I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 86

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Episode 86

“Looking at your expression, it seems Paran didn’t say anything good about me. I thought I treated him quite well.”

“Ah… no, sir. He always speaks very highly of you, saying you’re a truly good person.”

Aisa tried to cover up belatedly, but it was already too obvious from her expression.

“Lying down to receive bows, I see. More importantly, your decision to go deep inside the theater wasn’t good. You know that yourself, don’t you?”

“Yes…”

If Eden hadn’t been there, she would have been taken hostage, so there was no room for argument.

“Uncovering the enemy’s secrets is important, but remember that the higher priority is protecting our secrets. And to do that, not getting caught by the enemy is the top priority.”

Words she had heard countless times during training.

But hearing them after experiencing that situation firsthand felt completely different.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“More than that, this guy Paran has good instincts, probably because he caught you once.”

“We went through that kind of thing together, so it would be strange if he didn’t suspect anything, wouldn’t it?”

“That’s true.”

Lieutenant Eden nodded in agreement with Captain Alpen’s words.

“More importantly, does Paran treat you well? It’s hard to believe that anyone would be under that incompetent guy.”

At Captain Alpen’s question, Aisa shook her head without any hesitation.

“He really treats me well. There’s a lot to learn from watching him.”

“He’s not usually someone whose actions are worth learning from.”

Alpen showed a reaction of disbelief.

Seeing this, Aisa went a step further in praising Paran.

“Doesn’t he always approach missions with a spirit of self-sacrifice, sparing nothing of himself to complete the task?”

“Hmm…? Self-sacrifice?”

“What’s that supposed to mean.”

The Paran they knew was the person furthest from self-sacrifice.

“Well, unlike Paran, your ability to judge people is the worst.”

Eden shook his head and pressed his forehead.

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“Is this the end of everything shown on the map?”

“Yes, sir. You’ve really worked hard.”

The nine-day expedition concluded with the destruction of the last magical device.

“It was easy after we got the map, so it wasn’t really hard work.”

“Ha… haha.”

From Lieutenant Garen’s perspective, it might not have been hard work, but not for me.

‘It was damn exhausting.’

Of course, it was true that searching for magical devices became easier after getting the map.

But because of that, the pace quickened and the number of battles with monsters doubled compared to before.

‘As expected, I can’t work with these Special Forces guys.’

What I realized after watching them for about a week.

These people are machines.

Machines that never get tired as long as you feed them oil in the form of food.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Lieutenant Orpia approached and greeted Lieutenant Garen.

“Ha… haha! Not at all. What did I even do?”

Lieutenant Garen answered awkwardly while scratching the back of his neck.

‘No matter how I look at it, he’s smitten.’

Probably the only person here who doesn’t know that fact is Lieutenant Orpia herself.

‘Or maybe she noticed but is just pretending not to know.’

Since the Intelligence Agency is an organization skilled at hiding and disguising emotions, probably only she knows the truth.

“There are many people waiting for us, so let’s hurry back.”

“Yes! Everyone get ready! We’re returning!”

At Lieutenant Garen’s booming voice, this damn operation finally ended and we could return to the base.

And at the base… unfortunately, an unwelcome face was waiting while drinking coffee.

“You’re finally here.”

An annoying face and voice.

Well, Lieutenant Eden, who seemed to have appeared a bit late this time, spoke to me.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Since I had roughly heard what he had been doing, I bowed my head slightly in greeting.

“You’ve worked hard indeed. You spent over a month camping and searching through the entire area.”

“For someone who did that, you seem to have gained some weight compared to last time.”

“The position in the west…”

“I think I saw wrong. You’re glowing today as well.”

This is a person who never lets even a single joke slide.

“It seems you’ve finally come to your senses.”

Eden nodded with satisfaction and finished the remaining coffee in his cup.

“You performed quite well this time too. You’re really talented.”

“Isn’t this all thanks to what I learned from you, sir?”

“Well, that’s not wrong.”

‘Not wrong my ass, I just did well on my own.’

That shameless expression has the ability to make people angry.

“More importantly, you must be very busy, so how long will you be staying here?”

“About two more days. I need to root out the spies hiding in various places.”

“You must be busy.”

In a way, it could be seen as something that started because of me.

‘I never dreamed that Sergeant Jeren would be a traitor.’

Since I couldn’t even detect any signs, honestly, when I first heard the news, I doubted my own ears.

“It’s work I do while eating the nation’s money, so what can I do? More importantly, anticipating and preparing for their reaction even while going on a mission was quite excellent.”

“Well, Lieutenant Aisa did better than me. I just said it in passing like I was talking to myself.”

Although I had given precise instructions, I pushed the credit to her as much as possible.

‘She should have just said she made the decision herself, but why did she tell the truth?’

She’s really too conscientious.

“Come to think of it, that friend, although her enthusiasm made her cross the line, she seems useful as befits a top graduate.”

Rare praise came from Eden’s mouth.

“She’s a really outstanding friend. She does well at whatever you ask her to do.”

“Your love for your junior is quite remarkable.”

