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GILBERT VON OBSIDIAN MAIN ROUTE....

CHAPTER ELEVEN.

translations are not 100% accurate. expect mistakes.

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The moon hides behind thick clouds and the night swallows everything.

The sacred chapel, which was not illuminated, was painted black, shadowing the figures that were also there.

Gilbert: ——How did it go?

???: No problem. Everyone is waiting for your signal.

Gilbert: Hehe, well done. But don't move yet, okay?

Gilbert: Because the final judgment has not yet been made.

???: When will it be taken down?

Gilbert: Depends on my mood.

???: You….

Gilbert: I’ll have to make the decision soon, huh?

???:…Yes.

Gilbert: By the way, have you found your avenger?

The moment he broaches the subject, the sacred air trembles violently in response to his passion.

Gilbert: You couldn’t find them?

???: I’ve been looking into various documents from that time.

Gilbert: You could have just asked me.

???: What if you've been heard, you idiot?

Gilbert: I think you worry too much.

???:….You knew about it in the first place, didn't you?

Gilbert: What do you think? Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell you.

???: Why not?

Gilbert: Revenge must be taken with your own hands, right?

Gilbert: And even if I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me.

???:…..?

Gilbert: Hehe, I don't mind if I help you out just a little.

Gilbert: You did exactly what I wanted this time, so I should at least reward you.

???:……

Gilbert: Just be careful. Once you get to the bottom of it, your trump card won't work.

???: I ain't gonna screw up like that.

Gilbert: I can see that too. You're the kid I trained you after all.

???: Yeah, for sure……

???: I swear to God, I will definitely kill you.

Gilbert:…Hehe. This will make the little rabbit cry.

Gilbert: Violence is what the beast does, apparently. So, let me ask you something. Are you going to have a communication?

???:….If I can avenge my enemies, I will become a beast as much as I can.

He says as if to spit out his words, and his footsteps fade away.

The chapel door opened and closed, leaving the lone beast in silence .

Gilbert:……

His smile disappeared and then— his rough breathing was absorbed into the silence of the chapel.

Sariel: We're in a lot of trouble.

Emma: What happened?

Gilbert: Do you need me to counsel you?

Sariel: Oh, that is a very tempting proposition.

Sariel: Then, Prince Gilbert, I'm terribly sorry, but could you please leave for a while?

Gilbert: I'll think about it with little rabbit.

Sariel: There is something I want Emma to do…..

Gilbert: Is she going to be busy? If it's hard work, then as her friend, I should help her.

Sariel:………

Gilbert:…..Right?

(The atmosphere is getting worse….!)

Sariel's eyebrows twitch, and Prince Gilbert greets him with a smile.

Emma: W…What do you want me to do?

My bright voice that blew away the tense air brought Sariel back to himself.

Sariel: Soon, an important day will come for our country.

Emma: Important…..

Emma:.....Ah, it's that time of the year already.

Gilbert: Eh, what?

Emma: The White Rose Festival.

Emma: Touching the memories of our ancestors and other dead...

Emma: It's an important festival where people who are living in the present put their wishes into words.

On the night of the festival, numerous candles and decorated white roses created a fantastic sight that attracts many people.

It is a lively festival that has existed since ancient times, where everyone thinks of a wish and puts their feelings into a white rose.

(I've attended every year since I was a kid. but......)

Gilbert: Heeh....there’s a custom-made festival at the right time.

(The way he put it, Prince Gilbert seems to have noticed.)

In recent years, the White Rose Festival has taken on a different meaning than it did in the past.

Sariel: Do you understand why I don't want Prince Gilbert to be involved?

Ten years ago, the big incident where Obsidian suddenly invaded the Rhodolite and dyed the roses with blood.

It coincides perfectly with the time of the White Rose Festival.

Due to the nature of the festival, touching the memories of the dead, including ancestors.

Recent celebrations are not just about offering wishes,

It has become possible to see such a trend of mourning and grieving for the dead.

Sariel: Since this year marks the 10th anniversary, a memorial service will also be held.

Sariel: It's such an important day for us.

Gilbert: Heeh.

