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

040. Resistance

For freedom!

It was a word that expressed the ideology that permeated the resistance that rebelled against the Infractus Empire. They rose up on behalf of the commoners who were being trampled by the nobility and were waging a bloody struggle in the name of the freedom and rights of the commoners.

Be human. More like a human being.

The Resistance moved forward, acting and sacrificing solely for that purpose.

Only a noble cause was the basis of their actions and ideology.

“Today, too, let us comfort the souls of our compatriots who died for a noble cause.”

And today. The reason they gathered was to commemorate their compatriots who left behind a noble cause.

Not long ago, an unfortunate incident occurred where compatriots heading to Demeia Academy were unable to carry out their intentions to the end and were unable to return. The seven compatriots who always brought vitality to the resistance, including the always cheerful Ferdi and the cool-headed Wendell, became stars in the sky.

“Their sacrifice will allow us to take another step forward and become the foundation for a better world to come. So for now, let us honor their noble sacrifice. Everyone, pray for silence.”

The leaders of the Resistance prayed for the souls of their departed souls in their own way. I earnestly prayed to God that they would not get lost on their long journey.

“Then, we will proceed with the meeting. The first item on the agenda is the Academy Revolution.”

Head of the Resistance who finished his silent prayer. Van Dyke put the Academy Revolution, in which seven compatriots were sacrificed, as the first agenda item.

I thought it was a perfect plan, but due to a truly unexpected variable, everything went awry and seven of my compatriots were killed. No one in leadership could have predicted that the academy’s newest cadet would easily deal with seven of his experienced compatriots.

In particular, the shock was even greater because Ferdi was a member of the Resistance who had a reputation for being good at handling giant soldiers.

“First of all, the new cadet who killed his compatriots is Gilbert Lionheart. His father is the famous Margrave of Iron Blood and the Count of Lithuania.”

“I guess he’s the guy called the Count’s son of a b*tch.”

Van Dyke stroked his chin. Van Dyke was also familiar with the rumors about Gilbert. He had an eccentric personality and was a piece of trash who took out his anger on innocent commoners. He was said to have used any means to lure commoners into his bedroom.

“That’s right. However, there is information that the person seems to have changed a bit since a few weeks before entering Demeia Academy. In fact, it is said that after entering the academy, contrary to the rumors that he is an incorrigible idiot, he appears to be capable. From what I found out, the attitude toward commoners has also changed compared to before.”

“Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that you did something trash.”

All the leaders nodded at Van Dyke’s cold words. The reason they came to their decision was because they could not tolerate the behavior and behavior of nobles like Gilbert. Their goal was to break down the absurdity of being forgiven for anything within the safe confines of the caste system.

Do you see a difference now?

It was probably a good thing. Unless they paid a reasonable price, the sins they committed did not disappear anywhere.

“But was that idiot skilled enough to take on seven of his compatriots?”

“According to informants, yes. It seems that his skills are unrivaled in the freshman class. The manipulative skills he uses are said to be in the realm of art.”

“Even the heavens are indifferent. To give such talent to such trash…”

“It seems we cannot overlook the fact that his father is the Margrave of Iron Blood.”

When Van Dyke thought of the Iron Blood Margrave, his throat burned for some reason. This was because it reminded me of the Lithuanian count I had seen on the battlefield long ago.

“According to recent information, it appears that he has become the princess’s priest.”

“… Are you saying that you became the disciple of that sword-crazed woman?”

“That’s right. I’m said to be Brianna Tefeo Malkirav’s exclusive disciple.”

The expression became serious.

Gilbert became a priority target for extermination after murdering seven of his compatriots, but when he became involved with Brianna and Seraphina, the level of danger rose sharply.

I don’t know the extent of the bond between the three, but it was a certain order that Brianna and Seraphina would come to the forefront the moment they touched Gilbert. There was a possibility that they would think that their reputation had been tarnished just by touching a person related to them.

