I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 77

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Episode 77

 

“Understood. I will definitely… find it.”

 

“Good, when you find it, let’s report that the Deputy Company Commander designed and executed it from the beginning. That should at least shorten the timeline.”

 

I was speaking while drawing a picture in my head, but there was no response.

 

“Hm? Deputy Company Commander?”

 

When I turned my gaze to look at Aisa… her eyes were red and bloodshot.

 

“Really… *sob sob*, thank you so much.”

 

Lieutenant Aisa covered her face with her left hand and bowed her head.

 

Anyone could see she was crying right now.

 

‘What… what, why is she crying.’

 

I did act somewhat kindly, but honestly I’m not sure if this was enough to bring her to tears.

 

‘What am I supposed to do about this.’

 

Since this was almost my first time facing a crying woman, I was quite flustered.

 

“Um, don’t worry too much about it. There’s still plenty of time. The war doesn’t look like it’s ending anytime soon either. You work hard normally, so things will go well.”

 

I didn’t really know what I was saying either, but anyway I took out a handkerchief from the drawer and handed it to her.

 

“Th… thank you.”

 

She wiped away her tears with the handkerchief I gave her, then removed the left hand that had been covering her face and looked at me.

 

“I will absolutely find it so you won’t be disappointed.”

 

“Yeah…? Oh, don’t overdo it though.”

 

“And…”

 

She briefly averted her gaze and hesitated before forcing herself to speak.

 

“I’ll be waiting, so please be careful on your trip.”

 

With those words, Aisa fled the room as if escaping.

 

It wasn’t easy to collect myself in a situation that felt like some kind of storm had passed through.

 

“But… she should have given back the handkerchief. That’s my only one.”

 

*    *    *

 

“Everyone on our side has arrived.”

 

“Then let me give you a final briefing before we go in. Please gather around.”

 

At Lieutenant Orpia’s words, the operation personnel of just over twenty people gathered in one place.

 

“The areas we’ll be exploring today are two suspected zones. Looking at the map, it would be around here and here.”

 

Though not precise, Lieutenant Orpia divided the zones on a map that was better than having nothing.

 

“Basically, all movement will be done on the principle of securing safety after reconnaissance first. Are the reconnaissance teams ready?”

 

Lieutenant Orpia asked while looking at Lieutenant Garen.

 

“Yes, we’ve formed a total of four teams with two people per team.”

 

“Please handle reconnaissance and combat as we discussed yesterday, Lieutenant Garen.”

 

From the conversation we had in the meeting, eighty percent of the current operation personnel are Special Forces.

 

So we divided roles with Lieutenant Garen handling reconnaissance and combat, and Lieutenant Orpia handling the search.

 

“Yes, don’t worry about it.”

 

He spoke confidently while beating his chest.

 

Since he’s such an expert in combat, there shouldn’t be any problems trusting him with it.

 

“Then let’s depart before it gets any later.”

 

“Yes, reconnaissance teams go in first.”

 

At Lieutenant Garen’s words, eight personnel entered the mountain range first.

 

And shortly after, as soon as communication came that it was safe, the main force also began to move.

 

“Even though reconnaissance reported no problems, always pay attention to perimeter security.”

 

“Yes!!”

 

Since it was very sound advice, I also kept the tension up while busily moving my head around.

 

‘But I’ve finally entered this place.’

 

The Gork Mountains.

 

It’s been roughly 5 minutes since we crossed the border, and what stands out most are definitely the trees.

 

‘The way they keep getting bigger is kind of eerie.’

 

The structure of the Gork Mountains is simple.

 

The deeper you go toward the center of the mountain range, the more quality land there is where precious things grow, and therefore stronger monsters inhabit it.

 

It’s a kind of pyramid structure.

 

Whirrrrr.

 

“Huh…?”

 

Just as things that were hard to see from outside began to catch my eye one by one, the tracking magical tool started vibrating.

 

“As expected! Let’s pick up the pace a bit more.”

 

Since the most important step of this operation had succeeded, Lieutenant Orpia’s voice tone rose.

 

However, for everything to flow according to plan, the Gork Mountains had far too many variables.

 

-We’ve discovered a goblin watchtower ahead. The number of goblins visible to the naked eye is five, and it seems like goblin territory is beyond this point.

 

The reconnaissance team’s report came through the communicator.

 

It coincided exactly with the direction the magical tool was pointing.

 

“Is the direction still this way?”

 

“Yes, considering the detection range is 5km, we have to assume it’s within the territory.”

 

Terrible words I didn’t want to believe came from her mouth.

 

‘No way, is it possible to install a magical tool inside goblin territory?’

 

Unless they brought it by helicopter, it would be impossible to install such a large magical tool inside and get out.

 

And this question wasn’t just mine – Lieutenant Garen had the same doubt.

 

“The magical tool isn’t small in size either, so wouldn’t the probability of it being inside the territory be low?”

 

“Winter is territorial war season, so the boundaries change constantly. So the installation probably came first.”

 

“Ah…”

 

Lieutenant Garen sighed at this very unfortunate story.

 

But the really sad story was something else.

 

“If it’s a territory, there would be at least 300 goblins, and if it’s installed at the center… we don’t have time to stay like this. Let’s move quickly.”

 

‘Damn, now that I think about it, that’s right.’

 

If all the goblins in the territory were hypnotized and came charging down, it’s horrifying just to imagine.

 

But we couldn’t just charge straight into goblin territory.

 

“Twenty people is too dangerous for a breakthrough, this situation is really troublesome.”

