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Surrender (1)
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“Ugh.” (Randal)
When Randal awoke, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling. It looked like the ceiling of a field tent, and he remembered that he had been captured by Tyr’s army.
“Oh, you’re awake! Tyr-sama! Tyr-sama!!” (Mia)
Mia noticed that Randal was awake and shouted loudly for Tyr. The noise made Randal turn his face away in discomfort.
“Yes, yes. I’m coming now.” (Tyr)
Tyr’s voice came from the back. Hearing this, Mia turned back to Randal and started introducing herself without waiting for Tyr.
“Nice to meet you, Randal-kun! Although we did meet briefly before, you were out cold right away, so we never had a chance for a proper introduction. I’m Mia, an adventurer. What a situation it has been! I never expected you to stay unconscious for three whole days. Upon closer inspection, you were so emaciated and hadn’t had much sleep, so I could tell that exhaustion and other factors had caused you to sleep for so long. I thought I might have made a mistake with the amount of poison I used, as Tyr-sama had instructed me to capture you alive and not kill you.” (Mia)
“Poison?” (Tyr)
Among the flood of words, one alarming term made Randal react involuntarily.
“Yes, that’s right. Oh? Didn’t you notice? There was an unusually large amount of meat in the food storage you raided.” (Mia)
Mia casually nodded as she spoke, oblivious to Randal’s stunned expression. Randal remembered the large amount of meat present during the raid. He had only eaten a small portion, leaving the rest for his subordinates, never imagining it was a trap.
“That meat was all poisoned. But there’s no need to worry! The poison is a mild one that weakens over time. See, you’re fine now, aren’t you?” (Mia)
“Stop talking so much, Mia. Let me take over.” (Tyr)
Tyr, who had entered the room, scolded Mia and took a seat in the chair next to Randal. Mia stood up, as if bounced by the reprimand.
“Understood. I’ll go prepare dinner then. Honestly, it used to be that the soldiers would help out, but now they just say the food made by adventurers is better and leave everything to us. This is not a good trend if we want to maintain good relations between adventurers and soldiers.” (Mia)
“Save those discussions for later.” (Tyr)
Tyr lightly waved off Mia’s complaints as she left the room, then turned back to Randal.
“I apologize for that. Well, having someone like her around lifts the spirits of the entire unit, even when the atmosphere on the battlefield is heavy.” (Tyr)
Randal, naturally, had to ask the obvious question.
“Why didn’t you kill me? I’m the leader of the rebels.” (Randal)
“Hm? Did you want to be killed?” (Tyr)
“Ah, no…” (Randal)
A brief silence followed between them. After a moment, Tyr cleared his throat, adjusted his posture, and spoke again.
“Let me introduce myself properly. I am Tyr Warden. My younger brother, Arc, governs the Mikanda territory as a baron. Now, Randal, I want to invite you to join the Warden domain.” (Tyr)
“What does this mean?” (Randal)
Randal couldn’t grasp the situation. From the start of the rebellion, he had accepted that death was a likely outcome if he lost. But he never imagined that instead of being killed, he would be recruited by the enemy.
“I’ve been observing your fighting style as part of the suppression army. Your ability to lead farmers was impressive. I’d like to invite you to join us.” (Tyr)
“Such a sudden offer… It’s hard to believe someone from the opposing side would say this…” (Randal)
“It’s up to you to decide, but you’re not in a position to hesitate. It’s either execution as the leader of the rebels or serving under me. Take your pick.” (Tyr)
Tyr’s words were clear. If Randal refused, he would likely be executed on the spot. It wasn’t that Randal was afraid for his life. He had made up his mind to face whatever consequences came when he started the rebellion. However, there was one thing he cared about above all else.
“It depends on my sister.” (Randal)
“What?” (Tyr)
“Do you know about my sister?” (Randal)
“Yes, the girl who threw a dagger at me before? She frightened me so much that I nearly died.” (Tyr)
Tyr said with a hint of wry amusement, recalling how his subordinate Hal had scolded him fiercely for the incident.
“My rebellion was to save my sister, Laika. I needed to feed other peasants as well, but that was secondary.” (Randal)
It might sound irresponsible, but Randal didn’t care about the rebellion itself. His own life didn’t matter. His only wish was for Laika to be safe and alive.
“I see, so it’s a package deal with your sister. Fine. The Warden Household will welcome both of you.” (Tyr)
Tyr gave his answer without hesitation.
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