...After that, the whole of this incident became well-known, thanks to Tim Timaya.
Owing to her, suspicions of me as Minvi's kidnapper were withdrawn, and even with the events that transpired, the gulf between humans and claw people did not widen... ~~~
In other words, the incident had no effect whatsoever...
Apart from Minvi's death...
And then, time went on...
Just like five years ago, this incident too came to be etched deeply inside me, but its pain too started to dullen...
Suddenly, I became aware that everybody around me was silently watching over my taciturn self... ~~~
...I really can't continue like this...
Isn't this the same as before...?
The same as before, being controlled by my own grief...
Not in the grief-controlled present, but in the future...
When I pondered over it...
I suddenly remembered Tim Timaya...
When I thought I had lost everything, the one thing that was still left...
Should I go meet her... once again?
- Meet Tim Timaya.
- The past is the past.
Nope. Not you.
That's right... The past... is the past...
I... finally noticed...
That it's not... about the chivalry... or the country... but that I hold you dear...
My former war buddy... But now, it was different... I would like to cherish her feelings, as a woman...
- Stand by her side.
- But I cannot respond to her feelings.
One Minardi ending, coming up!
I want to stand by Minardi's side!
I headed for Altia Castle to meet Minardi...
Er, I thought it was Altamina Castle...
Jamrock... It's rare of you to come all the way to the royal castle...
Yeah... I'm hunting for a job...
A job...?
Yeah, and I'd like to ask your advice on it...
Ah, yeah. Ask anything.
Is there an opening in the chivalry? I don't mind if it's a lower post...
Jamrock!?
I'd like to fight by your side, fight for your sake.
...Are you... serious with that?
If it's not a bother to you.
O--Of course not!
Isn't it obvious... that it isn't...
The job this time was pretty long...
Yeah... The attacks from the neighbouring countries have increased in number recently...
Captain! We can see the Altia [sic] castle now!
Yeah... We can finally go home...
What're you saying? Isn't being beside your wife at the front line the best thing in life?
An older knight I knew from my previous service with the chivalry spoke to me, half in jest.
If you put it that way...
Well, you didn't have the time to sleep together this time though...
That's the way it is.
H--Hey! Don't waste your breath with gossip during the march!
Yes, Ma'am...
Good grief... I sometimes can't tell who's the captain here...
Indeed...
Though I was fine being a mere rank-and-file soldier originally, everyone in the chivalry who knew me (Minardi included) recommended me as the captain of the chivalry to the king.
Their line of reasoning apparently was, "if you make him a low-ranking knight, he'll just run off sooner or later"... ~~~~
Phew... Home is the most relaxing place to be after all.
Yeah... You're right.
Phew... Should we have dinner now?
Ah, wait a bit, please. I'll get it prepared right away.
Once she said that, Minardi started hurriedly preparing dinner.
So... What do you want?
As long as it's made by you, anything goes. My tongue was getting numb from all the food made by the field kitchen.
I'm trying to for once indulge you here, sheesh...
Minardi standing there in the kitchen had a gentle feel to her, nothing like how she appeared at the battlefield.
What now?
Oh, I was just thinking that you looked pretty like that...
Idi-- Ah, I'll just pick something to make myself!
Yeah, please do...
As I replied, the regular chopping of a knife started to echo in the room...
In the end... the affair brought nothing forth...
Both the discrimination and conflict continue to exist in Altia...
As long as each of us remember the events that lead us here... ~~
JAMROCK
Final mental score: 28
Final mental level: 2
Final thought score: 61
Final thought level: 3
...The rest I'll skip. They're the same.
The brilliant days as squad commander ended this day.
This incident changed me...
Tim Timaya! I had happiness by my side back then!
That night... I'll never forget...
Minvi-oneesama and Tim Timaya-san ended up like that...
It's not like they couldn't find common ground if they tried... How sad...
I love you! But if you cheat on me, I might stab you...