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"After almost four months of training, I hope you've learned a lot, Mad Crow."

Smiling at my superior, I gave him a salute which he returned accordingly. I could feel the eyes of the soldiers from the field. They've thought that I had completely enlisted myself in the military after graduating high school. But in truth, my girlfriend's father just forced me to train here the whole summer. It was supposed to be a normal military summer program but he had another plan for me. He enrolled me in Basic Combat Training.

Aside from that, he introduced me to Captain Caldwell who taught me a lot about defense and security. At first, I thought he was just a strict old man due to his serious face but he was a teenage boy at heart. Although he gave me a hard time when it comes to training, he was so easy to get along with.

"Thanks to your torture, Captain. I've learned hard."

Captain Caldwell chuckled and tapped my arm. "That's what Dead Scythe wants you to do. I just couldn't believe that he wou