Chapter 116
116. The Gay Little Prince, Part 5
Will was very surprised when he saw Gary, and he wanted to run over and talk to Gary. In the end, because his leg was lame after being bitten by the marching ants, he ran very slow, and before he came near Gary, Gary was already seizing Green and beating him up.
It looked very wonderful, so Will stood on the side and watched it with pleasure. He waited until Gary finished fighting to say hello. As a result . . . what's the matter with Colonel Mund? Will actually admired Green very much before; after all, Green was really remarkable. But even then, he still felt that there were more excellent men in this world than Green, such as Colonel Mund. Ludwig looked more handsome than Green, had a higher military rank than Green, and was younger than Green . . . . He was practically better than Green everywhere. It was a pity that he did not like sub-beastmen and liked beastmen instead . . . . When Colonel Mund first admitted this, he was sad for a long time and also went to Gary to complain. At that time, Gary's expression was strange, but he did not think much then. Now though . . . . Gary and Colonel Mund seemed to use couple mechs, ah! Could it be that the man Colonel Mund liked was Gary? Will suddenly came up with such an idea. Will would think so, but Green and others had not thought about it yet. Right now, they were still shocked. As for Ludwig’s subordinates from the First Corps . . . . "Is the boss' face a bit red? How can the boss' face be a bit red?" "Is this our boss? Why does he look a bit like a sub-beastman seeing the beastman he likes?" "I'm sure that man is definitely the one the boss fancies!" . . . . . .
Some people of the First Corps had already arrived on the deck, and they looked towards Gary admiringly. This man was actually able to make their boss show such an expression. They absolutely couldn’t underestimate him. "What the hell is going on, Gary?" Green could not help shouting. He never imagined that one day, he was actually beaten up by Gary until he could not get up . . . . And there was still Colonel Mund. What was the relationship between Gary and Colonel Mund?
"It has nothing to do with you. I decided to make a clean break from you, and starting from today, we have no relationship with each other anymore." Gary said directly. "!!" Ludwig, hearing Gary's words, could not be more excited and unconsciously stuck his chest out and pulled his belly in. Gary did not want this Green; did it mean he might look at him now? He really, really liked Gary! "What did you say?" Green looked at Gary in disbelief and abruptly thought of something. "Is it because of him?" Gary's mech was actually exactly the same as Colonel Mund’s . . . . Green suddenly had a feeling of being deceived, and right now, he no longer wanted to lay his eyes on his mech, which was previously treasured by him. His mech was apparently just a counterfeit object? "Gary, you actually betrayed Green!" Green's aide-de-camp looked at Gary with hatred across his whole face. "Gary, Green has been supporting you and giving you spending money. Not to mention that you didn't save others when you saw them in trouble, now you even tore apart his mech and injured him. How could you do this?" Emir also spoke and then glanced at Ludwig. He did not know why Colonel Mund's attitude toward Gary was so strange, but now he hoped that Colonel Mund would be able to clearly see Gary’s true colors quicker. Hearing the words of these people, Gary smiled again, "In the end, who betrayed who, you yourself are clear about it. As for him supporting me . . . . This is the best joke I’ve ever heard in my life. So what if I tore apart the mech? It’s my thing. If I want to tear it apart, then I’ll tear it apart." "Yeah, what nonsense are you talking about? Elder Brother Gary . . . . How is it possible that Senior Brother Gary asks for this guy to support him?" Ludwig said right away. He had always called Gary Elder Brother, but unfortunately, Gary later didn’t allow him to call Elder Brother and made him call Senior Brother. Did Gary like him less and less because he was not as soft and cute as he had been in his childhood? In the past, Gary was obviously very good to him and especially loved to make him turn into his white tiger form and then hold him in his arms . . . . "Green gives you two-thirds of his income every month, and we all know this!" Green's aide-de-camp said with a sneer. This was one of the reasons why they were dissatisfied with Gary. Green's income nowadays was quite high, but he often had less cash in hand than his subordinates because he gave two-thirds of his income to Gary. "That bit of money isn’t even enough to repair his own mech." Gary sneered. The military had standard mechs for mech soldiers to use in accordance with their military ranks, but standard mechs were very ordinary, so many mech soldiers would prepare a better one for themselves. And if such mechs were damaged, the military department was not responsible for the repair cost. Even if it was a standard mech issued by the military department, there was still a credit limit if it needed to be repaired for unwarranted damage during peacetime. The military department could not always let you repair it free of charge. And this man Green . . . he could become a lieutenant colonel at a young age naturally because he had real skills, and his real skills were basically based on the skills he perfected with great effort. It was only through repeated battles that he could become a mech fighting expert, and those repeated battles were inevitably accompanied by damages to the mech. Gary did take Green's money, but after helping him repair the mech and replenish its power source, there was basically nothing left. In the past, when he modified Green's mech, it was him who paid for it. Mechs were money-burning toys. Generally, only rich people could play them. Solely relying on that bit of Green's pay to play with a mech unrestrictedly was impossible. "What nonsense you’re talking about! Green is a lieutenant colonel; how’s it possible that his income isn’t even enough to repair the mech?!" Emir absolutely didn't believe it. The lieutenant colonels of the Beastman Empire had a high income. How was it possible that Green’s money was barely enough to repair the mech? Emir did not believe it, but Green froze. He was aware of his own shortcomings, and he understood thoroughly that his general wear and tear on the mech was indeed a lot. Moreover, he always liked to modify his mech too . . . . When he was studying, he once had to borrow money to live because of this. Until he met Gary later . . . .
