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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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Dana woke up much earlier than usual, put on her uniform perfectly, and fussed in front of the mirror for a long time, checking herself out from every angle. She even put on makeup and dabbed on perfume to flaunt her femininity.
If only her chest and height were just a little bit bigger!
Dana felt particularly self-conscious about it today. But what could she do? She was born this way.
Of course, if she threw enough money at it, her breasts and height could be enhanced, but Knights were required to have physical augmentations implanted, so such surgeries were out of the question. Even if that weren’t the case, if she spent a fortune on breast and height surgery, her immediate senior, Louis, would jump up and down and make a huge fuss. he’d rant about how a Knight shouldn’t be concerned with such superficial, common things.
Anyway, for whatever reason, Dana had completely given up on the idea of surgery. Who knew she’d yearn for it so desperately the moment she saw Karl? Of course, even if she wanted to, it wouldn’t be possible.
After finishing her preparations, Dana left her quarters. The sepia-carpeted hallway was lined with doors identical to hers, differing only in their numbers. It seemed she was the first to arrive at work today.
She repeated her junior colleague Karl’s room number over and over.
“21, 21….”
Dana walked down the stairs and headed to room 21 on the second floor.
Ah, found it.
Standing in front of the tightly closed, motionless door, she checked her wristwatch and took a deep breath. He should be almost finished getting ready by now.
Knock, knock, knock.
She could have used the doorbell, but that might disturb the other rooms.
After waiting a while with no response, Dana knocked again. Finally, the door swung open, and someone emerged.
“Good morni—!”
—!
Karl, shirtless with a towel wrapped around his head, saw his senior officer standing there so early in the morning and asked what brought her by.
“Oh, uh, well, uh, today’s your, first day, so I, just, thought, we could, go, together.”
Dana couldn’t meet his eyes and kept glancing around nervously. Karl casually gestured her inside, saying, “Please, come in.”
“Oh, uh? No, it’s okay. I can wait outside.”
“No, please. Just wait inside for a moment; I’ll be finished soon.”
The pink-haired woman, flustered, continued to refuse before finally giving in and stepping inside, lest someone else misunderstand the situation.
Unexpectedly finding herself in a man’s room for the first time, her steps were awkward.
“Would you like some coffee while you wait?”
“Oh, no, it’s okay. You hurry up.”
Dana went to the sofa and sat demurely, like a newlywed bride. She couldn’t get the image of his bare chest out of her mind. Her face and body flushed, and her heart pounded relentlessly.
She’d seen countless naked men while working in the KIMU unit, but Karl’s sculpted physique was entirely different. Not only was his face outrageously handsome, but his body was fantastic too!
“I’m finished.”
Karl emerged from the bedroom, impeccably dressed in his uniform. He looked fantastic, so much so that Dana was momentarily speechless.
“Oh, uh, you are? …Then let’s go quickly. It’s customary for new recruits to arrive a bit earlier than the official start time.”
“Yes, I understand.”
And so, the two of them arrived at the office early in the morning and sat at their desks. Dana summoned an android to bring them coffee.
“There’s not much to worry about. Just this much… Oh, and try not to touch the Captain’s desk. She cleans it herself. You know what I mean?”
“Ah, yes.”
“She’s a bit sensitive about that.”
Dana recalled her own past mistake, made out of over-eagerness long ago. Time had flown by, and now it was her turn to mentor a junior officer. And such a fantastically handsome one at that!
“So, what kind of work do we do?”
“Ah, good question!”
The pink-haired woman cleared her throat, trying to appear dignified. It looked a bit comical, given that she barely reached Karl’s shoulder, but he didn’t react. He didn’t want to risk laughing and having her accuse him of disrespect.
“The KIMU unit handles things like investigating corruption within the Imperial Army and the nobility, taking down space pirates, apprehending violent criminals and deserters… Basically, we handle what the regular police can’t. We deal with more complex matters.”
Dana’s face held unconcealed pride. It was understandable; once you’ve tasted the power of commanding others with a snap of your fingers, it’s hard to forget. After all, wasn’t that absolute power the reason most people became Knights in the first place? In this area, no one was as successful as Knights… Of course, things were different on a starship.
In any case, Dana repeatedly emphasized the KIMU unit’s unique characteristics. While it was true that it wasn’t as popular as the combat or escort units, that didn’t mean it was a bad assignment.
“Then why isn’t it popular?”
“…Well…”
“Is it because there’s a lot of tedious work?”
Hitting the nail on the head so bluntly startled Dana. She quickly glanced around. Fortunately, no one else was within earshot.
“Don’t say things like that in front of the other seniors. Got it?”
Karl chuckled.
“Yes, I’ll be careful.”
Dana decided that this handsome junior officer was bolder than she’d thought. To so casually call the work tedious…
…Honestly, he wasn’t wrong, but there were things one should tactfully pretend not to notice.
Just then, someone beeped a keycard and opened the door. It was Captain Karen of the KIMU unit.
Upon seeing the Captain, Dana snapped to attention and saluted crisply and loudly. Karl saluted beside her.
“Officer, you’ve arrived!”
