Chapter 300: Hatred.

"Come in", A slightly annoyed woman's voice shouted from the other side of the door, sounding like they had interrupted her from having a nice quiet night in. But this was the military, and there isn't a single nice that will be nice when surrounded by soldiers.

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Jake looked at Haru with a bit of hesitation before Haru put down his bags, stepped forward, and pushed open the door. A warm yellow light shone out into the corridor, followed by heat as a fire made out of magic flickered in the centre of the room.

'They use fire magic to heat rooms here?' Haru thought as he saw the flame. It seemed like an intelligent thing to do, but it didn't really apply to him since he lost the ability to feel the cold, but he thought that it would be helpful for other soldiers.

He entered the room to see that it was just a single bedroom. But unlike a regular soldiers room, it was equipped with a television and a couch along with a private bathroom. That was the privilege that an officer was given.

"Huh? Private Kitagawa. What brings you to my bedroom this late at night? You know that there are people here who like to spread rumours. If anyone saw you come here, then it could be bad for the both of us." Captain Liegan was sitting at the edge of her bed, polishing her boots for the morning as she tried to tease Haru a little. But he wasn't in the mood to deal with such things.

"Major Samson asked me to bring you a letter, ma'am," Haru stated bluntly before stomping his foot against the ground and putting his hands behind his back to stand at attention.

'He seems different from before. I thought that it would be fun to have another body enhancing mage around here. But it seems like he isn't a rule breaker like myself. Boring…' Captain Liegan thought as she looked up at Haru to see that he was entirely focused on handing her the letter.

"Just leave it on the table and get going already." Captain Liegan sighed before going back to polishing her boots.

"Yes, ma'am," Haru replied and then put the letter on the desk before turning to walk away.

"Oh, that reminds me. Did Major Samson ask you if you wanted to be a combat instructor? I could use some help training the other batch of newbies." Captain Liegan asked.

"Yes, ma'am, but I turned him down. I don't think it's right for the other soldiers to take instructions from me. I just arrived here today, so I don't want to step on anyone's toes." Haru said calmly as he turned to look at her.

'Thank god, I thought that he was going to be one of those idiots that think that they have to follow every order. I hate people like that. But it seems like he is just trying to make a good impression with everyone, so he doesn't cause any trouble.' Captain Liegan sighed in relief as she realised why he was acting so tense.

"Well, it wasn't a request. It's an order, so meet me on the beech behind the base in the morning. You will teach them whether you like it or not. Do you understand me?" Captain Liegan decided that the most efficient way to get him to do what she wanted was to use her authority as a captain to order him to do it.

"Yes, ma'am," Haru said in a frustrated tone as he was still standing by the door at attention.

"Good, I'm glad we understand each other now. Leave. Go back to your room and sleep. You're going to need your strength for the morning." Captain Liegan demanded as Haru felt himself getting a little more annoyed.

'The whole point of trying to be respectful is to make sure they are respectful to me. But why did it seem like she respected me more when I didn't show respect to her?' Haru bit his tongue before leaving the room without so much as another word.

"Now I can see why no one likes her." Were the first words out of Haru's mouth as he walked outside to see Jake waiting for him in the corridor once again.

"Why what happened?" Jake asked, concerned about what had happened to get him so wound up.

"She just used her authority to get me to do something that I didn't want to," Haru responded with a frown before picking up both of his bags.

"Wait. You're telling me that she used her authority to molest you?!" Jake asked, outraged by what Haru had just told him, but he couldn't farther off the mark if he tried.

Haru stared at him for a moment and wondered what kind of sick thoughts ran through Jake's head to come to a collision like that.

"You have a strange imagination. Did I ever tell you that?" Haru asked with a confused expression.

"No, you didn't, but I get told that a lot, actually." Jake boasted as Haru stared at him for a few more seconds before bursting into a fit of laughter. Jake joined in, too, but he laughed a little more nervously since he didn't know what was funny.

"You thought that she molested me? What the fuck is wrong with you?" Haru asked through his laughter that had now disturbed Captain Liegan, and she came running to the door.

"Can you two clear off already. You're too loud. Go!" She shouted as both Jake and Haru turned to look at her standing in the doorway.

As soon as Haru saw her, though, he started laughing. Jake had made him imagine her trying to molest him, and the thought of it brought tears to his eyes.

"Haru, Shh, Come on quick." Jake panicked as he saw her and rushed Haru down the corridor. But to his surprise, there was no further action from her.

"What did she actually do to you if it wasn't something like that?" Jake asked, still unsure of what happened. He thought that he made a pretty good guess but judging from Haru's reaction. It was something completely different.

"She just ordered me to be an instructor for her combat classes. Major Samson asked me to do it, but I declined because I wanted to be lazy and enjoy the freedom here. But when I spoke to her just now and told her that I said no to the Major.

She ordered me to do it. I didn't even get a chance to refuse. I thought that she was nice since she helped us out earlier, but that woman is evil." Haru said with a serious tone to his voice.

"You're such an idiot. I thought that something serious happened, but it turns out that she just wanted you to teach people how to fight. Please don't make me worry like that again. I might have a heart attack." Jake laughed at Haru's reaction.

"What? You're not on my side?" Haru was shocked by Jake's reaction. Usually, he would suggest something drastic to get out of things like this, but it seemed like he had nothing in mind.

"Of course, I'm not taking your side. As you said, that woman is evil. I don't want to be caught up in something just because you want to be lazy. And besides, If you taught people how to fight, then it would benefit everyone." Jake patted Haru's shoulder before walking past him.

"Follow me. There's an empty bunk in my room. You can have that." Jake called out as he made his way down the corridor without Haru.

'That little brat.' Haru thought to himself as Jake carried on walking. He sighed before following behind him until they made it back to the room.

Jake opened the door to the sound of chattering as a dozen or so soldiers sat in the room talking to each other. Some of them were throwing balls to each other over the heads of the people who were seated. But one person sat in the corner alone, playing with a purple flame.

The room fell silent for a second as Jake and Haru both entered the room before starting right back up. They probably thought that it was one of the officers coming into the room to tell them to shut up. But as they saw Jake, they carried on talking.

"Just over there in the far corner." Jake pointed before sitting down on the edge of the bed closest to the door and beginning to get undressed into shorts and a t-shirt, all the while Haru was still holding his bags. He then walked over to the bed that Jake had pointed at and put them down on the mattress.

"Black magic, huh? It's been a while since I have seen that." Haru commented to the man who was playing with purple flame before opening the metal locker next to the bed and beginning to fill it with his belongings.

"What do you know about black magic?" The man asked as he turned to look at Haru with dark circles around his eyes.

"Not much, Just it takes someone with strong will power to use it to its full potential. Your mind has to be full of hate even to conjure a simple spell." Haru said with a smile as he pulled out his trousers and folded them.

"Exactly, now don't talk to me, newbie. Before I show you how much hatred is in my mind." The man said with a cold harshness to his voice as Haru just shrugged his shoulders and carried on with what he was doing.