Chapter 6 – March
In the command and control room, the battalion commander, the staff, and the executives of each company were seated. It was as if all the officers of the 1st Battalion had gathered.
Unlike Seo Joo-hwan, who had entered confidently, he was in a state of immobility with a lot of tension.
“Sergeant Seo Joo-hwan.”
“Sergeant, Seo Joo-hwan!”
“Did you break the volunteer flashlight?”
“Sorry!”
Damage to supplies. This was the reason Seo Joo-hwan hung his head like a criminal.
During training, Seo Ju-hwan sharpened the fighter’s flashlight with a cutter knife to make a light-emitting obstacle. At the time, I didn’t look back to catch the opposing forces, but looking back, it was obvious supply damage. When that part was pointed out, I was worried that I might be punished.
‘It’s unfair!’
Seo Joo-hwan couldn’t help but feel unfair.
In fact, the creation of light-emitting obstacles using the Kiyeokja flashlight was not invented by him. It was an item that came out at the order of the battalion commander who was angry after being robbed by the opposing forces in this training before returning. A product that was born with the intention of making it myself since luminous obstacles are not widely available. Thanks to this, the soldiers had a hard time grinding the outside of the volunteer flashlight with a cutter knife. In addition, this idea came from his direct superior, Captain Jeong So-ra.
‘Shit. But that was before the return.’
The important thing is that it hasn’t happened in this world yet. There was no way they would be eaten even if they expressed resentment.
Then the battle commander burst into laughter.
Haha! I’m sorry! Thanks to you, I fed the 3rd generation properly. How did you come up with that idea? It’s amazing that you’re making a luminous obstacle using a giyeokja flashlight! Isn’t it?”
As the battalion commander looked around and asked for consent, the officers started laughing as if they had waited.
“Haha. You’re right. As expected, the idea is ingenious because I am young.”
“What about the eyes that understand the situation? Isn’t it amazing that you found a side road and responded quickly by radio?”
“I think Jinji camouflage is better. When I went before the withdrawal, they made some kind of fortress.”
“You’re right. I couldn’t distinguish it from the surrounding landscape unless I looked into it for a while.”
“Didn’t you say that you were the squad leader of the 4th company? The commander of the 4th company raised the soldiers very well.”
Praise continued to pour in not only for Seo Joo-hwan, but also for his immediate superior, Jeong So-ra. Jeong So-ra, who maintained a poker face, slightly raised the corners of her mouth.
“Chief of Personnel Manager, give this friend a reward for 5 days and 4 nights. I have to do that much for today’s hero.”
Long live the battle commander!
Just today, the battalion commander’s bald head looked lovely.
*
Seo Joo-hwan checked his skills once again before entering the administrative team.
1. Pheromone (Rank: B)
▶ Effect 1: It emits an attractive scent that can be liked more easily.
▶ Effect 2: Temporarily slightly increases the physiology and excitement of the opposite sex in charge of pheromone.
The effect of the pheromone reinforced through the skill-up coupon (B) was noticeably changed. It seemed like this would definitely help seduce the opposite sex.
‘To seduce, I must first be close.’
As it is a skill to seduce by smell, I guessed that the closer it was, the stronger the effect would be.
Seo Joo-hwan opened the door to the administrative team after Sim Ho-hop. Jung So-ra, who had just cleared her stomach, could see a watery face. Unlike the last time, his bare face was completely erased.
“Steel. I came because I have business.”
“Oh, yes. Joo Hwan-ah. What business?”
Did today’s performance work? Somehow, Jung So-ra’s voice sounded softer than usual.
Seo Joo-hwan consciously moved closer to Jung So-ra and said.
“Company commander, can you give the reward you received this time to Corporal Lee Jeong-hun?”
“Uh? Are you going to give up the reward?”
Jung So-ra opened her eyes wide and asked again. He was surprised when he suddenly said that he would give up the reward for 4 nights and 5 days.
Seo Joo-hwan smiled and replied.
“Actually, even if I receive a reward, I can’t even use it. It’s all over soon….”
“Ah, come to think of it, the campaign isn’t far away, right?”
“Yes. I am discharged on January 28th.”
Seo Joo-hwan was already scheduled to go on a vacation of 14 nights and 15 days in January. And the next day after returning, he is discharged.
In the end, it would have been much better to hand it over to Lee Jung-hoon, who helped him a lot during his military service, rather than just throwing it in the air.
