After seeing Vargas act all nice and concerned for Puck, I couldn't help but feel sad for his predicament. I was sure that Guts would've saved him last second with a crossbow bolt, but the twist was he didn't and instead felt the guilt of not being able to do anything for someone who has gone through a lot like him but has no combat experience whatsoever. It's reasonable because there were hundreds of guards but it didn't make it any less despairing.
Puck's comic relief lightens up the mood and the heavy feeling in my chest while reading, actually. I like that it doesn't overwhelm me by shifting the mood a little and not ruining the atmosphere for me. Guts is such a tsundere lmao. Telling those souls who want to team up with him to fuck off because it's his fight xD