Chapter 449 (1/2)

Chapter 449

Translator: Nat

–Aegir POV–

「S-so what’s going to happen to Gido!? You say that he’s alive and dead at the same time, meaning he won’t regain consciousness……?」

I shake my head as Luna draws closer to me.

The doctor said he would wake up if we waited a little longer.

「T-then are all his limbs……?」

Luna takes one step closer.

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Once again, I shake my head silently.

His limbs are still connected……but barely.

「Then what kind of injury……?」

d.a.m.n Gido, getting a girl who he’s in love with worried like this.

However, he can’t answer anymore.

I close my eyes and look up at the heavens like I’m mourning a dead person.

「Gido’s manhood――has come off.」

A Short Time Ago――

「How’s Gido?」

「I will spare you the explanation of his countless non-life-threatening injuries――」

The doctor’s stern face told me the situation was bad, now it was just a matter of finding out exactly how bad.

「Firstly, he has fractures in both arms, which will simply require time to heal, and that’s the least severe of his injuries. He has a compound fracture on his left leg, a very serious injury, but depending on the doctor’s skills, the bones can be connected.」

I mean, he was stepped on over and over by horses, so these injuries are to be expected.

It wasn’t only his arms and legs either.

「The state of his internal organs is horrible. All the blood loss from his mouth shows how bad the damage is……to be honest, if Lord Hardlett did not allow the use of the highest grade of medication, we could not have saved him.」

Gido has saved Celia before.

I should do everything I can to help him.

「So, will Gido be alright?」

「He has temporarily escaped critical condition since he’s young and has stamina. I cannot make any guarantees, but his survival rate is 80%.」

Gido isn’t so weak that he’ll drop dead at 80%.

Feeling slightly relieved, I reach out towards a cup for a drink of water.

The doctor’s face doesn’t improve though.

「His life isn’t in danger……however, he won’t go back to normal. Because of the severity of the break in his left leg, it’s unknown whether he can move it like he used to. Moreover――」

The doctor flips open the b.l.o.o.d.y sheets covering Gido.

The moment I saw what was uncovered, I dropped the cup I was holding.

After a hollow clunk, a water stain spread across the floor of the wagon.

「This is terrible.」

My shoulders slump in disappointment.

「Can’t you do anything about it……?」

I look pleadingly into the doctor’s eyes.

「Sadly, it was completely broken by the horses. If left unattended, it would infect the rest of his body, so we had to cut it off at the root without delay……unfortunately. His b.a.l.l.s are still attached……」

I shake my head.

「You don’t have to say any more, doctor…… Gido is……dead as a man.」

「I see. But if he’s still alive…… then……」

Luna forces herself to smile, although her eyes remain downcast.

「Life isn’t all about playing with women. If he uses this as an opportunity to focus all his energy into his work, he can still have a fulfilled life.」

Myla seems to be relieved for the most part.

「Who would have thought…… maybe this is some form of karmic justice.」

Celia was quite harsh.

「Urngh.」

A groan suddenly comes from the wagon.

Gido has woken up, it seems.

All of us rush to the wagon.

「Guh……my whole body aches……what happened to me?」

Gido winces from the pain and asks us when he notices our presence.

「Gido…… live strong.」

「Losing only one won’t stop you from working. Devote yourself.」

「Use this to change your heart.」

The three women’s rapid comforting statements momentarily distract Gido from the unbearable pain in his leg, which resurfaced once his mind settled down, and prompted him to flip up the sheets laid on him.

「One…… you mean my leg――!! Huh, it’s broken, but still connected?」

Gido was confused for a few seconds and then lifted up more of the sheets.

「My d.i.c.k is…… it’s not there――!!」

「Yeah, it was torn off at the root.」

The light in Gido’s eyes vanish and he falls limply on his side.

「S-someone, behead me now.」

I swiftly grab Gido’s shoulder.

「Listen to me, Gido. You can’t change what has happened. However, it’s not like you’re dead.」

Gido stares at me with lifeless eyes like a zombie.

「A man’s worth is not all in his d.i.c.k. You’re a pretty clever guy and you have a knack for fighting. Your face is also irritatingly handsome. If you put that all together, you still have about 20% of a man’s worth. If you’re a true man, show me you can put up a fight with that.」

「So 80% is in the d.i.c.k……」

I let Celia’s comment go in one ear and out the other while throwing the sheets back on Gido.

There’s no point comforting him any longer.

After Luna saw Gido fall asleep, she whispers sadly.

「Poor Gido…… he didn’t even get to have his own kids…… that girl was looking forward to it too……」

She must be referring to Gido’s wife.

That makes me a little sad.

「It was my fault for not realizing how far forward Gido charged. If absolutely necessary, I’ll take responsibility and get his wife pregnant.」

There wasn’t anything I could have done. Nevertheless, it’s the boss’s duty to take responsibility.

Celia and Myla had a different opinion.

「「If Aegir-sama isn’t careful, yours will come off too!」」

It was time to leave the injured soldiers’ camp.

That was when a commotion caught my eye.

「See that, d.a.m.n Goldonian b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!! Hurray for His Excellency Maestus! Long live the South Yuguria Empire!」

The one yelling loudly is Piris――the page of enemy general Maestus who we captured during the recapture of Arkland.

She is threatening soldiers while her hands are tied behind her back.

After multiple failed attempts at escaping, leather manacles were put around her hands against her will, yet she is still quite energetic.

「Cut it out already. Don’t forget your place as a prisoner……geez, if only the general would give the okay, I’d have f.u.c.ked you a long time ago.」

「Shut up, bandit! The glory of the empire and my br-……and His Excellency Maestus is forever! You should have found that out after their victory this time!」

Yakov wanted to silence her badly, but because I told him not to be rough with her, the most he could was cover her mouth with his hand. Oh, she bit him.

Piris must have gotten bolder due to seeing us lose and now she can’t stop talking.

At first, most of the soldiers ignored her, treating her words as merely the ramblings of a little girl, but with many companions dying in battle, they began to seethe with anger. If things continue at this rate, the morale of the soldiers, and most importantly Piris’s life, is at risk.

「Move, Yakov.」

「G-general…… what a life-saver. Hey, oing! Even though I shouldn’t be!」

Piris’s body convulses greatly.

It was faster than I antic.i.p.ated, but I’ll deliver the finis.h.i.+ng blow anyways.