Chapter 166.2: (Donny’s POV) The Loyalty of a Soldier?! The Captain of the Soldier in Resta!

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My name is Donny. I’m a loyal soldier of Bavarian-sama. I’m working as a captain for soldiers belonging to Resta. 

Recently, Heinrich-sama had been acting strangely. He seemed to be doing something with his private army. It’d be good if he was carrying out his noble duty like subjugating monsters or something like that but….

I had a bad hunch about this. And it turned out, my hunch was right on the mark. 

I had just finished my shift in guarding Bavarian-sama’s room and I was about to hand over the responsibility of guarding Bavarian-sama’s room to the chief captain, Brutus, when that incident occurred. 

Thieves, dressed in black with a cloth covering their nose and mouth, infiltrated Bavarian-sama’s house.

“Who are you guys?! Do you know that this is a noble’s residence and what you’re doing is a crime?!”

I daunted the enemy and defeated their leader with my sword. 

“………..!! Why you guys?!”

Upon closer inspection of the way they moved, I recognized them. It seemed the enemy was a group of Resta soldiers under Heinrich-sama. 

However, I was outnumbered. The enemy silently and slowly surrounded me.

“Ugh….”

 Then another man who appeared to be another leader of their group appeared from behind me, jumping out from the group of enemies that had been surrounding me and thrusted his sword at me. Upon looking at that man’s face, I immediately recognized that very familiar face. 

“Brutus…. You too, huh… Even though you’ve swore your allegiance to Bavarian-sama… Why?!”

That man was Brutus, the chief captain of Resta soldiers.

“Don’t take this in the wrong way, Captain. After all, this world is all about money, power and status. If we can get Keigo Okuda’s part healing potion, then we will be able to get anything we want. Captain Donny, will you please stop with your useless resistance and come join our side?”

This guy, does he even understand what he’s saying?!

“I refuse! You will have to step over my dead body if you want to pass through me!”

“Haaahhh…. The captain’s warrior spirit has been activated. But still, it will be troublesome to deal with the aftermath if we killed the captain so…. Hey, use ‘that thing’ just like we planned!”

“Yes, Sir!!”

Damn it!

But by the time that thought crossed my mind, it was already too late. The enemy behind me had shot something at my feet. 

Ugh- This smell is?!

It was a paralyzing bullet made from refining the extract of gleene grass, a plant with paralyzing poison. 

I had unconsciously inhaled the paralyzing smoke, filling my lungs with it, making me unable to move right here and there. How regretful. 

I was tied up with a rode and exiled from the town. My life was spared thanks to my title as the captain. As soon as I was rendered immobile, they immediately captured Bavarian-sama and put him under house arrest at Heinrich-sama’s mansion under the watchful eyes of Brutus. 

While Bavarian-sama was unable to move due to the paralyzing poison, he immediately ordered me,”Protect Keigo Okuda!!”. 

Bavarian-sama, I’m truly sorry. However, this Donny will definitely rescue you no matter what it takes. 

I was stripped of all of my possessions before I was thrown away. For the time being, I had to find some shelter so I could stay warm.

Maybe I need to quickly dig a hole in this snowy mountain….? But, that hole won’t be able to let me stay warm for long… That’s right. What was the last thing Bavarian-sama said to me? Keigo Okuda. If it’s his cabin, I should be able to get inside there even when I’m banished from the town. 

Judging from our current situations, Keigo Okuda should’ve run away already but I highly doubt he can run away while carrying that building along with him. That place is the most ideal place for me to stay warm temporarily. 

With those thoughts in mind, I headed toward Keigo Okuda’s cabin. When I arrived at Keigo’s house, I saw Juno, an adventurer, and Elsa, the daughter from an inn called ‘Sunny Pavilion’. 

I told Juno and Elsa the details of our circumstances.

Heinrich-sama had taken control of the entire town. Since I persisted on being on Bavarian-sama’s side until the very end, I was exiled from Resta. Bavarian-sama was confined at Heinrich-sama’s residence. I was ordered by Bavarian-sama to help Keigo Okuda, who was being chased after by Heinrich-sama.

I told them everything. 

Juno seemed to be calm but he was obviously angry as he listened to me. 

“Donny-san, if you’re taking Keigo’s side then we’re your comrade too. We will definitely bring Keigo back and for that, we need Bavarian-sama’s help.”

“So you mean-?”

“Yes. Our interest and Donny-san’s interest are aligned. Heinrich-sama is definitely keeping his eyes on us. According to what Donny-san had told me,they are certain you are going to freeze to death after they threw you out of the town, right?”

“Yes. That’s what Heinrich-sama said.”

“Then that means Donny-san, you’re not under their mark. Donny-san, I want you to chase after Keigo and please hand this over to that guy.”

“This is…?”

“That thing is necessary to guarantee the safety of Keigo and the others, who are being chased by Heinrich-sama. Sarasa’s father is the leader of the merchant guild and he’s been helping us out with this.”

Juno said that as he handed me a fist-sized gemstone. 

“Yes, of course. I also have my order from Bavarian-sama after all.”

“Thank you. I owe you one for this. Now then, here’s what we’re going to do….”

And so, I decided to follow after Keigo Okuda’s footsteps. Juno gave me some money for my traveling expenses for the time being along with a horse tied with a wagon, warm bedding made from fur, firewood, foods and other stuff that I would need for my journey. 

Also, I also borrowed some armor and weapons that Keigo had left behind in his blacksmithing workshop. Amongst the weapons, there were fire daggers and water dagger too. With this, I wouldn’t need to worry about procuring water or fire. The journey would become much easier. 

“Donny-san, Keigo is heading north to Tairant. I don’t know where he’s heading after that but you will need to go to Tairant first to track him.”

“Yes, I understand. I will also send you a letter if I find something.”

“I’m really sorry for this. If you want to send us a letter then please send it to Josephine-san from the entertainment district because she’s probably not marked by Heinrich-sama. Once again, please be careful out there.”

“Yeah. You guys better be on your toes too. I will leave Bavarian-sama to you.”

And so I set my wagon off north in order to track Keigo Okuda down, the man who was the center of the current rebellion orchestrated by Heinrich-sama.

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T/N: Is Heinrich that stupid to immediately assume Donny is dead that easily? I mean, finding shelter in the cold is hard but not impossible. Especially since Donny is a skilled soldier.