The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

100 – Reinhardt’s technology is the best in the world (6)

Single.

Rumia couldn’t tell whether her drink was going down her nose or down her throat. Enoch Levandel sipping a glass of wine opposite the candlelight flickering on the table.

Rumia’s eyes twinkle in a play-like scene.

“You have worked hard, Rumia.”

“Ah…… I didn’t do anything.”

“Although I was in charge of serving the guests, the person who helped me in many ways behind the scenes was Lieutenant Rumia. She wouldn’t have met so many of her contacts without Rumia.”

That was true.

Although he was invited to the fair by Count Petrinant, Enoch took this opportunity to exchange addresses with people he could not buy even with money, and strengthened friendship.

Close cooperation with neighboring countries was indispensable in order to save Ukraine from the war clouds that would sweep across the continent in the future.

For Enoch Levandel, it was more than just a personal connection. If Rumia hadn’t actively arranged for her, or prepared refreshments for her meetings, she wouldn’t have made a good impression on them all.

“Is that so… ….”

Rumia scratched her cheek at her pure praise. It was unknown whether her skin was strangely red because of drunkenness or because of some other reason.

Come to think of it, the captain’s lips were so moist. Hook, the scent of sour wine tickles her nose and fills Rumia’s head with wild imaginations.

Sharing her gaze, she approaches Enoch and kisses her. As they hugged each other like that, Enoch’s rough fingers ran down her Rumia’s spine. Loosen her front seam with the other hand.

Her kiss from her mouth slowly descended, Enoch’s blonde hair tickling her under her chin. Her heart stopped at the touch and the sound of her lips touching her soft skin.

‘I must be crazy—!!’

Clap clap!

Rumia slapped me on the cheek and brought her to her senses. It was because I felt like I was going to get really drunk and cross the line that I shouldn’t have crossed.

“Rumia, are you drunk?”

“Oh no! It suddenly gets hot, ahahahaha…….”

“The air is definitely hot. I heard that it is a high-quality fruit wine, but it must have a high alcohol content.”

“I’ll open the window!”

Rumia got up from her bed and opened the window. A cool breeze rushes in and expels the heated air in an instant.

“It’s nice.”

So said Enoch and emptied the rest of his cup. The wine that had filled her bottle was now slowly showing her bottom. She drank a lot and drank long.

“Rumia.”

“Yes?”

“Thank you as always… ….”

Enoch said so. Looking closely, I noticed that my eyes were slightly open. Are you drunk? Rumia cautiously returned to her seat and looked at her captain.

Her face was red.

My breathing also took longer than usual.

“With Rumia…… Without the platoon members, she wouldn’t have come this far…….”

“No, Captain. It was all the Captain’s ability.”

“I’m not as good as I thought. Rather…… Close to trash. Doesn’t everyone have a story?”

Enoch let out his groggy laugh and tapped his empty glass with his finger. Ting— There was a cheerful sound, and Enoch Levandel’s head shook.

Ah, you’re drunk. Rumia was sure. She’d had a few drinks with her before, but this was the first time she’d reacted like that.

She was always the one to go in before getting completely drunk. Looking at it now, she was completely defenseless.

“Hmm, I’m a bit drunk. Being with Rumia makes me feel comfortable without even realizing it.”

“Ah…… No. You can be comfortable.”

“I rely on you a lot.”

That one word pierced Lumia’s heart. Rumia shuddered in surprise at the throbbing, emotion that pierced all the nerves in her body.

“In the future, there will be a lot of hard work. More than Rumia can imagine.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Four years from now… ….”

In response to her question, Enoch Levandel continued her speech, then stopped and shut her mouth. He looked like he was worried for a moment.

It would be okay if it was Rumia, he muttered and met her eyes straight with her. His focus was blurry due to drunkenness and his expression was relaxed, but beyond those eyes, a sparkling conviction.

“Ukraine will perish.”

“Yes…… ?”

“Following the full-scale invasion of the Empire of Soviet, a further invasion by the Free Democrats of Fru and the Reinhardt Empire will result in a complete loss of sovereignty in Ukraine.”

It was an incredible story.

Apart from the Soviet Empire, which is engaged in local warfare as it was last time, what about the Free Democratic Republic of Fru and the Reinhardt Empire?

If it had been someone else’s words, I would have dismissed it as just a drunk man’s delusion.

