The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

26 – Stand tall

‘If you’re a new officer in the 3rd battalion, the only one who joined the abandoned platoon this time is the one.’

Rex was able to recall the face of Enoch Levandel without difficulty. He looks good, but at the same time something feels off.

The first time he asked to borrow a cigarette from him, he was instantly caught up in the pace.

He was a person who didn’t get caught up in other people’s flow.

There was something unapproachable about the new platoon commander.

‘f*ck, you must be a weakling. Don’t you collapse because you’re under a little stress? He said he was even injured in this operation.’

Sergeants were not combat troops. In the first place, most of the soldiers belonging to the magic battalion were support positions in charge of administration and supply, or were guarding the unit.

There are not many things that are mobilized for battle.

The same goes for Sergeant Rex. Unless there was a major incident that moved the entire headquarters, he was always a stand-by member of the unit.

Because of this, Lex didn’t know exactly what Enoch Levandel was doing this time.

All I did was hear from an officer who worked in the same department that I wasn’t as bad as I thought.

I didn’t think much of it.

‘And there’s nothing different about being active, right? Would a company commander or battalion commander even budge with that?’

It was only an expedition to catch thieves, so how many achievements would you have to make?

Even the officer who was told that he was quite active in the center couldn’t tame Sergeant Rex in the end.

He even asked for cooperation from that side first.

Since he has just been appointed, he can’t be afraid of the so-called so-called who are driving all sorts of incidents.

‘But it’s really pitiful. Will it be caught by Gavial?’

The sergeant shook his head and thought.

– That bastard was not afraid to touch our children. He seems to be an officer who doesn’t know much about the world, but I need to take care of him.

From what I’ve heard, he must have been arguing with the lower end and then threatening him with something like magic.

It was obvious without looking at it.

“Tsk…… Still, I thought it would help a bit when I was working.”

The 5th platoon.

It is a platoon that is despised throughout the entire battalion because it is a degraded class, but in fact, looking at the face, it was not a degraded class, but was almost at the level of the Knights of the Rose.

Not only Lumia, but also Bell Meyer and Roxanna Elim.

For Rex, who considers conquest as his greatest virtue, they were all trophies he wanted to win.

Even Roxanna Elim!

But if you’re greedy, you’ll get an upset stomach. Slow, penetrating savoring was Rex’s way of hooking women.

“Once you gently intimidate the platoon commander as a bait, even Rumia has no choice but to come over… ….”

“What did you say, Sergeant?”

The hand trying to light a cigarette stops. A sharp piercing voice. When Rex turned around, a woman with purple eyes was standing there.

Lumia Blue.

Ha, f*ck. Timing sucks too.

Sgt.

“Sergeant Lumia, long time no see. I heard she was hurt. Are you feeling better?”

“What did you say?”

“Ah~~~.”

He sticks out his tongue as if playing a joke.

“Well, platoon leader Enoch made a very fatal mistake recently.”

Rumia must also know about the unwritten rules of Cherno City.

“If I continue like this, I might not be able to enter Cherno City forever. How polar the boss is.”

“Ah… ….”

It was eaten. I couldn’t have known

It was just yesterday, and it seems Bell Mayor was by her side right now, so there’s no way he didn’t tell her, a member of the same platoon.

The corner of Rex’s mouth lifted slightly.

“But don’t you know? If Sergeant Rumia puts in some effort, I think I can do something…….”

A blatant appeal.

The line has already been crossed against Lumia. There’s no turning back from her anyway, and once she got caught up in the pace, she had to be swallowed up for sure.

“As I said before, the platoon commander’s path may be blocked. You don’t like that, do you? What…… It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, so if you’re ignoring it, you’ll be able to do it.”

Unlike her cold face that seems like she would throw anything away, she is an overly kind woman.

Rex is provoking that little by little.

“Don’t talk like that.”

“Because I’m not like that? I just informed Sergeant Rumia ‘out of loyalty’?”

The brazen, disgusting attitude made Rumia feel like her stomach was boiling.

I wanted to slap him on the cheek right away and, if possible, use magic to make him never speak again.

But if you think about the platoon commander, it is clear that you will not be able to just stay still.

The reason why Rex is treated in his own way in the battalion even though he is a ‘soldier’ is not only because he is fast-paced and has many roles.

He was a member of Gavial, a criminal organization that controlled the back alleys of Cherno City.

Rumia knows.

The reason why company commanders and platoon commanders from different companies go to the city in groups every weekend.

And what is going on in the back alleys of the city at night.

It is definitely a violation of the military law, but in an extremely closed military organization, there are not many people who dare to catch the pod.

To be honest, how would I know if Lockhart’s battalion commander would have been involved?

The platoon commander and you can reverse that?

This is nonsense.

“Sergeant Rumia, you really only need to close your eyes once? After all, I have no experience at all.”

“Sergeant!! Be polite!”

“Let’s not be too expensive for each other. If you don’t want to make the platoon leader, who is still an asshole, more f*cked up.”

Pudeuk.

Rumia gritted her teeth. She tried to bear it, but couldn’t.

“You bastard!!”

He swung her arm and spat out a curse that he wouldn’t normally say. Damn! A cigarette flicked out of Rex’s mouth as he was slapped on the cheek.

Rumia raised her arm once more. But this time the sergeant grabbed him by the wrist.

