I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 88

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Episode 88

“Do you think the kids will be able to endure it if they go?”

“From what I’ve heard about the young ladies from other families, they all somehow endured and persevered to receive their commissions.”

“Hmm.”

Though Oren loves his two daughters, not more than the family.

“Go and bring them here.”

“Understood.”

Hanrik went outside and returned to the family head’s room with the two young ladies, Cecile and Berentina.

Without much deliberation, Oren immediately brought up the topic of military enlistment.

The reaction was….

“I don’t want to! I’d rather die than do it!”

“Dad! His Majesty the Emperor has even declared that we’ll fight to the death, and you want me to go to the battlefield?! You’re basically telling me to die right now!”

Both vehemently refused.

Seeing this, Oren felt betrayal and anger.

“You brats! You need to think about taking responsibility for everything you’ve enjoyed so far. What do you mean you can’t do it?!”

Oren’s emotions became so intense they could be felt through his skin.

Since he was usually a father who gave them anything when they threw tantrums, it was natural for both to be flustered.

“Fine, both of you don’t enlist. Instead, I’ll offer everything including your dowries to the Imperial Court.”

“D…Dad? What on earth does that mean?”

“What are we supposed to do without that?”

Knowing better than anyone what it meant for a woman to have no dowry, both began trembling with anxiety.

“Can’t get married without a dowry? Some old countryside noble will take you. As a lord, I must protect the family first. Hanrik, prepare all the money set aside for dowries.”

“Y…Yes. Family Head.”

Hanrik answered while deliberately avoiding the two young ladies’ gazes.

And not long after, the two women of the Detrophil Marquis Family voluntarily headed to the Training Camp.

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<40% of this term’s officer enlistees are from noble families>

<The Empire’s nobles practicing Noblesse Oblige! Fight! Victory!>

<More than half of noble enlistees are women, will there be structural reform in the male-dominated military?>

Reading the morning newspaper, every single piece of content written was interesting.

“The Emperor is really damn good at maintaining discipline.”

Though it’s not mentioned in the newspaper, all of this is face-saving enlistment to pay less support funds.

‘If everyone enlists like this, it’ll ultimately just become a fight over who pays more anyway.’

The Emperor probably planned this far ahead when drawing up his scheme.

“Scary. So scary.”

I can’t even imagine how much funding will flow into the Empire’s treasury through this opportunity.

Knock knock.

“It’s the Deputy Company Commander.”

At Lieutenant Aisa’s voice, I put down the newspaper I was reading.

“Yes.”

As soon as I finished speaking, she entered the room carrying bundles of documents in both hands.

“What are you bringing so much of from this early morning?”

“Isn’t the Battalion Commander on leave starting today? So there are some things you need to handle.”

“Right. That’s true.”

The Battalion Commander refreshingly took a week’s leave.

Though I’m not the next senior officer, as Company Commander of a key department, I became the acting Battalion Commander.

‘I couldn’t even properly use my leave.’

The saddest thing is that except for Lieutenant Aisa, everyone thinks I actually went on a ten-day vacation.

“And there’s a meeting scheduled with the village chief of Retop Village at 2 PM.”

“Can’t we tell him to come after the Battalion Commander returns from leave?”

“I did mention it, but he says it’s urgent and wants to meet today.”

“Sigh, then there’s no choice.”

It’s annoying, but it’s not something I can’t do.

“Also, the Catering Company is asking how long the guest currently staying with the battalion will remain. Apparently he eats twice as much as others.”

“I think we should ask Lieutenant Garen about that.”

Currently, about five soldiers from Special Forces Command, including Lieutenant Garen, are staying with the battalion.

The reason is… well, they say it’s field inspection for now.

‘No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem right, but since they’re helping us, I should stay quiet.’

I’m honestly feeling very grateful since Lieutenant Garen personally teaches the platoon members during every training session.

“Then should I ask…?”

“No. Since I’ll meet him later anyway, I’ll ask and let you know.”

“Understood. And this is an approval document addressed to the Battalion Commander. I’ve already reviewed it once.”

“Just put it there. I’ll handle it later.”

“You must read it.”

“Of course.”

She looked at me with suspicious eyes, but unfortunately, I’m planning to just stamp it again this time.

‘Why would I double-check something reviewed by someone much smarter than me?’

Don’t you know about administrative simplification?

This is all part of a commander’s anguish to minimize combat power loss.

“Anything else to say?”

The conversation seemed clearly over, but I asked while watching her not leaving the room.

“Well, there’s one thing I’d like to ask of you.”

An extremely hesitant expression.

She’s definitely going to ask for something huge.

‘I’m anxious.’

I can’t guess what it might be, but the feeling isn’t good.

‘It’s not asking to be discharged, is it?’

For reference, I absolutely cannot stand by and watch someone escape this hell before me.

“Wh…what is it, speak comfortably.”

