Chapter 67
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Enforcing Discipline
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"This makes no sense!"
Private Kanna exploded in anger. Her snow-white rabbit ears were sticking straight up like horns.
"Recruits aren't supposed to act like that!"
But unfortunately, she wasn't scary at all.
From her perspective, she was trying her best to create a tense atmosphere, but I was too busy staring at her heavy breasts bouncing with every hop...
"..."
Mino was relentlessly jabbing my side with her elbow.
Fuck, it hurt. She wasn't even putting much force into it, but my body still lurched to the side.
"You two, why aren't you paying attention!"
"S-Sorry!"
Private Kanna glared at both of us in utter displeasure, chewing us out.
It was understandable from her point of view. She'd get frustrated too.
She'd been the baby of the barracks until now, and even with two new recruits showing up, she couldn't even get us to do chores properly...
"If you're recruits, act like recruits! Do I look like a joke to you!?"
I got it. I wasn't oblivious to how Private Kanna felt.
But focusing in this kind of atmosphere was no easy feat.
"Who do you think you'll spend more time with in the military? Me! I'm talking about myself!"
Private Kanna hopped around in a tantrum, but to me, she just looked like a cute girl throwing a fit.
She was mimicking the [discipline sessions] she'd half-ass learned from her seniors.
Having arrived just a few months ahead of us, she couldn't pull off the senior act even while scolding her juniors.
Clang-
"Huh, what's this?"
This was the bathroom, after all.
It wasn't lights-out yet, so seniors from other barracks popped in and out occasionally.
Every time that happened, Private Kanna...
"Eek! S-Salute!"
"What's with the sudden salute?"
She jumped in surprise, clutching her chest to calm her pounding heart.
If anything, she seemed more scared than us—the ones getting disciplined.
"Whoa... newbies getting disciplined?"
"N-No, sir!"
"What do you mean 'no'? Keep going."
Whenever someone from the unit came in to take a piss, we just stood there awkwardly doing nothing.
Private Kanna couldn't discipline us in front of others.
Wouldn't it be better to just move somewhere else...?
"Ahem, uh... D-Did you two come to use the bathroom too?"
Private Kanna was sweating bullets but gestured for us to stay quiet while putting on a solo act.
It was obvious to anyone watching, but she was clueless. My senior just wasn't cut out for military life.
Pfft!
Laughter burst from inside a stall.
The unnamed senior who'd barged in was struggling not to crack up at Private Kanna's ridiculous display.
"Kanna!"
"P-PFC Kanna reporting!"
"Ignore me and keep going."
"P-Pardon? I don't understand, sir!"
The laughter from the stall was now on the verge of hysteria.
There was nothing funnier than a clueless soldier trying to drill her juniors.
Clang!
"Forget it, forget it~"
In the end, she hurriedly finished her business and left the bathroom.
"You recruits have fun too~"
"Private Han Jeong-woo! Have a good night, ma'am!"
"Ugh."
I was the only one giving her a proper send-off.
Private Kanna just grumbled with a flushed face.
Once the senior from the other barracks was gone, she finally let out a sigh of relief...
"Ugh, this won't do. You think I'm a joke, don't you!?"
And exploded again.
"Hoo, haa... Th-This isn't working!"
She finally resorted to drastic measures.
"Both of you, attention!"
She was finally about to do something.
I prepared to obey any order as befitting a recruit.
Mino blinked, waiting for her senior's command.
If anything, she seemed bored with the dry situation and might even prefer getting hit.
"Face the mirror! Execute!"
"Execute?"
But Private Kanna went with a surprisingly old-school, grueling punishment.
Just passing down what she'd endured, probably.
Likely from Sergeant Rachel or Corporal Clara.
"This is the training I got a lot! You two have to do it too!"
"Yes, ma'am."
I had no idea what she learned from it, though.
"Face the mirror and, uh... um, what was it... um..."
She was fumbling herself. She wanted to order something but couldn't remember what.
"Uh... w-wait a sec."
So she left the bathroom and headed back to our barracks.
Shit.
