Mount and Blade

Bakiraka clan?

But how did he know that I was Kadi's servant? I had never seen this tall and thin guy before.

"I know what you are thinking. He mentioned it to me personally. He has a useful little thing by his side."

"!?" Green didn't know what to say for a moment, but the guy who was secretly staring at him in the shadows last time should be him.

"What a pity, he is really a stingy guy, he would rather destroy it..." The masked man put his hand on Green's shoulder, his eyes were fixed on the worm that was lurking on Green's neck.

Hearing this, Green felt a chill on the back of his neck, his limbs were cold, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

...What's going on?

"Lakshas, ​​who is the child talking to you?" A childish voice with the same arrogance as the Kusha people sounded from behind the masked man.

"Oh, he's the kid I told you about last time. I wanted to take him from that guy to be your slave."

"But now it seems there's no chance. That guy is very stingy, Mr. Shirado." The man wearing a white mask straightened his back and responded to Shirado's question nonchalantly.

And Green also discovered the boy at this time, sitting on the shoulders of one of the muscular men. He seemed to be about the same age as himself. The children of other races were obviously different from other children. The slender and fierce eyes and wheat-colored skin were typical Asian features.

Uh... Shirado? The one who can juggle?

"Well, it's a pity. He must have something outstanding to be favored by Lakshas, ​​right? Do you dare to compete with me!"

Shirado is now obviously an overconfident child. A metal flywheel suddenly appeared in his hand and spun on his fingers. He looked at Green as if he was looking at a corpse. But this really can't be blamed on him. After all, no one of his age has ever beaten him in the Bakiraka clan.

Green just silently clenched the sword behind him without saying a word. Although he was confident that he could deal with Shirado alone, he didn't believe there would be any fair competition in such a situation where the other side had more people and more power.

"Forget it, young master, such a lowly servant is not worth your effort."

"... Let's leave it to that petty man, after all, this method is needed."

Laksas stood up and suggested that after all, if you are parasitized by such a demonized sandworm, you will not live for a few years even if you have a short-term physical enhancement.

"Humph, that's true."

Shirado also felt a little disappointed, so he simply put away the flywheel. He just felt that it would be a pity if this kid who was about the same age as him died so early.

"See you again, kid, if you are not killed by him." Laksas looked at Green meaningfully and led the tribesmen away.

Watching them walk away, Green's tense nerves finally relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Would rather be destroyed? Sure enough... that guy has caused a big trouble for himself.

Just when Green wanted to continue to find out the whereabouts of the Fierce Bear Group, the sandworm on his neck began to wriggle restlessly, and a sharp pain shot up to the top of his head. Green stood stiffly in pain.

"Woo!"

The pain lasted for a long time before it stopped. The muscles all over his body spasmed briefly because of the pain. Damn it, this must be Kadi's doing. What kind of trick is he going to do?

This must be the warning of that guy, otherwise it would be impossible not to feel it for so long. Green touched the neck on the right side and gasped with gritted teeth. It was really uncomfortable to be controlled by someone. He must find a way to get rid of his grip.

But now he had to follow the familiar road to find Kadi, the bad guy.

.........

"...What to do?"

"...Go to Jodah."

.........

As the saying goes, you can't pull wool from the same place. It's not surprising for a fallen country like Kadi who is an enemy on both sides.

Green had to go back to the tent to pack his luggage, make a fire and cook. He drank a big bowl of mushroom stewed with meat in tears, and was determined not to be a wage earner sooner or later.

It seems that he can't reunite with Gus this time. The one-year mercenary contract of the Fierce Bear Group is about to end, right?

"Ah." Green's sadness was beyond words.

"Why are you sighing, boss." Baziso picked at the hard black bread bowl and ate while drinking soup, and asked when he heard Green sighing.

"... Thinking about my brother."

"Is it the one you often tell me about?"

"Yes, it's a pity that I can't take you to see him. We will set off at dawn." Green smiled bitterly at Baziso who was stupid and only focused on working hard. It's a pity. Otherwise, he could avoid the fateful ending.

Maybe... this is "destiny"?

I don't know where Griffith is in Midland now? I guess he is still a little kid who only knows how to play with small wooden sticks?

Never mind him, anyway, don't let him run into me, otherwise I'll assassinate him first, or I'll take Gus and the others and run far away, earn enough money to go to some remote place to plant crops, then marry a beautiful girl and have a big fat boy.

Gornie...

Bubbles arose in Green's head when he thought of such a beautiful little girl, but when he thought of that old Cadi... Damn it, let's think about how to survive!

In short, after dinner, Green looked at the clear starry sky and still had some wild expectations for the future.

.........

[Fantasy Continent——Barkley]

With a tired body, he opened his heavy eyelids, and what came into view was the tent roof of Buckley's army. Looking at the firelight outside the tent, it seemed that it was already night.

"Gu——!" The two bodies have the same needs, but the arms of this body have been cast in plaster.

The pain from the fire burn on his neck still hasn't gone away, but it's obvious that the ointment has been applied, and it still has the slightest fragrance.

The first person to discover Green's awakening was Akasha, followed closely by Osman, Wolf and other companions. There are still obvious signs of bandaging and applying medicine on their bodies, but it seems that some of their companions were also injured in the last battle.

However, these are inevitable.

Green was deeply pleased with his companions who came to visit him, and nodded to express his gratitude to them. While being fed porridge by Aikasha, he quietly listened to their description of what had happened in the past few days.

"Ryan!"

The collision between the plates and the sound of footsteps coming closer, it was Seranti and Trunks who came in.

Seranti didn't seem to be in very good condition. She came here with Trunks's support. She seemed to have injured her right leg, and the way she walked looked funny.

Green: "...Ahem."

Seranti: "..."

Green wanted to cover his mouth with his hands but found that he could not raise his arms to cover it up. His chest and dry throat became smoky due to the rapid smile, and he coughed dryly like a tractor that had been silent for ten years.

Akasha hurriedly handed Green some water to feed him, but for a woman who was a bit rough in caring for patients, she almost choked Green.

"...Ahem, I won't drink anymore."

Seeing this, Akasha scooped the water into the bucket and stopped caring about it. Anyway, drinking it would be good. She has been taking care of Green's miscellaneous things these days.

"You guys go out first."

Trunks sent everyone out of the tent, and now it was time to leave them.