I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 103

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Episode 103

“But because you guys are running wild, I have to do work. Would that be annoying or not?”

“Of… of course you must be annoyed.”

“There aren’t even any ships coming and going here anyway, so do you really need to do this nonsense and bother me?”

“No… no sir!”

Perhaps because he saw a possibility of survival.

The man vigorously shook his head and responded to Eden’s words.

“If you’re going to do piracy, don’t do it here—go past Hasmon Fortress where I can’t see you. Got it? Spread the word to your organization too.”

“I will definitely tell them not to do piracy here.”

“You’d better do well. There are quite a few people who would be happy to know that remnants of the Moleng Pirate Crew still remain.”

“Hiccup!”

The man trembled at Eden’s threat.

“You’ll catch a cold. Come up.”

“Th… thank you!”

The man struggled to grab the fishing boat with both hands and climbed up.

Anyone could see he was terrified.

“Then… may I go back now?”

“Take the dead guys with you. You can decide whether to use them as fish food.”

“Y… yes! Then please give me a moment, I’ll handle it quickly.”

The man said that and threw all the corpses of his comrades who had died in the battle with Eden into the sea.

‘I thought he’d at least take them with him, but how disturbing.’

A pirate is a pirate for a reason.

“Are you done?”

“Yes, thank you for your consideration.”

“If you know that, then act properly. Not only do I hate bothersome things, but this guy also really hates troublesome stuff. Isn’t that right, Lieutenant?”

Eden suddenly turned his head to look at me and asked.

‘Lieutenant? What kind of setting is this now?’

Anyway, he’s a troublesome fellow to work with.

“That’s right. Why should I have to go through this trouble, even disguising myself as a fishing boat?”

My acting skills, highly trained for survival against Sadis.

It was only natural that a mere pirate would be fooled.

“I’ll be careful so you never have to go through such trouble again.”

“As I said before, if you’re going to do piracy, do it past Hasmon Fortress. There’s no navy standing guard over there right now, so it should be quite profitable.”

“Re… really?”

“Would I bother lying to you? I’ve even given you information, so let’s never see each other again.”

“Understood! Thank you so much!”

The man’s eyes sparkled more brightly than ever before.

‘And he’s saying he won’t do piracy for the rest of his life?’

I guarantee that until the moment he dies, he won’t be able to escape the thrill of plunder and will continue pirating.

“Go on. I need to head back and have a beer soon.”

“Yes! Thank you for always protecting the seas!”

After even giving thanks for beating them up, he got on the fishing boat he had brought and leisurely disappeared.

“What a disgusting encounter. Captain.”

As soon as some distance had grown between us, Eden revealed his true feelings.

“Indeed. But why did you let him live and send him away?”

I roughly understood what kind of picture he was painting.

‘He’s trying to make them move their area of activity to draw the navy’s attention away from this place.’

If you know the landing operation plan, it’s an easily predictable intention.

“You know what I was thinking, right?”

“Yes, you’re trying to divert their attention, aren’t you? But the Empire’s navy isn’t small in number, so I’m not sure if this much will be enough.”

This is like, well, the goblins in the Gork Mountains.

‘These aren’t even goblins—would they empty even the observation towers just because there was an incident on the side?’

Unless a large-scale bloodbath breaks out, that won’t happen.

But Eden’s thinking was a bit different.

“Normally it would be difficult. But there are reports that the enemy navy’s current state isn’t quite normal.”

“Is that so?”

There’s something wrong with the Adits Empire’s navy, which is called the strongest.

It’s hard to believe.

“According to reports, a considerable number of Eltho ships are tied up in the Kingdom of Osiris.”

“Did some defect occur?”

Otherwise, there’s no reason they’d be tied up in the Kingdom of Osiris.

“What defects could there be in Eltho ships that have been developed for over 20 years? They’re just having a power struggle.”

“What? Why a power struggle?”

Aren’t they famous for being eternal allies?

‘Weren’t they so close that one of the current Emperor’s wives is from the Kingdom of Osiris?’

It’s hard to believe that such close allies would have a power struggle.

“Did they have a marital spat or something?”

“Your level of thinking is really something.”

Eden looked at me and shook his head.

‘This person doesn’t know how dangerous marital fights can be.’

Beyond war, the world could be destroyed.

“Then what’s the reason?”

“It’s because of the magical device that you, Captain, achieved distinguished merit with. The Kingdom of Osiris must know at least that monsters come from the sea, right?”

“Yes, isn’t that basic common sense?”

If there are stories of dragons living in the Gork Mountains, then there are krakens in the sea.

‘What’s really scary is that there are quite a few eyewitness accounts of krakens.’

What a frightening world.

“To them, how dangerous must a magical device that can control monsters seem? If you drop it in the sea, you can’t even find it.”

“Uh…?”

‘Shit, if you really drop it in the sea, it’s over.’

Of course, if it goes all the way down due to deep water, it wouldn’t mean much, but you could find a way around that.

“The king was furious. And he demanded something, but it seems the Adits Empire refused.”

“Such a thing happened.”

