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“Oh, now that I think about it, I might meet a woman named Rachel Grocia. If you meet that woman, don’t fight as much as possible, but avoid her and think, “Oh, I’ve been bitten by a mad dog.”

I asked back with confusion at Captain Chloe’s sudden words.

“Rachel Groscia?”

“Yes. She is a woman who is on the rise to success in the Ministry of Military Affairs, so you better be careful. The number of people buried reaches three digits. His father was a duke and served as Minister of the Interior, so he has a great background, and he was always a vice president at Arcadia Academy, so he himself is a genius. So, I was able to get promoted quickly at a young age.”

also. They had that exact image, so they were just as elite as they seemed.

“I think I’ve already seen it.”

“Seo, it couldn’t have been a fight, right? No matter how much of a background Mr. Brestmire has, it will be difficult in the future if he is disliked by the most talented person in the center!”

“I got hit.”

“Yes?”

“I was unilaterally treated.”

I explained to Chloe in detail what happened that day. Then she breathed a sigh of relief.

“It was best not to meet, but it worked out better. Since you looked down on me once, I don’t think you’ll bother coming to me a second time. That woman doesn’t mess with weak prey.”

What is that? Not even a Saiyan. In fact, it becomes more scary. Oh, come to think of it, Rachel said that too.

“Rachel, you said not to hang out with Chloe. Do you have a bad relationship with that girl?”

Chloe looked into the distance for a while as if thinking about something. Then, after a while, he began to explain.

“He was a friend.”

“Friend?”

When I asked her in surprise, she continued speaking as if she was making an excuse.

“Only for the first time. For a moment. At first the atmosphere was good. Rachel was the valedictorian and I was the valedictorian. To her, I must have been a throwaway genius from a commoner background. She always said You will be my closest friend from now on. In the future, there will come a time when soldiers will succeed, so you and I will take control of the Ministry of Military Affairs and succeed.”

If she really said that, she could be seen as a woman who read the times quite well. Now is the time for soldiers to succeed. Because war was happening everywhere.

“Up to that point, it seems like a pretty good relationship, but how did it turn out this way?”

“Push… ”

I gave a puzzled look to Rachel, who suddenly smiled.

“After that, I was the chief student. That’s why Rachel got upset. The picture is bad, right? If the nobleman is the deputy and his close associate is the chief, then where is the laughing stock? So Rachel tried to appease at first and then threatened, but in the end she didn’t give up the top position. After that, he became Bu Daecheon’s enemy.”

In the end, it was a fight for the top position at Arcadia Academy. They talked about it like it was a really big fight, but in reality it wasn’t that big of a deal. By the way, Rachel is also very unique. If I had been satisfied with the second position, I would have been able to get a quick promotion in the central government while handing over the duke’s daughter.

“Why are you wondering why you weren’t satisfied with second place?”

“… Can you read people’s minds?”

“I can’t read people’s minds, but I can only read Georges Breastmeier’s mind. People are simple and easy to read.”

I felt like I was being teased for some reason, but I was more curious than I wanted to protest, so I asked her.

“So, what is the correct answer?”

“I like the best in everything. I’m not satisfied unless it’s the best.”

Is that so… If it were me, I would have just given in and sucked it up. It was a day when I thought that Chloe might be more manly than me.

—–

While looking out through the window in the commander’s office, one day I saw Deputy Commander Bernitz. Deputy Commander Bernitz was the type of person who usually led a large group of subordinates. But today, there were only two or three of Bernitz’s subordinates following him. I asked Ensign Mario.

“Do you think Bernitz is in the mood to go around with his subordinates today?”

Ensign Mario approached the window, glanced at Bernitz, and then turned his attention to the documents again.

“Oh, that’s it.”

Ensign Mario said.

“Everyone was caught.”

“Are you caught?”

“Corruption. There were no sane guys. Everyone has adopted embezzlement as a default option, and tax evasion and fraud are on top of that. It is said that if you shake it off, it comes out as it is. They say that finding a clean one was as difficult as finding a star in the sky. So those three are the ones left.”

“Ah… ”

That’s how it happened. Since our faction was very quiet, I forgot about it. The fact that we are at war.

“Then what about Bernitz himself? Why didn’t they get caught?”

“That… ”

“That?”

“Bernitz himself was said to be surprisingly clean. They thought there might be something, so they brushed it off, but it is said that other than receiving luxury items such as cigarettes and alcohol as gifts from subordinates, there was nothing to find fault with.”

I couldn’t help but be astonished at this part. Is it true that Bernitz watched and encouraged the corruption of his subordinates and was himself clean? So does this mean that the story that Bernitz told me before about himself being a victim is not 100% a lie?

“Umm… ”

I feel dizzy as many complicated thoughts come to mind. At that moment, Ensign Mario spoke.

“Be strong-minded. The fight has already begun. Whether Bernitz was clean or not is not the point. The important thing is that he is our enemy.”

“… That’s right.”

“It appears that the central investigators have already made an attempt to tie up the corruption of Bernitz and his subordinates, but failed. Bernitz seemed to have taken great care to ensure that he would not be involved even if his subordinates were caught at any time. He is a very smart person. Even if we cut off all of Bernitz’s limbs, he will still remain and try to hinder us.”

I nodded. Bernitz is someone who cannot be underestimated. It’s different from the small pieces scattered around. To deal with him, something bigger than this was needed.

—–

Might from the Oath Guard suddenly came to see me. And then he glared at me. I asked, staying close to Sergeant Andre’s side to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

“What is it?”

“Please stop.”

“What?”

“All of this.”

There was a clear trace of exhaustion in Might’s voice as he said that. Looking closely, Might’s expression was haggard. He seemed to be one of those who was affected by this bloody storm.

“My subordinates are being arrested non-stop. There are countless people who had their wrists cut off, were forcibly discharged, and many were hanged. In the North, there is not much of a way for a person with his wrists cut off to survive. They will become thieves. And we will wipe it out. It’s better to kill.”

“So?”

“What did they do so wrong? We have no family and no women! As a result, I just wanted to get a little more money through compensation! Instead, we fight well! The number of enemies we have killed is enough to fill a river! The North can’t function properly without us! Do you think you’ll be okay even if they kick us out like this?”

“That threat was accepted. What do you want”

Might took a deep breath and said.

“Just as I said. This is too much. Those guys from the center, they all know you brought them. It’s already been rumored in the North. So please, I’m asking you this. You can kneel down if you want. If you tell me to betray my second-in-command and be loyal to you, I will, so please send those monsters from the center back to the center. Please do this to me.”

Honestly, I didn’t know. That said, Might is a person who can do this. But the work was already out of my hands. Central investigator? It’s true that I called. However, it is up to me to call it, but it is not my intention to send it back. Those guys are the ones who would have sent me to the gallows if there had been any corruption against me. These are people beyond my control. therefore…

“That’s not something I can do.”

“… Does it really come out like that?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to do it, it’s really beyond my ability.”

“I bowed my pride like this… ”

It looks like you don’t believe it, right?

Might’s eyes began to get bloodshot. I guess it’s a bad sign. I hid behind Andre’s back. I felt Andre clenching his fists tightly.

But the feared thing did not happen.

“Just wait and see.”

After saying that, Might started to go out.

Looking outside through the window. Might was seen leaving with his men.

I knocked out more than half of the second-in-command’s faction. The sworn corps was also greatly weakened.

But for some reason, I felt like it wasn’t completely over yet.