Vol 16 Chapter 305 (1/2)

Passing it all

The night of the day we learned Celes’ crime

Dropping by the round table within the Jewel, I spoke with the Third who had taken a seat on top of it

『Now, let’s get our inforether Novem-chan is an evil God, and ho’ve been looked after by such a God… the Walt House carries the blood of Septem That one’s called a Goddess, but in essence, it’s the sarissa And Novem-chan supports not Celes, but you What’s more, Nove out for you Shucks, you sure have it rough~』

The Third didn’t seeest the inforree

『And this time, we learned there’s a facility froh it’s a bit disappointing that there’s no rabbit, I guess we’ll have to give up on that』

Do you really have to care about that?

He said he was a romantic, but when it came out of his mouth, it sounded shady

『Well, it looks like Novehts about peace The humans of the past? She doesn’t want you to make the mistake they once made So you can’t aim for peace… all’s ith the world!』

“Oh really!?”

As I stood fro frivolously

『No, I mean, it’s not like that’s a bad opinion The ancients of the past failed So it’s important to learn and not make the same mistake Ah, and I won’t particularly say it’s bad for you to aim for peace』

“Then what exactly should I do? If I don’t talk with Novem…”

There, the Third gave a gentle smile as he looked at me

『When the time comes… just throw it to the tirandchildren Don’t worry! I’m sure someone out there will resolve it No problem, I tells ya』

I looked at the Third, silently opening and closing my mouth

And gettingin order, I cried out

“You’re the worst! Rather, I have to resolve it, don’t I!”

There, the Third tilted his head

『Oh? And what’s that?』

Pressed by the Third, I was a little troubled to answer

“No, Itrouble to the next generation, I thought”

The Third crossed his arms

『Lyle… you’re an idiot』

Being called an idiot by the Third, I was a little surprised Isn’t throwing it to the ti you can do?

But the Third answered as follows

『I simply followed the plan laid out by the third, and didn’t really involve myself in the territory beyond that But it’s not like that’s how it all was The Second’s tie turn inon the door every day, the price of lu food supplies from outside Contrarily, there were ti』

According to the Third, the state of the time’s didn’t quite match up with the Second’s plan And at the tie his policies

『While you’re in active duty, there won’t be a probleeneration’s outlook Your current thoughts may not fit with th era… no, there’ll definitely come a time where they don’t fit At such a time, there’s no need for you toWhat you need to worry about is preparing a successor you can leave that situation to with some peace of mind』

The Third’s face was serious And he began talking about the Novem problem

『To be honest, the peace you’re looking for is the sae It’s no good to freeze it solid And Novem-chan’s problem is too etting the continent in your hands No, defeating Celes And you’ll have to secure your own safety and take some responsibility You can become emperor if you want You can aim for whatever sort of rule you desire But you see, there are things you’re capable of, and things you’re not』

Even if I got the continent together, I’d declared I’d beco that

At such a time, my free time would be much too low It would be impossible to move around as I did in my adventurer days

The Third seemed to predict thatit to the next generation And I’ht

『I can’t even ih to take them to the moon, they still fell to ruin I’ive your undivided attention towards doing what you’re capable of It’s perfectly fine to leave things to others』

Hearing that, I felt hter

“So I can pass the buck?”

『That’s right Do what you can, and if that doesn’t work, let someone else do it You can’t resolve it And you can’t abandon it Then you’ve got to pass it one』

I looked at the Third and nodded There, the Third suddenly burst into laughter

『Well, I threw every little bit of my troubles to Max… the Fourth Died in battle and all And thoughts behind the tiht the stubborn Second was too set in his ways』

“… Why did that have to be the punch line? I thought it was going to beco story!”

The Third laughed

『But it’s true You get stubborn the et it you know That’s orked out in the Second’s time, and it really was correct But come to my time, while it wasn’t by much, he had sonored him and went ahead on my own』

I recalled the Second’s troubles It’s true he had a side of him that was too helpful, and perhaps the Third was troubled by that

『So once you’ve passed it on, close your h thereAt that point it’s case by case And look』

The Third put a hand to his chin as he looked down a bit

『To be honest, when I heard the ancients had died out, I thought, ‘so what’? I mean, we have Professor Damien and Monica-chan who’ll be able to catch up to theht? Those two are honest to their desires, and if you tell Monica-chan to restrain herself, she’ll happily do so For Professor Damien, if he makes his ideal wo on his trade Good for you, with this, you’ve solved the probleical innovation』

As I wondered if that was fine, the third sounded amused

『And for huo off and kill one another They do it even if you tell them that’s bad, and there’s no way peace will be so easy to achieve First off, you’ve got to prioritize defeating Celes Then rule It’ll be busy Perhaps things won’t end in your era There’s et beyond the hand… just pass it to the next generation』

I wonder what it is… the Third definitely had a point, but some part of my couldn’t accept it When what he said was correct, his phrasing was too clune

And the Third gave a light smile

『But you did have some harvest this tiave you her own opinion Lyle, why don’t you talk with Novem-chan some more?』

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Novem’s room

I had the Valkyries in front of the door stand down, and knocked

After a while, I heard Novem’s response, so I entered

Nove in the roo before I entered “Novem, I…”

“Lyle-sama, can I tell you a bit of a story?”