Vol 1 Prologue (1/2)
Prologue : Sion Astal
While standing, the girl's face reddened as she blushed
Her face showed that she seemed shy and nervous
”Wh, what is it, suddenly saying so like this”
After saying that once, she stopped talking
Her face also became red
Her expression beca, she also showed a 'wanting to run away' look right now
Even so, she was deter,
”You, you know, that I, love you, Sion”
She, said so
He thought while looking at her
Looking at her long flaxen hair
Looking at her transparent white skin which dyed bright red up to her ears, Sion Astal thought
If it's now, I guess the tiht
Obtaining a normal happiness, is not possible for me
If I accept her modest love, in a way, the whole world will becoht in an instant
She was very beautiful
Beco this Roland Empire Royal Military Academy
She is always cheerful, encouraging everyone, giving childlike smiles
Surely if I accept her love, I think I will get used to simple happiness
Even in this rotten country
””
Even if the insane king, whose desire widened the division between nobles, governed this Roland Empire
Loving a single girl, protecting her, if I were able to smile, that is, in a way, perfect
What choice do I have, Sion thought for a moment
What a troublesoht so in the moment
But, still
””
Sion kindly sently
To be in a relationshi+p with a beautiful girl like you, I don't deserve it
I'itio out with you, the danger will fall upon you too Because of that, we can't go out currently
However, I really like you
Even though you are truly char
But currently
Because now is not the tio out with anyone yet
Refusal phrase like that, he had prepared many of them
Each time someone showed their affection, he would choose one of them
Afterwards, the girl showed a tearful face No irl, they would show a tearful face Then iht, I don't suit Sion after all, do I? A smile floated on her tearful face
””
Seeing those girls' s face, Sion really hated himself
The truth is, I actually want to accept that love too
I'm merely a seventeen year-old boy, there's no way I'irl
This girl is nice, and beautiful, if we're together it would be fun, it's impossible to not desire it
But, even so
””
He rejected those girls' feelings
Those girls' feelings which e to confess, he trampled on it
Until I change, this crazy country
Until I change, this country which treats people like they are trash
His e on those guys who called her a lowlife dog, he couldn't possibly stop progressing
But, instead, he promised
In the future I create, you will be able to smile for sure
Then, certainly you will also find a better man than me, marry him, have children, live in happiness
You should live with a smile forever
If by any chance that partner is, ht even be me, that is well, I don't understand either
But, because I promised
Because I promised, to create that kind of world
That's why until that day, would you accompany me?
Would you fight together with me?
If you follow et hurt
But it's fine
I will show you that I would protect you without fail
So Sion, promised
Female, male, he asked them to become his comrade, he really promised anybody
Then, he showed them his dream
To those who followed him
The result
At a little distant place, Sion Astal found a mountain of corpses
Within those corpses, Sion found the face of the girl who recently said she loved him
Her face was distorted by fear Her large eyes which looked like they were asking for help were open, looking at hihts in those pupils
””
He thought to at least close her eyes, however, Sion shook his head
Because theall of their eyes was impossible
He already knew the number of the dead
One hundred and seventeen people
All of them, when they were Roland Empire Royal Military Academy's students, were comrades who entrusted their life to Sion, that life Sion had promised, to supposedly protect without fail
Yet, as the result?
What was the result?
And so, he heard a questioning voice in his head In a conde voice could be heard
””
However, Sion didn't say anything
He just simply stared directly at the mountain of corpses
nobility could be felt froolden pupils He had always hid his dazzling radiance inside of hiht
Being called a terrible lowlife dog, born from a loo light
Inherited the blood of this country's extreht light
Anyone ere captivated by that light, would be co into fire, and couldn't help but show their dreams to him
Maybe
Maybe if it's hie this corrupted world?
But now,
””
The powerful light that should be hidden inside hiret, and despair He doesn't believe he has enough power to change the world at all, his eazed at the mountain of corpses
Fahl's corpse
Tyle's corpse
Toni's corpse
The one who said she love hiirl's corpse
The comrades who should've shown their dreams to him, their remains
All of thements of comrades who, until just the other day, went to the sahing like idiots
All of thehtened of war
When infordoain, they shi+vered in fear
However at that time, Sion spoke
To his coht die, Sion said :
”It's alright We won't die in this war”
To his co in fear, he said so
”If you follow e so all of ned to one unit Additionally, the unit we entered will also nearly not get involved in battle at all We will be dispatched to a reuys will not die in this war”
Hearing that, everyoneat Sion,face as if they have seen the dream inside him
Then after that, Sion spoke
—Hey? Following ht?
With an awful face, Sion spoke
—Hey? Following ht?
The result
””
The comrades who came with him and survived, were only three people
Three people, out of one hundred and twenty
Ryner, Kiefer, and Sion made up those 3 people
Sion turned around
Then he checked the current situation
The battlefield was over there
That's also where the battle was the most intense, the frontline
No, in fact, this place should be a worthless reion, and shouldn't have turned into the frontline There is no castle, no fortress, no ar too far to be a base to attack Roland's center, it is simply a mere spread of plain fields and forest, a place which had nothing of value
There is truly noall the other battlefield, this place should be the safest