Chapter 217 – 14.24 Invocation 2

“Was Sumire part of the Arashi unit?”

No. Sumire must have been part of the Inazuma Division. I remember being nostalgic when I saw a familiar figure wearing a familiar unit mark. It’s only been a week since then.

“I was transferred to the Arashi division.”
“Uh? Suddenly? Why?”

Sumire answered indifferently. She didn’t give me an answer to my question. Sumire just stared at the tightly closed elevator door.

Do you not want to talk about it, or do you want to think for yourself?

“Ah. Could it be because of me?”

Sumire said she felt uncomfortable looking at my face because she slapped me on the cheek last time. But if she belongs to the Inazuma Division, she can’t help but run into me often. So, she was Sumire, but she moved her affiliation altogether.

It’s a momentary idea, but isn’t it quite plausible? No. Not quite plausible. Sure
However.

“—Ha?”

Sumire snorted as if she was ridiculous and looked up at me with her raised eyes.

She thought for a moment that beams were coming out of her eyes.
To that extent, Sumire glared at me fiercely.

“… Or not, what was the reaction?”
“Didn’t the colonel say something ridiculous?”

Slightly annoyed voice.
Was it that absurd? It seemed like a pretty plausible story.

“Do you know that an officer’s transfer happens overnight? It is normal for military couples to serve in the same unit. Therefore, her husband, who belongs to the Muramasa division, and I, who belong to the Inazuma division, moved to the Arashi division side by side. I never moved the colonel out of care, so please don’t get me wrong.”
“Okay.”

Sumire cuts it off like a radish with her sword.
I couldn’t help but scratch the back of my head shyly.

“Ah. By any chance, it’s like, ‘Dah, I didn’t move it for you! Did you mean ‘Cha, don’t get me wrong!’?”
“… Ha?!”

Sumire glared at me with an expression that looked like missiles would come out of her eyes instead of beams.

-Ding.

The elevator stopped at the perfect timing.
Sumire couldn’t even yell at me, her former boss. She just gives her a big glance and then gets off the elevator.

I laughed and followed the tail.

“Why are you being so serious over a joke? Feel sorry for people.”
“…”

Sumire didn’t even respond to my words mixed with laughter.
Sumire just strides down the hallway with an angry gait. Again, only the sound of her footsteps echoed through the gray hallway.

In fact, it was said half as a joke, but perhaps the truth was also mixed to some extent.

There was reason to think so.
According to my source (Sakura) planted in the military, Sumire married Arnold only two years ago. To be precise, it was after my admission to the academy high school was confirmed.

What is the relationship between my future education and Sumire’s marriage? In response to my question, the source said. That means I won’t be returning to the military for at least three to six years before I graduate.

Surprisingly, Sumire said she was waiting for me to return to the military as an adult, and when she heard that I was going on to high school, she was terribly frustrated.

For Sumire, who was about to turn 30 at the time, that must have been the last line. When she turns 30, her unmarried tax bomb awaits and her value as a woman plummets. For her, waiting six more years to graduate would be suicidal for her as a woman.

In the end, Sumire tells the story that she decided to marry Arnold as she had waited for her for nearly 10 years.

“Hmm.”

But why did Sumire wait for me for so long?
At the time, I was only 10 years old. Even if she had some acquaintance with Sumire, there wouldn’t have been anything called a relationship between a man and a woman. At least if you had tipped me off…

… No, this isn’t it Just because she hears that Sumire is waiting for her, there is no point in me re-enlisting in the military without going on to a higher education. That would mean the destruction of the academy officials.

Again. Again.

Silently followed Sumire, who was speechless. While admiring her Sumire’s hips from behind her, swaying to the sound of her shoes.

With one step of her, her left hip purred, and with two steps her right hip purred.
That’s great. It seemed that I could now understand the words of an old adult who persistently preached about the charms of married women.

A woman who has now become another man’s woman. It is human nature that the more difficult things are to obtain, the more valuable they are.
A man the size of Arnold hung on for nearly 10 years and ended up getting married. There’s no way she wouldn’t find such a woman attractive. It was undeniable that she found Sumire attractive.

Of course, I have no intention of doing anything to her Sumire. Even though I was corrupted as a harem chump, she wasn’t corrupted enough to lay her hand on a married woman.

Well, you won’t be punished for looking over her clothes, though? Arnold would forgive that much. By the winner’s margin.
I justified myself and watched Sumire’s lower body sway from side to side.

Unlike the pants-type military uniform of Inazuma, the combat department, the bottom of the uniform of the office department, Sumire, is a skirt.
A design that hides everything that should be covered but still retains the charm of a feminine line. It is not vulgar, but it rides the line that is good for the eyes. I think the person who designed this skirt should be given an award.

