I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 92

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Episode 92

“Captain, I’ve always thought you were excellent, but you’re truly remarkable. It’s absolutely not easy for someone at the beginner stage to have such thoughts.”

“Is… is that so?”

“If I could, I’d want to bring all the company members here to listen to what you just said.”

“They’re all more outstanding than me, so what meaning would my words have.”

“No, absolutely not. I’m certain that if Captain maintains this current attitude, you’ll be able to rise much higher.”

How should I put it, those expectant eyes.

‘I just want to become strong enough to protect myself.’

Later I need to become a guild master and live in luxury, so would I have any interest in something like becoming a sword master?

If it’s not given for free, I don’t have even the slightest intention of doing it.

“I don’t have that level of talent. Just enough for self-defense.”

“Haha! Captain is even modest, which makes you even more appealing. What don’t you have?”

‘Damn mouth, just stay quiet for a bit.’

At this point, it’s certain that the world has conspired to mess with me.

“Even now, work hard at our Special Forces… no wait, at Intelligence Command for now.”

“Yes…? Ah, yes. That’s what I plan to do.”

“Anyway, since Captain’s attitude is correct, I should teach you sincerely as well. What do you think is important for achieving uniformity with the sword?”

“Isn’t it composure?”

“That’s right. But if composure alone were enough, shouldn’t all elderly people be able to do it?”

“Uh… that’s true.”

Now that I hear it, composure alone wasn’t enough.

“What else do you think there might be?”

“Isn’t it strength?”

“Correct. That’s what Captain is currently lacking.”

When the desired answer came out, Lieutenant Garen raised the corners of his mouth.

‘Lacking in strength? Hmm, should I drink more potions?’

However, the strength Lieutenant Garen was talking about was something more sophisticated.

“Watch carefully.”

Garen raised his sword above his head, then fixed his stance.

“Come and touch my shoulder area.”

“Your shoulder?”

I’m not sure what his intention is, but since he’s telling me to do it, I placed my hand on his shoulder.

‘What is this, stone?’

Muscles that wouldn’t give in even when I applied force.

I wondered if this was really the body of the same human as me.

“Now step back and focus on watching the movement.”

“Yes…!”

When I stepped back, Lieutenant Garen quickly swung down the sword he was holding.

Swoosh.

In the blink of an eye, the scarecrow was cut in half.

The cross-section… was divided so perfectly it looked like it had originally been two pieces.

“Do you get some sense of it?”

“Uh…”

Honestly, it was too fast so I couldn’t tell well.

But he must have asked because he wanted something, so I have to answer.

‘Let me think carefully.’

I replayed the movement Lieutenant Garen had just performed in my head.

‘Swinging the sword down while moving the body forward… is this it?’

When comparing his movement with mine, the biggest difference wasn’t the sword but the body movement.

And the effect this gives is clear.

“It seems like you used your center of gravity.”

“Oh! That’s it. To see this at once. Very excellent.”

Lieutenant Garen praised me with a surprised expression.

‘Is today my birthday or something?’

I think I’ve received more praise today than all the praise I’ve received since starting my second life.

“I’m embarrassed.”

“Captain has sufficient strength, but you’re using it too inefficiently. Try taking your stance once more.”

“Yes.”

I took the stance just before swinging the sword with the scarecrow in front of me.

And this time, Lieutenant Garen placed his hand on my shoulder.

Squish.

When he pressed lightly with his finger, the muscle gave way.

Looking again, it wasn’t lightly but he seemed to have applied some force, but anyway it was soft.

“Try putting a bit more strength here.”

“Uh… understood.”

When I consciously put strength into my shoulder muscle, it became firm and Lieutenant Garen’s finger was pushed back slightly.

“Try swinging in this state.”

“Yes…!”

My stance collapsed a bit somehow, but I cut the scarecrow while paying as much attention as possible.

Swoosh.

Since the sword blade was sharp, the scarecrow was easily cut in half.

Actually, up to this point, even a child could do it.

‘The problem is the cross-section.’

Honestly, I had a feeling what it would look like, but I still checked the cross-section.

“Ah…”

A very wavy shape.

To put it simply, it was a mess.

“That’s a natural result. You invested strength in your shoulder while other parts collapsed.”

“That’s right.”

“However, if Lieutenant wants to reach the level I do, you must master how to control it freely. It’s not an easy task.”

“Is that also basic technique?”

“Well, if you call it basic technique, it could be considered basic technique.”

Control of strength.

Just hearing about it, isn’t it a technique with extremely high difficulty?

‘Damn, so now I have two assignments.’

Looking into it, there’s one more, this isn’t Russian nesting dolls, what is this?

“Let’s try once more.”

“Yes…!”

Anyway, since it’s an assignment I have to solve, I held my sword and took my stance again.

‘Put strength in the shoulder area, and when going forward, shift the center of gravity forward.’

I think about it in my head, but putting that into action is a separate matter.

“Didn’t you put less strength in your shoulder than before? Concentrate!”

Whenever the slightest problem occurred, Lieutenant Garen’s sharp criticism came in.

‘Shoulder, shoulder, focus on shoulder.’

