"where..."
Oh right...I'm on the ship now.
Leder raised his upper body and sat down.
He removed the blanket from above him and tried to get up, but the pain in his body prevented him from doing so.
"Excuse me..."
"...."
from?
He noticed it belatedly but apparently he wasn't the only one in this room.
But it doesn't seem like someone he knows because it has no place in his memory.
Of course, it's not like he can't predict who he is.
If he's on this ship, he's definitely an ally.
And he must be someone so trusted that Aron entrusts him with the task of watching over him.
There are three people who come to his mind.
But judging by his physical characteristics, there is only one person to whom this applies.
torrent.
The person with the most power after Arun in the organization.
However, all he does is sign the documents.
It's the perfect definition of buried talent.
"What is the matter?"
"Do you need any help?"
"help?"
"If you want to go somewhere, I will support you..."
"...."
Am I now being treated like an old woman on death's door?
I don't know why but it makes me so angry.
Also why are you so excited!?
"I'm sorry!"
"Doesn't it matter anyway what the situation is?"
"Yes, at once. The battle has been going on for sixteen hours. We have more troops, so we have the upper hand."
"The number of losses we have so far has reached 700 people. Of course, it is more than three times that for the other side, but we are still striving to end the battle as soon as possible so that we can come out with the least amount of sacrifices."
"The beast woke up less than 5 hours after he fainted and joined the battle even though we tried to stop him. It seemed like he had a great desire to fight and Deputy Commander Arun didn't press too hard to stop him because the doctor said his injury was unexpectedly completely healed."
"As for Miss Lilia, she still hasn't woken up yet. There is no danger to her life, but she seems to be quite exhausted. As for her feet, it's only what the doctor said. They'll heal in six months, but they won't be able to be used as before, although there won't be any problems with mere movement."
"As for the commander, I passed out for half a day and Deputy Commander Aron took the lead in directing the battle."
"The battle is expected to be over in three weeks, with a damage rate of about 40% of the total number."
"week"
"Yes?"
Three weeks is a long time, we'll be done in a week.
"Ha..?"
Lederer stood up and walked toward the door.
"And also..."
Leader grabbed the edge of the door and said with a smile.
"Let's try to finish it with less than 20% damage."
"...."
Once he had said that, Lederer continued walking.
Ciel could not say anything for a while.
He seemed to be under some kind of spell.
The spell that makes you believe it is possible.
Even though you know better than anyone how impossible it is.
Seal hit his face and then followed Leader as well.
"Come on, Commander!"
nine days later.
fight over.
The death toll on the Allied side was 72036.
It is about 8% percent of the total number
While the number of injuries reached 90045 people.
It is about 10% of the total number.
The total number of damages is estimated at 19%.
As for the enemies, they obtained complete annihilation.
Where all 463,971 people who were residing on the island died.
It was a massacre that brought the government to an end.
There were still a few people belonging to the government outside the island, but their number could not be compared to the number that was annihilated during the battle.
So in the end, it was a landslide victory for the Leader organization, or as they call it, the "purification" organization.
After 13 years of effort, the road to achieving their goal is very close.
"Is it the royal palace now?"
"Yes Leader!"
"Then I'm counting on you again, Aaron."
"Yes! Leader!"
"Okay, and… since if you accompany us from now on, you will engage in more fights, what are you going to do?"
"Fight...Fight..."
His answer seemed clear in his fig eyes that were twinkling with enthusiasm.
His impression of Leader seems to have improved a lot as he continues to get him into fights.
"Brother! You are taking advantage of Kun again!"
"Lilia, that's what's called mutual interest, although I don't think you can understand what that means."
"my brother!"
"Then Aron, bring me all the information regarding the situation in the royal palace at this moment."
"Are you ignoring me now!?"
"Leader present!"
In any case, within a month the royal palace and all its affiliated organizations were liquidated and the remnants of the government were wiped out.
With the passage of time, the number of individuals from the general public who sympathized with the cause of the Purification Organization increased and more than 80% of the people participated in the revolt against the royal palace.
The country's system of government has been transformed into a democracy.
And through elections.
Leader was elected as the people's representative with more than 95% of the vote.
The remaining 5 percent of the vote was unexpectedly electing Aaron even though he did not run.
It seems that he was quite popular among the people because he was taking the lead the whole time that Lederer was locked up in the prison.
