I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 34

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Episode 34

Knock knock.

“Master, may I come in?”

To deliver Paran’s message, sales employee Thomas knocked on the workshop door.

“There’s a customer here, so come back later.”

“The young master of the Oclo Family has a message to relay.”

“Hmm, I told him to come next time, so why again.”

Bangkero looked troubled as he glanced at the woman sitting across from him.

“It’s fine. Tell him to come in.”

“Understood. Come in!”

With permission granted, Thomas opened the door and approached Bangkero.

“What is it? What’s the matter?”

“Well…”

Thomas rolled his eyes and glanced sideways at the woman.

“You fool! She’s not someone you can look at like that, so speak quickly and get out.”

Bangkero was horrified by Thomas’s behavior and scolded him loudly.

“Could… could I speak with you outside?”

“Just say it.”

“Then, your ear for a moment.”

Thomas hesitated briefly, then knelt down to accommodate the short Bangkero.

“The young master said he’ll pay double if you make his weapon before the current customer’s.”

It was a very quiet voice, but unfortunately, the distance was too close.

“What did you just say?”

Unlike before, the atmosphere turned infinitely cold.

Bangkero realized the situation had gone wrong and hurriedly stood up.

“Ha… haha, the young master must be in a hurry. Go explain it well to him and tell him to come tomorrow. Got it?”

Bangkero pushed Thomas’s back, but unfortunately, leaving without her permission was impossible.

“Stop.”

“Yes…?”

“Let’s go together. I’m curious about what kind of amazing person would try to get a weapon before someone I trust and cherish most.”

She stood up and removed the robe that had been covering her face.

At the same time, brilliant golden hair and deep green eyes that only great bloodlines possessed were revealed.

Even though Thomas was a commoner, there was no way he wouldn’t know who she was.

“I greet Her Highness the Princess!!!”

First Princess Rene Raikane, called the most beautiful flower and genius of the Empire.

Thomas kneeling was natural behavior for any citizen of the Empire.

“Sigh.”

At that sight, Bangkero let out a small sigh from behind.

“Guide me. To where that bastard who wants to steal my turn is.”

“Yes…? Y-yes, yes.”

Did he realize how big an incident he had just boarded the center of?

Thomas trembled with fear, but he had already crossed the river.

“Don’t be too scared. You just delivered a message, right? You didn’t even know I was a princess.”

Rene gently placed her hand on Thomas’s shoulder.

Thomas was relieved by her voice that had lost its coldness, but that was because he couldn’t see Rene’s face.

‘How dare he try to steal the gift I’m giving to uncle?’

At this unforgivable behavior, Rene’s steps quickened.

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“I’d like to buy a bow too. I don’t see any good ones.”

They sold them as a side business, but being a blacksmith’s forge, the quality was mediocre.

To be honest, nothing was as expensive as swords.

‘Expensive things are good, but if there’s nothing expensive, there’s nothing good.’

It was a very wrong way of thinking that impoverished human wallets, but what could I do?

I didn’t have a professional eye for weapons.

“This is the person.”

While I was examining armor, Thomas returned.

Along with an incredibly beautiful woman.

‘What’s this, an impromptu blind date?’

I tried to think positively, but unfortunately, the expression the woman wore was definitely not that of someone on a blind date.

‘But her eye color is interesting. Green eyes. Huh?’

I knew it was rude, but I instinctively examined her face, and something seemed odd.

‘Blonde hair and green eyes, hmm.’

Even combined with Paran’s memories, I hadn’t seen and learned it directly, so a search process was needed.

‘Blonde green-eyed woman beauty, this is crazy.’

Combining those four keywords, exactly one person came up.

“I greet Her Highness the Princess. I am Paran Oclo of the Oclo Comital Family. It is an incomparable honor to meet the flower of the Empire.”

I knelt on one knee and calmly offered my greeting.

“An honor? I don’t think you’re thinking that at all.”

“Pardon? What do you mean?”

“You’re going to receive your sword late because of me. I have no intention of yielding my place no matter what good conditions you bring.”

Blatant hostility, the reason being none other than the message I had asked Thomas to deliver.

‘The previous customer was the princess.’

But before that, why did the princess know what I had asked to be told to Bangkero?

‘That bastard.’

When I rolled my eyes to glare at Thomas standing behind the princess, he shook his head as if wronged.

“Where are you looking right now?”

“No, Your Highness, I think there’s a slight misunderstanding.”

“A misunderstanding? I’m curious what kind of misunderstanding there is.”

The princess closed the distance between us by one step and met my gaze.

As if telling me to make an excuse if I had one.

‘I shouldn’t lie.’

Objectively looking at the situation, I had committed a crime, but not to a level deserving severe punishment.

But if I lied and got caught, things would become quite troublesome from then on.

“Your Highness, I’m currently on leave from the military. I have to return next week.”

“So?”

“Where I’m currently serving is the Western Front. And recently, I barely survived a life-threatening crisis.”

