64 – 17. Tell the truth (4)
Late at night when everyone is asleep.
Adele appears inside the Lichtenauer’s gymnasium.
“… .”
After looking around for a moment, he slowly headed towards the center of the gymnasium.
Seeing that he was holding a wooden sword, it seemed that he was about to wield a sword.
Whoa-.
Adele exhaled lightly and began performing a sword dance.
Even though the one in his hand was not a sharp-edged sword, but just a wooden sword.
Living by his side was never something to look at lightly.
Woo woo-. Whoops!-
There is no such thing as splendid or restrained beauty like the swordsmanship of knights.
At least, even a certain herbivore diet does not exist for him.
It just depends on who the opponent in front of you is.
Stab or slash, kill right away or kill slowly and painfully.
There is only such a difference in Adele’s sword.
‘Why did he reveal it so easily?’
Adele asked herself as she swung her sword.
There was no need to say that it was Wolfhedin.
I could have come up with any number of other reasons and attached them.
Since the emperor is looking after them, there is no chance of information leaking.
Adele’s past would be buried forever if she wanted to.
But he said everything honestly.
Shien, to that woman, everything without exception.
I still don’t know why I was so easily inclined.
If there’s one thing I can say for sure.
I hated seeing Shien, who was nervous for some reason.
He hated doing that with himself in front of him, just because of himself.
So honestly, I told you everything.
The past, the battles you’ve been through, and what kind of existence you were.
He told me everything honestly without hiding anything.
‘What on earth did he make that decision for?’
I couldn’t sleep at all because of the questions that came from there.
Even if it wasn’t, he didn’t sleep much at night, but he woke up with his eyes open.
So I thought it would be better to wield a sword instead.
Adele had come to the gym at this time and was swinging her sword.
Booong!!-
The wooden sword in his hand stopped swinging in full swing and stopped.
After catching her breath for a moment, Adele slowly turned her head to look into the darkness.
He couldn’t see anything, but he saw everything.
“Watching so hard won’t help much.”
“… .”
“My sword is just a struggle to kill, nothing more and nothing less. It is fundamentally different from the swordsmanship of the master swordsman here. There is a difference by nature.”
“no. I don’t think so.”
Saying it in a very clear tone, so confidently.
On one side of the gymnasium, Shien appears.
Because of the moonlight, her hair shines brighter than usual.
I stared blankly at the scene without even realizing it, and hurriedly came to my senses.
“I don’t think so, Adele. Your sword is as good as Lichtenauer’s.”
“It is not a sword to protect. It is a sword whose purpose is simply to kill.”
“The sword is a weapon after all. either to kill or to protect. In the end, it is only worth being wielded.”
After saying that, Shien slowly moved to Adele’s side.
When she finally reached the center of the gymnasium, she grabbed the hand of her attendant.
“Adele. Your sword is nobler than anything else. So, don’t say that.”
“But it is true. I am not a knight, nor can I be.”
“Because a knight is a keeper. But is it because you are a killer?”
Adele nodded at Sean’s question.
To himself, the lofty feelings of the knights did not exist.
Only vengeance against the witch beasts, and only full of hatred.
“You are already good enough even now. He protected me and the knights from the demons. I protected people. And here in Lichtenau. I helped the master of swordsmanship to endure it. And, decisively, everyone who was about to face a huge battle returned home alive.”
“that… .”
“You are a wonderful person, Adele. So, don’t belittle yourself.”
After saying that to Adele, Shien led him to a bench at the end of the gymnasium.
“Let’s cool each other down a bit. It’s because I couldn’t sleep either.”
“… All right.”
The two men and women quietly sat on a bench and passed the time.
I blankly looked up at the moon floating in the sky, and secretly looked at the other person’s eyes.
Then I pretended to look around for no reason.
Soon, they continued to look at each other’s reactions again.
“… Do you know what I thought when I first heard your story, Adele?”
It was Xian who spoke to the other person first.
At the casually casually asked question, Adele slightly turned her head.
“I don’t know, Shien-nim.”
“I think I envy you. I really envied you, Adele.”
“I am… Why are you envious?”
Adele couldn’t understand the word “envy”.
Why the hell did Xien, and not anyone else, have such thoughts?
Even if not as much as the emperor, that person who definitely shines, why?
“You didn’t run away. You’ve been through misfortune and sorrow, and at the very moment when it’s okay to be trembling in fear, you stand up.”
