Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 776
776. [Western Front] – Evil Demon (52)
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Rattling.
Even while eating dinner, Cheonseong was in a daze.
Even though I needed to get enough rest after safely returning from my mission, my mind could not rest easily. While my body had recovered to some extent, my mind was strange.
Tuk.
Suddenly, a piece of steak appeared on my plate. When I lifted my head in a daze, I saw characteristic blue eyes staring at me through my sunset-colored bob.
It was Lieutenant Rune.
“You’re the youngest. “Why am I so weak?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“Are you worried or have any concerns?”
Awkward laughter erupted from the successive questions.
“It’s not like that, it’s just that I’m a little dazed. “I will focus on eating.”
When I took a bite of the steak with my fork and brought it to my mouth, my mouth was immediately filled with the flavor of a well-cooked deer steak.
While eating like that, I suddenly felt several eyes on me.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Ensign Rune wasn’t the only one looking at me.
It seems strange. Even Ensign Roxanna and Ensign McPhill were looking at me. The only person at the same table right now who doesn’t pay attention to me is Lieutenant Elf.
Gulp.
“It’s really nothing.”
So after swallowing the meat, I had to speak again.
“… … okay? “Then, since today is the first day I used the skill, my youngest should also rest a little more today.”
“yes.”
“At any rate, there won’t be any missions until tomorrow. “Let’s take it easy.”
A small smile escaped from Lieutenant Roxanna’s calm voice.
“Thank you for your concern.”
Even as I answered, I thought it was really funny how I looked right now.
The reason why I feel so strange right now, why I feel so dazed, is not because of the mission or because I am exhausted.
Still, I have many concerns.
‘I was just cruelly rejected by Lieutenant Leria.’
That just bothers me because it makes me worry for no reason.
“Well, wouldn’t Han Tiansheng take care of it himself? Even on the outside, there will be little physical fatigue. “And you can tell just by looking at him eating well like that.”
I also nodded when I suddenly heard Lieutenant MacPhil’s playful voice.
“I eat pretty well.”
Even now, I am steadily emptying the food on my plate, and even though I eat less than other people, it is twice as much.
“But you never know about the youngest.”
“Unlike you, MacPhil, Han Tiansheng is a bit more detail-oriented.”
“… … “I am also very attentive to detail.”
We exchanged words as usual, and at the end, I stared blankly at the sight of Second Lieutenant McPhill crying. And a laugh escaped me.
Now I can laugh at their conversation. It was a conversation that clearly felt intimate, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.
So, paradoxically, it felt like I could hear it in my ears again.
-Get out. I won’t tell you twice.
It was the first time I heard Lieutenant Leria’s cold voice.
… … .
“Then see you tomorrow.”
“Everyone, have a good rest today.”
“yes. “Thank you for your hard work today.”
“Rest in peace, you three!”
When we returned to the barracks after dinner, we seemed to naturally disperse. It was always like that on the day I returned from duty. We didn’t have long private moments or share each other’s time.
It’s as if they were intentionally trying to give him time to rest.
And I didn’t think it was that bad either. Because I implicitly thought it was an act of consideration for each other.
That was the moment when I was about to enter the inner room.
“Han Tiansheng.”
“… … Yes, Ensign McPhill.”
“Please talk to me for a moment.”
It was an unexpected suggestion, but I nodded first.
Jerk.
As we entered Ensign McPhill’s inner room, Ensign MacPhill yawned loudly and slowly closed the door.
Crash.
I don’t know what he was talking about, but it didn’t feel like he was just trying to talk lightly.
“Sit comfortably. “I’m not going to have such a long conversation.”
“yes.”
As I sat down on a chair in the inner room, Lieutenant McPhill also sat down facing me. After that, it was a moment when our gazes naturally crossed.
ㅡㅡㅡ!!
In an instant, I felt like the entire interior was filled with sharp blades.
It was ‘a moment’.
Every space that came into my sight created an intimidating feeling, as if it was constricting me and could threaten me at any time.
“Don’t think it’s absurd for nothing… … I just think I need to know for sure, so I’ll take a hard line. It’s not that I don’t like you or anything. “Don’t make unnecessary misunderstandings.”
I stared at him blankly, hearing an extremely cold voice for the first time.
“… … .”
I nodded slightly while swallowing my saliva.
‘I don’t know why it’s like this.’
If I made even a small mistake now, my relationship with him might take a turn for the worst. I felt that instinctively.
This situation is absolutely no joke.
“You went to see Lieutenant Leria around lunchtime, right? “Answer me.”
“yes. you’re right.”
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“What did you say when you went there?”
The cold voice continued to echo through the space, and I had no choice but to stop for a moment as I was about to answer immediately.
