I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 83

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Episode 83

“Well, don’t be too disappointed. Even this is all in the Empire’s favor. Honestly, trash like you would be better off dead, right?”

Robin pulled out a dagger from his chest and gripped it in his hand.

“I really want to kill you…”

Swoosh.

As if uninterested in Ricardo’s sincerity, Robin’s dagger pierced straight through his heart.

“Phew, how long has it been since I tasted this freedom.”

A situation where no one was watching.

Though he was currently in enemy territory, Robin’s body felt lighter than ever.

‘That bastard Lieutenant Paran was definitely there earlier too.’

Though he couldn’t see his face, that disgusting voice that pierced his ears.

It was fortunate that his emotions had been tempered over time, because if it had been Robin from the early days of the Punitive Force, he wouldn’t have been able to hold back and would have charged at him.

‘To chase after him from here… it’s already too late.’

Even if he did chase after him, he wasn’t confident he could handle all the monsters near that guy.

“But Krembl Theater, huh. I thought they would have just set it up somewhere far away. They put more effort into it than I expected.”

The reason Robin found out the location of the research facility.

Looking at the process, it seems like he’s trying to sell out the Raikhan Empire and become a great contributor, but the reality is actually the opposite.

‘But no matter how well the disguise was done, if Colonel Bocard revealed the location, it’s over.’

And Robin considers this probability quite high.

‘If that man revealed it…’

A calculator rapidly clicked in his head.

The conclusion was simple.

“Tsk, this wasn’t the time to be leisurely.”

Robin moved without resting for even a single second until he arrived at the research facility.

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“Loyalty! Sergeant Jeren, where are you going at this late hour?”

The soldier standing guard at the battalion entrance confirmed it was Sergeant Jeren and his eyes snapped wide open just as they were about to close.

“My daughter at home is sick, so I need to go check on her urgently.”

“Oh my, it’s late and the road down will be dangerous. Are you going alone?”

“The soldiers already had a hard time with today’s situation, so how could I take them for personal matters. I’ll just have to be careful.”

It was only natural for the soldier to be moved by this ideal image of an officer.

“If I wasn’t on duty, I would follow you. Please be careful.”

“Yeah, keep up the good work.”

“Loyalty!”

Sergeant Jeren rode his horse past the main gate and left the battalion.

And a few minutes later.

Just as the soldier was about to fall back into a half-sleep state, another officer approached on horseback.

“Uh… uh, loyalty!”

It was hard to see even one person during this time period, but already two.

The soldier thought to himself that he really had bad luck as he checked the officer’s face.

“Are you Lieutenant Aisa?”

“Yes, you’re working hard in the early morning.”

“Not at all. But what brings you here at this late hour?”

“Who was the person who just left?”

“Just now? That was Sergeant Jeren. He went down to the village urgently because his daughter is sick.”

“I see.”

Lieutenant Aisa looked in the direction Sergeant Jeren had gone and tightened her grip on the reins in her hand.

‘Sergeant Jeren.’

From the day Paran left, Aisa had been secretly conducting an investigation of all company members while reducing her sleep.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t been able to find anything significant.

However, investigations always prove helpful, and now was that time.

‘I’m sure Sergeant Jeren’s daughter should be attending an academy in the south.’

And it was currently during the school term, so the probability of his daughter being here was very low.

“Is something wrong?”

“No. But did he go alone?”

“Yes. It’s late and dark, so I’m worried.”

“Hmm, I’ll follow him and come back. If anyone comes asking, let them know.”

“Yes, understood. Please be careful. Loyalty!”

The soldier saluted exactly as he had done for Sergeant Jeren and let Lieutenant Aisa through.

After leaving the battalion, Lieutenant Aisa began tailing him at a distance where she wouldn’t be detected, following his tracks.

‘Why is he going this way?’

According to Sergeant Jeren’s address, he should have chosen left at the fork, but he had gone right.

“Then the story about his daughter being sick is basically a lie.”

Where exactly was he going that he would even lie about his daughter?

Normally she wouldn’t have cared, but because of Paran’s warning, she couldn’t let it slide.

‘If the operation succeeds, someone will make a move.’

It was now approaching nearly a week since Paran had left.

If the operation had succeeded, it was about time for results to show.

‘But just how far is he going?’

It had already been two hours since leaving the battalion.

They had already passed all the villages where officers’ families resided.

‘He didn’t notice the tail, did he?’

Worried about this possibility, she followed for about another hour when Sergeant Jeren entered an unfamiliar village.

‘Boat Village…?’

It was a village with a name she’d never heard before since it wasn’t near the base, so Aisa tied her horse nearby and entered on foot.

‘He’s quite familiar with moving around here.’

Seeing how he passed through the narrow paths without hesitation, it was definitely not his first time here.

After walking and walking, they had somehow left the village center behind.

‘What on earth is over here?’

All that was immediately visible was a long stretch of graveyard.

It was a path that might be a bit scary to visit at night, but Sergeant Jeren continued walking along the path without any concern.

And at the end of it stood an unexpectedly large building.

‘A theater?’

A place that was absolutely not worth visiting at this hour.

But Sergeant Jeren looked around once to check his surroundings and then entered the theater.

