episode_0011

“Why isn’t there anything to say? I’m asking you to tell me what you just said.”

The other pledges who were talking to Hans were looking at me with ghostly eyes.

“Why isn’t there anything to say? Was this something I shouldn’t have heard?”

“Well, it’s not like that. First, sit down and have a drink… ”

“If I drink alcohol, will you tell me the details?”

“Well, so… ”

While Hans was perplexed, someone suddenly appeared from behind.

“What on earth are you so curious about?”

I was startled and looked behind me to see a man named Might, who was the leader among the pledged soldiers. His voice was completely different from yesterday. Yesterday he had a loud and manly voice, but today his voice was creepy, as if it were scraping metal. It was only after hearing that voice that I realized it. Might was blatantly showing his intent to kill, and I may have stepped into something I shouldn’t have stepped into.

‘Should I just pretend it never happened… ‘

Corruption of the Northern District Army. Anyway, I am the commander of the local forces. As time passed, real power of the Northern Army would pass from Deputy Commander Bernitz to me, and there was a high possibility that the corruption would naturally be resolved by that time. It might be more peaceful to wait until then…

“Commander, I don’t know what you’re asking for, but you’d better be sensible here. Even though the commander comes from a good family of central nobles and was a war hero with great achievements, he is still an outsider in the North. The north is a barren place, so people tend to be wary of foreigners. Choose carefully. If you drink the alcohol we give you here, the commander will consider you a Northerner like us, and if you don’t drink it and keep asking until the end, the commander will… ”

In his eyes, life was young.

“You will be our guest forever.”

“… ”

He picked up the bottle of liquor that was on the table and handed it to me.

“Now, please eat. Drink this drink and become friends with us.”

He came towards me and put his arm around my shoulders. It’s like dealing with a close friend. His voice was very friendly and kind, unlike before. He was cajoling me. I ask you to pretend not to see or hear.

What should I do here? Father, that is, not my actual father, but Guillaume Brestmeier, the father of Georges Brestmeier. The North has been ruled by Deputy Commander Bernitz for a long time, and Deputy Commander Bernitz is practically the ruler of the North. Although I am superior in terms of family status and rank, the actual power lies with Deputy Commander Bernitz. He always told me to keep an eye on Bernitz.

Therefore, digging into corruption here without Bernitz’s permission may be problematic. It might turn into a boomerang and strangle me. but…

-Help.

I picked up the bottle and took a gulp. Might grinned and laughed.

“You drink well. With this, Commander, you are also in the same boat as us… ”

“Shut up.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Shut up, you bastard.”

I threw the liquor bottle in Might’s face. I was planning on hitting it in the face, but Might took it lightly.

“This bastard. Am I your friend? Where are you putting your arm on your superior’s shoulder? Do you want to rummage? Should I send him to trial for insulting his superior? Shall we test what kind of precedent will be set if you insult the commander?”

“Yes? What is that all of a sudden… ”

Not only Might, but also the other pledges were shocked by my sudden change in attitude and were unable to do anything. It was natural. In their eyes, I was just an obedient foreigner assigned by the central government. He was the most popular guy who could be blown up whenever he wanted to. It must be embarrassing to see such a strong voice suddenly come out.

But I also had a reason for doing this crazy thing. Wait until the corruption in the North is naturally resolved? Unfortunately, I don’t have time for that. This country is going to fail within a few years. To fucking Vinnet Franz. And I must maximize the combat power of the Northern Army. It’s none other than for me to survive.

—–

“Might.”

“Yes?”

“Yes, no! It’s a statement of rank!”

“Seo, Captain Might, leader of the Covenanters!”

“Get down.”

“Yes?”

Might was embarrassed. He was 39 years old, and being the leader of the sworn troops meant that he was leading the most powerful group in the northern army. That means that most of the executives, including the deputy commander of the Northern District Army, were paying attention to him. This is because wars occur frequently in the North, and the only thing you can trust in the actual battlefield is Might.

Might was told to lie down. It was absurd at first. Why are there all these guys? I wanted to. I wondered if the kid in front of me was crazy.

“Are you serious?”

“If you ask me again, I will consider it as a complaint. Lie down.”

But it seemed sincere. It seemed like this guy was trying to make fun of himself.

Might had no choice but to lie down, his hands shaking in humiliation. First of all, the guy in front of me was a superior, and I couldn’t disobey the superior’s orders.

And then something amazing happened. This noble kid, who probably had no military experience at all, made Might do all kinds of stupid things that I had never even heard of. His attitude was such that anyone would see that he had served as an ordinary soldier for about 1 year and 6 months.

And the pledge soldiers in the bar watched the scene. The pledges left the place one by one, but they had a rough idea of what was going on inside, so the rumor quickly spread within the pledges. There was a rumor that Might had been defeated by Commander Little.

And Commander Lee Si-hyeon gave orders to Might, Hans, and the pledged soldiers in the bar.

[Record all conversations that took place that day and upload them as a report.]

The purpose was to find out about the corruption that Hans had mentioned.

And as Lee Si-hyeon expected, Hans did not report the corruption he had talked about at the bar. The only conversations reported in the report were the everyday conversations of the sworn soldiers.

“Well, I wasn’t expecting to find out from this… ”

Lee Si-hyeon muttered, flipping through meaningless trash reports with unimpressed eyes. I tried to read it all the way through just to be sure, but the content was nothing but garbage from beginning to end.

It was just that my relationship with the leader of the sworn corps had worsened.

—–

“So, there is corruption?”

Deputy Commander Bernitz, a middle-aged man with the middle part of his head bald, spoke with a kind face. Lee Si-hyeon nodded.

“Yes. There appears to be corruption.”

“Ah~ In that case, it was concluded a while ago. It was concluded that an administrative officer from the central government named Captain Chloe had been misappropriating winter supplies and military provisions. I think you may have heard about it. There is no need to worry as the matter is currently in trial and will be concluded soon.”

This is how it comes out. Then, the conclusion is one of two things. one. In reality, there is no corruption in the North, and Hans was mistaken. And two. Bernitz is also a loser. And it seems to me that the latter is more likely.

‘Where on earth is your head?’ ‘

If Bernitz is the head, the worst case scenario could be that I lose. This means that before fighting Vinet Franz, he could lose to a guy named Bernitz and end up in a vegetable state, unable to do anything.

‘But that doesn’t mean it’s a situation where you can’t save yourself.’

If it had been Binet Franz, he would never have given in to a situation like this. I wouldn’t have tried to bow down to someone like Bernitz who wasn’t even a named character. If you want to fight Biene Franz, you must first be prepared to fight Bernitz. At best, I think of it as a mid-boss.

‘Let’s be a little aggressive here.’

I said with determination.

“Then, can you check with your own eyes whether the winter supplies are properly distributed to the general soldiers? Immediately today.”

Hans said that the soldiers were tearing up blankets and rolling them up in their hands. Because I don’t have gloves.

This means that the winter supplies were not distributed properly in the end, but as someone who served in the military, I know very well that it is close to impossible to immediately distribute all gloves to tens of thousands of soldiers in one day.

Now, how will you deal with it? Bernitz. Your lie is in danger of being discovered. I looked at Bernitz’s expression with the feeling of a chess player who had called for checkmate. however…

“Good.”

Bernitz said that without a second of hesitation.

“Yes?”

“You have to do it if the commander wants it. The soldiers will be happy that a commander who cares about the soldiers has been appointed. Would you like to take a look right now?”

huh? what? Did I really get it wrong?

Is there no corruption? Or is he plotting something else?