Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero - Chapter 107



107 – Temporary Respite #2

Early morning when Ion is away for a meeting with the president.

The students of Opal Black were having a normal day.

From tomorrow, another week begins.

So, all the students, including Marian and Schurtz, who had been harassed by the elders in the family home after the Imperial Palace Ball were over, had returned to the dormitory.

They were all going about their daily lives as usual.

Wielding a sword in the gymnasium, chatting in the break room, and doing self-study in the private room.

Marian was stretched out on the sofa in the common room.

“Oh, it’s comfortable….”

I came back to the dormitory mysteriously, and my heart was relaxed. Her mind and body were exhausted after hearing her nagging to the point that her ears were covered in blood among the strict adults of the family.

When do you plan to get married, but you don’t have to have a fiance. I know a good person, so why don’t we meet….

It would have been a little more comfortable if there was a grandfather who had a terrible love for his granddaughter, but unfortunately Marquis Karlstein had to be tied up on the northern front for at least a few more months. So I had to endure the nagging of the adults in the family.

In my hometown, I always have to be aware of others and be careful with my behavior, but when I came back to the dormitory, which was not my home, I couldn’t feel comfortable.

It was very ironic. What could be the reason?

‘Is it because no one cares about what I do….’

At first, Marian also cared about her appearance in her dorm. For her to do image management in front of other students.

But what’s the big deal when she’s been seen by her classmates for the past month, drenched in sweat in every fitness class, shuffling like a newborn lamb, just lounging on the couch?

Of course, Oznia lying on the sofa taking a nap, and Titania reading with her head on her lap (it was a romance novel) didn’t seem to pay any attention to Marianne’s appearance.

Rather, Titania kindly approached her and even came.

“Marian, you look very tired. Shall I make you some coffee?”

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“Huh? No it’s okay….”

“Really? Okay. Can you tell me whenever you need me?”

And then Titania immerses herself in reading again.

The sound of turning pages is like white noise. Is that why Osnia is sleeping so soundly?

A cool breeze blows in through the open windows, and the regular sound of turning pages makes you feel like falling asleep.

Marian, who was already exhausted, desperately needed this kind of rest.

I was tired of the nagging of the adults in the family, but the Imperial Palace Ball was decisive….

I didn’t expect Elizabeth and Instructor Ion to appear like that there.

And the two of them dancing in the ballroom, and Elizabeth’s bombshell remarks.

Dancing with only one person at a ball was a metaphor for having feelings for the other person.

Unsurprisingly, the social world went into an uproar after that. For the third princess to have a romantic relationship with a man, that alone was a huge scandal.

Of course, since it was a masquerade, that’s all when Elisabeth later says, “That wasn’t me.” (There is such an atmosphere that a masquerade originally enjoys playing with fire all night.) Anyway, everyone was frantic to find out the identity of the man wearing the wolf mask.

The people who actually threw the firewood at the ballroom danced once and never returned to the ballroom, but that actually made people even more noisy. It was because the circumstances made them mistakenly believe that they had gone for a tryst.

Of course, Instructor Ion and Elizabeth are not related like that, but….

“… ….”

Isn’t that right?

I wanted to ask and confirm it myself, but since yesterday, both of them have not come out of the room. It’s a bit like going to the room directly out of curiosity. What did you ask in the first place? Are the two of you like that? You look like a gossip-mad adolescent girl!

If we run into each other in the break room or hallway, we might be able to poke at each other….

Ah, I don’t know. Maybe someday I’ll get a chance It’s not like I’ll be in my room for 1,000,000 years, and I have classes tomorrow anyway.

Marian lay down on the soft sofa thinking that way.

However,

Baatar, returning from the gymnasium, suddenly threw a bomb into the break room.

“Did you hear that? I heard Instructor Ion is leaving the academy.”

“…… What!?”

Marian jumped up like a man struck by lightning.

Titania and Oznia were no exception.

There was an unexpected commotion in the Opal Black dormitory.

***

It happened a long time ago.

