Chapter 530 – #5-13 Mildam, Hero Spade and Captain Mer (2)
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It was a little later that Captain Rahe’s message came to Spade.
When I took a shower after work and changed into light clothes, I got the call I was waiting for.
[Spade, can you give me a moment?]
[Coffee… No, just a light drink. Hehe, is it okay?]
What I heard on the phone was the seductive voice of someone I was not familiar with, but knew well.
He is one of the people that Spade respects very much, and after realizing that this was what Captain Rahe was talking about, he hastily accepted it.
After a while, Spade came out of the base and headed to the meeting place…
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A cocktail bar located downtown in S City.
It wasn’t too far from the 7th Division’s base, so it was a place you could quickly get to just by lightly running a spade.
However, even though it is downtown, it is located in a secluded area, so Spade had only seen the sign at some point, but this was his first time inside.
As I entered the bar, someone waved their hand from inside the not-so-wide space.
“Hello, Spade. “This way.”
He was a familiar person.
Short brown hair and a cool yet adult atmosphere.
Captain Rahe’s friend, classmate, and hero who served as the captain of the 3rd division.
Also, it was Captain Mer whom Spade respected to the same extent as Captain Rahe.
Across the dark and calm bar, Spade approached Mer and sat down in front of her.
Mer took off her usual dignified uniform and wore fairly casual clothing consisting of a baseball cap, jumper, and shorts.
Since he had always seen a uniform full of dignity and spirit, this appearance was very refreshing to Spade’s eyes.
“Spade, I think this is my first time seeing you dressed so comfortably. The t-shirt is cute.”
“Ah, ah… Thank you!”
Spade bowed his head and greeted her.
Although he was always a proud Spade, he looked quite cute and very cautious in front of the respected captain.
Perhaps because she thought that was cute, Mer rested her chin and smiled lightly.
“She has said many times that she would like to have a serious conversation with Spade sometime,” She said. We finally meet each other”
“Because the leaders are busy…”
While Spade was talking to Mer, he took a quick look around the bar.
It was a small bar with an L-shaped bar table with seating for approximately 10 and table seating for about four.
There were a few customers, but their quiet voices seemed to be easily drowned out by the soft BGM flowing inside the bar.
Beyond the bar table is a man with a dignified appearance who appears to be a bartender, and behind him are lined up bottles of liquor of a type I have never seen before.
‘Wow… It really is a bar.’
Spade has no hobby of drinking alcohol, so this was his first time in a bar with this authentic feel.
I got nervous for no reason, but Mer reassured Spade that it was okay.
“There’s no need to be so nervous. The Master’s basic policy is the same, and it is a very free place. “They won’t suddenly kick you out if you make a loud noise.”
“Is that so…”
Even if you say that, when you come to a new place, the tension doesn’t go away easily.
With that feeling, I was immersed in a slightly fresh feeling in a new place… Spade opened the menu in front of him.
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It is said that this bar is where Captain Rahe and Captain Mer usually go.
You said it was a place recommended by Rahe in the first place.
First, he likes the bar’s policy and atmosphere, which only regulars seem to come to, and then he likes it because the prices are not bad, and lastly, he likes it because the food served is delicious.
Since I hadn’t eaten yet, I ordered a light cocktail and the recommended dish of the day, and a large scallop dish that made my eyes widen came out.
I chose a cocktail that caught my eye on the menu, and I was surprised that the cool, fruit-colored one tasted better than I expected.
There is delicious food and alcohol.
Little by little, as the alcohol started to get better, Spade’s body and mind, which had been nervous about visiting a bar for the first time, gradually relaxed.
The conversation between the two, which had a somewhat rigid atmosphere at first, gradually began to flow in a more natural way.
“Captain Mer, do you drink alcohol often?”
“Hmm… Not to the point where you get too drunk, but just enough to enjoy it? Ah, but I think I come here a little more often these days. Why is that so…”
Mer is ordering drinks of higher alcohol content one after another.
If you are a weak drinker, it is already your third drink and this is enough to make you drunk enough to lose your mind.
