Two choices, two paths to take.
The knight order members all realized that this was a choice that would determine their entire team's future.
Everyone fell silent once again.
"Senpai … no, Captain, what would you like to do?" Hoshi was the first to speak up.
"I choose to fight," Seiji answered honestly.
"Protect the citizens, protect the city, and obtain benefits — these are all reasons.
But the most fundamental reason is that I want to fight! "
It wasn't for benefits or protection. It was simply that he wanted to participate in this major battle.
Of course, while benefits were important, so was protection. If there were no benefits or meaning to protection, Seiji wouldn't have risked his life to fight.
But in the end, he only participated because he didn't want to miss out on such a major battle.
It wasn't that he didn't care about benefits or protection. It was just that he was fulfilling his personal desires.
It was just like a certain famous anime character from his previous world. He saved the world more than once, but his motivation for fighting was simply to fight against the strong. That was why he was willing to do something as inconceivable as letting go of a powerful enemy that threatened the world that he had just been fighting.
Although it was possible that the manga author wanted to force the side character to live, at the very least, this character was a martial arts fanatic. It was understandable that someone who wanted to fight against the strong would let go of their enemies. After all, they couldn't fight (play) anymore if they were killed.
This was the advantage of setting the main character as a martial arts fanatic. He could fight enemies that he had already defeated again, saving him the effort of coming up with new villains. If the readers got bored of the main character, they could have the main character transform or form a team, which would drag things out for a while longer.
Setting the main character as a kind and benevolent person or someone who believed in not killing others would also have the same effect. Not only would the main character be benevolent and righteous, but it would also save the effort of creating new villains, which was quite useful.
That was why it wasn't just the main character's aura. Villains also had auras!
This was especially true for popular villains. No matter how badly they were beaten, they could still survive, and if they couldn't survive, they could still revive. Even if they couldn't revive, they could still appear in a parallel world. These villains were often even more powerful than the main character …
Cough, I digressed.
At any rate, the main reason why Seiji wanted to participate in this battle was because he wanted to do so. It was similar to being a martial arts fanatic, or a so-called "hero driven by his own interests."
But in other people's eyes, he refused to run, faced things bravely, and was strong and fearless …
Feeling his aura, feeling his will, for a moment, it was as if he was glowing.
Summer Night, Little Shi, Mika, Genji, Hoshi, Feng Wu, Mayuzumi, Kaori … Something flashed in the eyes of almost every girl present as they recalled their experiences with Seiji.
Wait, something doesn't seem right?
Forget it, I won't bother about it.
"My choice is wilful, so I have no intention of asking everyone to follow me." Seiji continued, his gaze sweeping across the crowd. "I hope that everyone will make their own choice … Or, to be more direct, I hope that everyone will choose to leave, and not stay and fight like me."
The members of the Order were surprised.
"Because we're too weak …" Tomohisa pushed up his glasses.
"No, you're not weak," Seiji denied. "You're just too fast."
"Although almost all of you have combat experience and performed well, it's still too fast for you to participate in this dangerous battle.
You need more time to grow. Not only do you need to become stronger, you also need to stabilize your spirits … That's what I believe. "
Genji and Miyabi's "trial" couldn't be underestimated. Their conditions weren't stable yet, and it was possible that the others would experience similar conditions within the next two weeks as well … Even if the Awakened were strong enough, their spirits were still worrying.
"That's why you still think that we're too weak," Genji spoke up.
Everyone looked towards her upon hearing this.
"You want us to leave because you think that we're not strong enough, so there's no need to hide it," Genji said while looking directly at Seiji.
"… You could say that, but I truly don't believe that you're weak." Seiji sighed.
"I apologize … My tone was rather harsh. But you're the one who wants to stay, yet you want us to leave, which makes me quite displeased. "Genji folded her arms." I thought that we were going to make a team decision. "
"I'm the one who should apologize. I'm sorry … but that's what I think." Seiji faced everyone. "I myself want to stay behind and fight, but I feel that you guys aren't ready yet. I hope that you can avoid this danger."
"What if we want to stay behind?" Mika spoke up.
"I'll ask you to consider it carefully. Just as I said earlier, avoiding danger isn't shameful. Staying behind means risking your life, "Seiji spoke up seriously." You don't need to accompany me in my stubbornness. "
"I suddenly feel like Team Leader doesn't have the right to say that to me …" Hoshi spoke up with a subtle expression. "Last time … I feel like I can return everything that Team Leader said to me."
"Return what?" Seiji glared at him.
The handsome boy retracted his neck after being glared at.
Tomohisa chuckled upon seeing this. Mika and Kazuko chuckled as well. Even Little Shi's mouth arced upwards slightly.
Seiji pretended not to see anything.
"What's going on?" Genji blinked in surprise.
"Nothing, don't mind it." Seiji waved his hand. "At any rate … cough, I've basically said everything I wanted to say."
"The choice is in your own hands." Seiji faced everyone seriously.
"If you want to leave, I'll support you. If you want to stay behind, I'll ask you to consider it. "
"I'm sorry for treating everyone like this … I'm sorry."
Seiji sincerely apologized for his own willfulness.
The knight order members exchanged awkward glances.
"To be honest, I'm just as displeased as the Knight of Ice And Fire, because the king didn't show the authority he should have." Tomohisa spoke up. "It doesn't matter if you leave or stay behind. Since the king made the decision, all knights had to do was obey. Yet, the king made the knights choose.
This isn't good … but it can also be seen as the king's test for the knights.
Should we leave as the king wishes, or should we stay behind and fight against the king's wishes … My answer to this choice is … "
Seiji stood up from his seat, clenched his right fist, and placed it against his chest as if he was offering his heart.
"Stay behind!"
The golden-haired eyeglasses otaku spoke in a resolute voice.
"Even if I go against the king's wishes, I'll fight alongside the king! That's my answer!! "
His tone was chuunibyou, but it wasn't funny at all. It was surprisingly imposing.
Together with his saluting posture, it really did seem serious.
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
"Tomohisa …" Seiji looked directly at the number one knight.
Seiji was completely unable to tell Seiji to reconsider his advice.
"… Thank you." That was all he was able to say.
Tomohisa smiled in response and bowed slightly, as if he was a real knight saluting him. He then returned to his seat.
Joking chuunibyou was a joke, but what was a serious chuunibyou?
The golden-haired otaku showed everyone what he was capable of.
Genji and the others saw this, and their impression of the number one knight changed.
His meaningful words also caused them to pay attention to him.
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