Past
"Alex, are you awake?"
Finished eating
When I finished preparing for tomorrow, all that was left to do was sleep.
"Yes, come in."
Sarah came
"……………"
"…………"
We were both silent
In the first place, I have nothing to say to Sarah.
Sarah has been hesitating about something.
"…My bad."
When I thought about what she wanted to say, it was an apology.
"I don’t really care."
"Really?"
To put it bluntly, I don't care about anyone badmouthing the Holy Kingdom.
It's the Holy Kingdom that did it.
"My grandfather died when my father was still young, around the time of the 6th invasion."
"I see"
"The old man served as the lord in order to help his allies escape."
And it is said that the Holy Kingdom's invading army slaughtered them in front of the Imperial army as they took over.
"…Doesn’t Alex hold a grudge against the Empire?"
"I don't hold a grudge."
"Really?"
"Yeah, really."
Of course, since this story took place before I was born in the first place.
"Are Sarah's parents doing well?"
"Oh, my father is an airship engineer and my mother works at a flower shop."
"I see…"
"…Sorry"
Did she remember that I was an orphan?
"The reason I want to be a knight is to find a certain someone."
"Who?"
"A knight cadet named Tyler."
"I don't know him."
"I guess so, after all, he disappeared right before he became a knight."
"What kind of person is he?"
"He saved my life. He is the man who cut down my brother."
I can see Sarah's expression becoming grim.
"Is it for revenge?"
"When I was young, I thought that way and gathered information."
"Is it different now?"
"Yes, it was my brother who was at fault."
"What happened?"
To begin with, I didn't know about my older brother, Andarte Heinlein, until I was five years old.
I wasn't born
When my brother was young, our family lived in extreme poverty.
I don't know what their intentions were at that time.
My parents abandoned my brother
And that brother ended up in an orphanage created with the help of the empire.
He grew up to be the top knight cadet.
I don't know what they were thinking though
My parents contacted my brother.
I was still young at the time and don't remember much about it.
And my parents were killed by my brother.
That brother was killed by a fellow cadet called Tyler.
"I would like to know the details."
"On why did your brother kill your parents?"
"Yeah, but what I want to know is everything about that incident."
Why my parents abandoned my brother
Why my brother killed my parents
Why did Tyler kill my brother?
Why did Tyler disappear?
I want to know everything
"Is that why you become a knight cadet?"
"Yes, after the argument between you and the Commander, I received a promise from the Commander."
"I-I wasn't in an argument with him!"
"That's right. Sarah picked a fight with the Commander, but he didn't take you seriously. That's the correct answer."
"Hey! Are you trying to pick a fight? Let's do it!"
"Oh, you want to fight? Fine."
"Okay then, prepare yourself..."
"Before we do that, may I ask you something?"
I stopped Sarah from clenching her fist.
"What is it?"
"Please be careful not to damage the luggage in the back."
"Ah? Back?"
Sarah shows her back
Grabbing her by the collar and forcing her face down on the floor
"You! That's cowardly!"
"It's Sarah's fault for showing an opening. It's my victory."
If I had a knife, this would have killed Sara.
"Be careful, it's a common practice to force an opening by making offhanded remarks."
"Bring it on."
After this, there is a struggle for a while.
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