Chapter 41 – Commander’s Letter
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On the way back to the unit after drinking.
Originally, I would have climbed into the passenger seat and played the role of leader, but now I stopped because I did not know what kind of humiliation I would face from Eunseo if I did so.
I climbed into the back compartment with the crew and checked to see if the food and daily necessities were in order, but I felt prickly eyes from all sides.
The guys were looking at me with pitiful eyes.
“What? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“You ask because you don’t know that? Chief, no matter how much you’ve been drinking, you’re not the kind of person to make jokes that don’t turn out like before.
Was it a shock to be kicked by manager Jiah Kang?
Well, how many times have you had to be kicked by a woman? She was quite shocked, tsk tsk.”
“How did you say a second-like sound in front of my face? Eun-seo was angry.
Did you see him yelling at No. 1 earlier?”
Of course you looked good
It was as fresh as when we first met.
But it doesn’t matter if you scream, curse, or hit.
Because Eunseo will never give up on me.
I didn’t bother making excuses, just shrugged my shoulders.
Then they didn’t want to question me anymore, as if they were trying to be considerate of me.
The guys soon turned the topic around.
“By the way, Kang Ji-ah, that person is also unique. Most high-ranking people give special rewards, but she refuses it and leaves.
I’ll take everything I can.”
“Hey, isn’t that a kebab?
A lot of the other guys in the group have already left.
Those who left even though they said they would give you a residence permit for the imperial capital, left.”
“That’s just a joke. Again, we start with kimchi soup.”
“There’s a manager next to you, so you can just ask.
Captain, have you heard about the reward?
Did anyone really accept you as an Imperial Army?”
The question came back to me.
I answered with a smile.
“I’ve only heard gossip. But seeing as he doesn’t say not to spread rumors, I think it must be true.”
“Fuck. It kills me.”
The guys were amazed.
Well, he said he would provide a stable job and accept his family into the imperial capital.
It was an opportunity like this that is hard to find.
Most of the members of the hunting unit had no place to stay and had a hard time making a living.
It’s okay to go to any village with only a small amount of money.
There won’t be many places that will accept a wanderer who doesn’t know where he used to eat.
“If the rumors are true, what are you guys going to do?”
“Shouldn’t you take it and eat it?”
The guys nodded. Except for No. 1, who said he would go back to his hometown and start farming with his family, everyone seemed to be planning to enlist in the Imperial Army.
Well, that’s a smart choice.
Those who have endured tough battles will be able to adapt easily, no matter how territorial the guys at the place where they enlisted are.
After that, we were chatting about the future for a long time, but at some point, I felt that the conversation was gradually becoming a fruitless discussion.
Thanks to Eunseo’s unexpected behavior and the cold wind, she came to her senses for a while, but as she tried to sit quietly in the car, she seemed to get drunk again.
Alumni answers, nonsense, self-talk, repeating what I said while sleeping, etc.
It’s very hard to see.
What am I going to talk about with drunkards?
Bored, I looked outside and saw a sign passing by.
I quickly turned my head and read the blurry white letters.
Gold rush. 8 km ahead.
8km? Are you that far from town?
Now, in a few minutes, we’ll reach the ruins.
This is why the car is good.
I was lost in my thoughts when suddenly the truck rattled and rocked.
Did you step on a stone?
The guys half lost in dreamland open their eyes trembling as if they were about to fall.
“Ai-san, I’m surprised. Why are you driving so violently?
Who taught him to drive?”
“Hey, Arthur. I can’t even dig a bone because I said one wrong thing to Eunseo right now.
How do you know if you’re going to be disrespectful and dive off the cliff?”
“Cliff? We’re already there. I was just about to fall asleep happily.”
Number 1 trembled and turned her eyes to the scenery passing by.
I couldn’t see it well because it was dark, but the truck was going down a steep hill.
Dozens of cars run every day, repeatedly trampling and sliding on hard-packed dirt roads.
Far below the guardrail, small dots of light came into my eyes.
It was artificial lighting.
I don’t know if it’s the main unit or the hunting unit.
Near the location of the light, the dark, huge remains of the ruins could be seen languidly holding on.
