The Academy’s Weapon Replicator

Whether this world is a game or not, I still want it to become a better place. I believe that is the path towards clearing it.

I want humans to fear nothing beyond the barrier. Whether it be monsters, devils, or gods.

I couldn't lie to this question.

"...You're a 'Roach', yet you want to abandon your noble status?"

"I'm not answering this way because I want to. I'm just saying what I believe is right."

"...I see."

Pascal Schlitz.

He is an Imperial Knight, but a commoner. The absence of 'von' or 'de' in his name is proof of that.

For someone like Pascal, the caste system must be unfair, but he gave a wry smile.

The look in Pascal's eyes as he started speaking.

I knew it as soon as I saw it.

It was clearly a thought that opposed mine.

"What about Her Majesty the Empress?"

"...!"

"His Majesty, Her Majesty, and all their daughters. Are they to lose their positions and fall from grace?"

Pascal asked about the safety of Her Majesty the Empress.

Even though the Emperor should have come first, he clearly prioritized her.

"I became an Imperial Knight with the determination to be loyal to Her Majesty the Empress. The only one who can lead the balance and development of this country is Her Majesty Philly."

Pascal's loyalty to Philly. I knew about it from the beginning. That's why he was jealous of Robert, the knight closest to Philly.

"The achievements that the Emperor and Empress have made for the Empire are so great, are you saying we should just erase them all? Isn't that what it means for the caste system to collapse?"

"...I am well aware of those achievements. I don't want to erase them either. That's why we can't abolish the caste system now. It's impossible in the first place."

The point I made to Cain was also the same.

It's not something that can be achieved overnight. If we try to rush anything, blood will be shed.

I don't think the history of this world will flow much differently from the world I know.

"But someday, we will abandon it all."

"The name Roach will also become insignificant, won't it?"

"That's not true."

I asserted on that matter.

"It is when all castes disappear that the name of Roach will truly shine."

In this world, the Roach family is my pride.

Azier said that Enfer is atoning to me. That I accepted my sin, and since it wasn't actually a sin, Enfer is trying to repay for past mistakes.

Just as she said, I have understood Enfer for a long time.

I understood both the past Frondier, soaked in laziness, living a life cursed by sloth, and the current me, diligently living to repay that debt.

That's why Roach is my pride.

Not because they are nobles.

But because they protect the barrier in the freezing cold of the north.

Because they live a life of integrity with hearts as strong as steel.

Because their love for their children, though clumsy, was deeper than anyone else's.

"...Still, I can't accept it."

Pascal, who seemed to be in deep thought, shook his head.

He continued.

"As time passes, the results will show. I don't know if I'll be able to accept it."

Pascal got up from the desk.

He took a step closer to me and said.

"I'll be honest. I can't delay it any longer."

"Delay what?"

"I'

"I was investigating you. Of course, I wasn't directly following you, but I was gathering information from your surroundings."

"...Then, you're the one..."

"Yes. I'm the investigator who directly reports information about you to Her Majesty the Empress."

It wasn't surprising that Philly had an investigator reporting information about me. I thought she would have done that, of course.

The fact that it was Pascal was also understandable. Considering his position, he is the most suitable person.

But the fact that Pascal was telling me this directly was definitely unexpected.

"Frondier, be careful."

The smile disappeared from Pascal's face as he said that.

It was a very rare signal, one that should never be missed.

"An ill wind is blowing in the Empire. Centered around you."

"An ill wind..."

"That wind started blowing much earlier than you realize."

"What do you mean?"

"You must know. The wind is gathering as if it's guiding you to something."

Pascal was speaking evasively, which was unlike him.

However, just as he said, I vaguely felt it.

That this world was forcing something upon me.

"...The rumors that you might abandon the Roach name,"

Pascal said.

The words that were included in the rumor about becoming Monty's adopted son.

"And the rumors that you weren't a Roach from the beginning."

The small lie I told the Empire's devils to persuade them.

"These big and small stories have started circulating. You became a hero after the war. That's why the wind blowing now might just be a breeze. However,"

By this time, I felt a premonition similar to a chill.

After the war, having overcome the last hurdle of the game, I no longer know the future.

That's why the thought that fate might have sent me a signal that I haven't noticed yet suddenly occurred to me.

"Don't dismiss everything as a joke. Don't take it lightly. Based on the information I've gathered about you, you feel like a huge typhoon right now. Frondier, you're inside the eye of the storm, so you just can't feel it."

After the war ended, I─

Realized that Ria Lis is a devil.

Was the first to encounter the devils and humans of the West.

Was asked by the chairman of Hitchcock to become the "King of Devils."

Told the Empire's devils the lie that I wasn't a child of Roach.

Made the Empire's nobles and Ria Lis my subordinates.

Caused conflict with the Empire's hope, Aster Evans.

Rumors started circulating about becoming Monty's adopted son.

Enfer doesn't stop me from leaving, and the nobles know this.

...Cain returned and delivered the message that the Emperor would die and the caste system would collapse.

'...All of that, perhaps.'

All the things I carelessly overlooked to prevent immediate incidents.

If all of that is leading me in one direction now.

"Frondier, you defeated Belphegor."

"...I did."

"Why was that?"

Why?

"To protect the Empire."

Pascal nodded as if it were obvious.

He said.

"Everyone must think so."

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