The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

6 – Abandoned Platoon, Assemble (3)

Rumia Bluet left the battalion headquarters building with her books full in one hand.

These were books borrowed from the only library in the unit. Most of them are basic magic books such as Introduction to Magic and Theory of Elements.

‘You’ve been reading only this kind of stuff for days.’

It was a request from the platoon commander, Enoch Levandel. He asked me to bring the books related to basic magic in the library.

‘Why?’

I couldn’t help but wonder. She is also a magician in her own right. Although he is not an officer who graduated from the military academy like Enoch, he is a person with some knowledge of magic.

These basic magic books were left over even after graduating long ago.

‘Then is the rumor really true…… ?’

It’s already been a week since Lieutenant Enoch Levandel was officially appointed as a platoon leader, and currently the one with the most cubic ranks is none other than Enoch.

Looks, personality, way of speaking, even records from the military academy.

Soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and the same officer, everyone was focused on Enoch Levandel’s move.

The center of the 3rd generation controversy.

Of course, it might be because he is a newly appointed officer and, of course, he is in charge of her platoon, which is known as the ‘destroyed platoon’.

Above all else, it must be because, outside of official business hours, they are completely secluded.

Enoch Levandel had no personal contact with anyone except the company commander, Captain Arendt Schultz, and his platoon members.

Originally, suspicion can grow like a snowball if left unattended.

As a result, now, even if I passed by a little bit, I heard all sorts of rumors.

– Actually, it is said that it was the corps commander parachute. I heard that he came only to accumulate military enmity, even though he has no talent for magic?’

-So he was assigned to the decommissioned platoon? Are you doing nothing anyway?

– Gouraji, you idiot. Do you believe that And there is also a story that he is not a corps commander parachute, but an inspector who came down from the corps.

– What? f*ck, really?

– The other day, I heard the 1st Platoon Commander vaguely say, there seems to be a story that senior units often come out for inspection disguised as new second lieutenants.

It’s not just the suspicion of Enoch Levandel’s identity. As it turned out, there were many bizarre rumors about her being a cross-dressing woman.

I even added a plausible reasoning that the reason why the accommodation was deliberately assigned to a building away from the main office was because I couldn’t reveal my gender identity.

Of course, in Rumia’s opinion, Enoch Levandell was never a crossdressing woman.

No matter how good the archmage is, there’s no way the s*x change can be done so completely.

Why did you change your gender in the first place?

Rumia did not listen to such useless rumors. The most important thing to her was Enoch Levandel’s ‘New Statue’.

‘A real inspector? Or a parachute?’

At least, I wonder if a proper mage officer was right.

Though he did manage administrative tasks such as keeping a platoon member’s life diary and approving documents that were pushed back due to the absence of the platoon leader.

Until now, he had never shown his aspect as a ‘magic platoon leader’.

I didn’t see a scene where mana was used, or at least not a scene where the magic core was started.

The reason why ordinary magic officers have a lot of surplus time is that they are unquestionably ‘mages’.

For example, when approving a document.

A mage can grasp the entire contents of a document in an instant just by using ‘reading magic’ without having to check the contents one by one.

Magic is such an absurd talent.

That was also the reason why the Principality of Ukraine was holding back many ‘non-servicemen’ including Rumia.

In the end, Rumia’s conclusion was that Enoch Levandel was not using magic for some reason.

‘Maybe…… Maybe he’s a real dispatcher from Colonel Sonny Zeppelin’s special forces unit.’

The Great Mage of the Sky, Sonny Zeppelin.

The most powerful mage possessed by the Army of the Principality of Ukraine, and one of the 12 “Great mages” Recognized by the international community.

Rumors about her that she is currently actively recruiting talented geeks in the military were openly true.

Last time, Sonny Zeppelin himself visited the battalion, so maybe Enoch Levandel was an officer sent to the 3rd battalion to recruit such talent.

It was a reasonable doubt.

First of all, he looks very cold. Looking at not only himself but also the members of his platoon with strange eyes, there was a sense of composure like a senior sitting on top and watching the whole situation.

Her Right now, she was a little uncomfortable with Enoch Levandel alone. It’s not that I feel bad…… She must have felt overwhelmed.

‘If you’re an inspector, that’s a good thing.’

Someone blocked Rumia’s path as she was heading to Enoch’s lodging while thinking about such things.

“Sergeant Lumia, aren’t you feeling heavy? I will listen.”

“… ….”

Intrusive voice. I didn’t even have to turn my head. There is only one soldier who approaches her so blatantly.

A disgusting smell emanates from the cigarette that is full of blood in your mouth.

Sergeant Rex.

“Get out of the way.”

Rumia Bluet tutted and clicked her tongue as she passed Rex who was blocking her path. Because he was a man who had nothing good to do with being hooked up.

“Ah~ You’re doing this sadly again.”

Tup, Rex’s arm caught Lumia’s shoulder.

No matter how much Rumia is a female soldier, she is a superior in terms of rank. For a sergeant to put his hands on a noncommissioned officer’s body, it clearly crossed the line.

“Let go.”

At least the respect I had attached to it was gone.

