Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero chapter 69

69 – Victory Day #3

It was probably halfway through the war when I first met Dr. Brown.

At that time, it was after I had fought against the Demon Dragon Corps Commander, Kinax, in the Prairie Great Plain. In the fight with Kinax, he had one eye gouged out, but both his legs were broken and he was being treated in a hospital bed.

After the victory in the Great Plains, the Allied Forces were able to reclaim considerable land from the Demons, and after that, the Allied Forces advanced further and were about to enter the Demon Continent.

So, by the time my body recovered enough to fight, the front line had already moved considerably forward.

While I was in trouble because I needed to travel a fairly long distance, to make matters worse, news came that the Demon Corps was recovering and counterattacking.

A situation where you have to quickly return before the situation on the frontline becomes critical.

It wasn’t long before my legs fully recovered, so running at full power over long distances could be a big strain on my legs.

However, even if it meant breaking his leg, he couldn’t escape from the battle with the demon king’s army, so the moment Marquis Karlstein tried to stop him from trying to do anything.

Just then, Dr. Brown appeared.

‘Hee hee hee, I will take you to the front line. All you have to do is ride this hextech airship I made! If you ride this, you don’t have to go around the mountain range or fight the monsters in the mountain range! That you can safely go from the sky to the wire. You know what I mean?’

Dr. Brown added:

‘Of course, there are still some malfunctions… That’s a minor issue compared to what this airship can do! If you float properly, you can even go to the Demon Continent! How about it, of course you want to ride it?’

In the end, I decided to board the airship.

Although it was necessary to sign a paper that would not hold the person responsible for Dr. Brown’s dangerous remarks and anything that could happen while boarding the airship, I couldn’t afford to choose the means and methods at that time.

Marquis Karlstein stopped him until the end, but being able to cross the mountain range without fighting monsters or going round and round was a clear advantage. When I saw the actual airship in person, it also helped that the appearance was made quite plausible.

When the airship flew in the sky, there was no problem at first.

I was even a little amazed at the fact that a huge machine was flying in the sky, and even the fact that I was controlling it with my hands.

But when the airship began to gain speed, a problem arose.

The speed of the airship was too fast. Even constantly increased speed.

The high speed itself wasn’t a problem for me, but the fact that the hull was breaking apart from the wind pressure and something was bobbing around the center of the ship as if it were about to explode was definitely a problem.

At that point, not only the button to reduce the speed, but the other buttons did not respond at all. The only thing that can move is the steering wheel.

I expected this airship to explode or crash soon, and in the end I chose to deliberately crash the airship into a mountain range.

I almost died.

I doubted if I had expected this and boarded the boat alone.

Although I almost died on the way, I had to run after the crash, and the monsters around the mountain range were attacking like crazy because of the airship crash, but in the end, it was true that I was able to cross a large part of the mountain range without danger thanks to Dr. Brown’s airship. Thanks to this, I was able to save more than 10 times the time I originally expected.

Because I knew the danger, and the results were worth it, I decided to forget the near-death experience of Dr. Brown within myself.

But what really puzzled me was the magic communication I received after returning from a battle on the front line.

Dr. Brown asked if the airship had arrived through the radio, and I honestly communicated the situation.

Dr. Brown’s answer to that was this.

‘Ah, as I expected, it was a problem with the drive system! Next time I’ll fix the control unit. I didn’t even know what the problem was with burning the golem, and it always exploded in the sky, but it seems that burning you was the answer! Hehehe!’

‘… ….’

‘So how about it? I plan to fix the problem soon and build a new airship, but being my test pilot even then-‘

I cut off communication without listening further.

After that, Dr. Brown often asked me to test his inventions, and every time I refused.

Anyway, my impression of Dr. Brown was that he was just a mad engineer, but to my surprise, the Imperial family seemed to see some promise in the airship he built.

The Imperial Family fully supported Dr. Brown, and Dr. Brown continued research and development of airships without my help.

Although it was not completed during the war, development continued even after the war ended, and it seemed that it had finally achieved results.

That mad engineer developed an airship and eventually came all the way to the academy to find me.

To be honest, I couldn’t feel anything other than an uneasy feeling.

***

Anxiety is anxiety, and I had to continue my daily routine as an instructor.

