I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 31

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Episode 31

‘Don’t tell me he has those kinds of preferences…?’

This is truly the worst possible situation.

“Don’t be like that, let me think of a way that would satisfy me more.”

“Kekekekuk!!! You talk just like that guy. Do rich people all think the same way?”

What could be making him so excited?

The guy clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.

“What are you talking about right now.”

“A baron said the same thing last year. At first it was 30,000 gold, and later he said he’d marry his daughter to me.”

“What’s a baron, I’ll get you someone prettier and in a higher position.”

“No, no. The pleasure I seek isn’t that kind of thing.”

The guy brought his tongue to the sword he was holding and licked it with his saliva.

“You see, I find it so enjoyable when rich brats like you die in despair.”

‘Shit, he’s a psychopath.’

I thought we could communicate somewhat, but he was just toying with me.

“Crazy bastard.”

Since I was going to die anyway, I just didn’t hold back and hurled harsh words at him.

“Kekuk, I’d like to toy with you more, but it’s unfortunate that the situation isn’t good.”

The moment the guy checked where the fierce battle was taking place and turned his head back.

Someone I never expected to see came into view.

‘Carton…?’

None other than branch manager Carton, who had followed the trade mission today, was approaching with something in his hand.

‘It looks like he’s planning to do something.’

Then there’s only one thing I need to do right now.

“I was a fool for trying to give money to a bastard like you. You piece of trash worse than garbage.”

I don’t know if this is the right approach, but from what I can tell, this guy likes prey that resists.

“To think you’d keep that haughty expression until the very end. Are you royalty or something? Kekuk.”

“If I’m royalty, then you must be a slave.”

Twitch.

I kept spitting out harsh words to instill a sense of resistance.

But the moment the word “slave” came out, the guy’s expression instantly turned ice cold.

‘I… I touched the wrong nerve.’

I should have acted moderately, but it seems I crossed the line.

“This is why I hate nobles – I gave you too much time to run your mouth.”

“Wait… wait a moment.”

The guy raised his sword without a moment’s hesitation.

The blade aimed precisely at my neck.

I wanted to resist, but my body was pinned under his foot and I couldn’t move.

“Die.”

Whiiiiik!

Cutting through the air, the sword headed precisely between my eyes…

Bzzzzzzzzzzt! Thunk!

Along with a blue light that illuminated my dark vision, the sword’s trajectory changed and it struck the ground just a finger’s width away.

“Kyaaaak! What the hell!”

From the sudden shock, the guy trembled violently and let out a scream.

“Young master!”

Carton’s urgent voice calling out to me.

I don’t know what it was, but one thing is certain – this is the chance of a lifetime.

“Die!”

There’s no time to spare even a moment.

As soon as the guy’s foot loosened, I grabbed the sword I had lost and plunged it into his abdomen.

Swoosh!

Thick crimson blood splattered across my face.

The metallic taste made me grimace involuntarily.

“Kyaaaak! These damn bastards did this to me!”

“You shouldn’t have let your guard down.”

For reference, I’m someone who doesn’t know what letting one’s guard down means.

Stab! Stab! Stab!

Ensuring certain death.

I thrust the sword into the guy’s body several times.

“Hek…! Hek…! Hek…!”

Only after precisely cutting off his last breath with the blade did I wipe the sweat from my forehead.

“Are you alright?”

“Car… Carton.”

Carton’s hands were trembling.

He’s definitely still not free from fear.

“Thank you, thank you. I survived thanks to you.”

There’s nothing I can say other than truly thanking him.

Without his brave actions, I would have died helplessly.

“The enemy is retreating! Spread out and annihilate them!”

While I was dancing on the edge of death, it seems they overcame the numerical disadvantage and gained the upper hand.

“You survived.”

If the enemy has retreated, then the danger has essentially disappeared.

“Thank goodness. Young master.”

“Indeed, when I return… I’ll repay you as best as I can.”

A position in the capital isn’t the issue.