Since the subject was Enoch Levandel, she could never be passed over as Rumia.

“I kept running to prevent that tragedy. Fortunately…… I met Lumia and our battalion members. It is still lacking.”

“Captain.”

“That’s why her role as Rumia is very important. You must never give up.”

“Captain…… !!”

“Rumia can do it. I trust the most…… If it’s you, the lieutenant I depend on.”

Kung.

Enoch slammed his head on the table at the end of those words. It seemed that he had reached his limit.

Rumia had been getting drunk just a little while ago, but now she was completely drunk.

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I heard a great story. The end of Ukraine, and that in 4 years? Rumia was confused in her head.

But it is Enoch Levandel. Wasn’t he a super talented person who always did things that no one thought of? Perhaps…… The essence of the sense of alienation that Rumia had subtly felt may have originated here.

The view that always looked farther away. Determination that does not hesitate to make challenging and enterprising choices. The reason he truly cared for and nurtured them, who were close to the ranks of the platoon.

If that was really a desperate move to prevent a disaster that would strike four years later.

“…… Then you haven’t told anyone about this and you’ve been suffering all alone?”

Rumia said to Enoch, who had his head on her table. No answer came.

“Oh my God.”

Enoch Levandel was fighting a lonely battle. To prepare for a terrible future that no one dared to predict.

Who really wants to listen to a story like this seriously? Even Rumia was suspicious right away, let alone high-ranking people who were tired of desk administration.

That’s why he may have chosen the 5th Platoon. Because he was abandoned, he was that much free, a platoon.

Rumia slowly approached Enoch. She then took her hand, which was drooping. Warm warmth.

“Down weight.”

Words of magic flowed from slightly parted lips. As green mana wrapped around Enoch’s body, Rumia lightly lifted Enoch’s body.

She then laid Enoch neatly on her own bed. She thought about changing her clothes, but she thought it was a bit off, so she dismissed it.

Rumia stared at him, who was soundly asleep. Then, he carefully lay down on the seat next to Enoch.

I wonder if he was hiding this story behind his always kind and warm smile. Rumia gently raised her hand and touched Enoch’s cheek.

The person who saved me. A person who will not be lacking even if he repays the favor for the rest of his life. And the man who first made Rumia realize the feeling of her love.

“It has been a lot of hard work. In the future…… You will suffer more.”

Rumia wiggled and pressed her body closer. Now Enoch’s breath tickled the tip of her nose.

“From now on, I will fight alongside you. I hope it won’t be a lonely fight. As a comrade and subordinate who will protect that future together. I am now without the Captain…… I can’t live.”

A voice that will never reach you. Silver hair, glistening in the moonlight, runs down Enoch’s fingers.

“So please stay by my side, always. I will always be by your side, Captain.”

War or whatever. With you by my side, I can get through anything.

Rumia thought as she quietly closed her eyes.

***

My head hurt. I carefully got out of bed. How much did you drink yesterday? I can’t remember since I drank the fifth glass.

Crazy, after all, is it high-end alcohol? The speed at which it is absorbed by the body is different from that of beer or cheap distilled spirits sold in taverns.

But something was strange.

The texture of the bed is the same, and if you look closely, the structure of the room is slightly different…….

“?”

When I turn my head to the side, I can see vivid silver hair. What continued along the line of sight was the soft inner skin, defenselessly disheveled uniform shirt, and black underwear vaguely exposed in between.

“Aagh!!?”

My consciousness, which had been suspended for a moment, returned, and I rolled off the bed.

“Umm… ….”

“Lu, Rumia!!?”

She struggled to recall the memory, but she couldn’t think of anything. No way, I’m drunk…… Have you crossed a line that shouldn’t be crossed??

The hangover that weighed down the body flies away in one shot. My mind, which had been slightly agitated, became clear as if it had been struck by lightning.

“Captain…… ?”

Rumia rubs her eyes and gets up from her seat. As the dress shirt slung over her shoulders slipped down, the black silhouette that supported the heavy mass was completely revealed. It was a very luxurious looking fabric.

“Ah.”

It was the same with Rumia who noticed the situation belatedly. Her Rumia’s face turned red as if it were going to explode, and I ran out of her room as if I were running away.

A lot of thoughts went through my head, but one thing is for sure.

“So f*cking f*cked!!”

I thought I wouldn’t be able to see Rumia’s face in the future.