A War Hero With No Regrets

25 – Letters carry memories (2)

**The last part of the previous episode has been added. Sorry for the confusion.

The newly established eastern branch of the Safety Bureau.

Werner Grime looked at the stationery lying on the desk.

Addressee, Captain John Hobbs.

Sender, Lieutenant Leia Gilliard.

There were already eight letters exchanged.

I had no intention of getting further involved in any way, but it somehow ended up like this.

In addition, the inspection office was handed over because the current director, Argen Orca, was snooping around the security bureau.

It is better to give in in a reasonable way than to pique Arhen’s interest for no reason and make her dig up her heels.

I felt like I would never be able to get over it if I ran into it even by chance.

“Whoa…” .”

Werner sighed and put on a cigarette. He couldn’t help but feel confused.

I never thought Argen Orca would take over as head of the inspection office.

The Fuhrer may have thought that it was a surprisingly useful sword, as he had literally immersed himself, who was his superior.

At a time when a large-scale purge and reorganization of military personnel is about to occur, Argentina would be the perfect candidate for the hilt of the sword.

‘… I don’t think there will be any major problems, but I need to be prepared for the unexpected.’

Werner had already figured out the dark inner side of the Fuhrer.

The immediate commander of the Eastern Army, Heinrich Randal, was forced to choose between his disgraceful campaign and the shattering of his forces.

If you choose to be discharged dishonorably, what will happen after that is as obvious as hell.

It was already decided what choice Heinrich would make.

With this, the influence of the Hwangdo faction, which had been creeping up within the military, will plummet.

Naturally, the emperor and his family, who are now old people in the backroom, will soon disappear from history forever.

In fact, the reason Werner was leaving the Fuhrer alone was because he demonstrated outstanding ability in this regard.

This is proven by the fact that he has already been leading the war against the Titans for over 10 years.

A victorious warlord and a born politician.

Not only did he receive considerable support from the people of the empire, but when it came to politics, he was even better than Werner, who had reached this point by continuing his regression.

But… What should you do when he finally turns against you?

As Supreme Commander Arthur Phileas said, the Fuhrer was offended by himself, a war hero.

Even though he did not take any political action, he was wary of turning the whole country upside down with the rank of brigadier general.

Considering that in the previous episode, when Werner reached the rank of major general or lieutenant general, he blatantly interfered with the establishment of a major….

It could be said that it is simply the nature of the President to be wary of those who dare to challenge for power.

It is not just Werner Grime.

All unrivaled heroes born during the war.

It is obvious that the President regards them as a greater threat than those who call themselves revolutionary or imperialists, who are in fact only remnants.

Therefore, it was necessary to prepare some form of preparedness.

Maybe… In the first place, there may have been more impure intentions in Argen’s personnel orders.

There is no guarantee that the Fuhrer will not try to manipulate Argentina, Leia, or others as he pleases.

But the problem that needs to be dealt with right now is not the Fuhrer or Argentina.

It was Leah.

‘Why….’

Like Argentina, we wanted to avoid getting involved, but now we are even exchanging letters.

At first, I sent a letter politely rejecting it, but then I got a reply and here I am.

—-

Dear Captain John Hobbs.

Thank you for your concern. My body has recovered a lot. I got hurt often in the fortress where I was originally, so a wound like this isn’t even a wound.

Rather, I think the captain who threw himself in to rescue so many people is truly amazing.

Are you usually involved in such dangerous missions? I am not in a position to say anything, but I will pray that you take care of yourself. The recovery was quick, but the aftereffects were more painful than I expected.

Recently, a favorite restaurant has opened in the city. This place is famous for its Eastern cuisine prepared by chefs from the Eastern Continent.

If you have the opportunity to visit the Eastern Military District again someday, I hope you will definitely go there. I’m sure the captain will like it too.

Oh, by the way, Captain, you don’t have any special hobbies? These days, I’m obsessed with growing plants.

It is a plant called marigold, and it is said that it blooms bright yellow flowers when it is time to bloom. When the flowers bloom later, I will definitely take a picture and send it to you.

If I get a chance in the future, I want to try growing other flowers. There were no flowers to be found in the original fortress.

Ah, that doesn’t mean that my previous days were bad. We can’t just leisurely grow flowers when people are dying here and there right now.

Have you heard the rumors about the Graveyard? The famous Brigadier General Luthus Ethan was my superior.

Although his default attitude was always blunt, he occasionally made jokes and took care of me a lot behind my back, knowingly or unknowingly. I heard that he was the last to retire from our fortress, but I’m not sure where he is now.

Still, the Brigadier General Luthus I know will live well wherever he is. I would be very happy if I could meet you by chance sometime.

………

—-

Werner turned the letter over and crushed the cigarette in the ashtray.

It was something that could just be ignored.

Even though Leah is a bit oblivious to her, if she doesn’t even reply outright, she will notice.

