“It's not like that.”
Theo shook his head and answered quickly.
“It's just that I don't want my Colonel to go through the same thing he went through before.”
Keisha listened to the answer and looked at him silently.
When Theo saw the sharp look from his commander, he lowered his head and added:
“Sorry if this was an inappropriate intervention.”
Theo expected Keisha to get very angry.
But contrary to his expectation, Keisha muttered with a bitter smile.
“…It seems that I showed weakness during that period, which made you worry about me.
This is a remiss on my part.”
At those words, Theo protested:
“Weakness?
How could it be weakness?
If anyone lost someone dear to them like that...”
“Others perhaps, but a soldier shouldn't.”
Keisha interrupted coldly and looked at Theo.
His black eyes were shining more sharply and coldly than ever.
As if they could kill anyone with just a look.
Anyone who saw those eyes would be seized with fear.
But Theo felt sorry for those eyes.
Keisha's eyes looked like this whenever he suppressed his sadness and weakness.
Even when he heard the news of the rebels' annihilation of his family and his entire family, and when he was treated subhumanly and tortured like dogs in the imperial army,
Even when he lost a dear subordinate in the war.
He had no idea how intense the emotions were that were swirling under that cold, frightening gaze.
“Besides, Theo, your statement seems to have merit.”
Then, Keisha suddenly opened his mouth.
With a look that seemed a bit more relaxed, he seemed to let go of his sadness.
Theo felt relieved inside and asked:
“What do you mean?”
"Like I said, it looks like we need a new supply officer.
It would be good to hire one."
“Is that really true?
Are you bringing a supply officer from the forward unit?”
Theo's face lit up.
If they brought in an experienced supply officer from the front lines, his duties would be greatly reduced.
“Then I will send a message to the front unit quickly.”
As Theo prepared to write the letter, Keisha stopped him.
“There's no need for that.
I've chosen one of the men in this unit.”
“What?
Do you mean one of those spoiled young men here?”
When Theo showed his confusion, Keisha nodded and replied:
“Yes.
Erhan recommended someone very competent.”
•
After a few days.
"Wow!
Finally real food!"
“What a long time!”
The boys shouted with joy and admiration as they looked at the plates of food.
Their plates contained soft bread and soup.
The boys, who had lived for weeks on the poor meals, hard bread, and dried meat provided by Elia, were overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude.
Naturally, there was no one looking for Elijah's bread and dried meat.
But that didn't matter to her.
Elia received her portion of food with a satisfied face as she thought:
'How much money did you make during that time!'
Thanks to their desperate buying, Ilya was able to earn more money.
She also wanted to eat delicious food instead of hard bread and dried meat.
“Besides, the quality of the ingredients seems to be much better than before?”
Yusar, who was sitting next to her, muttered as he scooped the soup from his bowl with a spoon.
Certainly, the quality of meals has improved greatly compared to before.
The bread was very soft and smelled delicious of butter, and the soup ingredients were very plentiful.
And of course, it tasted much better!
Illya ate the soup with satisfaction and looked at Lennox who was sitting next to her.
"It's all thanks to the new supply officer.
Lennox, you're amazing."
Then Lennox smiled sheepishly.
“Cool?… I just did my homework.”
Lennox's uniform had a different rank insignia than the other boys wore.
Supply Officer rank insignia!
Elijah Lennox recommended Keisha during the March of Suffering period, and Keisha accepted her suggestion.
This comes with a strict order that he be dismissed immediately if he does not perform his duty properly.
For an entire week, Lennox did his best.
He teamed up with his family's business, Claude's Trading House, to source high-quality food rations and military supplies at the most reasonable prices possible.
“The budget was cut due to embezzlement, wasn't that a little?”
Ilya asked, and Lennox replied:
“So, I contributed a little of my share of the money we earned.
Anyway, I have nothing to spend here.”
“Ah, so then.
But...”
When Illya tried to protest something, Lennox responded innocently:
“After all, we're eating well and training well like this, isn't that a good thing?