“Oh, yes. Dana, Karl. Good morning.”
The officer, upon arrival, went straight to her desk and began working. Dana put a finger to her lips, as if to signal silence, and then went to her own desk.
Soon, busty Ellie and braggart Louis arrived, and the officer announced the morning meeting.
“We’ll have the morning meeting in 10 minutes, so everyone get ready.”
“Yes, Officer.”
Karl was already quite proficient using the office program Dana had shown him. He hadn’t touched it for a long time because he’d been on the run, but after years as a knight, this was nothing.
Let’s see…
She briefly reviewed the agenda for today’s meeting. The topics were corruption within the upper ranks of the Arcmancina planetary headquarters and the frequent appearances of space pirates.
Space pirates were a common occurrence on fringe planets, so he was used to that, but the corruption of the higher-ups was a bit more interesting. …Having witnessed countless instances of corruption within the Empire during his time as a knight, he was curious about the scale of the corruption on this backwater planet, Arcmancina.
Dana took Karl to the meeting room before the meeting time and set up the table. The office android seemed accustomed to this task; its coffee-making skills were exceptional.
Soon, the Security Bureau personnel gathered in the meeting room, and the meeting officially began.
“Let’s begin.”
Officer Karen started by addressing the corruption issue. Since the target was someone within the headquarters, the Security Bureau was handling the matter quite discreetly. However, the opponent had covered their tracks so cleverly that they hadn’t been able to find the ringleader easily.
The problem was the money trail. Where had that vast sum of money gone? Despite their thorough digital searches, they couldn’t find any trace, and they had been spinning their wheels for months.
Karl had a hunch, but a rookie on his first day couldn’t disrupt this sacred meeting time, so he kept quiet.
The corruption issue was temporarily put aside, and they moved on to the space pirate problem.
“They’re too aware of headquarters’ movements. They’re evading us every time. The prevailing theory is that we have a spy on the inside.”
Then, the amiable, busty woman cautiously spoke.
“Then shouldn’t we conduct a full investigation?”
“Yes, a full investigation is scheduled soon. Of course, ostensibly for a different reason. …However, if it were that easy to catch them, they wouldn’t have planted a spy or created an inside contact in the first place. We’ll conduct the investigation, but I think the chances of finding them are low.”
“Then what do we do?”
“We have to catch the pirates somehow. And interrogate them to get information. For now, I think that’s the best method….”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Since there was no further ground to cover on the pirate issue, it was concluded. After the two major topics were finished, a few minor issues were lightly discussed, and the meeting was adjourned.
As they left the meeting room, Dana quietly whispered to Karl, asking how he found it.
“It was interesting.”
“Really? That’s good…. But, uh, don’t say ‘interesting’ to the senior officers. Okay? You’ll get in trouble.”
“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”
“You can be honest with me. I won’t scold you.”
Pink-haired Dana spoke as if she were the kindest and best senior officer in the world.
They each returned to their desks, and not long after, the emergency lights suddenly began flashing and buzzing. It was a dispatch signal.
Ah…
Today’s duty fell to busty Ellie. As soon as she saw the signal, she prepared for dispatch and went to the officer. Karen told her to take Karl along since he needed dispatch experience.
“Karl, prepare for dispatch.”
Karl, receiving the dispatch order, gathered his equipment with Dana’s help and followed Ellie out of the office.
“You don’t have to be too nervous. Just do as I say. Got it?”
“Yes, Senior Officer.”
The two took the elevator down to the basement and boarded a dispatch vehicle. Normally, the junior officer would drive, but the kind and gentle Ellie wouldn’t make Karl, who was still unfamiliar with the area, drive.
As the engine started, the car connected to headquarters’ command and control center.
“Give us the dispatch location.”
[Understood.]
The opaque windshield became transparent, and directional arrows appeared on it. The car moved smoothly and went straight up to the surface. It passed through the heavily guarded main gate and left the headquarters.
As soon as they exited the main gate, Ellie switched the driving from manual to automatic. Karl, who had been stealthily admiring her amazing breasts, naturally raised his gaze and looked at his senior officer with a smile.
“Usually, dispatches are related to military matters. The police typically handle problems involving civilians. Anything above that, we handle.”
Of course, Karl already knew this, but he didn’t forget to act as if he were hearing it for the first time. …Playing the rookie was more fun than he expected.
“Ask me anything you’re curious about. It’s customary to learn pretty much everything during the training period.”
Karl momentarily resisted the urge to ask what color her nipples were. Even for him, asking about nipple color on his first day would be a bit much. He’d wait until they were a little closer….
“Yes, I understand. I’ll ask if I have any questions.”
“…Okay. Karl, you’re so energetic, it’s great. Let’s do our best.”
“Yes.”
Honestly, Ellie was too gentle for a 5-year veteran knight. …It wasn’t usually like this. Karl couldn’t yet tell if it was her innate nature or extreme mental discipline.
Of course, either way, it meant she was no ordinary person. The former was scary in its own way, and the latter was scary in another way.
In Karl’s experience, there were many people who hid a terrifying true nature behind a constantly smiling mask.
…He wondered what was hidden behind this busty woman’s mask.
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