But why?

I didn’t want to do that.

There was no way for Leah to recognize her true identity anyway.

I am using the name of Captain John Hobbs, who actually exists, so there should be no problem.

In that case, it might not be a bad idea to exchange letters lightly.

It was also quite helpful in suppressing the occasional seizure.

Is it because just reading a letter from an old lover heals my worn-out psyche?

At that time, Werner Grime was looking at the letters blankly.

“Werner, are you inside?”

Clicking, the closed door opened and a beautiful red-haired woman came inside.

“Dorothy.”

One of the cornerstones of the monument was Hetaira Dorothy, a drug dealer.

Her nickname, Hetaira, had a lot of meaning.

The name itself refers to an ancient high-class courtesan and temple shaman.

No matter how much it refers to the most prestigious and prosperous woman of the time, an ordinary person would have felt greatly insulted.

Dorothy accepted those words with honor.

Because there was nothing that wasn’t true.

Drugs.

Drugs are things that steal a person’s soul.

An item that makes you lose your reason and make you pursue nothing but your instincts.

It presents happiness to those who have lost hope, rest to those who have lost peace, and pleasure to those who are helpless.

Even though everything that came from it is just a handful of illusions, it is so sweet that you end up falling into that dream again.

So, naturally, Dorothy’s business had a very close connection with ‘prostitution’.

It was during a war.

Regardless of social status, the most effective way to relieve stress on the battlefield was to use drugs and relieve s*xual desire.

Dorothy clearly exploited her weaknesses.

Werner Grime – At the time, she was the reason Luther’s Ethan took her in.

Although there are people who have never set foot in Dorothy’s mansion, there is no one who has set foot in her house just once.

That was indeed true.

The weaknesses of the big players that Werner secured through contact with Dorothy could be useful during the war.

“What’s going on?”

“What’s going on? “I just came to spend some time with Director Werner.”

She smiled and took a seat across from her desk.

Werner’s expression frowned.

Because I was able to immediately figure out what her purpose was.

“Dorothy, I’m sure I told you not to do this.”

Her eyes narrowed at those words.

Eyes that are as sharp as a snake but captivate people.

“Have you ever seen a snake that won’t bite when you tell it not to?”

Dorothy smiled brightly and took out a bottle of alcohol from her arms.

“Plus, this is a really expensive drink. It’s a drink you can’t get because you don’t have a Fuhrer. “I barely managed to save you, but you’re not going to be the only one who suffers the wind, right?”

“… After.”

In fact, she had never been approached like this before.

Through forty regressions, Werner clearly realized Dorothy’s fondness for him.

Alluring red hair fluttered before Werner’s eyes.

“Director Werner will need a lot of my help from now on… “Isn’t it time for you to give me the compensation I want?”

“No.”

“Tch….”

“In return, I’d be happy to be your drinking buddy.”

Still, I am in a position to receive help.

If it was this good, she was willing to grant her request.

“Well, I’ll be satisfied with that for today. Oh, by the way, Director, do you have anything with your subordinate?”

“Subordinate?”

“Just now, that b*tch called Karin was glaring at me. “I dared to know who I was and wanted to gouge out my eyes.”

Jjaeeng-!

Soon, Werner took a glass from the shelf and slammed it down on the desk.

Dorothy’s expression relaxed at that sound, and she waved her palm and said,

“… “It won’t be fun if you mess with my subordinate, Dorothy.”

“Ah, of course. I’m just saying this. “I just said it~”

Actually, this was the most annoying part.

Werner knows Dorothy’s true nature.

She was a criminal who belonged to a category that had to be controlled.

The first time she got involved with Luthus Ethan in another episode was because she attempted to distribute her drugs to the Graveyard.

A wild dog that must be kept strictly on its leash.

Even this feeling I have for myself right now was closer to ‘interest-based’ rather than something affectionate.

As she said, there is no snake that won’t bite just because it’s told not to.

If Werner caught sight of her, it was clear that she would do anything to make Werner one of her own.

So, there was no one that treated it more harshly as a warning than other cornerstones.

Of course, the last time she mentioned Argentina, she made a sincere threat.

Then didn’t she immediately curl her tail?

Gurl gurgle.

As if this level of warning was nothing, Dorothy hummed her tune and filled her glass.

However, contrary to her expectations, that time ended in an instant.

Snap!

“Director, a new letter has just arrived.”

This was because Karin Maven suddenly entered the room.

For an instant, Dorothy and Karin’s eyes crossed.

“….”

“….”

Dorothy lifted the corners of her mouth slightly and let out a cool smile.

Karin just stood there, her gaze fixed on her like a stone.

“Didn’t you say that last time? “When you receive a letter, make sure to bring it here no matter what.”

Just as she said, there was a letter in her hand.

However, I did not know why the seal was broken.