The Whole Empire Thinks The Admiral Wants To Steal The Bride - Chapter 17

Chapter 17 – “Your Highness, I Like You.”

　☆☆、Chapter 17 – The whole empire is urging the admiral to propose (Part 1)☆☆、

　　Glenn did not go directly to see Joshua. He took a careful shower and then appeared in the treatment room on the third floor of the starship.

　　The veteran military doctor, who had been in service for over 20 years and was an old acquaintance of all the officers above the rank of colonel on the starship, injected the healing agent with curses and, upon request, covered the wounds on the black-haired admiral’s neck, arms, and waist with bionic bandages.

　　Oh, by the way, there is also an old wound on the palm of his hand, which had almost become festered because it was not treated in time.

　　Seeking death!

　　Glenn listened to the lecture obediently and took away two palm-high boxes of bitter medicine. Only then was he allowed to leave under the sympathetic gazes of Ke Xi and Miranda.

　　——These two had come to get some blood-stasis-removing ointment. It is not easy to intimidate others on the battlefield with panda eyes.

　　It is now a wartime state. The situation had begun to become unbalanced from the moment Glenn snatched the S-class mecha and escaped, and it was gradually leaning towards Fran.

　　Gray Pigeon and Victoria’s group were by no means completely powerless to fight back.

　　The other party already has an S-class mecha, and the fact that they are colluding with the House Empire is obvious. So will there be a second or third mecha? Will the House Empire send troops to reinforce? No one dares to deny it.

　　At least in the eyes of the three admirals, a battle is inevitable.

　　If Glenn had not been close to Joshua for eleven years in a kind of evasive and restrained attitude, if they had confessed to each other earlier and fell in love with each other. If they were on the capital star of Fran at this moment, Joshua was angry because of Glenn’s deception, and Glenn happened to be injured – it would really be a good coincidence.

　　Glenn might choose to let his wound heal more slowly. Joshua had an almost iron-like determination, but he would always be soft-hearted because of Glenn.

　　But not now.

　　Glenn Sasir had vowed to be the sword and shield in the hands of the crown prince, and he could not go to the battlefield with rust on his body.

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　　Glenn’s temporary cane from the emergency medical kit had been replaced with the one commonly seen in clinics. He skillfully supported himself on his right leg and walked up the elevator step by step to the top floor of the starship. His destination was the command cabin in the middle of the top floor.

　　Joshua is the commander-in-chief of this mission to Lei Shi Star, and he should stay in the command room as a major general and captain.

　　The most outstanding crown prince in Fran’s history entered the military camp in disguise when he was a teenager, and he spent four-tenths of his life with Glenn. He inherited many of the qualities of the captain of the Fran First Army, such as self-denial and loyalty to duty.

　　The elevator door opened with a ding, and Glenn walked out at a steady pace, stopped at the door of the command room, and leaned against the door frame.

　　Joshua was indeed in the command room.

　　Glenn had no way to hide his footsteps, but Joshua did not turn around. He was concentrating on adjusting the simulated image of the galaxy around Leishi Star in the holographic projection, and even his breathing frequency did not change at all. Only a hint of the fresh and sweet scent of citrus was floating in the air, which made Glenn’s heart itch.

　　Before leaving…they seemed to have kissed.

　　Glenn stood by the door, and relaxedly watched the back of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as he read the star map. Many fragments flashed through his mind, connecting to each other and weaving into an invisible film.

　　Only Glenn knew how to show it. Every plot of it was related to the blond young man in front of him.

　　Joshua set the Thunder Stone Star as the center point and suddenly said coldly, “Come in.”

　　Glenn walked in obediently. Joshua turned around and looked at the crutches in his hand. His handsome eyebrows knitted slightly: “Are you injured?”

　　”It’s a penetrating wound. I’ve already injected a healing agent.” Glenn said calmly, “It will be back to normal in 24 hours.”

　　”Yeah.” Joshua nodded.

　　The scene suddenly became quiet.

　　After hesitating for a moment, Glenn said:

　　”At that time…”

　　”Before you left…….”

　　The two who spoke at the same time were both stunned. Glenn was the first to laugh and made a “please” gesture to Joshua: “You go first.”

　　Joshua pursed his lips and said softly: “Before you left…”

　　The conversation was completely stuck again, but Glenn continued. His obsidian-like black eyes were curved downwards, and a faint wrinkle appeared on the side of his lips.

　　”Well, I kissed you then,” Glenn said.

　　After a brief pause and some thought, the Admiral added sincerely, “I will be responsible.”

　　Joshua: “…” Don’t tell me you didn’t mean it.

　　Joshua’s eyes fell on the large table in the command cabin. At the corner of the table were piles of military documents and combat plans. That was the topic they should be discussing now.

　　But Joshua decided to follow his heart. He raised half an eyebrow and asked calmly, “Why?”

　　”Um?”

