The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

94 – Break and Shatter (3)

At night.

The office of the headquarters company of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion.

The office was chaotic with work during the day, but when darkness fell, only peaceful silence filled it.

A space where not a single candle is lit, and the moonlight shining through the window is the only source of light.

There were three people there.

“Now then, let’s talk.”

The one who broke the quiet atmosphere was a woman with silvery, shiny hair pulled down in a ponytail.

Amethyst-like eyes that shimmer vividly even in the dark. It was Lieutenant Rumia Bluet, the closest aide and current adjutant of Unit Captain Enoch Levandel.

“Everyone knows why they gathered, right?”

“Of course not.”

The short-haired woman answered. Black hair. He has a striking appearance, but he has a body part that stands out more than that.

Medical platoon commander Bell Meyer.

“It’s about deciding who will accompany the dispatch of the Reinhardt Empire this time.”

“But that’s a story to be told in such a serious and confidential atmosphere…… ?”

And lastly was Roxanna Elim, who was making an absurd expression. Her pink hair fluttered softly whenever she tilted her head.

“Of course not. This is a serious matter.”

“I see…… ?”

“No way.”

It was a situation that I couldn’t understand no matter how much I thought about it, but the momentum of her two older sisters was so strong that Roxanna had no choice but to let it go.

“Because I have to decide by tomorrow.”

“Can’t I go from another department?”

“The staff is completely paralyzed, and the other companies in training can’t get it out.”

“In the end, the surplus is going… ….”

Roxanna said.

It was a painful story, but what can I do if it’s true? The air platoon just hung up a signboard, in fact, it was an empty can with nothing fixed.

The medical platoon led by Bell Meyer only took a pretext, and in fact, the platoon consisted of only a few volunteers who wanted to volunteer as medics.

Among the dogs, the only ones who knew how to use magic were the platoon leader Bell Meyer and the first aid officer.

Even if the situation is better than that of the air platoon, everything is not properly maintained.

In order to become complete, it will be possible at least after the training of the new recruits is completed.

Or maybe the staff’s work will be reduced a bit.

Anyway, for this reason, three people who were relatively able to afford were selected as candidates to participate in the military fair of the Reinhardt Empire along with Enoch Levandel.

Of the three, only one was going to be the lucky one to have the honor of spending a month alone abroad with Captain Enoch.

“Of course, as an adjutant, I should go.”

“Really~? I think a little different.”

“Rumia sister…… ?”

“Rather, since I’m an adjutant, wouldn’t it be better to stay? Even if Chief of Staff Joseph is in charge of the battalion commander’s duties, doesn’t the Chief of Staff have a separate adjutant?”

“Belle sister too…… ?”

Both of them were speaking one word at a time with smiley expressions on their faces, but the airflow they felt was never comfortable. What is this strange rivalry?

“Even so, the medical platoon commander shouldn’t be left out. It’s a newly established organization, but it’s a bit like when the head of that organization leaves.”

“It’s okay~ I have nothing to do anyway. All of the trainees say that it is enough for other mages to provide first aid on the spot?”

“Well, then why did you suggest the creation of a platoon…… ?”

“Isn’t getting scratched in training different from getting shot?”

Tadak, tadak.

Invisible sparks were flying continuously. They were two people who usually yielded to each other when there was a difference of opinion. However, this time there is no retreat.

Rumia and Bell exchanged a few more words with each other, then looked at Roxanna almost simultaneously.

“What do you think of Roxanna? Who do you think should go Roxanna?”

“Ahahahaha, I am completely excluded, unnies… ….”

“Huh? I want to go?”

“No, no!? I don’t really want to go!”

Roxanne I hurriedly waved her hand in denial. Why would she even bother intervening in that game?

At those words, Rumia and Bell’s expression, which had been strangely stiff, slowly relaxed.

“No…… Hmm…… Roxanna can let her go if she wants.”

“It’s okay. I haven’t fully recovered yet.”

It was a solid excuse.

To be honest, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to go. Isn’t that the Reinhardt Empire? A country where beer and sausage are so delicious, and festivals are held every day.

Since she was Roxanna Elim, born with a congenital heart disease, she had never been abroad before.

Honestly, if Captain Enoch Levandel was next to him, exchanging mana with each other wouldn’t make his illness worse or anything to do.

However, Roxanna did not bother to express that opinion. The two older sisters want to go like that, but what will she do by hitting the candles herself?

‘And with Captain Enoch…… It’s okay because I often go around for flight training.’

She held her heart like that and smiled at her two sisters who looked so sorry.

“It’s only right that one of the two is coming back.”

“Isn’t it?”

“Yes, Roxanna. I will definitely buy a souvenir when I come back.”

But just because Roxanna gave up didn’t solve the problem, she said. After all, she had to decide between Rumia and Bell.

“You gave in last time!?”

“Isn’t that what you were forced to concede to?”

“Ugh…… No, Sister Bell. Since when did she become so interested in the Captain?”

“I was interested from the beginning.”

Bell answered with a soft smile.

Roxanne I could sense from that face her definite shyness and jealousy.

“Isn’t it a pity to just stare at a man like that?”

“…… Yes?”

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“I’m not specifically dating Rumia.”

“Sister—?!”

It was a bombshell statement. Rumia’s mouth fell open. All the while, she said, subtly, that she really coveted Captain Enoch.

