Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 682
682. Short-Term Enlistment & Untimely Chill
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At the same time, on the Western Front, far from the capital.
A strange document had arrived in the largest office in the western central fortress.
“… … Short-term enlistment?”
Sreuk.
Ensign Karyl, who was checking the documents, blinked blankly for a moment. The documents she was carrying had the imperial emblem on her top right, which meant that she was related to the imperial family and had to be treated specially.
And above all, the content was unusual.
“Ensign Caryl, what’s going on?”
“No, that’s… … Lieutenant Jadin. I’ve just checked some very interesting documents. Is ‘short-term enlistment’ generally possible?”
“what? Short term enlistment? What kind of nonsense is that? “Please give me that document for a moment.”
“yes. Lieutenant. “Here are the documents.”
As Lieutenant Jedin approached, Karyl, who handed over the document he was holding, still did not understand.
Most people in the empire know how dangerous the front line is.
Even soldiers who volunteered to join the army had to write a handwritten memorandum before enlisting, and the ‘frontline’ was a place where they were made aware of the danger.
As it was a place where one had to come with such a big heart, it was usually not easy to even discharge oneself after enlisting. However, I checked a document with the strange words ‘short-term enlistment’ attached to it.
Sreuk.
While looking at Lieutenant Jadin who was checking the documents, I quietly waited for an answer.
I wasn’t sure what to do with it because it was too unusual a document for me to handle.
“under… … .”
“Lieutenant. “Isn’t that strange too?”
And when the lieutenant soon burst out laughing, I immediately asked back.
Even though the royal family had influence, it was not common to see them doing anything related to the front line.
“Well, that’s really strange. It’s really written that it’s a short-term enlistment, and the target is also strange. Han Cheon-seong… … ? The name Han Cheon-seong is a name I have heard of before. Are you sure you are still a cadet? “But you’re enlisting during this time?”
“I’ve also heard the name Han Cheon-seong. “Aren’t you a student called a genius at the Central Academy in the capital?”
“Yes, that’s right. I believe it was a cadet named Han Cheon-seong who won the Grand Colosseum… … . But short-term enlistment? Hmm. Looking at the contents, it seems like the higher-ups have already pretty much decided on it. The situation is very complicated, duh. “Check it like this and hand over the documents as is.”
Tuk.
When the lieutenant handed me the documents he had checked, I accepted them in a daze.
But I couldn’t accept that right away.
“Lieutenant. Are you really going to check and hand over the documents like this?”
I had no choice but to ask again.
To that extent, short-term enlistment only sounded like a strange word to me.
“Then I have to hand it over. This is an issue that Princess Lyudmila directly weighed in on, Lieutenant Karyl. “Then, should we do something on our own?”
“no. That’s not to say… … “Anyway, I don’t understand why a cadet would enlist so suddenly.”
Even though there is a modifier called ‘short-term’, enlistment was ultimately ‘enlistment’ anyway.
Even as a cadet who had completed officer training, it was the first time that I, who had served for 4 years, had ever seen documents related to enlistment for just a first-year cadet.
‘You’re saying we’ll pass this as is?’
I don’t think it will ever happen.
“Don’t understand.”
“yes… … ? What do you mean?”
“Don’t try to understand specifically. And in the case of Princess Lyudmila, who is related to this document, you may not know it yet, but she has a very strong influence within the imperial family. He is a very high-ranking person in the line of succession to the throne, so his influence is at a level that people like us can’t even talk about. “Just check the documents and hand them over when they say something nice.”
When Lieutenant Jedin shook his head in a calm but cold voice, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
This is something I feel after serving on the front lines for many years, but there were times when I had to force myself to understand something I couldn’t understand or pass it on even though I didn’t understand it.
And it still had to be that way.
An uncomfortable issue. But my nose was too big for me to do anything more.
Even if I rejected or rejected this, the document would simply be passed on to another officer.
“… … All right.”
Ok.
When I stamped the confirmation and handed over the documents, I felt a very strange feeling.
… … .
Even after checking various documents, I didn’t feel any better.
As I kept checking the documents, a golden document caught my eye.
Tap, tap.
Then, I stopped when I felt a tap on my shoulder. When I looked up, the lieutenant was holding a cup filled with coffee.
“Ensign Caryl. “Let’s talk for a moment.”
“Oh, yes. Lieutenant. thank you.”
Good, good.
As soon as the cup was placed, I put aside the documents I had been absentmindedly checking and straightened up.
dump.
And when the lieutenant sat across from me, I looked at him carefully.
“Are you paying much attention to the documents you checked a little while ago?”
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Even when the lieutenant asked while bursting into laughter, I could hardly help but smile.
“… … Honestly, yes, I do.”
That’s right, it feels like I pushed someone to death with my own hands.
“Think at ease. Anyway, the enlistment period is only a short period of about a month… … . And winning at the Grand Colosseum can only be achieved by a genius among geniuses, so wouldn’t that mindset be different?”
“I guess that’s right.”
“Then you did it all because you had the will. “Why hasn’t a cadet been to the front line before?”
“Isn’t that a day trip led by an instructor from the Western Academy?”
