Chapter 12
While Alex was in an audience with the king, a messenger from King Julius came to me.
“Are you the physician who caused a commotion with the family of Marquis Cactus?”
The messenger spoke in a spiky tone.
The chosen messenger, Thomas, had great respect for Marquis Oscar and harbored animosity towards a commoner physician who had clashed with the Cactus family.
“This is the king’s pity. Grovel and receive it with gratitude.”
Thomas turned a bag containing a hundred gold coins upside down, letting the coins fall onto the floor.
It should be noted that by the time the coins reached Yoshinobu, they had been skimmed off in various places. So it only has a hundred coins left in number.
“What’s this?!”
This response outraged me.
I was the one being attacked in the first place. Why should I have to suffer the humiliation of receiving money?
“Don’t you even know what gold coins are? Well, I suppose that’s expected from a commoner. There should be a hundred coins. Now, grovel and receive His Majesty’s mercy with gratitude.”
“Don’t need! Take it back! Do you think I can tolerate being insulted like this?”
“What did you say?! Are you defying His Majesty’s intentions?”
“This is his intention?! I see… I understand it well now! Get out of here!”
I drove the messenger away.
I then entered the Duke’s residence.
I intended to call for Alex at the entrance, but I was informed that he was at the castle.
Unable to help it, I conveyed the story to the butler. I also told him that I will move from this place. Hearing my words, Fran and Frederica appeared with a flustered expression.
“Please wait. There seems to be a misunderstanding. Please stay at least until the master returns.”
“No, while we’re waiting, soldiers might come from the castle, so I’ll leave quickly. Also, can you please shelter Sarina?”
I had considered leaving Salina here. She was the daughter of Viscount Moss and served the country. I thought it wouldn’t be right for me, who was about to rebel against the country, to take her with me. But…
“Don’t say you’re leaving me behind! I’ll go with you wherever you go, Yoshinobu.”
“Sarina, but you might end up getting chased by the country.”
“I don’t care! Lady Fran, please tell Viscount Moss that I’ve died. That way, I won’t cause trouble for my father.”
“Okay then, let’s go together, Sarina. But are you prepared that you won’t be able to turn back?”
“Yes!”
Fran gave up trying to stop them when she saw their determination.
According to the information she had heard, soldiers might actually come, and she might even have to capture us under normal circumstances. But for Fran, who owed a debt of gratitude to Yoshinobu, capturing him was out of the question.
“Please take this. It’s not much, but please use it as travel expenses.”
While Fran was thinking, Frederica had prepared a bag of gold coins.
“Thank you, Lady Frederica.”
“Now, please go quickly. If the castle’s soldiers come, it will be difficult to escape.”
I bid farewell to Fran and Frederica and left the Duke’s residence.
Then, I summoned the tank.
Thanks to my recent promotions from treating nobles, the tank was now available for me to summon.
The tank that arrived was a Type 90 tank.
Sarina and I got into the tank and headed for the gate.
When I left, the messenger I had driven away seemed to have called the soldiers. I could see cavalries as I left the Duke’s residence.
“Yoshinobu, there are cavalries!”
I heard Sarina’s voice filled with alarm from the driver’s seat.
Once I was in the commander’s seat, it seemed that I could freely control the tank’s movements at my own will. It seemed that even without me, with permission, others could operate it…
For now, I’ll navigate using my own power.
I increased the speed and left the cavalries behind.
I had tried to avoid killing soldiers as much as possible, but when I saw the gate ahead, it was about to close.
“Sarina, cover your ears.”
I aimed the 120mm cannon of the tank’s main armament at the gate and fired.
With a loud explosion, the gate was blown away.
In front of a tank, it didn’t matter whether there was a wooden gate or not.
The soldiers chasing us were frozen in their tracks by the sight of the gate being blown away. The cavalries’ horses went wild, causing chaos.
The townspeople were also startled by the explosion, and fear filled their hearts as they saw the destroyed gate.
In the gap, I calmly drove the tank out of the city.
Type 90 Tank – Summarized by Bing AI