Yo.

How could he do that? If I sneaked over there, they would know, right? This was probably the princes place.

Was there something in that tower, or someone locked in there, or a trap?

Hey! Are you even listening to me?

A loud voice suddenly brought me back to my senses.

A large mans face appeared in front of me. What a stern looking face. Happiness would flee from him if he kept wrinkling his brow like that.

Youve been dawdling for a while now. If youre not going to do anything, you should go back to your mother.

I can agree with that. I also wouldnt want someone who was unmotivated. One lazy person could upset the discipline at once.

Im sorry, sir!

I bowed my head deeply, my voice strained. Yes, I must do my best here. I will definitely rise to the top.

The mans eyes widened, as if he didnt expect me to apologize honestly. The surrounding soldiers also froze.

Whats your name, rookie?

Ria.

My name is Marius, Reid Marius. Im the captain of this squad.

This squad?

You dont even know what squad youre in, and youre here?

Captain Marius looked dumbfounded.

I was suddenly thrown in here by Victor. He didnt explain anything about all this.

Look, this is Prince Victors special unit. All the soldiers in the world are dying to join this unit. And somehow the prince threw this poor kid in here with no experience. I dont know what the hell hes thinking.

I just have to stay here on my own merits, dont I?

The air froze at my words.

Captain Marius tightened his face. Ah, I think I offended him. It wasnt like I was going to get any villainess points for pissing off people by dressing up as something other than a lady.

Youre right, rookie.

Thinking about it, this might be the first time I talked to the captain like this. I didnt have much to do with the soldiers in Duelkis.

You, do two hundred push-ups right now.

Eh?

Thats it? Two hundred push-ups? Thats not a punishment at all, is it?

I wonder if I should tell him A thousand push-ups would be a better punishment.

Youre freaking me out.

The captain is also a jerk, forcing him to do 200 push-ups right now, right after he arrived.

I bet he wont last a week.

No, three days.

I think hell only last a day.

One by one, the soldiers spoke.

Its getting shorter and shorter. I wonder how gutless they thought I was. Not that Im being rude about it, by the way.

If I fail, do I have to start all over again?

Hey, youre getting carried away, rookie.

Two hundred times?

A short man with cream-colored hair tried to stop Captain Marius, but I interrupted him.

He was probably the second-in-command, to be able to say that to the captain. Hes slimmer than the captain, but he has good muscles.

The funny thing was, no matter how hard I tried, I couldnt build any muscle at all, which made me jealous of them.

Hey, dont get too excited about it, either.

The short-haired man cautions me.

He wouldnt increase the number of times I had to do the push-ups if I didnt agitate him. Two hundred times isnt a penalty at all.

Thats fun. Then do five hundred push-ups in a row.

Okay.

I then put my hands on the floor and got into a push-up position.

Also, use proper honorifics.

I heard Captain Marius say from above.

Understood, sir.

I said and began to do push-ups on the spot.