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5, Pot-au-feu of Nostalgia (2nd Half)
(Author’s note: I didn’t e to post on time
Sorry)
I have never decided things for myself
When Ganglabe wanted to start up aas ere able to so to eat
Even the tiht’
Even during battles, when the aide was issuing instructions, I never decided where to go
Always looking fro with the flow
That is my way of life
I’ The commander of the archery unit
As for the reason why I chose the bow, it was just because I hated being on the front lines
Besides, it was also because Ganglabe said “You, think about the organization of your troops and use a bow”
That’s why somehow, I use the bow
Fortunately because I had a talent for the bow I didn’t end up being a hindrance on the battlefield
However, only one tiretted it
In the past, a battle to retreat frolabe received a heavy injury
As a colabe orking in the shi+ngari, the rear guard
At that ti separately, and wasn’t at that location
In addition to having no infantry, the cavalry had no choice but to act as the rear guard There’s no way Riru’s tea Ahrius’ teah
At that time I ran as if I ashed away
Even now, I see it in my dreams
At that tiuard, couldn’t we have avoided the worst case scenario?
They stopped at a command so dissolved
At that time, I made an oath
“Everyone is family Next time I’ll be the one to protect us”
Butwith the floas quite a difficult one to overcome
What I could do, was lightening up the atmosphere in the corp as a follow up
Adlabe allowed a man to enter the corp
A cook named Shuri
Basically the guy’s cooking was delicious
Up till noas close to a situation where we all supported ourselves
As for food, it was at a state where salt was used sofrom another anymore
But after Shuri caet it
Mealti able to fill your stomach up with delicious foods
Being able to eat Shuri’s food after winning a battle, you would think that it’s good to be alive
Above all else, it becoy for the next battle
But it’s a little frustrating
The one as protecting everyone I thought was family in the shadoas, Shuri
Providing energy for everyone with delicious meals
Even though I thought that it was frustrating, I also thought that if it’s his cooking then it’s inevitable
It’s just that delicious
Such a Shuri caught a cold
It was because in the recent battles, ere battling in cold areas during the cold season, and responsibility as the chef were all forced upon him
Shuri is weak His physique was thin and he honestly can’t even swing a sword And he had no stamina
But, since he ate the saht he was fine, labe, we both underrated him
nobody could’ve iree
Also Shuri himself, hid it way too well
A face without cole day
Without coh it is he would use water to finish washi+ng the dishes by himself in this damn cold
Then he suddenly collapsed with a thud
Everyone rushed over to look after him
Shuri said “Sorry”
Even though it was our fault forcing hile word to blame us
“Soz I should have gotten you an assistant earlier”
Inside the tent Shuri was talking with Ganglabe alone
I labe was visiting and I was standing guard
“No… I should’ve taken better care of my body… then this wouldn’t have happened…”
“I’ency …”
“That’s because getting relied on… it makes me happy…”
Wrong, Shuri That’s wrong
If we had looked at you more then it wouldn’t have become like this
“Noproperly…?”
“Yea However, the taste is terrible Everyone’s wishi+ng for your recovery”
“Such an exaggeration…”
It wasn’t an exaggeration
Because Shuri collapsed, everyone is greatly troubled
There is no one here who kno to cook which is e relied on Shuri
If Shuri collapses then, everyone will regress back to bad-tasting food
It’s not just our unit The other tea
“It’s not an exaggeration There’s also no doctor nearby Noif an accident were to occur”
Honestly, our corps’ eood
We have no knowledge on , no one became sick
If Shuri dies like this, it’ll be our fault
“I won’t… die so easily…”
“I’ll believe you ok? Everyone really wants to rush over here and nurse you
It’s because of you, that everyone’s here”
“Ahaha… tell them I said… thank you… very much”
Ganglabe looked severe as he exited the tent
It was as if he was saying everything was his fault
“Commander How is Shuri?”
“He has a fever but, he’s conscious and he is also able to think There’s no need to worry now”
I was a little relieved
“But, if we had medicine then this wouldn’t have happened…!”
Ganglabe’s face seemed to have been distorted miserably from frustration
“It’s my fault I didn’t think of him properly
The matter with the medicine, the cook, as well as his hometown
Although I’ve received soin back…!”
The Ganglabe up til now had only thought about winning battles
Regarding strategies and trickery he was second to none, however
He wasn’t concerned about the pre-battle preparations
Food, equipment, armour, pay…
Ganglabe was co up all the mercenary corp’s money
And now, he is leading a mercenary corp close to two hundred people
But, this time it was all a burden to Shuri
This was our fault, everyone’s
“Ganglabe…”
“Don’t say it Teg Right now, noeach other’s wounds…”
With that Ganglabe quickly left
I was a little worried so, I reached for the tent planning to take a look at Shuri
“Dad… Mom…”
I heard Shuri’s heartbreaking voice
Shuri has a family
In a place separated and far away, Shuri had a hometown and family
So that he could ain he had to desperately survive
Even though it was that weak Shuri
At first, I think I was jealous that he had family
Because we didn’t have any
But, in Shuri’s case, it wasn’t that he didn’t have one He couldn’t meet them
Not knowing if he could return separated so far away, he caht of loneliness
Compared to that, hoe?
Did we understand Shuri’s pain?
Did we knohat kind of people were in that family?
Shuri’s favourite foods, drinks, the type of women he likes, his interests
We didn’t know anything
Right now the har forced into a flow, becaret
What, ‘Protect my family’
I didn’t even ask about Shuri’s problems
“Eh, Teg-san?”
“Ah, hey, Shuri You aight?”
“Yea, more or less”
At soht time
“It’s cold, aren’t you going to go inside?”
“Ah, no, it’s cool You should probably go to sleep soon too”
“I’ better so it’s no problem Besides I kinda want to talk to someone”