I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 181

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Episode 181

“Lieutenant Paran, you look really busy again today. You should take it easy with work, I’m getting worried.”

Today marks the third day since I took on the concurrent role of whatever responsibility officer.

During this short time, the Crown Prince has visited a total of three times up to today.

That means he’s come every single day.

‘The battalion atmosphere is getting completely destroyed.’

Even a single visit from the Crown Prince is an unprecedented situation that causes a complete cleaning frenzy.

But now he’s coming every day.

What must the soldiers’ stress levels be like?

They’re probably spending more time cleaning than training.

‘I never thought he’d pressure me like this.’

If this was intentional, he’s a genius.

“What happened to the opinion I submitted?”

Sensing I was screwed, yesterday I proposed the idea of providing financial support to external restaurants as a solution.

“I reviewed it, and it definitely seems like we could extract efficiency in the short term.”

‘Right? I’ve provided a solution, so please disappear now.’

The burden of the Infantry Battalion remains the same, but with the Crown Prince’s continuous visits.

It’s not that the losses outweigh the gains – there are simply no gains at all.

“Then shouldn’t we proceed with that now?”

“While I’m thinking of it as temporary for now, there’s a big problem.”

“What kind of problem?”

“We’ll have to set out on a campaign soon, and it’s not like there will be restaurants there.”

“No way…”

‘You crazy bastard, what the hell are you talking about now?’

When he spoke to me before, he clearly asked me to find a solution for problems at Rimircastle.

Why is a campaign situation suddenly coming up?

My head started hurting beyond what I could handle.

“Shouldn’t the Catering Company plan that well now? Including combat rations…”

“If we’re not postponing the campaign, the quality and quantity of food will inevitably drop significantly. But to win, we need to eat well, don’t we?”

“Ah… yes.”

Well, it’s not wrong, but what am I, some kind of goblin?

Where beans appear when you ask for beans and red beans appear when you ask for red beans.

“Take a look at it for me. Right now, I only have the Lieutenant.”

‘You have smart people piled up like mountains beside you, what bullshit are you spouting?’

I guarantee that if I measured my blood pressure right now, it would definitely show dangerous levels.

“I’ll try my best.”

“I’m counting on you. And unfortunately I have a meeting today, so I’ll be going now.”

“Please take care on your way.”

Still, fortunately the Crown Prince left after just 30 minutes today.

I saw him off casually and returned to sit in my office.

Knock knock

“This is Captain Larsen. May I come in?”

Not long after seeing off the Crown Prince, the 1st Company Commander knocked on the door.

“Yes.”

Creak.

At my brief answer, Captain Larsen opened the door and entered.

He must have been training as his clothes had quite a bit of dirt on them.

“Just finished 1st Company morning training.”

“Good work. How’s the soldiers’ condition?”

“Very good. They’re getting more coordinated, and I think they could produce results even if deployed in combat now.”

“That’s fortunate. You’re also in charge of 3rd Company right now, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

The 3rd Company Commander who still hasn’t arrived.

Well, with the severe shortage of officer personnel right now, having one or two missing is a common sight.

“They said he’d come soon, but he shouldn’t be too late.”

Adapting to the battalion atmosphere and building some level of trust relationships requires time.

‘If this week passes, it might be better to just not have him come and promote one of the 3rd Company squad leaders with seniority to company commander.’

Well, it’s actually a problem I can think about when the time comes.

“I hope he comes as soon as possible.”

“Right. If you have nothing more to report, you can go.”

“Well…”

Captain Larsen didn’t leave, seeming to have more business, trying to say something then closing his mouth and hesitating.

“What is it? Speak comfortably.”

“By any chance, will His Highness the Crown Prince come tomorrow too…?”

“I’m not sure about that. But probably he will come.”

“Ah…”

An extremely gloomy expression.

Captain Larsen sighed briefly then came to his senses and shook his head.

“Ha…haha, it’s like a dream to be able to see His Highness the Crown Prince this often.”

‘Right, it must be like a dream. A nightmare.’

I can feel the fatigue from his face.

“Once the problem is solved, he won’t come. I’ll try harder.”

“Yes…! Please, I’m counting on you.”

“Right, and you don’t need to be too uncomfortable. Though saying this probably makes it more uncomfortable.”

It’s none other than the Crown Prince.

Rather, telling him to be comfortable would be more uncomfortable.

“Ha…haha, it’s fine. The one suffering the most is the Battalion Commander, isn’t it?”

‘That’s true though.’

I’m just suffering the most and having the hardest time in the world.

If anyone tried to deny this, I’d have no choice but to draw my sword.

“It’s because His Highness the Crown Prince thinks highly of me. It’s truly something to be grateful for.”

“You’re really amazing. Please keep it up.”

“Right, good work. You can go.”

“Yes! Loyalty!”

Captain Larsen saluted and left the room.

Then came the silence that followed.

There’s only one thought in my head.

‘I need to solve this.’

Well, saying I’ll solve it doesn’t make the right answer pop up, but looking back now, the work-to-rule tactic was a wrong judgment.

“Should I visit the Catering Company after a long time?”

After quickly processing a few urgent documents, I put on my coat and left the building.

“Loyalty, huh?! Company Commander!”

As I entered the dining hall, soldiers with familiar faces recognized me almost immediately.

“Long time no see.”

I’m a friendly officer now, aren’t I?

I received their greeting with a light wave of my hand.