“… .”
“And just like that, you took the sword. We fought and got stronger. But I couldn’t. I ran away, I tried to forget, I tried to let it all go.”
“But in the end, isn’t he holding the position of the head of the family very well?”
“I saw that as the only atonement for my actions. My father and older brother shared the burden of the duty I had thrown away. As long as I want you to live quietly. I hoped that I would forget everything about the battle with the demon beast, the devil’s realm, or the master of swordsmanship, and just live my own life.”
Not anywhere else, but the lady of the famous swordsmanship family left for the center.
There must have been a lot of talk going around in Lichtenau.
But no one bothered to mention it to Shien.
The fact that she came back at the time of need must be the reason.
There must have been some things passed on because the former family head and his successor did their best.
“I just realized it now. It’s just a little bit of iron. But you already knew what you had to do when you were very young. Unlike me.”
Xien smiled lightly and looked at Adele.
Adele thought for a moment, then slowly shook her head.
“No, Shien. That would not be it.”
“yes? What? What’s wrong, Adele?”
“You saw me. didn’t run away I fought against it.”
“yes. It was. That’s right. You said you fought bloody battles with witches from a young age.”
Having said that, Shien throws her eyes at Adele.
It’s like asking if there’s anything wrong with what you said.
Adele carefully brought out her thoughts in response to Shien’s question.
“At first, I thought I was doing it simply out of anger, out of hatred, out of revenge. But at some point, I realized that it wasn’t all there was.”
“So what? Then, what was it?”
“It was scary.”
“… yes?”
I was scared, what kind of nonsense is this?
What kind of scary person in the world is fighting with demons?
What the hell would anyone think of dealing with a 1st-class demon scene alone!
“To those who passed away first, when I meet them later, why did only you live well? I was afraid to hear such a thing. I felt that being happy, living well, all of that was a sin. They died and I lived, so I thought I had to pay for it.”
“This is nonsense. why pay the price What’s wrong with what you bought?”
“I knew. I definitely know that, but I kept thinking about it in one place. I shouldn’t be happy You have to suffer enough to die.”
“… .”
“So I ran away on my own. To Shien-sama, it might have seemed like revenge to someone else. You could also see it as a requiem for them. For me, that was an escape. If I fight, kill, and eventually die too. At that time, wouldn’t it be possible to die comfortably? Won’t we see the welcome of those who are full of resentment anymore? Thinking so.”
After saying that, Adele smiled awkwardly.
Now I don’t have such stupid thoughts anymore.
He said he wasn’t such an ignorant guy from the beginning.
After saying that, he let out a small sigh.
“… You and I both seem like fools.”
“It’s not Shien-sama.”
“I am stupid too. You don’t need to float it like that.”
The two men and women continued to sit in one place, exchanging a few trivial conversations.
Even as the night grew deeper, no one showed signs of entering.
“What’s going on now, Adele?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Since you revealed your identity, are you leaving now?”
At Shien’s question, Adele turns to look at her.
With a look that said, what kind of nonsense is that?
“Why am I leaving? By any chance, will Liechtenau get in trouble because of me?”
“yes? no! That’s not it. Absolutely not.”
“May I ask why you are asking that question?”
“uh… So, the hidden secret has been revealed. It turns out, and it happened… .”
“It is true that my affiliation and past are secrets. And hiding it is my choice. Plus, revealing that secret is entirely my choice. Rather, from now on, it depends on Shien-sama’s choice.”
“What do you mean?”
“It was only Shien-sama alone who revealed Wolfhedin. The rest still don’t know. Do you tell them the truth or hide it a little longer? Now, Shien-nim, it’s up to you.”
The Emperor gave all options to Adele and the surviving Wolfheddin.
Living quietly like this, I met really important people.
When you want to be comforted by telling them old stories.
If that moment comes, then it’s okay to bring up Wolfheddin’s name.
“I am not leaving. I like this place. Shien.”
“ah… .”
Hearing that this place was good, Shien felt relieved without even realizing it.
And when I heard that, a certain desire suddenly surged in my heart.
“They say that Lichtenau is good. Then, how about me?”
“yes?”
“As your family head, as your master. how am i Do you like me too?”
“that… .”
“I like it. I like you very much Adele.”
The moment I met Xian, who smiled calmly and said that under the moonlight.
Adele finally realized what it meant to have a hot face.