Sariel:.....The White Rose Festival will be a national event and we need Emma’s help...

Gilbert: Am I in the way?

Sariel: I am simply asking you to refrain from doing so.

Sariel: The White Rose Festival and the Obsidian royalty just don't go together too well.

Sariel: At any rate, we have yet to receive an apology from your country for the invasion of 10 years ago......

Gilbert: Oh, is that so? I thought we gave you compensation.

Sariel: The messenger has arrived. But there were no members of the royal family at present.

Gilbert: His Majesty doesn't know how to bow down. Just paying reparations counts as an apology to him.

Sariel: Logically speaking, it doesn’t work in our country.

Gilbert: Then I guess we'll never understand each other.

(…….)

Sariel:.......Even just the long stay of Prince Gilbert has caused anxiety among many of our people.

Sariel: Please, until the celebration is over, can you stay away from Emma?

Gilbert: No way. Why should I be considerate of your circumstances?

Sariel:...Yes, yes. I knew you would say that.

(That's what got me into trouble.)

The Obsidian royal family is involved in the celebration of the White Rose festival, which commemorates the dead on the bloodstained rose day.

The meaning is so heavy that it wouldn't be strange if it were engraved in history.

(......I'm sure we’ll get more backlash than we’ve ever gotten before.)

Not only to Prince Gilbert, but even more to the young lady who is close to the Obsidian royal family.

There should be a lot of cold entanglement.

Gilbert: There's nothing wrong with that, is there? I haven’t heard about a rule that says the Obsidian royalty can't participate.

Sariel: Then, are you going to pay your respects?

Gilbert: As long as it's just a heartless form.

Sariel:…….

Sariel: Ordering the invasion with words of remembrance...that's what the country of Obsidian is.

Sariel: We are far from peace.

Gilbert: Our emperor hates peace.

(In other words...you’ll help me, but the country has no intention of letting you get involved in the White Rose Festival.)

Prince Gilbert's decision may be an act of pouring oil on a fire that has been smoldering for ten years.

(But….)

Emma: I would be very glad to have your assistance, Prince Gilbert.

Sariel:..You must be joking. He’ll be far from helping you, and you're going to stand on the edge of a needle, are you not?

Emma: I'm prepared for it // I’m aware of it.

Emma: Because in the eyes of those who don't know anything, Prince Gilbert's help may seem like a symbol of peace.

One in which the Obsidian royalty cooperates more with the White Rose Festival — a compromise, depending on one's point of view.

For the past decade, Obsidian has been silent.

Without an apology, we had to live in constant fear of invasion,

There may be a certain number of people who would be relieved if it were a fleeting illusion.

Gilbert: Unlike some bureaucrats, you know how to use me, don't you?

A cold hand is placed on my shoulder, and in response, a deep crease is carved between Sariel’s eyebrows.

(….He must be worried about me.)

As long as I am Belle, it is inevitable that I will have to help the princes who spend their time preparing for the celebration of their own rose.

There is also no way to avoid Prince Gilbert, who naturally follows us.

(…..Then we have to think positively now.)

Emma: First of all, I would say no, but you're going to be overbearing, aren't you?

Gilbert: You're going to make me?

Emma: If you're willing to help us, it would be a shame to hold back!

Gilbert: Ahaha, my usage fee is expensive, you know?

Emma: I'll use the friendship price there, please.

Gilbert: It can't be helped. Only because little rabbit is special, okay?

Sariel:......sighs, I understand.

Sariel's sigh was laced with bitterness.

Sariel: Emma, please don't overdo it. Report all problems, even the minor ones to me.

Sariel: Do I make myself clear?

Emma: Yes! Please leave Prince Gilbert to me.

(And I responded with great vigor, but.....)

I quietly stole a glance at Prince Gilbert who was walking next to me.

His fresh smile did not falter as he left Sariel's office.

(.....I have no idea what you are thinking.)

Gilbert: What, if there's something you want to ask, feel free to tell me, okay?

As expected, my gaze was so distracting that Prince Gilbert stopped in his tracks.

(Just in time. I want to clarify one thing before we get to the white rose festival.)

