Leuko : Blind to the Sunshine

Chapter 20: Charity as a Cost

Chapter 20: Charity as a Cost

"Peace? What does that have to do with anything!?"

Instead of answering the question of the lime-haired boy, he posed another one. "Why do you think this academy wants us to achieve by making us the strongest? Or reach the Zenith as they market it."

Oh, I know the answer to that!

"Because they want to replace all of those who fallen during the war, isn't it?" The blond girl responded to Lance's surprise.

I wasn't as surprised by the answer, as according to my progenitor, a lot of people die during the Broken War, so evidently that powerful pokemon wielder would also die during the war. Accordingly, it the country's best interest to train new members to replace them.

However he also said that everyone who died was stupid in the first place, so they didn't really lose anything valuable. So I doubt the academy would spend so much money just to replace stupid people.

"Yes...you're right, but have you wondered if that was their only goal?"

"Well...no...I just assumed that it was their only goal...and even if it was not, it shouldn't affect us. Well...I guess they also need help to control the population of wild pokemon that are migrating everywhere to flee the war, but by the moment we will graduate, the situation should have naturally fixed itself."

Lance scoffed at her answer. "How childish to think it as simple as that."

"Wh...what? I'm not childish! I'm just a child! It's not the same thing at all!"

"Think about it more, they've sacrificed a lot of things during the war, soldiers, family, home, pokemon, liberty...they've ruined them all for a victory nobody was even able to achieve." I could easily detect that the people kneeling morphed their expression to one of grief.

The lime-haired boy started to grow annoyed. "I don't care about a knowledge we are all aware of, just tell us why you decided to be annoying and let everyone stand up."

"...how can any of you be considered archon if you can't even be patient...and to say the fate of the world was put on all equally on our shoulders, I feel ashamed to share such a responsibility with you." Lance sighed in disapproval.

But what does he mean by the fate of the world lay on our shoulders? The only thing lying on my shoulder right now is Pandora...gaps! Pandora is my world!?

"None of you are taking it seriously, are you?! IS YOUR DUTY ALSO A JOKE FOR YOU!!!" Lance screamed, making everyone standing up frown at him.

"You can call me childish all you want, but don't you dare insult my decree!"

"It's not because we are not showing as much enthusiasm as you that we aren't taking it seriously."

...I have a duty? I've never heard of it...so it must not be that important...even if it does seem important for them...maybe if I learn what it is, I could help them do it in exchange for their friendship.

"Good, then there won't be any problem convincing you. As you see, they won't stop at only training us to become stronger, they will also make us icone to the population, a goal to reach. To put it simply, they will make us the most idiotic creation of humanity, hero."

"What's wrong with being a hero?"

"Acting as a hero is fine, stupid but fine. However, someone else making you into a hero makes you a puppet."

"Could you...elaborate?"

"If you are made a hero by someone else, then it means that you will have to respect the code of the people who put you in this position, your own opinion, your own value will be at the disposal of your creator. And usually, the people who create heroes are the ones who don't need to be rescued by them, but will use their influence for their own gain."