“I’d like to learn swordsmanship while Lieutenant Garen is here, could you possibly ask him for me?”

“Huh?”

At a request I’d never even thought of in my dreams, my brain function momentarily stopped.

“Would it be difficult?”

“N…no, it’s not really difficult.”

‘Why would she voluntarily try to enter that hell?’

Of course, the effects are definite when you learn.

But the process is definitely not easy.

“Then please, I really ask you. Through this incident, I realized how weak I am.”

An expression that looked somehow very resolute.

I heard she was captured by enemies while pursuing Sergeant Jeren, so she must have been shocked.

‘If she’s coming at me like this, well, I should help.’

Lieutenant Aisa’s power increase would help me too, so there’s no reason to refuse.

“Okay. Got it. I’ll ask when I inquire about when they’re leaving.”

“Thank you so much!”

As if receiving a birthday present, Lieutenant Aisa even bowed her head while expressing her gratitude.

‘Is this something to receive thanks for?’

Honestly, I’m not sure, but anyway, it’s not bad for her to feel grateful toward me.

“Yeah, if you need anything else besides this, tell me anytime.”

“Then… no, never mind.”

She was about to say something more but closed her mouth.

“Why, is there something else?”

“I’ll tell you later.”

“Alright. Let me know when the village chief comes.”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

Lieutenant Aisa left the company commander’s office with a thoughtful expression.

“She’ll tell me when the time comes.”

I don’t know what she thinks, but I consider this an appropriately close and good relationship.

‘At least it’s definitely different from that Eden fellow.’

There’s no comparison.

“More than that, even though there’s quite a bit of work, it’s peaceful and nice.”

After removing the magical device in the mountain range, the frequency of monsters coming down has drastically decreased.

The peace that came as a result.

‘Honestly, this isn’t too bad compared to when I was the mess hall captain.’

Of course, the mess hall captain days when I threw everything to the guild can never be beaten.

However, unlike the mess hall captain position, this one has a guaranteed period.

‘At least two months, this is my vacation.’

Such a happy time.

But I didn’t know until then.

The fact that someone might dislike me taking a break.

“Welcome. I’m Captain Paran Oclo, the subjugation company commander acting in place of the battalion commander who is on leave.”

As the acting commander, I received visitors to the unit in the battalion commander’s office.

“Oclo…? I’m Jeffrey, the village chief of Retop Village… no, I mean, I am.”

“I’m Hobbs, the chairman of the Retop Village Merchant’s Guild. But by any chance… are you from a noble family?”

“Yes, is there any problem?”

As we shook hands, both of their expressions weren’t very good.

‘What’s this? Wasn’t this supposed to be some routine annual visit?’

This doesn’t feel good.

“N-no. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“Right now I’m a soldier before being a noble, so you don’t need to feel so uncomfortable. Please sit.”

Not long after seating the two men, Aisa came in.

“I prepared coffee, would that be alright for both of you?”

“Y-yes, yes, that’s fine. Thank you.”

Hobbs looked at Aisa and nodded with a startled expression.

‘He couldn’t have noticed that Aisa is from a marquis family, so maybe it’s just because she’s pretty.’

Well, that’s understandable when seeing her for the first time.

“As the merchant guild chairman, you must be very busy. My family runs a guild so I know from observation how difficult it must be.”

“I approach it with a sense of responsibility.”

From his speech to his posture, he was very stiffly tense.

‘What, do I need to dance or something here.’

For such uncomfortable conversations, it’s better to just quickly hear the main point and wrap up.

“I understand you insisted on coming today because of something important. What might that be? Please speak comfortably.”

“Well…”

Hobbs turned his head to look at Jeffrey, the village chief.

Jeffrey also looked at Hobbs, and I’m certain their gazes went back and forth at least five times.

‘What’s this, this pushing each other forward.’

I drank the coffee Aisa made while waiting for them to speak up.

‘But this coffee is really delicious.’

Whether it’s because I’m tired or some secret recipe was added.

The subtle sweetness that gently rose was artistic.

“I’ll speak.”

Just as I was considering asking for another cup, Jeffrey the village chief opened his mouth.

“Yes, please go ahead.”

“Company Commander, our village depends on money spent by soldiers for much of our livelihood.”

“Mm, that would be the case.”

I also know the fact that Retop Village is where the most officer families reside.

‘It’s also where soldiers go for outings and entertainment.’

It’s a village commonly seen near military camps.

“And recently, when chaos arose from the Adits Empire’s magical device, didn’t the unit’s personnel increase greatly?”

“That’s right. It was really difficult because of that.”

It was something that happened just recently, and the memories of struggling are vivid.

However, my position of having struggled and theirs were different.

“It’s awkward to say this to someone who suffered, but the village really came alive for the first time in a long while with so many new soldiers coming in.”

“Now that I think about it, that would be the case. Congratulations.”

Though it stung a little, I genuinely congratulated them.

Not knowing what thoughts they were hiding inside.

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