I Returned, But My Power is the Same

“Exhibition promotion order… … Are you talking?”

“Yes, wartime promotion order.”

“Even if there is a wartime promotion order, does it happen so suddenly?”

Seeing me asking in amazement, Colonel Son Jeong-dae chuckled.

“There are two reasons.”

Two reasons?

One reason is… … I somehow know

Kwak Sang-gi.

One of the captain's positions must have been vacant when he died, so maybe I'm going there?

“First of all, Kwak Sang-gi’s seat is empty. So someone has to fill the void.”

I knew it.

But I wonder why I went there.

There must have been many other lieutenants.

Not only our platoon, but other platoons as well.

Colonel Son Jeong-dae brought up a story related to him.

“But no matter how empty the seat is, can anyone post it? After all, a seat has to be a suitable person to sit in. That’s why you became who you are.”

so that… … I?

“Because you have enough capacity to sit on the captain’s seat. Not only me, but also my superiors see it that way.”

"Ugh."

You shouldn't say "Huck" in front of your boss, but it popped out without me knowing.

Because I was so surprised.

On the other hand, Colonel Son Jeong-dae had an expression of ‘Why are you reacting that way?’

“You are the one who caught the Stone Golem. This time we also caught Giant Kelio.”

“… … .”

“You don’t know yourself very well. There is no lieutenant better than you in our company, our battalion, or the entire special forces.”

In fact, I also thought that I had one of the best abilities among lieutenants.

As Colonel Son Jeong-dae said, the battles so far prove it.

But I didn't know it would get such a good rating.

Didn't even the upper level look at it that way?

There was only one thing I could say at this moment.

“Thank you, platoon commander.”

“What are you thankful for? It is an honor to have such talented people as you as our platoon.”

“Oh, no. It’s an honor.”

“Heh heh, he’s good at it, but he’s even humble.”

Colonel Son Jeong-dae chuckled again and tapped my shoulder.

“Anyway, from now on you are the captain. Do you understand, Captain Choi?”

His chest swells.

His hands and feet tremble slightly.

He barely took his heart and opened his mouth.

“Captain Choi Do-jin! all right!"

* * *

“Hey, should I call you Captain Choi from now on?”

“No. It should be Captain Choi. We are lieutenants.”

“That’s right. Captain Choi! Sit this way!”

That evening was not so disappointing.

The lieutenants I used to be close with deliberately bent down to my waist and treated me like crazy.

“Hey, why are you like this? Please do as you normally do.”“Uh-huh, can you? On this floor, rank is the top priority.”

“So that’s it. You are welcome, Captain Choi.”

“Yes, the food is cold.”

This is right.

No matter what anyone says, this floor is based on rank rather than experience or age.

Still, there is a relationship in the past.

You don't have to, but you can respect each other.

Mutual respect is inconvenient for me now, but... … What can you do?

To others, it is strange that a lieutenant speaks nonsense to a captain.

“One of the captain positions became vacant, so Captain Choi entered there.”

“I will. But even apart from that, Captain Choi's skills were top of the line. Think about what we've been fighting for."

“Yeah, the real captains say go away when you catch the Red Ogre.”

“How about catching a stone golem? Others have the best defense to the point where their swordsmanship is broken, but Captain Choi cut him down.”

“It would be disappointing if I left out when I was with Giant Kelio. How many birds did you catch by yourself?”

ahhh

Captain Choi's voice is also embarrassing, but I don't know where to put myself as the praise baptism continues one after another.

It will be uncomfortable for a while.

over there

“Dojin… … That’s right, you can’t call me like this anymore.”

Even Lieutenant Young So-jin has a drink.

“Did you enjoy the late night meal, Captain Choi Dojin?”

“… Why are you even doing this, Commander-in-Chief?”

“Why are you doing this? So, you're telling me to talk nonsense to my boss?"

“… No, not that. Ha, it's complicated."

Lieutenant Young Sojin bursts into laughter as he sees me shaking his head.

“Anyway, congratulations. I heard the news.”

“Yeah, just do it. Whatever it is, I’m more comfortable treating him the way I am.”

"okay. I will do this when the two of us are together.”

I would like to ask other people to do this when there are others, but it would be impossible to get to that point.

Oh.

You said congratulations.

"thank you. It’s all thanks to the operation officer.”

“Is it my fault again?”

"sure. If it wasn't for the operation officer, I would never have given such a promotion order."

"Why?"

“Why? I was able to grow like this because of the operation officer. Swordsmanship, magic bullets, and other virtues as an officer.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin and I would have said this ten more times.

So the words come out as if memorized.

Lieutenant Young So-jin just smiled without saying a word.

Then he spoke softly.

“I’m glad I could be of help.”

* * *

Relations with the lieutenants improved little by little day by day.

There was no one who said, ‘Captain Choi!’

It was the same with Lieutenant Young So-jin.

When I'm with other people, I say, 'Captain Choi, stay still. I'll do it as a successor!' He torments me, but… … When the two of you are together, treat them comfortably as before.

Captains?

There is nothing at all uncomfortable with them.

Whether you look at your career or your military number, I'm inferior in every way, so you just have to treat me the same as before.

