I left the palace clutching the scarf I had been given in both hands. It was clearly the same as before.
Even though it was a village, it looked different. The village's famous zelkova tree and church looked tall today.
It was truly wonderful. With a resolve to never be caught again, I tied my scarf tightly around my neck and headed to the barracks where my senior was.
"What!? Why are you coming now? I want to die-"
The senior, who had jumped up and screamed as soon as he saw Yoon-gi, soon stopped when he saw the lavender scarf tied around his neck and said nothing.
"We're on the same level now, right?"
I burst out laughing. As I spoke informally to him, my senior, or rather, my fellow warrior, blushed and blushed, his face looking as if he might stab him with his sword at any moment. In this country, any swordplay outside of formal sparring with other warriors was subject to sanctions, so I decided to stop and turned around to leave the barracks.
At that time, I should have stayed in the barracks no matter what.
Shortly after I left the barracks, a tremendous roar erupted from the side, and two horses and a carriage behind them collided with me at incredible speed. I was thrown a great distance, and the people screamed and ran towards him.
I was rushed to the hospital and received a total of six packs of blood transfusions. After countless near-death experiences and about a dozen near-death experiences,
I miraculously opened my eyes.
The moment I opened my eyes, I felt excruciating pain all over my body. When I came to, my arms and legs were wrapped in bandages. The doctor gave me some hopeful news: I would be able to continue my activities as a warrior. While it wasn't clear when I would recover, he also said that, given my current condition, I could improve quickly. A lavender scarf lay neatly on the nightstand next to my hospital bed. Looking at the insignia, elegantly embroidered in gold, I drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up to the warm sunlight.
When I came to, there were quite a few people in the ward. They were all victims of the monsters I had defeated yesterday. Suddenly, realizing how enormous a monster I had defeated, I understood why the king had bestowed upon me the title of warrior. Those who had been defeated by that monster were still being pronounced dead one after another. That was understandable, since most of them had lost a limb. The monster's arm was so strong that it would lose its limbs as soon as it struck them.
It was cut off. As a result, the ward ran out of bandages and disinfectants, and the kingdom's economy suffered as they had to pay for support. While I was thinking about this and that, the doctor came in, drawing the curtains of the hospital bed.
"Min Yoongi? I think you can take off the bandage now."
"Ah... yes, thank you. Then can I move?"
"Yes, as long as you don't make any strenuous movements, it's definitely possible."
It was clear that the work of a warrior included strenuous movement. The downside was that I couldn't do the work of a warrior for a while, but at least I could move around outside.
I decided to be satisfied. I got up from my bed and walked around to check the condition of the ward, which was much worse than I thought. The amount of medicine I was receiving was significantly reduced compared to before, and due to the shortage of anesthetics, people who needed surgery were unable to receive the surgery or had no choice but to feel the pain of flesh being torn and bones being ground. The smell of blood permeated the entire ward, and it was strong wherever I went. I thought I would lose my mind if I looked around the ward any more, so I decided to stop looking around and return to my bed. Lying in bed, I let my thoughts wander.
"Is it really right to continue doing the work of a warrior like this?"
The accident that occurred less than ten minutes after I was awarded the title of warrior crushed and took away my hopes.