However, there seemed to be no significant change other than his face becoming slightly flushed, perhaps because he was a strong drinker.
Of course, Spade, who carefully emptied a glass of high-alcohol cocktail, didn’t change much either.
‘This kid also seems to drink well if he drinks with that person…’ .
‘… That person… That person… ? Who…’
With a slightly intoxicated head, Mer thought about the question that had just occurred to her.
Lately, she’s been drinking a lot… Even though it’s not enough to get drunk, the reason I somehow end up drinking one or two drinks at a time is definitely because of ‘that person’…
At that time… When drunk… Very, very good… Because you do good things…
“―Captain Mer?”
At Spade’s voice, Mer, who had been momentarily lost in thought, suddenly came to her senses.
For a moment, her distant vision came into focus, and the image of her spade sitting right in front of her began to appear clearly.
… Apparently, she was lost in her own thoughts for a moment.
“I’m sorry, Spade. Am I a little drunk? I ended up thinking about something else. “I called spades.”
“Oh, no… I’m fine. Captain Mer… “Do you want to drink more?”
“… I could drink more, but should I take a short break? “I don’t think I’ll be able to get to the point like this.”
Mer poured water into the glass prepared next to her and lightly poured it into her mouth.
And from then on, she got to the point, which is where she sang her spades
“Spade――Are you planning on coming from the 7th Division to our 3rd Division?”
Mer smiled comfortably.
However, she made eye contact with Spade with a clear gaze that seemed not to be the slightest bit drunk, and she asked…
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“… Is that okay, Spade?”
Captain’s office of the 7th Division.
Rahe, who was working alone there, suddenly mumbled in a daze.
There is no one here who can answer her questions.
Although it was quite late, Rahe still had some work to do, and she thought of her subordinate, Spade, who would have been called by his friend and had a chat with her by now.
On her side, she informed Rahe about her meeting with Spade in advance, so she also knew about this.
However, as expected, the contents of the private conversation were not disclosed.
It could have been possible to give Spade some advice or warning in advance.
She was the purpose of the secret conversation, and since she did not know what Mer wanted, she ultimately did not know what she could say.
If the two were just meeting, there would be no need for Rahe to worry about her spade.
As long as she’s just having a meal or drinking coffee, she doesn’t need to take it too seriously.
Normally, no matter how much you are a captain, meeting one-on-one with subordinates from other units is not a very good thing.
Mer and Spade are somewhat close friends, and as she knows both of them well, she would not have refused to meet them anyway…
But this time is different.
This time, she went ahead and declared outright, ‘There will be something’ on Mer’s side.
When the one-on-one secret meeting she had with Rahe the other day was interrupted for some reason.
What she couldn’t show at that time――‘
Power of attorney from the commander-in-chief
’, Which Mer showed later.
Now she is investigating something.
It is said that someone from the 7th Division is suspected as the main suspect in this investigation.
She said she couldn’t give details, so this was all the information she heard, but it was clear at a glance that she had a serious question about the matter, so she called spade one on one.
What will Mer say to Spade?
What will she suggest and what will she ask?
‘… It would have been nice if they had sent me with a little education.’
‘What precautions should she have taken in the first place…’ .’
There is nothing to guess.
Matters that Mer may question and that the commander-in-chief may ask to investigate.
So, of course, there is also something to teach…
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‘… No, it’s not like there are no guesses at all.’
Rahe recalls something that happened not long ago.
It reminds me of something that happened here at the 7th Division’s base.
It really reminds me of something I came across by chance.
『I like it, I like it, I like it No. 13.』
『I like No. 13… He’s a villain… I am a hero… I like it.』
A shocking confession that I once heard in front of Spade’s visit.
I heard it by chance, couldn’t say anything about it, and ended up keeping it inside myself.
It reminds me of something that Rahe had kept in her heart and had never told anyone about until now.
It reminds me of my subordinate’s secrets, secrets that should never be revealed…
How should we think about this?
Should we hope that the secret will be known, or should we hope that it will remain hidden until the end and not be revealed?
Rahe thinks about the incident for a moment and is immersed in agony and agony…
