The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

3 – Well begun is half done

The battalion commander’s office was tidy.

As if to prove once again that I had entered the world of Haojie, the flag of the Principality of Ukraine was hung in the room, and the map of the continent that I had seen throughout the game was placed on the desk.

Based on the Principality of Ukraine, the west is the Free Alliance camp, and the east is the Imperial Alliance camp.

‘It’s not digital, but it’s drawn on leather, so it feels real.’

Looking at the tactical map, I was amazed again.

“Okay, sit down first. The name… ….”

“This is Lieutenant Enoch Levandel, battalion commander.”

“Yes, I did. Lieutenant Enoch Levandel. No, I should call you Platoon Commander now.”

The battalion commander was a middle-aged man with an impressive mustache curved like Pringles. A nameplate engraved with Lockhart Cromwell caught my eye.

Of course, it wasn’t just the name that I noticed.

I had seen the rank system of the Ukrnian army in the game, so I could immediately confirm that he was a lieutenant colonel.

Well, it’s only natural that the battalion commander is a lieutenant colonel.

“So, where did you look around the unit?”

“Ah…… Yes.”

All I could see was the view just now, but I decided to cover it somehow.

“The architectural style is harmonious. I really like the headquarters building.”

“Yes, yes. Our 3rd Battalion was even selected as the 2nd most beautiful unit in the Northern Corps. I can’t help but like it!”

Lt. Col. Lockhart burst out laughing. Fortunately, it seems to have been the correct answer.

‘Well, pretty landscaping is a useless element in a war.’

I thought to myself and clicked my tongue.

Since the battalion commander is like this right now, the country has no choice but to fail.

If you are a soldier, you should focus on training! Uhh?!

Aren’t you going to do all this landscaping with your own hands? That’s just a useless loss of combat power.

Of course, if I said this on the subject of mandarin fish, the demotion was confirmed, so I didn’t have to say it.

There must be a reason to walk into the bad ending with my own feet.

“Umm, hmm. Okay…… Are your eyes better than you think?”

“This is too much praise. Anyone would think so.”

“Ha ha ha! Is it? Well, I mean, he must have proudly ranked second among the many troops.”

With just the right rhythm, Lockhart’s liking increased in real time.

Anyway, he seemed to be very proud of the landscaping of his unit.

It exists in real life.

A commander who is so engrossed in his unit that he proudly brags about it to others because he is unable to take care of his unit like his own home or company.

‘This old man is so easy to understand.’

But for me, it was rather easy to deal with a person who could be seen clearly like this.

A boss who can’t even tell what he’s thinking, because an outspoken nobleman was easy to catch.

And contrary to my worries, my words came out surprisingly well.

Is this the majesty of max political power?

It was quite awkward to feel like I wasn’t me even though it was me.

“Good good! A very smart and sensible platoon commander has entered! The battalion commander likes you very much!”

“Thank you for your kind views.”

As I bowed again to Lockhart, who was graciously sweeping my chin, he said, shaking his hand.

“Uh huh, don’t make it pop up like that. There’s nothing wrong with me You might look down on your seniors.”

“I will keep that in mind as well.”

Judging from what you’re saying, there seems to be something similar to territorialism here. The so-called taming, taming the successor.

‘Damn it, isn’t it too similar to reality for a game theme?’

The thought of having to go through such a f*cking thing again made me feel stressed…….

I clenched my fist under the desk and repeated the sign of patience. After all, there is a solution to all of these things.

Even if you can’t help being beaten up first, you can be recognized by your senior officers if you show them as achievements while catering to them from then on.

If you don’t want to become a generous hukou, you’ll have to shake off your yaburi well, though.

“By the way, Platoon Leader Enoch.”

“Yes, battalion commander.”

“Have you checked the personal information of the platoon? I may not have seen you yesterday because you arrived too late.”

“No. I checked everything.”

“Oh, how fast?”

Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart’s eyes narrowed. Like his intelligible personality, his intentions were very easy to grasp.

Without hesitation, I gave the most optimal answer in the current situation.

“I have no intention of expressing dissatisfaction with the staff.”

Don’t forget.

The first goal is to gain the battalion commander’s trust.

If you whine about changing your platoon here, you might be able to change your platoon, but in the long run it’s a terrible loss.

It can’t be undone with any amount of effort.

In order to get a letter of recommendation here and go up to a higher unit, I’m willing to drink this much.

“Hmm?”

“Appointment to a platoon is also an order. In the spirit of top-down, I will do my best believing that this is the mission entrusted to me.”

He spoke confidently without trembling even a single syllable.

Then Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart twisted his head slightly as if doubting his ears.

“So that platoon is okay?”

“Yes. Isn’t it the officer’s duty to properly educate and train even the most incompetent platoon members into outstanding troops?”

“You, Lieutenant Enoch Levandell… ….”

The battalion commander’s eyes flashed. Oh, was it too much? I shouldn’t have had a brain injury.

But worry for a while.

“A rare new officer. Of all the officers who have come in for the past few years, I have never seen an officer armed with a mental state like yours.”

Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart Cromwell stood up, tidying up his clothes. It was a completely different expression from the one he had been laughing a little while ago.

“I saw that spirit and spirit well. It was nice to feel sincere.”

