Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 730
730. [Western Front] – Lieutenant Leria (6)
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Outside the tall fortress on the Western Front.
A space like a vast wasteland. Dried blood stains here and there decorated the ground and did not disappear over time.
When it was tried to be erased, it was repeatedly covered with new blood, so at some point it was even given a strange name, ‘Red Zone’.
And now.
There was a being active beyond midnight and in the time between night and dawn.
A platoon was moving quickly through the red zone, which many officers and soldiers were not pleased with at all.
ㅡ!
ㅡㅡㅡ!!
It rushes as if it were covering space in a single step.
And the platoon moves to the edge of the red zone, which is difficult to see even in the fortress, and faces deeper danger.
And they all had red wings drawn on the shoulders of their officer uniforms.
It meant the special platoon ‘enemy wing’.
“ha.”
And when someone among them let out a heavy breathing sound, Leria, who was moving at the front, stopped for a moment.
“Take a quick breath.”
“yes!”
“… yes.”
The answers came out simultaneously as if they had been put together, and at the same time, the platoon members who had stopped their bodies all stopped in place and began to catch their breath.
ha.
ha… … .
The sound of short and deep breathing alternates, resonating in a quiet space.
Leria didn’t mean to take a ‘rest’. It literally means taking a breath, and it means allowing the body that has been overworked to breathe properly, even if only briefly.
And the platoon members of the enemy wing accepted those words as if they were natural.
Even in the meantime, rather than taking a deep breath, Leria was staring at her surroundings closely and spreading out her mana without stopping.
A space where quiet silence flows.
It had been a while since all the monsters in the area had been executed and knocked to the ground, but she did not let down her guard.
‘I would have arrived at the barracks, but in the end I didn’t even see the baby chick.’
Suddenly, I remembered a new soldier, Han Cheon-seong, who had arrived yesterday.
But it was only a moment, and while I laughed a little, I focused on this reality.
–Until you return to the fortress, you have never returned.
That was the first principle of the enemy platoon, and also the second principle that must be observed.
One minute has passed since I was given time to catch my breath.
“let’s go.”
With Leria’s short words, the enemy platoon began to move briskly again.
ㅡ!
It took 20 minutes for their new model, which was in perfect order, to escape the red zone and reach the fortress, and fortunately, nothing happened during that time.
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Puuu!
Recognizing the return of the enemy wing platoon, the gatekeeper of the 1st fort immediately blew the trumpet to open the huge gate of the fortress, and the enemy wing platoon immediately entered the fortress.
Swish! Swish!
As soon as the enemy platoon was confirmed to have entered the fortress like a light, the huge door immediately began to close.
“ha… … !”
“I survived!”
“You came back again today.”
As soon as they entered the fortress, most of the enemy platoon members except Leria collapsed on the spot.
“… … Thank you for your hard work.”
“Here is the water.”
When the troops on guard at night approached them, urgently bringing water, the members of the enemy platoon accepted the water roughly and immediately quenched their thirst.
Gulp.
And even Leria was no exception to that.
“Big.”
“I heard that real water tastes like honey.”
When they made a relaxed expression as if they were going to live together, Leria, who was slowly quenching her throat, burst into laughter.
“Really, you guys have to get used to it now.”
“… … “How on earth do you adapt to such a forced march?”
“We are not monsters like Lieutenant Leria… … .”
When one by one they made noises with relaxed expressions, Leria shook her head.
Sarah… .
As her red short hair fell down to her shoulders and lightly fluttered, some of the soldiers standing guard looked at her as if they were fascinated.
“… … .”
It must be said that the members of the enemy wing platoon were all in disgrace right now.
The officers’ uniforms were a mess due to a lot of dirt, dust, and blood from monsters, and their faces, which must have been beautiful due to the hardships they had endured, were all sagging or their eyes were unfocused.
And yet, in the midst of all this, Lieutenant Leria, who must have taken on the most difficult role, was shining as if she were shining.
Even in the 1st Fortress, her beauty did not fade despite her appearance of exhaustion as she performed extreme missions that almost no other unit could carry out.
However, that gaze lasted only for a moment.
The troops urgently lowered their heads, wary of their gaze.
“Foot… … .”
Even though she was aware of those gazes, Leria just smiled and accepted it leniently.
It only took a day or two for me to get angry and criticize each of those looks, but it felt a bit funny to keep doing that over and over again.
