Lobotomy: Battle Master's Strongest Knight

Olivier, how come you have such a bad memory...?

However, just as Roland heard the other person's words and was about to retort, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his current body out of the corner of his eye and then fell into a long silence.

After a long silence, Roland pointed to the symbol in the upper left corner of his head and then spoke:

"Although I know you must have a lot of questions to ask right now, I really am Roland."

"Hmm, I did guess something from your tone, but seeing you like this, I really can't believe it."

After hearing Roland's words, Olivier sighed and then spoke to him:

"Roland, it's been a long time. Also, your current state must be related to that monster that imitates humans, right? Even so, do you still intend to protect it?"

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. After all, that guy is my official boss now."

After replying to Olivier, Roland turned slightly and then spoke to Angela:

"Director, I'll take care of this friend by myself."

"Thank you, Roland. Do you need any other help?"

After hearing Angela's words, Roland looked at his own body, then remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"Yes, please turn me back to my original body before you leave."

After seeing the popcorn machine in front of him return to its familiar shape, Olivier shook his head, then looked in the direction Angela had left and said:

“Roland, is this what you call a grand plan? Seriously, do you really think it’s the right thing to do? This is no different from the tragedy we all went through, and you’re just helping that machine continue to exist in this library.”

"This is just my own opinion, you don't need to understand it."

After hearing Roland's decisive reply, Olivier opened his mouth, then swallowed back what he wanted to say and tossed a black glove to the other man:

"These are black, silent gloves. Now, we are even."

“No, Olivier, I have always been very grateful for your presence.”

After expressing his sincere gratitude to Olivier, Roland stroked the pair of black gloves and gazed at them for a long time.

Seeing Roland's performance, Olivier sighed and then complained to him:

"To be honest, Roland, do you know how many messes I had to clean up because of your sudden disappearance? After you said a bunch of things we couldn't understand and then disappeared, we learned that a guy similar to Dark Silence was going on a killing spree in the city."

From the Finger to the Finisher's Office, all organizations associated with the suspicious experiments were massacred; even the Middle Finger in the south was half destroyed.

After saying this, Olivier looked up at Roland as he slowly put on his gloves, and then spoke:

"To be honest, I even have a slight suspicion that such extreme anger and madness might lead to the destruction of the entire city."

“Olivier, you’re exaggerating. To cause the kind of massive harm you’re talking about, you’d probably have to be on that guy’s level.”

Upon hearing Olivier's words, Roland, wearing gloves, slowly drew his longsword from his waist and then spoke to him:

"My madness and anger cannot affect this vast city; all I can do is deal with the real culprit."

"Is that so? But anyone who sees those eyes hidden behind the mask will have such crazy thoughts. And if it weren't for you, I probably would have died long ago. But what happened afterward... I'm sorry."

"There's no need to feel so guilty. After all, I rushed over there in such a hurry because I wanted to get the right to move into Nest, but it doesn't matter anymore now. How are the other kids at the agency?"

"Some joined, while others chose to explore the ruins. They all found their own way out. The old days are gone forever."

"Ah, those were truly memorable times. If I remember correctly, when we first took on the Urban Nightmare case, I even slurped up a mouthful of sauce."

“Roland, it’s like this—your memory has improved greatly since you started working at the library. I thought I would have to add more details for you to remember this.”

"Yeah, because I talked to a nagging guy for a long time before, my memories of the past became clearer. It's really nice to be able to chat with you again in the last moments."

"Yes, but now I should also fulfill my role as the association's cleanup person. After all, as you said, one thing at a time."

"Yes, one thing at a time."

After they finished speaking, Roland bent down and took a box from the books on his left. He then put on his tattered black cloak and took out a longsword from it.

"Roland, is this a new weapon the library gave you? It looks dangerous."

After sensing the aura emanating from Roland's longsword, Olivier gripped his weapon warily and then teased the other man.

"No, this set of equipment was a gift from a friend I recently met."

"Really? That's quite a generous fellow. I'd like to meet him if I have the chance in the future. But it's good this way; with this kind of weapon, your grand plan has a greater chance of being realized."

"Yes, Olivier."

After the words were spoken, the surrounding scenery changed again, and the scene shifted to the reception stage.

Facing Olivier ahead, Roland gripped his weapon, then calmed his mind and listened to the mad sounds emanating from within.

"Roland, being distracted during battle is not like you."

Upon noticing the opponent's movement, Olivier immediately launched an attack, kicking the opponent directly.

However, just as Olivier's attack came, Roland, who had his eyes closed, suddenly swung his weapon and perfectly blocked the attack. He then used his strength to knock Olivier away and then slashed at Olivier's neck.

Upon sensing the opponent's attack, Olivier hurriedly raised his weapon to parry the strike, then retreated several steps to halt his momentum, and spoke to Roland:

“Interesting, I’ve never seen you use such a technique before. Is that weapon an EGO? It looks like it’s of very high quality.”

“Yes, ALEPH Durandal, it shares the same name as my old weapon. But according to that person, I seem to have a very high degree of resonance with this weapon.”

After speaking, Roland transformed into a dark shadow and launched a slash at Olivier, sending him flying as he blocked the attack.