I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 155

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Episode 155

“As expected, I can get in.”

The chimney in one corner of the rooftop.

Looking inside, it was naturally connected to the interior.

‘Right, even if there are no windows, there should be a chimney.’

Scrape!

Before entering, I scraped the chimney surface with my dagger, and black powder scattered dizzyingly.

‘This looks damn dirty.’

It’s just a direct route to lung cancer.

‘Once should be fine.’

I forced myself to ignore the anxiety and slowly, carefully put my body into the chimney.

“Ugh.”

Since it drops straight down vertically, I had to slowly scrape the walls using both hands and feet,

and this required considerable strength.

‘And too much powder is falling. It’s hard to breathe.’

This is really the worst.

Thud.

Fortunately, reaching the bottom of the chimney was quick.

As soon as I succeeded in landing, what caught my eye was the sleeping Administrator.

“Snore! Wheeze! Snore! Wheeze!”

He was even snoring, so he must have been quite tired.

‘So it was connected to the Administrator’s Room.’

Well, they would need a fireplace to stay warm during the cold winter.

‘Is he alone?’

Looking around, there were more beds but I didn’t sense any presence of people.

‘Should I kill him?’

There are only two options.

Kill him or just ignore him and pass by.

The former is tempting, but I need to consider the variables if someone enters here.

‘I’ll see you a little later.’

I suppressed my boiling anger and carefully opened the closed door.

“Mmgh.”

At the same time, the man stopped snoring and opened his eyes dimly.

Thinking I should kill him, I gripped my dagger tightly.

“Just 10 more minutes… let me sleep 10 more minutes. Wake me up then. Snore!”

However, fortunately the man had no intention of getting up, and immediately fell back asleep while snoring again.

‘That was startling.’

Since he might wake up again, I quickly closed the door and came out.

“This is… the Third Floor?”

I only came down a tiny bit from the rooftop, so it’s probably right.

“This floor is completely empty.”

There were many rooms but none had people inside.

‘For now, is the infiltration successful?’

Continuing to watch my surroundings, I carefully walked to the staircase at the end of the corridor and went down to the Second Floor, which was my target.

‘But the more I look at it, the more it looks like the military.’

Rooms at regular intervals on the left side of the long corridor.

It’s exactly the form of a prison, and military barracks.

‘Is there no one who patrols and monitors regularly?’

I hid on the staircase and watched for about 5 minutes, but I couldn’t see even a single ant.

‘This should be enough.’

Judging it safe, I walked straight along the corridor.

Endlessly continuing rooms.

And at the end, the moment I turned the corner.

It came into view.

【Materials Warehouse】

‘Tsk.’

I had clearly found my target, but I couldn’t help clicking my tongue.

“Yawn, I’m tired. How much longer do we have to do this?”

“The Princess has to come. If we just take that bitch and cross over to the Adits Empire, we’ll definitely receive a noble title, so let’s endure a little longer.”

It was because of the two sentries guarding the door.

‘Why does it have to be two of them?’

I’m not skilled enough yet to assassinate two people simultaneously.

‘More than that, they’re having quite grand dreams. Crossing over to the Adits Empire.’

If they really took the Princess to the Adits Empire, they would indeed receive a noble title.

But would the Emperor really just sit back and watch that happen?

‘Even if it means the Princess dies, he’d stop them before they cross the border.’

Of course, he might not do so out of familial affection, but if he has any sense, he’d make that decision 99 percent of the time.

He wouldn’t just stand by and watch the tide of war shift because of one Princess.

‘This is tricky. What should I do about this?’

While I was pondering a solution.

Grab.

The door right next to me opened, and something dragged me inside as if kidnapping me.

“Damn it!”

I was so startled that I failed to react for a moment, but I belatedly drew my sword.

However… it was actually the others who were surprised.

“Eek! Please calm down!”

A man crying out in terror and the people around him.

Looking at their appearance, they were kidnapping victims.

“What’s going on? For reference, I came here to help you all.”

“We… we know.”

He spoke while trembling, and his condition wasn’t normal.

‘A little longer and I’ll be able to see their bones. Wait, aren’t they being fed?’

For reference, we’ve been delivering enough food daily to the enemies for everyone to eat and have leftovers.

‘It might look foolish, but what else can we do? We can’t let them starve to death.’

Currently, both first and second priority is absolutely the safety of the hostages.

“But why exactly are you inside here?”

The man asking about my purpose.

I could kindly explain, but that’s not particularly a good option.

“You don’t need to know.”

I answered somewhat coldly and focused on the sounds coming through the glass of the door.

“Didn’t you just hear some noise?”

“Really? I didn’t hear anything.”

“Must be hearing things. This is all because I’ve been here too long. Sigh, this is tough.”

Fortunately, it seems only one person heard the door opening and closing, so it passed without incident.

“Tsk, isn’t there some way to separate those two?”

A headache-inducing problem.

While I stood in front of the door pondering.

Someone tugged at the hem of my pants.

“I… I’ll do it.”

A tender voice that hadn’t even reached puberty yet.

When I turned my head, a young child who didn’t even reach my waist was looking up at me.

“Huh…? You are.”

A face that would never fade from my memory.

When I first visited the Cambodia Factory, this was the child who had made me suspicious of this place.

