Chapter 17 (1/2)

Chapter 17 – If you hoist the flag of battle

“I will definitely take care of it I promise you to deliver them without fail” (Marko)

Marko, who received a bundle of letters frouard corps, wraps them up in a silken cloth Histhes he received Jarkko watched intently while only nodding

“It will take 3 daysa person to the territorial capital Please callhappens”

There’s no reply, but the looks of the called ed with a powerful enthusiasm, which they pour onto Marko This boy has indeed accepted that enthusias contact with therees with that as well His nerves of steel are unusual He, as surviving on the battlefields for a long ti his tension (T/N: Originally the author says “The stability of his stomach is uncommon” but that lish Same for the last part of the sentence)

Thetied, are mounted bandits It’s those ere captured in the previous stir Stuffing uard corps isthem inside as well as outside the tent There had been several of such tents prepared, too That ed to the fact that there weren’t any appropriate buildings to accommodate them in the city

Showing a nod to thecorps members in the end, Marko leaves the tent Jarkko unintentionally looked back while following hiht themselves, they followed Marko’s back, as si outside, Jarkko held the exit’s cloth open for a long ti away

Today the sky has a tranquil appearance and it’s once again hot Jarkko considers the heat to be the sa in the world that was filled with it, people will die, if the heat is cut off and it gets cold

“… Aht?” (Marko)

Jarkko apparently sighed unaware of it hi to look into the bundle he holds

“This ain’t no treatment for old people It’s a season hated by everybody Me and summer It’s only that and no more than that” (Jarkko)

“If you stand around wrapped up like this”, little Marko’s s even more The quality of this boy’s consideration is so that can be co a dull nature like h

“For me it’s… winter? Because it becomes impossible to move” (Marko)

The sound of his voice was so seen and talked with a lot of people, he can discern the direction these words are headed towards Currently, those words of Marko are far away People are living things, whosespace-time

“Do you consider me to be cruel?” (Marko)

His blue eyes aren’t wavering Jarkko frowns as before

“Isn’t it like that to someone, whose work is battles?” (Jarkko)

“It is For example, you” (Marko)

It was a quiet voice It carries a sound as if indifferently pointing out a si it However, since there’s so itself in the shadow, Jarkko sticks out his lower lip and grimaces even more

“Kind people get injured a lot It’s because they end up taking responsibility for the pain of others And, even though it et drunk, you aren’t even able to borrow the power of alcohol” (Marko)

That was the truth

With the battle against the uard corps’ victory, Jarkko survived yet another battlefield While collecting the war horses of the cavalry, which lost their riders, the infantry had its own official duties Confir off the seriously injured ene with the reasonably injured enehtly injured enelances

After that, the all night persuasion of Marko beca Jarkko’s own intentions towards that as well Sleeping for a little while, he mourned the deceased corps ulp

War is a factory of death Jarkko saw the end of countless people, ot used to it Those, he saith his eyes, and those, he heard with his ears, are forgotten before long amidst the mob He isn’t able to remember those, he sniffed with his nose, in the first place Thatno sense of taste

However, only touching is no good

I grabbed people, cut people, stabbed people and beat people Plenty of them Each and every one of those lives had quivered Jarkko felt as if he was accu souls The heat made the most intense impression to me I certainly possessed heat until just now, but if that heat is lost even once, it won’t ever return again Only the touched hand will remain chilly

Alcohol warms the body And, it also warms the heart It’s a friend I can’t relinquish in this life However, in order to deepen the relationshi+p with that friend, I have to increase the a and nowadays my old stomach lost its vitality to bear those quantities A coldness, Jarkko can’t reduce well, is clinging to him

“You are strong There’s no doubt about that Just howas you stand here as veteran soldier…? Although all of it is someone else’s pain, you properly es you embrace, are similar to the soldier’s mother bird” (Marko)

Though it would be great if you at least called ht? Jarkko’s cheeks turned red without saying that though it was on the tip of his tongue He had to restrain himself

“It’s because you are like this… you are necessary for me” (Marko)

Without replying to Marko’s voice, Jarkko strengthened his restraining

“I will travel a heartless road Furtherbut cruelty at front and in the back There will be a lot regrets and fears It’s difficult to iine where such road will lead to in the end” (Marko)

It was a tone as if counting the nu any self-deprecation nor any masochistic streak

“The soldiers will head towards death alongside me, but they will never relax under my supervision The reason is that I will firmly step towards death I want you to war as possible…” (Marko)

The words became more and more distant and in the end Jarkko wasn’t able to understand the? But, feeling that Marko spoke unpleasant words at the end, Jarkko snorted loudly

“Hus… don’cha know that young’uns have their own roles as young’uns!? Even treating an old ht dream like an idiot!” (Jarkko)

“How detestable”, is what Jarkko’s face is saying

“Co about h you dun’ even know the deliciousness of alcohol… good grief!” (Jarkko)

Although he turned away in a huff, Jarkko didn’t ain at the short ot strangely hot And he believes that it can’t be helped Having such conversation while sober is likely set aside for the ti for ain?

Even s I should do

The back of Marko, who is walking ahead, is s, his shoulder width and the flesh on his body still have so his quick-wittedness and agility byas if there’s a flow in it and with his spinal colurow into a reliable, young warrior in not ht