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

56. The Lion King’s Birthday

Returning to her home, Dorothy reported the events of the pre-competition visit to her father, the Count of Lithuania, and locked herself in his room. This visit to the academy was shocking to Dorothy in many ways.

The first thing she could say was reuniting with Brianna, whom she admired greatly. Professor Brianna, whom I had not seen in a long time, looked just as I had seen her in her childhood.

He was cool-headed and rational at the same time.

It was a great inspiration to Dorothy to see that the object of her admiration remained unchanged. So much so that he wishes he could stay there forever.

The next impressive thing was seeing Princess Serafina, her only student. Her manipulation skills were at a level beyond what I had heard.

As Dorothy was training to become a knight, she knew very well that reaching that level was not something that could be achieved through hard work. It was a place he could only rise to with a combination of heaven-given talent and greater effort.

The moment Dorothy had another goal other than Brianna was when she was watching her game. It was unclear whether he could rise to that position, but another object of admiration arose.

But there was something else that was most impressive and shocking. The one who made her decide to go to the academy and the one who made her feel so complicated now.

It was because of Gilbert Lionheart, the eldest son of the Hart family and her first brother.

I still don’t understand.

Dorothy lay down on her bed and sighed, lifting the doll she had been cuddling since childhood with both hands. It was a sort of habit he did whenever his head was spinning.

Dorothy, who was clapping her hand at the worn-out doll, quietly placed the doll by his bedside and closed her eyes. Even though it had been quite a while since I returned home, the image of the Giant God Soldier that Gilbert was controlling came to mind as clearly as if I was looking at a recording magic ball.

Gilbert consistently showed an overwhelming performance in competitive matches with more sophisticated manipulation skills than Seraphina. The solo effort that started in the preliminaries eventually led to the feat of winning the first-year competition.

Even in the event match against Seraphina, she did not show herself being defeated one-sidedly. Although he had a hard time in the event match, the skill he showed in controlling the Giant God Soldier was deeply engraved in the minds of everyone who watched the match.

One of those people was Dorothy. He couldn’t believe it, but he couldn’t help but believe what he saw.

“But it wasn’t even a doppelganger…”

At first, he thought it might be a doppelganger or a homunculus, an artificial life form that can mimic the appearance of a person, but as the competition passed, he had no choice but to erase that thought.

This was because the characteristics seen in doppelgangers and homunculi could not be found in Gilbert. Only then did I realize the reason for Anna’s attitude when she doubted Gilbert’s identity. It seemed that she had sensed that Gilbert was the real deal due to her basic skills as a maid.

If that’s the case, let me know in advance.

I grumbled inwardly, but given Dorothy’s personality, the doubts she had raised again and again would have remained the same.

In the end, after going around a lot, I came to the conclusion that Gilbert had changed. He really couldn’t believe it.

Dorothy got out of bed and brushed her messy hair. If Anna had seen him, she would have scolded him for being careless.

Knock knock.

“Dorothy. It’s me.”

“Ah. Are you my second brother? Come in.”

Dorothy, who was calming down her spiky hair as well as her complicated mind, smiled at the familiar visit of Glinda. He was glad to receive a visit from his second brother, Glinda, who had taken good care of him since childhood, instead of his foolish first brother.

She ran like a hopping rabbit and opened the door wide.

The Hart family’s unique hairstyle is to grow the blonde hair long and tie it into a ponytail shape. Eyes as red as rubies, but unlike Gilbert’s, filled with warmth. And just looking at his tall figure and long arms and legs stretched out was refreshing.

Unlike her older brother Gilbert, her overall body lines were thin and did not feel bulky, but that did not mean she looked delicate. The cracks in the muscles visible between the folded sleeves of the white shirt mercilessly caught the attention of girls of the same age.

As soon as Dorothy saw Glinda standing outside her door, she smiled brightly and jumped into his arms.

“Dorothy. A grown girl shouldn’t rush in like this.”

“Excluding the second brother!”

Glinda scratched her head as she looked at her still bewildered younger sister. Because of the Hart family’s strict upbringing, she ended up being the way she is now, accepting her hugs whenever she got the chance, or being held in her arms and rubbing her face against her chest. As a child, she thought it was cute to be held by her older brother and accepted it, but even Glinda could not have predicted that she would end up being severely spoiled.

But she’s cute, so there’s nothing we can do about it.

But fortunately, as Dorothy started to grow older and more mature, the number of times she was hugged gradually decreased. She began to look at the situation and began to restrain herself more.

