A War Hero With No Regrets

22 – Killing the Sprout (4)

“Why is that person suddenly? What’s going on?”

“No, just…” .”

Leah said in a low voice.

There was no particular reason.

Because every time she fell asleep, she had a strange dream.

She couldn’t remember exactly what she was dreaming about, but she always found herself crying when she woke up in the morning.

Her chest pain, which felt like she was being stabbed by a needle, was an added bonus.

The doctor only said that she may have some type of post-traumatic stress disorder or an aftereffect of unknown causes, but she could not clearly explain the cause.

It was natural.

After thorough inspection, there were no abnormalities.

However, there was only one thing that Leah remembered.

The same captain who wore the black cat mask.

I have to find that man.

In her dream, she found herself looking for that man the whole time.

But Argentina was just in trouble.

It’s not that she didn’t try to find it herself.

From the moment he identified something strange about the Security Strategy Bureau, Argen began actively utilizing the authority of the Office of Inspector General to track down Karin Maven and the unidentified captain.

Still, she couldn’t find it.

A group that is completely outside the control of the Inspector General’s Office, which is said to boast unrivaled power in the Imperial Army after the commander, as a joke?

This was also the reason why I fell in love with her right away.

Isn’t it too suspicious to win an award?

Argen paused for a moment, then she nodded and spoke to Leah.

“… I got it first. “I’ll look for it.”

The contents of this investigation are also virtually confidential.

No matter how close and close my brother was, I couldn’t bear to tell him the details.

Even the existence of the Security Strategy Bureau was a level 1 classified matter.

As for Argentina, they had to thoroughly control their mouths.

Near-perfect FM.

Because there is no word that can describe the Argentine Orca more perfectly.

“Yes… thank you. But sister, there’s one more thing.”

“What is it?”

“What happened to our Graveyard now?”

“You’re asking a lot of unexpected questions today.”

Eventually, Argen put down the pen she was holding in her hand.

Then she turned her body and looked at Leah.

“Something is wrong with you. “Just tell me.”

Leah glanced at her, turned her head and avoided her gaze.

Argen’s eyes had a strange power.

When you meet someone face to face, you even reveal your inner feelings without even realizing it.

That’s how much Argen was a person worthy of imitation, and when she shared her concerns, she truly sympathized and suggested appropriate solutions.

But… I am also hesitant about whether it is right to speak my mind now.

Isn’t this strange to anyone?

Being obsessed with something that is merely a dream, and chasing a man whose face I don’t even know.

“Leah.”

“… Tsk.”

But for Argentina, it was Leah who was always weak.

Because Leah treasured her Argen just as much as her Argen cherished her.

“Actually… I dream about it every day these days. “Every time I fall asleep.”

Her feelings were carefully expressed out of her mouth.

Leah told Argen everything she remembered.

No matter how you look at it, it’s clear that it’s him, and the dream always ends with the Graveyard being completely destroyed.

“Titans are coming in droves beyond the horizon. We fight desperately, but in the end we are pushed back. “The moment everyone is brutally killed, the man commits suicide while crying.”

“That’s… “It’s a very ominous and unpleasant dream.”

After hearing Leah’s story, Argen seemed to get goosebumps and answered by stroking her arm.

“Yes… So it’s so hard. “This is the first time I’ve ever been afraid of sleeping.”

To be precise, it is not a nightmare. Because I don’t remember most of the content.

However, the voice of the man screaming at the end of his life as he was being sacrificed continued to linger in my ears, driving me crazy.

-Leah, Leah. You decided not to leave. You decided to stay by my side!

-Yes, I was wrong. Next time, we will leave the military together. I’m leaving far, far away, to a faraway place where neither the titans nor other people can find me.

-Leah… ! No! Isn’t this or living like this allowed? Why, why to me… !!

Furthermore, it bothered me a lot that the voice sometimes sounded very different.

It’s as if each time he reaches a different situation, he finds himself being killed over and over again.

And recently, not only men’s voices, but also voices that sound like one’s own voice have also been mixed together.

-I’m sorry, I couldn’t keep my promise.