“Wow. Time goes fast again. Joo-hwan, you are already like that.”
“Haha. It really is.”
“I had a lot of trouble getting training in my later years. Whoops.”
“No. I’m glad I did the right thing in the end.”
Did you like that word? Jeong So-ra smiled softly.
‘Big. Pretty.’
I had just removed my camouflage, so I was impressed even though my face was without makeup. Did you say that kind of hair is called a riff cut? It is said that there are cases where a woman with a short haircut cannot be distinguished from a man, but this was not the case for Jung So-ra.
‘Oops. It’s not important.’
I almost forgot my purpose. He looked at Jeong So-ra and spoke cautiously.
“Squadron commander, I actually have a favor to ask of you.”
“Request?”
“Yes. I… Can’t you sleep out after training?”
“Staying out? Didn’t you apply in advance?”
“Actually, I already slept out in October….”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled awkwardly and scratched his eyebrows.
Originally, sleepovers can only go out once per quarter. Even so, the request was to believe in the achievements made today. Indeed, Jung So-ra, who usually pursued FM, allowed it, so it was unknown whether she would continue.
At that time, Jeong So-ra put out a smile.
“Okay. Go out overnight.”
“Are you sure?”
“Okay. You know what’s not right? Instead of a reward.”
“Thank you! Steel!”
Seo Ju-hwan expressed his joy with a salute. Seeing him, Jeong So-ra smiled again and motioned for her to leave.
“Instead, prepare well for the march tomorrow.”
“Yep! Don’t worry!”
“Okay. Good night.”
“Thank you. Have a good night, company commander!”
Seo Joo-hwan left the administrative class and entered the dormitory. He was already out of bed, so he quietly took off his shoes and tucked himself into his sleeping bag. And as I closed my eyes to go to bed, Captain Jeong So-ra’s smiling face shimmered.
‘Your smile is so pretty.’
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a woman smile like this. Jeong So-ra’s rare smile made it all the more memorable.
‘Staying out is an opportunity.’
Today is Thursday the 23rd, and this Saturday is the 25th. And that day was the day Jung So-ra went on a blind date.
*
Friday, December 24th.
It may be an exciting Christmas Eve for some, but for Seo Ju-hwan and other soldiers, it was just the last day of training in the cold weather.
“Song between marches! Military song, comrade!”
“Comrades in arms!”
Soldiers sang a military song.
“I was born as a dignified son of the Korean people!”
40km march in full gear.
Currently, the personnel of the 1st Battalion were walking in a long line. And Seo Joo-hwan was walking in the front row of the procession with a company flag.
“To be a jockey at this time…….”
Originally, until now, the rider was in charge of private soldiers. But somehow, this time the company commander designated me as the flag bearer. Apparently, he hadn’t jockeyed before the return, but it was strange. When I was allowed to stay out, I couldn’t refuse.
“It’s filthy heavy.”
While grumbling like that, a message suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
[Powerful luck on sex intervenes!]
As soon as the message came up, Jung So-ra’s voice was heard.
“What did you say?”
“Oh, no.”
Jeong So-ra, who was in front of her, looked behind her, as if she had heard her talking to herself. Seo Joo-hwan was frightened and raised his flag in moderation. Jeong So-ra smiled as if she knew what she was doing. She slowed her pace a little and came to her side of her, she said.
“Cheer up a little. The battalion commander Ju-hwan has his eyes on you, so this looks good.”
Haha….”
He laughed awkwardly. Damn, it’s done when I’m discharged, what kind of interest is this guy? It’s better to treat someone who doesn’t have a reward.
At that time, Jung So-ra proposed an unexpected sweet reward.
“Instead, I’ll give you a ride tomorrow when you go out overnight.”
“Ugh. Is that true?”
“Okay. I have to go downtown anyway.”
“Thank you!”
If this is the case, the story will be different. Isn’t the car an enclosed space? This is a very good place for the effects of pheromones to appear. I wondered what kind of luck this was.
‘Wait a minute. Luck?’
The message that appeared a while ago came to mind. Is this what strong luck is? Come to think of it, it seemed that the blessing of the dream demon had such an effect.
‘Blessing window.’
1. Dream Demon’s Blessing (60 days)
▶ Effect 1: Greatly increases luck related to sex.
▶ Effect 2: When you master something, you receive a 200% additional effect.
