I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 68

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Episode 68

 

“Alright, I understand. Good work.”

 

“Not at all. But Company Commander, do you believe the enemy used magical tools to turn the monsters into that state?”

 

“Yeah, absolutely.”

 

“May I ask what evidence you based that judgment on?”

 

Lieutenant Aisa asking me for evidence again today.

 

It’s really not easy answering these kinds of questions every time.

 

“Evidence. Rather than evidence, I just can’t see any other possibilities.”

 

“What do you mean… Never mind.”

 

“We can investigate this direction once, and if not, we’ll look elsewhere. Though this direction is definitely right.”

 

A voice full of confidence.

 

In her eyes, I probably look like someone rolling pencils at a college entrance exam, but what can I do.

 

If I reveal that I can see the correct answer, I’ll be imprisoned for cheating.

 

“How much time is left until today’s regular training?”

 

“About an hour remaining.”

 

“Then let’s go see Blin.”

 

By the way, Blin is the cute name I gave to the goblin.

 

‘I think I’m really going crazy too.’

 

But what can I do.

 

If I add my military service in South Korea to this, it’s been 3 years now.

 

It would be strange if I was maintaining my sanity.

 

“How long are you planning to keep it?”

 

“I’m not sure.”

 

It’s already been a week since we captured the goblin alive.

 

It has taken a bit longer than I initially thought.

 

“Strange rumors are circulating within the company. So I think it would be better to handle this situation.”

 

“Strange rumors?”

 

“Yes. I hate to say this, but there are rumors that you torture the goblin to relieve stress…”

 

“What the.”

 

There’s no one who treats the goblin more kindly than I do, yet they say torture.

 

It’s a malicious rumor that rivals fake news.

 

“It seems this rumor started because the goblin cries loudly every time you go in there.”

 

“Ugh.”

 

I’ve been using various methods to help it regain consciousness, which caused the noise.

 

It seems our company members heard that and misunderstood.

 

“I clarified that it wasn’t true, so it hasn’t spread too widely yet.”

 

“That’s rough. This won’t do. I have no choice but to finish this today.”

 

Honestly, there is a method.

 

However, I’ve been using folk remedies because I hate spending points, but if such rumors are spreading, what can I do.

 

I’ll have to use the last resort.

 

“Today?”

 

“Yeah, let’s go.”

 

I took Aisa, who had become quite comfortable now, and headed to the warehouse where the goblin was confined.

 

“Shop.”

 

[Owned Points: 190p]

 

<General Items>

 

<Swordsmanship Manual>

 

<Recipe Book>

 

<Food>

 

Quite a poor wallet situation.

 

It became like this because I bought strength potions with everything I had.

 

‘I’m sure that was in the food section.’

 

I clicked through the categories to find the item I wanted to purchase.

 

[Clearly Brewed Oolong Tea]

 

The tea leaves’ effects clear the mind and free you from abnormal conditions. Additionally, resistance to mental attacks is strengthened for 2 hours.

 

(You must drink it all at once for the effect to work.)

 

Price: 30p

 

Abnormal condition, mental attack.

 

Isn’t that hypnosis.

 

‘It’s a shame to spend points on a monster, but what choice do I have.’

 

I’ve done what I could, and if I keep it any longer, the rumors will spread uncontrollably.

 

[You have purchased Clearly Brewed Oolong Tea.]

 

A small glass bottle that fell into my hand along with the System Message.

 

They called it tea, but from the bottle to the color, it looked exactly like whiskey.

 

“What is that?”

 

Aisa asked a question, and I pulled out the prepared answer as if I’d been waiting for it.

 

“I don’t know the details either, but it’s the one and only antidote potion our family has. I heard we received it from elves long ago.”

 

I put a lot of emphasis on ‘one and only.’

 

“Shall we go in.”

 

Click.

 

After unlocking the mechanism, I pushed the door open with both hands.

 

“Kieeeee…”

 

The goblin greeting me energetically today as well.

 

You’d think it would get tired, but its stamina is impressive.

 

“But if it’s the one your family has, it must be extremely precious. Isn’t it a waste to use it like this?”

 

I thought it would pass naturally, but she asked additionally after entering the warehouse.

 

‘Wait, but isn’t this a chance to score points?’

 

I’ve been intuitively feeling that she’s been distrusting me lately.

 

In this situation, showing that I spare nothing for the mission.

 

It seems like it’s time to give her the first lesson as her mentor.

 

“Potions only have efficacy when used. And what in the world could be more important than the mission.”

 

“Is that so.”

 

An expression that seemed deep in thought.

 

But unfortunately, I couldn’t give her much time to think.

 

“Anyway, I need to feed this to it, so open the goblin’s mouth.”

 

“Excuse me…?”

 

“I can’t spill even a single drop of this. Can you do it?”

 

“You mean… that mouth right now?”

 

The goblin’s mouth area was just dirty, with hardened saliva and other things, since I’d never brought it to be washed.

 

Aisa asked back with an expression of absolute reluctance, but what could I do.

 

The military is an organization with hierarchy.

 

‘One of us has to do it, but I can’t do it myself.’

 

This is exactly why the world is so damn awful.

 

Especially the military even more so.

 

“Is there a problem?”

 

I asked with a truly clueless expression.

 

And naturally, the answer was predetermined.

 

Because aside from it being dirty, there was no problem.

 

“N…No.”

 

She approached the goblin while managing her expression as much as possible.

 

“Kieee…”

 

The goblin convulsed as the distance closed.

 

Its saliva secretion seemed to have gotten even worse.

 

“Ugh.”

 

Lieutenant Aisa, who had been glaring at the goblin with a disgusted expression, steeled herself and moved her hand.

