Obscure Op: Survive As Fallen Noble With Gunsmith Skill In Eroge World-Chapter 73 - 72 - A Sad Side Story

"You didn’t seem sad when you saw one of your disciples die."

"Does that mean this disciple is not that important to you?" I asked Kitano Mina, who still lowered her head and looked at the smile of the woman who had died before her eyes.

The cold night wind blew so hard that it hit the dead woman’s body, and her face touched General Keno’s face.

The death of this pair of lovers looks romantic and dark at the same time.

This dark storyline appears to have been toned down by the game developer to prevent Kitano Mina’s side story from being too dark in the eroge world, which is often show off lewdness and obscenity story.

Without adding such a sad and heart-touching story, the dark tales of the heroines are enough to give a feeling of sadness to players who really follow the storyline.

For players who always skip the story, they actually miss this sad moment and only look for fanservice events that show the lewdness of the main character doing naughty things with the heroines.

Ah, now I remember.

The reason for Kitano Mina’s side story not being in the game is that Kitano Mina’s role is always in the Belfast Royal Academy as the Headmaster and holder of the title of the greatest witch in human history.

Side stories like this should be in special events or limited DLC, if the game developers have the intention to show this story.

For now, I’m the only one who’s seen the special event or limited DLC from Kitano Mina’s side story.

Does that mean I’m lucky enough to have survived this far?

Well, I guess so.

I would consider this a reward for my accomplishment in surviving in such a gripping eroge world.

Even though I can’t have fun like the main character in this world, I still have an important goal to survive until the end of this world’s story.

Seeing the ending of this eroge story with my own eyes, it is a difficult goal to achieve, considering that this eroge game still has three main storylines that are always developing as a live service game.

"I’m not saying this disciple isn’t important, Hans," Kitano Mina replied after a moment of sadness.

Her tone sounded weak and holding back sobs, which made me feel a little guilty after speaking in a cold tone and lack empathy for her disciple’s death.

"This woman..."

"She has great talent and potential in magic."

"Her curiosity is also too high as a woman who has grown up."

"I always thought of this disciple as a troublesome and chatty woman during the special training class."

"With the loss of a talkative person like her, the special training class will feel lonely and filled with only sleepy people."

"I would like to see that happen, but unfortunately—"

"I have agreed to become Headmaster of the Royal Academy of Belfast and carry out the plans of our crazy King..."

Kitano Mina smiled and held back her sobs, which grew louder and louder. She tried to hold back her sadness, but it slowly leaked out.

Caress...

Caress...

My hand immediately stroked Kitano Mina’s back to calm her down as she was grieving after losing a disciple she cared about.

Kitano Mina burst into tears, her body leaning towards me, and I supported her body so she wouldn’t fall.

"It’s okay, Kitano Mina."

"At least she died as a witch of honor after this failed incident of treason was hidden from the history of the Kingdom of Belfast."

"As long as she died as an honorable witch, she deserves a proper burial. With your position as the leader of the Witch Division, shouldn’t you be able to give her a proper burial, right?"

I know that my words sound like sweet nonsense to Kitano Mina’s ears.

But, there is no other way to mend a heart that is grieving over someone’s death other than sweet talk.

Caress...

Caress...

My hand slowly started to stroke Kitano Mina’s head from behind.

The only help I can offer right now is sweet talk and gentle touches that reduce emotional pain.

Yup, there is no other way than this.

"I’ll make sure that happens..." Kitano Mina muttered as she lay her head on my shoulder.

"But, I think, it’s difficult to do at this time. That’s because... There are too many people involved in this failed treason incident. Carrying their corpses will impact the mobility of the royal knights, paladins of the Goddess Luna’s followers, and the exhausted refugees." I don’t know what possessed me, but I buried the sweet talk I had said with the reality of what was happening at this moment.

Carrying human corpses that can decompose quickly would be very troublesome.

Even if we had enough horse-drawn carriages to carry important human corpses, their decomposition process would be rapid.

It was remind me of the corpses of bandits who had just been killed in the forest, some time ago.

It hasn’t even been a day for their corpses, but I’m sure it’s already inviting wild carnivorous animals to eat them after rotting.

Well, it’s still safe to fight wild carnivores compared to the wild monsters lurking in the forest. Because I’m sure the wild monsters have already escaped and are hiding in the outer forest, separated by an earthen wall built by Kitano Mina and all the witches under her command.

