I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 93

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Episode 93

“The price doesn’t exceed 20 gold, right?”

“Well, this… the consumer price does exceed 20 gold.”

“Really?”

“But, if we consider the VIP discount and various other factors, it’ll probably be exactly around 20 gold.”

“That works. And it’s fine if it goes over a bit.”

“Ah! Is that so? Haha! What a relief!”

Perhaps worried about the price, Pennel let out a sigh of relief.

“And this might be an impertinent question, but are you purchasing this as a gift for a lady?”

“Hm? Well, yes.”

It’s not like I’d have any use for a women’s bag.

“I thought so, so I prepared something like this.”

Pennel handed me what looked like an ordinary white letter envelope.

“What’s this? I have plenty of envelopes.”

“This isn’t an ordinary envelope, but a love letter envelope that noble young masters line up to get during social season.”

“Huh…? A love letter envelope?”

“Ugh.”

For some reason, Lieutenant Aisa, who was standing behind me, frowned as if displeased.

“You can record up to 1 second of voice inside here. And the sound plays every time you open it.”

“Then surely.”

“Yes. If you record ‘I love you’, ‘honey’, etc. here, it’ll play every time you open the envelope.”

“Oh, that’s nice?”

It’s an item that couples would absolutely have to own at least one of.

“During social season, the waiting line in front of the Oclo Guild to get one of these is just chaos.”

“So it was ours.”

I was curious about which genius came up with such a money-raking idea.

Of course it was Oclo again.

‘They’re really obsessed with money.’

A family that’s very much to my liking.

“That’s right. Marco created this product when he was under Branch Chief Haiell.”

A familiar name came from Pennel’s mouth.

‘How does Marco, being anti-marriage, come up with such romantic ideas.’

Really, this family has so many peculiar people.

“Excellent. Did you also bring news about what I asked you to look into?”

“First, meat sales are possible, but if that’s the only purpose, losses would be unavoidable.”

“I suppose so.”

Bringing a carriage all the way here isn’t easy.

‘Plus if there’s leftover meat, it all has to be thrown away.’

It’s not an easy problem.

“So the method we came up with is to come along while delivering food ingredients.”

“Food ingredients? As far as I know, another guild should be handling that here.”

“We’ve sent an employee to negotiate with that guild right now. Since it’s an order from you, young master, we should be able to secure it somehow.”

“Oh, if that works out, it really wouldn’t be bad.”

If they’re coming while delivering food ingredients, transportation costs would definitely be greatly reduced.

‘There’s a reason he’s the branch chief after all.’

His mind is sharp.

“That’s right. Then we’ll prepare everything as planned.”

“Yes, please do. Even if the barbecue place gets cancelled, there’s nothing bad about delivering our food ingredients here.”

Of course, there’s an important point that needs to be addressed.

“And just because money was spent in negotiations doesn’t mean the quality can drop.”

“Of course. This is where you are, young master, so who would dare act that way.”

“Good. I’ll trust you.”

After that, I briefly heard about the barbecue equipment and news about how the guild was doing.

“Anytime! If you need anything, just contact me, Pennel, and I’ll come running day or night thinking only of you, young master!”

“Uh… okay. Thank you. You should go before it gets dark.”

“I’ll come visit again soon! Fighting for your military life! Fighting!”

“Fi…fighting.”

I forced myself to respond to his clenched fist gesture.

‘Is that the weight of being a family head?’

It’s enough to inspire respect.

“I’ll escort him out.”

“Yeah, be careful.”

Aisa took Pennel and left the company commander’s office.

“Phew, that wasn’t easy.”

Still, it’s much better to have him be favorable even if burdensome, rather than hostile.

“But the barbecue equipment is more expensive than expected.”

If I buy at the price Pennel brought, it’ll cost about 30 percent more than expected.

‘Well, since the board game room and billiard hall were cancelled anyway, it’s fine if it’s a bit expensive.’

The reason for cancellation was Aisa’s opinion that game rooms might be a bit risky during wartime.

“She has good instincts for detecting danger.”

If I had reported to the battalion commander without thinking, I would have been properly scolded.

“Hmm.”

I turned my attention to examine the inside of the letter envelope Pennel had left behind.

‘There’s a circuit.’

A very simple circuit.

Of course, even so, this alone would make the price quite high.

“Still, it doesn’t look that expensive to the eye, so it should be fine.”

It’s the thought that counts, isn’t it.

“Who are you planning to give such a thing to?”

While I was checking if there were any problems with the bag, Aisa entered the room.

“Hm? This is for Lieutenant Garen… should I tell her.”

I hesitated for a moment, but honestly, I think Lieutenant Aisa is fine.

‘Plus as a fellow woman, she might be able to evaluate it.’

Of course, my plan is perfect so evaluation isn’t necessary, but there could be even the tiniest probability, right.

“You really can’t tell anyone else about this, okay?”

“I’m tight-lipped.”

“I know that well. It’s nothing major, but during this operation, Lieutenant Garen fell for Lieutenant Orpia.”

“For Lieutenant Orpia? Hmm, she’s certainly an attractive person.”

