The negotiations were over. As declared, Anastasia and Russell ran around the capital to collect all the weapons and props they could. Crusch also summoned the expedition team that had been prepared.
In addition to ensuring the dragon carriages as a means of transporting people and materials, there is so much work that I don’t even have time to enumerate it.
"For this reason, I bought the dragon carriage, so it is difficult to ensure the means of transportation when I return to the mansion."
Subaru asked, looking at the large number of people and objects entering and exiting the house.
"maybe"
"But it feels like there's nothing we can do, Yuexing."
"Then just stay there," Yuexing shrugged.
Subaru and Tsukisei were walking in the garden
"Yo! Yuexing meow, Subaru meow"
Phyllis walked out of the crowd on one side
"Oh, Phyllis, is there nothing I can do? Seeing these people busy and busy, I can't sit still," Subaru said.
"The procedures for supplies and the preparation of the expedition team are not Subaru's specialty, right? It will only become more troublesome if you let irrelevant people worry about it, so just be patient."
"Why is this..." Subaru wailed.
"Uh, what about Crusch? It seems like he didn't see her..." Yuexing looked around and asked.
"Lord Crusch has his own things to do, nya, so you don't have to worry, Yue Xing, nya."
"Is Crusch always like this when he was a kid? Is there really nothing wrong with his personality?" Subaru asked.
Phyllis tilted her head and teased her cat ears with her hands.
"I can only say that Princess-sama is a little different. Her poor beauty has been there since before, but Crusch-sama has been so majestic and powerful since then that it cannot be compared to ordinary men."
"Lord Crusch, who is honest and brave, more upright, gentle, outstanding and invincible than anyone else... But that Crusch-sama became the current Crusch-sama, and then became strong enough to aim for the throne, that's right.
Because of the company of a certain adult."
"A certain sir is..." Subaru asked curiously
"——His Royal Highness Philie Lugunica, the fourth prince of this country who is no longer here."
Phyllis said with a lonely smile on her face
"Perhaps seeing Subaru-chan reminds me a little bit of Philiel-sama."
"...Is he someone with evil eyes?"
"No, well, he has a handsome face, so handsome that Subaru-chan can't even compare to him. However, his personality is very self-centered, simple, careless and self-righteous without concealing it... If he continues to say it, it will become a bad thing about His Highness."
"What you just said was too bad to be said anymore, and on top of that, it also hurt me!" Subaru said angrily.
Although it was sad that I couldn’t deny this, Felice shook her head at Subaru’s words.
"Your Highness Philie is indeed a very troublesome person, but he is also a person who tries his best. He is always worried about how to behave like a royal family, and causes trouble for everyone with various flashes of ideas. It is obviously useless but he is full of energy.
, so I will never listen to anyone’s request to stay calm.”
"...This one is probably a difficult person to get along with."
"That's right! It's said that [everyone is obviously working hard, how can only Yu stay here and wait here-] Well, this is the same as Subaru now, but His Highness will never say that it is his fault.
Even if you think about it in such a way, you are not someone who would think about such a thing."
Recalling the memories, Phyllis smiled wryly and expressed her love for that character in every corner of her words.
"As the fourth prince of the Lugunika Kingdom, that means that the character Philie in the story probably died of an infectious disease that was the reason for the king's election," Yuexing thought.
"Is that Philie-sama very close to Crusch?" Subaru asked
"Because we are of similar age, Your Highness came to visit Crusch-sama's mansion. Every time, he used the excuse that he was just passing by by chance, but since he is not good at concealing things, the truth became obvious."
Looking at Phyllis looking back at the happy memories, Subaru understood Philia's faint longing. The relationship between Phyllis and Crusch is different from a simple master-slave or a relationship between a man and a woman. However, in
The relationship between them after adding Philia here must be something special to him.
The relationship between the three of them must be something special and important.
"Ninety-five percent of what we have today, little Fili, is thanks to Crusch-sama, but the remaining five most important parts are thanks to His Highness Fili... This is absolutely true."
Because as a healer, Felice often has a cold gaze that makes her whole body tremble.
However, Phyllis, who was telling Philia's memories, didn't look like that at all. She looked like an ordinary, poor girl or boy that could be seen everywhere.
"It can be seen that your relationship is very unusual." Yuexing nodded.
"That's right——"
"In terms of personality, he is a hot-blooded idiot like Subaru. It must feel good to have such a person by your side."
Phyllis nodded.
"Does Phyllis have a girl you like?" Yuexing suddenly asked
"Eh? Me? Well... I haven't met you yet," Phyllis pouted.
"Have you met a girl you like, Yuexing Miao?"
"I?"
"That's right, meow, tell me now." Phyllis stared at Yuexing expectantly.
"Ah, so you are here."
At this time, a voice came from behind, Rem walked to Yuexing's side
"Hello Rem~" Phyllis waved.
"Rem, are you done?" Subaru asked
"Yes, Rem has done all her work."
"As expected of an all-powerful maid, it really saves people's worries," Subaru sighed.
"I just heard people discussing what they like...well," Rem said, and suddenly a hand fell on his head.
"Huh, that's an expected result," Phyllis said with her hands on her hips.
Rem's face suddenly turned red.
"Ahem, why don't we talk about the White Whale War? I want to hear the specific content," Subaru said.
After hearing this, Phyllis immediately changed his expression
"When talking about White Whale, we have to mention this battle and the core."
"Core?" Subaru asked doubtfully
"The fight against the white whale is not mainly for Master Crusch, but for everyone, for Master Heim."