 

“Ki…”

 

Stretch.

 

Her noble, white hand touched the green skin and pulled its mouth open on both sides.

 

“C-Company Commander! Hurry!”

 

Not wanting to touch it for even a second longer, her words had become short.

 

“Got it.”

 

Since I wasn’t a pervert who enjoyed watching her suffer, I uncapped the bottle containing the oolong tea and approached the goblin.

 

“When I remove the bottle, you need to immediately cover the goblin’s mouth. You understand what I mean, right?”

 

“I understand, so hurry up!”

 

Lieutenant Aisa’s expression, which I had thought was cold, completely crumbled.

 

‘Hmm, this might be kind of fun.’

 

A bad thought crossed my mind for a moment, but I quickly dismissed it and shoved the bottle into the goblin’s mouth.

 

Glug glug!

 

30 points going into the goblin’s mouth.

 

Since the amount wasn’t that much, the bottle was emptied in an instant.

 

“I pulled it out! Block it!”

 

“Uuugh!”

 

Squeeze!

 

Lieutenant Aisa, sacrificing herself for the greater good, pressed down on the goblin’s mouth with both hands.

 

“Kieeeek!!!”

 

The goblin convulsed.

 

It seemed to want to vomit it back up, but breaking through Lieutenant Aisa’s strength was impossible.

 

Gulp gulp.

 

After waiting a few seconds, I could confirm the oolong tea going down the goblin’s throat.

 

“Phew, good work. You’re quite skilled, aren’t you?”

 

I meant it as praise, but Lieutenant Aisa’s gaze was ominous.

 

“I sincerely hope there were results.”

 

An atmosphere as if she would kill me if there were no results.

 

Since her family could certainly do such a thing, I was quite frightened.

 

“Go out and wash your hands. It would be terrible if your precious body picked up any smell.”

 

“Then I’ll be back quickly.”

 

Since she too would want to wash her hands as quickly as possible, she immediately left the warehouse.

 

“Scary. Please let there be an effect.”

 

Though I was almost certain, there was still a distinct possibility that the oolong tea might not work.

 

“Kieee…”

 

The goblin looked somehow drained of energy.

 

I dragged over a chair and sat in front of the creature.

 

“Hey buddy, you need to snap out of it. 30 points just went into you.”

 

Do monsters also listen to earnest prayers and pleas?

 

The goblin’s eyes, which had clearly been insane to anyone watching, began returning to a normal state.

 

“Kirik. Kirik?!”

 

The goblin lowered its head to check its own condition and convulsed.

 

It was the same convulsion, but the feeling was completely different.

 

“You’ve come to your senses. You have come to your senses, right? Let me check.”

 

This kind of thing needed to be confirmed properly.

 

[Eyes of Truth pierce through the target.]

 

Name: Kkulul

 

Affiliation: Teuturu Tribe

 

Specialty: Theft

 

Current State: Confused by the suddenly changed environment and situation, his memory cuts off at going out to hunt.

 

“It’s definitely been lifted. Hey, you’ve been saved.”

 

This really deserved prostration and worship.

 

Creak.

 

Just as I was pondering what to do next, the closed door opened and Lieutenant Aisa entered.

 

“You’re back? Look over here and check out this guy.”

 

At my words, Lieutenant Aisa examined the goblin’s condition.

 

“Huh…?”

 

A surprised expression after confirming the change.

 

Watching was quite entertaining.

 

“Was it really under a mental attack?”

 

“Since what we fed it worked, we have to assume so. Is there anything else we can find out here?”

 

This alone was enough of an achievement to report to the Intelligence Agency, but it still wasn’t enough to solve the problem.

 

‘The key is finding out how the hypnosis is administered so we can prevent it.’

 

There was still such a long way to go.

 

“Hey buddy, how did you end up getting hypnotized?”

 

I tried asking kindly, but naturally, there was no chance the creature understood.

 

“Kiriririk! Kirik! Kiririk!”

 

Creak! Creak!

 

Not recognizing its benefactor, it went wild trying to escape.

 

It couldn’t be any more stupid.

 

“Deputy Company Commander, is there anyone who can speak goblin language?”

 

“I’ve heard of people studying monster languages, but there’s no place in the Empire that has achieved results.”

 

“That’s unfortunate.”

 

I wondered if there might be something in the shop and looked, but unfortunately there were no related items.

 

“This alone is already a tremendous achievement, so you don’t need to feel disappointed.”

 

Words that seemed meant to comfort me.

 

That attitude was quite unexpected.

 

‘Even after making her put her hands in a goblin’s mouth multiple times, she’s reacting like this? Is she an angel or something?’

 

This actually made me feel more guilty.

 

“Right, let’s be satisfied with this for now and make a report. If we send it up, they’ll send experts.”

 

Even if they couldn’t speak the language, monster doctors definitely existed according to my memory.

 

If they came and communicated with the goblin…

 

Whiiiing!

 

-Real situation! Real situation! Orc group spotted in Sector 21!

 

“Damn it.”

 

A broadcast going off just when I was thinking about leaving work early.

 

And it was orcs, not goblins.

 

‘What had to come finally came.’

 

Since my assignment, both attacks had been goblins, so this was the first time with orcs.

 

‘Honestly, I’m a bit scared.’

 

According to what the squad leaders told me, orcs are the real monsters.

 

Not a one-sided massacre like with goblins, but a life-or-death battle.

 

Just as tension was rising, unexpected words came from Lieutenant Aisa’s mouth.

 

“If we both go and something goes wrong, we won’t be able to report our earlier discovery, so I’ll go alone.”

 

A sweet proposal with no logical flaws.

 

‘Don’t go?’

 

Being human, I couldn’t help but be tempted.

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