I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 150

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Episode 150

‘Wait, can’t I use this to my advantage?’

I need to extract Morphing, and the person in front of me hates Morphing.

This… this looks promising.

‘If I go out again to discuss and come back… it would look strange.’

I just came in, and now I’m going out again to return after a while?

No.

Now is the moment that requires a decision.

“Sergeant Major Kairon.”

“Yes.”

“We two have something to discuss, so could you step out for a moment?”

“You two need to talk…? Understood.”

A voice kept unusually low.

Though he looked curious, with all his years of experience, he read the room and left.

“What did you want to say…”

“Let’s sit down first.”

I pulled out a conference room chair and sat facing Neck.

“You make winter gloves so cheaply that there’s still profit even when reselling them. The quality is fine too.”

“Yes, thanks to the factory’s innovative technology and our members’ efforts…”

“Efforts… efforts, it wouldn’t be efforts. Or maybe, can work done under threats also be considered efforts?”

Whoooosh.

As soon as I finished speaking.

As if a cold wave had hit, the conference room’s atmosphere froze over.

“I don’t know what you mean by that.”

“That’s not the answer I wanted to hear. Did you think you could commit such crimes in the Empire and escape Intelligence Command’s eyes? That’s way too arrogant.”

“That…”

I could hear Neck’s brain working rapidly.

“We… we do use people cheaply, but that’s just taking people who haven’t repaid their debts and…”

“Hah.”

I pulled out a dagger from my chest and spun it like a pen while sighing.

“You’re pissing me off. Hey! Do you think I’m some idiot? The guys we caught yesterday already spilled everything, so where do you get off playing games?”

When I mentioned the captured kidnappers, Neck’s expression crumbled rapidly.

“Th… that…”

Trembling hands.

I don’t need to spend points to know what he’s thinking.

“At this rate, you’re not worth talking to.”

“I’m… I’m sorry! I just did what I was told! I… I’m also a victim!”

Heh.

The words I wanted from the moment I designed this conversation came out of his mouth.

‘Right, you have to be a victim too.’

That’s the only way we can have a conversation, isn’t it?

“A victim?”

“Yes! I was also threatened by that pig bastard Morphing into doing such terrible things. It was truly a painful time.”

“What kind of threats did you receive?”

“It’s a long story… I borrowed money from Morphing 7 years ago. And then…”

A story with enough content to make a whole broadcast program.

To summarize, he says he borrowed money to pay off a large debt.

But as compound interest accumulated, it became unmanageable, and from then on Morphing showed his true colors and started using him like a slave.

“Originally I worked like the victims currently in the factory, but I was lucky enough to be promoted to management.”

“Lucky? You liked that job.”

“N… no!!! But I really had no choice just to survive.”

Whether his words are true or false doesn’t really matter.

‘Rather, making people work after putting them in debt, that was relatively sweet back then.’

Actually, it’s strange to call this sweet too.

But it would be less unfair than being kidnapped, wouldn’t it?

“Hmm, a victim. This is an unexpected situation.”

“Please spare me! This is too hard.”

A desperate voice.

Acting skills good enough to fool someone who’s had a couple of bottles of soju.

“But you know, this is a bit different from what I heard during interrogation? They said you’re the second-in-command handling overall operations.”

“That’s…”

“Now, let’s cut the bullshit and have an honest conversation. You don’t want to be punished, right? By the way, this case is definitely execution.”

“Th… that’s right.”

“And from what I can see, you can’t escape. You say you’re a victim, but you’re too deeply involved.”

Trembling.

Once again, Neck’s hands trembled.

By now, he was probably imagining a future where his throat would be slit.

“Do you have hand tremors or something? Why are you shaking so much? Anyone watching would think I’m threatening you.”

“Ha…haha…hahaha, no sir.”

“But you know, I honestly tend to believe the story about being forced to do it by orders. When a superior gives orders, what can a subordinate do? Right?”

“That…that’s right! I really had no choice.”

“I understand everything, but there’s nothing I can do just by understanding alone. Even though I’m nobility by status, that only matters outside – here I’m just a Lieutenant, you know?”

With as many as five specialties, if I say this much…

“I’ll do anything you order me to do.”

‘Yes, this is it.’

As expected, I have good compatibility with kids who understand reason.

“You need to prove that you’re not connected to the kidnapping organization. Right?”

“That…that’s right!”

“Then you need to make a contribution. The task is simple. Bring Morphing or whatever his name is out of the factory.”

“You mean the factory owner?”

“Yeah, you can do something this easy, right?”

I actually thought it would be easy.

But Neck thought differently.

“I hate to say this, but the factory owner absolutely never leaves the factory unless it’s something really serious.”

“But if he’s human…”

“He’s not human. He’s someone who has trouble even coming from his residence to his office. Even though it’s close enough that if he fell over, his nose would touch it.”

“Hmm.”

This is a variable.

And I don’t need to think about variables like this.

“I was trying to give you a chance, but if you can’t even think of that one thing, it’s unfortunate. Well, then I guess we’ll just have to do things by the book.”

I stopped playing with the dagger and gripped it tightly with force.

At that sight, Neck jumped up in shock.

