I, who was eager to retire, became an Imperial General.

Chapter 72: Warrant Officer John is a role model for Imperial soldiers!

Relying on the flying ability of the magic bag, combined with the absolute power of the magic soldiers, and knowing the specific situation inside Bahamut.

John then led his 14th squad members to infiltrate the Baron's castle, where they easily arrested Micah Hardman.

Through the other party, they issued a surrender order to the garrison in the town of Bahamut.

The soldiers under the Baron, already terrified by the attack led by Leia's troops yesterday, did not put up any resistance.

Instead, after surrendering his weapons, he obediently put his hands behind his head and, under the arrangement of the Imperial troops, walked into the prison in the town of Bahamut together with Baron Micah, who, even after being arrested, maintained his proud expression and did not lose his noble demeanor.

Therefore, in less than an hour, John had raised the Imperial Army's flag in the center of Bahamut without firing a shot and informed the town's residents of the matter.

Although he knew the change of faction would make the town's residents feel uneasy, he felt it was not a good time to give a public speech, given the late hour.

Furthermore, John was unsure whether the resourceful Morning Star had left any contingency plans in the town, and that gathering the townspeople to announce the matter at this time could very well lead to an attack.

Therefore, for safety reasons, John decided to sleep in the 'simple' baron's mansion for the time being and consider the next matter after daybreak.

John thought that as a young man of the 21st century, he had seen a lot of things on the internet.

The grandeur of a mere baron's castle was hardly enough to impress someone as worldly-wise as myself.

But when he actually stepped into the magnificent castle hall and saw the numerous gold sculptures hanging on the walls as decorations, as well as the classical aesthetic style that could only be accumulated through hundreds of years of historical sedimentation, he was deeply moved.

He instantly realized that he had underestimated the word "noble".

Looking at the exquisite reliefs on the wall that seem to record the history of the Hardman family, and feeling the impact of the bright colors that fill the Baroque architectural style.

This palatial scene, which he had only been able to see through the internet in his previous life, left John momentarily stunned.

But after regaining his composure, and noticing Sergeant Wendy's questioning gaze beside him, he stubbornly maintained a disdainful demeanor, and somewhat angrily rebuked her:
"Corruption, utter corruption! A mere baron, yet he lives such a luxurious life. Just from his damned decorating style, I can already tell how hard life the residents of Bahamut live!"

"Gentlemen, you must remember that as true soldiers of the Empire, we must prohibit such extravagance!"

"Our goal is to be a noble person, a pure person, a person who has transcended base desires, and this damned Baron Micah is a perfect example of what not to do!"

"After acquiring wealth through exploitation and oppression, he did not think about how to use it to build up the army and improve people's livelihoods, thereby making the country stronger. Instead, he used it all to satisfy his own selfish interests and his hateful and pathetic vanity and emptiness!"

"They're like parasites, yes, these guys are just parasites sucking the blood of the people. They must be severely punished, severely punished, you understand, Sergeant Wendy!"

"Yes, Warrant Officer John!"

Upon hearing this, Wendy, who had been puzzled by Warrant Officer John's stunned expression, suddenly realized what was going on.

He quickly responded, while simultaneously pulling out his little green notebook to record his newfound spirit, and his gaze towards John grew increasingly respectful:

Upon seeing such an extravagant architectural style, Warrant Officer John's first thought was not to possess it, but to put the people first!

How great and morally upright they are!

Indeed, Warrant Officer John is simply a role model that Imperial soldiers should learn from!

"..."

Meanwhile, in the group behind the two, Leia, upon hearing this, shrank her neck somewhat awkwardly.

Although she knew that Warrant Officer John was criticizing Baron Micah's extravagance, Leia, as the sole descendant of the Binot family and with the added favor of His Majesty the Emperor, had spent her childhood with princes and princesses.

The properties he now possesses, bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor, are in no way inferior to this small baron's mansion in terms of extravagance.

Even this humble baron's mansion was criticized by Warrant Officer John as a parasite on the empire.

If Warrant Officer John saw the properties under her name, wouldn't he immediately consider her a disgrace to the empire?
Did he even start to hate her?

"Indeed, I should sell all those useless houses, or donate them."

Leia pondered to herself. In fact, she had never cared much about material things. Moreover, His Majesty William, who had high expectations for her, had already set up a special fund to supplement the resources required for training and improving her spells.

She herself is not the type of person who enjoys extravagance and pleasure.

For her, all she needed to do was fulfill the mission of reviving the family and restoring the Binott family to its former glory.

Even if she only ate bread and drank water every day and slept in a simple tent at night, she could accept it.

Anyway, she had long since gotten used to this kind of life after joining the army.

But if those meaningless external things caused the amazing Warrant Officer John to doubt her, or even hate and reject her, it would be a huge blow to Leia.

This is something she absolutely cannot accept.

With that thought in mind, Leia made up her mind.

He planned to contact the steward assigned to him by His Majesty William as soon as possible and have him sell all the properties under his name.

Then he would use all of it to do good deeds, thereby gaining further admiration from the other party through this noble sentiment that met the standards of Warrant Officer John.

Meanwhile, unaware that his angry remarks had led a potential wealthy woman astray and caused her to distance herself from him, Warrant Officer John, after giving a moral critique and judgment of the corrupt Baron's mansion, finally managed to shake off the disappointment of discovering he was a scoundrel.

Seeing that no one had noticed the truth because of his lies, and that he had barely managed to save face as a superior, he stopped dwelling on it.

After ruthlessly placing the captured Dick Hardman family in a tent and arranging patrol and guard plans, they were apprehended.

Warrant Officer John, who had taken over the baron's residence, simply picked a guest room from the baron's mansion and moved in.

They also took some wine from poor Baron Micah's cellar without any hesitation and distributed it to the soldiers.

After instructing everyone to drink in moderation, filled with grief and indignation, he went into his guest room and got completely drunk. He then lay down on the floor and fell asleep without even taking off his clothes.

Just as Warrant Officer John, having discovered he was a mongrel, fell asleep filled with grief and indignation.

In the western part of the town of Bahamut, in the dungeon where Baron Micah and his guards are imprisoned.

As the prison gates were slowly pushed open by imperial soldiers, two figures, one tall and one short, slowly walked in.

Upon seeing the face of the man, Micah Hardman's face immediately showed disbelief.

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(End of this chapter)