I Became the Golden Sun That Steals the Academy’s Aircraft

004. Is this the Golden Sun or something?

Seraphina Rector Infractus was the main character’s biggest helper in Tactical Combat. Because her status and talent were superior to those of any other character in the empire, and because her desire for talent was strong, she was inevitably tied up with the main character the player dealt with.

There is no way to fail in a game before reaching the ending, except for the predetermined defeat route. Even though Tactical Combat is a game that offers a high degree of freedom, there is a fixed ending.

In other words, the playable character was an icon of victory that knew no failure and an embodiment of talent that could grow infinitely as long as the player did not give up. It didn’t make sense for Seraphina, who had a strong desire for talent, to leave a protagonist who couldn’t exist like that alone.

Therefore, she takes on the position of greatest helper, using her background to help the protagonist. Perhaps that’s why, in the world where Gilbert lived before being possessed, Seraphina’s popularity was higher than that of any other character, but the interesting thing is that in Tactical Combat, where her romantic elements were added, she was an impossible target.

The production company also nailed that point, causing a lot of complaints from gamers, but those who actually opened the game said that it was structurally blocked so that it was not a hidden Easter egg, but a real attack.

At that point, many gamers created secondary creations, but that wasn’t important right now.

“Endless glory to the Empire. Gilbert Lionheart, the small shield of the Empire, meets Her Highness the Princess who will become the sharpest sword of the Empire.”

The moment Gilbert realized that Seraphina had appeared in front of her, he knelt down on one knee right before her and made a knightly gesture.

The greeting was chosen as a salute to the Imperial Army, and the words of honor for Serafina were also honorifics given to nobles with a promising knighthood.

The reason was simple. As she progressed through the game, there were quite a lot of events that Seraphina and her went through, and it reminded her of how her influential nobles coldly scolded her every time they used rhetoric about her empire’s moon and the stars. .

Although she is said to be one of the most beautiful women in the empire, her appearance was eye-catching, but she believed that she was fundamentally a knight.

She was already an immediate force capable of taking charge of one of the pillars of the empire, and was a veteran who had participated in wars, receiving her knighthood at an early age.

At the time of her participation in the war, her rank was captain, which was given to a feudal lord.

Although she was a princess, she was also granted the title of duke. She could have risen to the rank of general, but her rank was determined considering her limited experience in combat.

Rather than making rhetorical remarks about her being the moon or sword of the empire, greeting her as an officer of the imperial army or a knight of the empire was a way to make a good impression.

In fact, Seraphina looked with great satisfaction at Gilbert who got down on one knee and bowed.

“Raise your head.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

Seraphina looked satisfied as she slightly raised her head, trying not to meet her gaze. Fortunately, it seemed that this was the correct greeting to Seraphina as he had thought.

“It’s okay to wake up.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

She slowly and nonchalantly raised her body. Gilbert slightly lowered his head, trying his best not to get caught.

“I know you have a good body, so why not get some clothes.”

“I committed disrespect.”

I lowered my head and put on my jacket quickly but not frivolously. It was not easy to put it on because it was soaked with sweat, but not wearing it properly could be considered an insult to the royal family. Gilbert, who hastily adjusted his collar, slightly lowered his head again and waited for her to speak.

“You’re in the weight room before the academy schedule even starts. Can I ask why?”

“I thought that endless training was necessary to become the shield of the empire.”

“That’s an interesting word. The shield of the empire…”

Seraphina burst into laughter as she remembered who the man in front of her was.

The only people who could refer to the imperial shield were the margraves who guarded the empire’s borders, and among them, there was only one nobleman with blond hair. Moreover, he had not forgotten the introduction he had given when he greeted him.

Gilbert Lionheart.

He is the legitimate son of a Lithuanian count and a heretic who turned the empire’s social world upside down.

The bastard among bastards was none other than Gilbert Lionheart.

Of course, Seraphina, who was greedy for talent, also received reports on all the children of influential nobles, and among them, she went through a selection process to choose her best ones, and the first one to fall out was Gilbert, who was in front of her.

