I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 221

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Episode 221

“How should I prepare dinner?”

“Make it healthy food again today. Just add some meat to it.”

“Yes, understood.”

After answering Aurora’s question, I went up to the second floor and took out the sword I had received.

“Hmm, so I’m supposed to put mana into this and make it explode.”

In some ways, you could say the principle is similar to a killing blow.

But it’s different.

A killing blow involves gathering both mana and strength together.

‘Hmm, if I gather purely mana alone, would it be about the size of a fingernail?’

What explosion.

You could think of it as a single bubble rising up and popping.

‘Should I take it to Lieutenant Colonel Orpia and ask her to try it once?’

Of course, I don’t know if she can handle mana.

But if we figure something out, it might be possible, right?

“But asking another person feels a bit awkward.”

Even if they seem nice, and even if they actually are nice.

You can’t trust the life form called humans too much.

Especially people from the Intelligence Agency.

“I guess I have no choice but to leave it for now.”

It’s very disappointing that I can’t use it right away, but well, didn’t I expect this?

Putting aside my disappointment, since I had time left, I opened the shop.

[You have purchased a Stamina Potion.]

[You have purchased a Wisdom Potion.]

Two bottles falling into my hands.

The stamina potion was yellow like a vitamin, and the wisdom potion was a dark green color as if it were some kind of green juice.

“How is it that they all have such unappetizing visuals?”

Of course, I am a bit conservative when it comes to food.

‘The bottom level of food quality in this place is too low to live openly.’

Why didn’t I try eating at Rimircastle before?

Food that was close to garbage.

Gulp gulp

Since they were different types.

Without much thought, I downed both bottles consecutively.

‘The taste is pretty ordinary.’

I’ve had the stamina potion once before, so I’m familiar with the slightly sour taste.

This is my first time trying the wisdom potion, and it was slightly bitter, as if it really were green juice.

“Hmm, I don’t feel any smarter.”

Does this one also make growth faster during training like the previous two potions?

But if that’s the case… what could be called training is ambiguous.

‘Am I supposed to solve math problems or what?’

For reference, it’s been a while since I graduated high school, so I don’t remember any math at all.

“It’s ambiguous.”

And do you know what’s best when things are ambiguous?

Taking a nap.

‘The medicine might need time to take effect.’

There’s nothing wrong with keeping possibilities open.

Since I planned to just take the potions and sleep from the beginning anyway, I roughly changed clothes and threw myself onto the bed.

* * *

“Over 500 complaints came in just today. It’s too much to keep being stubborn like this.”

Hugo, the director of Rior Imperial Academy, looked at Siana sitting across from him with a tired face as he spoke.

“So, are you telling us to bend our will and join the military?”

“When did I ever tell you all to go? I’m saying let only those who want to go, go.”

After the articles came out, countless letters poured into the academy.

The turned public sentiment and the resulting pressure from sponsors was something even a director couldn’t withstand.

“So you’re determined to send students to war after all.”

“Isn’t it a personal choice! No one is forcing anyone. So please stop this now.”

Hugo raised his voice as if frustrated.

In contrast, Siana was even calmer than usual.

“Director, do you think this kind of scheming is right?”

Articles pouring out simultaneously.

The uninterested public might not know, but it was crystal clear to Siana’s eyes.

That this was a setup orchestrated by the Emperor to corner them.

“What does that matter? The situation has already become unfavorable for us.”

“Just because you don’t want to hear the voices of the public looking for targets of hatred, you’re driving students into the pit of death. I understand.”

Siana, who was expected to oppose until the end, nodded and stood up from her seat.

“Finally you understand…”

“I’m really disgusted. Director, you should feel guilt when you see students who return as corpses after being used as tools of war by the nobility and royalty. If you’re human, that is.”

“What kind of nonsense are you spouting now…”

“Nonsense? Do you really think so?”

Siana’s intelligent eyes seemed to penetrate and see through everything.

Hugo couldn’t carelessly open his mouth in front of those eyes.

‘Just what is this child…’

A mere 18-year-old girl.

But her current presence felt as if he were facing a high-ranking noble.

“I think you know the answer yourself. I’ll… drop out of the academy. Thank you for everything.”

“Wait… wait a moment.”

Hugo tried to stop her, but Siana left the room as if she had no regrets.

After that, her whereabouts disappeared without a trace, like scattered powder.

* * *

“Eric! It’s too deep there, so come out when appropriate!”

“Yes! But there’s a lot of iron ore here, so I’ll mine a little more before coming out!”

The iron mine near Belzium Castle.

Since the mine had been opened for the first time in a long while after the fierce battle ended, the miners were working harder than ever.

“I heard the Raikhan Empire will raise wages. I was really worried about this, but it worked out well.”

“That’s right. Fortunately, they’re not kicking us out either.”

90% of the miners here were citizens of the Adits Empire until just a few days ago.

Now they had become citizens of the Raikhan Empire as Belzium Castle was taken over.

You might ask if these people had no patriotism.

When has patriotism ever fed anyone?

As long as money comes in properly, that’s all that matters.

“Ugh, let’s extract as much as possible this month to leave a good impression. I heard from my sources that later this place will be managed by a great trading house family.”

“A great trading house?”

“Yeah, you know how crazy those people are about performance, right? From now on, the more we work, the more money we’ll handle.”

Work foreman Taegeon straightened his bent back while swinging his pickaxe and did some light stretching.

Just as they were about to move to eat lunch.

