I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy Chapter 169

EP.169

Laura von Wehner.

No, now that she was Mrs. Jaeger, three men caught her eye.

They were soldiers dressed in black clothes reminiscent of crows, wearing black hats, black uniforms, black shoes, and silver-worked swords.

As soon as she saw them, the heart of 26-year-old Laura, who still had the delicate sensibility of a girl, tightened, and her eyes filled with tears that looked like they were about to pour out at any time.

This is because she, who has written hundreds of pages of death notices in her unique, correct handwriting, knows what it means when soldiers dressed like that come to her house.

However, as the wife of a great general named Peter Yeager and as a soldier of the Empire, she calmly appeared in front of them without blinking her eyes to prevent tears from flowing.

They were in a perfectly still posture, as if in a painting, and the man in the lead quietly lowered his head and opened his heavily closed mouth.

“Lieutenant Colonel Laura’s husband, Major General Peter Jaeger, commander of the 7th Division of the Reich Imperial Army, was killed while supporting the retreat of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Imperial Army on the Litzen Hill in Switzerland.”

From the moment she knew they were coming, she knew that they would deliver the news of the death of the man she loved so much.

So, I tried to hold on and act as resolute as possible as the wife of a great imperial general named Peter Yeager.

Even though Laura didn’t blink, she couldn’t hold back any more tears and a single tear began to roll down her cheek.

Her heart hurt so much, as if it was being squeezed and torn apart.

‘Ah ah’ comes out of my mouth. All I could do was make a sound, but no other sound could be made.

Seeing her like that, the man in the lead took the box from the soldiers behind him, opened it in front of her, showed it to her, and said,

“His Majesty the Emperor highly praised Major General Jaeger’s achievements and posthumously awarded him the rank of Marshal of the Imperial Army and the Diamond Cross of the Knight’s Sword…”

Laura could not understand what the man in front of her was saying.

It just felt like my mind was empty, and I could hear a humming sound inside.

And I thought.

‘Now you can’t hug your son Friedrich, whom His Majesty the Crown Prince has named? Are you not able to say thank you to me for working hard to give birth to that child? I will never be able to hear you say I love you in a warm voice again every morning. I was grateful that you, whom I admired the most, loved me and became my husband, and in that way, you became everything in my life. Does this mean I won’t be able to meet you again in the future?’

As my thoughts flowed like that, my husband’s warrior spirit, which had seemed unrealistic until just now, began to make sense little by little.

At the same time, the sadness, loneliness, pain, and sadness that flowed from my heart burst out like a river overflowing with flood.

Laura lost her strength and sat down, hitting the ground and crying.

“Why why! Would Deus allow you, the person who took the risk to save His Highness the Crown Prince and everyone else, to die in vain like this, the person who took the lead for the Empire? And why on earth did you give me the tragedy of living today without you…”

She cried, hitting the ground several times, but no matter how much she cried, the tears would not stop.

No matter how many times I hit the ground, I didn’t feel any pain in my hand.

At the same time, she woke up to the feeling of someone shaking her.

“Ma’am, ma’am! Are you okay? “Did you have a bad dream again?”

Hearing those words, Laura breathed a sigh of relief.

Because if what she experienced was a nightmare, her husband, Director Yeager, is alive.

Because of that relief, she didn’t even notice that she was sweating so much during the nightmare that her blanket and pillow were soaked.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. “I just had a bad dream, Nanny.”

As the saying goes, among those who say they are okay, none of them are really okay. Laura’s condition was naturally not good.

Because I had a nightmare, my body was drenched in cold sweat, and my eyes were slightly shaking because I was mentally unable to completely recover from the huge shock.

Three weeks ago, I received the name of my child born from the Crown Prince, and at the same time, I heard that Major General Peter Yeager was leading the 7th Division and was isolated on Richen Hill.

From then until now, she was under such mental pressure that she could not eat a proper meal, except for a little salty porridge or something down her throat every day.

As each day passed, her worries about her husband grew, and the mother’s body, which needed to recover her strength through postpartum care, was gradually becoming thinner.

“…… miss. You must have a strong mind. There was no notification of death. “I’m sure you’ll be back in good health soon.”