"How about making this place a cemetery containing the meritorious people who saved the King from a surprise attack by bandits?"

"The incident of a large-scale bandit attack could become a major event in the history of the Kingdom of Belfast, while also covering up General Keno’s treasonous attempt."

"Leave aside the political issues that are currently heating among the nobles of the Royal Capital of Belfast."

"This incident could be used to lure out other nobles who have pulling strings behind the scenes."

"How about it, Kitano Mina? Are you interested in this elaborate plan that takes advantage of your disciple’s death?" I asked Kitano Mina as I let go of my hand, stroking the back of her hair.

The plan I’m currently making is very simple.

Relying on Kitano Mina’s status as someone close to the King, or someone who was said to be my former father-in-law, I directed Kitano Mina to create a false history to honor her disciple’s death.

Besides, I also covered up the General Keno treasonous, who was respected by Elaina.

It’s like throwing one stone to kill two birds with one stone, one solution that can cover two of the same problems.

Sometimes, I am surprised by the cunningness of my brain.

How could I think of such a barbaric plan in front of a witch who was grieving over the death of her disciple?

"I would look like a mentor who doesn’t care about his disciple’s death... if I did that, you know," Kitano Mina replied, her tone returning to normal.

The sobs I heard earlier were now erased by a new spirit to make this incident a historical fabrication recorded in the Kingdom of Belfast.

"Didn’t it seem like that from the start?" I said jokingly.

The joke that I said made Kitano Mina laugh a little and stand beside me with her own composure.

She stepped forward to face her dead disciple, stroked her cheek, and patted her head gently.

"You are a troublesome disciple."

"But I don’t feel like I’m being bothered by you."

"You can rest in peace, my troublesome disciple."

Kitano Mina covered the face of her dead disciple with the Belfast Kingdom flag, and I left her to enjoy her deep sorrow.

This long night seemed to be filled with cries of sorrow, screams of torment, and angry people who could do nothing.

The treason attempt around the King’s tent has been successfully controlled, but other locations are still unresolved.

It made me feel uncomfortable, and I immediately rushed to the Humvee parked not far from the King’s luxurious tent.

Inside the tightly closed Humvee, Liliana and Vivian were peeking out. Their faces were clearly visible through the hatch on top of the Humvee. Peering out slowly, they began to grasp the situation and opened the Humvee’s doors to greet me.

"Hans!!" Liliana shouted and waved her hands, her face immediately appearing from inside the uncovered hatch.

I quickly gave a hand signal to put her head in and close the hatch tightly.

The current situation is still not safe, there are still remnants of ongoing treason attempts, and the condition of this place is still in the alert phase.

If I were even a little late, my poor stepmother’s head would have been hit by an arrow that came from who knows where.

I have several times get an arrows attack, who almost hit me in the dark of night, like a sniper who attacks blindly without guidance in the hope of injuring the enemy.

My safety and my stepfamily must be maintained until we return to the Royal Capital of Belfast.

I quickly got into the Humvee and sat in the driver’s seat.

"Um, what’s going on?" asked Vivian, still not grasping the momentous situation that had just occurred.

"You don’t need to know what’s going on, Vivian," I replied as I placed the HK-416 next to my seat.

"Eh? Why don’t I need to know what’s going on after seeing all this, Brother Hans?" Vivian asked, puffing out her cheeks, looking annoyed by my calm answer.

"Because this is related to the current political situation of the nobility in the Royal Capital of Belfast. We are a fallen noble family... There is no need to bother and getting involved in the political situation of the nobility in the Royal Capital of Belfast," I replied, explaining to Vivian so that she could understand the heated political situation that was currently happening.

"Given the circumstances, I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the King being closely guarded by all the royal knights and the witch army, right?" Liliana chimed in, asking a question whose answer was already predictable.

"Yes, Liliana," I answered shortly and leaned back in the driver’s seat.

"For our safety, we must sleep in the Humvee and don’t show your head from inside the Humvee. You know that I’ve been attacked several times with arrows, Liliana."

"S-Sorry, I just got a little excited after seeing you back, Hans."

"It’s okay, this time you were lucky because you didn’t get hit by the arrow."

While relaxing in the Humvee and observing the situation that was happening, I could see a royal knight riding a horse stopping in front of the luxurious tent belonging to the wise king.

As someone who is not involved in the main scenario of this world, I can relax for a moment like this.

Watching the important characters complete this scenario was actually quite... Enjoyable.