“Ha, I guessed that it was smooth. Are you climbing more and more? The real rank is a bit high, even with a sword.”

It was then.

A soldier approaching with a cigarette just in time spoke kindly to Rex.

“Ah, Sergeant Rex, smoke a cigarette now-.”

“Hey, don’t let anyone come around here from now on.”

It didn’t take long for him to catch his mood.

The successor stood stiff as it was, and silently nodded his head.

“Sergeant, please follow me. If you don’t want to be embarrassed in front of the kids.”

As soon as Rex disappeared with Rumia.

“Get out of the way.”

The blond-haired officer roughly pushed the dumbfounded soldier away.

***

Rumia couldn’t bear to resist.

She has no acquaintances in her unit. She had no one to ask for help, and she was a Rumia that she didn’t even trust except for her platoon members.

It wasn’t even once or twice that I was subjected to such insulting words and actions right away.

I have to tell the company commander, only then.

Captain Arendt clearly drew the line, but he didn’t actually take the necessary action.

Perhaps it is because Rex has a close relationship with the personnel manager who decides on discipline.

And the head of the personnel department was senior to Captain Arendt.

In a military organization that values riders more than age, there aren’t many ways for Captain Arendt to protest to the head of the personnel department.

Click, zuzuzzu.

The cigarette in Rex’s mouth sparked. Then, she blasted her smoke toward Rumia’s face.

“Are you doing this because you really want to be f*cked?”

“Shut up your mouth. I might kill you now.”

“Ha, are you finally revealing your true colors? Kill me somewhere Killed once, easily killed twice. No?”

Rex’s words penetrated Lumia’s mind.

A memory that should not be remembered. The fact that she forcibly denied and avoided comes to the surface once again.

“That…… That.”

“What are you trying to deny? It’s a fact everyone knows. Only your new platoon commander doesn’t know, who in this battalion doesn’t know that?”

Rex’s voice wraps around Lumia’s neck like her venomous snake.

“I wonder what kind of expression you would make if you told that proud platoon commander that you were a murderer. Killed his comrades with magic. Isn’t that something that can be passed on?”

“Oh, no…… That’s not…… OK.”

I was getting a little short of breath.

As Rumia stumbled back, Rex snatched her arm again.

“Where are you going? Let’s talk properly. Earnestly. Adult to adult.”

Sir.

Rex made a face full of joy. How long have you been waiting for this day?

From the first time she saw Rumia, she was determined to make it her own.

So she got to know her step by step.

Gradually the more she opens up to her heart, the more she becomes obsessed with herself, continually obscuring her judgment until she finally obeys her own commands.

The fact that she was a noncommissioned officer, not a soldier, and a mage didn’t matter too much.

The baron’s daughter is a man who was similarly bullied and abandoned like a devoted mate. Isn’t it a little funny to come now and peck at the difference in rank?

“Come out tonight. Then I’ll tell Gavial properly.”

“Who is coming from where?”

However, the voice I heard was not Rumia’s.

“…… Platoon commander?”

“Ha.”

The 5th platoon commander in question was right in front of me. He said to Lumia without even giving Rex a glance.

“Sergeant, have you taken your medicine?”

“Yes…… ? Oh, not yet.”

“Then go quickly. What are you doing after I told you to wait a bit?”

Rumia’s eyes wavered with anxiety.

Enoch patted her on the shoulder and gave the order again.

“Nothing will happen, so don’t worry and get me some medicine. My head hurts from earlier and I’m dizzy.”

“Okay.”

All she could do was trust the platoon commander.

As Lumia struggled to get out of the scene, a heavy silence hung over the place.

“Don’t get me wrong, Platoon Leader Enoch. I didn’t say anything. Just…… I just told you what I heard from a close friend yesterday.”

It was Rex who spoke first.

He is a new second lieutenant who has just joined the unit for about a month. Observe the minimum courtesy, but there is no reason to treat them specially.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, what. It was a bit sensitive because the platoon commander was also involved.”

The sergeant slightly turned his gaze to check Enoch’s condition.

A cold, stiff face.

That expression, whose intentions were completely unknown, was the same as usual, but it seemed that the atmosphere had changed slightly.

‘Are you trying to say something about being an officer?’

“Sergeant Rex.”

“Yes, Platoon Commander.”

“I’ll lend you a cigarette.”

The answer that came back was very strange.

And at the same time, a premonition flashed through Rex’s brain.

A collusion.

‘What’s the matter, I thought you didn’t have much notice, but you’re surprisingly quick to judge the situation?’

Well, if you said that much, it was clear that you would understand what I was saying unless you were an idiot.

Perhaps an apology or an apology.

I might offer to keep quiet about Rumia’s case.

If you think about it, isn’t it a unit that will leave anyway?

It’s a case of subjugating a group of bandits, so the image of a degraded class must be slightly off. It wouldn’t be a bad decision to gradually line up with real powerhouses.

“Here you are.”

Rex changed his awkward attitude and politely handed Enoch a cigarette.

Pong! He took out a high-end lighter from his pocket and even lit it himself.

“Write…… Whoa.”

Enoch inhaled the smoke deeply, carefully removing his rhyme.

“Sergeant.”

“Yes, Platoon Commander.”

“Don’t scream in pain. That proud Gao, you can’t lose it.”

Before you even make a decision.

A red-hot cigarette burned Rex’s forehead.