I Became the Golden Sun That Steals the Academy’s Aircraft

70. Hero

After the Demeia Academy attack, Gilbert had a really busy day.

In the game, he was simply presented as a hero who prevented the academy attack and received awards from the imperial family and the academy, but in reality, this was not the case.

He had to be caught up in the political conflict between the imperial family and the aristocratic faction, and had to use his face as propaganda to cover up the attack on the academy. Although he was a specialist when it came to combat, he was a poor at politics, so he got lost and got carried away.

The nobles who had made a living in the political arena were desperate to take advantage of Gilbert. He spared no effort to somehow attract the newly born heroes to his side, regardless of whether they were the emperor or the nobles.

A young hero as an academy cadet?

There has never been a better sign than this. It was calculated that if he could be brought in, he would be able to solidify public support and political base.

However, there was one fact that they overlooked, blinded by his immediate gains. Just because Gilbert was new to politics did not mean he had no political backs.

In the midst of the battle for succession to the throne of the great empire Infractus, the person who holds the undisputed first place has become Gilbert’s political ally.

That person was the first princess Serafina Rector Infractus.

Princess Serafina made Gilbert aware that he was her priest as soon as nobles who reached out to her politically appeared. Rather than repeating his words for a long time, I simply reminded him of that one fact.

However, there was no noble who could not understand the true meaning of those words. The meaning of politics can change completely with just one word or poem. There was no noble who did not know that he was Brianna’s previous disciple.

Serafina’s words implied that she was telling Gilbert not to mess with her, and she was making it clear that she was his political guardian.

When Princess Seraphina claimed to be Gilbert’s political guardian, the nobles who were trying to take advantage of him somehow waved their hands off as if they had never done so. Since she was known to be the closest to the next emperor, her putting her hand on Gilbert was consistent with her words of rebelling against him.

Although she was one of the younger heirs to the throne, her political foundation was stronger than that of any of her competitors.

She captivated the civil servants with her innate charisma of an emperor, and received enthusiastic support from the military officers thanks to her experience traveling around the battlefield at a young age.

Going against Serafina like that was nothing more or less than her political suicide.

However, Gilbert, who had such a great political guardian, paradoxically had to become his face madam at the guardian’s request. The attack on Demeia Academy had a bigger impact than expected, so it was her earnest request that nothing could be done to calm public sentiment.

Although Gilbert was illiterate in politics, he was not a fool who could not reason.

Seraphina’s words were absolutely correct.

As the Academy, a symbol of the empire, was attacked, it was natural for public sentiment to deteriorate. Since there was nothing good to be gained from leaving it as is, he followed Serafina’s words without question. It was also a reward for taking me out of the tiresome political game.

After being called here and there for several days and showing her face, I was able to return to my original place. Although she still had an award ceremony to go, at least she didn’t have to go around all over the place to calm public sentiment.

“You’ve gone through a lot of hardships. Thanks to the priest, public sentiment has stabilized a lot.”

“I’m glad things worked out well.”

“I guess these are all the blessings of having a good-looking priest. Doesn’t the birth of a good-looking hero always make people excited?”

Seeing the way he frowned his eyebrows, it seemed like he wanted to make fun of Gilbert. These days, Seraphina has developed a hobby, and that is playing practical jokes on Gilbert.

Her partner, Gilbert, could only sigh.

“There’s something I’d like to ask you more than that.”

“She is in a good mood right now, so you can ask her anything. Even if you ask her about her body size, she is willing to answer generously.”

“Princess!”

Yannick, who was guarding Seraphina next to her, was shocked and shouted at Seraphina’s explosive remarks. Since these were words too low for the imperial princess to put out of her mouth, Yannick lit a double wick in his eyes. Normally, showing such behavior toward the princess Seraphina would be considered an insult to the royal family, but as far as Yannick was concerned, that charge was avoided.

“Yannick. You’re not deaf yet.”

“Then please be careful with your words and actions so that I don’t yell!”

“Won. You can’t even joke.”

“Do you want me to report this to the imperial maid?”

“That’s a cowardly thing to say. Snitching is bad, Yannick.”

“Don’t you think it’s the princess who makes that happen?”

Gilbert, who was watching the conversation between the two warlords, shook his head inwardly.

