Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

The atmosphere on the way back was extremely depressing.

Major Schneider's face, big and craggy as a peanut, was lifeless.

Captain Lorenzo also had a bitter expression on his face throughout the journey.

Colonel Giroud Magnus's face had become much thinner, and his back was hunched. As his horse rode forward, his bones seemed to be falling apart.

"So...what should we do now?" Colonel Giroud Maguno murmured.

“……” Captain Lorenzo ignored him.

Colonel Giroud Maguno roared at Major Schneider again.

"I'm asking you what to do now!"

"Ah...Ah! I...I will ask Lieutenant Hull to negotiate with the Blue Queen when I return."

"can you do it?"

"I can do it! I will let Lieutenant Hull come out even if it costs me my life!"

"I don't trust it at all." Captain Lorenzo murmured.

"You actually insulted the Blue Queen in person. Your character is really questionable. No, the word questionable is too superficial. Your character can only be described as filthy. I don't think Hell will agree to your request."

During the negotiations, as an envoy of a country, he actually did such a ridiculous thing. The man in front of me is evil to the core.

"I'm sorry... Colonel Giroud Maguno, I will definitely make amends for my crime. Please give me another chance!"

Colonel Giroud Magnus ignored him and looked at Captain Lorenzo.

"I'm very sorry, but you're the only one who can do this now. Could you please try to convince Lieutenant Hull?"

"…I'm sorry, but even if I go, I don't have the confidence that I can convince him."

"How is that possible? You are his superior. Show some confidence. This matter depends on you."

"Yes...Yes! Captain Lorenzo, you are Lieutenant Hull's superior. As long as you show your authority as a superior, that man will definitely be able to..."

"Shut up!" Colonel Giroud Magno shouted.

Major Schneider immediately pulled his neck back on horseback: "Sorry... I'm sorry..."

Colonel Giroud Magnus gnashed his teeth. At this moment, he no longer had the energy to continue dealing with Major Schneider. He just wanted to ask Captain Lorenzo for help.

"Please, Captain Lorenzo. This is something that can only be entrusted to you. If you succeed, I promise to promote you to major to replace that idiot."

"Ah?! Colonel Giroud Maguno, please forgive me for my misbehavior this time. I will fight for you in the future, no matter what happens! Please don't dismiss me!"

"Humph! Do you think you are still qualified to continue sitting on the major's throne!?"

Captain Lorenzo rubbed his temple, but when he looked at his old superior and Major Schneider, he softened his heart.

"Colonel, I just said that even if I come forward, Hull will not give me this face."

"Why? This is also for the benefit of the empire. You and Helheim are both officers of our fortress. Don't be stingy at this time."

Captain Lorenzo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"It's not that simple. After the defense battle ended, you suspended Helheim for investigation on the charge of releasing prisoners. That was pushing him to the edge. From that point on, he considered you his enemy.

"He will never show mercy to his enemies. Moreover, he holds your lifeblood. The knife is in his hand and against your throat. Life or death depends on his will. How can he put down his weapon just because of me?"

After hearing Captain Lorenzo's words, Colonel Giroud Magnus gritted his teeth. He just couldn't believe that a colonel like him could be controlled by a mere second lieutenant.

"That's enough! In that case, I will do it myself!"

He glared at Captain Lorenzo as if he were a traitor, then raised his whip heavily.

After returning to the fortress, Colonel Giroud Maguno rushed towards Hull's room, dragging the crying Major Schneider.

Many soldiers were frightened by this appearance.

Arriving at Hull's door, Colonel Giroud Magnus kicked Major Schneider into Hull's room.

Hull was still sitting in the chair reading a book. Facing this sudden situation, he looked calm as if he had expected it.

He slowly raised his head, glanced at Major Schneider on the ground, and then looked at Colonel Giroud Magnus and Captain Lorenzo.

"What do you want to do in my room?"

Colonel Giroud Maguno kicked Major Schneider hard again.

Major Schneider immediately crawled on the ground and kowtowed to Hull.

"Lieutenant Hull! Please! I am willing to do anything. If you ask me to kowtow, I will kowtow. If you ask me to eat horse manure, I will eat horse manure. Please go and have a good talk with Queen Bashiya and sign a new territorial exchange treaty with us."

