Vol 2 Chapter 60 (1/2)
Chapter 60: Postwar Approval
If you say the past is important
And look only behind you
What happens to the present?
Point Allocation (Looking Back)
“You idiots! Why would you leave the coe shi+p within the descending Tres Españan fleet
They had already reached the ocean surface far below, but one white galley was spewing flah for theundo’s shi+p and he alone remained onboard
The other crew of the shi+p had boarded another shi+p to evacuate and that shi+p’s crew and the evacuees fro the!? Why would you leave hi shi+p!? And why did he destroy his own shi+p!?”
“We didn’t leave him! He said he wanted to descend on his own shi+p, so he sent us on ahead”
The elderly generation and the lared at each other and pointed up into the sky
“He said he had forgotten sohed when you heard it too, didn’t you!? You cracked a joke about how our coed! That’s why you saluted to say you had his back!”
The surrounding people were left speechless at that and the other nearby people began to shout
“We want to ask hy he would reame board as much as you do!” He took in a breath “We want to tell hi your own shi+p!!”
Segundo sat cross-legged on the sinking shi+p’s deck
The galley had caught fire The other men who had descended ahead of him seemed to have noticed, but it was too late The small-scale explosions caused by the fuel had already reached the inside of the shi+p and ether fuel was leaking from the bow of the shi+p as a mist The buoyancy of the bow had risen, so the shi+p would eventually burn up or explode with the stern sinking down
Even if the other men tried to return froh the shi+ave a nod to the now distant Musashi+ and his comrades down below
“I’m sorry, but I have to let the world see this”
This was not a part of the history recreation and it went against the Testament descriptions
“Ito die and oppose the Testament descriptions e have an objective we eneration, those of the new generation can use it as a diplomatic card They can threaten to use the same methods as ‘that foolish chancellor’”
In other words…
“When the king vanishes, the ga’”
Between hialley’s ram
“We didn’t raht back to twenty-five years ago
According to the Testaainst the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Lepanto In the recreation, thatthe shi+ps’ ra the Mediterranean Sea
However, the history recreation had not been followed The Ottoman fleet had had armored shi+ps meant to form a wall in the center of their fleet and thus protect their prialleys’ raalleys had been stopped, the armored shi+ps had been used in place of a fortress and the other shi+ps had performed a pincer attack from the outside The Tres Españan fleet had been outnu tactic They had still put up a fight, but…
…We were almost entirely wiped out We sunk a lot of the Ottomans, but all of them but the armored ones were old-style shi+ps
The Ottoet rid of the old shi+ps they had needed to replace anyway and that was how it had turned out
Segundo thought back to what he had done back then
The others had charged forward on the higher ups’ orders, but he had sensed soered behind
It was often said that he had survived the battle, but the truth was that he had not fought at all
“But my co going for me but my family”
For that reason, he had told hiered behind and that battle had been nothing out of the ordinary in that regard
However, the consequences had been unavoidable
He had not been lost, but so many others had
“On the battlefield, they would s for war his wife had told him…
“ ‘We would be in trouble if you weren’t like that’ ”
So…
“I’ether after I got back from the Lepanto”
He lowered his head and spoke within the shaking and the sounds of the shi+p’s self-destruction
“I’irl who had grown up wonderfully
…I gave her nothing but painful e behind him The heat reached his back and the shi+p tilted all at once The engine had likely been taken out and the buoyancy would be lost soon But at the same time…
“This will er cared about himself, so he called out to someone else instead
“Juana”
And he received a sudden reply
“Did you call for undo looked at the person standing before hi deck between hi trajectory
“Juana!?”
“Testament I aave a definite nod in the shi+ heat and sparks
“What do you need, chancellor?”
Juana had replied to the call of thebefore her, but…
…What am I supposed to do now?
She hesitated After all, he had atte his own life It was nothing but complete desperation, but she understood that he had his own reasons in iven her a hint that he was keeping his distance fro she said here would not , so she decided to not say anything more than necessary
…Yes Just for the moment, I need to avoid my usual harsh responses
“Juana?”
She reflexively replied as usual when he interrupted her thoughts
“Please be silent, chancellor I a to-…”
…Oh, no!!
On the surface, she remained expressionless, but on the inside, she turned her back and ran about three steps away When she hesitantly looked back at theto be scolded He was telling her to hurry it up
…G-good Thank goodness!
“Now, chancellor, let us return The others have cohed at how she made it sound like she did not approve of it
…Why did I turn into such a disagreeable woman?
But then he spoke up
“But… If I return, it will harm Tres España”
Juana understood that If he returned, it would not create a new Tres España It would instead create a Tres España that had renewed its aerial firepower but had still lost a war With him in command, doubts would remain about their ability to command aerial battles and their firepoould be less useful as a card in diploone and everything is handed over to the rest of you”
Juana just about replied to that line, but a thought stopped her
…It’s so painful
The next thing she knew, tears were falling down her cheeks They would not stop and new ones joined the be as painful as this?
“Juana!?”
“What can I do!?”
She replied to his question more loudly than she had expected
“What can I do to make you care more about us than your past!?”
Despite thinking it was a lot like a fight between children, Juana clenched her fists
“Are you saying the rest of us aren’t capable of recovering from any possible losses if you’re around!?”
She tried to wipe away the tears and found her glasses in the way, but she could not be bothered to re out a small breath
“Will you not allow us to save you!?”
“Why…?”
Why?
“Why are the people you lost still more important than me, who you saved? If you hadn’t saved me back then, would you have actually cared about ht about the person who saved me all this time! I want to assist him in the future I want to help ‘mister’ And…”
And…
“I want to be by your side!!”
And yet…
“Why do I need to pretend to be who I used to be to talk with you? How can you savecould be more painful!”
She could not bear to look him in the eye She felt she had merely let out what had been bottled up in her heart, but she also felt bad for growing so accusative when she had meant to save him
She did not knohat to do and she simply shed tears at the pain and her oeakness
But he suddenly looked up
“Juana!?”
She did not e to reply before an explosion occurred on the bow behind her
She was thrown into the air before a single thought could enter her mind
Aface up on the hot deck
“Are you okay, Juana?”
She saw hi her with his own body
She understood what had happened: he had pulled her toward himself, protected her, and saved her
“I’m sorry,” she said blankly
“It’s fine”
He so
“This is all I can do”
He said the sae had occurred countless times after he had saved her and she nohat ithe was capable of, so…
She e to hi it forever!”
After all…
“This o and she lowered her head slightly to look hi this onto hi back toward the past, she would do it
“Do you not like me? I asked the secretary about your tastes in wo about my personality, but do you not like how I appear on the surface?”
“I…um… That stupidme, you can do whatever you ith me”
“W-wait Let’s cal to find so to say, soe
It was Gin and she was looking around
“Vice President, you need to bring the chancellor with you and leave In another half minute or so…”
She froze in place when she saw the two of theundo did as well, but Juana did not She lifted her head and placed her lips on his
He was clearly confused, but she did not let go She clung to him and desired him by force
After a few seconds, she took a breath and he frantically spoke up
“Juana!? Oh, um, Gin This is, well…”