“Isn’t it always amazing to see such a large city buried underground?
How would you have found that if the earthquake hadn’t shattered the ground nearby?”
Number 1 also seemed to notice my gaze.
The guy pointed to the remains of the ruins and said.
“Well, maybe I’ll find it someday.
At least the ancient beast found it here and has been hiding for hundreds of years.”
“Isn’t this ruin shattered because he used it as a hatchery?
It breaks my heart to see that huge city destroyed.”
“It’s not even your house, so what hurts your heart? Were you surprisingly interested in archeology, No. 1?”
“It’s not like that… Isn’t the name of this city also Seoul?
The name of a small farming village right next to my hometown is also Seoul.
Isn’t this a wonderful coincidence that transcends time?
When you think that ancient people’s sensibility for naming was not much different from ours, you feel a sense of familiarity…”
Number 1 said with a serious face.
I gaped.
“No. 1… Are you kidding?”
“Yes? What a joke?”
“…”
I turned my head and looked for a talented person who would punish the guy for his ignorance instead of me.
However, all of them were drunk or asleep, so there was no one to use.
I’m forced to explain.
I sighed.
“It’s common knowledge that even children know, No. 1.
This is the real Seoul.
Almost all of the origins of the place names we use today are cities or villages of old civilizations.
The name given by the few survivors who yearned for their destroyed hometown has been handed down.”
“Huh? So, in ancient civilizations, such a large city was rural?”
“No, no! It’s just the name.
It’s just that they gave the name of their hometown to the newly settled land.
Now, the neighborhood right next to Paris is Busan, but in ancient times it seemed to be on the other side of the globe.
They say Seoul was also the capital of a country at that time.”
“No, what kind of country buried the capital underground?
Did the people of that country even live by digging in the ground for the rest of their lives?”
“That’s not it! In the last war in which an ancient civilization perished…”
Don’t talk, keep your mouth shut
Because it’s just useless noise anyway.
Will they remember this conversation when they wake up tomorrow?
And number 1.
If you don’t like studying, why not watch a movie? How can you not know that?
The car seems to be running hard even while we chat about useless things.
As soon as the truck arrived in front of the unit and stopped in front of the guardhouse, a sentry crawled out and began to subdue.
No matter how annoying it is, keep your pronunciation straight.
You’re confused about whether you’re doing subha or rapping.
Today, the staff of the main unit standing guard was a familiar guy.
The guy showed me the go-out notice, so he nodded his head as if it was annoying and sent a sign saying it was okay to pass.
Well, it was just annoying.
Why are you doing things like unloading vehicles?
If it was a war with humans, there would be no way the beasts would send troops by burning cars.
However, being a soldier is a pitiful existence that is originally black.
I fully understand that feeling.
We made our way into the unit without incident and got out of the truck, waking up the drooling slumbers.
They tried to help me with groceries and other items, but it was difficult because they were hiding Ji-Ah Kang in the tent.
While I was firmly refusing, Eunseo got out of the driver’s seat and approached me.
“What are you doing?”
As she talked to me, the other guys sneaked away from her.
It looks like you’re trying to get away before the sparks fly.
I said with a grin.
“Well? Now all that’s left is to go back to the tent alone.”
“Yes or no? You do as you please? Why are you telling me that?”
Talk back coldly.
But I noticed that she was glancing at her, peering at the luggage in her hand.
“I hope you want to go to the tent with me.”
“Did you spray pesticide on your hair? What on earth were you thinking to come to such a conclusion?”
Eun-seo said it as if it was absurd.
It was clear that her true intentions were different.
Her fidgeting and fidgeting of her fingers revealed her innermost feelings.
He treats me coldly, but on the other hand, he wants me to express his affection.
In fact, if you want to confirm my affection, the quickest way is to approach me honestly.
It’s a natural thing, but I can’t do that easily because of the suggestion.
A very slightly twisted heart will resent it.
It seemed that she was thinking of bouncing my invitation a little longer and then pretending to be unable to win.
They carry my burdens and use it as an excuse to crave me.
But I had no intention of doing what she wanted.