Emma: Prince Gilbert….

I hesitate for a moment, afraid to ask.

Emma:…..Ten years ago, on the bloodstained rose day, were you standing on the battlefield?

(I have yet to hear of one.)

(…..Prince Gilbert does know about the bloodstained rose day.)

Gilbert: Do you know that I am called "the marshal of victory"?

Emma: I know.

Gilbert: Then you know what I'm talking about, don't you?

(“Ever victorious" means always winning.)

(....But the bloodstained rose day ultimately ended in victory for Rhodolite.)

That can mean only one thing.

Emma: You weren't on the battlefield.

Gilbert: If you ask me if I was there or not, I would say yes.

Gilbert: But I wasn’t in charge. I went to see it in private.

Emma:….Private?

Gilbert: Yes. I was planning to invade Rhodolite someday, so I was just prepping for that.

(At times like this, I'm reminded that Prince Gilbert was never on our side.)

He may look friendly, but deep inside, he’s absolutely evil.

The answer should have been obvious, but my chest creaked.

Gilbert: At the time, it was the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces who was in command.

Emma: In a moment, the Supreme Division...

Gilbert: It was the emperor.

Emma:……..

Gilbert: And then we lost. It's almost embarrassing.

Gilbert: What he did was not a war, it was just a massacre with no outcome.

Gilbert: It was repulsive to watch. Especially if you're from Rhodolite, right?

(The bloodstained rose day doesn't seem to be a good memory for Prince Gilbert.)

Even the events that had happened doesn’t change, that may be the only salvation.

Gilbert: Oh, and for the record, I'm just as guilty as you are.

As if he could see right through me, he nailed it.

Gilbert: I knew of the emperor's invasion and did not stop him. After all, I am on the perpetrator's side.

Gilbert: I have no right to mourn the dead. The White Rose festival is just a festival to me.

Emma:…I understand.

Gilbert: Really? you should have expected it now.

Gilbert: I wish I had been more convenient for you.

Emma: That's not...

Gilbert: I don’t like lies.

(....I'm such an idiot.)

It would be nice if the bloodstained rose day and Prince Gilbert were unrelated…..

If he asked me that I didn't think so, it would be a lie.

I didn't know why I had such strange expectations.

(Don’t turn away from reality.)

Emma:......I am well aware that Prince Gilbert is an enemy of Rhodolite.

Gilbert: Hehe, that’s true.

Emma: So why didn't the ever-victorious "marshal" participated in the war?

Gilbert: Well... it's going to be a national secret, but do you want to know?

━━FLASHBACK━━

Gilbert: At Obsidian, we have an unspoken agreement that if anyone finds out our biggest secret, we kill them without question...

━━FLASHBACK ENDS━━

I shook my head, and Prince Gilbert shrugged his shoulders humorously.

Gilbert: But I think it was a very unfortunate blessing for Rhodolite.

Gilbert: If I'd gone off to war, the map would have been rewritten by now.

Emma:...Rhodolite is not a country that can be conquered so easily.

Gilbert: Haha, is that so?

Gilbert: But it's a correct evaluation. Our emperor misjudged the power of a small country.

Gilbert: I'd be too embarrassed to go back to my own country if i withdraw without any success.

Emma:………

(Prince Gilbert seems to have the confidence of being an "ever-victorious".)

If Prince Gilbert were to really bare his fangs on Rhodolite…..

I didn't want to think beyond that.

(I wish you were on my side.)

Gilbert: Instead, you need to focus on the task at hand.

Gilbert: Let's work together to prepare for the festival, shall we?

Leon, Yves and Licht:……

Gilbert:………

Jin:…This is one hell of an air.

(Oh, I feel like I'm getting crushed...)

My first stop was to help with the White Rose Festival,

It was a regular meeting of the executive committee, formed by the leading members of the domestic policy faction.

The situation is a mouthful to say with the friendly atmosphere…..

Everyone here was staring at Prince Gilbert who was sitting on his seat with his casual face.

(There was a similar scene before, but when a person like him appears, the tension is different.)

Prince Gilbert doesn't seem to care even if he is skewered by a sharp gaze that seems to pierce him.

