I Became a Captain of the British Empire

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England, London.

“… With the above, we will finish all the awarding ceremonies.”

A thunderous applause echoed through the hall. He saluted the Home Fleet commander, Admiral Kelly, who had awarded him the medal, and trudged down the podium.

As much as it was a place I didn’t want to come to, I couldn’t laugh even if I tried to.

Because the expected event will happen soon.

“For His Majesty the King! And to his faithful servant, the Royal Navy, cheers!”

“Cheers!”

It is a banquet hall. I’m already sick to my stomach.

“Commander, are you okay?”

Kirk, neatly ironed in his sailor uniform, approaches and asks. He waved his hand and replied.

“No big deal. I just want to get out quickly.”

“It’s not possible! How many people have decided to talk… .”

“Hey you bastard! What did you do without getting rid of all that?”

“How do you dismiss a request for the 1st Navy Police?”

This is the problem. Anyway, now that I’ve come this far, I can’t help it. I moved on, expecting that it would pass quietly as if nothing had happened.

But contrary to those expectations, what I see is the crowds filling the party room…

“Hey, is this Commodore Lewis?”

“It’s Brigadier General Lewis!”

“Nice to meet you, Brigadier.”

… It was a lot of interest.

“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. But what about… .”

“I wanted to meet you once! Aren’t you the master general who devastated the eastern United States?”

“Can you tell me a little bit about the operation?”

what the heck is this?

“well. I’m not sure. Because it’s not that great… .”

“You are so humble. I respect you.”

“Commander Lewis! Please look here for a second!”

Click – The camera flash flashes. Before long, the photojournalist smiles while showing white teeth. no, what the hell is going on?

“I’m sorry. I have something to go to… .”

“I heard the story of the Battle of Florida Strait! You unilaterally destroyed two super dreadnoughts… Can you tell us a little about that time?”

No, I only caught two old-fashioned battleships… ?

“I heard that you destroyed an aircraft carrier with a single stroke. How the hell did you beat the Lexington class?”

I didn’t catch you, you idiots.

Anyone who sees it will think I drove the space battleship Repulse.

“Hey, I have something urgent to do, but… .”

“Brigadier General Lewis! You’ve been here! Do you remember me?”

“yes? Ah yes… .”

“What if I don’t know the seniors of the military academy? hahahaha! I took good care of it, so… .”

“Nice to meet you, Brigadier! Royal Air Force Major General Philip M. Jason!”

“Look. Didn’t I talk to you first?”

“uh? Brigadier? Lieutenant, right? I wanted to meet you!”

“Hey, I have a place to go… .”

damn it

want to go home. I want to go home furiously. I want to break through the front door of Repulse and lie down on the bed in the captain’s room. That’s why I said I was going to Liverpool…

Even while expressions were crumpled out of control, crowds of people continued to gather. I don’t know who is who now. Only the hand trying to mix the words somehow covers the eyes.

“Brigadier General Lewis!”

“brigadier general!”

“Samuel D. Lewis!”

“Look, flyer leader!”

“Aww! stop! stop!”

In the end, I couldn’t stand it and ran away with my back turned. A panicked voice seemed to pierce the back of his head.

“Why are you all giving only to me? Why!”

I squeezed through the countless crowds and barely escaped toward the garden. He sighed and raised his head. The night sky over London was nothing but a black curtain, as if all the stars had been brought down to the ground.

“Good job.”

Someone came up and handed me a wine glass.

familiar face. 1st Naval Police, Admiral Fields.

“Looks like you went well yesterday.”

“… thank you.”

After receiving the glass, the admiral slowly walked beside me and looked up at the sky.

“The sky in London is always like this. But it’s good that there’s no fog today.”

Looking at the pitch-black sky, he fell silent for a moment as if lost in thought.

“Sometimes I envy friends who go out to the field like you.”

Well, is it like that?

Jewel, I thought the same thing when I saw the melting Milky Way. It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t moved by the seemingly endless sea no matter how hard I ran.

But what I saw on the battlefield was not just a landscape.

“The medal suits you.”

The admiral lowered his head and said, looking at the shiny medal attached to my conquest.

Distinguished Service Order, abbreviated DSO. It is similar to the Korean martial arts medal.

“I think it is still too much for me.”

“Don’t talk like that. There is no other person in the Royal Navy who is worthy of a decoration other than you.”

deserve it

I turned my head for a moment to hide my mischievous laugh.

That’s absurd.

“My major is more widely known than I thought.”

“Isn’t it fun? It’s just a bit of exaggeration mixed with facts.”

“If anyone sees it, they’ll think I’m the commander of Task Force H.”

“It is not entirely false. Most of the criminal convictions were made by you.”

Having said that, Admiral Fields took a sip of his glass and turned his head.

It is true if you look at the past itself. However, that is because the main unit has tied up the main force of the US Navy well. It would have been impossible for me to comfortably sweep the southeast of the United States if I hadn’t tied the feet of the US main fleet through constant power reconnaissance and skirmishes.

I just put a spoon on it.

“Aren’t you worried about the aftermath of overvaluation?”

“Right now, we need a hero. Probation comes next.”

He turned around and spoke.

“Isn’t it said that a seat makes a person? Admiral Lewis.”

In front of him raising the corner of his mouth, I answered calmly.

“I am still a brigadier general.”

“Not yet, I mean.”

Admiral Fields trudged behind me and beckoned me to follow him.

“There is one person I should introduce you to.”

In a secluded part of the garden, in an eerie place where no one’s eyes would reach, he stopped. Soon, a huge figure appears from the shadows.

