74 – Victory Feast #2
Monday, the first day of Victory Day.
Jedo Sangria was completely tinged with a festive atmosphere.
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-Waaa!!
– Long live the Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!
-Glory to the Galatea Empire!
The streets are filled with imperial flags, and people scatter colorful flower petals on the streets.
It was midday, but drunk people sang and cheered, and citizens of the island enjoyed the festive atmosphere as they walked the streets with their families and friends.
People from all over the continent as well as the empire flocked to enjoy the festival, and the central streets of the islands were filled with crowds.
To the overwhelming crowd, Saladin stuck out his tongue.
“Huh, anyone looking at it would think we won the war yesterday. What are you so passionate about?”
Schurz said as he brushed off the petals on his shoulder.
“Because that’s why Victory Day is so meaningful to the people of the Empire. It’s a day to commemorate the great war that led the empire to victory in the face of human extinction. Wouldn’t you feel proud?”
“I’m not an imperial, so I don’t know.”
“Isn’t there going to be a Victory Day in Al Kamil Kingdom too?”
Saladin replied in a sullen tone.
“There is. But the empire is a month ahead of other kingdoms. Does having a different date make their anniversary special?”
“That’s because the date of victory is interpreted differently in the Empire. It’s not a commemoration of the end of the war, but a victory anniversary. It has a different meaning from other countries.”
“There must be no intention to intentionally pull up the date to attract a lot of tourists.”
“… Don’t you think it’s your weakness to look at everything so negatively?”
“Don’t you think? You think this is better than blindly advocating like you?”
The other Opal Black students brush off the two bickering again as if they were used to it.
The moment Schurz and Saladin get angry with each other and try to raise their voices,
I put my hands on the shoulders of the two of them and said quietly.
“Just do it. This is not a dormitory.”
“Ugh… !”
“… Instructor.”
“I’ll always give you time for discussion later. But we’re not here to have fun. Now return to the ranks.”
The two of them were engrossed in their conversation and were a little distant from the other students. I crossed my arms and looked at the two people who hurriedly walked in surprise.
Then Instructor Lyria started talking to me.
“You have been having a hard time since early morning, Instructor Graham.”
“Instructor Lilya too. Thank you again for accompanying patrol gun.”
“Ah, we should help each other in difficult times! Anyway, Instructor Graham seems to be used to being an instructor now. Seeing how you deal with those two students so easily.”
“Neither of them are very difficult students.”
Saladin is just a bit off the beaten track at the beginning of her term, and although she is a bit picky, she’s not a very problematic character.
Although Schurz sometimes gets caught up in Saladin’s provocative tone, he is originally calm and gentle.
Instructor Lyria said with a smile.
“Seeing you say that, it seems that you have understood the students well. mmm, good! Seeing him grow so fast, I can feel the reward of my hard work, right?”
I nodded seriously.
“Yes. It’s thanks to Instructor Lilya.”
“… Eh?”
Instructor Lilya’s youthful face turned a little red.
“That was a light joke, right? To say it so seriously….”
“No. It is true that I was greatly helped by Instructor Lilya.”
It’s been a month since the semester started.
If it wasn’t for Instructor Lilya’s advice, it wouldn’t have been easy to properly play the role of an instructor among such unique students. In fact, I’ve had a few issues with it.
As I walked down the street in a festive mood, I spoke in a calm voice.
“Instructor Lyria can also tell me anytime if she needs my help. I’m not proud of it, but I’m quite confident in my strength.”
“Uh… Umm….”
Instructor Lilya twisted the ends of her brown hair for a long time without saying a word, then spoke her out in a small voice after a long silence.
“Well, then… if… Could you please give me some time tomorrow?”
“You mean tomorrow?”
“Yes… I don’t need force, I just….”
Instructor Lilya lowered her head and spoke in a voice that seemed to be crawling.
“How about simply going around the festival together… well, like that….”
I couldn’t tell what expression she was making because her hair covered her face.
But it wasn’t someone else, it was Instructor Lilya, so there was no reason to refuse such a request.
I replied with a nod.
“Where can I see it?”
“Oops! Really? Are you coming with me!?”
