episode_0095

Born into a strict family of knights, Camilla lived a life bound by chivalry and discipline from childhood.

Don’t lose your dignity.

Know your honor.

Protect the subjects of your empire.

It was something she had heard countless times as she started toddling.

Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to hear those words.

She fully sympathized and also recognized that it was something that had to be followed.

However, Camilla, who liked to wander around in all directions, felt frustrated by the family that oppressed her.

Fortunately, because of her position as the cute youngest of four siblings and the protection of her daughter, Count Tristitia, she was able to live under somewhat looser rules than her brothers.

If I hadn’t received such preferential treatment, I might have run away from the stuffy house.

Perhaps because of her upbringing, the most important thing for Camilla was always interest.

If it was something that interested her, whether it was something very small or something very big, she would do anything.

Because of this, Count Tristitia and her brothers were worried that Camilla might get hurt, and this continued to this day, and they often overprotected Camilla.

She thought this was her own fault, so she did her best to satisfy her own interests without causing them to worry.

Even though Camilla was known for being very strict, she didn’t want to worry her family.

As she grew up, controlling her desire to satisfy her interests, the reins were loosened when she entered Demeia Academy.

Demeia Academy, one of the safest places in the world, had many elements that intrigued her.

There was no one who could stop her in a situation where she was killing two birds with one stone: not having to worry her family and being able to keep things interesting.

And among them, there was one person who left the strongest impression and most interested her in her short life.

Gilbert the Lionheart.

He was the one who was called the bastard of the Hart family.

He caused a stir from the moment he entered school and stood out as the semester progressed.

Wouldn’t you like to wipe out the resistance fighters who carried out a terrorist attack on Demeia Academy and win the competition?

In the end, an unprecedented attack on the academy was prevented.

Based on his actions up until now, there was no one left who could call him an idiot.

That piqued Camilla’s interest.

I was very curious about what kind of change of heart had occurred and why Gilbert, who was rumored to be a crazy man, was acting as if he were a different person.

This was a first for Camilla as well.

It was something she had never wanted to know in such detail about someone in her short life.

A change also came to her, who was only looking for fun events and interesting things.

So I wanted to know even more.

What is the nervousness and worry that Gilbert sometimes shows?

I wanted to know everything about what he was thinking and what goals he had.

The reason I followed him to Wiesbark during this break was to find out that.

But when I followed Gilbert to Wiesbark, things changed.

It was fun to have trivial conversations with Gilbert, and it became fun to get his annoying reactions.

Camila, who was looking for interesting things to do, came to feel that just getting to know one person was fun.

Even she had no way to clearly explain what this feeling was.

As always, she just followed where her interests led her.

However, that light heart changed after hearing that the Sigurdians might start a war.

Even though Camilla approached everything with a light heart, the word war couldn’t help but wake her up.

Only then did she realize why Gilbert had seemed anxious and worried. He already knew that there would be a war with the Sigurdians.

Realizing that fact, Camilla chewed her lips.

Coming to Wiesbark, I felt that the prank played on him was very immature.

At the moment when Gilbert was worrying about whether war would break out, I felt so pitiful that I was thinking about how to get him into trouble.

Camilla, unable to bear her self-loathing, announced her intention to participate in the war to help Gilbert.

Even though she was rotten, she was from the family of the great Count Tristitia.

Even though her skills were inferior to those of her brothers due to her neglect of training, her skills were as good as that of a one-handed girdle.

However, Gilbert was very firm in refusing to allow her to participate.

His position was that he could not attract her as a guest to the Count Hart family.

But Camilla knew that wasn’t the real reason.

The privileges enjoyed by being born as the son of a count family were not something one gained simply by being born.

Of course, such a family certainly existed, but at least the Count Tristitia family did not fall into that category.

You who know honor. Fulfill your obligations for what you enjoy.

A phrase that anyone who is a direct descendant of the Count Tristitia family should be familiar with.

The saying that if you want to protect the rights you deserve, you must take responsibility for them.

The family that protected noblesse oblige more than anyone else was the Count Tristitia.

Therefore, if the Sigurdians attacked the empire, it was their fate to prepare swords and shields to meet them.

It was an immutable rule that Camilla did not break, no matter how much of an interest-oriented life she lived.

I didn’t think Gilbert would know that fact.

If so, there is only one reason why he excluded Camilla from the military formation.

You’re saying I’m below par, right?

Camilla chewed her lip once again as she looked at Gilbert’s giant soldier leading the troops in the distance.

It’s not that I don’t understand.

Looking at it objectively, not only did Camilla have no experience in war, but her skills in controlling giant soldiers were not that great.

It was a well-known fact that even if Camilla was assigned to the military, it would not be of much help.

Even though she had duties to perform as Count Tristitia, Gilbert, who served as commander-in-chief, could only hope for victory in the war.

That made Camilla feel something.

Something boiling deep within my heart.

As she chewed her lip and looked back at her heart, she was able to realize what it was like.

The feeling is resentment and helplessness.

I felt resentment for not being able to help my friend and a sense of helplessness for having wasted so much time.

And that feeling germinated the moment I saw Gilbert, who won the war in an extraordinary way.

Camilla wiped the blood from her lips and made a promise as she looked at Gilbert standing proudly.

I must stand next to him.

“It really doesn’t give you time to be bored.”

After making this promise, my complicated mind suddenly changed into a happy one.

I always felt this way, but Gilbert was a mysterious person.

