Tale of the Fake Hero - Chapter 269



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Season 3: Episode 77

The end of the ceremony took place in the Red Sanctuary.

It is a 15-story cathedral built magnificently in the center of . It is said that Shurigan built it using the technology of , and the structure and structure of the building were so beautiful that it seemed like it was not of this world but of heaven.

Mirngardia of Cheongseong, who was the commander-in-chief, concluded the ceremony.

“Now that the chaos is over and peace has come, the heroism of those who returned alive and those who did not return is truly great. History may not remember each of them, but we will remember them. That is the responsibility of us who have survived through their deaths.”

Afterwards, medals were awarded according to merit, and Cheongseong always greatly rewarded military merit in this way.

This was in stark contrast to the reality of the Republic, where Cheongseong made the military’s hard work and sacrifice a sacred and inviolable domain, thereby eliciting voluntary devotion from soldiers.

The awards were presented repeatedly, accompanied by short but splendid speeches, but the last ceremony had something of an odd presentation.

“In this war, the activities of the disciples who followed the warrior were truly admirable, but among them, there was one disciple who stood out and was always an example on the front lines, and I would like to award him a medal accordingly. Camilla, the disciple of Laminea, please come forward.”

Amid the cheers, whistles, and applause erupting here and there, Camilla herself felt her throat choke up.

Now, what did I hear wrong?

Yeah, it’s a dream. It’s a fucking dream.

I guess I was secretly jealous of receiving the medal. So I must have been hallucinating.

“Kami, your uncle is waiting.”

It was only when my teacher pushed me forward as if patting me on the back that I realized this was reality.

“Ugh, Camilla! Even if you receive the medal alone, don’t forget that I will always be your only rival!”

hmm……?

Hmm… … ?

Eeeeeeeeeeeum… … ?

“Haha, a medal? How many military documents did you forge?”

After hesitating for a while, I finally climbed up onto the stage and felt the noble presence that dyed even the atmosphere pure white, relieving my tension.

“You have worked hard since you were young. I look forward to seeing the courageous footsteps you will take in the future.”

“Huh? No, no, I, that’s… … .”

“Now, return to your hometown, stabilize your mind and body, enter the school, receive training, and come out. With this medal, you will be promoted two ranks, and I will use you greatly.”

Cheongseong personally pinned the medal on Camilla’s chest. The medals awarded by Cheongseong were not made of metal from this world.

He is also a goldmine.

It was made of the same material as the ones that the Cardinals bestowed upon their disciples, but Cheongseong’s shone with a pure white light rather than a golden light.

“I pray that the holy providence of creation will watch over your path day and night, forever and ever.”

I couldn’t believe it. I have no accomplishments to deserve such words, and I have no right to be in this position.

I can’t believe it… … .

I just blankly looked at the Master through the gaps in the crowd, and saw the Master smiling with an expression on his face like he was about to cry.

– The life of a payqueer is short. There are only a few moments when you can please your master… … .

I remembered what Sharon had said back in my childhood, when I was poor and destitute and had nothing to boast about.

‘I am…….’

The deafening cheers and applause, the heat they contain, the overwhelming joy they bring.

‘I am now… … .’

I will engrave in my and my Master’s hearts an unforgettable moment.

Nightmare Eve, the End of Spring Dreams and the Beginning of Late Summer (1)

“We need to rebuild the land that was devastated by four years of war, but it’s not just the land that’s devastated, our hearts are as well, so we need time to gather our hearts.”

At the end of the ceremony, Noh Hyang wanted to send all the soldiers back to their hometown, but Cheongseong refused, saying that it had to be based on reality.

“The war is not over yet, and we cannot vacate the front lines because we do not know when the Prophet will appear again.”

Originally, Cheongseong was going to nominate the garrison corps, but Lamineia raised her hand first to volunteer.

“I told you before, Uncle. I want to ease your suffering even a little bit… … I’m sure my men in the corps will agree.”

Of course, not everyone agreed, as 3,000 of the division-level soldiers wanted to return home.