The evil he committed against Young Ji-min was enough to make me shake my head. Considering how much he harassed lower-ranking nobles, it was obvious how he would treat commoners. The story was spreading in social circles that if his father had not been a Count of Lithuania, he might have been greatly offended.

Serifina also received such a report and thought that Gilbert was a rotten part of the empire that should be cut out, but when she met him in person, he was a different person than she thought. She knew that she was entering the academy this year, but she was recognized and treated with the etiquette of an aristocrat, and she was locked in the weight room before the regular schedule even started.

And it was difficult to judge that the near-perfect muscles seen when she was taking off her top were just the worst trash.

“Gilbert the Lionheart.”

“Give me your orders. I will carry out your orders without fail.”

It was unusual to see him holding his posture with such sharp movements. The evaluation items for Gilbert were being revised in real time, as if he was a faithful knight.

From a rotten bud to be pruned, to a person of interest who must still be watched.

“It is done. I do not have an order to give you. I just hope that your loyalty will not change.”

“God’s loyalty is directed only to the empire, so I will just do my assigned duty.”

“hehehe. As expected, you are fun. I’ll look forward to it.”

Seraphina left her weight room with the character of Gilbert the Lionheart etched into her eyes. The guards who followed him looked puzzled at how different he was from the Gilbert they knew, but the guards didn’t need to think much.

Gilbert, who was finally left alone in the weight room, let out a long sigh of relief.

‘Should I say we have passed a critical juncture?’

It wasn’t that I hadn’t thought about meeting Seraphina. Now that her reputation was sinking, if she were to join her as an ally, she would definitely be in her sight as she would not be kicked out of the count’s family.

Although she was pushing that period of her life far into her later years, it unintentionally left a strong mark on her. It was all done on her own initiative, but judging from her mood during our brief meeting and what she said before she left, it didn’t seem like she had a very bad outcome.

But soon he shook his head and abandoned his optimistic thoughts. There was no need for him to despair, but to be optimistic, the nickname he had for being an asshole was not going anywhere. Rumors and public opinion cannot be easily separated. All it does is cover up by adding something that was better than that.

Gilbert took off the top he was wearing and resumed his extreme physical training. As long as you are aware of the events taking place in the game, you will be given a chance one way or another. Gilbert just needed the foundation to seize that opportunity.

Once again, the weight room was heated by the heat radiating from Gilbert’s body.

***

The entrance ceremony of Demeia Academy was very different from that of other academies. Unlike the academy’s principal who simply came out and gave a congratulatory speech and held an entrance ceremony, Demiia Academy’s entrance ceremony was held in a strange form that was a mixture of a war departure ceremony and a mock battle. Although it was prepared as a tutorial in the game, it was set up with the slogan that there was no need for pretense at Demeia Academy, whose purpose was to prepare manpower for war.

At the same time, points were assigned based on performance in the mock battle and class assignments were made, and the main character’s abilities were randomly determined based on his or her performance in the mock battle. In short, it was a character making tutorial where you decided what type of character you would develop based on your actions and dialogue choices.

Although Gilbert did not become a playable character, he was a custom character created, so this character creation was applied in the same way. The first thing I checked after being possessed was whether I could use the game system, and the result was that I couldn’t use it yet.

When I tried to load the character stat window and saw that I couldn’t access the system because I hadn’t started the tutorial yet, I screamed without realizing it. No matter how much the game became a reality, I needed something to rely on in this dreamless worldview, and fortunately, being able to use the game system was very encouraging.

Before going to the entrance ceremony, Gilbert once again checked the route of the character making tutorial that he had always done. Like a game, he wasn’t optimistic that everything would work out smoothly, but he felt like it would be difficult to proactively deal with it if he didn’t go into it with at least a minimum plan.

He woke up early in the morning, ran the simulation several times, got excited, and left the dormitory to participate in the entrance ceremony.