"The subjugation of the white whale is Lord Heim's long-cherished wish, nya. The ancestor of the sword master, when Lord Heim's wife was killed by the white whale, it seemed that Lord Heim was not able to be by her side."
"The sword masters of the past..."
"In order to take revenge, Lord Heim chased the white whale crazily to death. Only then, in the unpredictable future like catching [fog], found the location, time, weather and even the record of the white whale's appearance..."
I ran away for this purpose, tested various hypotheses and conditions, and finally caught something like a law."
"However, no one listened to the situation that I finally learned about." Phyllis sighed sadly.
"With a scarlet eye on books and documents, and with a desire for revenge, I spent countless nights, and the clues I finally discovered are not enough to convince anyone."
"The claw marks of the Great Conquest are deeply rooted in the kingdom. Even when the throne was empty, no one could stand on Lord Heim's side. No one had the courage to fight the white whale and the leisure to turn their attention to the white whale...
…He can’t even recruit supporters, so Lord Heim must be in a desperate state of mind.”
Yuexing nodded silently
"Abandoned by everything, it seems that I have even considered challenging the White Whale alone, because I feel that it is more shameful to not have fought than to not win - Men are really stupid, Heim
My wife must not want such a thing."
"Sometimes, some people lose their minds unexpectedly," Subaru agreed and glanced at Yuexing.
Yuexing scratched her head in embarrassment
"So, it was Crusch-sama who helped Wilhelm-sama like that?" Subaru asked
"Because Crusch-sama is really a gentle person. He can help someone who is in despair, lamenting, and no longer cares about anyone. If the person is trying to do something for the most important person,
This is especially true for someone like that - Your Highness, the same is true."
Phyllis turned away with an expression of looking into the distance. Then, after closing her eyes once and raising her head, Phyllis stuck out her tongue with her usual expression.
"Okay, the weird topic is over. Although it took a long time, it feels pretty good, nya."
"Speaking of which...Phyllis, your tone is a little too frivolous."
"Meow!?"
Phyllis, who had a rude attitude, jumped slightly in shock when she heard the voice from behind, and turned around timidly. Standing there was an old gentleman holding his hands behind his back.
Wilhelm squinted his eyes and stared at Phyllis who was starting to feel guilty.
"It's too much to talk about people's shame. Don't you think it's not a good interest?"
"It's definitely not a shame. From Little Fili's point of view, it looks like Lord Heim's new disintegration book?"
The fingers of both hands stabbed each other, and Phyllis pouted and flattered
It feels like he might be misled by the cuteness of a beautiful girl with cat ears, but it is very suspicious that he is a man. Of course, this kind of beauty trap cannot work with Wilhelm.
"No matter what, I won't spread the word without my permission."
"Yes——" Being dumped mercilessly, Phyllis dropped her shoulders and retreated in frustration.
After accidentally hearing about Wilhelm's past, Subaru felt uncontrollably embarrassed.
"I'm very sorry for hearing the unpleasant things. It's just an old bone's boredom and stubbornness, and the time spent in vain. Please forget about it."
Breaking the silence, Wilhelm smiled wryly.
Don’t ask anything. This is Wilhelm’s expectation. Don’t ask anything. Yuexing understands this in her heart.
"I love my wife," Rem said.
Yuexing looked at the girl at hand
Wilhelm, who raised his eyebrows, answered slowly.
"Well, I love my wife more than anything else, more than anyone else, no matter how much time passes."
The weight of Wilhelm's confession is that he has devoted years and years to it.
Several times in the past, Yuexing heard thoughts about his beloved wife from Wilhelm's mouth.
"There are still preparations for tomorrow, and that ends here. You three, please have a good rest tonight."
Turning his back on the silent two people, Wilhelm slowly walked away.
"Tomorrow, I will fight with Yue Xing and Rem." Subaru suddenly shouted.
"The allies are going to fight a strong enemy. Is there someone who can just watch quietly? Don't worry, I can fight too... Even I can do something!"
Yuexing nodded with satisfaction
Wilhelm was speechless for a while
"——My wife is a woman who likes to appreciate flowers."
"I don't like sword dancing, but I love the sword more than anyone else. I am not allowed to live as a being other than the sword. My wife also accepted that fate."
As a contemporary sword master, Reinhardt’s strength has been seen with his own eyes.
The protection of the [Sword Master] will give the human body such boundless power that it will restrain that person's future and infinitely shrink its possibilities.
"I am the one who took away the sword from such a wife and made her give up the name of Sword Master."
In the past period of time, Wilhelm often commented on himself in his spare time.
In order to reach the current realm, he dedicated half of his body to the sword. Until he achieved this long-cherished wish, this old man has experienced countless setbacks and his soul has been frustrated countless times.
"I gave up the sword and became my wife as a woman. I thought that everything would be spared for her, and I could live on as Thearesia instead of as a sword master - but the sword never
Spare her"
"But why did you join the White Whale subjugation team at that time?" Yuexing left a question in his heart.
Wilhelm's words did not say this
"Sir Subaru, Lord Yuexing, thank you" Wilhelm slowly left.
"Tomorrow's battle, my sword and I will be able to find the answer. I can finally start walking to my wife's grave. Finally, I can go and meet my wife."
Wilhelm's voice disappeared around the corner
"Subaru, go back and prepare yourself first. I will prepare weapons and other things for you," Yuexing said to Subaru.
"Well, then I'll leave first." Subaru nodded, turned around and left.
The surroundings returned to silence
"Yuexing..."
"Um?"
"If Rem were gone, would he still be remembered for a long time like this?"
"...Don't say unlucky words." Yuexing touched Rem's head.
As if he got the answer he wanted, he smiled happily