With the hand being held out in front of me, I stood up and shook hands with the lieutenant colonel.

“Please take care of me, Platoon Leader Enoch.”

“I would like to ask you to take good care of me.”

A meeting with the battalion commander.

It was not a bad result for a first time.

***

The meeting with the battalion commander is over. Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart Cromwell sat down in his office chair.

I thought it was a simple meeting, but……. The moment he heard Lieutenant Enoch Levandell’s cold eyes and words, he had no choice but to intuit.

This guy is a thing.

‘It’s completely different from the personnel headquarters evaluation. What happened?’

Lt. Col. Lockhart rummaged through Enoch Levandell’s personnel papers, which he had tucked away somewhere on his office desk.

[Transfer Officer Life Record]

[Subject: Enoch Levandel]

[Evaluator: Military Academy Cadet Discipline]

Interestingly, Lieutenant Enoch Levandell was a person who was evaluated as close to being unfit for service in the Cadet Discipline Corps.

『His magic power is very high, and he has an excellent understanding of tactical strategies, but he is uncooperative in organizational activities, and his physical strength is not good enough to say that he does not fit in with the military.』

This is truly the worst evaluation for a new officer. That’s why Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart deliberately took it easy at the meeting.

No, to be honest.

I had a stronger desire to take a look at the tabletop.

The fact that Platoon Leader Enoch Levandel was entrusted with the 5th Platoon, the only trouble in the 3rd Battalion, could be seen as a kind of disciplinary treatment.

A degraded platoon leader to a derelict platoon leader.

If you can’t cut him, just let him go out himself. Rather, he was a business that had nothing to lose as a lieutenant colonel of Lockhart.

It was clear that the platoon members under such a platoon leader would all be thrown out on their own later on.

The principled logic that it is easier to manage troublesome personnel by tying them together.

But when I met him in person, he was a completely different person from the evaluation of the Discipline Corps.

It wasn’t just because of his good looks. Rather, his appearance was a bit repulsive—close to unfavorable sentiment.

What should I do?

I can’t approach you hastily, and I’m cold in everything, so I don’t want to be close to you.

The only thing that impressed Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart was not those external parts, but his sincere words and actions and eyes full of conviction.

You can’t trust anything that is the opinion of the Personnel Command.

As much as Lockhart was once a new second lieutenant, there is no way he is unaware of the ‘hanging’ that takes place in the discipline camp.

Even if the evaluator caught even the slightest fault, it would take an instant for one normal person to become an idiot.

‘But you can’t rule it out at all. I don’t know if there was some kind of wind and it changed like that.’

No matter how fiercely a flame burns, it will naturally fade in the presence of strong winds.

‘He’s a person worth seeing.’

He has risen to the position of lieutenant colonel in the Army, where all sorts of tricks are rampant.

Since I said that I would carry the platoon as it is, time will tell if it was a real attack or a fleeting attack.

“…… Then, should I give you something to do?”

Because of its uniqueness, the 5th Platoon has no normal missions and no dispatch missions.

“In the first place, the person you feel sorry for should prove it, shouldn’t it?”

Lt. Col. Lockhart muttered to himself, twitching his mustache.

Whether he was going to be an obstacle in his path, or a stepping stone to soar higher, was to be judged later.

At least Lockhart thought so.

***

That time.

“Are you up? Are you up???”

After completing the first meeting in my own way, I went straight back to the dorm and checked Lumia’s stats that I hadn’t checked before.

The stats in Haojie can be divided into a total of 4 stages.

From 0 to 30 is uneasy.

Compliance is from 40 to 60.

From 70 to 80 is excellent.

90 To 100 is overwhelming.

It is indicated by the number

.

The higher the level of stats, the more difficult it is to advance to the next level.

It’s easy to become Junsu from anxiety, but it’s difficult to have excellent stats from Junsu.

In order to reach the overwhelming stats that are one step above that, there is no option to roll for several years.

For this reason, it would be ideal to have at least 3 or 4 stats that are compliant.

The realm of innately determined talent is crueler than you think.

I was not a mazo pervert who chose the difficult path and enjoyed suffering in real time.

“It’s open!!”

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[Name: Lumia Bluet]

Ukrnian Army Magician Sergeant

Affiliation: 5th Platoon, 2nd Company, 3rd Magic Battalion

Position: Platoon

Title: none

[Abilities]

Politics: Complies with 40

Combat Strength: 80 Outstanding

Command: 30 anxiety

Insight: Comply with 60

Retention: Complies with 40

Intelligence: Comply with 50

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4 Decent stats and 1 excellent stat. At this level, he was simply not a person to be dismissed as a low class.

“Oh!! It’s far above the average level?! This is enough to Sangta…… !!”

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Additional penalty

[Reject Magic]

I feel a strong repulsion when using offensive magic. Magic accuracy is drastically reduced. The efficiency of the magic core is lowered, and there is a high probability of falling into a panic state.

[Avoid fighting]

If there is a sign of a battle, there is a high probability of leaving.

……

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The circuit of happiness that has been operated to the limit cools down in an instant. It was the moment when even the expectations I had held in my arms were shattered.

Yeah no~. It’s a waste~.

“f*ck.”

I was in despair.