episode_0077

The long-awaited Monday morning.

With Hannah’s artifact, my wife and I completely wiped away the fatigue that had accumulated from not sleeping properly and the traces that had accumulated from having a relationship, and the traces that had accumulated to the point where we couldn’t hide them, and went outside in the training clothes we had worn when entering the tent as if nothing had happened. The sun was warm for winter.

“I never thought I would live to see this sun…”

“Ha, although I was a bit rough with him, I didn’t push him with the intention of killing him. You’re under a lot of pressure, Paula.”

“Awesome…! You know how hard it was for me… hehe♡”

My protest was drowned out by Elysia’s surprise kiss, and after that, I did not protest much to her and did what I had to do to help my classmates. Campground withdrawal.

“If you sleep outside… It’s hard to set up a tent, but it’s even harder to raise it. In a state of low stamina, these heavy things…”

Thanks to the artifact, Elysia and I were able to quickly pull out the tents that were firmly fixed to the ground without realizing that they were heavy, but the movements of other classmates who did not receive the artifact’s help were much slower. Just like I did when I ran on flat ground and climbed a mountain during my training period.

After many twists and turns, we were given the opportunity to go back to our bedrooms, wash up, and rest after setting up our tents at the campsite where we had stayed for several days, gathering other supplies, and putting them back where they should be.

Well, I heard that even on a battlefield where blood is washed away, every few weeks, the personnel entering the front line trenches are taken to the rear to rest and other personnel are brought in. At the military academy, which is much more relaxed than the battlefield, theory classes and physical training are conducted non-stop as soon as training is over. It may not make sense.

‘Even if I and Elysia can survive with just enough artifacts, is there any way to catch all the other kids? ‘You should rest well for at least two to three days.’

The burden on the shoulders of talented individuals who will become commanders of a unit in the future is not light at all, so they cannot really do nothing for two to three days. However, no matter how much they study mentally, at least they will not be overworked during training. You need to give your muscles time to rest.

In the original world, there were many people who suffered injuries such as torn muscles or worn out joints while lifting weights without proper rest, thinking that exercising alone would build up mushy muscles, but it would be no different in this world.

Like other classmates, my wife and I decided to take off our dirty training clothes and go into the shower to wash off the dust before taking a break. Because everything from hair to the soles of my feet is covered in stench, it’s not going to work in the current situation.

If you listen to what Elysia says, it doesn’t seem like she thinks the current situation is all bad, but…

“I can enjoy it even though your body odor is much worse than usual, but as a mother, it looks unpleasant… Above all, if you don’t keep your body clean, it will also have a negative effect on the baby in your stomach. Let’s wash together.”

“Yeah… I felt like you would say that for some reason.”

Anyway, my husband and I went into the bathroom attached to the bedroom together and washed ‘combatively’, smacking our lips together and kneading each other’s lumps of flesh under the hot water droplets pouring from the sunflower shower head.

You might say it’s not swimming, it’s like showering and fighting… but wouldn’t it be harder to pass by without doing anything when young people of the age who want to make love just make eye contact enter the bathroom naked?

After bathing in the water flowing continuously from top to bottom and washing away the dirt, I covered my nipples and buttocks with a long shower towel, wrapped my hair with a shorter towel, and came out and stretched out. It was a stretch to maximize the feeling of refreshment immediately after showering.

“Whew…ah… I feel refreshed… Clean magic and showering both make your body clean, but the feeling is completely different.”

Strictly speaking, it cannot be said to be 100% clean as the dirt has been washed away and the colorful kiss marks have been engraved on the skin that has become as bright as before, but the feeling of refreshment is real.

“Then your mouth will tear, Paula. Leave the yawning alone.”

“I’ve never heard of anyone tearing their mouth while yawning… but since you told me to stop, I’ll stop.”