“Just because you put strength in your shoulder doesn’t mean your legs should go weak. Captain, bring out everything you have.”

When I focused on my shoulder, gaps appeared in my legs.

Lieutenant Garen found that like a ghost and pointed it out again.

‘Damn, this is everything I have, what more does he want me to bring out?’

This is enough to drive me crazy.

“Whew!”

I took a deep breath, injecting fresh air into my brain.

‘Let’s focus.’

Shoulders, legs, sword, arms, posture….

When I paid attention to every part and felt it had reached an adequate level.

I swung my sword without hesitation.

Swoosh.

The scarecrow was cut again this time too.

The cross-section was.

“Tsk.”

Still worse than before I started paying attention to all this.

“You’re thinking too much right now. That’s why the results aren’t good.”

‘Of course I’m thinking a lot when there’s so much to think about.’

He told me to pay attention to everything here and there, but now thinking too much is the problem.

What kind of nonsense is this?

“It shouldn’t go through your head but come out naturally from your body. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Like breathing?”

“You understand perfectly.”

I understood it.

But the problem is that breathing is something you can do from birth, so forcing yourself to learn that process isn’t easy.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

“Don’t think about it too difficultly. If you repeat it many times, you’ll eventually be able to do it.”

“Ha…haha.”

By the way, doing everything with this much attention makes the fatigue level almost three times what it normally would be.

“The only problem would be that I have to leave in a week. Hmm, skills improve faster when someone’s watching from the side.”

I agree with Lieutenant Garen’s words.

‘This only improves if someone points out when you’re going in the wrong direction.’

Otherwise, you just go back to doing things the old way.

“What can we do? We’ll have to try as much as we can. Starting tomorrow, be out here two hours before work. We’ll split it into morning and afternoon sessions.”

“Won’t that be too tiring for you…?”

“I already live like that anyway, so don’t worry. And the Captain and I have a special relationship, so I should at least do this much.”

The Lieutenant put his arm around my shoulder.

Doing this training twice a day when once is already exhausting enough to kill me is a terrifyingly awful prospect.

However, knowing this was an irreplaceable opportunity, I had no choice but to nod.

“Then… though it’s shameless of me, I’ll be in your care.”

“Just trust me and follow along. Let’s try one more time.”

After the brief conversation ended, training resumed.

I had to taste a hell close to torture until evening.

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“Ugh, I feel like I’m dying.”

I came into my office to handle the remaining work after training, but my hands and feet were shaking so much I couldn’t hold a pen.

‘And I have to go out again tomorrow morning?’

Thank goodness for the system – I’ll recover after sleeping.

If not for that, I wouldn’t have been able to avoid death.

Knock knock.

“It’s the Deputy Company Commander.”

“Come in.”

I greeted Lieutenant Aisa with my face buried in my desk.

“Why are you like… Are you sick somewhere?”

“I was training until just now. Ah, I really feel like dying.”

“Come to think of it, I did hear the soldiers talking about it. The training intensity must have been high.”

“Yeah, extremely so. Do you still want to receive guidance from Lieutenant Garen after seeing this?”

“Yes, your body has to suffer for your skills to improve, doesn’t it? Are you saying it’s not possible?”

“Of course not. I got permission for you, so just mention it to him and set up an appointment. I provided tremendous help, you know.”

“Help?”

Lieutenant Aisa tilted her head as if she didn’t quite understand.

“It’s a long story to explain. But what did you come here for?”

“A branch chief from Oclo Trading Guild named Pennel just requested entry to the camp, saying he wants to see the Company Commander.”

“He’s here already?”

I sent the letter express yesterday evening, but considering travel time both ways, it’s almost like teleportation.

‘Did he rush over as soon as he received it?’

My influence in the guild must have risen quite a bit.

“Should I grant entry permission?”

“Yeah, bring him to the Company Commander’s office. What he brought is the Deputy Company Commander’s tuition fee.”

“Why would the Company Commander pay tuition… I understand for now.”

Lieutenant Aisa left the Company Commander’s office and personally escorted Pennel back.

“It’s my first time meeting you! I’m Pennel, the branch chief of Vollibre Branch!”

A middle-aged man who bowed 90 degrees as soon as he entered the Company Commander’s office.

He was perfectly equipped with the typical merchant’s obsequiousness and business smile.

“Thank you for coming all this way.”

“Not at all! Speed is a merchant’s lifeline, isn’t it!”

“Uh… well, that’s true.”

Rocket delivery is nice though.

‘But what’s with all this energy? I’d think he came for a job interview.’

A branch chief should be in quite a high position, but looking at his current posture, it wouldn’t be strange at all to mistake him for a new employee.

“First, this is the bag you requested, young master.”

Pennel handed me a luxuriously packaged box.

‘It looks pretty fancy.’

I carefully opened the box and checked the contents – there was a small mini bag inside.

“This is trendy, right?”

“What more can I say? It’s a mini bag from Ottique, one of the top three luxury brands that women love most.”

“Ottique, that’s good.”

I’ve never heard of it before, but the name itself sounds pretty prestigious.

‘Kind of gives off Italian vibes?’

Maybe because it’s a luxury item, but the bag’s stitching looked different somehow.

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