I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 30

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Episode 30

“There will be more eyes watching the Lieutenant. So from this moment on, make sure you don’t come looking for me.”

“Understood. And what you’ve told me… I’ll keep it in mind.”

Since all the conversations that needed to be had were finished, I gave my greetings and left the room.

“Haah.”

What exactly does it mean to be a soldier?

When I was just a regular soldier, I only thought about discharge and taking it easy, but now so many burdens were weighing me down.

‘It’s suffocating.’

I want to run away, I really want to escape.

‘Once this mission is over, it should be fine.’

Lieutenant Alpen had told me something before.

Since my identity was exposed during this operation, this would likely be my last close-contact infiltration mission.

“Just endure a little longer. Only a few days left.”

To relieve my frustrated feelings, I went to the training ground and swung my sword again and again.

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“Young Master, I did come as requested… but are you serious about this?”

At 1 AM, Carton, the Alberm branch manager of the Oclo Trading Guild, came to the meeting place with the Battalion Commander.

“Don’t worry. I’ve prepared for every possible situation.”

After deciding to go through with it, I had two days to prepare until today.

During this time, I refined the plan with the Battalion Commander and prepared contingency measures for various scenarios.

‘If this were real, we could have made a huge profit without getting caught.’

But unfortunately, the purpose of this deal isn’t money.

“Even so, if the guild master finds out about this…”

“The branch manager just needs to keep quiet. I’ll take care of the rest. You know how things are going with the family right now, don’t you?”

“Of… of course I know. Will you really take care of me?”

“Of course. How long are you going to stay as a branch manager in a place like this? You should come up to the capital.”

Carton’s eyes sparkled brighter than ever at the attractive proposal.

‘Sorry. Even if not the capital, I’ll at least let you retire with a pension.’

The current guild master is still my father, so how could I keep someone close who would engage in smuggling just on the word of a mere heir?

He’s the type of person who should never be entrusted with important matters.

“Thank you so much! I’ll do my absolute best to help!”

“Good, did you bring everything prepared?”

“Yes! And when I checked the plan you sent earlier, it seemed a bit risky, so I hastily modified the carriage.”

“Modified?”

“Please take a look for yourself.”

Following Carton’s guidance, I climbed into the carriage’s cargo compartment.

“It looks ordinary from the outside, but I divided the layers here, so if you look at this side… Heave!”

When he lifted the floor of the cargo compartment, a deep space was revealed below.

‘Look at this guy, is he a genius?’

I think I need to reconsider my plan to retire him in the provinces.

‘Maybe it wouldn’t be bad to keep him close and manage him well?’

At the very least, it seems I should memorize his name.

“Haha! This is really a great idea. Excellent.”

The Battalion Commander, who checked it with me, looked at Carton and laughed pleasantly.

I also gave him a thumbs up with a satisfied expression.

“You did well even without being asked.”

“Thank you! I’m overjoyed that the result of two days and nights of thinking about how to help you, Young Master, is bearing fruit.”

Even his flattery is remarkable.

He’s quite the sycophant.

“The escort force… well, since we’re inside the base anyway, there’s no need to bring them.”

“That’s right. I came alone, so you don’t need to worry about this matter leaking out.”

Though that seems like the most worrying thing, I nodded for now.

“Battalion Commander, when did you say their people would arrive?”

“It’s almost time for the appointment, so they should come if we wait a little.”

The Battalion Commander seemed so relaxed that it was hard to think of him as someone involved in smuggling.

Unlike him, my heart rate was rising endlessly.

“The lights are broken so it’s dark, and with the wind blowing, it’s quite eerie.”

To lighten the mood, I just blurted out anything.

“Well, we are situated in the forest. More importantly, they’re a bit late.”

The Battalion Commander checked his watch once and then looked around for some reason.

“Maybe they lost their way… oh, aren’t those people them?”

I pointed at two carriages approaching from the distance.

“It looks like them.”

The carriages gradually getting closer.

Since there were two of them, I could hardly imagine how many magic bullets were inside.

“The people over there will move the goods, so Lieutenant, just rest for a moment.”

“What? But I should help too…”

“Magic tools can break if moved incorrectly.”

“Understood.”

‘Breaking if moved incorrectly, what nonsense.’

He just doesn’t want to show me the contents.

Rumble rumble rumble.

The carriages that crossed the border and arrived in front of us.

Including the escorts, there were slightly over ten people.

‘But why are they wrapped up so tightly?’

They’re covering even their heads with robes – I wonder if they can even see ahead like that.

‘If these guys attack me… I’ll definitely die.’

Actually, before that, I’d be taken care of by the Battalion Commander.

“You’ve worked hard coming here.”

“Not at all. We’ll move the goods right away.”

“Let’s do that.”

As the Battalion Commander headed toward the carriage cargo area, one robed man approached me.

“What do you…”

“Duck down.”

“What…?”

BOOOOOOM!!!

An explosion loud enough to deafen me rang out from the carriage area.

‘Sh… shit, what the hell!’

A situation too hard to comprehend.

But one thing was certain – whatever had gone wrong, it had gone seriously wrong.

“You people, what are you doing right… huh?”

The robe was blown off by the explosion’s aftermath, revealing an unexpected face underneath.

“Why is Captain Eden there?”

“Shut up and hide behind me. This is just the beginning.”