In the past ten years, he never needed to worry about his mech, so he became more and more fond of finding people to fight. Every time he saw something that could be added to the mech, he would want to try it on his own mech . . . . "This is his previous mech. You can ask someone to check how many parts of this mech have been modified and assess the cost required to do it." Gary threw out Green's old mech from his space button. Ludwig was eager to support Gary at the moment. Now that he finally had a chance, he immediately inspected the mech in his hand. He was a mech soldier, and he often watched his mother and Gary study mechs, so he was very familiar with mechs. After inspecting the mech to his heart’s content, he said, "This mech has been completely modified and already has nothing in common with the original model. The parts and materials inside are also still very good to use. Even if it’s ten-years pay of a lieutenant colonel, I estimate it’s barely enough to buy such a mech. Well, if you don’t believe my words, you can find others to take a look at it again later. At that time, if it actually costs less than the amount I’ve calculated, I’ll compensate for the difference." "It hasn’t been long since he became a lieutenant colonel." Gary said. So, this man was obviously spending Gary's money! Ludwig gave Green a disdainful glance and said, "I’ve only calculated the materials and haven’t calculated the modifying and repair costs yet. Senior Brother Gary is my mother's best student. In the past, when others looked for him for repair, at which time they didn’t offer him a lot of money? Senior Brother Gary won’t give a glance at your monthly income!" Gary looked briefly at Ludwig. He did not like to modify mechs for strangers, so he had never modified for anyone other than his acquaintances. However, with his skills and his reputation as Myer’s student, his repair cost could indeed be extremely expensive. Thinking so, he did not refute. Gary was actually Master Myer’s student? No wonder he used exactly the same mech as Ludwig. No wonder Ludwig would behave like that in front of him . . . . The people of the Third Corps suddenly realized and were somewhat embarrassed. Most of them used to regard Gary as Green’s vassal. Although they all knew that Gary’s skills were very good, Gary always followed after Green, showing that he was not very outstanding in reality. Things like Gary repairing their mechs as new or making some small changes to make their mechs better to use and so on . . . . They became accustomed to it over time. Gary, a beastman, wandered around following another beastman all day long, so they always felt that he clearly had no ability to show. But now . . . . Gary was Master Myer’s student, and his strength itself was also great and even surpassed Green’s . . . . All this thoroughly smashed their original impression of Gary to pieces and also reminded them of many previous things, which actually made them not know how to face Gary. "Gary, you’re actually Master Myer's student!" Will finally chimed in. "Master Myer is my idol! Can you help me get his signature?" "The signature on the book I gave you last time is one that Teacher Myer signed personally." Gary replied. "You actually lied to me saying that you signed it!" Will, who had always been very calm, could not be more excited. He took out a book from his space button and showed a very annoyed expression after seeing the worn appearance of the book. "If I had known earlier about this book, I wouldn’t have read it!" Gary’s mood finally got better after he saw Will’s antics. Ludwig saw that Gary was in a better mood and immediately said, "Senior Brother, do you want to take a rest? You can rest assured that I’ll definitely kill off those marching ants." He did not want to see Gary talk to Green again . . . . "I’ll stay a little longer." Gary replied. "Senior Brother, you just go to rest. You’re a technical staff. What do you do on the battlefield? The military department certainly doesn’t require the maintenance staff to take the field to kill the enemy." Ludwig spoke while glancing at those who had criticized Gary for not coming to the rescue when seeing others in trouble. The expressions of Green’s subordinates were ever-changing. They criticized Gary for not coming to the rescue when seeing others in trouble in just and forceful manner, but in fact they also had a guilty conscience. At that time, they too did not save Gary when seeing him in trouble . . . . Moreover, as a technical staff, Gary was basically allowed to not go to the battlefield. They all fell silent, but Green still couldn’t accept everything before his eyes. "You never told me these, Gary!" Green could not help but say. "You never asked." Gary was a little impatient. "I asked you to go back with me to meet my family and friends, but you didn't want to." Gary looked so detached that Green had the feeling that he was about to lose this person, and he could not stop himself from getting panicked.
TL's note: - Ludwig used to call Gary 哥哥 (gē ge) = older brother, but Gary told him to call 师兄 (shī xiōng) = senior male fellow student or apprentice - Updates for July will be on the 10th, 20th, 25th, and 30th.