 

Lieutenant Garen fell into deep thought while stroking his chin.

 

‘It is a difficult problem.’

 

Even if we killed the goblins at the watchtower like lightning and entered, we’d inevitably be discovered.

 

And then isolation.

 

No matter how skilled the Special Forces are, breaking through hundreds of goblins isn’t easy.

 

‘Go outside and bring more troops? No, that’s just shooting ourselves in the foot.’

 

The monsters of the Gork Mountains fight among themselves, but they fundamentally hate human intrusion the most.

 

‘If we do something with large-scale forces and word gets out, it’s just over, over.’

 

That’s why we’re moving carefully while even doing reconnaissance.

 

“Anyone have any clever ideas?”

 

Lieutenant Garen briefly asked while looking at his platoon members.

 

“How about a quick decisive strike and then scattering to escape?”

 

“That’s too dangerous. Rejected.”

 

Several other opinions came up after that, but they were all too dangerous and had low success probability.

 

‘We need to quietly go in, destroy just the magical tool, and get out. Hmm?’

 

Suddenly I remembered the assassin squad attack I experienced at Rimircastle before.

 

‘They also tried to kill just the mess hall and me before escaping.’

 

And the method they used to get in was.

 

“Excuse me, may I speak?”

 

As soon as I cautiously raised my hand, Lieutenant Garen turned his head.

 

“Oh! Speak up.”

 

Eyes filled with anticipation.

 

It was considerably burdensome, going well beyond what was reasonable.

 

‘Why are you looking at me with those eyes?’

 

It was better than being ignored, but still far too excessive.

 

“While the main force attacks the goblins to draw their attention, a small team will infiltrate and destroy the magical device.”

 

“You’re saying we’ll divert the enemy’s attention to create an opening.”

 

“Yes, goblins may be more intelligent than orcs, but they’re still monsters in the end. Even a slight attack will draw them all toward the main force.”

 

“That… sounds good.”

 

Lieutenant Garen showed a positive reaction after running a simulation in his head.

 

“I think it looks good too. You really are our ace.”

 

With Lieutenant Orpia also agreeing with my opinion, the general framework of the operation was decided.

 

“Then we need to form an infiltration team. Since having too many people won’t help, from the 2nd platoon…”

 

Just as Lieutenant Garen was about to select personnel.

 

Lieutenant Orpia stepped forward and spoke up.

 

“Lieutenant Orpia and Captain Paran – the two of us will handle the infiltration.”

 

“What…? What do you mean.”

 

It was like bringing a hammer down on someone’s head while they were sitting quietly.

 

If I hadn’t been tense, I might have let out a string of curses.

 

“Wouldn’t two people be a bit dangerous?”

 

Lieutenant Garen spoke with concern, but Lieutenant Orpia’s resolve was firm.

 

“The more people we add, the higher the risk of being discovered. Right?”

 

She looked at me as she asked, and the answer was predetermined.

 

“Still, maybe one person from the Special Forces… No. Let’s go.”

 

Even if we increased it to three people, nothing would change as she said.

 

It would only increase the risk of discovery.

 

‘Me being on the infiltration team is an error to begin with, but what’s the point of saying anything about it.’

 

I’d just get scolded instead.

 

‘The plan was to send the Special Forces brothers, but now I spoke up for nothing. Tsk.’

 

This damn mouth of mine is the problem.

 

“Just make sure to draw the goblins’ attention properly.”

 

“Yes, just trust me.”

 

“Then since we don’t have time, we’ll move right away. Let’s go.”

 

“Yes…”

 

I felt like I was being dragged to hell as I distanced myself from the main force.

 

“Don’t worry too much. No matter how many there are, they’re still just goblins.”

 

‘That’s exactly the problem.’

 

She completely failed to grasp the core issue.

 

“Phew, understood.”

 

I resigned myself to the hopeless situation and started moving.

 

“Krik!”

 

“Hide.”

 

At the goblin’s cry, Lieutenant Orpia spoke in a small voice and concealed herself behind a rock.

 

‘There it is.’

 

Peeking out with just my eyes, I could see the observation tower just as the reconnaissance team had described.

 

‘I guess they recently established new territory.’

 

All I could see right now was the observation tower, but that alone told me a lot.

 

‘First of all, it’s way too clean.’

 

Since goblins wouldn’t clean regularly, this could only mean it was built recently.

 

“Their eyes look fierce. Different from what I saw in the subjugation company.”

 

“Since they’re at the edge of a cliff right now, they must be desperate and urgent.”

 

“Ah, that’s right.”

 

Where I am now is the very entrance of the Gork Mountains’ entrance.

 

So if they lose this place, they’ll eventually be driven out of the mountain range.

 

“More importantly, it’s about to start…”

 

KABOOM!

 

As if it were planned, no sooner had Lieutenant Orpia spoken than an explosion echoed from the main force’s direction.

 

‘Did they just set off a magic shell…?’

 

I was momentarily speechless at such a crude yet dangerous method.

 

“Kiririk!”

 

“Krik!!”

 

The sudden explosion.

 

Naturally judging it as an enemy invasion, the goblins were startled and grabbed their weapons.

 

If this were the Imperial army, they would have just contacted headquarters and the sentries would have stayed at their posts, but goblins obviously wouldn’t have such a system.

 

“Krik! Kiri! Kiriirik!”

 

“Kiririririk!”

 

The goblins abandoned the observation tower and ran toward the direction of the sound.

 

One entrance naturally became completely empty.

 

‘It went exactly as expected.’

 

Though I had planned it, honestly I felt a bit of a chill.

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