The dust from the explosion settled, and from within it, a man walked out leisurely.

“Well, this is quite perplexing.”

A voice I’d heard so many times over the past month.

But Lieutenant Olmen with a completely different atmosphere.

No, Sadis had survived the explosion.

‘What? How can he still be alive?’

Only his uniform was torn to shreds, but his body itself seemed completely unharmed.

“Surrender, if you want to keep your life.”

Captain Eden pointed his sword at Sadis.

“Hmm, I think that’s what we should be saying.”

Rustle.

Adits Empire forces emerged from the forest, dropping their concealment.

The visibility was too dark to determine exact numbers, but one thing was certain – they outnumbered us.

‘Wait… wait, this is bad.’

We were outnumbered.

“How convenient that all the vermin we need to exterminate have gathered in one place.”

Was he confident of victory?

I couldn’t sense even the slightest wavering from Eden.

“You haven’t grasped the situation yet. And to think the Lieutenant was on your side. Someone will have to answer for this when we return.”

Who exactly was he planning to hold accountable?

One thing was certain – that person’s life was in serious trouble if this continued.

“Do you think you’ll be returning? For a colonel, your judgment is disappointing.”

Sadis’s eyes wavered for the first time.

“How do you know that.”

“I’m under no obligation to tell you that. Are you perhaps flustered?”

Eden raised the corner of his mouth mockingly.

“If there’s no obligation, then I’ll just have to make you talk.”

Whoosh!

Sadis threw a dagger with movements too fast for the eye to follow.

If it had been me, my throat would have been pierced without any reaction, but Eden swung his sword with perfect timing.

Clang!

The clear sound of metal clashing and the dagger embedding in the ground.

It was the signal for battle to begin.

“I’ll take the leader. No need to capture them alive – just kill them all.”

The Intelligence Agency operatives began moving simultaneously with Eden’s command.

I drew my sword as well, but honestly, there wasn’t much I could do.

‘This is… the level is too high.’

Not just Captain Eden and Sadis, but the other battles were too intense to even follow with my eyes.

Whiiish!

While I was failing to focus, I felt a sword coming at me from behind.

‘Damn, my reaction.’

I noticed the attack far too late.

I hastily turned my body, but the distance was far too short…

Clang!

The moment I instinctively squeezed my eyes shut, another sword deflected the attack.

“Keep your eyes wide open!”

The one who barely managed to block the attack aimed at me was none other than Lieutenant Alpen.

“I’m… I’m sorry!”

“Instead of talking, go hide somewhere! This isn’t a place you can handle.”

“Yes sir!”

Actions faster than words.

I moved my legs to extract myself from the middle of the battlefield, but I had overlooked one fact.

Clang!

“Ugh!”

The enemy outnumbered us, which meant at least one could follow to kill me.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Swords moving rapidly in the dark visibility.

As we closed in, I could see the face of the guy covered in scars.

‘I’m screwed.’

Anyone could see he had the look of a master.

Clang! Clang!!!

The moment I blocked a powerful strike aimed at my head, my sword vibrated and a tingling pain shot through.

“I think you’re seriously misunderstanding something. I have nothing to do with this.”

I told a pathetic lie to survive, but unfortunately it seemed to have no effect.

Whoosh!

The guy’s sword swung fiercely, cutting through the air.

I barely avoided it by tilting my head back, and a few strands of hair fell before my eyes.

‘If I had been just a little slower…’

Without a doubt, it would have been my head falling instead of hair.

“Are you mute?”

I tried my best to hide my emotions, but calming my trembling hands wasn’t easy.

‘If I stay like this, I’ll die.’

Then shouldn’t I at least struggle desperately?

“Haaaah!”

Strike first to win – this time I was the one to close the distance that had briefly opened.

Clang!

Two sword blades clashing in midair.

I had definitely put my weight behind the attack, but the guy’s body didn’t budge an inch.

Thud!

The moment I tried to lean forward for a somewhat bold move, the guy tripped my leg.

‘Huh…?’

With my center of gravity shifted forward, my body collapsed helplessly and I fell to the ground.

My entire body was completely exposed and defenseless.

It was the end of the fight.

“Paran Oclo, I’ll be taking your head. Thanks to you, I might even get a promotion. Kekeke.”

The opponent spoke for the first time.

The voice that came out was extremely musty and unpleasant.

“You… you’d kill me just for a promotion?! Hah! I’ll give you more money.”

Humans can become infinitely ugly before death.

‘I need to survive first and worry about the rest later.’

I was too weak to care about pride.

“Money? That’s an interesting story. How much can you give?”

“I’ll give you 10,000 gold. You must know about our family’s wealth.”

10,000 gold.

A fortune that a soldier couldn’t accumulate in a lifetime.

“Kekeke, that’s a really sweet offer. But how can I trust you?”

“Trust is life to a merchant. Don’t you even know that? If you just spare me, I’ll help you not just with money but with settling down too.”

Having made an offer this far, it would be natural to be tempted…

“But it’s really unfortunate. So unfortunate.”

“This should be enough.”

“I’m someone who pursues pleasure over money.”

“Do… do you want women? Then I’ll introduce you to the Empire’s greatest beauty.”

I didn’t know a single woman, but I just blurted it out to survive.

“I prefer this over women.”

The guy stroked my neck with his cold hand.

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