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Veronica came out of Gilbert’s hospital room and boarded a carriage, escorted by the knights waiting at the door.

Once she got on, the carriage moved to the warp gate to return to the Holy Empire.

Veronica, who was looking at the panoramic view of the capital city of Infractus from the shaking carriage, tapped the window frame with her finger out of habit. She was still smiling, but her mind was very complicated.

Her coming to see Gilbert was not planned.

If I returned to the Holy Empire like this, I might hear a lot of nagging from the Pope and other cardinals.

Considering the influence that Saint Veronica had in the Holy Kingdom, it was not right for her to move forward so easily. There were political reasons, but it was too dangerous to move when her safety was not guaranteed.

But she had to meet Gilbert. The whole reason I went to Infractus this time, even if it was too much, was to meet him face to face.

The problem has become more complicated.

Veronica sighed deeply.

It was good that I met Gilbert somewhat impulsively, but I was annoyed that I was needlessly cautious. Until the moment she left, she couldn’t forget the sight of Gilbert asking her why she came here.

Of course, it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand his feelings. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed suspicious that a saint from the Holy Empire would come to meet a level 5 knight from the empire.

Nevertheless, even though I decided to go to Infractus this time, I felt uncomfortable because I felt like I had incurred Gilbert’s hostility.

Veronica twisted her long silver hair with her fingers and recalled their meeting a little while ago. Gilbert’s eyes, which had a strong mind, were shining brilliantly.

Even though I had just woken up from an injury that was so bad that my body was in tatters, the light did not fade, but instead sparkled even more. That alone was enough reason for her to come here.

It wasn’t yet a stage where we could be sure, but we were able to confirm the possibility with just that brief meeting. In a direction where it’s okay to have a little bit of expectation.

“Saint. Arrived at the warp gate.”

“Has it already arrived? I will get off right away.”

Veronica, who was thinking about this and that, was pulled out of her thoughts by the paladin’s words. My complicated mind has been sorted out to some extent.

As she got off the carriage, she looked towards the hospital room where Gilbert was.

I earnestly prayed that at our next meeting, I would be able to find out if he was the person in the revelation.

***

After Saint Veronica left, Gilbert, who was gathering his thoughts, greeted the members of the special unit who came to visit him.

It seemed like they came as soon as they heard he had woken up.

“Gilbert. I was once again moved by this Hans. Cutting a giant soldier in half?!”

Hans, seeing that Gilbert was healthy, welcomed him with his usual friendly demeanor. Perhaps because he was determined to follow in his footsteps and become a knight, his eyes were similar to those of a young child looking at an idol.

“Hans. This is the hospital room. Don’t you think it’s too noisy?”

Angelina frowned and scolded Hans for being excited. Of course, Hans, who was already in high spirits, did not listen to that at all.

“Angelina. It’s a giant god disease! How can you not be excited when you see something like that cut in half with a single person!”

“If you find it difficult to keep your mouth shut on your own, I am willing to help.”

As Angelina raised her fist, Hans made a prickly expression. It felt like Angelina’s punches were more painful than before, perhaps because she was honing her fighting skills these days.

“I will be careful…”

“That said, I was also surprised. Even if it was an old-fashioned giant god bottle, I didn’t expect it to be cut in half by a human body.”

Brynhild recalled the armory where deep sword marks were left diagonally. It was a heart-pounding scene that makes my heart pound even when I think about it now.

Looks like I got my husband right.

Not long ago, I could not have imagined that the world’s Brynhild would hang herself by a man from the empire, but now I could only think that it was right to choose Gilbert.

Given the sentiments of Sigurd’s clan, which reveres the strong, Brynhild could not find a husband as good as Gilbert. Even though his stubborn attitude made little progress now, she had no intention of giving up easily.

Although her match with him was a clean loss, she had no intention of losing this way.

“How are you feeling?”

Lily, who had now shaken off the resentment from the past, looked at Gilbert with concern. Lily, who had a warm personality by nature, asked if there was any problem with Gilbert’s body.