And since I've got my own money involved, I've been managing everything more carefully.”
Lennox continued, with a proud face.
“I received praise from military doctor Theo for doing a good job.
I feel like I'm finally someone of even a little use here.”
Certainly, he seemed to have more self-confidence than before.
“Il, Yusar.
If it is not enough, you can eat more.
The food supply is sufficient!”
Lennox said, smiling proudly, then went to refill the soup bowl.
Seeing that scene, Yusar smiled slightly.
“He says he has become of little use.
This young man does not realize that he has become a great figure in this unit now.”
Elia nodded in agreement with his words.
"actually."
Lennox spoke as if spending his own money for the unit was insignificant, but in fact it was a great achievement.
Unlike the ordinary supply officer who ran the unit with money provided by the state, he invested his own money in this unit.
Moreover, he has the authority to provide and control the supplies here himself.
Thus, if Linux had wanted to, the quality of life enjoyed by this unit would have completely changed in an instant.
In some aspects, he could be considered to be in a higher position even than Elijah, the unit's leader.
“Elijah, didn’t you recommend that young man to Kesha as a target?”
Yusar asked in a low voice, and Elia nodded.
“Yes.
Of course, I didn’t expect Lennox to spend his own money.”
If he hadn't spent his own money, it would have taken a little longer, but with Lennox's abilities, he would eventually restore the damaged unit to normal.
“You are truly a planner.
Not only were you limited to special products, you had this side completely control the supply of military supplies as well.”
Elia responded to Yusar’s words:
“Well, Lennox also gained confidence, so that kills two birds with one stone, right?”
Then, he smiled very kindly, and lowered his face towards her and whispered:
"I'd like to gain some confidence too.
Will you help me?"
Where else is there someone else as overconfident as you?
Ilya coldly pushed Yusar, who was approaching her, and smiled.
“You make huge profits from your agency purchasing service.
Didn't you say you received a lot of orders today as well?”
Then Yusar sighed lightly and replied:
“That's true.
But, I don't know how to say it, it's a bit boring.
Look, the trivial luxury goods these young gentlemen order are always predictable.”
At his words, Elia let out a sarcastic laugh and said sharply:
“My God, it seems that military discipline has not only disappeared, but has completely evaporated!
Did you come to the army looking for fun?”
Hearing those words, Yousar's body trembled.
“What style?
For a moment, I thought you were Keisha and I felt goosebumps!”
Ah, without knowing it, the habit of speaking that I used with my subordinates in my previous life had emerged from me...
At that moment, the boys approached Yusar to ask for luxury goods.
Then Yusar smiled a bright, professional smile, completely different from when he was complaining of boredom, and began actively taking the boys' requests.
Despite everything, he is an adept at practical matters.
Click-
At that moment, the door of the restaurant opened, and the boys' eyes turned to the entrance.
It was Accion.
Illya looked at the pale Axion and groaned inwardly.
'How stubborn.'
Axion, who had never bought special food from them, lost a lot of weight during the March of Suffering.
But, as in the original novel, he always maintained his place among the top in training.
Well, since meal distribution has returned to normal as of today, perhaps this is good news for Axion as well.
Axion, as always, would ignore Ilya and Yosar who were taking orders for goods from the boys, and go eat.
While Ilya was thinking about this, Yusar, who was receiving requests from the boys, hurriedly whispered:
“This young man, what the hell happened to him?”
When she raised her head, she saw Axion approaching them instead of heading towards the food distribution line.
Elia looked at him with a tense face.
What is this, why would he do something so unusual?
'Is it possible that he came to cause trouble again?'
Elia looked at him as he approached with a tense face.
The boys who had gathered to order items, when Axion approached, retreated hesitantly and unconsciously made way for him.
He, meanwhile, arrived in front of Elijah and looked down at her.
Elia looked at him in turn.
There was a sharp tension between them.
“What's wrong?”