A War Hero With No Regrets

44 – What is important (1)

War.

It’s war.

Even after the phone call with the Führer ended, Werner Grime pondered those words over and over again.

Is this what happens in the end?

Werner habitually smoked a cigarette.

It has been a long time since I realized the essence of the President.

The first time I encountered him was in the sixth episode.

At the time of military service and receiving the Imperial Medal of Honor.

Until then, the President was a person who firmly supported the empire even in an unprecedented crisis.

At that point, Luthus still lacked experience and had not even reached the stage of the final battle with the Titans.

Naturally, it was a time when his hair was still soft, and it was also a time when he carried out his will with honesty.

Argen Orca, who lives in FM and dies in FM, did not fall in love with him for nothing.

If you were to compare Luther’s Ethan from the beginning and the current Werner Grime, it would be irrelevant even if they were completely different people.

I jumped into the battlefield without looking at the overall situation and with the sole intention of protecting.

They did not reserve weapons or manpower and attacked them all in one battle, so even if they brought everyone back alive, it was natural that they would be annihilated afterwards.

After understanding that, Luther’s Ethan’s way of thinking began to gradually become cruel and cold.

Not a ‘maengjang’ that charges towards the enemy while roaring.

The beginning of Lutus Ethan, a ‘brave man’ who devises a perfect formula for victory based on caution and strategy, while fighting passionately when fighting.

In doing so, he achieved another great military achievement.

Recaptured part of the northern territory of the empire, and also destroyed the production plant of the titans that were nesting there.

So it was natural to receive a medal.

However, the gaze of Fuhrer Michael Bismarck at that time was not friendly at all.

From then on, Luthers Ethan came to realize that he was not as respectable a person as the Fuhrer had first thought.

Now….

There is nothing more to say.

“Whoa.”

Spicy white smoke billowed out.

There is a thick bundle of reports on Werner Grime’s desk.

[Operation Plan 8293]

It was a report on a war game against the Republic of Bostania, which was virtually in a state of civil war.

It was a document that the President himself ordered to be written.

Werner turned through the report page by page with an expressionless expression.

Current trends in Bostania.

Comparison of the forces of government forces and anti-government forces.

From Bostania’s point of view, it was full of information that would make people go crazy, but it wasn’t particularly important.

What is important is the conclusion of the report.

The report reached the last page and there was an appropriate summary.

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The Bostanian government appears to be rapidly losing local administrative power.

Five states have already declared independence.

The central government is adrift like a ship that has lost its captain.

Government forces define the five western states that declared independence as rebel groups and are building a defense line.

A situation where support from the empire is requested through unofficial lines.

… (Syncopation)

Therefore, it is believed that it is possible to intervene in the civil war of the Republic of Bostania and establish an imperial puppet regime.

If you directly intervene in the Bostanian civil war, the loss of life will be less than 10,000.

The difference in power between friendly and enemy forces is undoubtedly overwhelming.

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-In life, it is important to push for choices that can sometimes be like gambling, Colonel.

The Fuhrer’s heavy voice rang in Werner’s ears.

If you go to war, you will definitely win.

This wasn’t even a gamble.

100% Probability.

It would be foolish not to do so.

Even the background of Bostania’s political situation becoming so chaotic that it was close to a civil war was almost laughable.

The main force of the current anti-government forces was the terrorist group responsible for the Brooklyn disaster.

Generally speaking, citizens would not have agreed to the crackdown, but the problem is that Bostania has entered a state of quasi-civil war.

There is no change in the fact that the anti-government forces are criminals who assassinated prominent people, including the president of their country and the Secretary-General of the Federation, at the summit.

But the citizens rose up in response to their cause?

This clearly demonstrates how miserable the situation of the Bostanian government was.

How will the President react upon receiving this report?

I didn’t know anything else, but one thing was certain.

‘War will break out sooner or later.’

Werner Grime had to worry.

He is the one who has returned forty times to protect the empire and his loved ones throughout his life.

No matter how few casualties are expected, that is only a prediction.

Over the course of forty regressions, I have rarely seen predictions function as predictions in the true sense of the word.

But what if Rhea Gilead, Arhen, and other people from the Graveyard participate in the war and die?

They were war heroes.

As there were many people who had not yet left the military and remained to build their careers, it was obvious that they would be mobilized when war broke out.

Werner had a vision of being left alone in a fortress that was horribly ruined and smelt of blood.

Again.

This should not happen again.

‘Absolutely not.’

You can’t do something as foolish as destroying with your own hands what you have done so far.

Werner Grime summoned Captain John Hobbs and Lieutenant Dante Veiga to his office.

“Did you call me, Director?”

“From now on, what I say must never be revealed to the outside world. “Close and lock the door.”

