Hidden Gems (2)

-In the supply base located behind Linon Castle-

Hundredman Yusen has not had a good night's sleep for the past few days.

There was one reason.

He was thinking of his mother, she was on the verge of death because she had fallen ill.

It would have been so much easier if the war had broken out after she had passed away.

He would have forgotten everything and defended his country on the front line, but after coming to the supply base, his feelings for his mother became even more intense.

I'm not going to be able to tell her, who raised me alone, that she is everything to me.

"Captain, are you okay? You're not looking good these days..." <Soldier 1>

"Don't worry. Don't worry." <Yusen >

Yusen was a mild-mannered man who always took good care of his men.

They were worried because of the dark expression on his face the entire time he was stationed outside of Linon Castle.

Another soldier who watched the exchange shook his head and poked the soldier in the side as he asked a question.

"What?" <Soldier 1>

"Givens, don't ask the captain that question." <Soldier 3>

"No, I'm worried about…" <Givens >

"You know his mother's health is not very good." <Soldier 3>

The soldier called Givens rolled his eyes at the words.

It looked like he had no idea.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure you were sent somewhere else." <Soldier 4>

"Oh. More importantly, is it true?" <Givens >

"It's a pity that he's so filial, I feel sorry for him." <Soldier 2>

Donne's words made Givens look bitter.

It was Yusen who helped him with money before he was dispatched.

He was willing to lend him three months of salary without saying a word.

"Isn't there any way? A pass or something...." <Donnes >

"It's wartime now." <Givens >

Donne shakes his head.

Givens was sighing at that.

He wanted to help, but there was no way.

It's not that Yusen wasn't looking for a way, either.

He went to the deputy commander, Hadan, who was currently in charge of the supply unit, with his mind made up.

Naturally, his men blocked him in front of the barracks.

On this day, the deputy commander Hadan was in a pretty bad mood.

Since the commander was moved to the front line, he naturally thought that he would be the one to replace him.

But to think that some country bumpkin lord would take over the position of commander, Hadan was becoming even more irritated by the noise outside.

"What's going on?" <Haden >

"I insisted on meeting with my deputy commander..." <Yusen >

"Let him in." <Haden >

Hadan let the fussing Yusen through to his barracks, intending to take revenge.

"What's the matter?" <Haden >

When he came face to face with Hadan, Yusen suddenly knelt down.

Then he hit his head on the floor and began to talk about the situation.

"Just one day off at....Give me one day off. The rest I will fight for my life! I never forgot my duty in the slightest. I just wanted to see my mother for the last time. I wanted to see my mother for the last time before she died." <Yusen >

"Hahaha." <Haden >

Hadan smiled widely as he listened to Yusen.

Confused by the reaction, Yusen tilted his head.

"You're not the only one with such a situation. Take him out and whip him!" <Haden >

Yusen's face was completely distorted as Hadan shouted out with gusto as if to relieve stress.

Of course, it was not so much the flogging as it was the despair of having completely lost hope.

Seeing Yusen return to the barracks whipped, his subordinates let out one complaint after another with puzzled expressions on their faces.

"This is terrible." <Soldier >

"Shh! They can hear you." <Solider >

In the midst of all this, Yusen put his index finger in front of his mouth to tell his soldiers to be quiet.

There are countless soldiers in Yusen's unit who owe him a debt of gratitude.

Besides that, many other soldiers respected his humanity.

So, seeing Yusen suffering from the whipping, Givens gathered the soldiers together for a meeting.

"I haven't even paid the captain back yet." <Soldier >

One of the soldiers said.

"Me too. Still, the captain told me to return it slowly. I wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise." <Soldier >

The other soldiers nodded as they said so.

"It's not all about the money. The captain usually looks out for us more than anything else." <Soldier >

When that kind of talk comes from here and there.

"..." <Soldiers >

Silence prevailed among the assembled soldiers.

In the midst of all this, Givens took the initiative to open his mouth.

"Anyway ....We have to figure out a way to help the captain..." <Givens >

"What do you have in mind?" <Donne >

Givens fell silent for a while and began to scratch his head as he spoke.

"When we go out to resupply, we'll be working with several hundredmen. So we can't fool the crowd there. Our chance is when we come back from resupplying. A patrol unit is assembled then right?" <Givens >

Donne nodded at Givens words and said.

"Yeah. And since another ten hundredmen went out to resupply this morning, it's your turn to do guard duty. Then our chance is now or never." <Donne >

"Sure!" <Soldier >

"Yeah!" <Soldier >

The other soldiers chimed in.

Then, Givens continued to explain the plan.

"We're going to be in charge of the 12 zones, and all the alert calls will go to our tenmen, so we'll have our chance. Besides..." <Givens >

"What? Tell me!" <Donne >

Givens immediately continued to talk.

"A friend of mine who works in the barracks of Hadan told me that Hadan has been called by the chief of staff and they will meet tomorrow. I heard that he was happy that he would be entrusted with some task. Anyway, if Hadan isn't in the unit, this is an even better opportunity. There won't be any better chances to sneak out of here than in a moment without the commander." <Givens >

At Givens' words, the soldiers suddenly stood up.

All of them agreed with the method and the fact that this was the only opportunity they had.

Of course, Hadan was called in for a scheme to trap Julius, who had been assigned as the commander of the supply troop, and their mistake was in not knowing that the new commander was coming to the supply unit.