I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 186

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Episode 186

A kind of meat-granting ceremony continued after that.

Still, since he wasn’t completely without cooking experience, no mishaps like burns occurred.

“Your Highness, it’s almost time for the contact from the Imperial Palace. Shall we go up?”

“Has it already come to that? Let’s hurry.”

“Yes.”

Major General Gadus took the Crown Prince and went inside the building.

Only then could everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

“I’m glad there were no problems.”

“Let’s clean up quickly.”

Since the Crown Prince might come back down, everyone worked together to clean up the items neatly.

“Take this carriage to the Catering Company and have everyone try using it once. It’s good to get familiar with it.”

“We’ll do that.”

After handing the carriage over to Sergeant Colton, I also went into the office to organize the contract documents.

‘We contracted for a total of 200 units.’

Actually, even this wasn’t enough, so I told all the companies that I’d pay for everything they made, even beyond the contracted amount.

‘We definitely need more.’

Food for 70,000 people isn’t something that can be made so easily.

“Have I finished everything I can do for now?”

Of course, there are a few more tasks remaining, but smart Ion will take care of those now.

“Peram.”

“Yes…!”

“From now on, check the production status and report immediately if you find any problems. I’m going to pay a bit more attention to the Infantry Battalion from now on.”

“Understood!”

“Good, you worked hard on the design. Let’s grab a meal together sometime later.”

“Yes! Are you leaving?”

“I have to. See you tomorrow, and tell Ion the same thing when he comes.”

“Sir! I’ll see you tomorrow!”

Leaving behind Peram, who seemed to treat me a bit more comfortably than before, I left the office.

“Now let me do some real work of my own.”

Although I failed in my escape attempt, my position on the battlefield is Infantry Battalion Commander anyway.

‘It’s no good to neglect your own house while taking care of someone else’s.’

This is how family breakdown happens, and the source of all evil is naturally the Crown Prince.

“Now that work is finished, I should stay quiet as a mouse in the Infantry Battalion.”

Actually, he’s the type who comes looking even when you’re quiet as a mouse, so it won’t be easy, but now there really shouldn’t be anything left to mess with.

If there are still more problems at the level of meal distribution, this expedition shouldn’t happen at all.

“Sir, you’ve arrived.”

When I entered the Infantry Battalion building, Lieutenant Larsen saluted me.

“Nothing happened?”

“Nothing problematic. More importantly, the 3rd Company Captain has arrived.”

“What? Really?”

The 3rd Company Captain who had been completely silent.

I was starting to wonder if he just wouldn’t come, and was beginning to consider which of the 3rd Company’s squad leaders to promote.

This is good news.

“Yes, since the Battalion Commander was absent, he’s currently at the regiment greeting the Regimental Commander first. He’ll probably come in the afternoon after lunch time.”

“What’s his name?”

“That… I haven’t heard it yet, so I don’t know.”

‘You don’t know the most important thing?’

Lacking sense.

“Well, I’ll find out when I see him later. More importantly, did you eat lunch?”

“Yes, I ate something simple. Have you eaten, Battalion Commander?”

“I ate something extremely burdensome, so I’m going to skip lunch.”

That piece of meat I received earlier still hasn’t digested.

‘If I lived with the Crown Prince, I’d definitely never gain weight. Huh? Is that why the Princess maintains that unrealistic figure?’

I feel like I just touched upon a tremendous truth.

“Did something happen?”

“It did. His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly grilled meat for us.”

When I briefly told him what had just happened, Lieutenant Larsen’s mouth opened wide as if it would tear.

“That must not have been easy.”

“Very much so. Anyway, since it’s lunch time now, let me rest a bit. Go on.”

“Yes, please rest.”

Lieutenant Larsen left the room, and I naturally lay down on the sofa.

“Ah, this is exhausting.”

The insane work intensity and Colonel Schultz’s homework every evening.

I’m seriously on the verge of burnout.

‘It seems like it’s already come.’

Or maybe it already came and went, and now it’s trying to come again.

‘Once this Western Expedition Army is over, let me look for a chance to escape somehow.’

Now discharge seems to have no answer, so I don’t even hope for that much.

Just leave.

I desperately need rest right now.

“Yawn, damn military.”

Thanks to the system, my body is fine, but my mind broke down long ago.

The moment I closed my eyes, I fell asleep as if fainting.

* * *

“Battalion Commander… Oh my.”

After lunch time ended, Lieutenant Larsen, who came with the 3rd Company Captain, sighed seeing Paran lying on the sofa sleeping.

“Is there some problem?”

The 3rd Company Captain waiting behind asked, looking at Lieutenant Larsen.

“The Battalion Commander has been overworking quite a bit recently, so he’s resting for a moment. Let’s come back later.”

Lieutenant Larsen carefully closed the door, and seeing this, the 3rd Company Captain thought for a moment before speaking.

“Does he have a lot of work?”

“It wasn’t originally that much, but he’s been busy recently after catching His Highness the Crown Prince’s attention.”

“I see.”

“I heard he’s manufacturing carriages, and there isn’t a day he doesn’t work overtime on that. Let’s go to the next room. Is coffee okay for drinks?”

The 3rd Company Captain shook his head at Larsen’s words.

“You must be busy, so you don’t need to go to that trouble. When the Battalion Commander wakes up, I’ll greet him myself. I think you said it’s training time soon, so go ahead.”

“Ah, you’ll do that? Then I’ll just ask you to handle greeting the Battalion Commander.”