“No, that won’t work. That’s the main character’s job. And that main character is none other than our Black Rose Corps, the reserve force that His Majesty designated as the ‘best force’ during the conquest of .”

By watching Master and Floret Alter Tasalpo, I learned what the motivation for being appointed is.

A being who can share every moment, every hardship with joy… … .

As soon as Floret came out like that, her disciple Sharon came over and smiled.

“Hehehe, I can’t let you act cool all by yourself. Are you going to get the medal by yourself again?”

I couldn’t tell Sharon at the time, but there was a dream that I had been thinking about deep in my heart.

me too…….

Someday, I too… … .

Will I be that person to Sharon? Someone who can share any sadness or pain with her?

“These are not worthy of respect. Your Majesty, this is naturally the mission of the first pay querier. The Taesan Corps will also join the garrison corps.”

The public opinion of the Taesan Corps was, ‘It’s better to be hit by the hammer first.’

It was a hundred times better to be stationed first and then return home than to go home and then be called up again in this blazing sun. It sounded very logical.

The next one to apply was Asher.

“I want to see the city that the Master tried to protect, , being rebuilt from beginning to end. After seeing it all with my own eyes, I will go to and become ‘Aeshir Alter Renault’.”

He had nobler intentions than anyone else, and he put his seniors to shame.

“This is just showing off. You really need to get hit.”

Floret was the first to playfully kick Aeshir’s shin, and Tars put his hunched arms around Aeshir’s neck and smiled, not quite smiling.

“Our Asher, you’re not saying that I didn’t do much to restore the city, are you? That’s absolutely not true, is it?”

“Ah, aah! No! Seniors!”

“I think so? Senior, this guy is 100% like that? He clearly thinks he’s taking Senior Vinessa’s place!”

“Oh, no! Really!”

“If you go to the Room of Truth, you will know everything.”

Laminea laughed, holding her stomach as she watched the sight, then approached Aydin, who was sending a calm smile to Eshir, and poked him in the side with her elbow.

“But instead of saying that, why don’t you take on the role of teacher instead?”

“Sir, what are you saying?”

“I’m telling you to praise her out loud. Girls that age are very sensitive to praise.”

“Vinessa didn’t really praise me out loud either.”

“This guy doesn’t say a word, not a word. Are you just going to keep acting cool as a reserved guy? This is annoying. Eight, eight, eight.”

“The physical abilities of a Payquerier are such that even such light-hearted pranks are likely to be perceived as violence… … I would appreciate it if you could stop.”

Camilla’s head tilted.

Those two people… … .

Somehow it feels like we’ve gotten closer… … .

While I was watching that place to punish(?) him for his foolish actions, Roberis approached me expressionlessly and silently, and Sharon started making a fuss.

“Our Lolo! I was busy for a while so I couldn’t pay attention to you, but from now on, I’ll treat you very well.”

“No need.”

“I thought you said you’d teach me some swordsmanship?”

“… … Then it is necessary.”

“Camilla, look at our Loro’s broken body! She’s so cute.”

Even as Sharon tugged at both of his cheeks, Loro remained expressionless.

“It seems like Lolo is really pissed off, so stop it now.”

“I’m not angry.”

“What? Good? Good, our Lolo! Got it. I’ll do a lot for you from now on.”

“I’m pissed.”

The old Roberis didn’t use such cheap and common language, but he had also become accustomed to many things after rolling around on the battlefield.

“Ahahaha… … It’s scary, it’s scary! Our Lolo is so scary!”

When the three of them gathered together, Sharon would lose the ‘adult smile’ her teacher had taught her and would laugh brightly.

Camilla, Olier, Roberis… … .

This happens when you’re talking to two or more of these three. Camilla really enjoyed the sound of her friend’s laughter.

“Two infantry corps and two cavalry corps… … I originally planned to leave an air force corps, but this would also be appropriate.”

In that way, the approval of Commander-in-Chief Cheongseong Mirngardia was also granted.

It’s a shame that the time has come to bother Balkan Belchester and Radis Ludwig so much has been delayed, but a year spent with Aeshir, Sharon, and Roberis wouldn’t be so bad.