Weary of endless blood and war, weary of slaughter and slaughter.

The blood of both humans and monsters is the same red. The sticky, unpleasant smell of blood on the armor never dries. The flame named anger, which seemed to burn forever, did not last forever. Tired of the slaughter without even counting the numbers, I could see myself repeating the battle mechanically before I knew it.

That was me at the end of the war.

I swung the spear as if every day was far away. It was yesterday, it was today, and it will be tomorrow as well.

I have tomorrow, but most soldiers have no tomorrow. You lived yesterday and today, but there is no guarantee that you will be alive the next day.

Actually, I was no exception. At some point, if you can no longer concentrate, if you are suddenly attacked by several demon corps commanders, if you lose the thought of endlessly rolling this repeating treadmill.

Like an item whose magic has been cut off, at some point the power will be turned off.

That was the first time I had this idea. It’s not about getting stronger, it’s not about slaughtering more monsters.

We have to end this unanswered war.

Then I heard some news. Soon, it was news that the human allied forces and all living demon corps commanders would engage in a major battle.

It was a historic battle later called the Great Battle of the Plains of Ragnarok, but after hearing the news, I came up with a different idea.

Isn’t the castle empty now?

The war never ends no matter how much you defeat the demon corps commander.

We must kill the demon king who caused all this.

Others may not be able to withstand the miasma in the center of the Demon Continent, but

If I’m already half as demonic, maybe….

That’s how we left for the Demon Castle.

No one accompanied me on this journey, and no one saw me off.

I left without telling anyone on purpose, so this was a natural result, but all of my colleagues and loved ones had already left my life.

So there was no one I could rely on and lean on. And vice versa.

At that time, it was definitely like that.

The moment I returned to the dormitory, I was immediately surrounded by students.

“Instructor! Are you sure you are leaving us!?”

Titania’s eyes are watery. It seems that the sad tears will fall at any moment.

“… ….”

Oznia silently grabbed my sleeve. She was silent as usual, but the look in her eyes said it all. I could feel the desperation in those purple eyes that trembled anxiously.

“Ah, can I not go?”

Gwynn grabbed my other arm with a trembling hand.

“Please don’t go. I will work harder in the future. There are still many things I want to learn. Swordsmanship, classes… ! Therefore… Do not go.”

Always energetic, Gwynn’s voice was quieter than usual. He looked like a frightened child.

“Leaving? Suddenly? Why?”

Marian’s face, which usually showed only a haughty and harsh look, was now full of embarrassment and nervousness.

“Did we do something wrong? Oh, or maybe there is external pressure from the imperial family… ? Wait a minute, I’ll write a letter to my grandfather right now! Then, even if his grandfather led the northern army to the island… !”

It was a ridiculous misunderstanding.

And aside from whether that’s possible, if it does, it’s a civil war.

“Calm down for now, Marian.”

“Uh, how can I calm down!? If this is going to happen, you should have told me in advance! If you’re going to leave in a month like this, hey, it wasn’t like you were taking a break… !”

I had no idea what kind of leisure she was.

Saladin let out a deep sigh and shook her head.

“If I leave like this, it will be really big. Without an instructor, who’s going to teach these guys properly? Including me.”

Her tone was sullen, but I could sense a dissatisfaction I couldn’t hide from her sneaky look at me.

“Honestly, thanks to the instructor, I didn’t quit the academy and remained. If the instructor leaves like this, it’s a bit… Isn’t that very irresponsible?”

Shurtz also raised his glasses and said as if adding.

“I’m not as good as the other students, but I think I’ll be very sad if Instructor Ion leaves. There are still many things I want to learn. At least, I think our class needs an instructor now.”

Batar only shrugged his shoulders once from a distance. As if it wasn’t my fault that this happened.

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“… Ha.”

He let out a long sigh.

All the students were really sorry for me leaving, and were sincerely stopping me. Including Elizabeth, who is not here right now.

I thought it was only a month since we met.

I guess I fell in love before I knew it.

Me too, and the students too.

I slowly opened my mouth to those students.