Chapter 21. Welcome (1)

Translator: Aura

Nadia was the one who ran the infirmary, and who lately was said to have seriously neglected her responsibilities.

However, Matthias had nothing against Nadia.

On the contrary, he envied her.

She had a quiet and pleasant job.

‘It would have been better to be a medical officer, why didn’t I think about it before?’

For some reason, she came to work early today.

Matthias, who was happy to see such commitment from her for the first time in quite a while, raised his hand and waved it as if she were a close friend.

“Hey! Medical Officer Nadia!”

“… Nadia?”

Lexion, who exuded murderous intent, immediately reacted to that name.

Matthias’ eyes widened. He had never been interested in others, much less his colleagues.

‘What the hell? Why did he have to greet me like we were close?’

“Uh, uh…”

With Lexion’s eyes on her, Nadia trembled like a little fish.

Matthias understood perfectly how she felt.

It had to be like running into a crazy dog in a dead end.

It would be difficult for someone as weak and meek as Nadia to deal with someone like Lexion.

‘I’ll have to help her.’

Worried, the deputy commander approached Nadia and whispered,

“Don’t worry, relax. He looks wild, but he doesn’t bite.”

‘… At least for now.’

But despite Matthias’ efforts, the woman’s eyes remained fixed on Lexion.

“Medical officer? Are you alright?”

He wondered if she didn’t take her eyes off him because of his disheveled appearance, but when he looked closely, that didn’t seem to be the case.

Nadia was horrified, as if she had encountered the grim reaper.

The deputy commander followed her gaze and made eye contact with Lexion. This time his murderous intent made him take a few steps back, so Lexion and Nadia were able to exchange glances without any obstruction.

He stared at Nadia for so long that Matthias found it strange. He had never seen them interact.

Lexion used to pay so much attention only to those that he wanted to beat them up.

“Sir, Sir, Sir Armada.”

“…?”

Nadia stammered, her eyes filled with tears. She could barely pronounce his name.

-Hic, Hic-

She was breathing heavily, a clear indication that she was uncomfortable.

“Medical officer?”

Matthias was about to speak to her when he realized that her reaction was more intense than he expected. However…

“Please, please spare me! For mercy’s sake, spare my life!”

Life. Life. Life…

Nadia screamed so loudly that it left an echo and ran away.

Matthias stared at the hem of her skirt that remained as an afterimage.

‘… Wait a second.’

He surveyed the commander for a moment, then opened his mouth,

“Commander, by any chance… do you also b*at women?”

“Shut up.”

‘I can’t believe he even b*ats women…’

It annoyed him, but he had to keep his mouth shut at his stern order.