episode_0373

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The sun rose on the second day the emperor had promised.

The sound of the capital’s rooster, which had woken them up by crying, was not heard.

Instead, the damp forest air licked the cavalrymen’s faces, and the chill of the ground that cooled down overnight sent shivers down their spines.

Although the crew was accustomed to camping, it did not mean that it was okay, just because they were used to it.

The faces of those who got out of their sleeping bags showed relief that they had barely escaped fatigue and a desire to rest a little more.

“Wow…. My back hurts.”

I heard someone’s voice. It was something everyone would agree on without having to say it out loud.

“My mouth feels stuffy.”

Agnes, who had not had enough sleep due to standing in the third position, muttered with a wet face.

“…I didn’t eat a bug while I was sleeping!!”

As soon as he got up, John said something stupid and was hit squarely in the face with a lute.

The day at the camp began with the sound of the lute’s body cheerfully smashing against John’s nose.

After skillfully organizing their seats, the members shook their bodies to and fro to shake off the chill that had clung to their bodies.

Anna, who was in charge of the meal after clearing up the place early, added more water and meat to the remaining stew and started boiling it again.

Soon, a fragrant smell began to emerge, and a noisy atmosphere was created along with the chattering of the members.

“Wow, the smell is killer.”

Humila gets in line early, quenching her appetite.

“Oh, why is my neck so sore?”

Gilbert massages his neck with his thick hands.

“Uwess, ewss?”

“Hey, this guy’s mouth is spinning. Judah! I think you need to look at him, right?”

“How did you sleep so much that your mouth turned?”

Dorian, Tommy, and Judas present a comedy.

“Oh, my skin is all damaged. This is why I hate Sukyoung.”

“If you’re going to think about your skin, why are you in the cavalry?”

“If you want to marry the captain, you have to stay in the cavalry.”

“…She is no less than Anna.”

Kane makes a bewildered expression and Lila cares about the pimples on her skin.

As always, there was a calmness on their faces, as in everyday life.

Whether it was the training ground in the capital or the forest near the border, they always felt the same.

“Hey! Eat.”

With the call of the person in charge of serving food, people start lining up one by one.

It was a plain stew, but they thought it was enough.

If shortages, hardships, and crises are walking on their left,

Contentment, cooperation and optimism accompany them on their right.

The cavalry always felt like this.

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The incident occurred while breakfast was in full swing.

Everyone’s attention was focused on the scream of a member who was eating stew at the edge of the camp.

“What is it?”

Gossip and gossip, chaotic atmosphere.

In order to find the cause of the screams, one by one they stand up and head towards the direction from which the sound was heard.

“Huh?”

Those who arrived at the frozen crew reacted to something huge visible through the bushes.

A sturdy body, rough fur, slightly protruding fangs, and stripes drawn on the brown body.

-Quick?

No matter how you look at it, there was an enlarged version of the pig that Anna had slaughtered yesterday in front of them.

One of the operators rubbed his eyes.

“Hey… that…”

“Don’t turn your back, if you do, they will chase you.”

“Miss, aren’t you the parents of the child Anna caught?”

“Okay. Looking at the size, it looks like they are the parents. …But is it my mother? Is it my father?”

“Well, if you’re a mother, is it a bit more gentle?”

“No, there is a difference between searching in pain and searching in so much pain.”

The gathered crew slowly begins to retreat.

“Should I hand over Anna? I guess I’ll go back then.”

“Is it a judicial transaction? Not bad. So, who’s going to do business with him?”

“I expressed my opinion, so I would like someone else to implement it.”

“That’s terrible.”

The crew’s jokes didn’t last long.

– Kwieeek!!!

The wild boar snorted and started charging towards them.

“Fuck you, jump out!!!”

As the huge brown tank rushed towards them, the crew ran in panic.

But their mistake was that they took their escape route to the center of the camp.

“What is it? What is it?”

The crew members were so engrossed in eating that they didn’t know what the situation was.

“Aaaah!! What is that!!”

The scream of a member who was combing his hair.

The fleeing crew and the extremely excited wild boar turned Ayeongjang into chaos.

“It’s better to fight with the imperial army. Fuck. Tangled!!!”

Someone with his butt supported by a wild boar flew away and screamed.

Realizing that there was no one to stop him at the campsite, the wild boar became even more excited and began to run wild.

-Kwieeek

It was making a crying sound that couldn’t even be called empty words, and now it was even starting to drool.

While the wild boar went crazy alone, the members united as one confronted the wild boar.

“Oh, you idiots. Are you still a cavalry force?”

A voice was heard among the gathered members.

Johan Siebert took the lead, pushing through the crowd. He was a cavalry veteran who was always at the forefront.

“John!”

Everyone voiced relief at his appearance.

Although his usual behavior was not trustworthy, he showed great performance on the battlefield.

The situation is no different from a battlefield. It was clear that they would come up with a good way to defeat that wild boar in one blow.

John, who received everyone’s attention, began to explain in a calm voice.

“Now, listen carefully. It is said that wild boars are scared of animals larger than themselves. Hugo, to Dorian’s location!”

When John called the names of the two people, the two people who were called hesitated to come out of the crowd.

“Me?”

“Why me?”

The two huge men couldn’t guess why John had called them.

“There is no time to go get the horses, so you are the horses.”

“What do we say?”

When Dorian asked again, John made an expression of frustration.

“Oh, come to work. The two of you, cross your arms. Oh, right. So you can put your legs in here. Uh, okay. good night. Sit down.”

Hugo and Dorian held each other’s arms to form a grid, and John put his legs between them.

“Now, wake up!”

With John’s words, Hugo and Dorian stood up.

A huge human tower. It was a posture commonly seen in horseback combat.

“Oh….”

An exclamation flowed from somewhere.

At first glance, Johan looked like a huge animal riding on two people whose size could fit within five fingers.

The wild boar’s head turned towards John.

John looked down at the boar and made an X shape with his arms.

“Now, this is the combination of courage. The situation of repelling wild boars. The heart of a cavalry running through the wilderness. Saint Great John… Sigh!!!”

A wild boar pounced on John, who was about to say something he had prepared. Contrary to its gigantic appearance, Saint Great John collapsed, and Dorian and Hugo, who were tied together with John, fell to the wholesale level and were trampled by wild boars.

“Ugh, cack! Wow!! Three, Saint Him, Great John…!!”

“Help!”

“Please save me!!”

Seeing the three wild boars thoroughly, no one from the cavalry stepped forward.

“John, you idiot!!!!”

Only Anna criticized John.

Kwii profit!!!-

The wild boar raised its head and let out a long roar, feeling exalted at having defeated a strong man.

And amidst the crying and commotion in the camp, someone opened the tent and came out.

“It’s noisy, what’s going on?”

As if he had just woken up, a trace of sleep remained on the captain’s face.

Was it because everyone’s eyes were focused on the captain?

The boar’s head turned towards the captain. Before running away, it stepped on Hugo’s stomach one last time and jumped straight at the captain.

“Captain! Avoid it!”

Despite Anna’s urgent cries, the captain did not even move.

“No!!!”

Anna ran out late, as if to catch the wild boar, but the wild boar and the captain were already on the verge of collision.

“…….”

The captain looked indifferently at the wild boar coming toward him, drooling.

Then, he slowly raised his fist and stuck it between the eyes of the running wild boar.

Grumble!

The boar’s body tilted and fell sideways.

It was just a scream.

“…….”

“…….”

There was only silence in the campground.

“Large, captain?”

When the crew looked at him with dumbfounded expressions, the captain turned his gaze elsewhere and muttered.

“Use this for lunch.”

It was a somewhat special cavalry morning.