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

83. Camilla, Dorothy, and Lily

Gilbert left the office after receiving full authority on Sigurdian from the Count of Lithuania. This was the moment when one of the prerequisites for clearing the main scenario was obtained.

The conditions for clearing the scenario he set started with receiving full authority. The purpose was to take active action rather than a passive response by having full command authority.

As long as there is no way to stop the war itself, the Count of Lithuania will reorganize his army to deal with Sigurd.

Gilbert, who wants to reduce damage by clearing the main scenario, must join the reorganized army, but if he does not have command, the problem becomes bigger.

In order to prevent bloodshed and clear the main scenario, his solo action was necessary.

But is the military a place that condones individual actions?

As long as I was in the military, I had to make sure that my superiors and subordinates obey each other. Even though he was the eldest son of the Earl of Hart, he could not go against the commander’s words.

If he disobeys the commander’s orders, he will affect the discipline of the army, which in turn will have a negative impact on the morale of the army.

What would happen if you encounter the Sigurdians in such a situation?

Of course, it was inevitable that the empire would suffer great damage.

So, even though Gilbert thought it was impossible, he asked the Count of Lithuania to give him full authority over the Sigurdians. As a commander, as long as his solo actions did not affect the entire army, he could be treated as part of the operation.

Of course, if he, the person in command, made a decision, problems would arise, but it was less risky than what I said before. At least he didn’t have to disobey his superior’s orders.

But regardless, Gilbert thought that the Count of Lithuania would not delegate full authority.

It was impossible based on common sense for a kid who had never officially experienced war to lead an army and go to war. Even if he had a capable aide, it was meaningless if the commander did not listen to him.

So, he was skeptical about receiving full power, but fortunately, the Count of Lithuania delegated full power to him.

The goal was to receive it, but even Gilbert was curious as to what he was thinking of entrusting it to.

Of course, whatever the Count’s intentions, there were no complaints. The best option was to give him command, and since he had achieved that goal, he did not need to think much about it.

After shaking off his thoughts, Gilbert walked towards the drawing room where Camilla was. It was because I didn’t know what kind of accident she would get if I left her alone.

By the way. Is it Lily?

I remembered the words of the servant who came to me just before I was given full authority by the Count of Lithuania.

It was a message that Lily had come to visit the Hart family.

When Gilbert first heard that, he thought he had heard wrong. For her, her Hart home was the worst place that created the trauma of her childhood.

Didn’t he say that after that incident, he never came near Wiesbark again?

For Lily, this was a terrible place that became a trauma that continues to haunt her to this day.

But then she suddenly said that she came to visit the Count Hart family today.

Why did I come to this place that I consider so terrible?

Gilbert couldn’t even guess the intention.

In essence, the wounds left in my heart during childhood did not easily disappear.

It is said that childhood memories fade as we grow, but what if that time leaves a strong trace?

You will most likely not be forgotten and it will follow you around and torment you for the rest of your life. That was the trauma, and the reason why Lily hated Gilbert.

But for some reason, Lily came here. She didn’t even know what change had occurred in her state of mind. If I recall, she had been consciously avoiding Gilbert recently.

I don’t know if it’s possible to apologize in a formal way.

Gilbert arrived at the entrance to the living room, thinking that it might have been the right answer.

“So what is your relationship with your eldest brother?”

“You two are traveling alone?”

“So what’s the deal?”

Gilbert, who was about to enter the living room, stopped when he heard the sound of Dorothy and Camilla talking inside. At first glance, the atmosphere didn’t seem very good.

What is happening again?

Gilbert thought for a moment about whether he should go to his room instead of entering the living room, then sighed and entered the living room.

***

When Dorothy heard that Gilbert had returned, she immediately washed herself. On the surface, it was because he couldn’t find fault with his ugly first brother.

Anna, who knew the truth, laughed at Dorothy’s disingenuous behavior, but Dorothy was serious.

Dorothy, who had put on the clothes she had recently purchased with Anna’s help and looked at herself in the mirror several times, nodded as if she was satisfied.

“Anna. Didn’t you say that your eldest brother was visiting her father?”

“Yes, the Count said he called the first master right away.”

“And you said there was someone with you. Who is it?”

Dorothy, looking in the mirror for the last time before leaving the room, noticed his slightly loose hair and carefully brushed it away with a comb. It was because he was in such a hurry to get ready that he couldn’t dry his hair properly.

“I heard that she is Camilla of Count Tristitia.”

“Oh, I see. Camille of Count Tristitia… What?”

Dorothy’s body, which had been combing her hair, froze. He came back without any contact and he suddenly came back with a girl next to him on the subject?

A thorn rose up in Dorothy’s quiet heart.

“Has this damned eldest brother still not come to his senses? He returned home after half a year and brought a woman with him?”

“Calm down, lady.”

Anna hastily stopped Dorothy, whose eyes were starting to burn. Without thinking, she mentioned Camilla’s existence, but it seems she made a mistake.

The problem was that we overlooked how Gilbert was formed within Dorothy through a series of events.

She seemed to be worried that Dorothy might go back to the way she was because she was a woman.

“That won’t work. First, let’s go to where the Lady of Count Tristitia is!”

However, Anna couldn’t shake the feeling that it was a bit problematic for that worry to develop into violence.