Gilbert: Why don't you just start the meeting? Or is this a gathering of leisure people?

Leon: Lord Gilbert, you knew this was coming, didn't you?

Gilbert: I have no obligation to take your personal feelings into consideration.

Gilbert: I just want to help her.

Prince Gilbert smiled at me affectionately, and all at once the brunt has changed.

(Those looks alone is enough to freeze my heart.)

Gilbert: My….little rabbit, they don’t seem to welcome you.

Gilbert: I feel sorry for you. But don't worry, I'm on your side.

The more gentle his voice becomes, the lower the ambient temperature.

The long-winded kindness reshaped my world as usual.

(…Don't get discouraged here.)

━━FLASHBACK━━

Emma: I don't want to worry Rio and Luke, and I don't want to run away from Prince Gilbert either.

Emma: That's why... I'll start by undoing the "cold world" created by Prince Gilbert.

Luke: And how will you do that?

Emma: Of course, through communications.

━━FLASHBACK ENDS━━

Accept all the hostility and clench my fists.

I never want to just slump down and run away from their gaze.

Emma: Prince Gilbert will be assisting us with the White Rose Festival.

Yves: I-I see….

Licht: What a nerve wracking.

Jin: Oi, he’s our guest of honor.

(Even the princes doesn’t seem to agree about this either.)

(…It is painfully obvious.)

Emma: Of course, I know it's not easy.

Emma: And I guess I am not qualified to say anything if I don't know much about the bloodstained rose day.

Emma: But this is the only way….

Don't run away, but make eye contact with each one of them.

Emma: I wish for an everlasting peace of rhodolite.

Emma: For this reason, it is important to make Prince Gilbert aware of the pain through the celebration.

Emma: I believe this is an important step toward the future.

Leon and Yves:…….

Emma: We can't build peace if we keep turning our backs on each other.

Emma: I would like to fill in the cracks as much as possible.

Licht and Jin:…….

(….Not a single response.)

Apparently, my honest feelings sounded like "beautiful words". // Apparently, my honest feelings sounded too naïve.

Bureaucrat:…..Prince Leon.

After a long silence, the first person to open his mouth was a man with a familiar face.

━━FLASHBACK━━

Bureaucrat: Don’t touch—!

━━FLASHBACK ENDS━━

Bureaucrat: I'm sorry... may I be excused from the meeting today?

Bureaucrat:….I can’t stand it.

Bureaucrat: No matter what...my wife's face comes to mind.

(…..)

Leon: Of course.

Leon nods briefly and the man left the room without looking at him.

The swirling emotions were there for all to see.

(I knew it was coming…..the gulf is just too deep.)

━━FLASHBACK━━

Emma: Originally, my daily life was filled with the kindness of people. Malice was the last thing on my mind.

Emma: So we will change the current situation through communications, and this time I will drag Prince Gilbert into it.

━━FLASHBACK ENDS━━

(Really, how is that possible?)

Gilbert: Hehe…

In this situation, only Prince Gilbert laughs.

It was as if he knew this would happen from the beginning.

Gilbert: Communication alone does not change people's values.

Gilbert: Of course things could change, but that would be a huge, world-changing feat.

Gilbert: You have no power to change the world. Don't be so cocky.

(……)

Gilbert: I wonder how long the little rabbit can keep dreaming......?

To the mean little rabbit.

I did read your response to me. Thank you.

However…I can't believe you want to know about my relationship with Yves Kloss….

I didn't expect you to ask me about the other man, so I decided to be mean.

You want my help at the white rose festival, don’t you…?

However, since you asked, I will tell you.

The Kloss family is my mother’s family.

I'm sure you're aware of this, but that guy you're so close with is my cousin.

A genuinely noble family.

Even in Obsidian, there were high ranking families, but as I said before, there were an overwhelming number of people who thought that those above them were allowed to do whatever they wanted to those below them.

That's why I hate people of that bloodline. Regardless of their character.

Now. Naughty little rabbit. Next time, don't put the other man's name in the letter, okay?

I'm the only one you should be concerned about. — Gilbert von Obsidian.

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