A week passed like that.

Jeju Daeya was occupied right away, and all the surrounding downtown areas were pierced.

Now just go to Hallasan and it's over.

but.

There is one more place to go before that.

“We will restore Halla Ecological Forest together with the other crew members.”

Halla Ecological Forest.

As the gate explodes more than other areas, you must first restore the area now called the Forest of Monsters.

It has nothing to do with the road to Hallasan, but that is only for our company.

In order for the other crew members to come over, they have to go through it without moving.

Even if it does not pass in the first place, it is necessary to work in advance.

The purpose of the operation to retake Jeju Island is not to capture the Black King of Mt. Halla, but to literally retake Jeju Island.

Anyway.

That is why the “other members” that Colonel Son Jeong-dae is talking about now are not other platoons.

other battalions

“Go to the assembly point!”

"Yes!"

The meeting point is at the entrance of Halla Ecological Forest.

Go there and join another battalion, to be more precise, the 2nd battalion, and then enter the Halla Ecological Forest.

If you count the number of people alone, it is close to 2,000 people.

The battle scale will probably be significantly different from what it is now.

First off, there is no problem.

Because large-scale combat was the part that we practiced all the time during the 2nd joint training period.

But practice and practice are different.

You need to be careful.

The procession to Halla Ecological Forest was very long.

It was a phenomenon that occurred when one battalion moved as a whole.

I don't think the guerrilla march was this long either.

If you join the 2nd Battalion in the future, it will probably be longer.

Of course, the company commander, Brigadier General Do Seong-moon, and the battalion commander, Major General Jeon Kwan-young, were also present in the procession.

I heard that the commander-in-chief at the joint command post, that is, Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil, will also join.

The restoration of Halla Ecological Forest was that important.

“Loyalty!!!”

after a few hours.

Colonel Son Jeong-dae, Brigadier General Do Seong-moon, and even Major General Jeon Gwan-young shouted loudly at someone.

Even so, the colonel or the brigadier was obviously the person who made even the commander nervous.

“Oh, are you here?”

It was Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil.

Although he is the commander-in-chief, he is divided into battalions and companies to take on his duties, so this is the first time he sees him after starting an operation.

It seems that your face has become a little emaciated while I haven't seen you.

I must have been unable to sleep properly.

Battles are taking place in dozens of places every day.

The 2nd Battalion also arrived soon, and a brief meeting of the commanders followed.

Strategies and tactics for the Halla Ecological Forest have already been formulated, but how will the situation go as planned?

How many people were injured in various places right now?

During the meeting, the crew took a short break and checked their equipment.

It's really boring, but this time it's especially important.In other places, you can take a step back and fight again, but once you enter the Halla Ecological Forest, it is difficult to get out.

Gates and monsters stretched out in all directions of the body.

Maybe for a few days or so, I'll be homeless in it.

That's why I even joined Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil.

Perhaps he himself will join the front line.

The meeting was soon over.

Each commander gave a rough description of the future situation.

“The outskirts will be handled by Apache and other fighters. However, as the members of the crew know, it is impossible to deploy fighters inside due to traps capable of aerial bombardment.”

A trap capable of aerial bombardment.

It's the same cactus-shaped trap I saw before.

It would be nice to go and destroy the cactus and let the fighters take care of the rest, but the cactus is embedded throughout the interior.

The number is also enormous.

So it's virtually impossible to just break it and get out.

“From now on, we will hit the inside that fighters can’t reach.”

"Yes!"

“I hope everyone will do their best to fight.”

"Yes!!!"

A loud voice rang out in all directions.

The faces of the crew were full of determination.

I also clenched my fists and burned my will.

“Today, I will rest well and leave as soon as the sun rises.”

It has come quite a long way.

As the vehicle was procured to Jeju Port and Jeju International Airport, the vehicle came in halfway through, but the fatigue accumulated over the years has not yet been relieved.

As Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil said, it is better to rest today and start tomorrow.

As in other places, guard duty continued at the assembly area.

Since it was an area where a lot of monsters appeared, the number of people alone amounted to nearly 200.

The day was over.

When I returned from guard duty in line with the turn, it was already dark everywhere.

rather good

It's more comfortable to sleep after everything than to wake up in the middle.

The sea I have felt since I was a soldier.

“Is everyone ready?”

"Yes!"

“Then, all the troops, enter the Halla Ecological Forest!”

“Wow!”

The next day, as soon as the sun came up, I had breakfast and the whole army gathered in one place again.

And under the command of each battalion commander, he finally moved to Halla Ecological Forest.

Lieutenant General Yoo Kyung-pil will check the situation at a temporary command post built nearby.

As I said before, depending on the circumstances, he may come into the front line himself.

Personally, I would like to see his fighting power in front of my eyes.

Rather, it is better that such a thing does not happen.

When that happened, it meant that the charter was going against us.

“In front of each captain!”

Halla Ecological Forest, no, as the battlefield drew closer, the front line was set up in earnest.

Lieutenants with relatively low power fell to the back line.

The captains entered one after the other.

I proudly put my name in front of it.

Not Lieutenant Choi Do-jin, but Captain Choi Do-jin.

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