{"id":5343,"date":"2023-04-04T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2023-04-04T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:36:08","slug":"after-winning-this-battle-i-will-go-home-and-get-married-chapter-33-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/after-winning-this-battle-i-will-go-home-and-get-married-chapter-33-1\/","title":{"rendered":"After Winning This Battle, I Will Go Home And Get Married &#8211; Chapter 33.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan had already heard of President Galsworthy von Felix before.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first time he heard about him was from his adoptive father, who knew that there was a very powerful melee warrior, known as the Golden Star.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, when he went to college, the Melee Master Instructor used the combat videos of the young President when he was still in front line service as teaching materials.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At that time, Yan Xueshan never thought that he would also become a teaching material one day.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, he no longer had the opportunity to watch the President\u2019s mecha operations in action.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President was getting older. Even though he was strict with himself and was still an Admiral, Galsworthy suffered from chronic illness and was judged by the doctors to be unable to operate his mecha any longer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So twenty years ago, he retired from the position as a Divisional Sergeant and switched to command. Seven years later he became the most important person in the Federation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were only a few occasions when Yan Xueshan met the President. Of course they were all on official business occasions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first time was when he was approved to become Artemis&#8217; exclusive Master Sergeant. At the time,\u00a0 several snipers sergeants were candidates to drive Artemis, and in the end, he was chosen based on test data.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Artemis was officially launched for the first time, the President made a special trip to inspect the scene. He applauded Yan Xueshan on the viewing platform, called him over and encouraged him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, Yan Xueshan heard that it was actually the President himself who appointed him as the exclusive pilot of Artemis.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, he and Arthur had already become partners.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was also because of the good performance of the two of them that they could be further promoted.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking back, Arthur was very nervous and said to him fearfully, &#8220;I might lose the election.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan still hadn&#8217;t quite understood. &#8220;No, you are fully capable of being promoted to S-rank Sergeant. I don\u2019t get what you are worried about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur hesitated to speak for a moment before saying vaguely, &#8220;You don&#8217;t know, but there is someone above who doesn\u2019t like me. It&#8217;s not enough for me to be better than others. I have to be much, much better than them before I can get a promotion. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotions and other things were completely beyond the scope of Yan Xueshan&#8217;s understanding, so after thinking for a while he walked up to Arthur who was sitting on a bench with his head down and said directly, \u201cI still think you don&#8217;t have to worry. You are indeed very, very good.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur raised his head and looked at him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan coldly said, \u201cInstead of being depressed, it\u2019s better to go to training with me. I will accompany you. I can&#8217;t guarantee that you will be approved and get smoothly promoted to an S-class Mecha Master Sergeant, but you are still my partner. We work well together, and unless you die in battle, I won&#8217;t change partners for any other reason. Let\u2019s go to the training room.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After he finished speaking, Yan Xueshan didn&#8217;t care what Arthur\u2019s response was, he just up and left. After taking two steps, he heard Arthur footsteps following him, at first hurriedly, then calmly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The battlefield was such a time-critical place, there was no time for you to be dejected. Your comrade might die in one second, but you need to continue fighting in the next second.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afterwards, Arthur was successfully promoted to S-class Sergeant and got the Zhulong. The two of them continued to work together, performed military exploits and were sent several letters of commendation by the President.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One day, the Military Department suddenly notified them that they would use their images as war heroes for publicity.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan only agreed for them to publicize the photos of Artemis, as for himself it was a matter of respect.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur followed his example, and he didn&#8217;t like to show his face very much during his service. However, he wasn\u2019t as secretive as Yan Xueshan and occasionally would accept a few interviews alone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the final battle he and Arthur came to the Federation Capital and received awards and medals from the President.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In retrospect, how didn&#8217;t he notice that the President looked a lot like Arthur at that time? Maybe it was because he was really indifferent to such things.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, up to this point, Yan Xueshan believed his contact with the President was limited to business matters, without any communication about personal issues.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vague impression was that of a majestic, wise, bearded old man with a large and sturdy body. He always had a smile on his face &#8211; a smile not unlike Arthur\u2019s \u2013 you wouldn\u2019t find a trace of hostility in it, but rather find him very approachable.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His gaze wasn\u2019t sharp at all, but soft with a bit of a smile. Yet, when he looked at you, you felt like he could see through you.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan had a hunch back then that if this retired former first Division Sergeant of the Federation were to board a mecha again for a serious fight with him, he wasn\u2019t 100% sure that he would win.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This meeting still gave Yan Xueshan this feeling.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galsworthy von Felix was dressed in a military uniform. Since he was both a Federal Marshal and the President, he preferred to wear the uniform. There were no other decorations on his clothes except for the shoulder insignia, and even this military uniform seemed to not be brand new, just clean and tidy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He first inspected various places in the base, and met with Admiral Arthur, who was in charge, and several other officers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, he shook Yan Xueshan&#8217;s hand with both his hands and said kindly and cordially, \u201cIt&#8217;s good to see you again, Mr. Yan.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I hope to see you at dinner later. It will be a separate gathering, just between us, and you won\u2019t be allowed to escape like last time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan wasn\u2019t nervous but Arthur was a little nervous.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan asked him, \u201cWhat&#8217;s wrong?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur said, \u201cNo matter what he says to you, you don\u2019t need to take it to heart. It\u2019s me that will marry you so you don\u2019t have to care about his opinion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan could see that this father and son duo didn\u2019t have a good relationship.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every family has its problems.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the six years they worked together, Arthur often wrote letters to his mother at his desk, but he never saw him write a letter to his father, let alone mention him even once. As a result Yan Xueshan always thought that Arthur was a child from a single-parent family.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the dinner table, Yan Xueshan sat on the side with Arthur. He himself was very calm, eating in silence and following table manners.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The president asked, &#8220;I haven\u2019t heard about the progress of the upcoming wedding. Do you want to be engaged first? Earlier Arthur said that it was because the base wasn\u2019t stable yet, but now it should be time to put the wedding on the agenda.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan said, &#8220;Arthur said that he would arrange it, and I will only be responsible for paying half of the money so I don\u2019t know the rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur&#8217;s expression was ugly. His father naturally didn\u2019t care about him and had only been looking at Yan Xueshan. As if only Yan Xueshan sat opposite him, he quite enthusiastically spoke. \u201cI heard that you piloted Artemis again to participate in the battle.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yan Xueshan nodded and apologized without regret. &#8220;Sorry, I don\u2019t have this qualification now. I will submit the application afterwards.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President said, &#8220;It&#8217;s okay. Even if you\u2019re retired, you\u2019re still a hero of the Federation. I wouldn\u2019t let you be harshly criticized for this small matter.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, Yan Xueshan had suspected that Arthur had proposed to him with ulterior motives, and that there might be a push from the Presidential father behind it. Hearing this, he couldn&#8217;t help cheering up, thinking, as expected, maybe the next sentence will be the President asking him to return to his previous job.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a smile on his face, as if he had really become an ordinary old man, the President said with interest, \u201cSpeaking of retirement, I also heard that you bought a farm after you retired from the military, right? I learned from Arthur&#8217;s mother that he also seems to be helping you with work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Edited by: Antiope1<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yan Xueshan had already heard of President Galsworthy von Felix before. 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