A sound that made all the miners stop in their tracks was heard.

“Fore… foreman!!!!”

The voice of Eric, a newcomer who had only been here for 2 months.

Usually when a miner with that level of experience screams like that, it’s 100% because they caused an accident, so Taegeon’s face automatically wrinkled.

“Damn it, why!”

Since they were still inside the mine.

The voice echoed and reverberated as it was transmitted.

“You… you should come see this!”

After waiting a moment, Eric’s voice could be heard again.

Something was a bit strange – if there had been an accident, he should be saying ‘Help me’ or ‘Save me.’

But he was just telling them to come look.

“Tsk, what’s going on.”

“What’s that newbie making such a fuss about.”

“Ugh, today’s menu is meat and we need to eat it before it gets cold.”

Since Eric was the youngest who was quite beloved, not only Taegeon but other miners also headed toward where Eric’s voice had come from.

And when they arrived at Eric’s location, what they encountered was.

“Sergeant… Sergeant Major, this is a mana stone, right…?”

“Crazy.”

The iron mine.

At its end.

A mana stone had been discovered.

* * *

“Is this for real.”

Whoosh

Blue-colored mana.

It had definitely been only about the size of a fingernail.

But now there was more than a fist-sized amount circulating around my body.

“Huh.”

I could only let out an exclamation of wonder, and thinking it might be a dream, I even pinched my cheek.

What’s the point of saying it – of course it hurt like hell.

‘If there was a change… it was the wisdom potion.’

Who would have thought the wisdom potion would increase mana.

I never even considered it in my dreams.

“No, now that I think about it again, this is ridiculous. Shouldn’t there be an explanation?”

I bought it thinking it was strawberry, but now it tastes like mango.

While I’m thankful to call it a scam.

Something felt quite off about it.

“My IQ… doesn’t seem to have changed?”

What about those original geniuses.

Don’t they say they retain a page of a book in their head like taking a photograph.

So I just opened the domain reconstruction record.

Photography my ass, it’s just the same.

‘The more I use mana, the more it seems to increase little by little, so I can’t take this continuously either.’

I’d like to just spend all my points, but if it has the same structure as the strength potion, that wouldn’t be a good choice.

“Explosion is…”

I gripped my sword and drew out mana to put it into the sword.

Unfortunately, there was no reaction at all.

“Tsk, telling me to get stronger and come back?”

Well, I thought I might never be able to do it in my lifetime.

But I found a somewhat certain path, so that’s good enough.

‘Now that I can increase mana, not only one-hit kill but I can also apply it to Hamus Swordsmanship.’

Why didn’t I see Colonel Schultz smoothly insert and use it when needed last time.

If I go ask Hamus, he’ll obviously just flick my forehead while telling me to be faithful to the basics.

I think I’ll have to go to Master Karen or try self-study for this.

“Today’s schedule is… inspection of the ambulance production factory?”

A surprisingly relaxed day.

I should handle some work and then go to the bookstore to check out some newly released novels.

“Young Master, are you ready?”

Aurora’s voice could be heard from outside the door.

I put the sword back in its case and got up from my seat.

“Yeah, I’ll be right out.”

I put on the coat I had taken off and opened the door.

“Did the carriage come?”

“Yes, I have it waiting. But there’s a visitor. What should we do?”

“Suddenly?”

A visit in broad daylight without an appointment.

I don’t know who it is, but they’re definitely quite rude.

“Yes, it’s Jeffrey who came once before. I tried to invite him inside, but he said he’d just wait outside again today.”

“Ah.”

A headache automatically rushed over me.

I let out a sigh and turned my head toward Aurora.

“I’ll go meet him and come back, so keep the carriage waiting.”

“Understood.”

Jeffrey, Lieutenant Eden.

‘What’s the matter this time.’

Since whenever that man looks for me it’s always work-related.

Perhaps this might be the moment when the period to this sweet vacation gets written, I began to have anxious thoughts.

‘But now I have a higher rank. That man shouldn’t be able to drag me anywhere.’

With all sorts of thoughts, I left the manor.

As expected, Lieutenant Eden whom I was seeing after a long time…

‘Why is this man in this condition.’

A cast wrapped around his arm.

Considerable wounds on his face.

His appearance was far from normal.

“You came.”

Lieutenant Eden, seeing me, put down the cigarette he had been holding in his mouth.

“It’s been a while. But how did you end up…”

“This? There was a small incident. I almost died.”

‘Almost dying isn’t a small incident.’

His way of thinking was still greatly wrong as usual.

“I’m glad you returned alive.”

“My life is quite tenacious. The Lieutenant knows that fact too. Ah, is it Lieutenant Colonel now? Congratulations. I heard you achieved great merit.”

A voice without much emotion.

He was always like that, but now, how should I put it.

Maybe because he had put down his cigarette midway, it felt somewhat stuffy and dark.

“Thank you. As I always say, I was lucky.”

“Right, the Lieutenant Colonel always has luck following him. Quite remarkably so.”

“Yes… well.”

Lieutenant Eden took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to me.

“Take this.”

“Pardon? Ah, yes.”

A paper folded neatly twice.

As soon as I received it from Eden, I checked the contents.

[Personnel Order]

Subject: Lieutenant Colonel Paran Oclo

Appointment: Chief of Special Operations Division 1 of the Western Investigation Unit of the Intelligence Command

The above personnel transfer is hereby ordered

Intelligence Commander

Lieutenant General Kalren Rekiart

‘Hmm, shit.’

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