They said that the generals were respected people and the adventurers were disgusting people. I believed my parents because I was a little child, I worked my ass off and entered a military academy but the ones with talent shined while the others like me were left alone, we were jealous but this jealousy led to friendship among us and friendship led to many things and we all graduated even the talented ones but they weren't ready to handle military politics unlike us we had many friends in the military, we easily got promoted and lived our lives as officers. I married a beautiful actress because of my position, I have a little son named "Wilhelm" His mother and I work so we let the maids and the butlers take care of him but I sometimes took him to the military headquarters.

That day was one of the days I brought him to the military headquarters, he was looking outside the carriage, he was excited just like her mother he also loved to travel, we arrived at the military headquarters, the gates were heavily guarded for some reason, I opened the window and asked the soldier.

"Is something happening?"

"S-Sir, please get out of the carriage."

"What?"

"Sir, please don't force us to drag you out in front of your son." They surrounded the carriage, I didn't know what was happening but I knew something really bad was going on in the HQ, I got out of the carriage and my son got out as well, he was used to following me.

"Father, are they here to escort us?" He looked at the soldiers with innocent eyes, the captain of the soldiers turned to his comrades and yelled.

"Drop your weapons, If The High General knew about this happening he wouldn't have brought his son with him." The soldiers nodded in an agreement, I was left confused and then the captain saluted me.

"Sir! A military coup is underway!"

"What!?! Is the king okay?!"

"He is the reason of the military coup, he didn't wake up today. His status is unknown."

"I-I see." I looked at my son.

I have to get him out of here.

"You take my son to the HQ." I pointed at a soldier, he saluted and held my son's hand, they were headed inside the HQ.

Wait, If a military coup was happening wouldn't the military HQ be in chaos, things seem really calm. Unless the one leading the coup is inside the HQ!

"I think I should send Wilhelm to my home, It should be more secure." The soldier's smiles turned into a cold expression, they raised their weapon again and they took my son as hostage.

"Sir, please cooperate with us unless if you want your son getting hurt."

"Yes." They took me to the meeting room, they were two kinds of generals inside that room, dead generals, and alive generals.

Loyalists are dead I assume.

A fat old man with a mushroom head and a swirly mustache were sitting at the front of the meeting table, this man was Duke-Major General Artin, he was one of the most powerful nobles in the kingdom, he had a smug smile on his face.

"Major General Rein, I heard that you came with your son. How is that cute fellow?"

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"Fucking bastard! You are launching a coup?! Are you out of your mind??! The elves will jump on this!"

"I might be a fat noble but I am not stupid, I signed a deal with the elves. They won't be betraying us-"

And then a loud explosion broke the meeting room's windows, this explosion sound came from the navy HQ, his smug expression turned into an outraged face, he hit his fist and started to yell at the other noble generals.

"Idiots! I told you to finish the navy officers first."

"What is going on there?" I asked.

"Fucking Loyalists turned the whole navy building into a fort, half of the Loyalists are in that building."

"The Major Generals are dead. How are they pulling something like that?"

"Ugh, It is that bitch. Lieutenant General Alysianna, she fucking killed half of my second army alone. Wait, you were awarded a siege master medal, If you manage to break that siege I will award you with a duchy title when I become the king. I know you are not a loyalist because of the fights you had with the king and I know you are a smart man that will make the right decision."

Every loyalist officer is in that building If they die the loyalist forces will probably surrender. Do they have a chance at this? Even if I reject his proposal they would probably die when Artin's first army arrives at the capital and he also has Wilhelm, I will flip to him.

He offered me his hand, I started to walk to him but then I noticed a general holding a photo, It was his family photo.

He wanted to see his family one last time. I can understand that.

But then I noticed that the general was sitting on top of a pistol, he was hiding it and then Artin noticed me.

"Major-General Chori, even when I threatened him with his family, he didn't flip to me. What a fucking loyalist.

So, he died for his kingdom. I change my mind.

"Yeah, what a fucking loyalist…But I am one too."

I picked up his pistol and shot at the other generals, Artin was the only one left, he was trying to get his pistol out of his belt but it was stuck, he fell from his chair in a panic, I pointed my pistol at him, he smiled.

"If you kill me, my soldiers will kill you and your son." I smiled at him.

"Good thing I know to say 'The king is alive.' They would drop their weapons easily." And then I shot at him, a simple shot was able to finish the traitor, the windows were broken so I yelled with all of my might.

"This is The Major General Rein. The King Is Alive! I repeat the king is alive drop all of your weapons!"

My voice echoed and then the soldiers dropped their weapons, I immediately started to look for Wilhelm and then I found him in the kitchen, soldiers were lying on the ground, they were knocked out and he was making something with a golden man.

A golden man? What? This man did this?

He turned to me and spoke.

"Hello! I am Midas! I was teaching him how to make healing potions."

"W-What?" I was dazed from the costume this guy was wearing, everything about him was golden, his robe, his gloves, his mask, his boots and his weirdly energetic voice, my son was also happy, he turned to me a with a potion on his hands.

"Look father! Mister Midas taught me how to do it. Oh, you have a wound on your cheek."

I touched my cheek and realized I really had a wound.

One of the noble generals must have gotten lucky.

"Good thing I have my dear son's potion." I smiled and drunk his potion, It was a good one and the wound healed but then something struck my mind.

"W-Wait you are Midas!? The Gold Alchemist!? "

"Yes?" I pointed my pistol at him, he was a criminal that everybody was looking for.

I can't bring myself to shoot the kind man who probably saved my child but he is a serial killer that turned hundreds of people into gold.

"W-Were you the one who turned people into gold?"

"What!? There is a person who can turn people into gold?! Even I can't do that."

He sounds like a stupid man but he must be a nice guy.

I dropped my weapon and picked up my son.

"You should escape that monster is looking for you."

"I don't see any monsters around here."

"Lieutenant General Alysianna, you were the one who burned her right? She is like a mad dog and she is searching for you."

"Hmm…I see! I must have done something to piss her off."

"Wait, do you know the city of Yorenia?"

"Yes, I do."

"That is the city I own, you can hide in my mansion."

"Oh, thank you! I will be waiting for you there."

And then Midas jumped out of the window and disappeared, after that incident It was revealed that the king was poisoned by Artin and he was able to recover, I was promoted to Marshall and Alysianna was promoted to Major General but now the military was weak and the king signed an order allowing every adventurer or militia guild members to make arrests, this greatly increased the influence of both guilds and the tension between the three militaristic powers in the kingdom started to rise.