“Loyalty! Company Commander, no, you’re the Battalion Commander now, aren’t you? You’ve really succeeded.”

Corporal Ret, who had grilled meat for the Princess, looked at my rank insignia as if it were fascinating.

“I wonder if this should be considered success. More importantly, where is the Mess Sergeant…?”

“Oh my! Loyalty! Why did you come so late?”

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Sergeant Colton, no, now Staff Sergeant Colton came out of the culinary facility while saluting.

“Things have been a bit busy. But congratulations on your promotion.”

Promotion to Staff Sergeant at a relatively young age.

He certainly received proper compensation for his achievements.

“Thank you. Congratulations on your promotion as well, Lieutenant Paran. Are you currently stationed with the infantry battalion?”

“That’s right.”

“Let’s go inside and have some tea…”

“Ah, I’m not here for a social visit but for work, so let’s have tea later.”

“Pardon? For work?”

When I said I came to the supply company for work, Colton showed a confused reaction.

‘It’s understandable to be confused, since the infantry battalion just comes here to eat.’

I’m confused too.

“I received orders from His Highness the Crown Prince to solve the meal problem. The number of people to feed is quite large right now, isn’t it?”

“So you’ve been assigned to that problem. Yes, it’s impossible right now. We keep expanding the supply company endlessly but there’s no end to it, and we’re dying from overwork.”

“It certainly looks that way.”

From Staff Sergeant Colton to the soldiers.

They all looked more haggard than when I saw them before.

“Still, we’re managing thanks to french fries which are easy to make in large quantities.”

“I’m glad it’s helpful.”

I’ve noticed lately that the guild delivers potatoes already cut into fries.

Then the supply company just needs to fry them, which would certainly be convenient.

“So where should I start explaining.”

“Actually, what’s more urgent than that is the meal distribution after deployment, so do you happen to know about this?”

“For that, the Supply Company Commander or Battalion Commander would know better than me.”

“Is that so.”

“By the way, the Supply Company Commander is at battalion headquarters.”

“Perfect, I need to see the Battalion Commander too.”

Since there was no need to hesitate, I said I’d come back later and headed to headquarters, opening the Battalion Commander’s office door.

“Loyalty, it’s been a while.”

“It doesn’t seem that long, but how have you been?”

Fortunately Lieutenant Colonel Siel was at her desk, so I met her right away.

As she said, it really hasn’t been that long.

“I can’t really say I’ve been well, but I’ve been getting by.”

Since we have a fairly close relationship, I spoke comfortably while sitting on the sofa.

“I heard the story. You’ve been assigned to our problem.”

Being a battalion commander, she had no choice but to hear the news, so unlike Colton, she knew about the personnel order.

“Yes, so I came to have a conversation with the Supply Company Commander.”

“There are several Supply Company Commanders right now, which one should I call?”

“Isn’t there just one?”

“Of course not. How many people do we need to feed.”

It certainly doesn’t make sense right now.

“I’ll bring them, so wait a moment.”

Lieutenant Colonel Siel left the Battalion Commander’s office, then returned shortly after with a somewhat scholarly-looking man.

“Loy… Loyalty! 1st Supply Company Commander Cap… Captain Pellit!”

A man who saluted while even his voice trembled upon seeing me.

His first impression didn’t inspire confidence.

“He’s been a Supply Company Commander the longest, so you can ask him. He’s smart too.”

“Understood. Sit comfortably.”

“Yes…!”

Captain Pellit sat on the opposite sofa and started taking something out onto the desk.

“What’s this.”

“Post… post-deployment meal distribution plans.”

“Oh.”

It was exactly the data I needed, so I looked it over immediately.

“I… I referenced a lot of the materials that Lieutenant Paran left when you were Supply Company Commander. Th… thank you so much!”

“Well, I’m glad it was helpful.”

Looking at it, there were definitely parts excerpted from reports I had written before.

【1st Supply Company Field Meal Service Plan】

Cooking equipment unloading -> Field deployment of cooking equipment (deployment diagram) -> Cooking and combat ration heating -> Meal service

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‘He took only the useful parts and used them well.’

I understood a bit why he was called smart.

“How many people can this cover.”

“The 1st Supply Company is planning for 7,000 servings.”

“I calculated this. If we cook in front of Belzium Castle, even with maximum effort it’s 40,000. With the planned support coming in, up to 50,000 is possible.”

Considering the Western Expedition Army is expected to grow to 70,000, it’s a dizzying situation.

‘Cooking outside isn’t easy.’

There would be quite a difference in efficiency compared to doing it in a well-equipped culinary facility environment.

“Food ingredients aren’t lacking, are they?”

“No, Oclo Trading Guild is very proactive and does well, and they deliver as much as we pay for.”

Then ultimately cooking is the problem.

I examined the plan carefully once more.

‘If we increase cooking efficiency, it seems like it could work somehow.’

The personnel assigned to the supply company right now is definitely not small.

Plus with additional support coming, based on the culinary facility standards, we can definitely cook for 70,000 people.

But the problem is trying to do this outside.

‘Something like the same environment as the culinary facility… Huh?’

Looking at the plan again and again.

I caught something incongruous and at the same time an idea came to mind.

“Captain Pellit.”

“Yes… yes!”

“Do we absolutely have to unload the cooking equipment?”

“Pardon…?”

“We could just cook in the carriages.”

Didn’t he understand?

Captain Pellit tilted his head.

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