It was dark.
Between Ensign McPhill’s blond hair, a gaze that could be described as intense was staring directly into my eyes.
‘Eyes trying to grasp the truth.’
Over the past few months, I have encountered many powerful people and through frequent conversations, I have felt this instinctively. When those who are more powerful than me make eye contact and ask questions, it is not just for psychological reasons, but has a deeper meaning.
And I thought that captured the ‘truth’.
If they are below you, you can reveal the truth or lies of their words just by looking into their eyes like this.
“… … “I can’t tell you about that.”
So, rather than diverting my words for some strange reason, I expressed my refusal.
“Can’t you tell? under… … Han Cheon-seong. “Do you think I’m kidding?”
Accompanied by a bitterly cold voice, the intangible blade in the space became sharper. Even though I couldn’t see it, it felt like the entire space was threatening me.
“I don’t think so at all.”
Nevertheless, I was able to quickly calm my mind.
It doesn’t shake. I don’t even reply with unnecessary words out of a sense of threat.
“ha. Even if I think what I’m doing right now is absurd, I think I can’t help it, but you know that now. How I felt about Lieutenant Leria, and… … “To me, Lieutenant Leria is the most important person in this world.”
“… … yes. “I know.”
“Although I have been active in the enemy wing for the past year. It’s my first time seeing Lieutenant Leria’s face as emotionless as today. That’s what you looked like right after you visited Lieutenant Leria’s office.”
Continue speaking quietly.
That voice, filled with chills, was full of sincerity. And unlike the threatening situation, he was speaking to me cautiously.
Please tell me the truth, what on earth did you say to make Lieutenant Leria so angry?
“I made a bit of an unreasonable request.”
“An unreasonable request? “What kind of request is this?”
“… … “I can’t tell you that.”
“Han Tiansheng… … I told you first that I wasn’t joking. But do you really need to say it like that?”
Seeing him with a twisted smile, I did not avoid my gaze.
‘I can’t tell you.’
The reason I told Lieutenant Leria about my physical secret was because I had the same determination to support other units.
And all the details were of that mindset.
Now that Lieutenant Leria has firmly rejected my words. It was absurd to reveal that to other platoon members.
“I can’t tell you. That’s why I’m saying this.”
“… … “You really can’t tell me?”
“yes.”
It was a moment of concise answer.
ㅡ!
I suddenly felt an intangible blade-like energy rushing towards me.
And my senses clearly sensed that it was heading towards my neck. However, I didn’t do anything.
Swish!
The air shook strangely, and I felt an intangible blade stop right in front of my neck.
I tried to suppress the instinctive reaction of my body to the intangible blade that stopped at a very small gap and held my position.
“… … I said it wasn’t a joke. I skip everything else, it really doesn’t matter what I do. “But I need to know what kind of rudeness you committed against Lieutenant Leria and what kind of ridiculous demand you made.”
The cold voice seemed to be saying the following was sincere, but at that moment, laughter escaped me without me even realizing it.
“Is that so?”
“hey. Smiling now… … ?”
Looking at that cold, frozen expression, I felt puzzled about my actions.
however… … She knew because she just made eye contact.
There was no way for me to know what kind of person the Second Lieutenant McPhill I knew was, and what kind of personality he really had, as I had seen him for a long time and had gone on missions with him.
‘I know that you truly like Lieutenant Leria. Because he gives his heart to the point of giving his life.
So now, for the first time, he is being very hard on me and trying to oppress me.
He said he was trying to get an answer from me by force.
“Let me tell you one thing, I was just rejected by Lieutenant Leria.”
So I stoked the fire further.
‘I think it’s funny even now.’
Lieutenant McPhill will one day become a big problem. I thought maybe I would be very angry.
And even though I thought the enemy wing was a very good platoon just a few days ago, I had the feeling that this was the unit I would be leaving in a month.
But as of today, that has completely changed.
So, I carried out an extremely ridiculous provocation.
Even though I knew that Lieutenant MacPhil would be even more upset by my remarks, I insisted on this attitude.
“… … hey. you. “What does that mean now?”
“That’s literally it. Doesn’t Lieutenant McPhill know this too? “I don’t know what Lieutenant Leria would be angry about.”
They all speak the truth and make eye contact as if to show that they are not lying. He provokes the listener by twisting his words, as if openly leaving room for misunderstanding.
Arddeuk!
Lieutenant McPhill’s face was distorted like that of a vicious demon, as if he was grinding his teeth.
“… … .”
Nevertheless, I made eye contact rather calmly.
‘It was rather good.’
I know that this situation itself resulted from a very big misunderstanding.
But due to this misunderstanding… … .
I really wanted Lieutenant MacPhil to change drastically.