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

Chapter 114 No, I'll just lick it!

The environment in Faoken Bay was even worse than John had anticipated.

After a tedious 12-day voyage at sea, Major John finally arrived at the port of Golden Lion Territory, where the Second Legion was currently stationed, at noon. He was immediately surrounded by a swarm of mosquitoes as soon as he landed, a fact he knew all too well.

Especially after experiencing the constant high temperatures of the tropical climate, which cause one to be soaked in sweat without even moving much, and feel the discomfort of a shirt stuck to one's body like a piece of dog skin plaster.

The brilliant and capable Major John's mood immediately soured to the extreme.

If he had known this place would be this sweltering in the spring, he would never have worn this stuffy, hot, shitty uniform, even if it meant his death.

Why suffer like this when you could just wear a short-sleeved shirt?
This is practically a lava hell!

John sighed inwardly. He had intended to call Wendy over and have her quickly instruct Mia to contact the Second Legion so that the follow-up reporting could be completed.

Looking around the harbor, he discovered that Wendy, that idiot, had somehow wandered up to the ice cream vendor in the distance.

He was licking an ice pop with obvious delight, looking incredibly happy.

His already unattractive face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and without thinking, he roared at his subordinate who was only bringing him shame:
"Wendy, you idiot, get back here right now, immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

Hearing John call her, Wendy didn't have time to think. She quickly stuffed the popsicle into her mouth and then ran back with a bamboo basket in each hand.

John's forehead veins throbbed at the sight of that man carrying so many bags and looking like a street vendor.

Before he could even unleash his merciless iron fist on this gluttonous fool, an ice pop was thrust in his face with both hands, accompanied by Wendy's silly, goofy voice:
"Captain, it's so hot! How about a popsicle to cool down? I just bought a mango one, it's really delicious, do you want to try some?"

"..."

Looking at the orange-yellow popsicle in front of him and feeling its refreshing coolness, John swallowed back the angry curse that was on the tip of his tongue, and his throat involuntarily rolled back.

But feeling the gazes of the officers behind him, Major John felt that he, as the battalion commander, had to maintain his authority as the superior officer, otherwise those five idiots, Barnabo, would definitely lead the mockery of him behind his back.

So even though he was already feeling incredibly hot and wanted nothing more than to snatch the popsicle and shove it into his mouth, John forcibly restrained himself from the urge. Instead, he stiffly waved his hand at Wendy and said with difficulty:
"No need, I'm not hot, you can eat it yourself."

"Captain, aren't you sure you don't want to try some? It's delicious!"

"Only kids would like to eat this stuff, Lieutenant Wendy, you really are still a child at heart, huh!"

"So, Captain, you really aren't going to eat it? I bought so many flavors: mango, orange, grape, and even a rainbow flavor. But I had to go to great lengths to get someone to agree to make that one for me. I'm planning to save it for tonight. With so many flavors mixed together, I know it'll taste amazing, hehe!"

"I said I wouldn't eat it, you idiot, don't you underestimate my self-control? Apologize to me, immediately!"

……

Ten minutes later, at the Golden Lion Territory Port.

Inside a makeshift popsicle stand set up with a tent, the soldiers had been instructed ten minutes earlier to find a shady spot to rest and await further instructions from above.

At that moment, Colonel John, under Wendy's resentful gaze, was sucking on a colorful rainbow popsicle and felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

He never imagined that human happiness could be so simple, satisfied with just an ice pop.

Especially under Wendy Pig's annoyed gaze, this joy was all the more delightful. Hmph, serves you right, you stupid pig, for tempting me! Now you know the power of rank, don't you?

How dare you challenge the brilliant and mighty Major John, Lieutenant Wendy? I think you really don't know what a dirty trick is!
John glanced smugly at Wendy, and seeing that her little mouth was so pouty it could practically hold an oil bottle, John felt no guilt whatsoever. Instead, he licked the colorful popsicle even more enthusiastically under her annoyed gaze.

He even massaged the popsicle with his tongue while cheekily raising his eyebrows at Wendy.

Wendy, who was hesitating about whether to snatch back her own popsicle and then stuff it into her mouth to eat, thus preventing the bastard captain from continuing to monopolize it, was thus deterred.

After seeing this disgusting scene, I was completely speechless and also felt ashamed.

Especially after his attempt to turn and run away resulted in a mocking glance meeting the eyes of the five newly recruited company commanders who were squatting in a corner not far away, who should have been eating popsicles with their soldiers elsewhere under John's orders.

Wendy, realizing that her battalion commander's embarrassing behavior had been noticed by the five company commanders, immediately turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

Fearing that her incompetent captain would continue to embarrass himself, she quickly grabbed John's arm and pleaded in a low voice:

"Captain, stop licking it, it's too embarrassing! I'll give you the rainbow popsicle, okay? Really, please stop, I'm begging you!"

"No, I'll just lick it! Not only will I lick it, I'll lick it in different ways!"

Seeing that Wendy had finally backed down, John, who thought she was scared, not only didn't stop, but became even more smug.

He realized that if he wanted Wendy to get rid of that embarrassing bad habit, he would have to punish her in front of her.

Only in this way will this stupid pig know what the consequences of provoking him will be.

Today, he's going to teach the other person a lesson and make them understand the consequences of provoking their boss in the workplace!
"Oh my, this popsicle is absolutely delicious! How can there be something so good in the world? It's so irresistible! Hahaha!"

John spoke in an unprecedentedly exaggerated tone, just as he was about to escalate the situation.

To further let Wendy experience the despair of having something precious stolen right before her eyes, and being powerless to do anything about it, forced to watch helplessly as the victim is devoured by her.

The next second, a weak voice suddenly reached John's ears:

"Um, Battalion Commander, the Second Army Corps just sent back a message. Would you like to hear it now?"

"..."

John's triumphant laughter abruptly stopped.

He stiffly turned his head and saw that besides Mia, a communications soldier, who was watching him nervously, the five newly recruited generals were also eavesdropping not far away.

Even Leia and Siegfried had arrived at some unknown time and were now standing at the entrance of the stall, looking at him with a hesitant expression.

Major John realized that his shameful actions had been seen by everyone.

He instantly realized that he was doomed.

……

(End of this chapter)