I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 26

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Episode 26

The same tone of voice, but a completely different atmosphere.

It’s like a horror movie.

[Would you like to view the target’s truth?]

[Cost: 22p]

‘What? Why did it go up? Don’t tell me there’s a market price for this?’

I almost cursed at the price that had increased by 2 points since last time.

‘I’ll give you my liver, my gallbladder, everything, just give me the information.’

[The Eye of Truth pierces through the target.]

Name: Sadis

Affiliation: Reconnaissance Command of the Adits Empire

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Position: Operations Division 2 Chief

Specialties: Assassination, Acting

Current Status: Suspicious whether this is truly coincidence or an intentional meeting.

The Battalion Commander’s information was revealed similar to a status window.

The content within was beyond shocking—it was appalling.

‘Wait… wait a minute, he’s supposed to be a turncoat. But this isn’t a turncoat at all.’

What is a turncoat?

It refers to someone who was originally on our side but was swayed by money or power.

But according to the information displayed before my eyes, Lieutenant Olmen.

No, this bastard Sadis is a pure-blooded Adits member of the Reconnaissance Command, which serves the same role as the Intelligence Command.

“Were you surprised to meet me here?”

“Ha… haha, I was a bit surprised. I never expected to see you in a place like this, Battalion Commander. I’m embarrassed.”

Pretending to brush my hair back to ease the awkwardness, I wiped away the cold sweat.

“Is there a reason to be embarrassed? Everyone has at least one hobby to relieve stress.”

“You’re absolutely right.”

I nodded and responded to his words as enthusiastically as possible.

“Since you’re both soldiers, I had a feeling, but the world really is small.”

Jek interjected into the conversation with a business smile.

“Since this is fate, how about enjoying a game together?”

It wasn’t a bad proposal from my position of needing to get closer through conversation.

Fortunately, the Battalion Commander didn’t seem inclined to refuse either.

“I’m fine with it, but what about you, Squad Leader?”

“If you’ll allow it, I’d consider it an honor to enjoy the game.”

“Don’t be so formal, sit down.”

“Excuse me then.”

As soon as I sat down, people around us began to approach.

“This looks fun, can we join too?”

“I’d like to join as well. The game will be Texas Hold’em, your favorite, right?”

Before I could even say anything, the number of participants and game type were decided.

‘Texas Hold’em as expected.’

The Battalion Commander’s favorite game, according to the materials I received from the Intelligence Agency.

Fortunately, I had experience with it, so I didn’t need to study separately.

‘I played it briefly when my colleagues and I were into board games.’

Of course, that didn’t mean I was good at it.

Especially compared to a major in his thirties who enjoyed gambling.

“Raise.”

“Call.”

The moment chips were raised and cards were revealed.

I couldn’t help but groan.

“I thought I had it for sure this time.”

“Haha, that’s exactly when you need to be most cautious, Lieutenant.”

A series of defeats.

I had some victories here and there, but overall, chips flowed out like a waterfall.

‘More than that, this guy really loves gambling.’

I wanted to have a conversation, but there was no opportunity at all.

As soon as one game ended, immediately another new game began.

After enjoying it for almost six straight hours like that, I lost half of my chips.

“It doesn’t seem to be my day today, shall we wrap it up here?”

Was he worried about my mental state?

Right after I won for the first time in a while, the Battalion Commander suggested stopping the game.

‘Right, doing more would just be a waste of time.’

My fatigue had also reached its limit, so I nodded without much deliberation.

“That seems like a good idea. Luck isn’t following me today. Haha.”

“Good work.”

“It was a good game. I wish we could have played a bit more.”

“Please call us again next time.”

The people who enjoyed the game with us expressed regret and couldn’t easily leave their seats.

‘You enjoyed eating my money, didn’t you? Damn it.’

Having properly fleeced one sucker, their pockets would be quite heavy today.

“Are you returning to the base?”

“Since it’s late, I think so.”

“Then let’s go together. We can save on carriage fare too.”

“Sounds good.”

The Battalion Commander gathered his coat that he had set aside and left the casino.

“Please get home safely!”

Jek’s booming farewell from behind.

It seemed I had ascended beyond VIP to VVIP status.

“Are you thinking of coming again?”

“It was so fun today that I’d like to if I have time.”

“Haha, then how about coming together next time?”

My hand trembled slightly at the unexpected proposal.

‘It’s working out like this?’

A golden opportunity to get closer to the Battalion Commander.

It would be a lie to say I wasn’t afraid, but I had to seize this chance even if I couldn’t eat it.

“If you’ll allow it, it would be an honor for me.”

“You’re being too dramatic. Since you said yes, I’ll let you know when I schedule something next time.”

“Yes!”

After that, nothing particularly special was discussed.

Whether Lieutenant Alpen was treating me well, whether I’d gotten close to my squad members, etc.

Questions that showed consideration.

In the past, I would have thought he was a wonderful person, but not now that I’ve seen the truth.

‘If I show even the slightest sign, I’m dead.’

It’s still stuck in my mind and won’t fade.

The word “assassination” written in his specialties.

*    *    *

Knock knock.

“This is Lieutenant Ramon. May I come in?”

“Come in.”

Lieutenant Ramon opened the firmly closed door to the Battalion Commander’s Office.

“Have you had dinner?”

“I had something simple. What about you, Lieutenant?”

“I’m planning to go to the dining hall after making my report.”

“Oh my, it’s almost closing time, so you’d better hurry.”

The sight of the kind battalion commander and the respectful squad leader.

