Vol 1 Chapter 3 (2/2)
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Afterto proveup because I was trying to prove s
It’s no secret that I’ve been holding onto my past as a war hero and tried to prove that fact But now that I’ve reflected on it, wasn’t that so pathetic?
So I quietly co
And my punishment from that armoured car Spider incident ended some time then as well
The training shed was not a robotit out was quite a chore
I finally was able to finish the week of punished with the duty because ofother Recruits
“I guess my punishreenie… but I somehow I finished without a hitch”
I sighed and looked around the shed Lit up with so, the shed measured 20m by 10m in shape and consisted of numerous cabinets
After inspecting the shed, I turned off the light And as I was about to leave, I heard someone’s voice
“Wait Meihowa! Wait up!”
“If that was all that you had to say, then I will take my leave”
Hn Meihowa? Then as the other person?
It ard to step outside, so I waited without opening the shed door I only did so because I thought they ht leave for somewhere else So it was strictly not because I wanted to eavesdrop on their private matters out of interest
However, they started to talk behind this shed’s wall unlike my expectations
“Meihowa, you will no longer be in the world of the living after 6 weeks if things continue this way Listen to me The platoon you lead is full of failures”
“And it is my duty as a leader to train them to a level where they will be able to survive somehow It is also your duty as well, sir”
Ensign Meihowa’s voice was stern She see to him like he was a mouse, cockroach or some other pest
“But a called relationshi+p between both se…”
The uy?
“I do not think of you as soender, Lieutenant, sir”
I see The other person was Lieutenant Imamura; one of the instructors in the Cadet Acade along… H with Meihowa? Don’t tell ht? I mean, if Meihowa dislikes it that much?
“Don’t be like that… If I use roup of failures, Ensign Meihowa Is it not better than wasting your life on the battlefield? Did you not seduce me because you knew of it?”
“I never seduced you, Lieutenant, sir On the contrary, were you not the one who has been sexually harassing me all this time?”
Meihowa’s stern voice Lieutenant Imamura’s voice started to quaver
“Then what about those presents I left on your door? Huh? Were you not the one who seduced aze, that attitude and those fingers?”
“What? Butstill And about those presents you mentioned, I handed in all of them at the office I informed them to return the presents to the owners Please do not leave any presents in front of ”
“Haahh! Don’t lie to yourself You like rown cold aboutme like that?”
“Please let go of me I’ll call someone”
Ensign Meihowa’s voice grew urgent Noasn’t the ti to them I tried not to leave because I would becoer! Wasn’t this a typical stalking situation!
Judging the situation, I slammed the shed door open
When I went outside, the sight was quite so an expression fit for a psychopath and was pinning Meihowa to the wall by force, while clutching her wrist
Both of them had an expression that said they were taken aback by my sudden appearance
“W-What? Just a Recruit? Hurry back to your barracks, Recruit Don’t butt into the situ…”
“Don’t h And you’re supposed to be a Lieutenant!”
Grabbing onto Lieutenant Imamura’s collar, I lifted him up He writhed in surprise, but I planted a punch into his abdomen and silenced him
“Lezirth!”
I placed Lieutenant I his neck and dying if I dropped him while he was unconscious I had to follow the correct procedures as this wasn’t the battle field—even if itwith a joke of a Lieutenant
“Ensign Meihowa, are you alright?”
“No… what… sigh”
Meihowa must’ve been confused as to what just unfolded before her eyes, because she sighed and covered her face with her hands
“Why did you do that! Recruit Lezirth! You’re just a Replicant! Are you even aware of the consequences if you lay even a finger on pure blooded Earthlings? And how could you hurt a Lieutenant when you are but a Recruit!?”
I tilted my head in wonder as I couldn’t understand her concern
“Then Ensign Meihowa, did you actually like this Lieutenant?”
“W-What kind of a joke is that! Not at all!”
“So, I’ you when you didn’t like him?”
“T-That’s obvious!”
Meihowa nodded her head
“Then what I did was correct! Well, while I do agree that reat to do soht!”
“Sigh, you really are… thoughtless”
She sighed, walked into the shed I walked out of and sat on top of a canned food box And she signalledon the space next to her
“Come sit over here, Lezirth”
“OK Sure”
While looking at Lieutenant Imamura sprawled out on the floor, she asked
“He shouldn’t wake up for a while, right? How could you lift up a fully grown le arravity level planet at that? Are you really not a Fortified Cyborg?”
“Well, while not dead, he shouldn’t be able to wake up so quickly I didn’t feel anything bursting when I punched hiht have burst”
“What?”
“Ah, don’t worry Seeing as he isn’t giving off cold sweat and is fast asleep, it didn’t burst”
Ensign Meihowa finally sighed in relief As she did, the black wings on her back fluttered slightly and gave off particles of light The sight was re in the wind
“Well… I suppose I should thank you Thank you”
“Not at all It’s only my duty as your subordinate to rescue my Platoon Leader But why didn’t you report someone like him to the Superior Office if he continued to bother you? Don’t telllike that?”
At my question, Meihowa appeared to be quite shocked
“I was placed in this acade Do you really think I would have the time to have an affair when I’m still fresh to this academy like Recruits like yourself? It’s just some common treatment I receive as a half Elcro”
“Half Elcro…”
“That’s right”
She buried her head between her knees and let out a sigh
Seeing her like that piqued my interest Why would a half Elcro want to become a Commissioned Officer?