Lieutenant Aisa nodded as if she understood.

And it’s a part I agree with too.

‘Honestly, it doesn’t make sense for a woman with that level of beauty and career to be unmarried until her 30s in this world.’

I suspect she’s probably been deliberately avoiding marriage because of her eyes.

“Right. So Lieutenant Garen wanted to express his feelings with a gift, and I recommended this. How is it? Brilliant, right.”

“Yes, Ottique is a famous brand, so it shows sincerity and seems good.”

As expected, Lieutenant Aisa praising my plan.

Well, it was what I expected, so it wasn’t particularly surprising.

“Right?”

“But if he’s giving a bag as a gift, they must have started dating quickly. How many days has it been? I saw the lieutenant recently, but there was no feeling that she was dating.”

“Hm? They’re not dating yet.”

“What…?”

“From what I know, it’s Lieutenant Garen’s one-sided crush for now. So he’s trying to win her heart with a gift. You get what I mean, right?”

“Wait… hold on.”

Lieutenant Aisa looked flustered as she placed both hands on the desk.

“Is there some problem?”

“So you’re saying Lieutenant Orpia has no feelings for Lieutenant Garen at this stage, but he’s going to give her this luxury bag?”

“Well, she might have feelings for him, but since we don’t know, we should assume that for now.”

“And he’s going to use that letter envelope too?”

“Lieutenant Garen will decide that, but I think using it would be good. It seems quite romantic.”

Even if saying “I love you” might be a bit much, something like “Thank you” or “Have a pleasant day” should be fine.

“Good heavens. You think that’s romantic? Are you in your right mind… no, are you serious?!”

Lieutenant Aisa raised her voice and confronted me.

“Is it that bad?”

“No, you said they have no relationship at all. An Ottique mini bag costs at least 30 gold even if you buy it cheap, and he’s just going to give it to her? How burdensome would that be for the recipient?”

“Hmm, a moderate amount of burden isn’t necessarily bad…”

“No. It’s bad. It’s bad, I tell you! If it’s a one-sided crush, they’re still just workplace colleagues, and you think she’d be happy receiving a luxury bag from someone like that?”

“She wouldn’t be happy?”

Is there a reason to dislike it?

Honestly, I don’t really understand.

‘If a female colleague offered to give me a graphics card, I’d accept it right away.’

Why would she refuse?

I’m confident that my favorability would increase and the possibility of developing a good relationship would rise by at least three times.

“No!!! She’d hate it! She’d actually find it burdensome and avoid him more. And this is really the worst. It’s disgusting. I’ve torn up several of these whenever I hear that creepy voice from people I barely know.”

Lieutenant Aisa pointed at the letter envelope with a distorted expression almost like when she stuck her hand into a goblin’s mouth.

‘She must have… received quite a few of those.’

Well, since she was so famous in social circles, she probably received considerable courtship from men.

“This is confusing. I thought it was a perfect plan.”

It’s like having architectural blueprints, building the structure, and just when you’re about to move in, a major defect is discovered.

“Is it really that bad?”

“Yes, really the worst. If I were Lieutenant Orpia, I’d definitely refuse and never see him again. Of course, if I were in love it might be different, but that’s not the case here.”

“Hmm, then what should we do? I promised to help.”

He’s probably eagerly anticipating the bag, so suddenly canceling would be extremely rude.

“First, he should arrange something like a tea appointment and have a conversation. Where in the world does someone start by bringing gifts? It’s not like they’re having an arranged marriage.”

“Tea, huh.”

Well, I do know that conversation is important.

“If he really wants to give a gift, it should be something that’s not burdensome but has meaning. For example…”

Lieutenant Aisa looked out the window and pondered for a moment before speaking.

“Since they’re from different units, he could give her something commemorative that can be obtained from Special Forces. Like clothing, for instance.”

“Oh! That’s good.”

Come to think of it, each unit has its own clothing.

Especially the Special Forces members who live and die for unit pride – I’ve personally seen that they have clothing in various designs.

“How on earth did you come up with a luxury bag, which is a gift that even couples only give occasionally?”

“Well, I was just thinking about what would make her happy when receiving a gift.”

“There are gifts you should give according to the relationship, Company Commander.”

Hearing it put that way, it made perfect sense.

‘This is difficult.’

It’s not even a math problem, yet I don’t know why it’s so complicated.

“Got it. I should tell Lieutenant Garen.”

“Yes. But Company Commander.”

Suddenly Aisa looked at me with somewhat serious eyes.

“Yeah?”

“Have you perhaps never dated anyone before?”

“Uh…?”

A question that struck right through my heart.

I’ve never been asked such a question in my life, but I’m confident that lying would definitely be exposed.

‘Damn, but I don’t want to be too honest about it either.’

I have something called pride too.

“Yeah, I haven’t had the chance yet, so I’ve never seriously dated anyone. I don’t really like casual relationships. They seem like a waste of time.”

“Ah, I see.”

What was that look in her eyes?

It didn’t seem dismissive, but it was quite difficult to interpret.

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