I Was in Charge of Scouting for the Hero’s Party

89. Re-enlistment

“I told you that… ! If we continue like this, Earl Merlin’s subsidy will be cut off!”

Again. Nagging again. It’s like this every time.

It’s boring. It was boring, but I didn’t hate it.

I smiled with the corners of my eyes bent, and showed a kind smile to the other person who was angry at me.

“It’s okay, adjutant. It’s because it’s easy to approach first. Earl Merlin will also send support again soon.”

“So, how on earth can you be so sure of that…?” !”

Anyway, if you go later, you will realize once again that I was right. Why can’t this man learn that fact?

… Are you incapable of learning?

However, I can’t say these things to my face.

I couldn’t be that kind of person who dared to reveal my inner feelings to others.

Still, it’s because he’s my lieutenant. I can’t say such harsh things.

“That… ! Whoa….”

The adjutant, who was about to get angry again, sighed as he touched his sideburns and his distinctive beard.

“All right. We will talk about this later.”

“Haam…. Okay~.”

“… Are you yawning now?”

“Neng. I’m sleepy.”

“… No, it’s done. Anyway, this is the casualty list of the last dispatched to the front. This time, casualties were exceptionally low.”

“Oops. That’s good.”

Oh, yes. Our crew.

He took out a monocle from his chest pocket, put it on, and flipped through the stack of papers his adjutant had handed out.

“… How do you feel?”

“Ummm…. Casualties have been greatly reduced.”

“Yes. It seems that the hero summoned this time is working very hard. Of the already eight corps commanders, five….”

A warrior….

I heard that Austin also joined the warrior party.

It was a pity. I heard that Austin had such great skills, but he let go without even checking properly.

“If you read the report I posted last time, you know, but recently, the trend of the Witch of Oblivion and the Wire Breaker has been unrecognized. Whether he left the Demon King’s Army or returned to the West Continent, perhaps a top-secret mission received from the Demon King….”

What is the reason for repeating what you already know after posting it as a report a few days ago? Already bored

“Thanks to this, casualties have decreased, but a variable has been created. The thunderbolt sword that had never appeared on the battlefield before, Montaga….”

I desperately held back a yawn. Pretending to listen seriously, I rolled my eyes here and there.

“As you may know, requests for support are pouring in like mountains from the frontlines that are currently confronting the Demon King’s army. Especially on the iron plateau front….”

… Ah, spotting pimples.

When the adjutant gets too much stress, he always gets pimples like that. It’s hidden by the beard, so you can’t see it very well.

“… So, a joint operation with the knights of the Black Hawk Knights stationed nearby….”

Pamela is late today. She was supposed to have lunch with me yesterday. What time is it?

Glancing at the clock hanging on the wall, I noticed that the broken clock was still hanging there.

When did you fix that?

“So… …. Captain?”

“… ….”

“Captain. Captain!”

“… Flaw? Swimming? Ugh, um. Sup. What happened?”

“… Did you hear my story?”

“Yeah… it’s ram I was listening.”

“… That’s it. You probably didn’t listen to it anyway, so I’ll post it again as a report later.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

That’s what it’s supposed to be like. When I was talking to people, I had a strange tendency to lose focus. The adjutant is trying to correct my attitude….

How do you do something boring?

“Then, I’m done….”

Ah. I’ve been thinking about it again

The deputy with a tired expression was about to leave my office before I knew it.

I urgently called the adjutant.

“Ah, Adjutant! Wait a minute!”

“… Yes? What is it?”

I didn’t ask this. Me too

“So, what’s for lunch today?”

“Oops….”

Hearing my question, the adjutant rolled his eyes, grabbed the back of his neck, and slid along the door leaning against his back.

“Adjutant?”

I stabbed him in the cheek. No reaction.

“Did he pass out?”

… No, wait.

So, who tells me what’s on my lunch menu?!

* * *

I walked side by side with Sylvia next to Instructor Pamela, crossed the restaurant next to the training center, and headed for the Ranger Headquarters.

“Smells delicious….”

Silvia muttered, stroking her growling stomach.

Come to think of it, we left without even having breakfast.

When I came out after chatting with Instructor Pamela, it was already lunch time.

“Sure. Back in my day, grunt was like porridge, but it seems that it has changed a lot.”

Slightly withered pieces of vegetables and tough meat that was beaten and poured into boiling grunt porridge flickered in front of my eyes.

How long have you lived through such things? Really.

“About two years ago? At that time, the captain caught all the guys stealing the ranger’s food money. That’s why the quality of food has improved.”

Instructor Pamela said with a displeased expression. It must not feel good since the leader easily solved a problem that he himself could not even touch.

“It must be lunch time right now, do you guys want to eat some too?”

“No, we quickly get together with the captain…” .”

“It’s okay. Are you okay. Anyway, Captain, if you go and tell the woman, it will be over soon, so you don’t have to skip meals, right?”

… After hearing it, it seems like the right words again.

I held hands with the excited Sylvia and entered the trainee cafeteria with a smile on my face.

After filling up the food I wanted, I took Sylvia along with Instructor Pamela and looked around her.

Before, you’ve changed a lot since I was a trainee.

I feel fortunate. The meal at that time, even thinking about it now, was terrible.

Look at the happy faces of the trainees eating. Everyone ate warm bread, ate hot stew and meat, vegetables looked fresh, and had a meal with the pretty director….

… Uh?

“Instructor? Over there….”

“Huh? What?”

“Over there. In the middle of the restaurant….”

Instructor Pamela turned her head and followed my fingertips.

There, the leader, who was eating delicious food with an excited expression, was sitting at a table in the middle of the trainee cafeteria.