“I can’t help it if I don’t like it. Even though I was drunk, I acted too badly.
Eunseo is not a lighthearted person to follow you around even if you are treated like that.”
“…Of course. I just need to know.”
She couldn’t honestly say that she wanted to follow me after all.
I missed the timing because I stepped back one step earlier than expected.
A slight touch on her pride there, and she momentarily couldn’t contain her emotions, drove a wedge.
She must have been very angry with me for lying (thinking that she was dating Kang Jia).
Anyway, since I said it so clearly, now you can’t follow me unless you hold on to my feet and hang on.
In the eyes of the other guys, it must have looked like a cold wind was blowing between us.
Number 1 picks up the drunk guys, greets them quietly, and runs off toward the shared tent.
I could see Eunseo, a man alone, fidgeting and choosing what to say to me.
“I’m sorry for being mean earlier. I can’t make any excuses, but it must have been mentally difficult and I must have lost my mind because I was drunk.”
“…”
Saying sullenly, he turned his back and walked away.
I heard her purse her lips several times trying to say something to me, but in the end it was her words that never reached her me.
Eventually, she gave up by the time I turned the corner and walked off to the common tent with a limp gait.
After she assures her it won’t be heard, she lets out her sigh.
It was a moment I had been waiting for for years, so it was hard to control myself.
While we were having dinner tonight, I took Eun-seo to a deserted alley and hypnotized her.
The reason she hasn’t laid her hand on Eunseo is because she’s my jowon.
But now, in a week or so, we will become strangers.
There is no reason to hold back any longer.
I wanted to take Eunseo to the tent right away and eat it, but it wasn’t the time yet.
I had to wait until her frustration at not being able to express herself openly and being mixed up was big enough.
Only then will you be able to press the greatest happiness in your life when you confirm your affection with me.
There was a reason why he made a rather annoying and trivial hint to Eun-seo.
She said that her hypnosis had a very powerful effect on her.
It was different from the beginning with Kang Ji-ah who hated me, the commander with whom I had a bad relationship, and the unit commander who was like an enemy.
She loves me
There was no need to plant hints of comfort or hints of trust.
She was already infatuated with me to the extent that she confided even the secret of her birth that she had been hiding without hesitation.
I don’t like the taste of manipulating it like this.
So instead of strengthening her romance or planting a new castle, I rather made her come back a long way.
I want my affection, but I can’t honestly express my true feelings.
It wasn’t a big change.
Even without suggestion, the human mind is inherently contradictory.
I just tweaked my relationship with her and added her spice.
I’ve done a lot of making love smoothly, so I got tired of it a while ago.
I have become a body that cannot be satisfied with simple pure love.
After a few minutes of walking while nodding my head at my choice, I arrived at the tent before I knew it.
First, I looked around to see if anyone had broken in.
No such sign was seen.
Well, actually, if someone broke into my tent, I wouldn’t worry too much.
Unless you’re a magician as powerful as the commander, you won’t be able to stand up to our puppies.
The other day, I said it inadvertently and strictly, but I highly praised Jiang Jia for her fighting ability.
Even if the experience points are a bit off, her outstanding talent more than covers it.
I also had a record of being assassinated by her without moving, considering that I evaluated her proudly.
The excuse of being drunk and careless is too ugly to leave as a will.
Like a wild animal hunting its prey, she would have instinctively killed and approached.
It’s not something you can learn just because someone teaches you.
That’s what talent is.
Experience problems can be solved naturally with time.
Anyway, no problem around the tent.
I checked to see if I had dropped my luggage and tried to go inside when I heard a strange sound.
A buzzing bug-like sound.
Is it a mosquito?
It’s a bit cold for mosquitoes to come out.
As I was looking around, something like a plank flew in and stuck to my face.
“What’s this?”
Remove the flies from the face.
It is square, thin, and flexible.
It’s a letter envelope.
As I was looking at the envelope in my hand with an absurd expression, it rustled and unfolded by itself.
The paper, which had been folded many times, unfolds and comes closer to you.
There was no writing. Completely white
As I frowned, a voice began to flow from the letter.
[Dear Princess.]
It was the commander’s voice.