Her voice went cold, but Rex shrugged her shoulders with a smirk as if nothing had happened.

“No, did I do something wrong? Can’t you even help as a subordinate?”

“Do you think what you are doing is right?”

“Huh, Sergeant Lumia, I feel sorry for you~. What do you believe in and be so confident?”

The corners of Rex’s eyes narrowed. A gaze that cannot be called an eye looking at a superior even with empty words.

“A newly appointed platoon leader? Seeing that man, I thought he would leave the platoon right away?”

“Sergeant…… Keep doing it this way.”

“Or what, to entrust to the boss again? He’s not really interested either. To your degraded platoon.”

“I take care of my work. A guy like you doesn’t even need the two of you to get involved…….”

“Kaak, tuok.”

Rex interrupted Rumia, spitting her phlegm on the ground.

“Try it. Yes? Sergeant, what do you think the company commander will do?”

She was shameless and even threatened Rex, but Rumia couldn’t bear to open her mouth.

Actually, it wasn’t the first time or two that he behaved like this.

Every time I went to the company commander and the head of the personnel department to submit a complaint, but at best it was a light probation.

I couldn’t help it. Sergeant Rex was close to being the oldest among the sergeants serving in the 3rd Battalion.

That’s because he had a lot of side work assigned to him.

Originally, mages in the mage battalion don’t have much to do.

Non-existent knowledge of administrative and support work including personnel, logistics, and supply.

To the extent that the guards of the unit are taken care of by a staff member assigned separately. Excluding the commanders and staff who directly run the unit, ordinary magicians like Lumia were on standby indefinitely when there was no schedule.

In other words, in battle, you wouldn’t know. In peacetime, Sergeant Rex’s role is higher than that of his noncommissioned officer, Rumia.

Also, due to a series of ‘accidents’, it was not enough to be properly stamped by the battalion commander, and in the aftermath, no one would take the side of Rumia, who was completely branded as a delinquent.

Sergeant Rex knew that fact so well that he often regarded Rumia as inferior to him.

No, to be precise, should I say that they are looking for an opportunity?

That unpleasant gaze that shamefully scans the body, even the slight smacking of the lips. Unable to bear it any longer, Rumia threw the book she was holding onto the ground.

Right before her hand slapped the sergeant’s cheek.

Kwaaang!!

With a huge shock wave, the outer wall of the building in front of me collapsed.

***

The first thing that came to my mind was the idea of inventing a plausible excuse. A valid reason for having to blow up the walls of an intact building with an explosion.

Are you saying there was a f*cking big spider?

‘The battalion commander will trust you, you idiot.’

Then, should it be better to tell the truth that the mana control failed?

Coming to think of it, this wasn’t zero either.

I had been leaving a good impression with the company commander and other officers during work hours, but I couldn’t destroy the tower with my own hands.

But there really was no excuse.

My head goes white.

No, more than that, did the fireball have this much firepower from the beginning? As far as I know, Fireball is a firepower attack technique that can’t even break through infantry defense properly, right?

I looked at the collapsed wall with mixed feelings in many ways. In the meantime, is it true that the furniture is fine? No less, no more, just broke the wall.

It was then.

“Are you okay, Platoon Commander!?”

A familiar voice came from outside in the open air. The one who showed up was Sergeant Rumia Bluet.

Looks like he witnessed the incident while trying to bring me the book I asked for at the library.

“Ah, sergeant! I am okay. Rather than that, how can I start with this wall? ….”

It was only for a moment that I had the hope that if I did well, I might be able to recover.

At the headquarters of the building, people in uniforms rushed out like ants. No wonder. The wall of the building collapsed in broad daylight, there’s no way it won’t attract aggro.

‘Hey, this is a completely public execution.’

As I stand there, devastated, Rumia turns to staring at the broken wall with her wide eyes.

“Platoon commander, how did this happen?”

“Well, um…… Stop while I’m demonstrating magic…….”

Now that it’s like this, I had no choice but to choose a way to be less of an idiot.

Yes. It was meant to be like this from the beginning. A junior platoon leader of a junior platoon.

Since the splendid debut in the 3rd Battalion went by the water, I ran around for a year, the minimum service period.

I have no choice but to prepare for war in earnest after being transferred to the next unit.

RE: It’s a military life starting from zero, sir.

The first button was put in wrongly, so what are you asking me to do? I did my best.

He took care of the paperwork meticulously, attended every meeting, and cleaned the barracks that I wasn’t told to do.

Isn’t this enough to say that I’ve been faithful to my work?

Still, if I can take comfort in that, even if I lose a year, I still have 4 years left.

At that level, I should be able to prepare just barely.

“My God… ….”

Rumia looked at the ruins of the building and muttered in disbelief.

“Platoon leader Enoch, are you insane?!”

“Sergeant Rumia, I’m sorry. It wasn’t my intention, it suddenly fires f…….”

“Who uses advanced magic indoors?”

“Yes?”

When I couldn’t understand at once, Rumia raised her voice again.

“At least it’s not Fireball, but using advanced magic ‘Flame Buster’. Really, what do you think…….”

Um.

Perhaps there must have been some misunderstanding?