Instructor Pamela, who spotted her, immediately distorted her expression.

“… No, why didn’t that woman eat at the executive cafeteria and….”

There was no one by the captain’s side. No, just one. At first glance, a haggard and tired-looking man was sitting across from the captain, lying helplessly with his nose in his bowl.

In the surrounding area, there was a wide distance between the other trainees at five digit intervals. Not all of them looked so good.

“… Instructor. I’ll pretend to be kids.”

“That woman is really….”

Instructor Pamela’s red hair seemed to shine even more red today. Is it because you’re angry?

Instructor Pamela stepped out with an angry gait. I hurriedly followed her and walked across the cafeteria, staring at the trainees who still looked like new chicks.

“Wow…. Who is that person?”

“It’s so pretty….”

… You weren’t looking at me, you were looking at Sylvia.

When she lowered her head towards Sylvia, Sylvia made eye contact with me and gave a smug expression.

Kong—!

“Hey! Why are you hitting me all of a sudden!”

“I did it because it was mean, why?”

As we continued walking like that, we stopped in front of the table where the captain was sitting.

“Hey.”

Instructor Pamela’s voice was harsh. Well, it must be the trainees who just went through hard training, but they can’t even eat comfortably. From Instructor Pamela’s point of view, she deserves to be angry.

“Hey. I am calling.”

“Mummum…. Uhm?”

The captain, who puffed up one cheek, finally turned his head toward Instructor Pamela.

A beautiful woman in a typical dog costume, with golden eyes shining brightly in yellow and glossy black hair neatly braided up, was impressive, staring blankly at us.

The current leader of the Rangers, Gertrude Mayer. The second daughter of the Marquis of Mayer. To those close to her, like Instructor Pamela, she is often referred to by her nickname, Trudy.

The leader, who had been staring at us for a while with round sad eyes, slurped the leftover food in his mouth, knocked down the chair next to us and offered us a chair.

I asked Instructor Pamela as I carefully sat down next to the man spread out on the table.

“… Instructor. Who is this?”

“Ah…. I’m a new supply officer who came in after you left, but now I’m the direct adjutant of the leader. It seems that even your soul has been robbed today.”

As I looked at Captain Mayer in silence, he looked at me and grinned.

“Umm…. Whoops….”

“Eat everything and tell me. Dirty really….”

Instructor Pamela, who was sitting right next to Captain Mayer, still didn’t look good. He glared at the trainees who occasionally glanced at him, but he never turned his head in the direction of the leader.

After mumbling for a long time, Captain Mayer finally swallowed all the food.

“Umm…. Gulp…. Austin, long time no see!”

“Ahahahaha…. Yes what…. Yes.”

“Four years? No, has it been five years?”

“It’s been a little over four years, you idiot.”

“Pam. Why are you angry again….”

“Hey! I told you not to call me that!”

“How is Pam? It’s Pamela’s nickname…. Pam also called me Trudy often….”

“Kuhm! Joe, be quiet! Now, stop chatting!”

The captain lowered his face and made a sullen expression. Oh, that unadorned innocent expression was cute.

“I mean you. What about the restaurant for the executives, are you sitting here eating uncomfortably for the kids?”

“Mummum…. But, Pam. Rather than the executive restaurant, this place is closer to my office….”

“You…. Ahh, that’s it tell me what are you doing?”

“hehehe…. So, what’s up? Do you have any business for me?”

Captain Mayer put on his chin and asked with a kind smile. Seriously, if you pinch that cheek, you won’t have a wish.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, and I’m sorry to start by saying this…. Actually, we have a favor to ask of you.”

“Umm…. What is that?”

“Please fill the number of people dispatched to the academy with me and Robin.”

Captain Mayer’s expression hardened a little. Well, I didn’t intend to distribute the first drink anyway….

“Um…. Great!”

“Sorry…. Yes?”

I don’t know English. I looked at Instructor Pamela sitting across from me with a puzzled expression. Instructor Pamela, who met my eyes, said, ‘Look at that. Am I right?”

“No, are you giving permission this easily?”

“What…. Are there any problems? Even the dispatched crew members seem to hate going anyway. Right, adjutant?”

The man sitting next to us raised his head. That eye Looking at his tired eyes, he could tell at once how much this man was suffering from the captain.

“… What the captain said is right…. Nice to see you…. I am Ian Burke, the second son of Viscount Burke…. I’m at the seat of Captain Mayer’s adjutant….”

“Ah, yes…. That, nice to meet you.”

“Then, I’m done….”

Captain Mayer’s lieutenant, a man named Ian Burke, left without power. The back of it looked sad for some reason, so I couldn’t bear to look at it until the end.

“Then, Robin and I can be dispatched to the academy….”

“Mummum…. Instead, there are conditions.”

No, just now you just said it as if you would listen to it, but suddenly you have a condition.

“Conditions… Are you talking?”

“Yes. Condition. As Austin knows, all the people sent to the academy are Rangers.”

“Yes… Joe?”

“By the way, Austin…. You are no longer a member of the Ranger?”

Captain Mayer’s smile cooled slightly. No, I said I would. It’s this lady

“Then, you said you wouldn’t allow it….”

“Eh—um. Oh yes.”

“Yes?”

Director Mayer twirled his fork and smiled. This is what she always feels whenever she talks to the captain, but I don’t know what the captain is thinking.

“Here, Austin knows that all the instructors at the training center are from hunting dogs, right?”

“I know. Sure.”

“Then it makes sense. Isn’t Austin supposed to be an instructor? For just one day, please train the trainees at our ranger training center.”

… f*ck.