A War Hero With No Regrets

26 – Letters carry memories (3)

Carin Maven was not in a good mood.

She herself didn’t know why she wasn’t good.

Maybe it’s because Women’s Day, which comes once every cycle, overlaps.

“….”

No, it wasn’t.

I had to admit it.

The reason I was in a bad mood right now was no other reason.

First, because of a strange woman named Dorothy, the promise she had planned with the director was broken.

Secondly, it was also because of the letters that consistently came from a woman named Leah Gilead.

Letter.

Yes, it was possible, letter.

She was not her girlfriend, and she could not presumptuously interfere with what Director Werner was doing.

But doesn’t she have a woman’s instinct?

I didn’t read the contents of the letter, but it was clear that the woman named Leah was currently expressing a crush on the director.

Of course, she protected the director.

But when is he leaving, and what is the reason for sending letters every day now that he has been mistaken for someone else?

A situation where a woman who left him continues to send letters to her, thinking she is someone else.

Carin couldn’t even imagine what Verner Grime was feeling.

Even if she had no dating experience, even a fool could tell that this made no moral sense.

So she opened the seal of the letter and checked its contents.

“Just this once….”

It was an accidental action.

Calm Karin climbed her stove for the first time.

She ended up doing something she had never done before.

In the meantime, rationalization did not stop.

Yes, maybe.

Maybe the letter contained poison.

As a security platoon leader responsible for the overall security and facility protection of the Security Bureau, she had the obligation to inspect all mail in advance.

But the contents of the letter she confirmed at best… Something was strange.

—-

Dear Captain John Hobbs.

I couldn’t sleep at all. I don’t know if that’s why I can’t hold the pen very well. Captain, how was your day today?

Now I want to send letters every day, but it’s a shame that replies don’t arrive quickly. Are the units directly under the Supreme Command busy? I went on a trip yesterday. Perhaps because it was my first trip like this in a while, I felt refreshed. How pretty the autumn leaves were.

I don’t know how many times I was amazed while watching it. Now that I think about it, it seems like autumn leaves have bloomed in our old fortress’s ‘Lieutenant Colonel’ section as well. Memories of that time came flooding back to me. Graveyard. It wasn’t bad.

There were a few chronic problems, but they were common in other fortresses as well.

You know, Captain. I think I’ll stop writing letters now. The season when the wind blows has already returned. Thank you for your kind responses so far.

If we are meant to be, wouldn’t we be able to meet again someday?

Thank you.

Leah Gilliard with her love.

—-

No matter how short Karin’s bag strap was, it didn’t mean she couldn’t read the text itself.

The grammar was mixed with some strange things.

At first, I thought I simply wrote it incorrectly, but it’s impossible to make one mistake after another.

Furthermore, not only the grammar, but also the overall content felt different.

‘Stop writing letters…’ ?’

The phrase that caught my eye was just a joy, but it was also strange at the same time.

Wasn’t it none other than Leah Gilead who started sending the letters?

You sent a letter, but now you don’t want to reply, so you won’t write anymore?

She was that kind of woman from the beginning.

Karin couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“… Under.”

Still, she was devastated to see this letter in person.

Otherwise, she would have had to see Director Werner suffering again.

However, processing was a concern.

Is it right to bring this letter full of useless information to the Director?

Or should I just cut out the problematic parts neatly?

But I decidedly did not have the courage.

“If you do that and get caught, you will definitely be hated….”

She had no choice.

I just have to bring it to the director.

Also, I wanted to find out what kind of ulterior motive this woman named Dorothy had for visiting the director at this time.

If possible, she also wanted to interfere.

With that, Karin picked up her letter and left the dispatch security platoon leader’s office.

***

“A letter? “Are you interrupting our alone time because of something so trivial, ensign?”

“….”

“Hey, I’m telling you. “You have to look at the person speaking.”

Dorothy radiated fierceness, but Karin remained silent.

In fact, she couldn’t make eye contact.

It was because she felt that if she encountered something, the ‘weak’ inner self that she had tried so hard to hide would come out.

Just a moment ago, just a brief glance at her at the entrance would have made her flinch and retreat.

‘No, Karin. ‘If I step away from here, it’s nothing.’

She tried hard to get her mind together.

Yes, he is still a human being.

If you shoot someone, they will die.

Even if it was hit by a missile, it wasn’t as scary as the Titans that got up and rushed towards the fortification ship.

“Ha, look at this b*tch?”

“Stop, Dorothy. “It’s an important letter.”

Werner said, taking a swig from a glass full of alcohol and pouring it into his mouth.