▶ Effect 3: Energy springs up.
2. Helchang’s Blessing (60 days)
▶ Effect 1: Male hormones rise significantly.
▶ Effect 2: All exercise proficiency increases by 200%.
▶ Effect 3: The recovery speed of muscles increases by 300%.
As expected, it was the effect brought about by the blessing of the dream demon.
‘Wow. Does this sound like a bigger effect than I thought?’
When I first saw it, I thought it was just that, but when I experienced it myself, it was no joke. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much even though I was trying to get Jung So-ra’s favor, but I started to think that maybe it would be real.
*
March 35th.
If you go 5 km further, you will reach the unit. It was a time when the finish line was just around the corner.
However, according to Seo Ju-hwan’s experience, recruits were bound to spread around this time.
“Squadron commander, I will come and see the children.”
“Okay. Leave the flag to me.”
“Thank you. I will come see you soon.”
After handing over the flag, Seo Joo-hwan slowed his pace and scanned the procession. The point at which the wounded came out of the march was not long before arrival, rather than at the beginning or the middle.
Sure enough, he saw a staggering soldier nodding his head. He was a new recruit who had just transferred to the 4th company.
“Choi Min-seong, open your eyes.”
“Lee, private Choi Min-seong. Sorry!”
The guy who had been dozing off nodded and raised his head and made an official statement. Choi Min-seong, as if trying to come to his senses, gives strength to his eyes and walks forward. However, Seo Joo-hwan knew from experience that this condition would not last long. He also had the experience of falling asleep while marching when he was a private. In particular, it was even colder and drowsy during the march in the cold season when the cold wind was blowing.
There is another special method to use in this case. Seo Joo-hwan tapped Choi Min-seong on the shoulder as he was about to close his eyes again.
“Lee, Private Choi Min… “
“It’s okay, man.”
“Sorry….”
Choi Min-seong’s face is gloomy when he says he’s sorry. It was only natural that he was repeatedly pointed out by the senior staff during his first march.
Seo Ju-hwan smiled mischievously and reassured Choi Min-seong.
“Minseong-ah, think about something dirty.”
“Did you not hear me?”
“Think about it.”
“You mean dirty thoughts?”
Choi Min-seong made a puzzled expression.
“I get sleepy when I walk for a long time. Even more so in this cold weather. Marching is unexpectedly doable at first, but in the middle it is difficult because of sore feet, and in the second half it is a fight against drowsiness.”
“… You’re right. It was the first time I knew I could sleep while walking.”
“There is a way to write when that happens.”
“Ah, do you think that is erotic?”
Minsung Choi said as if he finally understood. He nodded his head. This was probably the method used by all Korean soldiers.
“Uh. Then you will be less sleepy. But don’t fall over thinking dirty thoughts.”
“Haha, I see. Thank you!”
“Okay. We’re almost there, so cheer up a little more.”
“Yep!”
I patted Choi Min-seong on the shoulder and looked back at the other company members. Fortunately, there seemed to be no more soldiers sleeping. In the back, Lee Jeong-hoon, who would soon take over as squad leader, was encouraging his successors diligently.
Seo Joo-hwan quickly moved forward again.
“Squadron commander, I will take it now.”
“Okay. Are the kids okay?”
“Yes. Everyone seems fine.”
“I’m glad. How are you?”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled and pointed at the sergeant’s medicine cabinet with his thumb.
“What is that? I have time, of course, that’s fine.”
“Put. You don’t believe in this? I put a patch on the late sergeant who fell in the mountains two days ago.”
“Ugh.”
When Seo Ju-hwan recalled that day, his face his blushed. Damn it was he had completely forgotten
He was taken aback and quickly excused himself.
“That. That is a mistake.”
“Ahaha. Okay. Make no mistake this time.”
“… Yep.”
“Aren’t you mad?”
“I didn’t pout.”
“Huh. Okay. Whoops.”
Jeong So-ra laughed at her snort and went ahead again. Seo Joo-hwan shook his head at the sight.
‘Laughs like a fox.’
It feels like I learned a piece of her that I didn’t know in my past life. My usual pursuit of FM was like a lioness if I were to compare it to an animal, but I thought maybe a fox would suit me better.
‘By the way… I’m a bit sleepy too.’