Hull curled his lips, looking a little embarrassed. He closed the book and looked at Major Schneider who was lying at his feet.

"Are you really willing to do anything?"

"Yes! If it satisfies you, I can eat as much horse shit as possible! Eat it all up! So... please!"

Hull smiled and shook his head: "But I refuse."

Colonel Giroud Maguno even began to doubt his own ears.

Hull's next words surprised Colonel Giroud Maguno even more.

"My truest thought at this moment is that I want all of you to die."

“Wha…what…?!”

"I don't need an incompetent superior. Lieutenant Colonel Keneck's faction has been eliminated. After you are dealt with, the only superior in the fortress who I actually think is competent is Captain Lorenzo. It will be a good thing for him to lead the Northern Fortress next time."

With a chuckle, Hull laughed.

"Are you...are you crazy? Your remarks are insubordination! I can punish you immediately!"

"By the way, is it too high...?" Hull asked Colonel Giroud Maguno, who was already dumbfounded, for no reason.

"What? What's too high?" Colonel Giroud Magno looked a little confused.

"Head...I said you hold your head too high. Is this the attitude of begging for help?"

"..."

Hull stood up and stared at Colonel Giroud Maguno.

"You... haven't figured out the situation yet? I'm telling you, if you want you and your family to continue living, then beg me to come forward and clean up the mess for you."

"This...this..."

Suddenly, as if Hull had thought of something, he raised his right hand and showed his index finger.

"If I remember correctly, Colonel Jiru Maguno, your daughter seems to have just gotten married not long ago? The man is a high-ranking noble of the same level as your Maguno family. He seems to be working in the central government. He is young and promising and has a bright future."

“……” Colonel Giroud Maguno opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"They are about to be executed."

"Stop talking..." Colonel Giroud Magnus quickly turned his head away.

But Hull still had no intention of stopping.

"Colonel, your wife." Hull stretched out his second finger.

"The eldest son and daughter-in-law who will inherit the family business in the future" the third and fourth fingers.

"..By the way, your grandchildren were born not long ago. I heard that they are a pair of very beautiful twins. It’s really a cause for celebration..." The fifth finger and the thumb of the left hand.

“They will all be executed.”

Hull spoke very cruel words in a casual tone.

"I told you to shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Colonel Giroud Magnus punched the wall again and again until blood flowed out.

"Shut up? You came here just to make me shut up?"

Hull lowered his hands and stared at Colonel Giroud Maguno, his face getting closer and closer, his eyes staring at him as if he were a dead man.

"..." Colonel Giroud Maguno didn't dare to look at Hull at all. He just lowered his head heavily and said nothing.

Hull still had no intention of stopping.

"Hey... say something. I told you everything that's going to happen to you and your family. Because of you, your precious family members will be executed. It's all because of you. Don't you feel regret when you think of them? Even so, are you going to continue to put on that arrogant attitude towards me?"

"..."

There was a strange light flashing in Colonel Giroud Maguno's eyes.

His eyes seemed to see a big tree full of vultures in the sunset, and his own head and the heads of his family members were stuffed into the executioner's knife one by one.

"No... No... Absolutely not... You can't die..." Colonel Giroud Magnus looked at Hull with pleading eyes.

Hull smiled with satisfaction.

"Actually, no matter what happens, I don't care whether you live or die. In fact, I think it's better if you die. Your family members died because of you, and it's not my fault."

"Please, my family is innocent!"

"Yes, everyone is innocent. Your wife, your son, your daughter-in-law, and your beautiful twin grandsons, they are all innocent. But you are not. They were killed because of you. Your wife, eldest son, daughter, and grandson all met such a tragic end because of you. I hope you can understand this."

Upon hearing this, Colonel Giroud Maguno broke out in a cold sweat. His body was shaking like a sieve, and his face was pale. He could only wipe the sweat from his forehead with trembling hands.

“…Please! No matter what…please think of a solution!”

This time, Colonel Giroud Maguno finally showed the proper attitude and lowered his noble head heavily towards Hull.

Hull looked at Colonel Giroud Magnus's lowered head with disgust. After a while, he grabbed Colonel Giroud Magnus's white hair and asked him to raise his head.

