To Save My Favourite Character, I Decided To Destroy the Game’s Plot

When I woke up, I saw unfamiliar ceiling.

　It was a white room with a subdued color scheme.

　The smell of chemicals was irritating to my nose.

　Looking around, I saw what appeared to be medical equipment, so it was probably a hospital room.

　I remember that I had fainted during a match.

　Is that why I was brought here?

　---I see.

　I lost, huh?

　I'm so disappointed. I'm really disappointed.

I had never been so passionate about anything, including my experiences in my past life .

　I had learned, thought, trained, and still couldn't reach Lucy.

　In the end, I even resorted to a power I didn't understand.

Well, I understand that there is no way I could catch up with her after a year and a half of deadly hard work.

Unless Lucy was a prodigy, and I was, in fact, a prodigy, there was no way I could win.

　That's the level I'm talking about.

But it's frustrating, isn't it?

What should I do next time?

　No. My chest is filled with bitterness like a sense of loss, and I can't wrap my brain around it properly.

　Huh.

　---I wonder if I can still use the power that was given to me by the strange man in that world.

I try to change my mind, and try to become aware of it.

'Huh?"

Then I realized that I forgot everything about the sword except what I learned from watching Lucy and Saraswati.

"What? Why?"

　Before I fainted, that is, I was imbued with various techniques as if I was breathing.

　Perhaps there was a time limit? Or was there another cause--?

'Yo, you're awake."

　As I was racking my brains, a familiar voice echoed through the room.

　It was Schneizel who opened the door and entered. He looks slightly tired and is wearing different clothes than he was before I fainted.

　I wondered if I had been asleep for a long time if he had changed his clothes.

　Come to think of it, I don't really have a grasp of what's going on.

"Excuse me, Mr. Schneizel. What's going on right now?"

"A lot is going on. I'd like to tell you, but first I'd like to check your physical condition."

I understand. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with me, but..."".

　After confirming that there were no problems, Schneizel opened his mouth again.

I'm glad you woke up safe and sound,"

I mean, i just fainted, didn't i?

　I appreciate your concern, but it is probably an overreaction to the quandary. I've fainted during training as well.

Well, I don't lose my mind as often as I do when I cross the line .

　Schneizel gave me a serious look while I was taking it easy like that.

Boy, you know what you said earlier about all the things that have happened. I told you a lot happened earlier, didn't I? I can't handle it all on my own.

"Well... Was it an attack or something?"

"The memories we've extracted from the kid Ash seem to have included some things about the raid, but that's not what I'm talking about. you had fainted, probably because of a curse."

"Curse?"

　Then Schneizel told me the details.

　During the match, there was a moment when I went rigid for a moment, and that must have been when the curse was placed on me.

　The curse was to give the memory of the dead to a living person.

　And that the purpose of the curse was to revive the consciousness of the dead in the body of the living by having the living use a spell that consisted of the curse.

　And that Nicolas had broken the curse .

　Four days had already passed since the match.

　Ash's memory revealed that the royal family was being targeted, so the royal family's place at the awards ceremony was cancelled .

　Schneizel and the others had to abandon the adult division of the martial arts tournament in order to prepare for the raid , and an unknown unknown person won the tournament.

　The awards ceremony had already been held without me.

　The attack on the awards ceremony did not take place, probably because there was no royalty in attendance.

　And that Nicolas must be keeping a big secret.

　When Schneizel finished telling me everything, he immediately came up to me.

"Hey, what did YOU do when you were cursed? Did you feel any discomfort?"

"Well,"

　I was in the darkness at the time.

　I see. I knew it was just a momentary stiffening over here.

The flow of time is different between that place and this place. In other words, it's not a normal world over there.

It is easy to tell the whole story.

　But why?

　By telling it here and now, I would lose something important.

　I felt like that.

　I don't know why I felt that way, and I understand that this feeling that suddenly arose in me is abnormal and that I should tell him.

　But, in spite of this, a sense of loss, as if I had lost Crescencia, kept my mouth shut tight.

　It was as if an instinct had been instilled in me that forbade me to speak out...

"I'm sorry. I don't know what's happened".

"Oh, it's okay if you don't know. I'm sure you've been through a lot."

"I'm sorry."

'It's all right. And as far as the boy is concerned, His Majesty came to deliver the word in person. If you' re awake and not feeling too bad, you' re free to go. That's good. There was a chance he might have suspected you of being an assassin."

'Yes, that's right."

We stopped talking .

　There was an awkward silence between us.

　Schneizel broke the silence.

'Hey."

"Yes?"

"I know this kind of talk is not for a six year old. You're a smart kid, so I'm going to tell you what I think you'll understand."

"Huh?"

Staring me straight in the eyes, Schneizel continued slowly, with a certain determination in his expression.

'There are times when an nobleman must sacrifice even his family in order to achieve a great objective. If I become a general, I may have to prioritize something more important than Lucy and Saras. Then I won't be able to be there for them when the time comes. I'm not a good parent, am I?"

'I don't think so."

The only servant who takes care of them is Schneizel, but I think Schneizel is doing well even though their mother is not there.

Well, I don't have the experience to talk about good or bad parenting, so it's just my own opinion.

". So, I'm going to ask you to do something for me..."

　I see.

　Schneizel wants to ask me for it?

　If it were true, he wouldn't want to tell me.

He probably wants me to protect it by myself.

But the ties of noble society, which I don't understand, and many other considerations, probably tied Schneizel down and wouldn't let her go.

So, before Schneizel could say anything, I took the lead and opened my mouth.

"So, while Schneizel can't look upon them, I will protect them, won't I? Well, I just lost to Lucy."

'I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."

'I'm sorry."

　I can somehow tell when I look at Ghardiaz.

　He has a very cold look in his eyes from time to time.

　He is willing to put the country first and cut everything else out of his life.

Schneizel, his successor, must also have this characteristic to some extent.

So I will take up the rear and scoop up what Schneizel misses out on.

'In return, please train me again. I have one more reason to become stronger."

"I'll take care of it."

'I understand. So, when can I go home? I heard that the king said I can go home at any time, but..."

　Schneizel, who had been drooping until then, looked up and grinned.

"I've been talking with His Majesty, Almir and others, and we've come to the conclusion that this is the way it should be.　Your Highness, you may come in!"

Schneizel interrupts his talk with me and shouts out the door.

　Huh? Wait? Her Highness?

You mean Her Highness, that Her Highness?

　You mean the king's child?

"Excuse me."

　With a click, the door is opened and a girl enters the room.

"What?"

　Oh, that's not good. I got spit in the wrong place.

　The one who entered the room was... Crecencia.

"Good for you. The boy's been chosen to be His Highness' bodyguard from the age of ten.a"

　What, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!!?!

　The moment I heard that, all sorts of thoughts about the dark world, the mystery of Nicolas, and what would happen to the raid if the royal family did not attend the awards ceremony, were blown away.