Chapter 14

After turning off the screen, Major Peter stretched his body in his room in the central military area of ​​Alpenia. After some time, he finally realized that Major General Okhta, who was leaning near the door, was looking at him. After Major Peter noticed his presence, Major General Okhta greeted him.

"Looks like you're having fun with your new crew, huh, Peter. Don't they remind you of your old friends?"

"Major General Okhta, how long have you been there?"

Major General Okhta, who had been leaning against the door, finally decided to enter Major Peter's office and sit on a wooden chair there.

"Just a moment ago."

"Then why are you here, Major General?"

"I wanted to invite you to party again, but it looks like you've already partied, right? So I don't think you need to party again."

Major General Okhta spoke to Major Peter while looking around his desk which was full of plates and glasses left over from dinner.

"In addition, I would also like to congratulate you on the success of this mission."

"What do you mean, Major General Okhta? The success of this mission was also partly due to your help in asking the higher-ups so that we could get more troops to carry out our mission. In fact, if it weren't for you, we don't know whether this mission would be successful or not."

"You're too humble Peter, this all worked out because of the plan you prepared. As a result, from now on, even if Arther loses later, we don't need to be afraid of defeat in the near future."

"Yes, that's true, Major General. But actually I have a plan to prevent Arther from being destroyed by Newgenesia. Therefore, Major General, maybe I will ask for your help again in some time."

"You can always surprise me with all the plans you have in mind, Peter and of course I will always be ready to help you whenever you need help, Peter, but I hope not too often because that might be a little dangerous for my rank."

"Of course, Major General. I'll keep that in mind."

"I'm sure you won't remember that, Peter."

After saying this, Major General Okhta got up from his seat and started walking towards the door.

"Okay then Peter, I'll go first. Don't forget to lock your door at any time so that I or other more dangerous people don't come in. See you, Peter."

"Yes, see you, Major General."

After Peter said goodbye to Major General Okhta, Major General Okhta closed the door and left Major Peter in his room. Seeing the empty plates and glasses on his table, Major Peter decided to take the empty plates and glasses back to the military kitchen.

He arranged the plates and glasses in such a way that they were easy to carry and took his cane to get up from his seat. Then, he opened the door and took the empty plate from the room.

After taking the empty plates to the military kitchen, Major Peter returned to his room and locked the door. Then he sat in his chair and started writing. While he was writing on his computer, he remembered what Major General Okhta had said and spoke to himself.

"Well, they do remind me of my old subordinates, Major General. While I'm free, maybe I'll visit their graves tomorrow."

After establishing his plan, Major Peter continued writing it.

December 24, 2130, 18:45, Alpenia Central military region

Two soldiers were walking towards a camp amidst snowfall. They are named Thorn and Mark. Thorn started the conversation.

"Huuuh, it's so cold. Why do we have to fight at a time like this, don't people from Newgenesia also celebrate Christmas?"

"Well, even though we are at war, in reality we are fighting robots and not humans, so people from Newgenesia will definitely still experience Christmas this year. Yes, although there are also people in Alpenia who can still experience Christmas."

After walking for some time, they entered a camp. Inside, there were two soldiers who arrived first. The two soldiers were named Axel and Albert. The two of them were enjoying a bowl of warm soup near a stove which illuminated and warmed the entire camp from the cold temperature outside. Thorn informed Axel and Albert of the situation outside.

"It's very cold outside, if it takes too long I might die."

"Maybe you're overreacting, Thorn."

Mark replied to Thorn's words which were a little excessive. After entering, Thorn and Mark took bowls and put the soup into the bowls. Then they sat by the fire near Axel and Albert. The four of them enjoyed the soup together.

After spooning two spoonfuls of soup into his mouth, Thorn asked Axel.

"Axel, you didn't cook the soup given by the higher-ups, right?"

"Yes. I made the soup and Albert looked for the ingredients. However, actually I also mixed the soup from the higher-ups into here so that the quantity would be larger."

"I'm sorry I couldn't find a chicken, even though it's Christmas."

"I told you, didn't I Albert, don't apologize. Besides, it's already winter, it's hard to find high quality ingredients this season."

"Yes, that's right. Besides, Albert, this is the fault of the higher-ups who don't want to give us chickens at Christmas like this and it's also Newgenesia's fault of course for causing this war, so you don't need to apologize. Therefore, after this war is over, what will happen to you?" what if we eat chicken?"

"Of course, but if we really want to eat chicken right away, we have to be more active. Come on, cheer up!"

"Yes!"

They continued their meal. Before long, someone entered the camp.

"Hello everyone. Sorry for being late?"

The one who came was Peter before he was promoted to Major and he was still fine.

"Ah, the soon-to-be-promoted Captain is here."

"Hey, come on, don't make fun of me like that."

"Is that really a mockery?"

Everyone in the camp laughed again. Peter then took a bowl and put the soup into his bowl. After he finished pouring the soup into his bowl, Alberr told a story.

"We actually want to eat chicken after this is all over. Do you want to come, Peter?"

"Of course I will come. Even though I have been promoted, I will still consider you as my friends and besides, you still need someone to pay for your food, right?"

Hearing this, the five of them laughed and Thorn answered Peter's words.

"Don't be arrogant because you've been promoted, Peter. We can also pay ourselves with our money later when we eat chicken."

"But, as someone with the highest rank in the group, I will still treat you guys."

"You stubborn bastard."

Hahahahahahaha

Again there was laughter from everyone in the camp. After the five of them gathered, the five of them spent their time together in the camp while eating soup until bedtime arrived.