Mount and Blade

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After eating and drinking, Green returned to his and Gus's tent. He looked at Gus who was still lying on the straw mat and looked at the large and small wounds on his body. His eyebrows were still furrowed even after he passed out. It must be injuries. It was too heavy. Seeing Gus like this made me feel a little distressed. After all, he was still a blood brother. It turned out that this was how the injury on Gus' nose came from.

I walked to the edge of the straw mat and scooped up a cup of water from the river and drank it into my stomach. People these days don't care about hygiene. They rarely even take a bath.

Fortunately, Green had already boiled the water in a pot, but there was no container to hold the hot water, so he had to bring the pot in.

As for why you drink boiled water? It was because he always had diarrhea when he drank the water from the river. After Sisi left, the two of them had a terrible time when they couldn't take care of themselves. I don't know if it was because of his fate as a lone star. Later, among the mercenaries Their family members also died one after another, either from the war or from diseases, and some were abandoned and starved to death in the wilderness.

It wasn't completely dark outside yet, so I couldn't sleep or do anything else. Gus was injured and I couldn't ignore him and went to the river to take a bath. I lay on the straw mat and looked at the ceiling in a daze. Si was breathing with his mouth open, as if he was feeling uncomfortable, his breathing was a little faster, and his face had an abnormal blush.

Green sat up and looked at his condition, and found that he was sweating a lot. He touched Gus's face and it was very hot.

Having a fever, Green's pupils shrank and he hurriedly ran out of the tent to get another bucket of water.

"Hey, where are you going so late, Green?"

"Don't run too far. Your brother will be sad if a wolf takes him away, hahaha."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"............"

It's hot... so hot... my face feels like it's on fire...

...blood accumulated deep in the nose...

My head is so heavy...

The physical discomfort made Gus slowly open his eyes. He was already sweating a lot and his head was dizzy.

...Can't breathe...

The suffocation feeling made Gus extremely uncomfortable, and his mouth was extremely dry.

The two mercenaries who had just finished eating happened to pass by the tent of the two children. Because Green was not there and Gus was in a coma, their conversation was completely unobstructed.

"...How long do you want to keep the two of them here?"

"!" Gus listened silently.

"Do you know? The place where we picked up those two brats..."

"Yeah...they are imps born from corpses!"

"Especially for those of us who work hard..."

"It's very unlucky! Bad luck will come!"

"Isn't it because of those two brats that Sis died of the Black Death?"

"!!" Gus broke into a cold sweat after hearing this, and felt a sense of powerlessness. He looked at the sword placed on the box, turned over, and wanted to reach for it in his arms.

"..."

"What are you talking about?"

Green, who had just fetched water, came back. He only fetched a bucket of water because he was worried about Gus's condition, so he rushed back quickly.

I saw two unknown people wandering in front of the tent, so I naturally asked.

"Uh...nothing, nothing, just passing by."

"Yes, please go and see if your brother is okay."

"Yes, let's go." The two walked away arm in arm.

"Two little evil stars, stay away to avoid any bad luck..." The two of them walked away and whispered.

"..." Green silently moved the newly fetched water into the tent. As for those rumors, he had heard them since he was born and was no longer surprised.

As soon as he put the bucket aside, he saw Gus reaching for his sword and hurried over.

"Gus, why don't you just lie down? The ground is cold."

"Do you want a sword?"

Green walked over and carried Gus back to the grass bunk. He looked at the sword on the wooden box eagerly as if he wanted to take it over. Really, at this time, are you still worried about whether the sword is broken? ? However, the metal was quite cool in this weather, so Green reluctantly gave him the sword.

"Here you go, you have a fever and there are so many wounds on your body. Stop moving. Do you want some water?"

Gus took the sword and held it in his arms. His throat must have been uncomfortable. Gus opened his eyes and nodded tiredly.

Green scooped a cup of boiled water for Gus, put the sword next to him, and helped him sit up to give him water. Gus also raised his hand, holding the water glass with both hands and drank the whole glass of water in one gulp. .

"Now that you're awake, let's eat something. Even though it's a bit cold, eating something will make things better faster."

"Well..." Gus's voice seemed a little hoarse.

Green brought the meat and soup over. At this time, everyone put out the campfire used for cooking. It was almost time to prepare for a rest, so they could only eat a little.

Seeing that Gus didn't have the appetite or energy to eat it, Green simply washed his hands, tore the meat into strips and mixed them into the soup.

"Eat it. After eating, just cover yourself up and sweat it out for the night." Green handed the broth to Gus and prepared to feed him.

"I can do it, I'll do it myself, Green." Gus took the bowl of broth, looking more energetic than before, and his voice was not so hoarse.