“In this situation, the Kingdom of Osiris tied up all the Eltho ships that needed repairs and inspections. Do you understand?”

The explanation was so detailed that I couldn’t help but understand.

‘How unusually kind of him.’

Anyone would think today was my birthday.

“Yes, if that’s the situation, then diverting attention would certainly be worth trying.”

“Exactly. And since they’re remnants of the Moleng Pirate Crew, if word gets out, the residents will be terrified. It was quite a famous place back in the day.”

“To think that far ahead. That’s impressive.”

Honestly, this case was quite surprising.

‘He’s an extraordinary fellow.’

From the depth of his thinking to the speed—it’s almost at the level of rivaling AI.

“To survive in the Intelligence Agency, you need to be able to do at least this much.”

“Yes, since I lack the capability, I’ll step back.”

“How cheeky. Just steer the boat.”

“Understood.”

After that, there was no additional contact with anyone until we reached the expected landing point.

“We’ve arrived.”

At the end of the heart-pounding journey, the fishing boat stopped at the coastline where it met the land.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“The hard work is just beginning, so your greeting is too early. Get off.”

I nodded at his extremely realistic words and got off the fishing boat, looking around the area.

‘It’s just a coastline.’

If there was anything notable, it was that it was wide enough to be used as a beach.

“It’s adequate as I heard. This should be sufficient.”

Eden made a check mark in his notebook indicating approval.

“But how do you even know about places like this?”

“Knowing the enemy’s terrain information is basic among basics. How could we fight a war without knowing that?”

“That’s true, but I didn’t expect you to know even such remote places.”

Since there are no satellites, naturally everything was seen and recorded by people directly.

“Are you interested? There’s a department in charge of this, and I could send you there if you want. I hear it’s quite fun to travel.”

“I’ll pass.”

Traveling in enemy territory.

I guarantee the Western Front would be much better.

“But what do we do about the boat?”

“Just leave it. Bandits will come and strip everything anyway, so no need to worry about it.”

“What a scary world.”

“Security has been shattered since the war, so it can’t be helped.”

Well, this isn’t a problem unique to the Adits Empire.

‘I heard our guild has been having headaches with bandits recently too.’

The number of bandits has nearly doubled in the past year.

Because of this, they say the cost of hiring escort personnel for each trade route is astronomical.

“But I know that engine is quite expensive. Are we just leaving that behind too?”

An expensive magical device engine that didn’t match the fishing boat.

Even bandits would find such an item suspicious enough.

“We need to take that with us. It’s what will get us into the fortress.”

“What?”

This was the first I’d heard of this.

“Outsiders need a purpose to enter the fortress, and selling an engine would be appropriate, wouldn’t it?”

“I see.”

Well, he wasn’t wrong.

The problem was.

“But where are the horses? That thing weighs quite a bit to move.”

“There’s a village about 3 kilometers from here, so we’ll have to carry it there.”

“What? I have to carry that thing…?”

Being a magical device, it wasn’t just a mana stone but an engine with all sorts of things attached.

Its weight easily exceeded a bag of rice.

“Should I do it then?”

It was shameless but an irrefutable statement.

In the end, I had to detach the engine and carry it with both hands while walking along the path.

‘Damn it, mirror treatment my ass.’

I couldn’t help but think of Lieutenant Aisa, who would be enjoying the good life in the now-stabilized company.

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“Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Osiris has accepted the dialogue request.”

“As expected, just as the Intelligence Agency confirmed, their relationship doesn’t seem to be good.”

“It appears so.”

A meeting with the Kingdom of Osiris.

It was a diplomatic encounter that had been realized after so long that one would need to check history books to confirm when it last happened.

“Schedule it as soon as possible.”

“Yes, they actually proposed meeting at a midpoint first, so we said we would send an envoy.”

The Emperor nodded at Rosen’s continued report.

“That’s right.”

Since the purpose of this meeting wasn’t just dialogue, there was a need to go directly to the Kingdom of Osiris.

“What was their reaction?”

“They seemed very surprised. But they probably won’t refuse. There’s no reason to refuse in the first place.”

It wasn’t asking them to come directly, but saying we would go directly.

This was like conceding a move in diplomacy, so it would be strange to refuse.

“We’ll need to form an envoy.”

“That’s right. As candidates for the leader, I think Duke Belburn or Linton Marquis, who are skilled in diplomacy, would be good.”

“Hmm.”

Both were seasoned politicians and high-ranking nobles, so they would be adequate to lead an envoy.

But the Emperor wanted something more.

“Minister, I want to make the Kingdom of Osiris our ally through this opportunity.”

While there are many kingdoms on the continent, the maritime power that the Kingdom of Osiris possesses is unparalleled.

“I feel the same way, but one can’t fill their stomach with the first spoonful.”

“Still, we must show sincerity. Come to think of it, isn’t the Kingdom of Osiris’s princess around the same age as the Crown Prince?”

“Are you thinking of going that far?”

The most reliable guarantee that the Empire could use, in a way.

Rosen asked with wide eyes, surprised.

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