Gilbert felt at ease at her warm heart. Being able to say something like that to someone who gave her such terrible memories in the past showed how big of a heart she had.

“No problem.”

Of course, I couldn’t say what I was thinking out loud.

Gilbert’s body still refused to accept such warm words. Although it was a lot better than when I first became possessed by this body, I still felt uncomfortable.

“Thank goodness. But what on earth did you do? When I went there after receiving the request for support, I couldn’t see any details because everything had already been completed.”

Ilen also looked at Hans with respect, but her attitude was clearly different from his. Just like his serious personality, he only showed a passion for learning about nothing.

Gilbert recalled the memory of that time in response to Illen’s question.

To be honest, even Gilbert didn’t understand how that was possible. Luckily, my physical abilities increased and I was able to receive the effects of the unemployed skill, and I just gained a vague confidence that I could do it if I pushed myself to break through the limit.

So I just did the best I could with my sword and struck it out.

I fainted as I lost everything, and when I came to my senses, I was told that the Giant God Soldier had been cut in half. If he were given that situation again, he couldn’t be sure whether he would succeed again.

The old Colossus bottle wasn’t like a tin can, and it wasn’t easy to cut it in half just because you wanted to.

“I don’t know that either. I did it because I thought I could do it, and it just happened that way.”

“Do you know that that is really unlucky?”

Angelina’s eyes became slightly more vicious.

This is why geniuses say no.

Gilbert read those eyes and cleared his throat. He said it without thinking, but when he thought about it again, he sounded very unlucky.

“By the way. Where is Camilla?”

Gilbert looked for Camilla, who was the only member of the special unit who did not come here. I thought that with her personality, she would show up sooner than anyone else, but it was unexpected.

“I think Camilla is training separately. It seems like you think you left Gilbert behind…”

Hans blurted out his words.

Gilbert was hospitalized and Camilla was working hard to train like a madman. I felt like I was wasting my time just following that horrible Gilbert style discipline.

No matter how much he said he was an ardent follower of Gilbert, following his training would have been nothing short of crazy.

There was a time when I showed off my courage and did Gilbert-style training. The reason was that in order to follow in his footsteps, one had to follow suit as well.

Of course, that resolution didn’t last even a week, so I gave up on training.

It was a conclusion I came to after thinking countless times that it wasn’t something a human would do.

But Camilla was following that ridiculous training routine.

I tried to stop her because I thought she was overdoing it, but she was steadfast. As if he was under some kind of obsession, he was skipping meals and focusing only on training.

Gilbert clicked his tongue after hearing those words from Hans.

There were several routes for her to awaken in Tactical Combat, but most of them took place when she almost lost something precious.

Sometimes they were friends, sometimes they were family.

She began training, thinking that the root of her problem was that she had neglected training due to her interest-only personality. Her awakening scenario was that her talent, which had been dormant due to lack of opportunity, was triggered and bloomed.

And this time, the one who has not forgotten her awakening is herself.

Gilbert thought so.

“Where is Camilla now?”

“It’s probably in the vacant lot of the dorm. Gilbert, because you were brought here and have been there the whole time.”

At Lily’s words, Gilbert got down from the bed. Although recovery was still in progress, moving was not a problem.

Rather, the priority was to look after Camilla. Camilla’s awakening scenario is like a double-edged sword, and if you don’t take proper care, you could end up going down a devastated route.

Gilbert, who did not particularly like waste materials, planned to guide Camilla so that she could grow in the right direction. It wasn’t so much that he was devastated when he wasn’t even dead.

“Is it okay if I wake up?”

“No problem.”

Gilbert answered Lily’s question calmly and stood up.

It certainly seemed like my recovery was faster, perhaps because I was treated with the holy power of a saint. In a way, it was natural since it was the saint’s divine healing that could even offset the penalty of breaking the limit.

Although there was still some physical fatigue left, it seemed like he would be able to fully recover soon as the super regeneration that was supposed to offset the penalty of breaking the limit was concentrating on recovering from physical fatigue.

“Then guide me.”

Gilbert was guided by members of the separate unit and headed to the vacant lot where Camilla was located.