"...Aren't you planning to execute me in the same way? When you were planning all that, didn't you ever think about what fate I would encounter? Or do you think that only your family is precious in this world, and the lives of others are just horse manure and cow dung on the roadside?"

"Yes... I'm sorry! Cancel it. I will immediately cancel your suspension investigation and reinstate you... As long as my family can be spared, I will give the order immediately!"

Colonel Giroud Maguno whispered like a dying cancer patient, his lips trembling constantly and his face had completely lost its former radiance.

Major Schneider next to him banged his head on the ground again and again and begged Hull.

"Lieutenant Hull! This is all my fault. I was the one who fanned the flames in Colonel Giroud Maguno's ear. This is all my responsibility. Please forgive Colonel Giroud Maguno. As long as you can come forward to negotiate with the Kumin people, I am willing to do anything!"

"Just go eat your horse shit! You have no right to speak here!"

Hull didn't even bother to look at Major Schneider who was kowtowing beside him. His eyes just continued to stare at Colonel Giroud Magnus who was completely out of strength.

"But I'm not the kind of guy who doesn't care about anything when I get excited. I won't do meaningless things, and I hate meaningless killing. If you want me to clean up your mistakes, at least let me see the benefits of doing so, right?"

"Really? Well, in addition to restoring your innocence, you will take over Major Schneider's position after the task is completed!"

Major Schneider, who had just been pleading for Colonel Giroud Magnus, showed an expression of disbelief.

“Gil…Colonel Giru Maguno…you!?”

This condition seemed to make Hull a little excited. He let go of Colonel Giroud Maguno and held his chin with his right hand, as if he was wondering whether to accept this condition.

"...But, jumping four ranks from second lieutenant to major is unprecedented. Will the Imperial Center agree to it?"

After hearing what Kherson said, Colonel Giroud Maguno straightened up as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

"This... You don't have to worry about this at all. Because of my merit in blocking the invasion of the principality this time, the Central Command has promised to promote me to major general. With my guarantee, you will definitely be promoted to major! I can guarantee it!"

Hearing this, Hull's face turned cold.

"Huh? Then forget it."

!! ?

"Why...why?" asked Colonel Giroud Maguno.

Heer grabbed his white hair again and put his face close to it.

"Whose military exploits did you say you had? You were forced by the situation and had no choice but to believe that I could defeat the Principality's army. Since the war began, you have been hiding in the military headquarters and have not even gone out to see the enemy, right? Your military exploits? To promote a guy like you to major general? I don't like such an unfair result!"

"Ah...ah..." President Giroud Maguno opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but the sound was like a fishbone stuck in his throat and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't utter a word.

"Besides, the verbal agreement you made has no credibility. After this matter is over, it is inevitable that you will cross the river and burn the bridge again like before."

"No! Absolutely not! I am willing to swear on the honor of an imperial soldier! I will never pursue the matter and I will never break my promise. I will definitely ensure that you are promoted to major!"

Hull shook his head and smiled: "No, Colonel Giroud Maguno, to be on the safe side, please resign from all your positions."

“…Huh?” Colonel Giroud Maguno wondered if he was hallucinating.

"Conclude a magic contract with me. When the order for promotion to major general arrives, immediately write to the Central to request that you resign from all your positions and then retire to your hometown."

"This... This is really..."

"Hmm? You don't want to? Fine, forget it. I don't have any extra time to waste on a dying person. Everyone, please leave immediately and don't disturb me from continuing my study."

Hersun loosened Colonel Giroud Maguno's hair, sat back in his chair and picked up the book again.

"Okay...Okay! I promise you!" Colonel Giroud Maguno gritted his teeth and swallowed this unacceptable condition.

"Since you've agreed, why do you look a little reluctant? I don't like forcing others, especially my superior."

"I... I voluntarily resign from all my positions! It's all voluntary, no one forced me. Ahhh... I'm so happy to be able to unload the burden..." Colonel Giroud Maguno's eyes were filled with tears, and an extremely ugly expression appeared on his face.

Yes, it’s all voluntary, there’s no coercion at all.

"Happy? I advise you not to be too happy too soon. Besides, I have another condition..."

Hull put down the book in his hand and smiled.