I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 90

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Episode 90

“We need to have more power in Reconnaissance Command than the Seto Ducal House. You know what I’m saying, right?”

“Yes, I’ll handle it so you won’t be disappointed.”

Duke Abiel was infinitely satisfied with Robin’s appearance, which showed no worry or possibility of failure.

“That’s all I had to say. Contact me anytime if you need anything.”

“Understood, Your Grace. Then I’ll take my leave.”

Robin straightened his bent knee and turned around to leave the room.

As he slowly walked out of the room, just before the butler closed the door.

Abiel’s final words could be heard.

“Oh, and I’ve prepared a reinstatement gift, so don’t be too surprised.”

Thud.

The door closed completely before he could even respond.

Robin was only able to confirm Duke Abiel’s reinstatement gift the next day.

[Promotion Order]

Subject: Robin

Promotion Rank: Lieutenant -> Major

The above promotion is hereby ordered

Adits Imperial Army Supreme Commander

General Memoled Sikaite

[Personnel Order]

Subject: Major Robin

Transfer: Punitive Battalion Vanguard Company -> Reconnaissance Command’s Innovation and Reform Bureau, Inspection Department, Section 1

Appointment: Section Chief of Reconnaissance Command’s Innovation and Reform Bureau, Inspection Department, Section 1

The above personnel change is hereby ordered

Adits Imperial Army Supreme Commander

General Memoled Sikaite

“Haha! Hahahaha!!!”

Robin, after confirming the orders, looked up at the ceiling and began laughing like a madman.

“Now it begins.”

Robin rode his horse toward Reconnaissance Command for the first time in a long while.

With a sharply honed sword gripped in his hand.

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“So you’re saying that many soldiers go out and visit illegal gambling dens?”

“Yes, that’s what we found when we investigated the soldiers who went out. We also discovered several officers in the process.”

Lieutenant Aisa was reporting the investigation results I had ordered two days ago, but the content was quite different from what I had expected.

“Hmm, illegal gambling dens are unlicensed places, aren’t they.”

Casinos are somewhat legalized facilities.

However, casinos are basically located in cities of considerable size, and gambling dens in small villages like this are one hundred percent illegal.

“That’s right. Going to casinos is already shameful behavior, but for soldiers to frequent illegal gambling dens is truly pathetic.”

Lieutenant Aisa’s words made my heart sting without me realizing it.

‘I did used to frequent casinos like an addict.’

Of course, it was because of missions, but anyway, if you just count the number of games I enjoyed, I wouldn’t lose to anyone in comparison.

“This is troubling. It’s not like I can open a gambling den in the military camp.”

Of course, I heard that surprisingly, Gyeryongdae used to have entertainment establishments that went beyond gambling dens, but that’s not a case I can reference.

“Rather than that, shouldn’t we punish those who went to illegal gambling dens first?”

‘Huh…? You want to punish them?’

Well, punishment isn’t unreasonable.

Illegal gambling dens – the name itself indicates rule-violating behavior.

‘But to punish them, don’t we have to hold disciplinary committees and make a big fuss?’

Ah, just thinking about it makes my head throb and annoyance rise up.

“Punishment, right, punishment. Sigh.”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, first of all, how many people are we talking about?”

“What I confirmed was nine soldiers and seven officers.”

I don’t know about the soldiers.

But there were more officers than I thought.

‘Officer punishment will be more complicated.’

I really shouldn’t think like this.

I don’t know why they got caught and made things troublesome for people.

‘No, they definitely knew it was rule-violating behavior. They should have been more careful.’

Wasn’t Lieutenant Aisa’s purpose not to crack down on gambling dens?

Yet they got caught, which means they were extremely careless.

“What needs to be done must be done.”

Of course, just because I say I’ll punish them doesn’t mean I can do whatever I want.

“It’s probably in the dignity maintenance section. Find the punishment level for gambling den visits and let me know. I’ll write up the request form accordingly.”

“Understood!”

Lieutenant Aisa, who seemed motivated somewhere, left the Company Commander’s Office and came back in not long after.

“Here it is.”

“You came back quickly.”

“As you said, it was in the dignity maintenance part, so I could find it right away.”

I looked at page 271 of the regulation book that Lieutenant Aisa had opened.

Military Dignity Maintenance Regulations

-When engaging in behavior that damages military dignity (gambling, visiting entertainment establishments, excessive drinking, binge drinking, etc.), disciplinary action will be imposed.

1st offense: Internal departmental discipline

2nd offense: Disciplinary referral to Legal Affairs Office

-When the degree of dignity violation is severe, the internal departmental discipline stage may be skipped and referred directly to the Legal Affairs Office. This is decided by each department head.

‘It’s more lenient than I thought.’

Honestly, I thought it would say to refer for disciplinary action immediately, but the first offense was internal departmental discipline.

‘Writing 16 disciplinary referral forms was truly horrifying just to imagine, but I’m saved.’

Indeed, God still doesn’t want to send me away from overwork.

“For internal departmental discipline, let’s leave it to the Battalion Commander. It’s a bit awkward for me to do it.”

Honestly, I could do it if I wanted to.

But there’s no particular reason why I have to do it, is there?