She was probably going to ask the seniors.
"...?"
Mino blinked in bewilderment, unable to grasp what this meant.
"What are we supposed to do?"
"...Just wait."
"Okay."
So we just stood there staring at the mirror in the bathroom.
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5 Minutes Later
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"Hic... sniff..."
Private Kanna returned to the bathroom, sniffling.
Private Sika, fuming, was with her.
"Sigh, you idiot..."
Her fellow PFC was clearly fed up. But Private Sika didn't chew her out in front of us—instead, she made her redo the five minutes of instructions she'd just given.
"If you're gonna do it, hurry up."
"Y-Yes, ma'am!"
Private Kanna wiped her tears and issued orders again.
"L-Look in the mirror and play rock-paper-scissors!"
A classic form of torture.
Mino and I had to stare at our reflections while playing.
"It's a tie."
But Mino didn't play along properly.
She wasn't normal either. She did one round half-heartedly, then just stared at Private Kanna for the next instruction.
"Uh, yeah."
Private Kanna scratched her head.
"Private Sika, it's a tie."
Private Sika and I were the only ones dying of frustration.
This was some gag comic or funny video skit level absurdity.
"You moron!"
Smack!
Private Sika finally snapped and smacked her fellow PFC on the back of the head.
"Kyaa! Hic, sob..."
Private Kanna teared up again, feeling wronged without knowing what she'd done.
"Ties are normal! You keep playing until you win. It makes you reflect on your mistakes!"
"Aha... I-I get it now..."
"You face the mirror too."
So now all three of us were getting punished side by side.
"Everyone, keep playing until you win. Execute."
"P-Private Sika! Why do I have to do it too...!"
"Shut up and play."
Rock-paper-scissors.
Pointless up-and-down hand motions repeating endlessly.
I was completely drained.
But it wasn't the mirror or the game that tired me—it was realizing military life was gonna suck.
"Um, Private Sika..."
"What."
"How long do we have to do this...?"
Less than a minute in, Private Kanna asked in a deflated voice.
Her drooping rabbit ears looked pitiful.
"Sigh, whatever. Everyone stop."
Private Sika was too exhausted to even get mad anymore and called it off.
"Hurry up and get ready for bed."
An awkward silence hung among the four of us left in the bathroom.
This wasn't proper discipline...
But we hadn't exactly gotten off scot-free either...
"...Um, anyway, let's all do better from now on."
Private Kanna tried to salvage the mood.
She'd been mad at her juniors, but it seemed like she just wanted a quick scolding and done.
"If something's hard, ask me..."
Even her closing line was awkward.
As a first-time senior, she clumsily copied her own seniors but couldn't nail a single thing.
"Hiiing. This isn't right."
She ended up squatting with puffed cheeks.
She wasn't satisfied with the result either.
"...Private Kanna."
Wrapping this up fell to me, as usual.
I knew this barracks was a mess, but I couldn't spend two years suffering here just to die.
I wanted to prove to Yujin that I wasn't wrong. I had no intention of bending my pride or letting her drag me around.
"We'll both do better from now on. Sorry about today."
First, apologize.
"Sergeant Rachel was right there, so we had no choice. We'll be more proactive with chores and duties from now on."
Then, I bowed deeply with a face full of remorse.
"And about not picking you—it was because I didn't want to get you in trouble because of my choice. I don't think you're ugly, Private Kanna. You're so pretty it surprised me."
"Really?"
Private Kanna's face lit up with joy. She was shy at first, then beaming with pride.
"Yeah! That's how you do it! Don't get the wrong idea. I don't wanna be mean to guys either!"
She glanced at her fellow senior, Private Sika, shrugging as if to say praise me.
But the acknowledgment from her senior went to...
"...Not bad."
To me, it seemed.
Decent Junior
Your seniors have acknowledged you. It's just the beginning, but military life feels like it'll go smoothly!
Military Life Points: 8 → 9
Decent Guy
The women have acknowledged you. Men aren't just deadbeats who sow seed and scarf food—they might make pretty good partners!
Arousal Points: 11 → 13