In the natural atmosphere, Lieutenant Ramon took out the file he had brought.

“This is the list of new recruits you requested last time.”

“You already looked into it? I thought I said you could take your time.”

“Haha, I was curious about it myself, so I picked up the pace.”

Lieutenant Ramon scratched his head with a good-natured laugh.

“Let me see.”

Olmen began examining the documents contained in the file one by one.

Name: Bardis

Rank: Private

Origin: Baron Pesto’s Territory

Criminal Record: None

Name: Escu

Rank: Private

Origin: Viscount August’s Territory

Criminal Record: None

.

.

Nothing particularly substantial.

But the moment he turned to the third page, Olmen’s eyes changed.

Name: Paran   Surname: Oclo

Rank: Lieutenant

Investigation Details

-Assignment suddenly changed from Coastal Defense Battalion, unnatural aspects in that it was not voluntary.

-Observed maintaining close relations with Lieutenant Alpen from Intelligence Agency, need to confirm if cooperative relationship.

-No coordinated movements between Oclo Trading Guild and Intelligence Agency to date.

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Status: Caution

“Hmm, quite a few interesting fellows came in this time.”

“That’s right. Thanks to them, the company has been more lively recently.”

Their gazes met in mid-air.

“How do they seem up close? Given the current situation, there might be soldiers acting strangely.”

“So far, there’s nothing I’ve witnessed or that’s been reported.”

“I see.”

Olmen pulled out only the paper containing Paran’s information and threw it into the fireplace.

“Please keep a steady interest and watch over them. Understood?”

“Yes! Understood!”

“Good. Enjoy your dinner.”

“Loyalty!”

Ramon left the Battalion Commander’s Office after saluting.

“Hmm.”

Olmen, now alone.

His mind was more complicated than ever.

‘A noble young master coming when my identity has been partially exposed – how should I handle this?’

If used well, it could certainly bring him one step closer to his mission.

Such a delicious-looking fruit.

That’s exactly why he had to be suspicious and cautious.

‘For now, it would be best to request additional investigation and maintain an amicable relationship.’

Having decided on his course of action, Olmen took out a cigarette from his drawer and lit it.

‘The mission is right around the corner. No mistakes can be tolerated.’

His expression, filled with determination, was that of Colonel Sadis.

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A month had passed.

So many things had happened during that time, but the most important was my failed escape from the Intelligence Agency.

“They’re setting this week as the deadline, and they’ll arrest him even if they can’t get any more information.”

“Is that so?”

“If it ends like this, I’ll definitely get promoted. I caught a spy they’d been missing for 14 years.”

“Ha…haha, that’s really like a dream.”

Dream my ass, this is a very shitty situation.

‘Forget everything else and just send me to the Coastal Defense Battalion.’

Exactly three weeks ago.

I am the battalion commander, now I’ll just call him Sadis.

After going to the casino one more time with that bastard Sadis, I realized exactly.

This isn’t something a human should do, and getting caught is just a matter of time.

So I reported that he was from Reconnaissance Command and his real name was Sadis, based on what that bastard supposedly said while drunk.

But the directive that came down wasn’t to stop the operation as I had hoped.

‘Continue extracting information. These crazy bastards.’

I requested once more to be pulled out since the situation was dangerous, but it was dismissed due to the possibility of the target fleeing.

“It’s not certain yet, but according to the investigation, he’s colonel-level, so you can be proud of yourself.”

“Ha…haha, I’m really grateful for that.”

I just got lucky and caught a big fish, it’s nothing to be proud of.

Moreover, that big fish is a great white shark and I’m about to be devoured.

“That’s enough news, let’s get to the main point – I’ll be teaching you Hamus Swordsmanship starting today.”

The lieutenant wanted to move on to the next level since I had mastered basic Imperial swordsmanship.

The name of the swordsmanship was quite familiar.

“Hamus – isn’t that one of the founding contributors?”

Three founding contributors that no citizen of the Empire could not know.

Knight Hamus.

Archmage Erin.

Sage Aladdict.

By the way, the reason they have no surnames is because they were eliminated due to their worthless descendants’ rebellions.

“Why are you asking about something even a child would know?”

“Ha…haha, I was just asking just in case.”

‘Geez, he’s really picky.’

A person can ask questions, he’s acting like he can’t wait to devour me.

“Anyway, this swordsmanship is the foundation that Master Hamus laid down in the process of reestablishing the sword – think of it as letters in literature.”

“Oh…”

“Normally you’d learn the basics at the Training Camp, but from your expression, it seems you’re hearing this for the first time. Tsk tsk.”

The lieutenant clicked his tongue as if displeased.

“Hundreds of people feel the wall here and give up the path of the sword, so don’t think it’s easy just because it’s basic or you’ll be in for a rude awakening.”

For the record, I never thought it would be easy.

“How long did it take you to learn it, Company Commander?”

“It took exactly one year to become proficient enough to move on to the next swordsmanship manual.”

With only one sample, I can’t know for certain, but someone like Lieutenant Alpen definitely wouldn’t be lacking in talent.

“What’s the average?”

“Why are you curious about such things? There’s nothing good that comes from comparing yourself to others.”

At his rigid words, my expression hardened without me realizing it.

‘What a stick-in-the-mud.’

He’s already like this as a Lieutenant, so I can clearly see what kind of person he’ll become later.

“It seems like you just badmouthed me.”

“What…? No, I didn’t.”

“Draw your sword. I was going to go easy on you, but it looks like that won’t work.”

“No, I said I didn’t!”

I raised my voice in frustration, but it didn’t work at all.

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