A moment of embarrassment.

Rumia bit her lip.

“Since when?”

“I don’t know. It just soaked in. Do you know when you started liking the captain?”

Bell Meyer’s words pierced her Rumia’s chest.

About 8 months at most. However, for Rumia, who has lived for 23 years, she had no one to whom she had a strong crush on reason as much as a man named Enoch Levandel.

If you tell me what the trigger was…….

No matter how much you struggle, there is no answer to the future. On top of that, the mistakes of the past weighing her down on her shoulders.

It was her platoon leader, Enoch Levandel, who rescued her from the mire of her defeat that she thought she would never be able to get out of.

Even though it was not long after they met, she caused a lot of trouble in real life.

Enoch Levandel comforted Rumia by saying that he could do that. She said that she was good, that if it hadn’t been for her, she wouldn’t have noticed the forces behind the assault on the fortress.

Forgiven, and acknowledged at the same time.

How much I wanted to hear that one word.

“Even my sister knows!”

“I know. I know too well But you know, Rumia. You are not the only one who received grace from the captain.”

Bell Meyer put her hand to my chest.

“You are not the only one who was saved. I’m just being true to my feelings. I have no intention of telling you to give up.”

“Then…… !!”

“So you shouldn’t tell me to give up either.”

Oh my God.

The three of them had been together for well over a year, but it was the first time Rumia and Bell were fighting over a man issue.

Wasn’t it mostly a difference of opinion about Claude? Even that was always Belle-sister’s anger and Rumia-sister’s calming down role.

Now it seems that neither of them has any intention of passing a single report.

In the end, Roxanna, who was worse off, intervened.

“Wait! For a moment!!”

“…… ?”

“Isn’t it going to change if the older sisters fight here?! Then, why don’t we decide fairly and squarely with rock-paper-scissors?”

Be fair and fair.

In Roxanna’s opinion, Rumia and Bell both had good arguments. It was funny that either side gave way.

“That’s not a bad idea.”

“Okay then, Roxanna referee.”

Rumia and Bell’s eyes aligned in a straight line. At first, I felt like I was trying to hide it, but now I have a firm will to never hand over the opportunity to the other person.

Where the hell did it go wrong?

There was really no point in asking such questions. Furthermore…… Because she was no different from her two older sisters. Captain Enoch Levandell is special. As he gets even a little closer, he wonders how could there be a woman who didn’t dare to have a crush on him.

‘…… But if it’s just two people, it’s fine.’

She thought, glancing away from her sisters. She is a psychopathic patient. He said that Enoch Levandel was too precious a jewel for a person like himself to covet.

“Then start? Rock Paper Scissors!”

***

“Yo! How have you been doing?”

“Commander, are you really like this?”

“Wasn’t it the captain’s opinion that we should move busily?”

Brigadier General Sonny Zeppelin shamelessly giggles at the entrance to Stout Village. I tsk, clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“That’s it, and if you don’t want to go, you don’t want to go.”

“Still, it’s the Reinhalt Empire, right? A country with the most advanced technology on the continent! Besides, the period is just over the festival, so what? I think I’ll spend my vacation there too. Captain, you haven’t gone on vacation yet.”

“Vacation… ….”

Definitely.

Even a first-time officer is given a vacation after six months of taking office, but he has yet to take a vacation-like vacation after almost 8 months have passed.

Even if it’s not that I didn’t have any plans to go to the nearby mountain valley or lake for relaxation and refreshment in the summer.

Since organizing the battalion and establishing a training plan were my top priorities, I never dreamed of actually taking a vacation.

“The fair schedule is not too long, and the rest is just a few people with Count Petrinand!”

“That’s not too bad when you think about it.”

“Except, of course, that I’m going to get tired of being dumped by people.”

“That sounds pretty bad when you think about it.”

“Khehehehe! Reaction is fun After all, he is our unit commander.”

As Sonny Zeppelin clapped his hands, a man in uniform alighted from the magnificent carriage behind him.

“You can leave your luggage with him.”

“I will serve you wholeheartedly.”

Seeing all of you going to work, did the Royal Family support a special carriage? I handed over the luggage I was holding in both hands to the coachman and looked back at the people who dared to see me off.

“I’ll be back.”

“Come home.”

“By the way, why does Platoon Commander Bell Meyer look like that? Did he not sleep last night?”

A gloomy expression I’ve never seen before. For a moment, she was worried that there might be something wrong with her memory, but Roxanna, who was next to her, panicked and said she was fine.

“You said you felt a little sick yesterday!”

“Umm, is that so? Certainly Roxanna and Belle need to take care of themselves while I’m gone.”

“I will keep this in mind!”

Claude and other company and platoon commanders must be busy recruiting new recruits.

This was enough for the number of people to send them off.

“Then Rumia, let’s go.”

“Yes! Unit commander—!!”

“Are you that excited?”

‘Lumia’s tension seems to be much higher than usual. What is this extreme reaction?’

I had a premonition that I was caught up in something indescribable and strange. Maybe it’s because of the mood?

It’s an exhibition anyway, so how much trouble will it be…… Feeling a strange feeling, I got on the carriage.

Jumping, Tak!

As soon as the door is closed, the wagon begins to move with a rattling sound.

The end of the road was towards the Reinhardt Empire.