“We will raise the risk level for Gilbert Lionheart. If you touch him carelessly, you could be like touching a beehive.”

“I agree with what the Chairman said, but it seems it’s already too late. The princess has already drawn her sword.”

“What has that warmonger done again?”

“It looks like he has declared that he will root out the resistance.”

“I wonder if they are going to do anything…” It was somewhat expected. It was something he had been prepared to do from the moment he planned to carry out a revolution at the Demeia Academy. The only problem was that they responded faster than expected.

If the revolution had succeeded, the training period would have been used to buy time to react, but unfortunately, the revolution failed. Now it was the Resistance, not the Empire, that needed a probationary period.

“First, tell the members to stop all activities and take a breather. It would be wise to avoid the princess with her sword drawn.”

“What will you do, Gilbert the Lionheart?”

“It needs to be eradicated, but now is not a good time. I think it would be wise to look at the opportunity. Then, let’s move on to the second agenda.”

Van Dyke put aside his thoughts about Gilbert and moved on to the next important issue within the Resistance.

***

Even after obtaining CT-777, Gilbert’s life pattern did not change. He trained his body and magical powers, and learned swordsmanship from Professor Brianna.

There was no time to rest because the award and decoration badges accumulated one after another had the function of doubling the effectiveness of training.

In particular, the proof of star received this time was the award medal with the best performance among award medals. Thanks to the effect of doubling his learning efficiency, the speed at which he gained magical power became even faster. If he continued his training like this, it would not be unreasonable for him to reach 60 in magical power before entering his second year.

After completing training in his personal mana training room, Gilbert calmly collected his mana and left the training room. Perhaps because it was a holiday morning, very few people visited the training room.

“Your enthusiasm is amazing since the morning of the holiday. Is that your secret?”

“Is it Angelina?”

Angelina, who was entering the training room, spotted Gilbert and approached him. After the Resistance incident, he was greatly stimulated by Gilbert, so he increased the intensity of his original training. It was practically impossible to keep up with his monstrous manipulation skills, but his pride did not allow him to lag too far behind.

“It seems like you have a lot of passion.”

“I don’t have time to chase after such an outstanding commander.”

“Who was the one who said he wouldn’t become a lieutenant?”

“….A man who talks nonsense is not popular.”

Gilbert burst out laughing at his flirtatious appearance. Perhaps because the laughter was annoying, Angelina’s cheeks turned slightly red.

She definitely felt like she would always assist him as his lieutenant, just as he said.

“More than that, Gilbert. I heard that the princess is forming a team to eliminate the resistance… Is that true?”

“It’s true. The princess plans to use this opportunity to root out the resistance.”

“Gilbert obviously wants to join the war.”

“The princess herself recommended it, so it is irresistible to me. In that sense, I would like to make a suggestion.”

I thought it went well. I was just thinking about recruiting Angelina and Hans to the resistance extermination team. As two talented people, it was easy to work together on a resistance extermination team, and it was a good opportunity to get Seraphina’s stamp on them for future plans.

As the main story progressed, the two people’s help was desperately needed, so the intention was to have them accumulate a lot of experience.

“There will be an announcement about the sweep team soon, but apart from the Empire, cadets from within the academy will also be included. I would like to recommend you and Hans. Do you have any thoughts?”

“Of course. I also think it would be better for the Resistance to be subdued quickly, but I have a debt separate from that.”

“I guess I’ll just have to tell Hans.”

“It probably goes without saying. Hans may be a bit foolish, but when it comes to your work, Gilbert, he is willing to follow along almost like a follower.”

Gilbert nodded his head in response to Angelina’s words. Hans somewhat idolized Gilbert, so he was somehow following in his footsteps. If he heard that Gilbert was going to participate in this sweep operation, he would have announced his intention to participate before even asking.

“Then we’ll share the details once the sweep team is formed.”

“Okay. Well, I’ll see you then.”

The two briefly exchanged a few more words and then parted ways to do their own business.