’s first defeat. In return for her bitter first defeat, Leona lost a lot.

“Your Majesty was capable enough. You are still capable. So, don’t feel guilty. The moment you stand on the battlefield, you are prepared to be killed or injured.”

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry Franz… ”

As I hugged her, Leona cried silently and sadly. I tried to suppress the sound by burying my face in my arms, but the sound came out because I was crying so desperately. For a moment, I thought she was cute. Am I weird like this?

In the end, Leona cried in my arms for a while, and after crying for a while, we ate. It was because I forced myself to do it.

But Leona also placed a condition. He said that if I ate with him, he would eat too.

So in the end, the two of us had a meal by the light of a single candle in a dark bedroom. It was a strange meal I had never experienced in my life.

I couldn’t go back that night. Because Leona held on to me and wouldn’t let me go.

It doesn’t mean it’s weird. Leona just held me, and that night we spent the night doing nothing, just next to each other.

I comforted her all night, and it wasn’t until the next day that she was released.

Indeed, there was no such thing as a tyrant without measures.

—–

When I came out of the castle, it was raining. For exercise, I declined the carriage and went home on foot. I felt sorry that the escort drivers were also caught in the rain, but today was a day I wanted to be stubborn.

It was still morning, but it was dark. There was also thunder.

When we arrived in front of the mansion, Lucille was standing still in the rain. I limped and quickly ran over and dragged her into the mansion.

“Why was it raining? What’s going on?”

“… ”

“Why? What’s going on? Tell me.”

“He passed away.”

“Who?”

“Father.”

“… ”

This time I was speechless.

I never thought my father would live forever.

In the original history, he died a long time ago.

But why now? Why do you have to go back now?

I felt sorry for my father, but I also resented him.

Lucille is now in a very weakened state…

“Lucille… ? are you okay? Let’s go into the room first.”

I took Lucille and went into her room. But the moment I entered the room, Lucille locked the door.

“I’m fine. It’s not the first time either.”

“What does that mean?”

“I’m rather worried about my brother. Because it will be my first time with you.”

“Huh? What on earth is that… ”

Lucille’s mood was strange. An expression I’ve never seen before. A cold voice I’ve never heard before. Was Lucille originally like this? Wasn’t he a kinder and more innocent child than anyone else?

“I had been thinking about it before, but I was sure when I brought in Felix. Brother is the embodiment of responsibility.”

“… ”

Lucille is scary. Is this the Lucille I know?

“But… I didn’t know that you would have such a strong sense of responsibility that you would even take responsibility for Leona’s guilt for causing her brother’s limp.”

“Lucille, I don’t know what the hell you’re thinking, but I think it would be best to calm down a little first.”

Lucille came hurriedly over. I tried to take a step back, but my uncomfortable legs were not used to it, so I fell to the floor.

Lucille pushed me. I fell and ended up lying completely on the floor.

“Well, what are you doing?”

The next moment, Lucille kissed me on the mouth. Her tongue came into my mouth. I immediately pushed Lucille away.

“What are you doing! Are you really angry?”

“You are the embodiment of responsibility. I just thought that in order to control you like that, the best strategy would be to stimulate a sense of responsibility.”

“We are siblings! Siblings shouldn’t do things like this!”

“Do you really think they are biological siblings?”

“Of course. Because you are Lucille Meyer and I am Franz Meyer!”

The next word Lucille spoke was enough to make me freeze.

“You are not Franz Mayer.”