I praised the designer in my head and focused on Sumire’s behind, so I didn’t notice that Sumire was looking at me like that.

“… What do you see?”
“Geg.”

When I raised my head abruptly at her cold voice, I met Sumire’s eyes as she glared at me with her pale eyes.

“Uh, uh, I had something to think about.”

I avert my eyes and sigh.
However, it was an unnatural response to the extent that I wondered if I did it on purpose. Of course, I didn’t do that on purpose. It was because Sumire’s eyes were so scary that she was nervous.

“After… Colonel.”

Sumire takes a deep breath. What kind of sales are flying this time? Now, the opposite is expected.

But Sumire showed her unexpected behavior.
He turned towards me and strode towards me.

“Hup.”

I reflexively took a step back at Sumire’s sudden approach.
Hopefully Sumire won’t be stabbed by that level of mischief, but her opponent is a married woman. Contact is prohibited. It is enough to see with your own eyes. The fence rules had to be followed.

“… There is something I want to ask the colonel.”
“Uh? Please ask me?”

No one was listening, but it was a cautious voice.
Are you telling me not to look at you in the future? I tried to pass it off as a joke, but I couldn’t get the words out of my mind.

“Huh?”

Because as much as I took a step back, Sumire took another step forward.

“Yes. Please, Colonel.”

As I step back, Sumire takes another step forward. Then, she naturally blocked my retreat and drove her toward the wall of the hallway.

And one more step. Suddenly, my back touched the wall.
It’s very difficult. It was already a dangerous street. If someone saw it, it was sure to be misunderstood.

Is this a threat to accuse me of being a molester if I don’t do my favor?
I had to lift the white flag in a cold sweat.

Haha, if it’s Sumire’s request, of course you have to do it. Okay, so tell me anything.”

As a sign of surrender, they attach themselves to the wall and make a gesture asking them not to come closer.
It has no choice but to surrender unconditionally. Because I don’t want to get beaten up by a muscle gorilla (Arnold).

Fortunately, Sumire stopped there as if she had no intention of driving me to ruin.
And she opened her mouth in a low voice.

“… Please, decline General Arashi’s offer.”
“What?”

I blinked my eyes at the unexpected story.
To refuse? Not receiving?

If it was about returning to the military, I was thinking of rejecting it. Isn’t that what it means to say no?

“What are you talking about?”
“… Whatever it is.”

Say no to anything at all?
Sumire’s intentions became even more unclear.

First of all, unlike me, who is nominally a civilian, Sumire is a soldier. Asking him to reject the proposal of Lieutenant General Arashi, his superior in the middle, was a dangerous remark that could be punished by military law.
I had to look around to see if anyone was listening or not.

“… Sumire. Do you know what he is talking about?”
“I know it’s off-topic. But…”

Sumire blurted out her words.
Are you aware that you are crossing a dangerous line? Why do you still say that?

… I can’t help it.
In order to read Sumire’s heart, I activated the soul rune I had paused for a while.

“What?”

However, for some reason, the runes did not activate.
Crackle. Support position. It felt as if I was receiving some sort of radio interference.

“There are eavesdropping measures in this area. The colonel’s runes won’t work.”

Seeing my reaction, Sumire says that she expected it.

“Is there such a thing these days…”

It was an area where the highest military commander was located, so it wasn’t strange whatsoever.
Whether it’s the new weapon or Inazuma’s bracelet, I feel that the world is developing in places I don’t know.
Is this a generation gap? As an old-generation person, I might be falling behind the times.

“Anyway, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it for now.”
“Colonel.”

Sumire tries to take a closer look at my rejected answer.
I quickly got out of the corner.

If I had been in a daze, I would have contacted him. It was a dangerous moment.

“Wait, Sumire. I originally intended to decline. So there is no need to ask for it in the first place.”

She could have pretended not to know and accepted Sumire’s favor and erased the debt, but she didn’t want to go that far with Sumire. What did she mean by wiping out her debt to a married woman in the first place? I can’t even touch her fingertips.

At my words, Sumire bowed her head deeply as if relieved.

“Thank you, Colonel. This must be…”
“So you don’t even need that.”

What between us I tried to add that, but kept my mouth shut.
It was because I thought that I had nothing to say after making them wait for nearly 10 years.

I don’t even know if I owe the debt of my heart to Sumire.

-Smart.

When the conversation was over, Sumire knocked on the door of the commander’s office.

Now, where should we listen?
What was the reason Arashi old man asked to see me, and why did Sumire insist on refusing it?