It was decided that the garrison unit would return to with supplies after a ten-day banquet, and the remaining units would sequentially take the train north to and cross the sea.

“So, have you decided what to do now?”

It was one day of the wedding party.

At the training ground, I was practicing the Shipjajado with a sword (I had the broken blade repaired 158 times already).

At that time, the polar satellite sword Renod blocked Geomsuni’s orbit, and Ashir asked him this.

“what?”

The ten-character diagram and the eleven-character diagram intersect and move apart for a moment.

“Whether to become a pay querier or not. After spending four years on the battlefield, your thoughts must have changed a lot.”

“thought?”

“I… … really enjoyed the time I spent with you, Master. It felt like I was constantly dreaming.”

Again, the iron light flashed in the shape of a ten-letter word, the red light burned in the shape of an eleven, and sparks of clash scattered from the center of the smokescreen.

“I thought I knew what a warrior was, and that it wouldn’t be that difficult. But it wasn’t. After my master died, during the four years… … I painfully realized that this was definitely not a path that an ordinary person could walk.”

Again, again, again.

Every time our swords clash, our hearts and the trembling of our hearts flow to our fingertips and are transmitted to the tip of the sword.

“In the past, without knowing anything, I told Camilla that we would later become ‘Aeshir Alter Renault’ and ‘Camilla Alter Aradmantel’… … If I could turn back time now, I would never have made such an irresponsible suggestion.”

“Sister… … have you started to hate the warrior?”

“That’s not it. Even if I could turn back time again and again, I would still be the Master’s disciple. The Master was someone who looked up to high places and tried to climb up there, so he didn’t look back at anyone… … but he looked back at his disciple.”

Even in the eleventh hour, the swordsmanship honed by the silent love and affection of the cool-headed master rushes to Camilla.

When… … .

When on earth will it be… … .

Could I become a dazzling star like him? A star that could illuminate this world locked in the middle of the night?

“But you are different, Camilla. Even if you are no longer his disciple, Laminea-senpai will still love you.”

“Give up being my disciple… … ?”

“It is realistically possible. Now that the war is over, there is plenty of time to train the next disciple.”

“No. Sister, I don’t want to leave Master’s side.”

“I’m not telling you to leave. Just like the disciples of Ilseong Chilgeom, wouldn’t it be better if you stayed by your senior’s side on the battlefield?”

“In that way… … ?”

“Of course, being a disciple of a warrior is a noble dream that everyone hopes for. However, reality is different from fairy tales… … I think you’ve realized that a peaceful everyday life for everyone is the most beautiful thing in the world.”

That shining fighting spirit, like a star, is blocked and bounced off by the solid posture of the ten characters.

For a moment, the dancing stopped.

Camilla said, looking at the knife her Master had given her as a gift.

“Just like my sister said… … I originally dreamed of that kind of everyday life rather than being a warrior. The reason I swung my sword was because I wanted to be acknowledged by someone rather than wanting to become a warrior… … .”

“… … .”

“I’m not as good at speaking as my sister or my teacher, nor am I very intelligent. The only thing I’m good at is swinging a sword.”

“No.”

“But when I traveled with Master and people like Vinessa… … I learned that even with a sword like this… … I could protect someone and make them happy. It was so dazzling.”

“……okay?”

“Well, of course. Starting a family wouldn’t be a bad thing. But then you’d be making your mother, who’s waiting in paradise, wait too long. And the same goes for your master.”

Teacher, you too will die one day like your mother, but if I can keep that fragrance, if I can spread that fragrance to this world instead… … .

I become his disciple… … .

His fragrance will flow back to this land through the disciple I will receive… … .

“I’m stupid and can’t think of much, but still… … I think there’s not much more worthwhile than a life like that.”

Lamine, who had been standing with her arms crossed outside the main gate of the training ground, left with her white hair fluttering.

Tears fell from his eyes at that moment.

Floret, who had been waiting in front of me to instruct her disciples, approached me and put her arm around my shoulder.

“Don’t make your junior do weird things just because you’re a little older, you rascal.”