As I looked back at Elysia who followed me and lowered the arms I had raised while stretching, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

‘If I had not been satisfied with going to study at an American university and had not chosen the option of obtaining a permanent resident card and living there… and if I had been obediently taken by the hands of the Ministry of National Defense who came at me with a notice of enlistment… Now. ‘Could I have been treated as well as you were?’

A neat and spacious bedroom with two single beds.

A bathroom equipped with a toilet, sink, and shower.

Various facilities such as soccer fields, baseball fields, basketball courts, billiards rooms, tennis courts, indoor swimming pools, etc. that can help relieve stress in an age where smartphones or color televisions do not exist.

But what if I enlisted in the Korean military as a soldier?

‘The Korean military’s barracks life, which failed to replace 100% flat-bed dormitories with bed-type dormitories even after pouring trillions of dollars into the budget for over 10 years… is a problem that can be clearly seen even without experiencing it directly. ‘The fact that the number of exercise facilities has decreased compared to now means that more people than two people must have been living in the sweat emanating from their bodies.’

Quite a few people who have not served in the military often criticize people like me who have not served in the military, asking what they know about the military and what they are talking about, but this is half right and half wrong.

What’s wrong? Even those who have not yet written an article do not know that the military is a shitty place, but they treat them like idiots who know nothing.

It might have been different in the days when computers were the exclusive preserve of the rich, but in the 2020s, where the Internet has become widespread, it is not easy to know anything about the military.

‘If you do a quick search on the Internet, you will find numerous articles about people who were taken to the military, died or were injured for absurd reasons, and were then abandoned without receiving any meager compensation…’

Which part is correct? I don’t know exactly what part is and to what extent it sucks.

However, even those who have served in the military are not completely free from this problem. First of all, the working environment is different depending on whether it is the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, and various things are different for each unit. Isn’t it a very narrow view to divide ‘one guy’ and ‘one who only sucks honey’?

‘Since I came to this world and am living at a military academy, I can take off the shackles of being an undocumented person… but if I live in such a good facility, won’t I be able to avoid being called a honey eater? If you want to criticize me for sucking honey, then criticize me! ‘I deserve to be treated like this!’

Creating futuristic weapons that are difficult to implement even with 21st century technology, such as the Iron Man suit that blocks tank shells, was possible purely because of Free’s help, but even without Free’s help, I would not be from another country, but ‘the’ United States. It is a body that can handle more than one person by learning academics and skills.

So, I don’t think the treatment I’m receiving right now is excessive.

‘Now that I’ve washed my body, let’s see how much my stats have gone up while I’ve been away.’

I took the time to avoid Elysia’s gaze and summon Status Enigma to check my stats. I don’t think I saw it once right after being possessed and didn’t look into it after that, but since the artifact Hannah gave me has a strong growth buff, I can look forward to it.

[ System message: Paula Hausser’s stats have increased as follows. ]

[ Stamina C→B+ / Magic Null / Attack C→C+/ Defense C→C+/ Mobility A→A+/ Accuracy A→A+/ Intelligence A→A+/ Sex SSS→SSS+]

“Oh… Oooh…!”

I’m not happy at all that my sex stat has increased, but it’s really encouraging that other stats have increased by more than one level.

Although I learned a lot and accomplished a lot during my nearly two months at the military academy, I would not have been able to grow to this level without Hannah’s help.

‘In terms of athletic ability, it was said that C is an amateur athlete and B is a professional athlete… There are countless people who can’t even become pros, let alone medalists, even after years of amateur life, but I can’t believe they grew so explosively after only spending two months at a military academy! ‘I’m afraid of how much more I’ll have grown by the time I graduate from the military academy.’

At this rate of growth, it seems possible to revise the existing plan of maximizing strengths and only slightly strengthening shortcomings.

It’s easy for an all-rounder to become a miscellaneous character who is vague about this and that, but if you receive a huge growth buff, you can raise all your abilities to the limit and become an all-rounder in the true sense of the word, good at both this and that!

I guess I’ll have to show my gratitude to Hannah in some way later.