I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 159
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Chapter 159
Episode 159 Bad relationship (7)
“… … “It won’t work either.”
Lucia scratched the back of her head nervously.
A mission with Charon. It’s impossible.
“In that case, participation in the test cannot be permitted.”
“What if I say I do it? Do you think you can stop it?”
“We can stop a brat who doesn’t even know the topic.”
“I’m a kid… … It’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time. “You’re saying that because you’re ready to pay for insulting me, right?”
Lucia’s eyes glowed sinisterly. At the same time, the cave trembled slightly.
Charon couldn’t help but click his tongue.
The safety of the empire is at stake. But the attitude of putting personal feelings first.
It would be a waste to even call him a child.
“Are you saying that you will disobey His Majesty’s orders because of your personal feelings?”
“what? Personal? Personal memories~?”
Lucia gritted her teeth.
How can you dismiss a bad relationship that has become so entangled that you can’t even cut it off as a mere personal feeling?
Lucia realized.
Charon, what is your bad relationship with that man?
That I will never be able to quit.
“Is that all you mean by making me into a ‘created hero’?”
“… … .”
A hero created.
To explain this, we have to go back quite far into the past.
About 20 years ago, when Lucia was attending Annwood Academy.
‘War has broken out!’
Incidents always happen suddenly.
A surprise attack on the Kingdom of Doron, which was an ally.
At the time, the empire’s power was invested in the west, so it was virtually impossible to stop the advance of the Kingdom of Doron, which had begun in the southeast.
‘what? Dongbu 3 has already fallen? ‘What’s so fast?’
This was partly because most of the troops were on the Western Front, but partly because the invaders were light.
All they brought with them were horses, weapons and other combat supplies.
Each time they crossed a wall, they advanced at an incredible speed.
Necessary supplies are procured locally and advanced in a straight line toward the capital.
It was an ignorant rush without any consideration for what would happen next, but it was extremely embarrassing for the empire at the time.
And the one who was sent in was to stop the advance of the Kingdom of Doron.
“We were Annwood Academy students.”
All students, including Lucia, who was a second-year student at Annwood Academy at the time, were sent to the front line as student soldiers.
“I don’t know if you remember. No, you won’t remember. I understand. “You must have experienced such a mess dozens of times.”
“… … .”
“But I…” … No, we weren’t. Because it was the first battlefield. “I can’t help but remember it clearly.”
The front line was the worst.
From peasants who have never held a weapon in their lives, to soldiers praying, to nobles who are busy running away to another castle.
Academy students were sent to that place, and the battle line became even more chaotic.
In fact, the empire didn’t have much expectations from them either.
I just hope to buy some time until the main force in the west returns.
Yes. The plan was to use Annwood Academy students as outcasts.
Although there were successors from prominent families, no one expressed an opposing opinion at the noble meeting.
To that extent, the empire was in a dangerous situation.
So much so that he pushed his children, grandchildren, and granddaughters into the battlefield.
My first real battle was war.
It was natural for children to be afraid.
And this was the same for Lucia.
A place where Lucia, who comes from a prestigious military family, trembles like a child.
That is the battlefield.
“It was then that I realized that there were people in this world who were worse than the devil.”
The same people are stabbing, cutting, and decapitating each other.
Before he even realized the murder, he committed another murder and was covered in blood that he didn’t even know whose blood it was.
There were times when I thought it would have been better if the opponent was a devil.
Then at least you won’t be overwhelmed with guilt.
It was three days after being sent to the front line, when my strength was exhausted and I was about to die.
I met Lucia.
Charon, the imperial rat.
‘Are you the Reaper?’
‘… … They are reinforcement troops.’
‘For something like that, it’s a shabby number of people.’
‘Should you guys just be a bunch of kids now?’
After that, the fight continued for a week with no time to sleep.
It was a short time, but it was definitely not short for Lucia.
Over the course of a week, my life must have been saved hundreds of times thanks to Charon.
And in the end, the empire achieves victory.
The student soldiers blocked the advance of the Kingdom of Doron.
Although there were a significant number of ordinary people and soldiers who were forcibly conscripted, it is an undeniable fact that student soldiers played a major role.
In this way, the names of the children, including Lucia, reverberate throughout the continent.
“Charon, do you remember what people called us back then?”
“… … “They called me a hero.”
“that’s right. It was the first incident and the beginning where I became known as a hero. and… … .”
Lucia giggled and continued.
“It was the beginning of tragedy.”
The crisis has been averted, but the war is not over.
As the troops were pulled back, the western front widened and became a mess, and the Kingdom of Doron in the southeastern part of the empire began to deploy additional troops.
‘Real war’.
Academy students temporarily deployed.
However, the children had no choice but to continue wandering the battlefield.
They are of the empire.
Because he was a ‘hero’.
Die, kill, die, kill.
As the war continued, friends who seemed like they would never die lost their lives one by one.
Lucia knew.
It wouldn’t be strange if I died tomorrow.
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.
It’s a life that wouldn’t be strange even if you went crazy right away.
There are only three things that supported Lucia.
To live up to the name of a friend, a comrade met on the battlefield, or a hero, one must fight without giving up.
There are four if you include Charon, but since they are included in the scope of companions, I did not necessarily list them separately.
‘I have to tease you.’
While Lucia was continuing her life, she was hiding in the corner of the tent to tease Charon.
By chance, I overhear a conversation between Charon and a gutter rat.
‘Charon, the propaganda work has been completed.’
‘Good job. ‘What about the North?’
‘Because that place is originally friendly to Lucid. There is no need for propaganda.’
Charon.
That you are working on making yourself a hero.