[Is it right to say this when sending a voice letter?
I’m sending it to someone below me, so should I say it’s opened or opened?
But it might look too formal.
Yeah, let’s just call it by title.
Then again… Whoops! Mmm!
To the captain, the princess.]
Elroy’s voice continued to be heard on the stationery.
She talked to herself in an informal tone, then cleared her throat and then changed her tone to her usual high-pitched tone.
Maybe even the part I didn’t want to hear was recorded together.
Her laughter broke out at the random thought of her sitting in her bedroom, struggling with what to say to me.
Aww, just thinking about it is cute.
I just remembered
The shreds of paper fluttering in front of my face are magic tools with many built-in magics.
It has a function that records your voice and literally blows it to a designated opponent.
It looks convenient, but it can’t fly more than 10km, and it’s extremely expensive like any other communication device, but it’s disposable, so no one uses it anymore.
It’s been a long time since the nobles, who were the main customer base, would rather pay more and buy someone with communication magic to use them.
Well, it seems that he doesn’t know how to use it well, and judging from the fact that he was contemplating whether he should repeat the terms of the letter, it seems that Elroy doesn’t use it often either.
Since I’ve been very friendly lately and I don’t have the confidence to be cool enough to cut it off sharply, I guess he’s thinking of establishing something like an aristocrat’s authority or stature even with valuables that he doesn’t use often.
It was so obvious that it was cute.
[Why didn’t you come to see the commander today?
Don’t you have any stories left to share? Can’t you act on your own if I don’t tell you even such trivial things?]
What to say?
Oh, are you talking about doing me a favor?
Well, I said that it was unacceptable to just ignore it.
Elroy, as the chief executive of this place, was busy doing post-war processing.
It must have put a lot of pressure on my schedule just by giving me time to run after I was injured.
For the time being, you won’t be able to move in the office because you’re dealing with overdue work.
If you stay still like this, the hunting unit will be disbanded in the blink of an eye, and the day you will meet me will be far away.
Just as much as I want to see her of her, she wants me too.
You’ll want to avoid that as much as possible.
It’s really from these things that a person’s personality comes out.
Why is a high-ranking person like a commander doing miscellaneous work?
At least, I don’t do the work of carrying food ingredients even if I can cook.
If you want to see me that much, it’s okay if you just have your subordinates do the troublesome thing and stamp it at the end.
Should I be inflexible? Or are you savvy?
However, this is the charm of Elroy.
Like it or not, she is an aristocratic woman to the core.
As I listened to her voice with her smile, she snorted her snort as if to express her displeasure.
[Anyway, the captain, who is a princess, seems to be a person who can’t move without instructions.
Then Commander Bonn needs to show consideration as a superior.
I give orders as the princess’ leader and commander.
Come to Commander Vaughn’s bedroom at 9:30 tomorrow afternoon without anyone noticing.
This is very important.
I will punish you severely if you break the time even for one minute or get caught in the eyes of others.]
Elroy said high-handedly.
You captured the intimidating concept well.
If it wasn’t for the off the record I heard earlier, I would have been fooled.
Anyway, it’s clear what our commander wants.
Sneaking into your bedroom late at night?
Even after suffering like that, I want to do something good again.
How are you going to get along without me already?
[And when it comes…]
What?
Elroy, who continued to say something, was suddenly cut off.
Catching the letter paper as it trembled and fell, I felt that her magic power was empty.
She lost all of her magic, so now it’s just a blank slate.
Very expensive white paper.
How small is the capacity?
Mana is highly volatile, so it’s difficult to keep it outside the body for a long time, but if you get paid to eat it, you’ll have to pay for it.
This is more creative than I thought.
Seeing that her words were cut off, it seemed that Elroy wasn’t quite aware of the size of this letter either.
It was fortunate that I delivered the business in the first place.
Well, I heard her say that she wants to see.
OK got it. I’ll be sure to visit you tomorrow.
I folded the letter and stuffed it into my pocket.
I pick up the things I put down on the floor for a while and go inside the tent.
I was surprised to see someone kneeling in the kitchen after checking carefully to see if the door would open.
Was the squad leader.
