Chapter 22 (1/2)
Chapter 1, Episode 22: Dark Clouds
It was difficult to peel Liz away from Aura, but now, everyone was cal table
「So why is 「Mars」 of the Third Imperial Army here?」
Liz asks with her head tilted to the side, to which Alfred responds by stiffening up, and his eyes darting,him seem nervous
Hiro narrows his eyes at Alfred, who had become suspicious, and watches his every move carefully
He bit his lips as if he were troubled, and fear and anxiety began to show on his slender face
However, in an instant, you could tell from Alfred’s expression that he had come to some sort of decision
「I-I will explain that—」
He stood up quickly, but a long sleeve smacked him on his face
It was Aura with her drooping sleeves
「I don’t mind You stay seated」
「Y-Yes…」
Alfred’s knees gave out and he fell to his seat after getting hit by the daunting presence
Aura, as next to him, stands up, takes a few short breaths, and looks at Liz
「I cahness」
At least one person had to have heard the snapping sound in the room
It was an off sound in a room filled with silence
It was sure to have rung out intensely, but maybe was passed off as just some random noise
But, there is just one person who did notice
It was the young boy who carried an abyss with him
A crack opens in the space before his hand, and a poht
Depending on how the other side acts, he is ready to draw 「Excalibur」
Which is as expressed on Hiro’s face, but the chance didn’t come
「I fought against a unit led by 「Ogre」, and killed hness」
The sounds that were expelled from the small mouth stopped the flow of time for everyone in the room except for Aura
「Nomore than an excuse」
Liz’s sharp glint pierced through Aura, but without running froaze and continues her piece
「Having said that, I also don’t want to give you a superficial apology If I did, that battle would lose all , and I wouldn’t be able to face my scattered subordinates」
Rage, sorrow, resent with sincerity
「So— I will not apologize」
After finishi+ng her ue, Aura let’s out a small exhale, touches her hand to her chest, and closes her eyes like a priestess with an oracle
「… If you had apologized, I would have cut you doith 「Laevateinn」」
Hiro felt like he could hear the screa in her heart Not able to bear it, he lifts his face toward the ceiling and closes his eyes
Unable to just stand there and watch, Tris exhales
「… They had their resolve A resolve to face death which you do not find in conscripted soldiers Having said that, I doubt that they ishi+ng for death, either But even if we cut you down, that’s not what the dead want The only thing to re carried out our own desire All that would be, is the living desecrating the dead」
What were they e? The living cannot presume what is in the hearts of those who die
What must they have felt, with
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the Imperial Princess, the one who they looked up to as their master, not present
This is why she wants to knows
No— As the Imperial Princess, she must know
「Hey, Aura… tell me, were they brave?」
Like a cloud that was ready to cry at any moment, a dark shadoas cast upon Liz’s face
Aura nods expressionlessly, and begins to speak in all honesty
「They were fine, brave warriors No less so than the 「Black Heaven’s Five Generals」」
「I see… That’s—」
Liz held her lips back in an effort to resist her tears
That is the greatest praise to a soldier of the ereater honor
As a militaristic Eardless of social status This was even more so for soldiers
And the 「Black Heaven’s Five Generals」 who supported 「Mars」 were popular to no end
Liz wiped a tear from the corner of her eye and smiled
「… Then I’uided to the Twelve Great Gods of Grantz」
In the Eht bravely and die are guided to the Twelve Great Gods of Grantz
They who become warrior spirits run about the battlefields once more with the Gods
For a while, it was as if everyone were offering a silent prayer Not a single person uttered a word, and only the sound of breathing echoed throughout the room
The one who broke that silence was Liz’s uncle
「… That’s when the battle between Count Bunadara and an But that pro, as you knoas that the dukedom of Lichtein had attacked… It’s shameful, but the reason we ca it to
us」
After he takes a pause, Kiolk continues
「I was surprised She flehite flag to stop the fighting As I was thinking it to be dubious, a er came almost immediately He told me that the dukedom of Lichtein had crossed the border」
「There was a foreign invader It was not the ti between fellow countrymen」
Aura interjected
「Of course… Even if there is discord between us, when the Grantz Grand Eether as one strong unit Though there are those who are unsettled within these boundaries」
「Also, I won one over on 「Mars」」, Kiolk added proudly