Kkii Iik-.

Thump.

The expressions of the two people who came in without much thought at first became stiff.

If Werner Grime goes so far as to say this, it means that there is a real problem.

It was not difficult for the two men, the headquarters commander and the head of the intelligence department, to know where this suffocating and heavy atmosphere came from.

This is probably because of Operation Plan 8293, which was uploaded today.

Gulp.

The two people swallowed dry saliva.

“From now on, the two of you can prepare one more separate report.”

“What kind of report are you talking about?”

Werner Grime paused for a moment, then answered in a firm voice as if he had made up his mind.

“Get the number of all cases in which the empire will enter a state of civil war.”

“… !!!”

“And to carefully select agents to be dispatched to the Bostanian rebel forces.”

“Are you really planning to carry out sabotage without an order from the President?”

In response to Captain John Hobbs’ question, Werner shook his head.

“It’s not even sabotage. “More precise and solid evidence is needed to determine whether there was a true mastermind behind the Brooklyn disaster.”

“That means…”

Dante added, accepting Werner’s words.

“Are you saying that our empire – the President – may be behind this incident?”

***

There were more than one or two things that were strange while investigating the Brooklyn disaster.

The political situation of the Republic, which lost its head of state in an instant, was very chaotic, but the Security Bureau succeeded in gathering as much relevant information as possible.

In the process, even the fragmentary information revealed was bound to raise suspicions.

The restrictions on weapons of mass destruction, which were a condition of overt pressure on the Empire, were implemented by Wales and Svarog.

And in the international arena, these provisions do not just pop up in one meeting.

President Mikhail has probably already received the information in writing.

Furthermore, the fact that he changed his standing position with the chief secretary right before visiting the shrine was a sufficiently suspicious circumstance.

For more details, I have to come out to find out.

As someone who always prepares for the worst, Werner Grime had to prepare for the worst this time as well.

After sending away John and Dante, who had stiffened from the shock.

He looked at the stationery that was placed haphazardly on one side of the office.

[Address: Branberg Military Post Office, Eastern Military District, No. 32.]

[Sender: Leah Gilliard]

[Recipient: John Hobbes]

These were letters that had recently arrived from the Eastern Military District.

These are Leah’s letters collected and sent from the Eastern Branch of the Security Strategy Bureau located in Branberg.

Didn’t he say last time that he would soon stop writing letters?

Werner suddenly had such a question, but he was able to understand as someone who had first-hand experience that the human mind is not so easily organized.

He opened several letters and began to read them as if possessed.

He didn’t know why he was reading something he had initially intended to throw away.

Maybe it’s because my head is complicated.

Is it because the moment the story about another war began to flow, my feelings for the precious people I had left behind in my memories rose again?

Although he didn’t know, he didn’t deny it.

Today, when everything started to turn upside down, I wanted to look back on my happy daily life.

“Anyway, it’s still the same….”

Most of the contents of the letter were full of trivial conversations, just like we had every time.

It was news that the marigolds I had been growing had finally sprouted some pretty flower buds, or it was a story about a new restaurant that had opened.

Werner burst into laughter, thinking that this was indeed Leah Gilead.

But this time, as always, the letter was a little strange.

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Dear Captain John Hobbs.

Winter will be coming soon.

All the soldiers also wore thick clothes.

I finally found what I was looking for. It was deeper than I thought.

I didn’t feel very good, but I’m glad I found it.

I guess he rolled under the bed while playing with his child.

I swept under the bed with a ladle and there was something that caught my eye, so I was able to find it.

It’s a brown tank toy, but I couldn’t get my head around this item because I thought it might be a boy.

I was shocked to see the centipede’s body along with it. Captain, you know that I hate those bugs, right?

Moreover, perhaps because it’s winter, I feel like I see them more in warm rooms. He can’t even turn on the air conditioner.

Anyway, I hate bugs the most in the world.

What are you doing these days? Since you haven’t responded at all, I can’t find out what you’re up to.

Is something going on? The atmosphere has been so gloomy lately that I’m worried without realizing it.

Waiting is also very tiring. I think the captain really doesn’t know how women feel. Even though he’s been around for quite some time, seeing him remain so indifferent.

When will you reply? Now I feel like I’m just a diary.

There are often times when I feel like giving up everything. But what can I do? This is what the captain has been doing so far. I was amazed once again that you were able to handle something like this.

I’m glad that everyone seems to be doing well with their families. Of course, I mean my old comrades. In the capital, everyone had a seat. It seems like most of them are stationed in the capital, so I’m really jealous. Is it coincidence or fate?

If I have time, I’d like to go to the capital, Hohenvaren, but it’s not easy. Well then, Captain, I will stop here today as well. How are you.

Thank you.

With all my love and devotion.

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