Even in the game, Seraphina and Yannick’s comical conversations were a frequent sight. When the main character, Ian, joked without hesitation, Yannick would get scared and would stop him.

Usually it was a kind of event that could be seen when the favorability level was above a certain level, but it was Gilbert himself who was seeing it, not Ian. It bothers me to compare reality to a game, but if we look at it as a single measure, it seems that Seraphina is feeling that much of a crush on Gilbert himself.

Well, I wouldn’t tell a joke like that to just anyone.

I took a sip of the tea and put it back in the teacup. Seeing that the tea smelled better than ever, it seemed like the tea leaves were of high quality.

“Princess. I’ll say it again, if you show the same words and actions as before, I will inform the Imperial Maid of everything that has happened so far.”

“Huh. I can’t find where Yeo’s faithful servant has gone. What a grievance this is.”

“It’s no use saying that.”

“It’s just a pity. Um… Oh, there’s something you’d like to ask the priest?”

Seraphina, who had finally finished her story, asked Gilbert, who was quietly drinking her tea.

Gilbert, who had been a little out of alignment while drinking tea, adjusted his posture and sat down.

“It’s about the attackers. I was informed that they are claiming to be the New Resistance… Do you have any other information?”

“Information….”

Seraphina’s expression, which had been smiling a moment ago, changed sharply.

This attack on Demeia Academy brought great turmoil to the Infractus Empire. It was an unprecedented incident in which a total of 100 giant soldiers attacked the main territory of the academy, which had never allowed an enemy to invade since its establishment.

It was a tremendous incident that not only lowered the prestige of the empire and the academy, but also deeply damaged their pride. Moreover, wasn’t there an incident where a small number of Giant God Soldiers infiltrated during the mid-term evaluation?

Even considering that the Academy was a deserted island with minimal influence at the time, it was unacceptable. This was tantamount to declaring war against the empire.

“Unfortunately, there isn’t much information about them. Those who participated in this attack didn’t know much. They probably distributed their manpower with failure in mind.”

“It’s clear that they are a well-intentioned group.”

“Still, if we summarize the information we have obtained, their predecessor is the old Resistance. It is probably the work of the chairman who escaped safely from the resistance suppression in which the priest Nüwa participated.”

There was that guy.

Gilbert was lost in his thoughts, stroking his chin with his right hand.

Even at that time, Gilbert knew that the chairman of the resistance was Brecht. Since it was a world where the worldview in the game was applied, it was natural for him to blindly trust the chairman of the Resistance.

As a result, there was a vengeful resistance group named Brecht, but contrary to what he thought, Brecht was not the chairman, but a man named Van Dyck, whom he had never heard of, was the chairman of the resistance.

In some ways, it seemed like an irregularity, but on the other hand, it was a very good opportunity to make people aware that this was not a game, but reality. It was after that incident that a policy was established to refer to game knowledge but not blindly trust it.

“The problem is that we cannot properly assess their strength. Clearly, the number of their giant soldiers during the subjugation of the old Resistance was only a tenth of the level of this attack. But this time, their strength is ten times that. “We stormed this academy. That’s a number that a mere rebel group can’t have.”

The 100 Giant God Soldiers were a force comparable to the number of Giant God Soldiers possessed by the royal family of a weak country. Even if a war broke out between countries, there was no need to think about how absurd that number was, considering that some would remain to protect the capital.

Even the Colossus they brought with them was a second-generation Colossus with better performance than the Colossus of Demeia Academy. The fact that the New Resistance can bring as many as 100 Giant God Soldiers, which are still active in many countries, means that the size of the New Resistance is at least that of a weak country.

This was a burden even for the Infractus Empire.

“One cannot help but wonder what on earth the Empire’s intelligence department was doing while the New Resistance was growing in power.”

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“Not even the Imperial Intelligence Department had any inkling?”

“Yes. Just as the priest said, not even the Empire’s Intelligence Department was aware of that fact. Even though it happened inside the Empire.”

What kind of people are they?

The scale has grown beyond the game. At best, it was as if the guys who had been decorating the first chapter of the main story were completely ripped off from a large chunk and became the main antagonistic force.