He shook his head as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.

“So I’m curious, at this rate, when would she be able to officially enter the Intelligence Agency?”

“You mean Lieutenant Aisa?”

“Yes.”

Honestly, although I said I would help, I don’t even know the procedures for entering the Intelligence Agency.

“At the earliest, next winter.”

“That long?”

Next winter is basically a whole year away.

“There’s a regular evaluation every October. Based on that, decisions are made in November.”

“I see there’s such a thing.”

It seemed to have a more systematic procedure than I thought.

“Captain, it seems you need to study about the Intelligence Agency when you have time.”

“It’s not particularly appealing, but I’ll look into it later when I have time.”

Honestly, I don’t particularly want to know about the Intelligence Agency in detail.

‘If I know too much, I feel like I’ll never be able to escape this organization.’

This is the worst of the worst.

“And I have an additional question – how much merit does one need to accumulate to become a full agent outside of the regular period?”

I thought it might be a difficult question that could earn me a scolding, but Eden’s answer was simple.

“Enough to satisfy the Instructor and earn a commendation – that would be the most accurate way to put it.”

“That’s very difficult.”

Saying the Instructor needs to be satisfied means the story has to reach his ears first.

“In a way, this is also special recruitment, so how could it be easy? But you really care deeply for your juniors. Even asking questions like this.”

“Well, it would be good if they could advance quickly, wouldn’t it?”

“I’m not so sure about that. If you remove the trainee label when you’re not ready, you’re likely to die.”

As if he had seen such scenes many times, Eden’s voice was serious.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

For some reason, about 10 seconds of silence followed after that.

‘I want to leave soon.’

As the conversation went on longer than expected, my fatigue was reaching its limit.

However, there was still one more thing I needed to ask him.

“Now that the situation has somewhat concluded, will my assignment location change again by any chance?”

Actually, even if I knew, there wasn’t much I could do about it, but I still needed to prepare myself mentally.

“Come to think of it, there was some talk about that too. I’ve noticed since before, but Captain, you’re quite popular.”

“Yes…? You mean me?”

“There have been quite a few requests from here and there asking to send you. Especially from the Western Front.”

This couldn’t be anything but damn awful news.

‘I’ve done enough there, why are they calling for me again?’

That damn Western Front definitely has some grudge against me.

“Ha…haha, is that so?”

“However, unfortunately, it seems you’ll need to stay here until winter ends. Even if it’s not as much as the Western Front, this place is also at a very important time right now.”

At Lieutenant Eden’s words, I unconsciously clenched my fist.

“I was worried about that part too, so this is a very wise decision.”

“You seem to like the life here.”

“Haha, more than that, I’d like to stay in one place for a while now.”

This damn nomadic life is only bearable for a day or two – the fatigue is no joke.

“I understand how you feel, but it’s the nature of the Intelligence Agency, so adapt to it.”

“Yes, I suppose I must.”

I’ve known this from before, but his talent as a counselor is the worst.

‘Adapt, endure, overcome. This person is in his twenties?’

There’s no old-fashioned person quite like this old-fashioned person.

“Do you have any complaints?”

“No. Rather than that, if you leave this time, I won’t see you until after winter ends.”

Unless Lieutenant Eden has business, he absolutely never comes to find me.

‘At the earliest, it would be when I transfer to my next assignment.’

I’ve never been married, but this must surely be the feeling of a husband sending his wife down to her family home for New Year’s.

“If there are no special circumstances, that would be the case.”

“What are you two doing here?”

Just as I was about to wrap up the conversation, Lieutenant Orpia entered the room.

“I was having a conversation with a junior I met after a long time.”

“Really? I was going to borrow Captain Paran for a moment – should I come back later?”

“We’re all finished. Please take him.”

Eden accepted without even asking for my opinion.

‘I’m just an object, apparently.’

How truly regrettable.

“Then could you spare some time for a moment?”

“Understood.”

I lifted my heavy bottom and followed Lieutenant Orpia out of the room.

‘I’m tired.’

Although Lieutenant Orpia is a good person, she’s still a superior officer.

The time spent talking couldn’t be comfortable.

‘I should have quickly escaped to the company.’

Regretting inwardly, I followed her into the rest area.

“Coffee?”

“I had a cup earlier, so water would be sufficient for me.”

“Okay. Then I’ll just have water too.”

The Lieutenant poured water into a cup and handed it to me.

“This is something I should be doing, but thank you.”

“It’s fine. But why do you think I called you?”

A question that suddenly came at me.

There would be many reasons if I looked for them, but only one comes to mind immediately.

“Is it because of the magic you showed me last time?”

Blue eyes and flames that swept through the goblins.

She told me to keep it secret, so I never spoke of it even once, but she must be worried about it.

“For reference, I’m quite tight-lipped. Unless I’m tortured, I would never tell anyone else about it.”

“Shouldn’t you keep the secret even when being tortured?”

“Torture is a bit much.”

I once saw medieval torture devices on YouTube, and I don’t have the confidence to last even a minute.

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