Well, his instinct is just kicking in. He doesn't have a figher character nor the muscles. I mean, why would he? He's vegan! Yes, forced vegan by his mom, but still a vegan. Even a small wind can break him in half. It's no wonder he doesn't want to go into trobules by standing up to a drunken soldier who is trained, well armored, armed and has multiple drunken buddies nearby. By standing up he would end up either killed or mugged hard on the spot or after leaving the tavern.
Rick needs some meat and a
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to man up a bit.
MC is lucky though, as he is just dealing with one drunken soldier each time and if that soldier is not intimidated by MC they end up in a fist fight. Imagine now that soldier is a hotshot. He's pulling out his sword or a knife in order to kill MC or is calling his buddies to help him. Stil... I would do the same every fucking damn time. Nobody is touching my girl.