The Branded Female Fencer

"Let's not put each other in a vanity, Bergay. You should crack your stomach and talk. At least we won't gain from fighting."

"All you have to do is honestly return the virus. We lost our chance to fulfill our grief yesterday because of your defeat of the Ursus. After a thousand years of waiting, the result became unexpected in one day. How will you take this responsibility?

"That's the wrong door, Bergay. Even you know that. If it's a grief I've waited a thousand years for, I wish I hadn't taken such a way as to involve a willing human being. Titania's sealing destination was easy if it was a thing, not a person. It's been a thousand years, so I won't let you tell me you didn't have time to study it.

Besides, Urs, why did you let him compete in the competition? If you're a person who shouldn't be so lacking, you just have to cut off your limbs and keep them motionless. You treated Ursus as a human being and looked forward to its growth. Even if it was sealed, it should have been meant to be treated as human afterwards.

Or did you need to work out because Ursus' qualities as a warrior are also important? Either way, it's a failure at a stage that couldn't be outrageous.

To put it further, at the stage where you've made a man destined to be like Titania - the stage where you let that man escape, it's your responsibility. If Urs is also a clan, she may be responsible for it, but making a mistake is not something she bears alone. Well, I have nothing to do with it. Don't blame me, it's annoying. "

Bergay just shut up and listened to what Alphilis had said all at once. And when the slaughter was eased, this time a sorrowful voice was leaked.

"... nasty, but you're right. It's all my fault."

"You are not alone. I think that's the responsibility of those who once made Titania their enemy, but now it doesn't really matter whose responsibility it is. Titania won't stop any more, and what we're going to do is more important.

Knowing what happened to Titania, of course, could be a clue to the measures to be taken. Who is Titania? No one more familiar with you right now, right?

"You won't have time to talk about it right now. But Urs should know as much as I do. There's only one thing I don't know, just a figure of what Titania was like before she became a sword emperor. From generation to generation, only those with the same role are supposed to know."

"Heh. What was Titania like?

Bergay hesitated a little, but when he found out that Alphilis was already caught up in a grudge with a black magician, he decided to talk.

"They say Titania was originally a girl who didn't like the fight. She was the old lady running around Yamano with a man, but she was good at cooking and taking care of injured animals - she said she was a heartbreaking, sweet girl to even put one of her livestock in her hands."

"How could you tell me that?

"He said the founding fathers of the fist-serving clan were particularly close to Titania. We must take part in the crusade as an order of the clan, but we must remember that the blame for the push lies with us in the first place. And even if he wants to defeat Titania, he tells him to defeat it in a legitimate way, without making him suffer.

Furthermore, it was only to the subsequent defeat of Perpergis that he was to pour his heart and blood. "

"It's a legitimate way. Well, could it be a legitimate way for you to join Arnelia's plan?

Alphilis had heard the full story of yesterday's operation from Miranda. I didn't know what Miranda did by paying Lisa extra and even hiring Whisperer, but I couldn't believe what Miranda did at first, just asking about the operation before that. I didn't think it would use the people as a shield for meat.

Instead, I wondered if Miranda would have had to go that far, but some of the lumps in the alphilis remained unconvincing. This is probably why the tone against Bergay can also be rough.

But I didn't argue with Alphilis that Bergay is a lousy speaker or that dissatisfaction is the only thing on his face. It was an awkward thing to do on the contrary, as the Alphilis didn't aim to be able to interact with Bergay in this way either.

"I said too much, I'm sorry. I'm not going to fight you."

"No, this way. If you think calmly, you're ashamed of yourself as a man, such as pushing you into the bedroom of a woman in a hospital bed. Forgive me."

"Right. You were just gonna put a blow in your stomach if the story was twisted, weren't you?

"That's - you can't deny it. 'Cause it's true they're stuck in their wings."

It was Alphilis who felt the integrity of Bergay where he didn't deny it, and that's why he decided to break one from himself.

"I'll show you where Urs is. But like I said, if you guys are going to fight death, don't take Urs with you. That kid will still be strong, and I don't think the Titania problem is a grief for you guys, but that's all we can talk about anymore.

If the fist-serving clan can't fight it alone, we should come together in wisdom and join forces. You don't think so?

"I agree. But I have a responsibility. And myself, I can't stop the urge to devote my life so far to the Titania crusade and see the consequences.

So while I know what I'm thinking, if that's what you want, I want to keep Urs. "

"It's a really selfish wish. But I'm going to keep the virus, too. Or did you originally come here with that intention, too?

Bergay did not answer the question, he just laughed in a self-derision. I don't know if I thought Alphilis would be trustworthy with both guts and strength, or if I didn't have any other means.

"I don't know what it's worth to lend Urs, but could you ask for another one?"

"Depends."

"My brother Miles, plus three more survivors. Inn will know if you ask the Arnelians. I'll take care of them, too."

"I don't mind, but I'll make sure you work well for that."

"I don't mind. Keep this bracelet in evidence. Now they'll believe your words. And the other thing, the father of Urs and Miles is dead. Tell Urs that, too."

Alphilis clouded his face with that fact.

Continued