‘This kind of thing is important business, so the Battalion Commander should handle it.’

Mm, that’s right.

Just because I’m acting commander doesn’t mean I should step forward too much.

“That seems right.”

Aisa also nodded as if she agreed.

“Get incident reports ready. So it can be processed immediately when the Battalion Commander returns.”

“I’ll have them ready within the next day or two.”

“Good. And don’t be too harsh on them. They’re all people who are struggling.”

Since I have to leave in two months anyway, wouldn’t it be best to just get along nicely?

‘Looking at myself now, I have a complete short-timer mindset.’

Honestly, everything in the world is bothersome.

“I’ll keep that in mind when handling it.”

“Good.”

Having solved the headache-inducing problem, I continued looking at the investigation results.

“The second reason for going out is dining, as expected. The food would naturally be meat.”

Even if the meal quality isn’t bad, mass-prepared meat can’t compete with restaurant meat.

‘Plus they make decent money, so they go out periodically to treat themselves.’

I also frequently went to meat restaurants whenever I had leave from the military, so I know exactly what that feeling is like.

“This would be great if we install a barbecue area like the Company Commander suggested. I asked the platoon members and they responded well too.”

It seems he went and checked public opinion without me even asking.

“Yeah, let’s draw up a plan. Looking at it, it won’t cost much money either.”

“Understood. But the problem is securing the meat supply.”

“Meat, huh. It would be perfect if we could ask the Oclo Guild to bring some and sell it when they come for food supply deliveries.”

But unfortunately, the food supply business for this place is currently handled by a different guild.

‘Should I just ask them to bring some anyway?’

Honestly, does everything have to be profitable for them to come?

Sometimes you go to barren places and provide support even if it’s not profitable.

“I’ll ask the family or find some other way to make this work.”

“As expected, the Company Commander really does anything for the unit. I respect you.”

“Huh…?”

Praise came out of nowhere at an unexpected timing.

“I learn something new from you every day.”

“No, it’s not really something to learn from. Anyway, thanks for saying that. What’s next after meat?”

I hastily changed the conversation topic out of embarrassment.

And so, including a pool hall and board game room, a total of three welfare facilities entered the planning stage.

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“The Captain is working hard until late hours.”

7 PM.

Unfortunately, when I couldn’t leave work and was processing documents, Lieutenant Garen entered the room.

“Since I was away for ten days, there’s a lot of work piled up. The Battalion Commander also went on leave.”

I spoke while showing as much fatigue as possible.

‘He’s obviously planning to drag me to the training ground.’

I can’t even remember how many times I’ve fallen for this routine.

‘Of course I’ll probably end up being dragged there anyway, but I should at least struggle a bit.’

Challenge and attempts are always important, aren’t they?

“That’s true. You’re working twice as hard as others, so the Captain must be tired.”

“That’s… right?”

Why is this person suddenly acting like this?

My hands trembled for a moment at this unfamiliar behavior.

“You can’t keep pushing yourself like this. The Captain is one of the Empire’s most valuable talents.”

“Thank you for the kind words. I’m always trying to live up to that.”

“Right. I’ll handle things like platoon member training while you’re here, so go home, get some sleep and rest. Ask me anytime if you have questions.”

‘Crazy, what did I just hear?’

I thought I might be dreaming, so I secretly pinched my thigh, and a sharp pain shot up.

‘This is really reality? Did this person eat something wrong?’

Anyway, I was really tired today, so it’s great news that he won’t drag me away.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

“We’re so close, I should help this much. Don’t you think so, Captain?”

“Yes…? Haha.”

Faced with such worldly kindness, all I could do was laugh awkwardly.

But there’s an old saying that there’s no kindness without reason.

Lieutenant Garen was no different.

“I have something I’m curious about.”

“Please go ahead.”

“Well… what does Lieutenant Orpia like?”

“You mean Lieutenant Orpia?”

A story about my superior that came out of nowhere.

I looked up at Lieutenant Garen’s face, and his expression was quite serious.

“Well, didn’t the Intelligence Agency and our Special Forces just successfully complete a joint mission? I want to give a gift as a token of appreciation. But I need to know what to get.”

“Ah… I see.”

What he’s saying sounds work-related, but judging by his expression and tone of voice, it’s not at all.

“I thought the Captain might know something, don’t you think?”

His eyes looked quite expectant.

Now I could understand the reason behind the kindness he just showed.

‘Wait, so if I don’t know here, I’ll be dragged straight to the training ground.’

Looking at it again, this is a more important problem than I thought.

“Lieutenant Orpia, you say. Hmm.”

To be honest, I don’t know either.

‘It’s not like we’ve been together for a long time, we’ve only met a few times.’

In terms of number of meetings, it’s probably not much different from Lieutenant Garen.

‘But if I think about it, she’s a woman first of all. Age-wise, I’d guess mid-thirties.’

The first thing that came to mind was jewelry.

“How about a gold necklace?”

I’ve never seen anyone, man or woman, who dislikes gold.

Especially if she’s in her mid-thirties, that’s definitely not young, so we need to be realistic.

‘Really, I’m perfect at selecting gifts.’

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