“Thank you for coming. So I’ll repay you.”

Mature words completely unbelievable from a young child.

I’m truly grateful in my heart, but that’s as far as it goes.

“Multiple lives are at stake. If you’re not certain, just stay put.”

Since I couldn’t listen to the child’s wishful thinking for long, I spoke somewhat authoritatively and started calculating in my head.

‘Should I say I’ve gathered information, go back, and return with Lieutenant Eden?’

If possible, that would be the best scenario, but using the chimney in the Administrator’s Room one more time would be too dangerous.

‘Honestly, what just happened worked out because I was lucky, but doing this two more times would be insane.’

I absolutely have to resolve this now.

‘Should I just wait here until one of them leaves their post?’

From their conversation, these two don’t seem like the type to diligently stand guard.

If I wait long enough, surely one of them will go to the bathroom eventually…

“Hey, I need to take a dump.”

“The shift change is in 20 minutes, just hold it. Or should I call the next person?”

“Damn it, forget it. I’ll just hold it.”

“Don’t piss yourself. It’ll stink.”

“What am I, a kid? Don’t tell me what to do.”

The man deciding to hold it in for the bathroom.

I found myself biting my lip without realizing it.

‘Are they absolutely determined to keep two people on guard?’

The rules were more thorough than I thought.

“This is difficult.”

Why is a hostage situation caused by mere civilians so complicated?

With no one to ask for advice, it feels like my head is burning up.

“I can do it for sure.”

Just as my worries were deepening.

The Young Child spoke up again with a determined expression.

“What exactly are you going to do?”

“I’ll go and scream that someone died. Then they’ll definitely come to look.”

“Come to look? Those guys?”

Honestly, I didn’t quite believe it since they seemed like they wouldn’t care if anyone died.

But thinking about it differently, there was nothing bad about trying.

‘If it succeeds, great, and if it fails, we can just move on.’

Besides, it’s not like I have any clear method right now.

There’s no reason to refuse.

“Alright, but you can’t make it obvious. You know what I mean?”

“Yes.”

“What’s your name?”

I asked while placing my hand on his head.

The Young Child’s blue eyes sparkled and shone.

“It’s Haren.”

“Haren, that’s a cool name. If you succeed, I’ll buy you something delicious, so please do this.”

“Thank you for believing in me.”

“Yeah. You’re mature for your young age.”

I ruffled Haren’s hair once.

“They said the shift change is in 20 minutes. Sorry to ask, but let’s try it right away.”

“Yes, I’ll go.”

Creak.

The completely unoiled door opened.

Haren went out into the Corridor.

Right after that.

“Waaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!”

Haren wailed as he ran toward where the administrators were.

‘This kid.’

I’m not exaggerating when I say I just got goosebumps.

And his passionate performance was just beginning.

“Hey you! What are you doing! Didn’t you hear us say not to come out?!”

“My… my sister collapsed coughing up blood! Ple… please call a doctor. She’s going to die at this rate!!!”

A voice so painful it made my heart ache just listening to it.

I can’t see his expression from here, but just from his voice alone, I can tell.

That child’s acting right now must be perfect.

“I won’t say it twice, so go back in. Whether she’s coughing up blood or not, there’s nothing we can do.”

Can those things even be called human?

They’re just telling him to go back in, and I found myself biting my lip without realizing it.

‘Damn it, is it really not going to work?’

Just as I was about to give up that thread of hope.

The child didn’t give up.

“Save her… *gag*!”

The sound of him not just crying but even retching.

My hands clenched into fists.

“Please… please please, just once! My sister is dying! Waaahhh!!! Sister!!!”

The grief-stricken wailing echoed once more.

And those guys’ reaction was.

“Did this bastard not understand what I just said? He needs a beating…”

“Hey, don’t do that. He’s pitiful.”

“What…? What are you saying right now.”

“Anyway, this whole thing will end when the Princess comes, so we can at least show some mercy. I’ll go check.”

The relatively soft-hearted man seemed to have fallen for the act.

‘Yes!’

Clench!

My fist clenched tight without me realizing it.

The feeling wasn’t bad.

“Hey, you’re going to leave your post now?”

“It’s just for a moment, what’s the problem. I’ll be right back after checking. Otherwise, he’ll keep crying. And if this noise leaks outside, who knows what might happen.”

“That’s.”

Even I could hear it was reasonable, so there was no rebuttal.

And even in the midst of all this, Haren’s crying didn’t stop.

“Waaaaaahhhhh!!! Please! Please help me just once! I’ll work hard! So please, my sister… just once. *sob* Just once, please save her!”

“Damn it, hurry up and go. If they catch me alone here, who knows what they’ll say.”

“Got it. Hey, show me the way.”

“Thank… thank you! Thank you! Quickly! Sister!!!”

Haren’s voice trembled so much it seemed like he might have a mental breakdown.

He urgently ran ahead first and entered the room.

Then he turned his head to look at me, and now it was my turn to repay his actions.

“That guy, why is he going so fast.”

The man approached with an annoyed voice.

He scratched his head as he stepped into the room.

“Where is she…”

Swoosh!

In a single moment, to allow for no variables whatsoever, I put all my strength into slicing his throat.

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