Instructor Lyria said in an excited voice, unable to hide her joy.
She lifted her head wide and had a very bright smile.
“… ….”
I know it’s rude to think like this.
He looked like a child who was given a toy he wanted on his birthday.
I wonder if Instructor Lilya also wanted to enjoy the festival? She didn’t expect that she would be so happy with her request.
If she was a person like her, she must have many other people to go with besides me, but she felt a bit puzzled.
“Really. Can I meet you at Garnet Red’s dormitory tomorrow?”
“Ah, that… ! Hey, the front of the dormitory is too conspicuous… See you tomorrow at 12:00, in front of the District 3 tram stop!”
“Tomorrow at 12, in front of the District 3 tram stop. All right.”
“Good! Hee hee hee….”
Instructor Lilya clenched her tiny fists tightly, and lightly put strength on the tips of her toes as she walked as if jumping slightly.
Despite her lilting gait, her stride was so narrow that she still had to match her pace.
Instructor Lirya and I were walking with the students in front, so we had some distance from the students.
Moreover, the surroundings were very noisy due to the festive atmosphere, making it difficult to hear what each other was saying.
In that situation, Gwynn suddenly turned around.
Her gaze was staring at me.
“Hmm?”
When Gwynn’s and her eyes met mine, Gwynn turned her head away in fright and she quickly walked away with her students as if nothing had happened.
I looked at her with her puzzled eyes.
***
As Schurz and Saladin said, the Empire’s Victory Day is a month earlier than other countries.
This was because the Empire celebrated Victory Day differently from other countries.
Most kingdoms set the day when the demon king gave up his conquest of mankind and withdrew his troops to the demon continent as Victory Day, but the empire is different.
The Battle of Ragnarok Plains.
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In the final stages of the war, one of the largest battles of all time in the last war. A great victory day in which the heroes of the 7 continents teamed up to defeat two demon legionnaires, centered on a party of warriors.
The Empire is honoring this very day as a victory anniversary like this.
The military and historical experts of the empire considered the demon king to have completely abandoned the war of aggression against mankind because he could not cope with the attrition of the legion from that battle.
There were as many as seven demon corps commanders at the beginning of the war, but only two remained after the Battle of Ragnarok Plain.
In contrast, although the casualties of the imperial army were enormous, all the 7 heroes of the continent were intact. Considering that the number of absolute strongmen had a huge influence in war, it was not so strange that the demon king gave up the war at that point.
That’s why the Empire’s Victory Day is one month earlier than other countries. Countless people flock to enjoy this festival from all over the continent as well as the empire.
Thus, the scale of the victory festival held in Jeje Island was incomparably larger and more splendid than other countries’ anniversaries, befitting the status of the empire.
Of course, since it is difficult to maintain public order with only the existing systemic gendarmerie forces, all military police forces are mobilized without off-duty, and even that is not enough, so they recruit troops and knights from nearby regions, and even that is not enough, so the students of Fillion Academy help maintain public order. .
Today is the first day of the festival.
Despite being the least crowded day in five days, the central road was extremely chaotic with huge crowds.
“Excuse me! I will pass!”
About 20 students, including Garnet Red and Opal Black students in Instructor Lilya’s class, were surrounded by the crowd, unable to move. Because there were too many people around.
Even as time passed, more and more people flocked to the central road, making the situation worse.
I finally made a decision.
“I can’t do that. Split the group.”
It was a waste of manpower to have 20 students gather and patrol from the beginning. It was necessary to divide the students into small groups and walk widely through each area.
Only Gwynn, who has mastered the footsteps of the stone sword, and a batar who is two heads taller than others can walk across such a large crowd.
Gwynn, Marian, Schurz, Saladin.
Battar, Titania, Osnia, Elizabeth.
I ordered them to patrol in groups of four, and I decided to wait near the busiest gate with Instructor Lyria.
Students from each class patrol the area for about an hour, and then decided to meet again at the gate at the agreed time.
While guiding people along with Instructor Lilya at the gateway and cracking down on petty crimes like pickpocketing.
Shurz and Saladin have returned from patrol.
With the news that Gwynn and Marian disappeared.