“I don’t think it’s much different from back then, whether it’s a day trip or something. I guess I’m going to experience the front line anyway. And I will make you conscious. “Isn’t that what it means?”
He continues speaking in a light voice.
however… … .
No matter how much I thought about it, the meaning felt different.
‘Looking at the front line from the top of the castle wall… … I think enlisting and experiencing the front will be completely different.’
Even though it was only a short period of time, about a month, enlistment was an enlistment anyway.
Sreuk.
Even as he gently caressed the teacup, the corners of his eyes were slightly shaking.
“By the way, Lieutenant Karyl also has a soft heart.”
“Lieutenant, this is not because I am soft-hearted. just… … “It’s because I feel like something doesn’t make sense.”
“Really, when did we only do things that made sense? There are times when things like this have to be dealt with. And anyway, if you join the army, there will be senior officers and soldiers to take care of you, so why are you so worried? Isn’t it even our central fortress guarded by Major Anastasia, the main force? “Then it should be considered safer.”
“Of course it is, but… … .”
Even though the god-like Major Anastasia was with us, it did not mean that there were no deaths at all.
Each officer had to support and endure the empty front without her.
Rather, since we had a main axis, the number of officers in our central fortress was relatively small compared to other outer fortresses without a main axis… … .
“Anyway, take it easy and make sure you accept and encourage him when he enlists next Wednesday.”
“… … !”
A sound like a thunderbolt made me almost lose the cup I was holding.
“M-you mean me?”
“okay. Didn’t you get your confirmation stamp? Then you should do it.”
The lieutenant had an ulterior motive, thinking that he would personally bring coffee to please others.
I had to nod my head shakily, even though I was laughing out loud because it was so absurd.
“… … yes.”
I just accepted it with resignation.
I don’t have a choice anyway. Since I even stamped the confirmation myself, why am I even bothering about it now?
“Then let’s take care of the rest…” … . “Take your time and drink coffee to calm your mind.”
When the lieutenant got up from his seat, I just had to stare blankly at my cup.
‘Winning the Grand Colosseum.’
I know how great you have to be to achieve that. Because I was once an academy cadet too.
An achievement that could only be achieved by a genius among geniuses.
So I thought that way even more.
“… … .”
As I gently tilted the cup and drank the warm coffee, I swallowed the sigh that was about to burst out.
‘It’s a problem if you’re too good.’
A stone that sticks out too much among angular stones cannot live a smooth life.
I thought a man named Han Cheon-seong would do the same.
He must be resting now, feeling the happiness and joy of winning, but he may not even know it.
The fact that I have to enlist at the front next week.
Ok.
“Ha, if you meet me, you should treat me well too.”
The next week when I enlisted at the front, I can already clearly see that darkened face, but that’s just what I thought.
Let’s be nice to the person who is coming to this very heavy and dark front.
***
“Cough!”
“are you okay?”
“Gwae, it’s okay. Lady Celestia.”
While he urgently straightened his posture, Cheonseong blinked for a moment.
‘what?’
The weather is so nice right now, so why did I suddenly cough?
I definitely shivered for a moment from the sudden chill I felt, but I couldn’t figure out why.
I looked around for a moment and composed myself.
Now that I was spending unseasonable time with Lady Celestia, I was also cautious.
Glancing.
As I looked to the side, I saw her walking slightly. And there was a female knight with auburn hair moving right behind her.
‘I feel very strange.’
Despite the pressure of having to deal with the duke’s daughter, I thought that our time together would be comfortable because I knew she had feelings for me, but that wasn’t the case.
“Is there anywhere else you would like to go?”
“Oh, wherever I am… … great.”
The conversation suddenly stopped as I saw her answering my question awkwardly.
No matter what I said to her, the conversation stopped like this.
‘… … ‘I hope you look at me properly when you answer.’
Since she was more shy than I thought, I also had no choice but to stop in my actions and speech.
Jerk.
Again… … .
Additionally, when conversation stopped, only the sound of footsteps existed between us.
Between the noise of countless people walking through the city, I felt a continuous wall.
Even though I had a crush on her, I was feeling that getting close to her was another thing.
“Keuhum!”
Then, when she cleared her throat unnaturally, my gaze naturally went to her.
When she met my eyes for the first time in a while, I felt like I could breathe a little.
“… … Is there anything you particularly like? Or that… … “It’s okay if it’s just a regular hobby.”
And when she spoke very awkwardly, I paused for a moment.
Her question itself wasn’t difficult.
But just the way he spoke and the content itself suggested a lot to me.
‘really… … .’
This girl likes me.
She was behaving in such a way that I couldn’t help but feel that way.
“To put it simply, I like desserts.”
“Oh, dessert?”
I smiled slightly as I saw her brighten up immediately at my answer.
“yes. “I really like it because it makes me feel better when I eat delicious desserts.”
“I like desserts too!”
“Then shall we go to the dessert cafe?”
“yes! “I do that.”
When she nodded brightly at the long-awaited conversation, our destination was naturally decided.
‘that’s interesting… … .’
And her pure reaction was as unique to me as it is now.
There has never been anyone who approached me with kindness from the beginning and expressed their feelings to me to this degree.