I couldn’t make a single mistake.

“In that process, I desperately felt the need for good weapons. As I mentioned, time is limited, so I was just trying to move up in line out of urgency.”

“Do you think that’s a valid reason to steal my place?”

“If I had known you were Her Highness the Princess, I wouldn’t have acted this way.”

“So if it were someone else, it would be valid?”

A question the princess threw accusingly.

I briefly considered just saying I was sorry, but a slight rebellious streak activated.

“Yes, it’s valid.”

“What… what did you say?”

“Your Highness, as I’ve repeatedly said, I’m serving on the front lines. For the Empire’s victory, wouldn’t it be right for me to receive the weapon first?”

So yield your place.

Honestly, the probability seemed low, but I hadn’t given up yet despite the princess’s appearance.

‘Yielding gracefully here won’t make the enemy’s sword any duller.’

Unconditional submission to power isn’t always good.

“You, from the Oclo Family no less, are active on the front lines? You’re not lying, are you?”

“If you have doubts, feel free to verify it yourself. You’ll probably be quite surprised.”

I guarantee that among this pathetic batch of knights, I’m currently the most outstanding one.

“I understand what you’re saying. But even if you were in a hurry, you should have asked me, the passenger, for consideration rather than Bangkero.”

Was she somewhat convinced by the logic?

Or did she have no words to refute?

The Princess’s voice had become much softer than before.

“That was my inexperience. I’ll be more careful next time.”

“And unfortunately, even if you are active on the front lines, I cannot yield my place in line.”

As expected.

Well, I didn’t have high expectations anyway, so it’s fine.

“The owner of the sword I’ve commissioned is also serving on the front lines.”

“I understand. And whoever it is, I’m quite envious.”

‘Tch, how front line could it really be.’

Would she, who grew up like a flower in a greenhouse, know what a real battlefield is?

Probably even someone in the Eastern Coastal Guard Battalion would be considered front line by her standards.

‘Is this how the Emperor felt when looking at nobles?’

It’s frustrating and stifling – being Emperor must not be easy either.

“When it’s completed, I’ll come to pick it up myself, so send me a letter.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

After speaking to Bangkero, the Princess turned her gaze back to me.

“Though your behavior today was disappointing, I hope you too will survive until the war ends.”

I expected another sharp remark, but what came from the Princess’s mouth was unexpected encouragement.

“I will do my best to fulfill Your Highness’s command.”

“Something feels different about you somehow.”

The Princess muttered something incomprehensible to herself and left the blacksmith’s forge first, having finished her business.

“Phew.”

The space became quiet as if a typhoon had passed through.

I was the one who broke that silence.

“That was almost a disaster. But you didn’t do that intentionally, did you?”

I glared coldly at Thomas, who had committed obvious tattling.

“N-No!”

“You thought I was nothing special and made me speak in front of Her Highness the Princess. So don’t blame innocent people.”

Bangkero defended Thomas while blocking me.

“I understand for now.”

“More importantly, are you Broad’s son? You don’t really resemble him much.”

Bangkero casually referred to Father, the family head.

Though there’s a difference in status, it’s not that strange.

‘Since he was Grandfather’s close friend, he must have seen Father since he was a baby.’

And Bangkero is a business partner of the Oclo Family, not a retainer.

“I take after my mother.”

“Lucky you. Anyone can see that Silvia is much more attractive than Broad.”

“I wholeheartedly agree.”

Before the Princess who just left, the person called the flower of the Empire was none other than Mother.

“Anyway, you want to commission a sword?”

“That’s right.”

“From what I heard earlier, you seem to want it by the time you return from leave, but that would be impossible even if Her Highness the Princess wasn’t here.”

“What…?”

“What, do you think swords fall from the sky? Even making it quickly takes at least a month.”

“A whole month?!”

I mean, how long could melting and hammering really take a month?

It was hard to understand from a layman’s perspective.

“And commissioned work is done custom-made after observing everything about that person, but you…”

Bangkero’s eyes scanned my body from head to toe.

“You haven’t even properly developed your muscle structure yet, so what’s this about a custom weapon? Making one would actually be poison for you. Tsk tsk, typical Oclo greed.”

It was blunt criticism, but I had no words to refute it.

This family is indeed greedy.

“Then what would you recommend?”

“I’ll give you something decent, so be satisfied with that and go back. Come for a custom weapon later when you’ve grown a bit.”

Though disappointing, there was nothing wrong with Bangkero’s words.

“And if you want to commission a really good weapon for actual use, bring some materials from the family warehouse. You know, mithril, adamant, stuff like that.”

I could see desire in Bangkero’s eyes.

“We have such things in the warehouse?”

“Ugh, tsk, a direct descendant doesn’t even know that? Go to Broad and tell him to bring them out. Come straight to me when you get them.”

No matter how I look at it, he just seems to want to work with precious materials through me.

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