If you think it’s a little bit obvious, it shows another side.

It was the same this time too.

The war ended in an unexpected way. And that too without a single casualty or death.

Camilla smiled brightly, remembering how she would tease Gilbert when he came back.

– Quaaaang!

“Gilbert!”

Until he was suddenly attacked.

***

Lily had no choice but to acknowledge Gilbert as he stood at the vanguard of the unit.

He has changed.

I may not be able to erase all the times when I felt like a fool, but I can say for sure that he was not the same Gilbert he used to be.

Standing at the forefront of the most dangerous front was something not everyone could do.

Gilbert was even the commander-in-chief.

I don’t know what he would look like as a commander, but at least I could tell what his personality was like just by looking at him.

If everyone deserves a second chance, Gilbert deserved it.

And Lily finally accepted that.

Thinking back on everything he had done since she came to Wiesbark, she couldn’t help but accept it.

Lily decided to tell Gilbert that she would forgive him if he came back.

I gave him a second chance, and he took it proudly.

It didn’t matter why he changed like this.

In the end, Gilbert became a better person than before, and the kind Lily just decided to accept it.

Of course, the wounds of that day still remain deep in my heart.

It may be a stigma for the rest of my life, but I felt like the wound could finally heal.

I really don’t like it all the time.

Lily smiled when she saw Gilbert for the first time in ten years. With the thought that he was a very sinful man.

Gilbert, who was at the forefront, was doing something strange again. Volsung Sagara began something unknown and subdued the Sigurdians.

I didn’t know what the Bolsung Saga meant, but I was very surprised to learn that it alone could end a war that could cause terrible damage.

It was natural to see so many Sigurdians in front and so many imperial soldiers behind.

There was no hesitation, as if this was his seat.

Is this also because you have changed?

Lily let go of the childhood Gilbert and looked at the present Gilbert.

I hated the previous Gilbert so much that I wanted to kill him, but I really liked his change.

“Still, I’ll have to say something when I get back.”

Lily muttered without realizing it and laughed.

If you didn’t accept that level of complaints, you weren’t human.

Somehow, Lily thought, she might be able to get a good night’s sleep tonight.

If an unexpected bombardment had not occurred.

– Quaaaang!

“Gilbert!”

It was only after hearing the screams and cries of Camilla, who was watching the situation next to her, that Lily finally came to her senses.

W-what happened?

The last scene she saw was one of Sigurd’s soldiers firing a cannonball at Gilbert. I thought the war was over before it even started, but it seems that was just an illusion.

The screen that relayed the war situation was filled with a cloud of dust. At the same time, the soldiers on both sides took out their weapons and seemed ready to attack each other at any moment.

And in the middle, the giant soldier who dueled with Gilbert stood in the way. It seemed like they were trying to prevent a war from starting again.

Lily hurriedly looked at Gilbert’s giant monster. His life or death has not yet been confirmed due to the thick dust.

I was complacent…!

The root of the problem was that the war was thought to have ended too hastily.

No matter how good a move was made, there was a chance that at least one person would rebel against it.

Overlooking that point came back to haunt me very painfully.

Camilla shouted, looking at Dorothy’s pale face. It seemed like she was planning to jump into battle herself.

“No. That is.”

“Why is it not possible? Gilbert is in danger now!”

“That’s why it can’t be done! Before going to war, my eldest brother asked me to prevent the two of you from participating in the battlefield at all costs. No matter what happens.”

“Is that what you want to say now?!”

Camilla had a very distorted face unlike usual.

Lily almost made that face without thinking, but she held it back and started to stop Camilla, who was so upset.

“Camilla. Just calm down first. I can’t be reckless here.”

“Don’t stop me! Lily. You saw it too! Gilbert was attacked! From the giant soldier’s bombardment!”

“I know. And I feel the same way as you. But if we intervene right now, Gilbert could be in more danger. So… bear with it for now”

“But…!”

Camilla tried to scream some more, but kept her mouth shut as she saw the blood flowing from the corner of Lily’s mouth.

He felt what kind of feelings she had on him.

As soon as I lost my fierce momentum, I saw Dorothy with a bloodshot face and her hands trembling.

Only then did Camilla realize that Dorothy was the one feeling the most miserable here and hugged her without saying a word.

“Sorry Dorothy. I should have thought of you.”

Dorothy shook her head.

“No. Of course you can. Because I feel like I want to run away.”

But the reason he couldn’t do that was because he knew that he wouldn’t be of any help to the war.

It was clear that suddenly entering the battlefield would cause a rather difficult situation.

The unit’s deployment had already been completed, and they were trained regular troops.

No matter how much Dorothy’s skills improved, joining the military and fighting a war was a completely different problem.

But… Brother.

Dorothy was very worried about Gilbert, who was still unknown if he was alive or dead.

Common sense tells us that it is difficult to be safe when bombarded with magical weapons. It was ridiculous for a human body to accept magical weapons created to deal with giant gods.

But just thinking like that made Dorothy feel like she was going to collapse. One way or another, Gilbert was her family.

How long did the near-miss situation last?

[Don’t make a fuss.]

A dry voice echoed through the valley through the entire communication magic.

As soon as Dorothy heard that voice, she lost all strength and fell down. It was the all-too-familiar voice of her eldest brother, Gilbert.

thank god. It was alive.

Dorothy let out a long sigh of relief when she saw Gilbert standing proudly as usual in the dust that had begun to settle.