She said she was okay with Jung So-ra, but she was actually in a pretty tough state. That’s also true, until just two days ago, he had been confined to his room her and writing. Even if my body changed, the sudden intense training was quite difficult. At least, marching was a training that required mental strength rather than physical strength, so I managed to hold on.
‘At times like this, it’s a dirty thought after all.’
Seo Joo-hwan decided to use the method Choi Min-seong had told him. But suddenly, the back of Jeong So-ra, who was walking in front of her, caught her eye on her.
‘I’m sure there’s nothing much different from men… It’s a strange feeling of being a woman.’
A body wrapped tightly in a military uniform and winterization tools makes it impossible to feel femininity. But strangely, it was clearly distinguished from men. Is this an instinct? There wasn’t much curvature because of the baggy military uniform, but there was no time to get bored just watching the woman’s hips move in front of my eyes.
‘It was better in the summer.’
During the summer march, I felt like I was going to die of steam, but I had my own pleasure. As it was hot, Jung So-ra’s clothes became thinner. Even the military uniform showed some curves, so it was fun to look at. It was when I was walking along Jeong So-ra’s buttocks like that.
[Powerful luck on sex intervenes!]
Beetle.
While going uphill, Jeong So-ra stumbled as he tripped.
“Kyaaak?!”
A scream I had never heard before came from Jeong So-ra.
A steep climb. If you fall incorrectly here, you will most likely get seriously injured.
Seo Joo-hwan reflexively threw away his flag and stretched out his hand to grab Jeong So-ra’s military uniform. Then, with a jolt, she stopped.
“Are you okay?”
“Oh, yes. Go, thank you.”
Jeong So-ra stutters, probably surprised. But she soon becomes aware that her eyes are drawn to her, and her face her turns slightly red.
I saw Jeong So-ra chewing on her lips.
So far, I have performed better in training than other soldiers and male officers, but it is embarrassing to scream like this. The stronger the pride, the stronger this tendency seemed to be. Seo Joo-hwan deliberately shouted in a loud voice to distract him.
“Not much left! We’ll arrive in a short while, so let’s do our best! 4th company fighting!”
“Fighting company 4!”
Naturally, the company members followed suit.
I must have heard this voice from the front as well, and soon I heard fighting sounds from the 3rd, 2nd, 1st, headquarters companies. Thanks to that, the eyes that were focused on Jeong So-ra were scattered.
Jung So-ra stared at Seo Ju-hwan with a strange gaze.
*
After going over the uphill, the unit was seen shortly after.
The battalion members lined up at the parade ground, and the march was completely over with the battalion commander’s declaration.
Lee Jung-hoon pointed to one side and said.
“Seo Bam, hurry up and go drink makgeolli.”
“Uh! Let’s hurry! I will die of thirst!”
After the march in the cold weather, makgeolli is distributed. It was an ordinary makgeolli sold at a mart, but there was no makgeolli as special as that. People who have not tried it do not know the taste of makgeolli drunk after marching.
“Nice. I want to eat also.”
“That’s right. If we meet outside later, how about rice wine?”
“Five. Is your brother living?”
“Huh? Why are you a brother all of a sudden? Since I’m the successor, shouldn’t the snake buy it?”
“What the. As for hyung, he starts talking even in front of the kids. If you think about going on vacation, there’s less than a month left before we’ll see each other.”
“Hehe. Is that so?”
“Let’s have a real pancake and a glass of makgeolli later, hyung.”
“Good.”
My mouth was watering as I waited while thinking about all sorts of things.
After a while, the long awaited turn finally came.
The cook said with a troubled face.
“Oh, the cups are all gone.”
“Yes? Then what?”
“Sorry. I definitely bought more than the number of people… I’ll go to the kitchen and get it right away.”
The cook put on an apologetic expression. Seo Joo-hwan and Lee Jung-hoon waved their hands saying that it was okay. Because I just wanted to know why. It was obvious that there were people who drank two cups at a time.
Then, a paper cup was put out in front of my eyes. The owner of the paper cup was Jeong So-ra.
“Juhwan-ah, do you want to write this?”
“Ah, Sergeant Major. May I use it?”
“Yes. If it’s okay with what I wrote.”
“Of course. Thank you, jungdam!”
Seo Ju-hwan wanted to drink makgeolli quickly, so he accepted the cup without hesitation.
And the moment I put the cup of makgeolli to my mouth.
Tring!
Jung So-ra’s status window came to mind.