He deserves to own a mansion.

“Thank you.”

As expected of a merchant, he didn’t refuse even as a courtesy.

“Lieutenant, are you safe?”

Alfen, dressed in blood-stained armor, approached me.

“I miraculously survived a life-threatening crisis.”

At my words, his gaze turned to the dead corpse.

“I don’t know how you managed it, but it’s fortunate nonetheless. I need to join the pursuit, so wait here.”

“Understood.”

I didn’t have the strength to move anyway, so it’s a very welcome order.

“I’ll see you later.”

Alfen immediately joined the pursuit, and Carton and I headed toward the carriage.

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“Ugh.”

Among the traces of battle reeking with the smell of blood, one corpse that was thought to be dead stirred.

‘Did I… lose consciousness?’

Blonde hair that had turned murky from being stained with blood.

He was none other than Robin, who had been certain that Paran was not from the intelligence agency.

‘The battle ended in defeat as expected.’

Scanning the surroundings with minimal movement, there were far more corpses from the Adits Imperial Army side.

‘They must have all withdrawn thinking it was finished. It won’t be easy to cross the border in this condition.’

While Robin was pondering his options, he sensed people nearby.

“I really almost died. If there’s anything you want, feel free to ask.”

“Then… I have a daughter, and I was wondering if academy admission might be possible.”

“That much. But you do know how to study a bit, right?”

“Of course. I’ve been taught everything from arithmetic to economics since I was young to join the Oclo Trading Guild.”

“I’ll talk to my father and get you a letter of recommendation.”

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

Two voices heard from ahead.

One of them belonged to someone he couldn’t help but recognize, even if he didn’t want to.

‘Paran…’

Grind!

The very person who had made him into this state.

It was only natural for Robin to grit his teeth from his position.

‘There doesn’t seem to be anyone else around.’

At most there was a middle-aged man, but he was just a civilian who had come along for trade.

‘The distance is 20 meters, can I do it?’

Robin checked his body condition.

‘My legs are completely ruined. But I think I can move once.’

Severed tendons.

If he had been a civilian, it would have been difficult to even maintain consciousness, but his thoroughly trained mental strength separated the pain.

‘The horse attached to the carriage seems like the best escape option.’

A survival plan quickly formed in Robin’s mind.

And once all preparations were complete, the next step was execution.

“Aaaahhh!”

Robin, who had been quietly holding his breath until now, let out a scream.

“Who’s there!”

Paran hastily drew his sword and stood guard at the unexpected sound.

Seeing this, Robin spoke in a disguised voice.

“Lieutenant Paran? You’re an ally. An ally! Come look at my knee. The bleeding won’t stop!”

A voice filled with pain and an urgent-looking situation.

It was only natural for the inexperienced Paran to fall for it.

“Let me see. How bad is the wound… huh…?”

Paran rushed over and turned over Robin’s collapsed body.

At that moment, his face was revealed.

“Why is Lieutenant Ramon here, could it be…”

Paran sensed something was wrong and tried to pull away, but Robin’s hand was much faster.

Stab!

“Ahhhhh!”

A dagger precisely embedded in his side.

It didn’t end there – the poison on the dagger quickly spread throughout his body.

“You’d better not struggle pointlessly. It’s a deadly poison used for suicide when missions fail. Ugh.”

Robin struggled to get up from his position and moved toward where the horse was.

As he moved step by step, Robin and Carton made eye contact.

Naturally, Carton tried to run away, but again Robin’s hand was much faster.

“Can’t leave any witnesses.”

Whoosh!

He drew a dagger from his waist and threw it, but the speed was too fast for a civilian to react.

Thud!

The dagger embedded precisely in the back of fleeing Carton’s head.

“Guh…”

His life ended without even being able to properly scream.

“Damn Intelligence Agency bastards.”

Having eliminated all obstacles, Robin cut the rope connecting to the carriage while dripping blood and mounted the horse.

“Suffer more. Struggle more and die miserably. Lieutenant Paran.”