“It’s unfortunate, but that’s it for today. I’ll keep the alcohol. Later.”

“… “You must keep that promise.”

Dorothy bit her lip.

With just a little more effort, he could have crossed the line, but the so-called b*tch appeared out of nowhere and the man drew the line again.

Only in this way will it go away completely.

In the end, Dorothy had no choice but to drink down the rest of her glass and leave Werner’s office.

“Next time, why don’t you at least knock and come in? “I will ask you a favor, Ensign.”

There was a chill in the voice that was whispered in my ear.

At that moment, Karin realized the true nature of the woman she had caught.

It was evil.

He is the worst in that category.

If it had been like before, she might have been pushed back despite her courage.

She wouldn’t have been able to make eye contact or act so shamelessly in the first place.

But now that I have overcome my past and am now supporting the empire’s greatest hero, I cannot be pushed aside by such a criminal.

The director is already worried about many things, but there is no need to be stressed by someone like that.

Karin captured her heart even more.

Once she committed it, she had to do something.

Trying to hide the sound of her pounding heart, she fixed her eyes on the front of her.

And he responded in an extremely dry voice.

“Excuse me, but I too have had my promises interrupted all the time.”

“… Huh?”

“Dorothy, go back. “I also happen to have something to say about that letter.”

“Okay, really. “Why are there always annoying people around you?”

Dorothy bowed to Werner and walked away.

Karin was frozen like a statue, and only after Werner closed the door did she sigh and sit down.

Soak.

The strength in my legs was gone.

“Then why bother? Dorothy probably knew it all too. “The fact that you were scared.”

Werner said as he helped Karin up.

“Still….”

“But you did well.”

“Yes?”

Karin couldn’t believe her ears.

If you think about it, it was no different from interrupting a meeting with a superior, as the woman named Dorothy said.

I thought I wouldn’t hear at least good things about the director who values military discipline and courtesy.

“I was just in trouble. “I have no choice but to be involved in work-related matters, so I have no choice but to treat them this way.”

“Ah… “Did that woman cause trouble for the director on her own accord?”

“Well, it’s not something to worry about. “Even so, he listens well to what I say.”

“Then it would be better for the director to just kick him out….”

“Unfortunately, I can’t because he is the most important person in the cornerstone. “There is no one who can replace you.”

In fact, this was a fact she discovered after going through several regressions.

She pushed the out-of-control Dorothy into her back room and put the boss of the pants in her place, but she couldn’t do anything like Dorothy did.

Because there was no other person other than her who could manage all the Changgwans and drugs spread throughout the empire.

However, apart from that, Werner liked Karin’s actions.

I thought he lacked the venom of an officer leading almost the only combat unit of the Security Bureau.

Even though I was a little nervous, I was standing up to a giant from the underworld.

If you refine it a little more, you will have quite good charisma and courage.

“But did that letter come from Leah?”

“Oh, yes.”

Karin hurriedly handed over her letter.

After confirming that the seal was broken, Werner looked at Karin and said.

“… “Have you checked the contents of the letter?”

“Ah….”

Karin wiggled her fingers.

She closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head.

“Sorry! Well, I didn’t do that on purpose… No, it’s true that it was intentional, but… “I didn’t mean anything bad!”

“That’s enough…” Well, it’s not a special letter.”

Werner waved his hand and responded.

It was just as he said.

The letters I shared with Karin really had no nutritional value.

“… Hmm?”

However, this letter was not only not nutritious, but I could not properly understand what it was trying to say.

Because he was the one who had been exchanging letters directly up until now, the sense of disconnect was even greater.

Isn’t the first greeting different?

And aren’t some words intentionally replaced with letters with similar sounds?

The arrangement of normal words was also reversed.

“… Karin, wasn’t this enclosed separately in the letter?”

“Oh, there wasn’t one.”

Werner’s eyebrows twitched.

This seemed like it was trying to convey some special message.

He immediately took out an unused piece of paper and organized the words that felt strange with a pen.

‘Giving and taking every day.’

De.

‘I’m very disappointed.’

Le.

A total of eight characters were extracted in this way, including words that were not arranged properly, strange words, and even emphasized parts.

By combining the letters written from beginning to end, one clear sentence is completed.

“Looking for Colonel Drake?”

Lieutenant Colonel Drake.

It was a name that Werner couldn’t remember.

Of course.

“Why is Colonel Brown Drake… ?”

The Spear of Humanity, the leader of the assault battalion at Graveyard Fortress and the leader in each of the previous episodes.

Even Werner couldn’t figure out why that name was written in Leah’s letter.