D-775 until discharge.

Today was the day I was scheduled to meet with the battalion commander! The day I would finally voice my request!

With a passage permit from my company commander in hand, I made my way to the 17th Company. Normally, the distance would have felt long, but knowing that I was heading there to obtain valuable information, my steps felt especially light.@@novelbin@@

Upon arriving at the 17th Company, I entered the battalion headquarters building and knocked on the battalion commander’s office door.

Knock, knock.

“Loyalty. This is Senior Private Salvia from 18th Company, Alpha Platoon. May I enter?”

“Ah, yes. Come in.”

As I opened the door and stepped inside, the battalion commander greeted me warmly from the sofa, his expression kind.

“Well, if it isn’t our Salvia. An outstanding soldier, indeed.”

He gestured for me to take a seat in front of him, so I carefully sat down. Compared to the infirmary bed, the sofa was unbelievably plush.

“Here, have a cup.”

I took a sip of the warm tea he offered and discreetly studied his face. Gray hair streaked with the weight of years, thick eyebrows that exuded charisma, deep-set eyes, and a scar along his jaw—likely from the aftermath of battle.

Among all the officers I had encountered in this unit, this newly appointed battalion commander was the one I found most likable.

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