“Ugh!”

Robin looked down at the increasingly pale Paran for a moment, then turned his horse and crossed the border.

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‘Damn it, damn it!!!’

I could feel all too clearly that every muscle was stiffening.

“Ugh.”

‘Think. Think!’

First, an antidote.

Despairingly, I didn’t have any antidote with me right now.

Even if I did, the chances of it neutralizing this poison were slim.

‘Some method, that’s right!’

“Shop… shop.”

The only outlet where I could immediately obtain items right now.

I barely endured the crushing pain in my teeth and opened the shop.

-High-calorie capsule rations (30 pieces) 10p

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-Emergency first aid kit 50p

.

Since I had casually browsed the shop’s items before, finding what I needed wasn’t difficult.

’50 points… that’s exactly enough.’

Fortunately, I wouldn’t be unable to purchase due to insufficient points.

[You have purchased an emergency first aid kit.]

The emergency first aid kit was immediately delivered to my hands.

Its appearance wasn’t much different from what I’d seen in the Republic of Korea military.

‘This must be the antidote…?’

A syringe filled with yellow liquid.

Even if it wasn’t, I had no choice.

I didn’t have time to read instructions right now.

“Ahhh!”

I moved my hand to insert the syringe, but the price of forcibly moving my stiffened muscles was beyond imagination.

‘I want to die. Just die… Shit, why should I have to die?’

The one who should die is that spy bastard who made me like this.

Stab!

With only burning vengeance, I clenched my teeth and stabbed the syringe into my thigh.

‘Please, please let me live.’

The yellow liquid entered my body along with desperate prayer.

And not long after, I lost consciousness with hallucinations as if the world was turning upside down.

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“Lieutenant, I’m having trouble understanding what exactly happened here. Could you explain?”

Lieutenant Colonel Petri, planning officer of Reconnaissance Command Operations Division 2, asked Lieutenant Robin, who was in a miserable state.

“The operation… failed. I was lucky to escape because the enemy mistook my unconsciousness for death.”

“The cause of the failure.”

“…”

Robin couldn’t open his mouth at the question he was afraid to answer.

“Didn’t I just ask you!”

“Pa… Paran Oclo was affiliated with the Intelligence Agency.”

The infirmary froze so cold that goosebumps rose all over their bodies.

“Please step out.”

At Petri’s words, the military doctor tactfully and quietly left the infirmary.

“I don’t understand this now. Didn’t you say the Lieutenant confirmed it personally?”

“I… made a wrong judgment. I’m sorry.”

“With that wrong judgment, did we just lose over thirty of our elite troops and magical equipment worth 700,000 gold?”

Once again, Robin couldn’t answer properly, but Petri’s patience and anger had already far exceeded their limits.

Smack!

Finally his hand lashed out, and Robin’s face turned to the left.

A reddened cheek.

Since he had struck with full force, considerable pain was transmitted, but Robin even held his breath carefully.

“What happened to the Division Chief?”

“I wasn’t able to determine that. If he hasn’t returned by now, then probably…”

“You, me. It’s over. You know this well without me having to say it.”

Certainly Robin knew it too.

But the moment those words came from his superior’s mouth, despair clouded his face.

“Since it’s wartime, there won’t be a trial – the General Division Chief will hand down punishment. I hope you survive.”

“Wait… please wait a moment! Rather than the General Division Chief, a trial would be…!”

Robin reached out his hand, but Petri stepped back, causing him to grasp at empty air.

“It’s already too late, Lieutenant.”

Petri left the infirmary without the slightest hesitation.

The personnel order from the General Division Chief that arrived the next day.

Written there was terrible content that couldn’t be looked at with both eyes.

[Personnel Order]

Subject: Lieutenant Robin

Transfer: Reconnaissance Command Operations Division 2 -> Punitive Battalion

The above personnel transfer is hereby ordered

Reconnaissance Command General Operations Division Chief

Brigadier General Gelton Raclere

“Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!”

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