She got down on one knee reverently, her hands clasped and her eyes closed.
It would be uncomfortable and my knees would hurt, but I didn’t even make the slightest movement as if I was frostbitten.
Anyone who sees it will look like a very devout believer.
She spread her small table from where she had brought it, and with water poured into her bowl, she was offering her prayers.
As she stared at her speechless, Kang Ji-ah came out of the bedroom and greeted me.
“Is your master here?
My clothes smelled of meat and alcohol. I’ll do the laundry, so please come here.
Wow, you bought a lot of food. I don’t know if it will fit in the refrigerator.”
“What is it? Why is he doing that?”
“I don’t know either. I came in earlier and was talking nonsense about my sister, so I left it alone.”
Jiah Kang pointed her head with her finger and made a twirling gesture.
She took my coat of hers and flashed her pockets of her food.
It is not enough for her to lift it with one hand, so she walks toward the refrigerator with light movements that do not show that she is holding anything.
Very trustworthy.
I’m going to ask what Suga is doing while Puppy helps out.
I approached her on her knees and asked her.
“What are you doing?”
Hearing my words, she gently opened her closed eyes.
Then she looks at me with eyes filled with infinite love and faith.
“My God.”
Saying that, Suga turned her body around and knelt neatly on her knees toward me.
Looking at it now, the wavy hair, which had always been let down coquettishly, was neatly tidied up with a hairnet today.
Her clothes were also impeccably neat.
She, always languid and full of sexiness, was no longer to be found.
He looks like a new recruit with military discipline.
“I came here because you said you would give me a new oracle tonight.
It was said to keep the word to come secretly, but please forgive the disrespectful act of stepping into the holy place where God dwells.”
Kneeling, she said, bowing her head.
…Come?
What are you talking about?
What else is trust?
She said she had something to ask and order.
“No, other than that, why were you praying with water on?
Do you want to pray for one hundred days?”
“Until yesterday, I was truly a profane, greedy, and scumbag woman.
Blinded by secular money and power, I looked at other people’s lives as if I were looking at the lives of flies.
He was a soul full of sins that would not be enough even if he fell ten times into hell.”
Suga said with tears in his eyes.
The feeling of sincerely wanting to repent is dripping.
Well, actually, her feelings were sincere.
Just because it’s made up doesn’t mean it’s fake.
“However, God forgave even me and blessed me with holy liquid.
He purified me, a sinner, with holy semen and made me a new person.
Now, I am not Suga Song Sarikshir, I am just Suga.
Freed from obsession with family and lineage, I am now able to see the world with more sincere and clearer eyes than ever before.
What infinite love, what a merciful salvation.
She was praying to God because she could not contain the gratitude that filled her heart.”
“…”
Hey, this is absolutely delicious.
It would be more accurate to say that the taste did not disappear, but was reborn.
This is why I am wary of overdoing poison.
No matter what suggestion is planted, the effect is too extreme and irreversible.
Still, I’m glad you’re happy with your current situation.
Let’s roughly match the words. Then you will like it.
“Suga, what do you think is the reason I saved your soul?”
When I deliberately and solemnly said it, Suga, who had had tears in his eyes, contemplated with a serious expression.
…Anyway, even with a tear in my mouth, I can’t say anything about my daughter to someone in their 30s.
Suga, who was contemplating, raised her head after a while.
“I think it’s to give me a chance to pay for the evil and karma I’ve committed so far.
As God desires, following that holy will.
I will dedicate my lowly body to helping those in need, dedicating myself to others, and spreading love.”
“…You have mastered my intentions.
Suga, look here.
Here is a delicate soul who lost her family to the emperor and lived in hatred.
As you know, she is now being hunted by the Empire, and her life is like a lantern in the wind.
You, newly born, are given the first task to do.
Let her help her according to my teachings.”
After arranging food ingredients, Ji-ah Kang, who was passing nearby to do laundry, was caught and stood in front of Suga.
Puppy shrugged her shoulders as if he was putting on a star show with a dumbfounded expression, but didn’t seem to have any intention of splashing cold water on her.
Without saying a word, she followed my gesture and sat down in front of Suga.