But Dorothy, already on fire, was ruthless. She opened her door wide and headed straight to the living room where Camilla was.

In the living room, there was Camilla elegantly drinking tea. No matter how much of a tomboy she is, she was educated to the point that the basic etiquette she had to learn as the daughter of a noble family was ingrained in her.

She usually ignored it because it was annoying, but this was the mansion of the Count Hart family, a prestigious family recognized even in the empire. Camilla knew how to maintain the minimum level of courtesy.

When Dorothy arrived at her drawing room and saw Camilla drinking her tea, a groan came out of her mouth. It was good that she stormed into the living room with such vigor, but when she saw Camilla, she couldn’t think of anything to say.

Furthermore, looking at that elegant figure, I understood why Gilbert had a woman next to him.

If only this damned older brother’s eyes got higher…!

Dorothy clicked her tongue and walked up to Camilla.

“Hello. Nice to meet you. I am Dorothy Flamma Hart, the third daughter of the Hart family.”

“Aha! You are Gilbert’s younger sister! Nice to meet you! I am Camilla Alaquer Tristitia.”

As if her appearance just a moment ago was fake, she returned to her usual lively Camilla. Dorothy was also slightly startled by the change in mood in an instant, as if flipping the palm of her hand.

“Ah, nice to meet you too.”

“Guy Gilbert. You have such a cute little sister, but you don’t say anything… I’ll have to say something when I get back.”

Seeing Camilla clenching her fists and making a promise, Dorothy felt her head hurt a little. When I saw that Gilbert, who I thought had changed because of what kind of person he was, brought a woman with him on his way home, it was quite shocking.

She couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but she found this woman called Camilla quite annoying. Regardless of what kind of relationship she had with her eldest brother, she kept getting on my nerves.

Although it was frivolous at first glance, her actions themselves had an unknown quality to them. Even if she looks like that, does that mean she is the daughter of the great Count Tristitia?

Dorothy looked at Camilla, who was still shaking, with slightly sunken eyes.

“Brother Gilbert! I have something to ask you!”

“Do you have any questions?”

“Yes, yes! Of course it is! How was Gilbert when he was home? Rumors say he was a madman and incorrigible, but when I saw him, he wasn’t like that at all!”

Camilla crossed her arms and nodded her head.

Camilla, who not only heard rumors but also occasionally heard her father talk about Gilbert, couldn’t help but be surprised when she first saw Gilbert at her academy.

The Gilbert I heard so far was a man who was a waste of time and could not be interacted with.

The only thing he knows how to do is to molest women and misbehave with the residents of the territory.

It made me think that perhaps the word ‘f**** was created for Gilbert.

But that thought changed when I actually met Gilbert.

Starting with an entrance mock battle, a comprehensive evaluation and a resistance battle. And even the recent academy attack incident.

Gilbert announced to the world that he had changed.

People who did not believe it at first acknowledged that Gilbert had changed as time passed.

He became a person with outstanding ability and a great cause for the people.

And the change was very interesting to Camilla. It was as if she was watching an epic hero from a story and she couldn’t take her eyes off him.

That was the reason why I decided to go to Wiesbark this time.

I wanted to watch closely what he was worried about and how he was going to get through it.

“The rumors were true. He was a person you couldn’t relate to, regardless of what he was like now.”

“You mean that Gilbert? I’ve never seen him in person, so I can’t imagine… Even when I think of Gilbert right now, all I can think of is ‘Stop talking nonsense.'”

The sight of Camilla imitating Gilbert by lowering her voice was quite comical.

Of course, Dorothy did not laugh.

“More than that, Camilla, what is your relationship with your eldest brother? She has not received any word from her brother that Camilla is coming.”

“Gilbert and I? Hmm…”

Dorothy’s eyes narrowed. Is the relationship so complicated that he can’t give an easy answer?

“Ah! You two are traveling alone?”

“Yes?”

Jeokjeok

Dorothy’s smiling expression broke. This was a kind of counter punch he hadn’t thought of.

“So what is your relationship with your eldest brother?”

“You two are traveling alone?”

“So what’s the deal?”

You two are traveling alone? What is this?

Dorothy seemed to be losing her mind.

Are you saying that the relationship is that deep?

Dorothy, with her clever mind, busily used her brain to interpret the meaning of Camilla’s words.

But the only answer that came out was the conclusion that the romantic relationship was absurd.

“What kind of relationship are you talking about? Traveling alone means traveling alone!”

“If you just say we’re traveling alone, how can I…”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

The moment Dorothy’s voice rose, the main character of the story appeared.

When Dorothy saw Gilbert with the same expressionless face she had seen at her academy, she finally burst out into the anger she had been holding back.

“You damn brother! What on earth are you doing out there?!”

Dorothy’s angry appearance as she pretends to point with her finger, and Gilbert sighs.

And then they all gathered together, including Camilla, who smiled and smiled as she looked at the two.

***

Knock knock!

“Come in.”

With the permission of the Count of Lithuania, the door opened, and a woman of mysterious age came inside, her pink hair flowing.

The Count, who was reviewing documents, smiled faintly at the daughter of his close friend whom he had not seen in a long time.

“It’s been a long time, Lily.”

“How have you been?”

Lily Roseus Nobilitas.

It was the moment when she met the Lithuanian Count for the first time in over ten years.