Chapter 29
Translator: FenrirTL
Editor: Greedy
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< Chapter 29 >
Clatter.
I stared at the Medal of Military Merit resting on my palm. Shaped like a cross blade, its edges were sharp. If someone touched it carelessly, they might prick their fingers. On the blade’s surface, the numeral “VII” was engraved, signifying “7.”
The 7th-Class Cross Blade Medal of Military Merit—a testament to significant achievements in battle.
Among the Imperial Guard cadets, only Ilay and I had received the medal. The other cadets and instructors reacted as though it were expected. From what I’d heard from the instructors, it seemed there hadn’t been cadets as outstanding as Ilay and me for several intakes.
“Ridiculous, isn’t it? That I, of all people, would receive a medal.”
Ilay spoke, slipping his Cross Blade Medal of Military Merit into the pocket of his coat with a faint smile.
A month had passed since Lilian’s death. Before I knew it, the commendation ceremony was over, and the events of that day were gradually fading from everyone’s memory.
Ilay, too, seemed to have regained his composure, wearing his usual relaxed smile. Yet I could see the anxiety lurking behind it.