Lieutenant Larsen showed a bright smile and got up from his seat.

“I’ll definitely give you a tour of the battalion, Captain Aisa.”

“Yes, please do.”

Lieutenant Larsen left the room to handle the training schedule.

Left alone, Aisa waited for a moment, then confirmed the corridor was quiet and headed to the Battalion Commander’s office.

Creak

The door didn’t open quietly, perhaps lacking oil.

Fortunately, Paran wasn’t sleeping lightly enough to wake up from this level of noise.

“He’s completely asleep.”

Taking two steps closer and looking down at sleeping Paran’s face, some subtle emotion was felt.

‘He kind of resembles a puppy, or maybe not.’

Well, anyway, it’s quite a decent face to look at.

“All of this is the work of one person?”

Aisa went to the desk and examined the documents laid out there.

‘Training plans, equipment inspection sheets, catering carriage? What’s this about.’

Earlier, Captain Larsen said his workload increased after catching the Crown Prince’s attention.

It seems like that’s what this is about.

‘Getting involved with the Crown Prince is really troublesome, looks like he got caught up in it.’

Aisa shook her head, stopped looking at the documents, and settled into the sofa across from Paran.

“This seems just right.”

After that, Aisa just quietly waited for about 30 minutes until Paran woke up.

* * *

“Ugh.”

A stiff feeling, yet somehow my mind seemed to be clearing up.

As my consciousness returned, the first thing I felt was a fragrance.

‘What’s this.’

A fresh floral scent that could never be found in the infantry battalion filled with nothing but stuffy, hopeless men.

This definitely doesn’t belong in my office.

‘Don’t tell me they thought I collapsed and sent me to the medical battalion.’

But fortunately, when I opened my eyes, the ceiling I saw was that of the Battalion Commander’s Office.

‘Or maybe I developed an olfactory disorder.’

I don’t know the exact condition, but there must be something similar that happens when you’re under a lot of stress.

But fortunately, I was still too young to develop stress-related illnesses.

“Are you awake?”

“Huh…?”

I reflexively turned my head toward the voice from beside me, and the all-too-familiar face of Lieutenant Aisa came into view.

‘What’s this, am I dreaming.’

I’ve been thinking about when I’ll date and get married with the way I’m living lately, so I must be having this kind of dream.

‘You crazy bastard, having dreams like this about a junior who’s suffering mentally.’

I really need to reflect on myself.

Smack.

I lightly slapped my cheek to wake up from the dream, but it hurt.

“What are you doing…?”

“Huh? Oh.”

Aisa’s bewildered reaction and the stinging pain.

As soon as I realized this wasn’t a dream, I hurriedly sat up.

“Ahem, no. My mind’s still a bit foggy. Anyway, it’s been a while. How have you been?”

As if nothing had happened, I very naturally straightened my clothes and offered a greeting.

“I’ve been getting by performing various missions.”

“That must be tough. Did you transfer to the Western Expedition Army this time?”

Naturally, she belongs to a unit under the Intelligence Agency, and I thought she was just here to say hello.

But the answer that came from Aisa’s mouth was completely unexpected.

“Yes, please take good care of me from now on. Battalion Commander.”

“Huh? Why are you suddenly calling me Battalion Commander.”

“Well, I’m the 3rd Company Captain now.”

“What?”

‘What is she talking about now.’

Why would she, who belongs to Intelligence Command, suddenly be the 3rd Company Captain.

The incoming information was all difficult to process, so I buffered for a moment.

“Is there some problem?”

“No, why are you coming to the 3rd Company. You belong to Intelligence Command.”

“Battalion Commander, when you were in the Intelligence Agency, you also went to the infantry battalion and the catering company.”

“Well, that’s true, but.”

Come to think of it, she’s not wrong.

“Isn’t Intelligence Command short-staffed right now?”

“Yes, but it’s been somewhat resolved now. We recruited a lot of new people.”

“No, but no matter what, newbies are still newbies. For you to come here…”

“Why? Do you not like me?”

Aisa asked with a slightly furrowed brow.

This… is quite dangerous.

“N-no, from my perspective, it’s great. Of course it is.”

“Then that’s settled. The Battalion Commander doesn’t need to worry about the Intelligence Agency too.”

“R-right. Please take good care of me from now on.”

Seeing her furrowed brow smooth out, it seems I survived fortunately.

‘Something seems a little different.’

Her face and such are the same, but how should I put it. Her aura?

She wasn’t easy to handle before either, but now she feels like she’s reached an even higher level.

“By the way, I became a full agent.”

“Really?!”

At this unexpected news, my voice rose without me realizing it.

“You seem… happy about it.”

“Yeah, isn’t that natural? You’re my junior.”

I even saw her cry, so if I wasn’t happy about it, wouldn’t that make me a psychopath.

“Ahem, right. Because I’m your junior.”

“How did it happen? It shouldn’t be evaluation period yet.”

“They held a special evaluation when they recruited a large number of new people this time, and I passed there to become a full agent. Thanks to that, I got promoted to Captain too.”

It seems they really did recruit a lot of new people.

‘No, if they were going to do that, they should have increased personnel earlier. Why suddenly recruit so many.’

This would lower the quality of successful candidates too, but anyway, the military has no answers.

“Anyway, congratulations. This means you achieved what you wanted.”

“Yes, that’s right. So, give it to me.”

Aisa extended her hand toward me with an unclear meaning.

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