Should I say that it feels like my daughter, whom I never raised, has grown up? She was Glynda, who felt a little bitter.

“By the way, Dorothy.”

“I suddenly saw that my second brother came to visit… I guess it was because of my first brother?”

“Okay. How was your brother?”

Dorothy, who was in Glinda’s arms, slowly lowered her body.

“It’s just as I was told. My eldest brother has changed.”

“I see… Brother…”

Glinda looked at Dorothy sitting across from him and stroked his chin. To him, his older brother Gilbert was always like a sore finger. For Glinda, who thought of Young Ji-min first, it was difficult to just watch Gilbert behaving viciously towards Young Ji-min.

So Glinda stopped Gilbert. She started to stop his f*cking, and didn’t forget to give him a stinging sound to help her come to her senses.

However, the result was a change in the structure of Earl Hart’s successor, not in Gilbert’s lineage. Naturally, Glinda began to be considered as a candidate for the position of the next Count of Lithuania, which was designated as his eldest son, Gilbert.

Everyone in the territory, including the loyal families who had sworn loyalty to the Hart family, began to earnestly want Glinda to become the successor.

At that point, Glinda did not want Gilbert to be taken down from the position of successor, considering that no matter how bad her older brother was, she was family, but her heart was slowly shaking as she saw Gilbert’s unchanging appearance. This was because he didn’t have to imagine what would happen if Gilbert, who was still harassing the people of the territory, became Count of Lithuania.

In that sense, the news of Gilbert’s recent change was welcome news to Glinda. I don’t know if there was any change in my mindset after going to the academy, but it was fortunate that I became a new person from before.

It may not mean that all of his evil deeds will disappear, but the fact that he has changed is encouraging.

“Phew. The fact that my second brother is trash and that he has changed is a good thing, isn’t it?”

“Dorothy. It’s not right to call your brother that way.”

“But it’s true. Do you know how many people in the territory are suffering because of their eldest brother?”

“I know.”

It was a good sign that Gilbert had changed, but it was also true that public sentiment among the people of the territory was already not good. Even though what he had done did not cross the line, it could not be denied that it had gone too far.

Although his family was happy for the change, it did not mean things would change dramatically. To be precise, it was correct that nothing changed.

Glinda stroked his head in frustration.

“So. Dorothy, what did you think of your brother when you saw him?”

“It’s a different person. I thought it was a doppelganger or a homunculus.”

“Is that so…”

“And I really can’t say for sure that my oldest brother has changed. I think he could have suddenly acted like he did and looks the same as he does now.”

Glinda closed her eyes as she watched her younger brother say something he couldn’t bear to say. It’s not like he didn’t think like that either. Although her actions were too bold to be called capricious, what she said made sense. It was usually impossible for a person to change in an instant.

Glynda recalled the image of a strict Lithuanian count. It was a good thing from a political standpoint that Dorothy, the third daughter of the Hart family, made frequent appearances at her public appearances. It was a great opportunity for her to strengthen her political position by interacting with the children of each noble family.

However, the Count of Lithuania, the frontier of Infractus, on the other hand, was not very pleased with his children going out into social circles. The idea was that, as a family that served as a shield for the empire, the power of noble families should not be gathered too much.

Because he was a member of the Earl of Hart, a family that had been firmly established as a member of the imperial faction for a long time, he was deeply involved in politics and was concerned that the power of the aristocratic faction would become stronger. For that reason, the Lithuanian Count also forbade his three children to enter the social world more than necessary.

Except for cases like last time where he had to attend as an acting earl or an anniversary party hosted by the Imperial Castle, most people were prohibited from attending. In some ways, it could have been thought to be a tight policy, but considering what happened when he inherited the earldom from the previous Earl of Lithuania, there was nothing he could not understand.

“I will persuade your father. Don’t worry.”

“Dorothy.”

“Second brother. No matter how much I think of my first brother as trash, I think of him as family. In that sense, I should at least know why my family suddenly became like that. Because I am also a younger brother.”

Dorothy grinned as Glinda swallowed back what she was about to say.

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In the first place, there was no grand reason why she cared so much about her first brother, Gilbert. Although she really dislikes her eldest brother, Mangini Gilbert, she just wants to at least know what’s going on with her family.

“Yes. I guess it’s you. Then, I’ll try to persuade my father too.”

“I knew that would happen if you were my second brother!”

As she accepted Dorothy in her arms again, Glinda couldn’t help but smile at her sister’s consistent appearance.

But her faint smile disappeared, and Glinda’s expression hardened. Because it was her older brother who had changed… Glinda’s worries became a little deeper.