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After the entire meeting.

I finished my afternoon classes and went back to the dorm a little earlier than usual because I had no other schedule.

Then I bumped into Elisabeth leaving the dormitory.

“Oh, Instructor Ion? It’s a coincidence.”

Elisabeth spotted me and she raised her red lips into a smile.

She had a small gym bag in her hand, so we could guess that she was going to be away from the dormitory for a while.

“Are you going out today?”

“It’s Victory Day soon. I probably won’t be able to come in today because I have a lot of work.”

“I see.”

Elizabeth is the princess of the Empire.

And the imperial princess has as much authority as her high position, but she also has a lot of duties.

With her Victory Day approaching soon, Elisabeth had asked me to stay out at the dormitory a few days ago because of what she had to do as a member of the imperial family.

So yesterday when everyone was listening to the radio, only Elizabeth was not there.

As for the batar… He probably just went to bed because he wasn’t interested in the news.

Anyway, there is no reason to stop her from staying out all night, as long as she shows up on time for morning classes.

However, while the other students are full of thoughts of taking a break from her classes or enjoying the upcoming festival, Elizabeth is a little noticeable as she struggles to simultaneously fulfill her role as a student and her duties as the princess. Stepped on

I nodded and said.

“You have suffered a lot.”

“Hmm?”

Elizabeth’s long eyebrows lifted slightly.

As if I never expected to say that.

“Did you really worry about me? This is a little bit happy.”

“Exaggeration. It just bothered me a bit.”

“Anyway, it is true that I was concerned. Yes?”

“… ….”

At my silence, Elizabeth covered her mouth and laughed happily.

“Just kidding.”

“… Okay.”

“But if you’re bothered, why don’t you be my partner at the Victory Day ball? I was in trouble because I didn’t have a good opponent.”

“What?”

I didn’t understand. No one else, and Elisabeth doesn’t have a partner?

No one would refuse the honorable position of being the princess’s partner, and noble men would be lining up even at this moment.

As if guessing my thoughts, Elizabeth shook her head.

“I have opponents. It’s just not a ‘good’ opponent.”

“I wouldn’t be a good opponent either.”

For a commoner to be the princess’s prom partner, it was clear that everyone who didn’t know would think it strange.

Because the only thing I can offer as Ion Graham is an academy instructor and an army insignia.

But I can’t go out there wearing the armor of the chest. Of course, disclosing that my true identity was a malevolent character was completely out of the question.

Elizabeth said with a light laugh.

“What are you talking about? Even if you take away all the little things, you still have that face.”

“… ….”

“By the way, this is not a joke.”

I’m not kidding, do you mean to apply for a partner, or is it about my face?

Maybe it’s both. Actually I don’t know either.

“Think about it seriously… Anyway, to answer what you just said, don’t worry too much.”

Elizabeth’s red eyes stared at me.

“This is my duty. In fact, there is no one who can replace me or me. His Majesty the Emperor is old, and my brother and her sister have no interest in these things, so shouldn’t I be mindful of state affairs too?”

Elisabeth’s expression when she said that was just a graceful smile, but she seemed a little twisted somewhere. She felt as if she had no intentions hidden.

But I’m not a mind reader, so I don’t know exactly what her true intentions are.

“Oh, the time has already come like this. I think we should go before it is too late.”

Elizabeth looked up at the setting sky and realized that some time had passed, then lifted the ends of her skirt and sent her graceful greeting.

I returned her greeting with a nod to her as well, and walked past her to her dormitory.

But Elizabeth’s voice caught me belatedly.

“Yes, Instructor.”

“Hmm?”

I slightly turned her head to look at Elizabeth.

She looked at me in the setting sun, and she had a mysterious, mysterious smile.

“A party of warriors will be coming to the island soon.”

“… ….”

“Because my older brother called me personally. In commemoration of the 5th anniversary, we plan to march on the central road during a large-scale parade, and everyone will attend without exception.”

Elisabeth paused and continued her speech.

“Of course, including the saintess in the Demon Continent.”

A small wave arose in my heart at that moment, but I calmly opened my mouth without revealing it.

“… Right.”

“I thought you should know, so I told you.”

I shook her head and replied.

“No.”

I turned my back and walked back to the dormitory.

“It has nothing to do with me.”