Chapter 374 – The Truth Revealed
Wolfgang von Schwarz.
Awareness of him in social circles was quite dim.
To be more precise, there are many people who have heard his name through various channels, but few are actually interested in who he is.
As the importance of the media gradually expands, this is quite unusual in social circles, where the presence of celebrities has become an attraction in itself.
Being a soldier is by nature an occupation that does not stand out in times of peace.
It was also because they were reluctant to engage in external activities despite their reputation.
The decisive reason was that he himself was not properly spotlighted due to the overwhelming topicality of the people around him.
The lover of Princess Alicia, the most famous person in the empire.
The general’s only immediate disciple.
A man who captured the heart of a saint.
The protagonist who made a romance with a beautiful subordinate come true.
Whenever a man named Wolfgang is mentioned in front of people, the adjective always given is that he was the luckiest man in the empire.
The reason was that he was associated with a lot of beautiful women.
There is a saying that has been used like a proverb since the concept of media was born in the empire.
First, let babies, beauties, and animals appear.
An article containing the three elements mentioned above is easier to attract people’s attention than an ordinary article.
Among them, the most popular factor is none other than beauty.
Coincidentally, most of the people around General Wolfgang, who maintains a private life bordering on mysticism, are made up of beautiful women.
Therefore, when Wolfgang was mentioned in newspapers or weekly magazines, the focus was more on the people around him rather than on himself.
Who is Wolfgang?
What achievements he made as a soldier, what kind of personality he has, what hobbies he has, and what kind of person he is.
It was rarely mentioned, except in the famously boring military-related magazine published by the Empire’s Unified Command.
He was always a supporting character rather than the main character.
Considering what he has done so far, it is truly unfair to him.
However, at this moment.
The moment when you overcome countless hardships and adversities and promise a future with your lover.
It is no exaggeration to say that almost all citizens of the empire are watching.
Today’s protagonist was none other than Wolfgang.
[It has now been a year and a half since the pain of the war subsided]
In the calm and powerful voice of Cardinal Malleus, who briefly recites his life’s actions.
[Many sons of the empire lost their lives in the devastation of the battlefield. I know that you, including this old man, and your family members and acquaintances, have also experienced similar pain.]
Everyone was listening and concentrating.
[Under the grace of the Heavenly God and the benevolence of His Majesty the Emperor, our empire quickly washed away the pain. This old priest never doubts that it is the fruit of the blood shed by great warriors and their sacrifices.]
Cardinal Malleus suddenly loses weight while explaining Wolfgang’s biography.
“What… Now?” ?”
“I wonder if the Cardinal may have mistaken the schedule for the memorial service and engagement ceremony.”
A disciple of the general and a promising soldier who rose to the rank of general in his 20s.
The winner of the knightly battle and a tremendously strong man with a force to match.
The guests who were nodding their heads suddenly tilted their heads, thinking, “He must be such an amazing man to be the princess’s future husband.”
“Umm… “This wasn’t planned, right?”
I had never heard that even Wolfgang would say something like this.
Wolfgang, who was very nervous waiting for the next person to appear as the finale of the engagement ceremony, quietly swallowed his voice.
—Whispers…
“Sir, I’m sorry for not telling you in advance.”
“Alicia?”
“This is the order I put it in arbitrarily. I feel like I really need it… “
Hearing Alicia’s voice whispering to him while holding his hand tightly, he decided to wait in silence for now.
Although their relationship period was not very long, the density of time spent together was deep enough to rival that of any other couple.
She believed that Alicia would not do anything to displease him.
[… The returning warriors received glory commensurate with the weight of the blood they shed.]
Wolfgang wrapped his arms around Alicia’s shoulders and smiled slightly and whispered.
“What, is it like a surprise gift?”
“…”
Alicia leans on the hem of her tailcoat without saying a word.
The two began to listen together to the cardinal’s voice.
[Unfortunately, not many people remember the names of the souls who passed away without being able to return to the arms of the empire.]
After giving a long introduction, Cardinal Malleus took a deep breath.
Soon, he spat out a man’s name.
[Timur Chagatai]
“Umm… !”
“Keuhum, kheuhum!”
“Why did you suddenly change that name…?” “
Khagan.
A transcendental person whom all the people of the empire cannot help but loathe.
The leader of the barbarians who inflicted the greatest damage on the empire in history and the living embodiment of disaster.
[If the Great General had not been there, it would not have been surprising if the empire had been destroyed by him]
That name that I am reluctant to even dare to say.
Why on earth is it mentioned on this auspicious occasion?
“Shouldn’t we make it stop soon?”
“Is that old man suffering from dementia?”
The majority of people reacted with displeasure.
The cardinal’s remarks continued without regard for such reactions.
[It is a little-known fact, but there are people who sacrificed their lives to stop the general before he came forward.]
Although the audience was fuming, they began to listen to him again.
It was the Empire’s general who defeated Khagan.
After a bloody battle for three days and nights, the defenders of the empire drove out the northern invaders, and the northerners had no choice but to return to the land of ice from which they had come.
That was a widely known truth.
When Cardinal Malleus began to recite the story hidden behind the record, I couldn’t help but become interested.
And.
[Their name is the Black Death Squad]
The names of those who thought they would never be mentioned were mentioned once again.
—Finch!
The expressions of the two men located in different places changed completely at the same time.
“… Under!”
“… No way?”
The 1st Prince’s signature poker face, which seemed to have been painted, is cracking.
Although it was only for a moment, Wolfgang’s eyes turned red.
Alicia never missed the watery eyes of Wolfgang, who always seemed cold and blunt.
Wolfgang’s right hand began to tremble little by little.
“Master… “
Alicia held his hand tightly without saying a word.
[The northern cordon suffers a blow that borders on destruction, just before Khagan’s royal guard sets foot in the center of the empire. [It is the name of the warriors who gathered to protect their country at the risk of death]
She was Alicia, who always wanted to know everything about Wolfgang.
One day, a man named Wolfgang suddenly entered the life of the imperial princess.
A big, scary man who at first I thought would be nothing more than a man who would satisfy my hidden lustful desires and someone who would play with fire for a moment.
So quickly and without her knowledge.
Before she knew it, she had become a precious presence in her life that could never be separated from her.
After I officially started dating Wolfgang, I started to literally explore everything about him, not just stalking his every move.
‘This man… ‘What is it?’
Nothing was impossible if Alicia put her mind to it.
There was no information that she, a direct descendant of the imperial family, could not get her hands on.
Soon, even top-secret documents that could never be accessed through ordinary means came to her ears.
And then we found out that he was no ordinary war hero.
‘This, this…’ ‘
It’s been a while since we started dating.
It was at a time when I started imagining a happy future with him every day.
Strangely, he is reluctant to talk about himself.
“… How did know? The existence of that unit is clearly… “It would have been forgotten.”
“There’s no way I wouldn’t know the truth about my master, right?”
Overreactions that were often seen.
There were times when I would suddenly stop while speaking.
Even though she was clearly talking to her, there were times when she was looking vaguely into the distance somewhere.
There was no way Alicia, who was brilliant, could not have noticed all of that.
I just pretended not to know.
Even though she knew the truth, she didn’t think it was time to reveal it yet.
It was a fact that was completely incomprehensible that her accomplishments were hidden.
If his achievements, having a general as his teacher, had to be overshadowed.
There must have been a good reason for that.
However, I thought I must tell you someday.
This is an achievement that the man she loves sacrificed his life for.
The incident that caused his numerous wounds.
Alicia had always thought that she should never be forgotten like this.
Now finally.
The time has come.
