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63 – 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion (2)

“This is…… Troop barracks…… ?!”

“It’s sh*t.”

Rumia widened her eyes. Claude burst out laughing as if it was absurd.

It may be because the former battalion commander managed the unit so well, but it was the worst building than the old official residence, which was neglected at the time.

At that time, there was only one building, but now all five buildings on the site feel like they are on the verge of collapse.

“Ugh… ….”

“I like this. Aren’t you a sergeant?”

“Of course not!! Your boss knows me too!”

It’s not nearly as obsessive as Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart, but Lumia Bluet was a person who valued aesthetics just as much.

The condition of the newly appointed battalion barracks was nothing short of ruins.

“I can’t. If we don’t spend a few more months to overhaul the entire building…… !!”

“Calm down, Rumia. Anyway, this is a makeshift barracks.”

Behind Rumia, who trembled her hands, heard her familiar voice. As she instinctively turns her head, her striking blonde hair comes in.

“Platoon leader!”

“hahahaha…… How did it happen?”

The entire platoon was transferred together. Even Rumia, who had been in the military for over three years, had never heard of it.

She was glad she was able to be with Enoch, though. Because she at least escaped parting in her life.

“By the way, what are you doing here? It doesn’t seem like a simple battalion.”

“First of all, it is a training battalion, and once the training course is completed, it will be moved to the main barracks and formally organized.”

Enoch gave a concise answer to Claude’s question. Training battalion? Does it feel like a training center that trains soldiers and noncommissioned officers?

Rumia looked back at her memories of her first enlistment in the military. The past, where she was wallowing in her stinking mud field, and she managed to complete it while receiving all sorts of jokes.

At that time, she briefly expressed her intentions to become a drill instructor and teaching assistant. It came from the mentality that only I could not be defeated.

Of course, the reality is that I have become a noncommissioned officer who is neither one nor the other in the field, but has that opportunity finally come?

However, it didn’t take long for Rumia’s expression, which was filled with high expectations, to turn pale.

“So, are we going to become instructors and assistants?”

“No, we are trainees.”

“Wow—, huh? Yes…… ?!”

“I’m sure you haven’t heard about the formation of troops yet. Details will be given when all the platoon members arrive.”

“Ah… ….”

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“Our 1st company barracks are the building on the right. The two of you came first, so choose a room you like and unpack.”

At Enoch’s words, Claude roughly packed his things and strode into the barracks. Similarly, Rumia was trying to pack her things, but she had a question that suddenly popped up.

“Wait a minute…… Then, is the platoon commander still a platoon commander?”

No matter how advanced you are, you still have about half a year left as a platoon commander, so are you fulfilling the role of a platoon commander in a new unit?

“No.”

“That means… ….”

“From now on, you can call me the 1st company commander.”

This was surprising news. 1St company commander! Of course, since it was a lieutenant rank, it was the correct organization in terms of rank.

However, a platoon leader and a company commander have a different sense of language. The name itself is also called a proper ‘commander’ from a conductor.

“Well then, maybe I…… ?”

“I look forward to seeing you in the future, company adjutant.”

Enoch replied with a grin.

***

Starting with Rumia and Claude, the rest of Bell Meyer and Roxanna arrived right away. Troops from other places were also slowly arriving.

The total number of members of the 1st company I was to manage was 50. Considering that there are at least a hundred men in a typical infantry company, it was an extremely insufficient number, but it seemed inevitable thanks to the uniqueness of the newly created elite unit.

In fact, it was close to the organization of the infantry battalion and the magic battalion in reality.

The structure of the company thus formed consisted of a company headquarters including Rumia and Roxanna, four platoon commanders, and soldiers under their command.

What was unusual was that the platoon leader was entrusted to a noncommissioned officer, not an officer.

– So far has been strange. Shouldn’t the platoon commander be a second lieutenant who is closest to the soldiers and has to command them while actually engaging in actual combat on the battlefield?

It is said that both Joseph, the chief of staff, and Sonny Zeppelin, the battalion commander, had a common opinion.