　　Joshua’s tone became more determined: “Glenn, why did you kiss me?”

　　Glenn smiled and said in a casual tone, as if he was asking hello, “I like you.”

　　His expression was extremely gentle.

　　Joshua’s eyes widened.

　　Glenn repeated word by word: “Your Highness, I like you.”

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　　Do you have something you want so badly, or a dream you want to achieve no matter what?

　　You can cut through thorns and bushes, cross mountains and seas for it, and you can also feel joy and sorrow, anger and happiness, laughter and anger for it.

　　But one day, someone puts that treasure, that shining dream in the palm of your hand, and your first reaction is not joy, not happiness, not the relief of reaching the end of a long journey, but fear and doubt.

　　You keep asking yourself: Is it true?

　　Is all of this real?

　　Glenn stood quietly opposite Joshua, watching the blond young man’s complex expression change completely. Joshua’s blue eyes closed for a while, opened again, and then closed again.

　　Glenn felt inexplicably nervous.

　　——In addition to panic, there was more regret.

　　That was the regret that often came to his mind in recent times, ever since he realized his unusual feelings for his best friend.

　　He should have been the person who knew Joshua Gustav best in the world. But he had intentionally or unintentionally overlooked so many past events that shone like diamonds:

　　The fourteen-year-old boy shrank into his arms with a red face and was forced to apply medicine. He was told his real name in a trembling voice, which could not be revealed.

　　The sixteen-year-old boy followed him like a shadow, urging him to hunt and roast game, while at the same time explaining the situation of the capital planet to him, correcting his accent, and forcing him to learn aristocratic social etiquette.

　　The eighteen-year-old boy had already transitioned to adulthood, and they fought side by side. The opponent would look at him coldly when he was injured, and then read late into the night, chewing those huge combat records, trying to design a more perfect combat plan.

　　The 20-year-old young man was sleeping beside his bed. He looked like he was about to cry and whispered: You are a good brother and a good friend.

　　The 22-year-old young man no longer shows his emotions. Even if he is trapped on a desolate planet and his life or death is unknown, the other party would be able to judge the situation and negotiate with neighboring countries to bring in reinforcements.

　　The young man never said a word about all the hardships he had gone through, and only gave him a red-eyed, gnashed-teeth hug after they met again.

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　　He realized it too late and ignored the feelings that Joshua gave him, which showed him precious pride.

　　And from the moment he granted that young boy that unique privilege, the bond between them had always been more than just friendship.

　　How could he not like him?

　　That clever and alert fourteen-year-old boy, his name is Joshua.

　　This 27-year-old shrewd and wise Crown Prince is Joshua.

　　He had liked him for many years without realizing it, just as he had been in love with him for many years without realizing it.

　　But will Joshua, who is 27 years old, still choose him?

　　Glenn had ten thousand reasons to believe that Joshua still liked him, or even loved him. This was the judgment made by him.

　　But sensibility shouts loudly: Why should he still like you?

　　How much pain would an unrequited relationship bring? Even though Glenn had never experienced it before, he could smell the despair from the long time span of eleven years.

　　Explanations are futile.

　　He had no remedy.

　　He could only choose to be better to the other person in the possible future.

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　　Joshua’s voice was a little hoarse. He coughed twice, as if nothing had happened. He raised his hand to take the intelligence and battle plan on the corner of the table.

　　”Your injury will take 24 hours to recover, so let’s study the attack plan after 24 hours.”

　　This was a clumsy attempt to change the subject, but neither of them had any intention of bringing the conversation back to its original point.

　　”Not 24 hours.” Glenn quickly pulled his head away from his personal affairs and said firmly: “If you want to attack, we can do it now.”

　　Glenn spent two minutes briefly describing the scene of the S-class mecha robbery, White’s mysterious identity, and the internal strife that was actually happening on Thunderstone.

　　Joshua held his chin in thought.

　　”If we want to attack Thunderstone Star, we must do it quickly,” Glenn said seriously. “Theresa’s reinforcements will arrive in three hours, so I suggest that we move forward at full speed and launch an attack directly in three hours.”

　　Joshua was about to refute when he suddenly froze and looked down at his left hand resting on his knee in disbelief— it was tightly held in another slender, rough hand.

　　”Trust me, Joshua.” Glenn smiled slightly, pretending that there was not a drop of sweat on his back. “I escaped back with injuries while driving the mecha. I will be fine.”

　　——The admiral with the title of “Blade of the Fran Empire” would never choose to wait in place.

　　——Even if it was a dead end, he would destroy it with one blow.

　　Joshua was silent for a moment, his clenched fingers trembling slightly.

　　……His lips and teeth were bitter, but why was his heart sweet and soft?

　　Because it’s true.

　　This should be the truth.

　　Only a second had passed, yet it seemed like a century had passed. Joshua finally held the hand that he had wanted to hold tightly eleven years ago, and answered softly:

　　”Good.”

　　-TBC