I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 281

EP.281

Unlike sunfish, which die quickly, humans have the ability to overcome and survive no matter what environment or situation they encounter.

Excellent adaptability allows soldiers like me to live with composure even on battlefields where we don’t know if we will die at any time, and it also allows us to smile and drink even when the enemy soldiers die next to us.

Although it is a very grateful ability, this human strength can sometimes become a weakness.

For example, if there is someone around you who is always nice to you, you may take it for granted that that person is nice to you and think nothing of it.

It’s like a situation where a child who has always been first in the school doesn’t feel any excitement even if he or she gets first in the entire school.

And the reason why I’m thinking like this right now is because I feel like my ears are rotting from hearing such rare bullshit that should never come out of the Chief of Staff.

“Haha, our Reich Imperial Army won again this time. Even before the war started, Lieutenant General Manstein said that with Captain Peter Jaeger in charge, we would definitely win. “Isn’t this such a happy thing?”

“I don’t know when the war will start again, but I think we will be able to achieve a great victory in the next war, just like we have done so far. This time, I got the Warsaw coastal area and the Könighesburg area...”

“My term of office as a member of the General Staff ends next year, so what do you think? If war is scheduled, apply to become a battalion commander in a front-line combat unit. “Anyway, if we want to be promoted to lieutenant colonel, we all have to wear at least one Knight’s Sword Cross.”

“We may not be as good as Captain Jaeger, but if we try to catch up with him, becoming a lieutenant colonel in our early 30s is not just a dream.”

When the guys who were talking like that saw me walking away with four stars flashing in their eyes, they immediately took an unmoving stance and stood there frozen.

And according to etiquette, he raised his salute at an angle like a sword.

He appears to be one to two years younger than me, and judging by the fact that he has the rank of major, it is a case where he was recognized for his abilities and major and was appointed major at the Chief of Staff at the age of 28 or 29.

That would generally be an elite group that ranks in the top 0.5% to 1% of officers who graduated from the academy.

“Loyalty!”

Normally, I would have just accepted the majors’ salute and quickly gone on to do something else, but I stopped because I had something I wanted to ask.

“Loyalty, yes, a lot of hardship.”

“no!”

“If you graduate from the General Staff College and become a major, then you start working at the General Staff Headquarters, and you have to do things like brush and mop, which you have never done before in your life, and even work overtime. How can it not be difficult?”

At those words, the young majors seemed to be overcome with uncontrollable emotion at the fact that Captain Yeager, whom they respected greatly, recognized their hard work.

In particular, the guy on the right looked like he would shed tears of emotion if he said one more word.

I felt the young elite’s fanaticism toward me was heavy, but considering that I was about to ask them something, I felt fortunate that they were friendly toward me.

Since he likes me so much, he will answer most of my questions honestly.

“no! It is an honor to be able to serve, even at a low level, in the General Staff Headquarters, which is responsible for the most important work in the Imperial Army. I will do my best to learn as much as I can during my service and become a soldier who can help protect His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire.”

At best, they replaced the 7th Guards Division in Lichen to bring back His Majesty, who was the Crown Prince, and in Warsaw, they defeated Captain Timo’s fleet, which was three times larger than our own, until they sank.

Why on earth are you crazy bastards assessing the current situation of the empire from an optimistic rather than realistic perspective?

Seeing him say such bullshit and smile because he likes it, I feel like I’m looking at my neighborhood idiot younger brother.

Even if I had been given a star or if the person in front of me had been at the level of a colonel, I would have considered discharging him because his physical condition was gradually deteriorating, according to his personnel evaluation report.

Well, that’s not what I’m saying, but they’re still young, so we should give them a chance to change their minds.

“What do you think, standing next to me?”

“I think so too! The empire must make the most of its current military advantage and spread its wings and fly until it becomes the hegemony of Europe!”

Anyway, as soon as I leave here, I will be reassigned and will not see anyone for a while, so I said with the brightest smile I could.

“What are your names?”

Those idiots were even happier at those words and smiled brightly.

“This is Major Zeke von Prime!”

“This is Major Chris von Schmitz!”

I immediately wrote down their names in my notebook and wrote this on the side:

‘These guys need to be sent to Hanjik to cool off.’

Well, even if you go to one job, you have worked your way up to the Chief of Staff, so if you change your mind, you can return to the career path again.

Since it was chosen by me, at best, even if I receive the family buff, I will end up being discharged from the rank of colonel.

“If you don’t have very urgent work, please gather everyone from the Chiefs of Staff, from me to you, to the conference room right now.”

The two saluted my words and quickly disappeared.

“Has that bastard Manstein, Lieutenant General of the General Staff, instilled in these children some kind of optimistic thinking about the Japanese Empire or Nazi Germany?”

Are you a spy for Warsaw or Czechia or Francois?

Shouldn’t they at least bring in the intelligence agencies and torture them now?

Still, if I unilaterally drive out the lieutenant general, the other ministers who are already accusing him of being favored by His Majesty and wielding power recklessly will cause an uproar, so I will have to fight him off through discussion and ruin his social reputation.

I will make you crawl like a dog so that terrible ideas like the war optimism of the idiotic Japanese military who call themselves the Empire of Japan never again appear in the empire.

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