In times of turmoil, people long for heroes.
At that time, Lucia had the qualifications to be a hero.
Skills, prestigious family, appearance, even great performance in war.
When the empire actively promoted Lucia, everyone started referring to her as this.
‘Hero’.
That’s how Lucia became a hero.
Nowadays, it’s not strange at all to have this title, but back then and until a few years ago, there were far more people who laughed at it than acknowledged it.
Because he was a ‘created hero’.
Lucia couldn’t help but be shocked.
Propaganda, ensuring safety, and even executing those who tried to overthrow him.
This is because I realized that Charon was controlling everything.
Lucia had no choice but to stay away from Charon.
Of course, in the meantime, the war continued with no end in sight.
A hellish war, the death of friends, a hero created.
Everything was bad, but the worst of all was this.
The point is that Charon only cared about saving himself.
On the battlefield, unexpected situations always arise.
And it was no exception for Lucia.
But Lucia always survived.
This is because Charon and other street rats took care of him knowingly or unknowingly.
Friends, colleagues on the battlefield, civilians who could have been saved.
This was the result of ignoring everyone else and only focusing on protecting Lucia.
‘You could have saved him! The people next to me, the people behind me, and everyone else!’
‘… … .’
‘You could have saved my life! But why… … !’
I always protested to Charon, but the result was the same.
As if their lives had no value.
A lot has happened since then, but this is the biggest reason why Lucia stayed away from Charon.
Lucia gritted her teeth.
“Charon, this is why I can never forgive you. “The crime of saving someone who should have died and killing someone who should have lived.”
Yes, he is not someone who deserves to be called a hero.
Anyone could have become a hero if only Charon had pushed them.
He is just a lucky person who stepped on the bodies of his friends and colleagues.
“If you have a mouth, speak out! “Please say something!”
Is it because he urged me to answer, or is it because I wanted to clear up any misunderstandings?
Charon’s mouth, which had been tightly shut, opened.
“… … “I am not strong.”
Lucia couldn’t help but be surprised. That Charon denies his own strength.
“I couldn’t save him because he was weak. “What kind of excuse do you want to make?”
“No, it means I’m not strong enough to save everyone. It was the same in the past, it is now, and it will be the same in the future.”
“… … .”
“Lucia, saving you. It was the best thing at the time. The other kids… … “It was very damaged.”
War doesn’t just destroy the body.
It destroys the body and at the same time erodes the mind little by little.
“Even if we took them and ran away, they were full of people who would kill themselves or run away. “It was impossible to escape with those guys.”
Even if we tried to run away with him, the result was obvious.
Either they run away and get discovered where they are, or they destroy the spirit of their colleagues by committing suicide.
Needless to say, those who suffered serious injuries.
So Charon chose.
Children who have any hope or desire for life, and.
Children who raise their heads to fight even in hopeless situations.
Let’s focus on saving those children.
“You are the only one chosen among them. “It means that he was not saved because he was from the Lucid family.”
“Then what about idolization? What made me a hero. “How are you going to explain that?”
“The empire that seemed omnipotent and eternal allowed the enemy to invade too easily, and most of all… … .”
Charon closed his eyes and continued.
“Too many people died.”
Lucia trembled slightly.
Know. They were not the only ones who suffered the pain of war.
The people who lived along the route of the Kingdom of Doron, the expanded Western Front, and the war that followed.
Too many people to count have suffered damage.
“People needed hope. “Hope to live in the future, tomorrow, and today.”
“… … .”
“What the empire was worried about was to create a ‘new hero.’”
The general idea was to create a hero who is as young, strong, and has a promising future as possible.
Let’s create an idol that everyone can’t help but root for.
Let’s make the people of the empire feel like they are growing together with them.
“Out of many candidates, you were chosen, and Marquis Luke did not object. “He didn’t even say what he wanted.”
Forcing a nobleman’s children to make a sacrifice.
Any noble belonging to the political world would take advantage of this opportunity and make great profits.
However, the Marquis of Luke did not ask for any interest.
“Well, my father is always loyal to the empire.”
“… … I don’t know what his thoughts were or are now. So you can’t just guess… … “It is clear that Marquis Luke has not responded for several days.”
“… … Father?”
Although he is a man loyal to the Empire, Marquis Luke is a soldier himself.
Not only is there no way to talk back, but even if you worry for a long time, it doesn’t last a day.
But there was no answer for several days.
‘I guess you were worried…? … ?’
If so, I might be a little happy.
Well, that’s not what’s important right now.
“So, there was a reason, so please forgive me. “What do you mean?”
Charon and Lucia had a bad first meeting.
As time passed, misunderstandings piled up, and eventually it became an irreparable bad relationship.
And Charon had no intention of unraveling the tangled threads of the evil relationship.
“You don’t have to forgive me.”
“what? Saying that now… … .”
“That’s not what you need to do, Lucia.”
Charon opened his closed eyes.
Lucia is a child who has a lot to do.
I didn’t want to have to put any effort into sorting out a bad relationship.
Yes. What Lucia should do is not forgive trash like herself.
“All you have to do is prove that you deserve to be called a true hero, and… … .”
Achieving something you couldn’t do at the time.
“That’s it. “It means there is no need to worry about forgiving a failure like me.”
Charon was speaking.
The countless people who could not be saved at that time.
To save those who died innocently due to war.
War, Warlock, Erosion, Four Heavenly Kings, Demon, Legion Commander.
It is a self-evident fact that the continent will soon fall into great chaos.
This time too, many people will be in crisis and will need help.
However, there is one thing that is different from then.
“This time you will save it.”
With the power of Lucia, the hero.