I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 162

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Episode 162

“Master…! Please continue to teach me many things in the future!”

“I’m not a master…”

Thud!

Karen’s body suddenly swayed and he collapsed to the ground.

“Master!!! Are you alright?!”

“Ugh, don’t worry about it. This is the weight that the weakest who defeated the strongest must bear.”

“I… I see.”

The magic resistance that had just formed from respect nearly hit rock bottom.

‘There must be a penalty.’

I had roughly expected this from when he called it a one-hit kill.

If you could freely use power beyond your limits, that would just be completely broken.

“Now that you’ve seen how it’s done and your eyes have opened to the path of mana, you should be able to learn it. If you get stuck on anything, come find me. I’ll be waiting.”

“Understood! I will definitely…! grow stronger and return!”

“There’s still a little time left, but I’m sorry I can’t do more for you.”

Karen looked up at me with what seemed like genuine regret, which was a bit bewildering.

‘If it had been that bastard Hamus, he would have told me to get lost quickly, but this guy actually feels sorry?’

People’s character really makes a difference.

And even when doing the same thing, having or not having a kind word makes the feeling completely different.

“Not at all! Please rest. I’ll train on my own and then head back.”

“Phew, and since I forcibly opened a body that couldn’t use mana, make sure to use it at least once a day without fail. Otherwise, it will close again.”

“Yes, I will definitely do that.”

What we worked so hard to open would close again?

Just thinking about it is terrifying.

‘Let me try it right away.’

Leaving Karen behind, I sat cross-legged and closed my eyes.

‘I can feel it right away.’

As soon as I concentrated, I could sense the mana circulating inside my body.

The problem was that the amount was ridiculously small.

‘What can I possibly do with this?’

He said it carries power, but even that seemed like it would be difficult.

“Sigh, let me get used to it first.”

Since being able to handle it was the priority, I spent the remaining time poking at it like an elementary school student playing with slime.

* * *

“Now that we’ve wrapped up the case, I finally feel a bit at ease. It took much longer than expected.”

Colonel Raint rubbed his tired face with his hand and leaned back completely in his chair.

“Still, I’m glad it was resolved safely.”

Lieutenant Eden, who was sitting on the sofa, took a sip of the freshly brewed tea.

“Does that taste good? It’s a new one we got this time.”

“The sweetness isn’t to my taste.”

“Then it should suit my palate.”

Colonel Raint said this and got up from his chair to sit across from Lieutenant Eden.

“Lieutenant, it looks like you’ll need to jump into the next mission right away.”

“I figured as much.”

Eden’s face showed no emotion whatsoever.

In contrast, Colonel Raint’s atmosphere was somewhat serious.

“I’d like to let you rest if I could, but there have been too many intelligence gaps since Seto Count moved up to commander-in-chief.”

“Has another problem arisen?”

“The day before yesterday, two agents who were gathering intelligence in the field lost their lives. It seems they got caught in Reconnaissance Command’s net.”

Though he didn’t say it, both were comrades who had carried out operations together with Colonel Raint multiple times as his successors.

“Reconnaissance Command has changed a lot from before.”

“We believe there’s been an organizational restructuring. And while it’s not confirmed information, there are rumors that someone from the Abiel Ducal House, not Seto Count, is at the center of it.”

“Is that really true?”

It was something that defied common sense.

Seto Count was the commander-in-chief, yet Abiel was the one influencing Reconnaissance Command, the core organization.

If the source hadn’t been an Intelligence Agency operative, anyone would have dismissed it as nonsense.

“There’s no reason to deceive us with this, so it’s almost certainly true. Remarkable indeed.”

“I don’t know who it is, but one thing’s certain – they must be extremely capable. That’s why Seto Count is leaving them alone.”

“Exactly right. That’s Seto Count’s personality.”

It was widely known that Seto Count loved talent as fanatically as Abiel did.

“We’ll need to approach mission execution with more caution.”

“We’ll have to. If the war drags on into a prolonged conflict, it will ultimately become a battle of who can better maintain their forces.”

Intelligence Command and Reconnaissance Command.

The information gap that occurs every time an agent belonging to these organizations is captured and killed by the enemy is more than enough to influence the tide of war—it overflows.

“Then should we confirm who is currently moving Reconnaissance Command?”

Lieutenant Eden naturally asked, thinking the mission was related to the conversation they had just had.

But Colonel Raint shook his head.

“It’s dangerous, and even if we knew, there’s nothing we could do about it. I wouldn’t deploy you on such a mission.”

“Then.”

“Wasn’t there a magical device that caused the incident in the Gork Mountains?”

“Why is the conversation suddenly going in that direction?”

Eden shook his head at the unexpected turn.

“That’s how it turned out. Anyway, your mission is to lead the operation team to secure the person who designed that magical device.”

“Doesn’t that already have someone in charge?”

“Even though it’s a Grade 2 mission, they still haven’t gotten a handle on it. It seems the difficulty is higher than expected. I’d like to ask for your help.”

Missions handled by the Intelligence Agency are classified by importance.

Grade 1 missions are serious tasks related to the Empire’s safety that require the entire Intelligence Agency to move and be completed as quickly as possible.

Grade 2 means important missions that have the potential to become Grade 1 in the long term.

“Understood.”

“If securing them alive is difficult, killing them is fine too. If that’s also hard, just finding out their location and other information will do.”

“I’ll have to see how it goes, but there’s probably a high chance that securing them alive will be difficult, and I’ll handle it by killing them. The Abiel Ducal House isn’t an easy place.”