Originally, in wartime, a lot of non-commissioned officers were born, and in fact, in the case of England and Germany, non-commissioned officers sometimes served as platoon commanders, so it didn’t seem like a big problem.

And I personally liked this one better. Originally, the so-called platoon leader had no choice but to go through a lot of trial and error.

I’m at this level because it’s me, because even during the major evaluation in the 3rd battalion, I could still vividly see the other so-called platoon commanders riding foolishly in front of the evaluator.

No matter how much Sonny Zeppelin selected the officer corps, the limit was clear for a second lieutenant who had just graduated from the military academy.

What’s more, those second lieutenants have already been deployed to the field and don’t exist. We’ll have to wait until next year to find the newly commissioned second lieutenants?

The result.

“…… 1St Platoon Leader Sergeant Claude Lane, 2nd Platoon Leader Sergeant Bell Meyer!”

Bell Meyer and Claude Lane took over the 1st and 2nd platoon commanders.

“Tsk, that’s getting annoying.”

“Me, Zeze, me? Platoon commander??”

“Anyway, training is organized. If you do well, you may move to another position.”

“My God.”

Claude doesn’t care…… Rather than saying, it was obvious that he was annoyed, but Bell was perplexed and broke into a cold sweat.

“And then, Sergeant Ervin Ruth is the 3rd Platoon Leader, and Sgt. Hilton Kalia is the 4th Platoon Leader.”

New Face.

Through Sony Zeppelin’s unconsidered consideration, I was able to command the platoon members that were there before. He can’t run a company with only 4 people.

What was the first impression of the two who were appointed separately from the 5th Platoon?

“Glory to the motherland!!”

“Glory.”

“Greetings, Lieutenant Enoch Levandell! I’ve heard a lot!!”

“Please take good care of me-!!!”

It wasn’t too bad. The military discipline is tightly held, and the intelligence is clear in the eyes. When you become a sergeant, you know how the unit works to some extent, so there are bound to be people who try to trick you.

At least the two of them didn’t look like that.

“What unit did you two originally belong to?”

“Sergeant Erwin Ruth! It was the 2nd Magic Battalion under direct control of the Western Corps.”

Erwin, who looks good with short black hair, raises his hand and answers. In a way, it was a tired FM style, but as a company commander, this side was easier to roll.

“The Western Corps must have never trained in the mountains. Have you ever experienced any other training?”

“Ah…… That’s it, I didn’t go through much of the field training itself.”

“??”

As I put on a puzzled expression, Erwin started to explain in detail.

“In our unit, except for the evaluation, we did not conduct our own training. I felt irritated by it and reported it to the upper management, and they treated me as a complete outsider. Fortunately, I seem to have made a good impression on Colonel Sonny Zeppelin, but if I had stayed with the unit, I would have probably been branded as an outcast.”

“Is that so… ….”

I shifted my gaze to the 4th Platoon Commander, Sergeant Hilton Kaliya. It was an impressive woman with blue eyes that shone softly like the blue sea.

“What about Hilton Kaliya?”

“Ah…… I am… ….”

She tried to avert her gaze, but soon made eye contact with me as if she had decided to do something about her.

“I want to go to war.”

“Yes?”

“I want to go to war.”

My mind went blank for an instant, but Claude, who was still looking at his juniors, opened his mouth.

“You want to go to war? What do you think?”

“…… I will avenge them. I came here to learn combat skills. Under Colonel Sonny Zeppelin, I’ll learn stronger and more terrifying magic to wipe out the damn ‘Azov’…… !”

She was grinding her teeth. I’m sure it looks fine on the outside, but why are you suddenly like this?

Looking at it again, what dwelled in the eyes of the two was madness painted on the other side of their brilliance.

Sony Zeppelin… ….

What on earth were you thinking of bringing these people here?

It’s not enough that the chief of staff is a person who vomits blood in real time.

Apocalyptic war hero.

Refrain from aristocrats who periodically lose their memory.

An overly FM noncommissioned officer.

Finally, warmongers.

It was a lineup of platoon commanders with no other lineup left. Are you all-stars?

Sonny Zeppelin’s grinning face shimmered before her eyes.

Ah, just…… Amazing!! Brigadier!!