“Hey, you h a straw if I ask anything ht? Is that still valid?”
“Huh?”
Meihowa quickly raised her head froht traces of teardrops sreen eyes
However, there weren’t enough traces on her white make-up free skin to assu? She can’t be actually sad and crying froht?
“Y-You know While it’s true that I’ because of my curiosity… but I think it would be nice if you can share it with so, then maybe you’ll have some stress relief”
“Sigh… To hear that froreenie like you Well, OK I’ll tell you”
Shaking her foot while seated on the canned food box, she looked at me
“If you really are the late Lezirth Dawnbringer as killed in action 120 years ago, then you ht not know about the war between the Elcros I’ll assume that for now and tell you, so you better listen carefully”
“I’ you I’m not dead”
“My biological and legal father participated in the Elcro War and captured a female Elcro as a slave And he… Co a love child with a feiven to a militant”
“What?”
I was revolted Even when I was active, ender ratio was out of proportion As a result,married
But even then, they still could separate right fro creatures fro adultery?
“A fe but a slave to theht after by the top officials So the Lieutenant et”
“Holy hell Things are really rotten to the core Just what did the government do while the Federation rotted away like that?”
“Don’t you already know the Federation and the govern Elcro slaves Unlike the ith Letix, where there was no et as they had a civilisation similar to hues There were so ained from the Elcros Military supply chains profited froovernthen their hold on the citizens while the Federation expanded their influence They are all in it together”
After speaking, she smirked
“I really do feel better after talking it out But geez… what should we do with that?”
She rested her eyes on the knocked out Lieutenant Imamura
“I suppose it would be a stretch to report it to the higher ups to have it taken care of?”
“That would be difficult I am only an Elcro while you’re a Replicant Recruit Furthermore, this may sound silly for me to say this as a hopeful Co system is a mess However, as this incident was caused because of me, I will sort it out myself”
“Huh? Do you have any plans?”
“If I take this upon reenie like you also take the blame”
Meihowa juround Surprised, I also jumped off the box
“No, that’s not right And as this incident your fault, Ensign Meihowa? You didn’t do anything wrong! It is this guy’s fault for abusing his powers to his subordinates!”
“When you’re just a greenie…”
“Huh?”
What was she trying to say?
While in n Meihowa looked at me over her shoulders and smiled cheerfully
“I feel great, having you cheer for reenie Thanks”
“…”
I felt like so like a pot falling and shattering type of feel, maybe?
‘I’ll be back, Vice Adlad to be part of the Dawn Corps If I come back alive, please take me out for some drinks’
I was re death itself
Those soldiers ere so playful but left serious wills behind Their blinding sht as the stars despite their unkempt clothes I was reminded of them for some reason
Why did I think of their death embraced smiles when I saw her smile?
“But don’t worry I hter of a Co ti sent to jail You don’t need to worry about me”
She was prepared to sacrifice herself Just like o
“No”
I clenched tightly onto her sleeve And from her sleeve, I moved up to her elbow then her collar as she stood in surprise I held her collar tightly and locked her movements
“W-What is it? Recruit Lezirth?”
Ensign Meihowa seehtly fearful
“Ensign Meihowa, there is no need for you to sacrifice yourself If you do as I say, it should work out”
“Huh?”
I explained my plan to her as she was still shocked She see to reed to it
“S-Should it work out if we do that?”
Still hesitant, she tilted her head left and right
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Breathing coarsely, Lieutenant I upside down under the bunk bed and waited for hi me
Shortly after, Lieutenant Iasped for breath like a wounded boar and walked outside Only then could I crawl out from under the bed
“Whew, he’s gone Just what’s going on, man?”
My rooe slab of chocolate
“You don’t need to know”
“Really? He asked er was… so I told him he’s near the entrance of the academy, man”
“The entrance of the academy?”
“Isn’t there the statue?”
“…”
So, this guy told hier, the General of the Dawn Corps? Sure, I was that very Lezirth Dawnbringer, General of the Dawn Corps, but I’ for Lezirth Dawnbringer the Recruit
This Pencolt felloas really so else
“He wouldn’t really go to the entrance even if he’s stupid, right?”
“Who knows,around in a base, then don’t you reckon he’ll be beyond stupid? Do not li one”
After saying that, Pencolt gobbled up the slab of chocolate by himself
Someone with some common sense would offer some chocolate even out of an insincere heart, so how dare you eat all of that!
But without a doubt, Pencolt was losing weight rapidly even though he ate like this I suppose it’s because the training is too difficult and straining on him
Well~ I was
Ensign Meihowa told Lieutenant Is of their conversation when he tried to hit on her, to his wife, if he continues to bother her in the future (I made her do it)
Of course, Meihowa had no such audio or video recording, but a stingy person like the Lieutenant would be easily tricked by such trick
As a result, Lieutenant Ier onin places where it would be difficult to find me
“You’ve got so off the ceiling and that?”
“Well, I’ile”
At thatfrom the outside Epiece-2, where this academy was located, was not a naturally habitable planet, so there was no way a wolf could exist here
It seemed like that stupid Lieutenant actually went to the entrance and realised his stupidity after seeing the statue
“He’s really beyond all iination”
Lieutenant Imamura’s stupidity was beyond me
People really shouldn’t liination is limitless
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