Thus, the system of government in this country was transformed from a parliamentary monarchy to a democracy.
"Uncle, are you sure you're not talking nonsense because you're getting old?"
"You are still ten years old, but you are very rude. From whom did you inherit this character?"
Lederer sighed with a sad expression on his face.
"Even if I get old, my brain is still the same as it was in the old days! Because I am a genius, my brain never gets old!"
"...."
"do not look at me like that!"
The kid looked at Leader as if he was pathetic.
Maybe he thinks he's already senile.
"It's real! Didn't your mother or your siblings tell you anything about it?!"
"no"
"...."
These bastards!
Because of them I now look like a liar.
What happened in the past was as follows.
After taking over as the people's representative, Kun and Lilia left for a secluded village because they did not want to get involved in politics.
For ten years after that I was so busy that I had no time to ask about them.
But five years later I often had free time.
So I decided to search for them to find out their condition.
Although I had largely expected it, I was surprised by the fact that Kun and Lilia got married without telling me.
They even had two children.
The eldest daughter, Natalie, was 13 years old at the time.
The next child was Rin, who was eight years old.
Anyway I visited them a few times after that from time to time but I stopped doing that at some point.
That was about 10 years ago.
Leo's last child was a few months old at the time.
Although Kun and Lilia lived in an isolated village because they did not want them or their children to get involved in politics, the eldest daughter joined the Purification Organization, which later became the People's Organization, when she was eighteen years old.
The middle child followed when he turned twenty.
The middle son is still working in the organization until now, while the eldest daughter resigned three years ago when she got married.
I stepped down from my position a month ago, after thirty years of holding it, and nominated the person I thought could take over after me.
Predictably, he won the elections and became the second representative of the people.
Anyway, after stepping down from my position, I decided to visit Lilia, because I hadn't seen her for a while, and I was surprised by the boy, who was a few months old at the time, about ten years old.
And now I am in this situation.
"Even if it is a secluded village, it is impossible that you have not heard of the name of the people's representative before!"
"I know it's a leader."
"Yeah sure and that's my name!"
"But my mom said your name is Ryle?"
"...."
Oh right.
It's been so long since I forgot my real name...
"Because Ryle is my real name but Leader is my surname!"
"Uncle… do you want to be such a hero?"
"Not like that! I'm telling the truth! How can you not know that!? They don't teach you anything in school!?"
"I know about the transformation of the system of government from a parliamentary monarchy to a democracy thirty years ago, but there is nothing that talks about you."
"So what does school teach you?"
"Thirty years ago, the People's Organization set out on a march to change the system of government to serve the rights of the people, led by its president, Leder, who was 35 years old at the time, and who later became the spokesperson for the people after the defeat of both the government and the royal palace."
"I was only 22! That's slander!"
"But that's what they say."
"You shouldn't believe everything in books"
"If I can't believe what I learn at school, what's the point of me going there?"
"You have a point... huh"
Lederer sighed enough to drop the sky.
truly.
What a cruel world.
correct!
"Picture! Don't you have a picture of the actor?"
"There is, but it was taken 25 years ago. It's hard to say if the person in the photo is you or not."
"Damn… even the education system in this village is so outdated, can't they even get a new photo!?"
"So you see...the name, the age, the looks are different, it's impossible for me to think you're the same person."
"I understand that"
I can't believe that I lived my whole life for the sake of the people, only to finally have a child who belies my words.
truly.
What a cruel world.
"Of course it's hard for me to believe that, but for some reason I don't think you're lying."
"Leo...."
"Only 10%"
"I wish you hadn't said the last sentence."
"It's impossible...because I'm always honest."
"I don't know if I should praise you or disparage you anyway…."
Leader La Rael patted Liu on the head and said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not because just seeing you like this makes me happy because it assures me that my effort has not been in vain, children like you can live in this world without suffering... That's enough for me."
"...."
"Brother, Leo, lunch is ready."
"Well, we'll come right away."
Reel stood up and extended his hand to Leo.
"Let's go"
Leo held his hand and they walked home together.
'Maybe 30, no...40%..'
His belief in his uncle increased slightly.
just a little.
Even so.
Time is still passing.
And the years are still passing.
Perhaps in the future the world will go through many crises.
Perhaps there will come a time when many wish to die.
Perhaps the world will turn into hell.
But at least for this moment.
The world was very peaceful.