Common Sense of a Warrior

"... excuse me, General. May I have a moment, please?

I was in executive duty at the Marquis Anderson house, and that's what Kreutz said and came in.

"I'm just getting a paragraph. So, what's going on? Kreutz"

For some reason Kreutz doesn't break his serious look.

Even thinking about it was serious enough to feel.

"About Mel, I need to talk to you"

"What did Mel do?

I asked my daughter's name, Tsutsumoto, in the past.

"The general, rather than Mel, is. … What does the General intend to do with Mel?

I don't know what the question means.

"I, today...... thought I was afraid of her. Look at that girl's mock fight..."

"That would have been a great talent, wouldn't it?

To Non's words, Kreutz returns a bitter laugh.

"... I felt like she was going to wrap up a little before the simulation started. It's as intense as it feels on the battlefield. It was incredible that such a little girl would leave."

No affirmation, no denial... Kreutz was uttering pale words.

To that figure who dares not to put his emotions on the table, Non narrows his eyes in an attempt to read his sincerity from that expression.

"In fact, if you start a simulated battle, you wave your sword with sword muscles like those that are sure to kill people. All defenses without regard for danger, paper heavy. Enter the other person's nostalgia without any hesitation. It was like enjoying the risk of losing one's life… No, it was like losing one's life or something in the first place."

That word as if you were afraid of your daughter.

No, in fact... you're afraid.

Because that's what I feel sometimes.

Both Noun and Kreutz belong to the army.

It is only then that I have, of course, had the experience of putting myself in a place where life exchanges take place, and I have nothing more to think about it now.

But still... No, that's why I'm afraid.

For sharp killing, as if you were lurking a blade in that body, or the way your daughter fights.

I don't know... so much so that I felt like I was looking at someone from another world that she was so special about them.

"... that's Mel"

Quietly, he said, as he told him.

"Rather, it was her sword since she came to Wang Capital that had lost their femininity. That's who she is, her sword."

"... why did the general teach her the sword? That... is the talent that should never have awakened me, I fool myself. Such killings and readiness...... it's not strange to go mad if you take a wrong step. Couldn't you let her go down a calm path?"

"... Non's, it would be ego"

Potty, whine.

"Non is also losing his wife because she was murdered by a burglar. It's the same hole. I don't deserve to stop.... besides, she can learn the sword, and she can keep her daughter safe by hitting her escort."

In the Wang capital, he lied and said so, because he kept Mel a secret, even against his own men of the national army, that he was the daughter of Truth.

"... but her talent was more than she thought. I taught him the basic shape, and then I repeated the simulation battle with Nun... but I didn't have to tell him, but I got that style on myself sometime."

"... why has that changed since I came to Wangdu"

"I guess it's because I've learned the actual battle.... As soon as Non made the breakthrough, he returned."

"I mean, was it caused by the general that her sword returned to the old days? He said there was a way back. To her in awe of the sword, how could...!

"... he didn't fear the sword. I was afraid of my talent."

"Own, talented?

"Take a man's life, her own talent that can easily be taken. Since his arrival in the Wang capital, he seemed very cramped, unlike when he was in our territory. I deliberately saved it unconsciously when I said I could win if I waved my sword the way I wanted. In the meantime, before I trained with everyone, I had a conversation with Non... but it's good evidence that I didn't make that many saves. I suppressed myself from seeing that future, which could easily take the other person's life. That means that even the face of the National Army that Non trained is not an enemy to him. I've said harsh things to you."

"... well..."

"... as you said, he stays in a tight space with madness. I took my sword for revenge, whether I threw everything away or had nothing to gain. For him, the sword is everything."

"... then shouldn't we have let them find another way!?

To the cry of Kreutz, Noun was stuck in words for a moment.

"... I wanted you to do that."

"Then..."

"But you look lightly at his readiness. No, that's what happened to Non..."

"... what do you mean?

"I thought I'd make you stop the sword path rather than make a breakthrough. I thought I'd break a broken heart if I took a hard word for it."

Don't take the sword, he shouted in his heart then.

That's good enough, enough... even.

But she fought it.

Instead, at that moment Merlis showed his temper enough to convince her that if she abandoned her sword, she would break her heart.

"His heart lives in a critical place. Only the sword is everything, and I haven't seen anything else. I know I have nothing to gain from this, and that's what I'm choosing. Whatever might be powerful, he never throws away his sword. Then her confusion, on the contrary, exposes her to crisis. If you develop the habit of suppressing your powers, you may have unexpected pitfalls ahead of you. That's why she has to let her sword wave as she does. From where we stand now, there's only one way for him to get off this road."

"... by the way, how?

"Marriage."

Even if he strikes down his vengeful opponent, whoever targets him will appear as long as Merlis is the daughter of the Anderson Marquis.

Yes, it was suggested to the Duke of Almeria.

Assuming it's right... no, as long as it's possible, she has to defend herself.

That will no longer be necessary when she takes off the title of daughter of a hero and becomes her fiancée's.

"Is there someone who can take the reins? I think he's a half-breed opponent."

You've been watching him a lot.

Tsunan laughed when he said so.

"Honestly, I don't know. If he can think of someone more than his own wishes right now, that's not the case.... you asked him what he wanted to do first. The answer is, Non doesn't want to do anything about it. I just want him to stay happy. That's all. That's all it is, but it's hard."

"... you say it as if you were talking about your father"

He thinks he's his father.

"... General, I understand exactly how you feel. I'm sorry I tried to imitate you."

"That's good. Keep an eye on him."

To the words, Kreutz bowed his head and expressed his willingness to accept.