“Now go to the barracks and rest.”
The platoon members, who had slumped at Leria’s words, struggled to get up and started heading toward the enemy barracks.
Jerk. That… … .
And Leria, who was staring blankly at the enemy platoon member, turned and walked in a completely different direction.
Again.
It was for ‘mission performance reporting’.
Tuk.
As I took a deep breath, I threw the water bottle I was holding into a nearby storage container.
Grumbling.
Then he roughly swept my hair up and blurted my eyes.
‘It’s not easy.’
The mission was clearly accomplished safely, and all members of the enemy platoon also succeeded in returning to the fort without any major injuries.
So even though I should be happy, I couldn’t be happy at all.
The level and intensity of the recently given missions has continued to increase.
“What on earth is going to happen to this world?” … .”
The more she became aware of reality, the more uncomfortable Leria felt.
In the past fifteen days, the number of apostles she and the Red Wing Squadron have executed has reached a false twenty.
That was not an apostle of a decent level, but an apostle of ‘medium risk’ or higher level.
The risk level of the wire increases abnormally.
That’s soon… … It was safe to see it as any sign. A sign before greater danger arrives.
Tuk.
And when Leria reached her destination, she carefully put on her clothes.
Sreuk, Sreuk!
Even though it was a mess right now, I cleaned up my outfit to the bare minimum and even trimmed my face and hair.
It was a rare sight for anyone who knew Leria, but Leria wanted to show at least the bare minimum of courtesy.
dripping.
“This is Lieutenant Leria. Major Anastasia. “Can I go into the mission report?”
-Come in.
At the calm voice that came from the inner room, Leria cautiously opened the door.
And as she looked at Anastasia in her neat office, Leria was impressed without even realizing it.
‘also… … .’
The future of this empire lay here.
A woman close to ‘perfection’ with an indifferent face beneath blue hair.
Even though we were the same person, I couldn’t help but exclaim with admiration.
No matter how dark and ominous I felt after hearing the bad news, I had absolute faith in this moment when I saw Major Anastasia.
My heart, which was about to become weak, was able to have great hope just by looking at her.
“First of all, Lieutenant Leria, you really worked hard. “This mission must have been very difficult.”
“no. Major Anastasia. “I’ll go straight to the mission report.”
“okay.”
Leria twitched her lips unconsciously at Anastasia’s praise, but soon calmly continued reporting on the assigned mission.
The environment around the front line along with completing the mission given to the apostle. How he killed the apostle during the mission and even the damage to the platoon… … In addition to that, she did not miss a single detail, even the smallest details that needed to be reported.
“… … “This concludes the mission report.”
As Leria calmly finished speaking, Anastasia slowly nodded.
“good job. It’s done so perfectly, there’s nothing more to say. I will do my best to reward you with results. Still, if there’s one thing I’d like to tell you… … “I don’t want you to try too hard to be perfect in everything, and I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself while carrying out my mission.”
“it’s okay. “I always do my best and don’t overdo it.”
“Then I’m glad. You must have had a hard time, so make sure you get enough rest… .”
“yes. Well, I hope Major Anastasia has a comfortable time as well.”
This was the moment when Leria, who showed extreme courtesy not seen even by a higher-ranking officer, was about to turn around.
“Oh, wait.”
“yes?”
As Leria quickly straightened up, Anastasia smiled slightly at her.
“… … “There’s a new officer in the enemy wing platoon named Han Cheon-seong, right?”
“yes. “I believe he came in yesterday as part of our platoon.”
“I want you to treat me as well as possible. “I believe in Lieutenant Leria, so I think she will do well, but she still doesn’t know the feelings of a platoon member.”
Leria blinked blankly for a moment at the completely unexpected words.
‘I never thought you would mention it so directly.’
I had no choice but to see Major Anastasia often to report on missions, but it felt different now.
Rather than simply telling the new officer to be nice, it felt like it had a deeper meaning.
“yes. “I will keep that in mind.”
After Leria responded in a serious voice for a moment, Anastasia gave a light order to congratulate the guests.
Crash.
Leria left the inner room and stopped in place.
“… … “Han Cheon-seong.”
Even though I was repeating the names that were confusing to me this morning, I felt very strange.
‘What kind of new officer is this?’
Even Major Anastasia, the main axis of the empire, directly mentions it like that?
Again.
As I continued to walk, I immediately felt the need to check Han Cheon-seong.