Seeing that Guts had eaten, Green let Guts lie down to rest. Guts fell asleep quickly while holding the sword, but his face was still very hot and he looked very uncomfortable. Green took a wet towel and soaked it in cold water, and repeatedly applied it to Guts' face and forehead. He fell asleep when Guts' fever was almost gone.

Guts in the dream seemed to dream of Sissy, and he had a rare good sleep under Green's care.

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But Green was not so lucky. Because of physical and mental fatigue, he did not have enough mental strength to enter the trial realm, and dreamed of his childhood self. .

A tall man walked towards him with a beer bottle and grabbed his little self with one hand.

"It's all because of you!"

"Duang!"

The man kicked little Green on the butt, and he was kicked from the coffee table to the door and flew far away.

The helpless little Green was three years old and couldn't speak well. He could only lie on the ground and cry. He didn't understand why the man in front of him, who was called his father, wanted to beat him. He did nothing and waited quietly for the man to finish eating him so that he could eat a few mouthfuls of leftovers. Green, who was kicked down, couldn't even stand up. He could only look at the man in front of him in fear and beg him to let him go.

"Pa!!"

"Ah! Wuuwuwu..."

The man was not relieved. A beer bottle hit Green's back. Green grimaced in pain and could only curl up at the door with his head in his arms. He couldn't even reach the door handle to run out.

"Why are you crying? Your mother is dead and your grandmother is dead too! Jinx! I will be dead to you sooner or later! Unlucky!"

The man kicked several times in a row, and his angry roar could be heard throughout the floor.

"Dang dang dang"

A series of footsteps ran over and knocked on the door of the house.

"......Open the door!! Why are you hitting the child again...!!" A familiar voice sounded.

Green just curled up and trembled violently. After a brief conversation, Green was grabbed by the man's big hand by the back of the neck and thrown to the ground on the side. His hands were cut by the glass shards on the ground, and blood was flowing out. His back also hurt badly, as if bleeding.

Green, who was too young, couldn't buffer such a strong force with his hands. His forehead was cut by a large piece of glass fragments, and later a scar was left. Although it was shallow, it was still there.

And Green in the dream suddenly woke up when he was about to fall on the large piece of bottle bottom fragments! !

"!!!"

The moment Green opened his eyes, his pupils shrank sharply, and his body shook slightly before waking up.

There was cold sweat on his forehead. It was really thrilling no matter when he recalled it.

At that time, my grandma had just passed away, and I had just lived with my father for a short time. Fortunately, my aunt also came at that time and sent me to the hospital in a coma, otherwise I might not wake up again.

Green turned over and lay flat, put his arms on his eyes, opened his mouth to breathe, his heart was beating hard, and there were some sweat stains on his forehead, and he needed to breathe slowly.

I don’t know if it’s because this body is a child, tears inexplicably rolled down from the corners of my eyes, and my breathing was a little difficult.

That useless man only complained about life and beat himself, he was not worthy of being a father!

Gus beside him also turned over, as if he was about to wake up, and there were some footsteps outside one after another, and it was almost dawn.

Green simply wiped his tears with his arms and got up to put on his clothes. Gus also woke up in a daze, but his spirit was obviously much better. He recovered almost overnight. He was really tenacious.

"Were you taking care of me last night?" Gus walked to Green's side and asked Green in a daze.

"Yeah." Green answered absentmindedly because he didn't sleep well at night.

Gus seemed to think of what the two soldiers said in front of the tent last night, and his mood was a little low.

"Thank you for your hard work, really, I am obviously the older brother, but I still have to trouble you to take care of me often." Gus put on his clothes and touched Green's head awkwardly.

"It's okay, we are brothers."

"Brothers should take care of each other, right?"

Green also sat on the straw mat slowly and put on his boots, checking his weapons as usual.

Looking at Green's solid muscles, he was obviously much stronger than himself and learned faster than himself. He felt a little awkward in his heart. It seems that he is not working hard enough! ! The little fist clenched in front of his chest.

"Let's go, Green! Let's go out for morning exercise together!!"

Gus, who was full of energy, grabbed the big sword on the bed, pulled Green up and ran out.

"Hey! Slow down, Gus?!"

Green, who had not yet recovered from the sadness of waking up in the morning, was pulled by Gus's hand and rushed out of the tent. He began to run in the wilderness, as if forgetting the unpleasant past.

The sun was rising as usual, and the two boys ran in the wilderness, laughing, passing through the jungle, and stepping over the river.

Everything made the originally difficult life more fulfilling because of each other's company, and made the originally bitter life more interesting.