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(EPISODE) Celestino, talks about the Encounter
Meeting her was only a coincidence.
In our neighboring country Aquilani, dragons are rampant. This information came to Banfield a year ago.
Aquilani is particularly a small country. The dragons are overrunning almost half of the country, and most of the Knights of Aquilani are dead. It became inevitable they asked the help of the Knights of Banfield.
The majesty, in his sovereign power, immediately ordered the headquarters to form a subjugation party.
Normally, it is the 3rd and the 4th Corps led by Captain Bardhart who can exterminate the dragons but this time, there was too much violence so the 5th Corps was included even if they were in charge of the security of the Kingdom.
In addition to the Knights, researchers and trainee wizards from the Academy were also assembled to join the soldiers.
Our country boasts that we have an elite unit, so everybody thought that they could not be defeated.
Under the direction of the majesty, the captain did not go, instead only the Deputy Chief went to Aquilani to lead the team…however the dragon was different from the other monsters.
Due to the extraordinary force, the 5th Corps broke down.
Then the wizard, even though he was a powerful magician, he fell to the part of the tail where his power was disrupted.
Us who are left called the “anything group” fought under the Deputy Head
of Bretaggia…but, we took the last flame of the dragon. The captain of the unit of the 4th Corps, Vartardo and the deputy head of Bretaggia died. It was just a matter of luck that I did not die.
Even if I was in so much pain, I crawled in order to stab the dragon. However, even if the battle ended, we still couldn’t move.
The 5th Corps was annihilated.
The wizard also destroyed.
The deputy head of Bretaggia, the captain of the 4th unit Corps Vartardo were dead.
Our 3rd and 4th unit Corps is no longer intact. There were numerous casualties including soldiers.
Even if I was rumored to be the strongest Knight, this is how it was.
With the dragon’s blood stained in our blue uniform, we went home in silence. We were hit by the dreadfulness of the dragon and our lack of strength.
Beyond all those borders, we went through several villages to reach our destination.
In the vicinity of the town of Hassaweth, while we were preparing our camp without power. I met her having a bunch of herbs.
“What happened?”
Lucia…asked us without being frightened by our weary look.
“Are you okay? Ah, if it is okay, I will just wash and clean your clothes. Ah, this herb is good to recover from fatigue. Would you like some?”
At first, I was like, what is she saying? Clothes? Indeed it is unnaturally stained with blue but this is something that won’t fall off by washing. Every time that it gets dirty or stained by the body fluids of the dragon, it is thrown and dumped. And, we get scolded by our budget officer and deputy chief Canaris.
“No…This won’t fall off by laundry.”
“It’s okay, please look. <Bubbles>!”
While smiling, Lucy used magic.
I was surprised as soon as the soap bubbles came up, how can it be? The stained part returned to its original gray color.
Along with that, the feeling of hopelessness inside my heart disappeared. Is this also an influence of the magic?
I don’t know, I really don’t know. But, I could not find that heavy feeling that I was having a while ago.
Why? That magic. Surely, I haven’t seen nor heard that kind of magic. Moreover, in order to use a magic it is necessary to have a crystal from Amaki tree, she doesn’t seem to have a crystal.
Everything was mysterious.
“How is it?”
I turned to the cute Lucia.
“Ah, Ahh…”
If ever you did not clean up the clothes only but also my feelings. I thought of asking her to spell her magic to others. If that hopeless feeling disappears, we will all lie on the ground.
We are Knights. Since we have to protect the people, we could not have a broken heart forever. Having trauma and confronting our own demons while thinking that we will not win is the same as slashing with swords without blades.
Lucy accepted the offer and spelled magic on the other members, one after another. Along with the fading stain, everyone’s face turned reddish, the expression came back. There is no doubt that their feeling came back.
“Thank you…Thanks to you, we are saved.”
“Good! This is just small, but here. If it is not enough, we are gathered in a place a little ahead of you, so just please pick it up. Well then, I have to go back, so excuse me. Bye warriors, knights.”
Although, I look a little tired, Lucia gave me a bunch of medicinal herbs with a smile. She was holding the remaining leave and left.
The Saint of Soap Bubble. That time the magic of Lucia was born and I called her that.
It is a rare name to be given to her but the impact of soap bubble is different, so I like that name.
The extraordinary power hidden in the form of mediocrity.
Who is she? Just when I thought of asking her name, she suddenly disappeared.
The next time I saw Lucia was a year after that encounter.
When we returned home we were called the “dragon slayer hero”.
What was told was not real. But certainly the dragon was defeated, but the sacrifice paid was also enormous.
But in order to brighten the hearts of the people, we accepted it in silence even if it means fooling ourselves. The battle of victory was bitter, but thanks to Lucia who washed away the feeling, the bitterness is gone.
When the banquet ended, the reorganization of the knights was done.
The deputy captain and the captain of the 4th and 5th unit of the Corps were selected.
In addition, the new 5th Corps must be organized. The selection of the volunteers and transfers from soldiers to being knights, the trainings, preparation and the replenishment of the equipment must be done. And we have to recruit as much soldiers as we can.
That took quite a while.
Everything was over and few months have passed until that day.
I was in an unpopular backyard, doing nothing when I meet Lucia again, running and chasing after the laundry.
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