His reaction couldn’t be more honest than this.

“Wait…please wait a moment! Now…now that I think about it, the factory owner has been really wanting to go to a Lojinya opera singer’s performance recently.”

“Lojinya?”

“Don…don’t you know?”

“Who is that?”

It’s a name I’m hearing for the first time.

“Isn’t she an incredibly famous opera singer? The glass bead born from the Western Front…”

“No need for explanations. You saying he wanted to go means he couldn’t get tickets?”

“Yes, I got cursed out terribly because of that.”

Whether he was really scolded, the guy’s expression as he spoke wasn’t very good.

‘This kidnapper bastard still enjoys art.’

Anyway, these criminal bastards’ behavioral patterns are extraordinary.

“Oh, so you’re saying if I give him those tickets now, he’ll come out?”

“That’s right.”

“When is the performance?”

“Well… it’s tomorrow.”

Clap.

What an absolutely amazing schedule.

I found myself applauding without realizing it.

“Tickets? I’ll get them for you. But you need to do this properly.”

“If I just bring him out, then I…”

“You’ll get credit and get out of this mess. I keep my promises. You know credit is a merchant’s lifeline, right?”

“Of…of course! I’ll handle it properly.”

Neck nodded his head repeatedly.

He seems trustworthy enough, but I feel a bit uneasy.

[Would you like to view the target’s truth?]

[Cost: 10P]

Since it’s the second time, the price is cut in half.

Still expensive though.

‘Why is this guy’s price so high?’

I can understand other things.

But this damn Eye of Truth often has ambiguous pricing standards.

‘I need to spend these points quickly. Having them saved up makes me keep using them.’

I activated the skill while shedding tears of blood.

Name: Neck

Affiliation: Cambedia

Position: Department Head

Specialties: Administration, Process Design, Cleaning, Finance, Drinking

Current State: Thinking of surviving by seizing the last chance given to him. Simultaneously worried about being betrayed.

Exactly the content I expected.

‘Right, anyone thinking of something else in this situation would be crazy.’

This should be enough groundwork laid.

“Act like usual. You know what I mean?”

“Yes…! Of course!”

“This is the contract, right?”

The winter glove supply contract lying on the desk.

I took out a pen from my pocket and scribbled my name in my section.

“I’ll bring you the tickets as soon as they’re ready, so just kill time appropriately until then.”

“Thank you so much!”

Leaving behind Neck who was bowing his head 90 degrees, I exited the room.

Then naturally headed to Room 3 where Lieutenant Colonel Orpia was.

As I grabbed the door handle to open the door, honestly I was a bit anxious.

‘I’m not going to get scolded…?’

Having caused trouble without any permission, it would be a lie to say I wasn’t scared.

‘This is kind of scary.’

You might ask what’s scary about Lieutenant Colonel Orpia.

But people who are usually nicer to you than anyone else are actually scarier.

“Whew.”

After taking a deep breath to calm myself, I finally opened the door with great resolve.

“You’re here?”

“Yes.”

Lieutenant Colonel Orpia was sitting in her seat, not much different from before.

The problem was… Lieutenant Colonel Orpia wasn’t the only one in the room.

“It’s been a while. Lieutenant.”

A voice that gave me chills just hearing it.

Someone I thought I’d never meet here… Lieutenant Eden was standing before my eyes.

“L-Lieutenant, why are you here?”

“Why do you think? The situation exploded so I was called in. I was supposed to be on leave until the day after tomorrow, but thanks to this I had to return early. Very grateful.”

“Ha…haha.”

He doesn’t look upset.

But surely this guy will find fault with this and cause some trouble.

‘Damn it. Wait, this person was on leave?’

I thought he worked 24 hours a day, but apparently that wasn’t the case.

“By the way, originally I was told to just send him away, but when I saw this guy’s behavior…”

“You don’t need to explain that. I already heard everything.”

“Yes.”

He definitely used some sneaky method to listen to the conversation through the wall again.

“You made quite a bold move this time too. What would you have done if it failed?”

“I was confident it would succeed.”

“I’m sure you were. That’s why I like you, Lieutenant.”

‘No. Please don’t like me.’

I absolutely never want to receive love from a man, especially Eden’s love.

“It was luck… just, well, I did it. Yes.”

Calling it luck only works for so long.

It would actually be stranger, so I just gave up.

“Now that Eden’s here, Lieutenant Paran’s face definitely looks livelier. You two really get along well.”

Lieutenant Colonel Orpia said something absolutely ridiculous.

‘My face looks livelier now? Where exactly are you looking?’

If there was a mirror, I’d want to run to it right now.

“I-Is that so? More importantly, Lojinya? I don’t know who that is, but I think we’ll need those concert tickets.”

From what I heard Neck saying, it seems like they’re hard to get.

‘Well, no matter how difficult it is, we just need to use our authority.’

Before the invincible cheat key, everyone becomes equal.

“Right, I’ll have to send someone to get them. But it’ll take some time…”

“That’s not necessary. I happen to have concert tickets with me.”

Eden said that while putting his hand into his chest pocket and pulling it out.

In his hand were three tickets with a beautiful woman’s face drawn on them.

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