“Greetings, Minister.”

I couldn’t help but open my mouth.

“Nice to meet you, Brigadier General Samuel D. Lewis.”

Head of the WWII wartime cabinet in original history, current Secretary of the Navy.

… And the protagonist of Operation Gallipoli.

“I wanted to meet you once.”

Winston Churchill.

A celebrity that everyone has heard of at least once appeared before my eyes.

He nodded awkwardly.

Damn, to meet you in a place like this.

He turned his head to look at Admiral Fields and whispered.

“Are you okay?”

“You spoke well yesterday. Just a few words, so don’t worry too much.”

I don’t think it’s just a few words.

“Aren’t I by your side?”

Admiral shrugged.

I’m sorry, but I wasn’t relieved at all.

The opponent is the opponent, but there is no rule.

“I heard about the performance of the Atlantic. Exactly what Beatty said.”

Beatty? Admiral of the famous Battle of Jutland? were you still alive Hearing the familiar name, he wanted to ask more questions, but seeing Churchill’s face dispelled all such thoughts.

When I hesitated and kept my mouth shut, he spoke first.

“You must have heard the order to go to Germany. It must be embarrassing, but I also feel sorry for giving such an order out of the blue.”

Ah yes. I bet it is.

As we stood at attention and listened with one ear, Admiral Fields added:

“The Minister thinks of you as a trump card sent to the Kaiser.”

“A secret demand?”

My eyes blinked spontaneously.

A feeling of uneasiness creeps up. This nobleman is a trump card. Are you going to send me to Gallipoli?

Receiving the words of the admiral, Churchill opens his mouth again.

“You are a rising star in our Royal Navy. An unapologetic master who traveled all over the coast of the United States. You could say that’s a slogan to promote you.”

“The leading talents are dispatched directly to Germany. This is one message we are sending to the German Empire.”

Two people talking alternately. It’s pretty close to the kill. Is it because we worked together? Anyway, I think you know roughly what I’m talking about.

“Then am I going on diplomatic business?”

But Admiral Fields smiled and shook his head lightly.

“Diplomats have to be diplomats. You just have to look at the duty as the presiding military officer. Not much to do. It just needs to be there.”

what is that again Not even a figure.

I can’t understand.

“I am an officer in command of a battleship. There is no reason to be here.”

If this was something I needed, I could understand. But I don’t think it’s a bit of a stretch to leave a battlefield where one touch is urgent because of a message you don’t know what it is.

It was time to raise my voice like that.

“… I’ll be out tomorrow, but I’ll let you know in advance.”

Admiral Fields quietly looked around beside me. Confirming that he had no ears to hear, he whispered with a sigh.

“Just yesterday, two of our new battlecruisers bombarded Panama.”

The words rang in my head. Forgetting to be formal, I shook my shoulders in surprise.

“Invincible class… You mean?”

The admiral nodded with a hard face.

“There was a pursuit by one of their battlecruisers, but they were easily destroyed and are now on their way back to Bermuda. This will keep the canal out of use for at least a week.”

It was a refreshing shock. At the same time, I felt something strange. Even the battlecruisers we couldn’t capture were mentioned as ‘simply’ subdued.

“Thanks to you. Because you cleared the South, there were no troops to block the Caribbean.”

As if comforting, the admiral patted him on the shoulder and finished his speech.

What should I say? I just don’t know. It’s not that I’m not angry, but… Right now, it was just a blank mind.

Anyway, so what does that have to do with me going to the presiding officer?

I asked the admiral again.

“So why am I going?”

“For the time being, the frontlines will enter a lull.”

It will. Since the United States cannot bring naval control, it cannot advance further, and South Korea does not have the capacity to land and drive out the US forces. At best, it’s just a defensive battle.

“They haven’t been able to rally public opinion yet. But we can’t afford to push the wire either. In short, now is the most important time.”

“We need reinforcements, Louis.”

Following Admiral Fields, Churchill opened his mouth. He said, shooting at me the sharp eyes he had only seen in pictures.

“Your presence should be our selling point. We have a secret plan that won’t lose the war. You must be the proof.”

I honestly don’t know yet. Anyway, politically, I’m such a meaningful person… Well, if that’s the case, there’s nothing you can do about it.

“We will contact you within a week for departure. You’d better get some rest until then.”

Churchill, who had finished talking one-sidedly, eventually turned his head away, leaving a somewhat incomprehensible gaze.

“Then let’s enjoy the party. Oh, and… .”

He stopped on his way and turned around for a moment and chin towards me.

Are you still missing something?

“I am still watching you. By all means, I hope you will achieve satisfactory results in Germany.”

It’s ridiculous.

I think Churchill is right. just amazing

As I lowered my head, the sound of footsteps grew farther and farther away.

“I’m sorry. Never mind. I’ll take care of this, so you don’t have to worry.”

After saying that, Admiral Field coughed up a difficult cough, patted me on the back, and disappeared. Waiting for the popularity to disappear, I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.

“Go to Gallipolina, you bastard.”

When I woke up, the wine glass was empty.

* * *

Department of War, Washington, DC, USA.

U.S. Navy chief of staff Frett lowered his head. Not only that, but most of the generals sitting around were like that. Everyone sitting around the desk in the long conference room had a shadow engraved on their face.

“so… .”

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President Hoover, who had the highest seat at the end of the table and a pile of papers in his hand, looked around the crowd with dark circles in his eyes.

“Do you have any comments on this armistice proposal?”

At a meeting of all the high-ranking generals of the United States, Hoover thus began the meeting.