Since the day Lieutenant Colonel Orpia was taken, Duke Abiel has strengthened protection for his research team to an obsessive level.

As a result, even for Intelligence Command, access isn’t easy, and bringing someone back alive is virtually impossible.

“I’m well aware of that. Please handle it with killing if necessary.”

“Yes, I’ll depart today.”

Now that the mission was decided, Eden had no reason to waste time here.

“Oh, and there’s something I want to ask before I proceed with one matter.”

“Please speak.”

Eden put down the teacup he had just emptied and met Colonel Raint’s gaze.

“I’d like to meet Lieutenant Paran Oclo and get him to return to Intelligence, so is there any gift he likes?”

“Pardon…? Why Lieutenant Paran all of a sudden?”

“After working with him this time, he’s definitely suited for Intelligence work. He’s not someone who should be in the Support Unit.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

Since Lieutenant Eden thought the same way, he didn’t argue.

“So I requested it from higher up, but they said the work he’s doing now is important, so it’s not easy to bring him over.”

“Is that so?”

Since he had been virtually indifferent after sending Paran to the Support Unit, Eden didn’t know about the work Paran was doing.

“But that aside, if Lieutenant Paran himself directly says he wants to come to Intelligence, wouldn’t they send him? There’s no one who would refuse.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

Intelligence Command is currently facing a serious manpower shortage.

If someone with proven abilities wants to come directly, he could be confident that no one would stop them.

However, Eden knew better than anyone that Paran would never say with his own mouth that he wanted to come to Intelligence.

“Director General, Lieutenant Paran moved positions because the long Intelligence life didn’t suit him well.”

“I had a conversation with the Instructor about that too.”

“You even had a conversation with the Instructor about Lieutenant Paran?”

“I had some time left while reporting, so I brought it up. Anyway, the Instructor also said that guy ran too hard for a year.”

“That’s right.”

“But hasn’t he rested enough now?”

“Hmm.”

Not knowing how to respond, Eden looked down at his empty teacup.

“The Instructor also secretly hopes for Lieutenant Paran’s return. But the Supply Commander is blocking it with a sword drawn, which is truly lamentable.”

“So you want to make him say he’ll transfer himself?”

“Exactly.”

Lieutenant Eden nodded with a reluctant expression.

“Yes, I hope you get good results.”

“So what does that guy like? I understand you worked with him for quite a long time.”

“What he likes…”

Eden knew that the gift Paran wanted most was a discharge certificate, but there was no need to mention that.

“Well, I think he just liked reasonably delicious food.”

“You’re too indifferent. I’ll have to figure it out myself.”

“Would the gift really matter? I’ll get up first to prepare.”

“Ah, right. I’ve kept you too long.”

“Not at all. Take care.”

Since it seemed like meaningless conversation would continue if he stayed longer, Eden left the room without hesitation.

“There are quite a few people who say they’ll bring him back even if he stays still. I suppose that’s a blessing if you call it a blessing.”

Of course, he might not want that blessing.

But that’s not Lieutenant Eden’s concern.

* * *

“Why is it so cold today?”

I’m sure the scientific temperature rose compared to yesterday, but the wind was like a blade.

“Phew, today’s schedule.”

On my way to work, I took out my notebook and checked what I had written down yesterday.

08:30 First Half Supply Plan Review Meeting

09:30 Budget Operations Division Chief Meeting

13:30 Mayor Reception

15:00 Contract Meeting

“Hmm, definitely insane.”

You could say there are only four items on today’s schedule.

But I also have to handle administrative work in between all of that.

‘Why on earth does the mayor want to come all the way to the military camp to meet me?’

I heard he’s coming to give me a plaque of appreciation, but I’d rather just give that to the neighbor’s dog as a toy.

People are annoyingly bothersome.

‘Calm down, I’ve been too hot-tempered lately.’

They say you become violent when you can’t sleep, right?

That’s exactly my situation right now.

“Loyalty!”

“Loyalty!!”

“Good morning.”

I casually received their salutes and, as always, sat down at my desk to first examine the documents that were laid out.

‘There are fewer today.’

Of course, there’s a very high probability that more will come pouring in later.

“Dennis, have you compiled all the first half supply plan materials?”

“Yes, the meeting preparations are complete. But don’t you have a meeting with the Budget Operations Division Chief at 9:30 AM today?”

“That’s right.”

“He asked to move it up an hour, so we’ll have to postpone the review meeting.”

“Tsk, when did the request come in?”

“He came in person 10 minutes ago to tell us.”

“Then there’s no choice. Got it.”

I really don’t like it, but.

The Operations Division Chief is a Lieutenant Colonel.

‘The review meeting is internal to the Planning Division, so there’s no justification to refuse.’

Well, and it’s good to maintain a good relationship with the Operations Division Chief.

He’s one of the few field grade officers in the Support Unit who’s friendly toward me.

“Then let’s just start the planning review meeting around 10:30, finish it up, and all go out for lunch together.”

“Yes!”

Captain Dennis raises his voice and gets excited when I suggest going out to eat.

This might seem a bit incomprehensible, but there’s a reason for it.

‘When he goes with me, it’s free.’

Except when using department budget, I’ve never not paid the bill.

‘Really, where else can you find a superior like me? He’s truly blessed.’

If you disagree, just turn your head right now and look at the Supply Division Chief and Personnel Administration Chief.

I’m truly an angel and a saint.

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