Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 760
760. [Western Front] – The distance between McPhill and Han Cheon-seong (36)
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After being upgraded to yellow alert.
There was a deep sense of tension in the first fortress. It was quite natural that the faces of the officers and soldiers seen during meal times were more depressed than usual, and it was difficult to find anyone with a bright expression among the people in the first fortress.
While the sunset was already fading, there was little serious damage or change.
Although there were no direct apostles or monsters… … Still, everyone felt something.
That was ‘weight’.
The unique weight of being close to death given by the electric wire.
Cheonseong, too, felt the weight and strengthened himself even more.
… … .
Training room.
Tuk.
Even as I put down the heavy barbell on the rack, my nature still had quite a bit of strength. The biggest reason was that just yesterday he had been training to push his body to its limit, but from today onwards he could no longer do that.
“Whoa.”
I took a slow breath and relaxed.
‘Things just got a little worse.’
Nothing more, nothing less.
And since you don’t know when you’ll have to go on a mission, you can’t expend a lot of your stamina. For now, I had to be satisfied with just this.
Jerk.
Then, when I heard the sound of approaching footsteps, I saw Lieutenant McPhill looking at me as if I was puzzled.
“You are really amazing too. Do you want to train even in this situation?”
“I think this is better than just waiting.”
“I see. You seem to be the type of person who can’t stand being still. Well, I guess I have a body that’s perfected to that extent.”
“… … “Maybe it really is as Lieutenant McPhill said.”
I laughed a little while answering Lieutenant MacPhil’s words.
‘Actually, if I’m of the same mind, I want to use a spear.’
I didn’t think it would be ‘proper training’ to hold a spear. So, I was concentrating on physical training while maintaining only the sense of using a spear.
“Anyway, you should stop there and rest. “There is nothing more difficult than being low on stamina when going out on a mission.”
“yes. All right. I… And Ensign McPhill. “Can I ask you something personally?”
“What is that?”
dump.
As I saw Second Lieutenant McPhill draped in a training device nearby, I thought this might be my chance.
‘Because there’s nothing wrong with becoming friends.’
In fact, in the case of Second Lieutenant MacPhil, there was no opportunity to narrow our relationship even though he was the only member of the enemy faction of the same gender as me. I guess it’s because, unlike other people who came looking for me, Lieutenant McPhill didn’t come looking for me.
And I, too, was hesitant to approach Lieutenant McPhill first.
But now the opportunity has come.
“How different is it from usual times in the yellow stance?”
“How much of a difference… … It’s a very vague question, but it really changes a lot. “A lot of personal time is lost, starting with sleeping and being active, and it’s easy to find things that don’t change.”
“… … Is that so?”
“Why are you worried now that you said you were going to go out on a mission?”
I immediately shook my head when I saw Lieutenant McPhill asking with a grin.
“If you’re worried, it’s definitely a worry, but I think some of the fear comes from vague unknowns.”
“awe… … .”
“yes. “I confidently told you in the strategy meeting room that I would not be a burden to the right interests, but there is still so much I need to know.”
I thought there was a difference between simply being confident in my strength and being able to deal with any situation.
As the saying goes, knowing and not knowing make a world of difference, the yellow stance was like that to me. As soon as I got used to the atmosphere of the front, the atmosphere of the 1st Fortress changed again.
Because I have to adapt to this again.
“Well, if it’s important for you to know right now, no matter how much sleep you’ve had, no one has actually interfered. But from now on, sleep will definitely be decided. “If there are personnel going out on a mission, the most difficult thing is probably having to stand guard, such as sleeping at that time while waiting in the barracks.”
“sleep… … “This is it.”
I understood as I answered.
You never know when and what mission you will go on. However, the situation is not good for the enemy to sleep freely like before.
“Well, you might be okay though. I heard you wake up early in the morning every day? “Are you having trouble sleeping?”
“I don’t have much sleep. “If you sleep for about 4 hours a day, there’s usually nothing wrong with it.”
In fact, my body would probably be fine if I stayed awake all day.
Because the purity of my body shines brightest in stamina and durability more than anything else.
“… … 4 hours. “You said you slept for four hours the day after you went on that mission?”
“Yes.”
“Ha, you really are a monster. No, even though you may have entered the red zone, you can still live a normal life with only 4 hours of sleep.”
“Actually, I was a little tired that day. “It’s really not like it’s nothing.”
I felt like he was looking at me like I was a monster, so I changed his words a bit.
Actually, it is true that I was tired the day after my mission as an apostle.
“I see. You still seem like a monster to me, but I’m a little envious of that. Actually, I also tend to sleep a little less, but in fact, other lieutenants are having a harder time than us. Everyone sleeps a lot… … Ah, so. Should you be more careful about what you say and do? “Everyone will be quite sensitive if they don’t get enough sleep.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
As we talked, there were some things I definitely learned.
Since I am the only one awake in the morning, the other platoon members sleep quite a lot. And other than that, Lieutenant MacPhil’s tendencies seemed to be generally visible as well.
‘I think you’re a more upright person than I thought.’
Sure, he said some harsh words occasionally, but other than that, Lieutenant McPhill didn’t seem to have any particular feelings towards me. For me, that was more fortunate than anything else.