I couldn’t even tell if this guy named Van Dyke had that much ability, or if the power behind them was so big that it could be compared to the Empire. Although I tried to gather information here and there, there was very little information given.

“That’s not all, priest. Do you remember what she said a moment ago?”

“You said that this attack was planned with failure in mind. That means they were able to use that many giant soldiers as a throwaway weapon.”

“I saw it correctly. This means that the New Resistance is not a potential danger. It is literally an imminent danger.”

Seraphina sipped the cooled black tea in her mouth as if she was slightly thirsty. When the maid serving next to her hurriedly tried to prepare hot black tea, Seraphina slightly raised her hand to stop her. She stopped by.

“And there’s one more thing we have to consider. Do you know what that is?”

“Aren’t you looking for traitors who might be in the academy?”

“You guessed it right. He must be a very boring priest.”

She spoke as if she was sorry, but Seraphina’s eyes actually sparkled. As a priest, she couldn’t help but be happy that the only priest was intelligent.

“It’s just like the priest said. Even though I was careless and thought there was no way we would be invaded, it was because I had faith that it wouldn’t be easily breached. I can tell you, it would not be easy to breach Demeia Academy like that. However, they are Demeia Academy. “Ah, the Academy was attacked so easily. This may mean many things, but one thought remains very strong.”

Seraphina was half convinced that there was a traitor. There was still an ongoing investigation into it, but circumstantial evidence was pointing in one direction.

When she remembered that fact again, her eyes began to burn with anger.

“I will definitely catch that bastard, cut off its limbs, and hang it on the Academy gate until it begs to be killed. How dare you play pranks in the Academy, where Yeo’s eyes are still open. This is disrespectful to Yeo. .”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but she was expressing anger that was scary just hearing it.

Is it like going out on a winter night without a coat?

Gilbert felt that overwhelming feeling of intimidation, and inwardly stuck out his tongue.

“Whoa. You got so excited that you showed your ugly side.”

“No. Because it was the same for me too.”

“You said the priest’s younger brother was in danger, right? The priest must be more angry than you.”

Her tsk Seraphina clicked her tongue and contained her anger inside. It is not too late to get angry and catch the instigators of the incident.

Now that I think about it, she had a reason for calling a priest.

As Serafina calmed her mind as usual, she was able to recall her original purpose for calling him.

“She was so angry that she forgot one important thing.”

“Are you talking about something you forgot?”

“Yes. That’s the most important reason for calling a priest.”

What is it?

Gilbert suddenly felt uneasy as he watched Seraphina let down her anger and smile at her. Even though she had a smile that clearly had nothing strange about it, she felt uncomfortable for some reason.

“Gilbert the Lionheart.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

But as if his anxiety was just unfounded, Seraphina returned from her sister’s appearance to that of the first princess. The imperial energy that enveloped the spring naturally pressed down on Gilbert.

Gilbert did not go against that energy, but accepted it naturally, stood up, knelt down on one knee in front of her, and performed the royal courtesy.

I could feel Seraphina’s gaze filled with majesty as she looked down at her slightly bowed head.

“I cannot help but praise your hard work. Even though you are still a cadet at the academy, you have taken the lead in confronting the enemies of the empire. As a result, you have protected countless academy cadets and subjects of the empire. “You rescued Count Brianna Tefeo Malchirav, a great star of . This is a feat worth bragging about, so I commend you for your hard work and loyalty.”

“God Gilbert Lionheart. I have done my duty as the shield of the Empire.”

“But even so, there must be a worthy reward for you who put forth all your efforts. I give you the time I need.”

“God Gilbert Lionheart. I gratefully accept the reward from His Majesty…”

Gilbert responded with the noble manner he had become accustomed to, but then felt something strange and raised his head slightly. This was because he seemed to have misheard the contents of the reward.

“Priest. Your expression is strange. As if you heard wrong.”

“Definitely just now…”

“Are you so happy that you want to check? She said she was giving more of her time to the priest.”

“I don’t know what that means.”

“Really. I don’t know if the priestess is intelligent or not. It’s so difficult for her to say that she bestows her time on the priest. That’s right. She feels honored to be able to spend her time with the priest. I will give it to you.”

Why are you giving that to me?

Gilbert felt his head throbbing as he saw Seraphina smiling mischievously.