What Do You Mean I'm The Captain Of A Yandere Mercenary Company?

Chapter 102 I'm A Gold Rank Now

naturally, i had more sense than to try and pry open the box to see what was inside. i doubt the military would appreciate it much if they found out that i tried to finish what this group of thugs started.

not to mention the fact that i feel i would be involved in some troublesome stuff if i did.

that's why i just finished looting the thugs, placed the data chip on top of the box, gathered all the dead thugs in a pile, then sat down beside the box to wait.

as my codex showed that five minutes had passed, i heard a vehicle brake outside the warehouse and i stood up in preparation to receive the newcomers.

i kept my hand on my weapon in case those weren't the people i was waiting for and merely more thugs who had arrived to check on things here.

i got to the main entrance and found a group of three men dressed in what looked like delivery clothes standing outside.

they were all staring at me, as though expecting something to happen.

why are they looking at me like that?

oh! oh! oh! the password!

err... what was it a gain?

i cleared my throat, "are you here to collect the food samples?"

the lead guy nodded, "i hope there's bananas in there."

i gestured into the warehouse and they followed me in. i could tell that they were definitely soldiers with how they immediately started checking their corners and looking around for threats as they entered the building.

it was then a short walk to the crate that was left in the centre of the warehouse and i stepped aside to allow them to approach it.

two of them immediately went to it and started inspecting the box while the last one tapped on his personal terminal which called up his superior.

"package secured."

the officer on the other side of the call nodded, "is everything there?"

"yes sir."

"and the merc?"

"right here, sir."

the soldier half turned his body to show me on his screen, revealing the same officer that i had reported the success of the job.

geez, couldn't you have just been on call with this particular soldier the whole time and make him show me on his screen and we can skip the stupid password thing?

whatever, i already know that the military is inefficient no matter which world we live in.

he nodded at me, "good work merc. i will mark this job as officially completed. you will receive payment within the next few days. the rest of you, secure the package and bring it to the rendezvous point. we're short on time."

one of the soldiers lifted up the data chip i had left on the crate, "what about this, sir?"

the officer narrowed his eyes at it, "what is that?"

"as for right now, you are hereby promoted to gold rank level one, congratulations. you might also like to know that you are currently the first merc to be promoted to this rank so quickly, it is truly a feat."

"thanks. is there anything else you need from me?"

"not specifically. though i suppose since i have you here, we might as well take this chance to ask if you have anything you want to say to be marked down for this historical moment?"

your next chapter is on empire

i thought about it for a while, wondering what i could say for this...

i've barely been here for more than a few months and i feel that i've experienced enough to last a few years. and all of this just started from me waking up in my ship not knowing left from right.

then i got involved with some pirates, which led to going to assault a pirate base by myself, then capturing some infamous pirate before finally meeting up with amber.

oh, i know~

i grinned at him, "let it be recorded here... i, tera, would not have been able to make it here if it wasn't for the support of my love, amber."

peter grinned, "i shall note that down for you, miss tera. and congratulations, once again."

i chuckled before turning to see amber's reaction, only to realise she was staring right at me with wide eyes and her face frozen in an expression of shock.

well, i thought that she might be surprised or even amused at that but i certainly did not expect to to make a face like that.

"amber? you ok there?" i asked, waving my hand in front of her face.

she blinked before her eyes focused on me, "are you... are you serious, tera?"

i smirked, "of course i am. if it wasn't for you, i might still be some nameless vigilante instead of being a proper mercenary, so i literally owe this to you."

"but... all i did was guide you to the guild... i... i don't think i did that much?"

i scoffed, "please. you were the one who taught me everything and even accompanied me on the jobs that we did, didn't you? if you weren't there to guide me, i'll still be fumbling around doing copper ranked jobs right now. so yeah, it really is because of you that i got to where i am right now."

i was fully expecting her to make some jokes or even just laugh it off but surprisingly, she came up to me and pulled me into a kiss.

it wasn't a kiss filled with lust but one that was filled with gratitude and love.

she was even hugging me tightly as though she was unwilling to let me go, afraid that i would disappear the moment she let go of me.

i wasn't sure why something like this would cause her to react like that but i still kissed her back, hugging her just as tightly as she was.

i was dimly aware of some people around us whistling at the sight but neither amber nor i paid attention to them, focusing on our kiss instead.

when we finally broke the kiss for air, she was looking at me with tears in her eyes.

"thank you, tera. i love you."

"and i love you too," i replied reflexively.

now i'm wondering... just what was that about?