‘Should I go in? It’s too dangerous.’

The moment she entered the building, the probability of being discovered would increase exponentially.

“Tsk, I should have ambushed him before he went in.”

Aisa regained her composure while belatedly regretting her judgment that had become clouded during the long tail.

‘What would the Company Commander have done here?’

In this difficult situation, the first person who came to mind was ironically Paran Oclo.

And the action Aisa thought Paran would take here was only one.

‘He would definitely have rushed in without sparing his life to complete the mission.’

Even though he seemed to want to slack off sometimes, Aisa knew.

That he was a soldier with thorough professionalism who would do anything for a mission.

‘I absolutely cannot disappoint the Company Commander.’

This was an opportunity he had specially created for her.

If she ran away just because she was scared, how could she face him again?

“Phew.”

Lieutenant Aisa calmed her trembling heart and circled the theater looking for a way to infiltrate.

‘Here.’

A single window open at the back.

As soon as she spotted it, Aisa quietly approached and surveyed the surroundings.

‘There don’t seem to be any traps installed.’

After confirming it was safe, Aisa squeezed her body through and entered the theater.

‘Behind the stage?’

Curtains blocking the front and prop boxes scattered here and there.

It was truly nothing special, just a space for preparing plays.

“You arrived on time.”

While surveying the surroundings with caution, an unfamiliar man’s voice came from the direction of the stage.

“I ran here without rest. What exactly is the situation?”

What followed was Sergeant Jeren’s voice, which she could easily distinguish since she heard it daily.

“The strike team was apparently taken down by those Lycans. I thought it was strange when we couldn’t make contact.”

“No, how did that happen?”

“According to a survivor, they seem to have figured out a way to locate the monument.”

“How is such a thing even possible?”

Sergeant Jeren asked in a voice that found it hard to believe.

“It’s not theoretically impossible. If you analyze about 70% of the circuit, you can create a tracking magical device.”

From eavesdropping on the conversation so far, Aisa had obtained two pieces of information.

First, the unfamiliar man she was conversing with was a superior officer to Sergeant Jeren.

Second, the operation had been a great success and the enemies had begun stirring just as Paran had said.

‘So they even engaged in direct combat with the Adits Empire. I hope he’s safe.’

Worry came naturally, but only briefly.

Aisa focused her attention again on the continuing conversation.

“So we’re withdrawing?”

“That’s what we’ve decided for now. You go down and help pack up. We’ll depart before sunrise.”

“Understood.”

This was perhaps the most important information, and Lieutenant Aisa clenched her fist tightly.

‘If they’re departing before sunrise, there isn’t much time.’

Even if she went out right now to request support, it would be cutting it close.

‘Let’s go immediately.’

Since there was nothing more to hear, just as Aisa was about to step away.

Words that would stop her in her tracks reached her ears.

“But what should we do about bringing along a little rat?”

Whoosh!

The man drew a dagger from his waist and threw it at the ceiling above the stage.

One might think he had aimed poorly, but the direction of the dagger was precise.

Slash!

“Huh…?”

The dagger that flew to the ceiling cut one of the two ropes supporting the curtain, eliminating the boundary between backstage and the audience seating.

At the same time, Sergeant Jeren and Lieutenant Aisa came face to face.

Sergeant Jeren was the first to speak.

“Deputy Company Commander… why are you here?”

Bewildered eyes and voice.

At this sight, the man clicked his tongue.

“Tsk, to make such a mistake despite being told to be so careful. Disappointing.”

“That’s rather what I should be asking. Sergeant Jeren, what exactly is going on here?”

At first, Aisa tried to ignore everything and flee, but it didn’t take long to realize that was impossible.

‘Around me… I’m already surrounded.’

Presences watching her from the darkness.

There were at least three of them.

“Sigh, why did you tail me?”

Sergeant Jeren found the current situation very troublesome.

She was an officer he had thought well of normally, but now that it had come to this, she would have to witness something unpleasant.

“How could I not follow when you were heading to a strange place at such a late hour? More importantly, were you a dog of Adits?”

Lieutenant Aisa revealed her hostility while hiding the fact that she was from the Intelligence Agency.

“Well, having come this far, what’s the point of hiding anything? Yes, that’s correct. And I’m sorry it came to this.”

Sergeant Jeren bowed his head with a voice filled with sincerity.

And the man watching this scene from the side scanned Aisa with sinister eyes.

“If she’s the Deputy Company Commander, isn’t she someone from the Linton Marquessate?”

“That’s correct.”

“Hehe, an unexpected fortune has rolled our way. We should take her as a hostage.”

Children of noble families were quite useful for blackmail purposes.

The higher the nobility, especially families like the Linton Marquessate that could exert significant influence on imperial politics, the more their value multiplied.

“Well… if you say so.”

Sergeant Jeren answered in a voice that seemed somewhat displeased.

“Did you grow attached after serving together for so long?”

“She’s like a niece, so how could that be? It’s just that she’s not bad as a person.”

“You even develop such feelings toward those Lycans. The operation period has been too long.”

“I apologize.”

“Enough. Today will be the end anyway. Capture her alive.”

With the man’s command, the forces hidden in the darkness revealed themselves.

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