I was even thinking of accepting even if Lieutenant McPhill hated me or disliked me.
But it looks okay.
“… … .”
Afterwards, Second Lieutenant McPhill stopped talking, and I began to think while organizing my thoughts.
‘What should I say to get closer to Lieutenant McPhill?’
As we go on the same mission in the future, I want to reduce the distance even more, but I can’t really come up with a topic for conversation.
No, when I think about it, this situation itself was unfamiliar to me.
For some reason, it wasn’t with the opposite s*x, but because I spent very little time with people of the same s*x, I felt like I shouldn’t talk about things the way I usually do.
“Han Tiansheng.”
“yes. “Ensign McPhill.”
“… … “I have a question for you too, can I ask you a question?”
“Please feel free to ask.”
Then, when he spoke to me again, I actually felt much more at ease.
I was a bit surprised when I looked at Lieutenant MacPhil like that.
“ha.”
A deep sigh was seen along with eyes filled with complex emotions. From the looks of it, she didn’t seem like she was going to ask me a casual question.
“It’s a bit embarrassing to ask about, but how many women have you dated?”
However, the question I was asked was very far from what I thought.
So I blinked blankly and answered with a small smile.
“… … “I don’t think the number is small.”
“yes? “Well, a guy like you must have been hitting on a lot of women.”
“Well, I didn’t mean to do that.”
I was a little embarrassed even as I said it.
Actually, it’s not that I’ve dated a lot of women, it’s that I’m in the middle of dating a lot of women right now.
In some ways, I was in a strange position to say that I had a lot of experience with women.
“But you know how a woman feels well, right?”
“You mean a woman’s heart?”
“Yes, you’ve become friends with everyone in our platoon in just a few days since you arrived. “Isn’t that just because he’s good-looking?”
“Yes, it is, but… … .”
It was a very difficult question to answer.
In fact, I think my appearance has had a significant impact on my relationships with the opposite s*x.
Of course, my looks aren’t everything, but admitting that I am in front of Lieutenant McPhill, who has a scary look… … I felt like I had committed some kind of sin.
Gulp.
And when Second Lieutenant McPhill swallowed nervously while looking at me like that, I also became nervous.
“Is there anyone in the platoon who is giving their heart to you?”
Still, I found myself asking quite naturally.
Of course there is. If you think about it, it was Lieutenant McPhill who first brought up the topic of women, so it wasn’t that difficult for me to ask.
“… … what?”
“If you were asking about a woman’s feelings, I think you were asking because there was someone you were concerned about.”
“Yeah, that’s true. Hey, do you see it right like that?”
“From what you asked, I thought that was what you meant.”
“Oh, that’s true too. Ahaha… … Just ha. No matter how much we spend together, I don’t know how a woman feels. ha… … .”
Seeing Lieutenant McPhill smiling as if he was very embarrassed, I relaxed a little.
“So who do you like?”
“Hey, dude! “Do you think I’ll tell you everything if you ask me so directly?”
“No, if you’re going to ask me this, wouldn’t I have to specify who I am so I can answer properly?”
As I spoke, all the tension in my heart was relieved.
‘So who is it?’
Who is the platoon member that Lieutenant McPhill has in mind?
Hesitantly.
“… … .”
However, when Second Lieutenant McPhill hesitated very much, which did not match his harsh impression, I ended up resorting to the method of elimination.
First of all, Lieutenant Sabrina will definitely not be the one.
When I think of Ensign Sabrina, who hates Ensign McPhill so much, I can’t like him. And if you naturally exclude Ensign Iris, who hates men.
‘They say the remaining platoon members will be narrowed down to five… … .’
As I was thinking about it, I suddenly had to ask.
“How much did you like it?”
Rather than asking who it was, I spoke a little differently. Seeing that he still has a hard time talking like this, I thought he would have more trouble if I asked him directly.
“It’s my favorite period… … “It’s been more than half a year.”
“You’re older than I thought. “But then you haven’t expressed your feelings yet.”
“Hey, this is as good as you thought…” … I can’t speak my mind that easily. Also, what kind of platoon is the enemy wing in the first place, and if I, who is the only enemy in the group, confessed suddenly, would that be considered an afterthought?”
I nodded as I watched him speak gibberish.
“Of course, that too.”
That’s quite reasonable, but I immediately sensed from his attitude that that wasn’t the main reason.
‘You must be afraid.’
Ensign McPhill was now afraid of being rejected. The fear of confessing and being dumped rather than suffering through his own feelings alone.
And the fact that I can’t take care of it. Actually, if I think about it, I wasn’t in a position to say anything or give advice about other people’s relationships.
If I were to ask if my situation in the past was that good, it wasn’t that it was particularly good. It was just that I decided to accept them all in the middle of a big conflict at that moment.
“So it seems to you… … “If I confess to ‘someone,’ what do you think will be the result?”
At the question that followed, I couldn’t stop laughing.
‘You know he’s a good person.’
Contrary to his appearance on the outside, Lieutenant McPhill seemed to have a much more timid personality.
And while I thought that it might have been the various circumstances in Jeok-ik that made him like that, it was very foreign to me.
“Am I really being honest with you?”
“uh. “Tell me honestly.”
This had to be said properly.