To those words, Laura once again felt the sadness welling up deep in her heart and answered with tears in her eyes.

“I know, Nanny. I’m sure the director is alive. From the moment I had him in my heart until now, the director has always worked miracles. I’m sure he’ll be back again this time with everyone in the 7th Division. But then again.”

“Yes ma’am.”

“It breaks my heart to think that the director could possibly pass away. I am afraid that I will never again hear you call my name and Laura in that kind voice. I’m so scared, I’m so scared, I’m going crazy. Would I be able to live if I had to live without Him? “Even if I don’t try to, I keep imagining things like that… It hurts so much.”

The nanny who, under the orders of the Marquis Venner, stayed by Laura’s side and helped her with postpartum care and looked after her mental state, heard this story dozens and hundreds of times.

So, I’m starting to get sick of it now, but every time I listen to it, I know her sadness and sadness, so every time I listen to it, it’s not something I’m used to and it breaks my heart.

Moreover, although the nanny was born into a family of low-ranking knights, she was the one who took care of her for decades.

Moreover, I could sympathize with her feelings.

As the nanny was trying to comfort Laura and give her strength, a maid’s voice was heard outside the door.

“Ma’am, the soldiers have arrived.”

At those words, Laura’s heart sank, or rather, she felt as if the sky was falling down on her…

“Please help me change the nanny’s clothes.”

“Yes, Miss.”

She quickly changed her clothes, determined to accept whatever the outcome.

**

When Laura came out the door, there were three men standing there wearing the same clothes she had seen in her dream.

However, while the expressions of the men she saw in her dream were completely frozen, the expressions of the people in front of Laura now were relatively bright.

In other words, their bright expressions were proof that Laura’s husband, Major General Jaeger, was alive, so contrary to what she had seen in her dream, her heart was filled with joy.

Naturally, a bright smile appeared on her face, so bright that it could not be said that she was someone who had been immersed in endless sadness.

“Are you Lieutenant Colonel Laura von Vener, the wife of Major General Peter Jaeger, commander of the Imperial Army’s 7th Division?”

It was a very formal confirmation process, but even this process felt very welcoming and friendly to her now.

Is that why? She was so happy that she responded by grabbing the hand of a younger officer lower in rank than her and shaking it.

“That’s right, I’m Laura von Venner.”

“Director Yeager’s lecture has just ended. According to His Majesty’s orders, I will briefly tell you about his achievements.”

Laura was so happy at those words that she nodded her head loudly with tears in her eyes, and the officer delivering the news made an effort to convey the achievement in a calm voice.

In the process, no matter how much he tried to save the crown prince and his soldiers, he was worried about the major general who had been fighting at the forefront of the hill for over a month, and his eyes sparkled when he heard that he had cut down and killed over hundreds of enemies.

On the way back, when I heard that Lieutenant Colonel Kergit had carried her on a horse, I felt sorry for the major general who was exhausted from fighting so fiercely that he could not even ride a horse, but at the same time, I also felt that I did not want to entrust my body to another woman.

And finally, when he arrived at Castle Dolfino, he was lying in a hospital bed recovering and was relieved to hear that he was recovering his physical strength smoothly, and he thought that he wanted to rush over and nurse him even now.

But anyway, what was important to Laura now was that Director Jaeger came back alive.

After listening to it all, she sat down and started crying, just like she had in her dream.

But now, unlike in the nightmare, he was crying out of excitement that Director Jaeger, whom he loved the most, had come back alive.

Laura felt so grateful that she could cry with such joy.

Also, the young officer read the mood, handed over the sealed scroll containing the details of the award to a nearby servant, and quietly left.

And that night, Laura thought as she looked back at the details of Director Jaeger’s exploits and the records of what happened along the way.

‘I feel jealous and nervous that there’s another woman next to you and I feel like I want to have it all to myself. ‘Because I don’t think I can protect you anymore by myself.’

At the same time, she whispered that she did not want to lose the man she loved the most, even in her dreams.

“I think you should have two women by your side who love you so much that only you don’t know. Because those two people like Director Jaeger just like me. “It’s not that I’m not jealous, but it’s much better than having you leave me forever.”

 

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