Suga looked at her so intently that it seemed a bit burdensome.
However, the level of staring at them was a nobleman.
Her Kang Jia’s cheeks trembled as her Suga, who had been looking at her wordlessly, shed her hot tears.
“Sister…! Don’t worry.
Having the same faith, we are like brothers.
I will do everything in my power to help my sister.”
“…Yes. Do you love me too?”
Kang Ji-ah said her soulless words with her empty eyes.
She seemed dumbfounded to hear that this morning from her opponent who was trying to kill her.
I desperately held back the laughter that was about to burst out.
After that, I teased the doggie a little more, and then made Suga work in earnest.
First of all, she had Ji-ah Kang’s body created with her own magic.
It was to fake her death.
Suga immediately activated her magic, and soon a video of Jia Kang, who had collapsed, appeared in front of us sitting still.
It was still great accuracy.
It’s to the point where you can’t tell by looking at her that she’s not the real Kang Ji-ah.
The blood overflowing from the wounds in the stomach, soaking the floor and stinging the nose, was perfectly realized.
The smell of her own blood and her pup’s eyes widened in disgust.
Turning her fake corpse over so she can see the sky, Suga pulls out a white glove and a magic tool for recording from her bosom.
Putting on her gloves, she filmed a video of the open wound on her stomach, the amount of blood loss, and pale skin in a businesslike manner. Obsessively taking pictures
Judging by the familiar hand movements, it must have been done several times before.
Wasn’t it a fake corpse back then?
By the time the bloody smell in the room became unpleasant, her work was over.
Traces of magic, such as corpses and the smell of blood, disappeared as quickly as they appeared.
Putting her magic tool back into the house, Suga said while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
“It’s over. Now we can treat it as if Sister Kang Jia left this place and report it to the intelligence department.”
“Good work. Suga, you may know, but only we know about my true identity.
Outside, I’ll use a normal tone like now, so act in an attitude that won’t make you suspicious.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.
Is there anything else I can do to help?”
I can’t eat anymore because I’m sick.
I returned to her normal tone and told her what I had been thinking of asking.
“Yes. First, I need to take this tent so I don’t get burned.
It’s perfect for hiding people. Is it possible?”
“It is possible. Among the tents supplied for promotion, there are some items that are scheduled to be scrapped.
I’ll touch the papers and trade this tent for one of them.”
Oh, I’ll answer right away.
I expected it to be possible as I had a history of manipulating radios.
Also, as a unit commander, she was very competent.
I said satisfactorily.
“Then do it. And I’m leaving in two or three days, so take care of that too.”
“I will follow your word.”
Every time I said a word, Suga clasped his hands together and took a reverent posture.
At this point, it seems that she has done everything she was told to do.
Now let’s go back and think about how to make Elroy feel better tomorrow.
She nodded and waved her hand at Suga.
“Okay, Suga. That’s enough, you can go back now.
As I said before, act unsuspectingly until the hunting unit is disbanded, and then live as you please.”
“…I see. If God pleases, I will act in any ugly way.”
Suga answers in a trembling voice.
No, I’m just acting you until yesterday, but what kind of heroic resolution is that?
She smiled and waited for her to rise, but Suga knelt down and prayed.
As if hesitating about something, she lowers her head and looks at the floor.
“Why aren’t you up?”
“Ah! Forgive me for being ungodly.
Me, a shameless and defiled soul, my filthy lust…”
“What are you talking about? You’re going crazy.
Stop being extremely respectful and say what’s going on in a normal, respectful way.”
I commanded her and she raised her head.
With faces flushed red with shame, they obey my orders.
“…I can’t stand the memory of receiving God’s holy fluid.
Do you think there will be no more days to see the god’s face…”
“Was that just it?”
“To me, the most important thing is to cleanse my dirty soul with God’s holy fluid…”
Suga wiggles.
As she knelt, he rubbed her thighs lewdly.
The completely broken and changed appearance of her stimulated my instincts.
According to her words, this meeting might be their last.
I think it would be okay to eat one more time.
As I exhaled heavily, Suga looked up at me with her eyes filled with anticipation and anxiety.
