Chapter 19: Chapter 17 – Opened Eyes

Lance Corporal (2nd Adjutant), Reichel Schwertspinne, Russiva Imperial Year 782 Month 3, Day 11, Sturm Army Camp, Deutsche Imperial Army

Reichel groaned.

Reichel felt her body being half-numb as she lazily raised her eyelids, Only for her eyes which got used to the darkness to be suddenly bathed by a bright light.

'Goddammit.'

But even if it felt blinding to her eyes she continued to widen her eyes even more instead of closing them, knowing that her eyes would adjust quickly to the level of darkness almost instantly.

And sure enough, within seconds the sight of an almost-blinding bright light had been changed with the scene of a wooden ceiling.

It wasn't like it was an unfamiliar ceiling though, It was a ceiling that Reichel had been more or less was used to seeing considering she also spent a great deal of time here helping healers deal with minor injuries of the recruits.

She was in the infirmary.

Reichel's back raised until she was in a sitting position. And she could see that she was in an isolated patient's room, instead of the main quarters of the infirmary which was like a huge rectangle where hospital beds were lined up so walls wouldn't have to be made for each and every bed to prioritize efficiency.

These isolated chambers were more like inn rooms in a sense rather than an actual medical-bay for soldiers.

They were typically reserved for high-ranking noblemen in case of an accident to place them in care befitting of their status, or high-ranking officers for the same reason. Normal people would have no chance of being brought inside one.

Except for a few exceptions.

"I'm...a war hero now?" She muttered to herself.

Reichel only realized this, that was the only explanation how a lowly commoner would get her own room.

Reichel couldn't help but keep a smug grin on her face, realizing what her other rewards might be. Yes she was probably being too optimistic on the rewards thing but it wasn't wrong to hope as long as it was for her own benifits.

She tried to surpress her smug with her hands but then was suddenly informed of the alteration to her arms.

They were currently wrapped in pure-white bandages, Except they were actually far from pure white since there were a lot of crimson blood-red stains all over her arms. Reichel put her right hand to feel her forehead only to feel that it was covered by a bandage that was also covered with dried blood.

'I really got beaten up huh?' Reichel couldn't feel more ashamed that she was almost killed by a goblin, Much less a goblin who believed that he carried the will of the dead.

"Tch." She clicked her tongue in frustration after she realized that couldn't get over the fact no matter how many times she tried to forget it ever happend, Such was the pain of having a perfect memory.

It was then that she felt a chill on her back, followed by a shrill-sounding version of her own voice that peered into her heart.

'You suck like hell.'

*BANG*

Reichel struck out with her fist behind her, only for it to hit the wooden wall behind her and leave a crack on it as well as a loud sound that sounded like a hammer hitting plywood.

She looked around behind her only for her own eyes to confirm that there was indeed only a wooden wall behind her.

'What was that...just now?' Reichel thought to herself as she scanned the room for any hidden presences, but found none.

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She was about to get up and remove her bandages, Until she suddenly heard the sound of boots making contact as they collided with the wooden floor.

'Somebody's coming!'

*KWAK* The door opened itself like someone was barging in, Making even Reichel startled. And the person who intruded upon her room was no other than...

"Lance Corporal, You're awake!" Second Sergeant von Habsburg, Reichel's direct superior in command.

'Although I don't think he'd be my superior anymore after I had the merit of capturing the enemy commander...' But considering how she didn't like to be called by her own name when her fellow soldiers do it, being called Lance Corporal was more than just Reichel's cup of tea.

"Yes, I'm awake." Reichel said as she gently smiled towards Wilhelm, which gave Wilhelm a chill on his spine. He remembered about the time when she was bitch-slapped by Maurius but eventually forgot what happend again when he noticed something peculiar.

"Lance Corporal, What happend to the wall? Your first action upon waking up from a 2 day sleep was to destroy military property?"

"..." Cold sweat started to drip down Reichel's bandage-covered forehead.

"I...thought I was still in battle." She decided to just lie through her teeth, since that would just make everything simpler.

"Ah..." Wilhelm understood where Reichel was getting at, Even Private Chlust...actually Lance Corporal Chlust now had nightmares just as he was recovering from his injuries from the past 2 days.

He only just remebered that even while Reichel was a natural-born soldier, she was also just a girl first and foremost. He couldn't help but be sorry for her who was sent to battle within her first month of volunteering as a soldier from Group D.

She was almost killed and driven to her limits when she went for the enemy commander in a single breath, That was no feat. She had captured the enemy commander while Wilhelm himself was drowning in his own terror for about an hour, after finally being driven to fight when he saw the corpse of his dear friend Veit with an arrow on his head, which terrified him even more.

Wilhelm considered himself lucky, By pure luck an arrow managed to go just between his thighs, avoiding his 'manly jewels'.

"2 days...Also what's that you're holding in your hand?" Reichel asked Wilhelm what he was holding in his right hand, Looking at it in anticipation.

Well it would make sense that she would look at it in anticipation, Since it was understandable that she would crave it after sleeping for 3 days.

It was food, Or more specifically mushroom stew made with some mushrooms that Wilhelm foraged inside the forest.

He foraged the mushrooms himself and gave them to the head cook as ingredients, and when the Head Chef, who had a very much favourable opinion of Reichel, made sure to put some extra finesse when he cooked everything.

'I'm pretty confident in my eye for mushrooms though.'

"Ah this? This is for you." Wilhelm handed the large bowl to Reichel, along with a spoon to help her consuming it.

She took the spoon and started taking large amounts of the soup, without actually giving regard for the high temperature. Wilhelm was a little bit worried at first but when he saw how Reichel was chugging down the soup without any problem he could only get used to it.