-Let’s leave? Alone with me? What about other people….

-I loved you. Sincerely. But your place isn’t by my side, right? Next time, to the exact place where everyone is waiting….

I felt dizzy just thinking about it.

Leah closed her eyes tightly at the momentary spinning sensation.

“The situation may be more serious than I thought. “What did the doctor say?”

“They said there was nothing wrong…. That’s why I asked. Could this be a precognitive dream? “Sometimes people like that are born.”

“That’s right.”

“Could it be that he awakened supernatural powers as an aftereffect of the shooting?”

In the midst of all this, it was Leah Gilead who was spouting nonsense.

Argen was dumbfounded for a moment, but then she burst into laughter and answered.

“Say something that makes sense. “So we’re all psychics?”

How many people survived after dying in the Graveyard?

Argen Orca was almost sacrificed due to Luther Ethan’s unreasonable command.

Recalling a not-so-good memory, Argen sighed deeply and added,

“Graveyard… “Only the fortress wall and Akasha remain.”

“Only Akasha? In fact, Akasha is the backbone of the fortress’ defense system. Why is that the only thing left?”

“I don’t know. Engineers at the High Command, the Information and Communication Corps, and the Corps of Engineers don’t know the reason. “In order to retrieve Akasha, all data files held must be deleted, but for some reason a huge amount of data is not being deleted.”

“That’s really suspicious….”

“But you can’t just leave Akasha alone in the middle of nowhere, right? So they say the fortress building will be left alone until a solution is found.”

“Umm….”

Leah pursed her lips as if she felt uncomfortable.

“Anyway, I will do my best to find that man named Captain. “It may just be a dream, but maybe you like the captain so much that he appears in other dreams.”

It made sense.

Didn’t he actually like it?

If that were really the case, Leia would be asking her Argen to find her own romantic partner.

She blushed at her belated shame.

“Leah, don’t think about anything else and just focus on recovery for now. Whether it’s a relationship or a blind date, you have to get better first. “She wouldn’t want to do it in a hospital room.”

“That’s right….”

“Always stable, stable again! So hurry up and sleep. “I feel like I’m in the way, so I’ll just go out to the lobby and take a look.”

“Ugh.”

Leah looked at Arhen’s back as he quickly gathered up her documents and left.

Is this something that even my sister cannot easily say?

Even when she thought about it, she found it difficult.

Yes, it’s a bit of a dream.

Humanity won the war against the Titans, and she too was a living witness to history.

But what is this anxiety?

It wasn’t that a titan might suddenly pop out, but rather a more fundamental anxiety.

Something.

I feel like I will lose something precious if I continue like this.

I don’t know if this is because of the mysterious captain I met at the banquet hall, or the people at the Graveyard.

-Leah… love you.

-I love you too.

As soon as Argen leaves her place, the voices start to echo continuously like her ghost.

Leah just closed her eyes tightly and covered herself with her blanket.

***

Wow.

A red light flashed for an instant in the Graveyard fortress, located at the northernmost and front line of the empire.

As the surrounding area was already devastated, all of the nearby residents moved south immediately after the end of the war.

There was no one who could observe and resolve the unidentified phenomenon.

[The Graveyard Fortress system is undergoing regular self-diagnosis.]

[I carry out the orders of Luthus Ethan, the highest-ranking commanding authority.]

[180 Days have passed since the command was entered.]

[Sewing machine protocol operation]

[If the order from Luthus Ethan is not renewed within the specified period, the memories of key targets will be restored.]

[First subject, Deputy Commander Colonel Argen Orca.]

[Second subject, assault leader Lieutenant Colonel Brown Drake.]

[3Rd subject, Major Charlotte Evergreen, Chief of Logistics Department]

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[…] The person within the communication radius cannot be found.]

[The main subject of the 34th record designated as the highest priority recovery record is Leah Gilliard.]

[Enable quantum record transfer.]

[In accordance with the emergency procedures of the Sewing Protocol, an emergency return message to the Graveyard will be sent to the relevant personnel after 12 days.]