There Was a Porter Who Would One Day Be Called a Prophet

80 – Reminiscence- The day when it snowed

Seeing the slime in front of me reminded me of the past memories buried in my heart.

A military base in Gangwon-do.

It was a snowy day.

***

I was scheduled to wake up early for the snow removal operation, but as a support soldier, I had to open all the snow removal boxes around the company in advance, so I had to get up 30 minutes earlier than everyone else and leave the company.

“It’s cold…”

A cold winter day.

Because it is also located in a mountain valley, there is still time left to see the sunlight.

It was very difficult to distinguish something in such adverse conditions.

But what if it was a tiny key?

-Jinglang.

It was fine because I found the first key before leaving the company. After that, I had to rely on a cheap flashlight to find it in the invisible darkness, so it was a very arduous task.

From noble mtl dot com

I grumbled after wrestling with the keychain in front of the snow removal box for a long time.

“Put the padlock in case someone steals this…”

Later, I found out that our Quartermaster’s time was the lowest among Quartermasters, so other companies silently took it out and filled it up.

“How come it’s all thieves here?”

Of course, even though I said this, when I got empty water bottles or gas masks, I went to another company’s warehouse and secretly brought them back.

Otherwise, my vacation will be cut off, so what should I do?

Every now and then, when I see something with a company name badge on it, it seems like that’s what people think of.

-Jinglang.

Maybe it was because I was thinking about something else, but the key I just found slipped out of my hand and got mixed up again.

“Oh really!!”

I couldn’t pick up the key with my gloves on, so I took them off in anger.

“f*ck! It’s filthy cold!”

The strong cold wave that Gangwon-do is proud of mercilessly hacked my hands and curses came out of my mouth.

I don’t know what crime I committed in my previous life to be brought to this place, but wouldn’t it be at least to the extent of selling out the country?

But that was about medicine.

Because that was just the beginning.

In an instant, shaking off my reddened hand, I found the key that barely fit, the moment I grabbed the lock.

“Whoop whoop whoop!”

As the tremendous cold air flowed through my hands, I had no choice but to quickly put them to my mouth and blow on them.

I’m about to be discharged, really.

It’s a feeling I’ve always felt, but the desire I felt that day could be said to be in my top five fingers during my military service.

After repeating that experience several times, I opened all the snow removal boxes and headed to the place where the company members gathered for breakfast.

I wondered if I could just eat it after clearing the snow, but I couldn’t eat it because it was an order.

Why are you doing this? I think the cooks are going to die too.

I was reminded of the old saying that you shouldn’t try to understand the military.

After I had breakfast, I took out snow removal tools and distributed them to each squad before the snow removal began in earnest.

After finishing my work, I returned to the administrative office and sat down in front of the work computer pretending to be working.

“Oh, it’s warm. I’m going to live now.”

“Did you give away everything? It was cold and you worked hard.”

Next to me, the officer on duty, the platoon commander of the 2nd Division, jokingly pushed leftover snacks towards me.

“Oh? Why are you awake? Who should be in the middle of the night?”

“What about going to bed? They say that when I slept. Is that an insult to me?”

This is what you should do.

Soldier You even cut down on your sleep to beat up your spare time.

However, if an amicable agreement was reached in the process, it would not have mattered much.

Me and the platoon leader of the 2nd division have built trust by taking care of each other’s convenience.

I implicitly conveyed my intention as I reached for the snack.

“Then tell the Quartermaster later that you will wake up that morning and come out a little late during work hours.”

“Hmm…that’s it. I want to do that too…”

What is it? Are you rejecting my offer now?

“Busodam. It would be embarrassing to do this. If I work hard, Busodam will do. Yes? Why would someone who knows well do this?”

“Hey, shh…! Be quiet…!”

An urgent voice, afraid that someone might find out.

Feeling uncomfortable with the deputy platoon leader’s appearance, I took a closer look and immediately noticed something different from the usual.

Like the fact that the red top is properly worn or that the firearms are updated on time.

The situation is completely different from his usual appearance.

No way.

“Where is the supply? Look at the supply.”

When did you go to work?

Somehow, the deputy platoon commander was awake because he wasn’t sleeping for some reason.

As he turned his head, there stood a row store holding a paper cup in one hand and stirring it with a bag of mixed coffee.

“Supplier? When did you come?”

“Oh! Our supply! He was hanging out here!”

There was a different reason why the mover had been looking for me since the morning.

The officer said that the remaining potassium chloride in the company was not enough and asked to go and bring some.

A few days ago, while the 2nd Platoon was working, the cart was smashed and I asked for someone to help.

– Jerrit.

As I went out, I glared at the second division.

Damn you bastard. A platoon of centipedes destroyed and ate it, but look at how no one attached it.

After all, it is certain that the main enemy of the soldiers is the executive.

I went to the battalion’s warehouse alone while f*cking inside, one on each shoulder. He was on his way back to the company carrying two guns.

“Ooh.”

Park Beom-chang, a late-aged sergeant who was smoking in a smoking room wearing a dirty rug that is not widely available anymore, stopped me.

I think I’ll search hard, but why are you calling me?

“Private Private Yoon oo!”

But what can I do? When the senior calls, you have to answer.

“Our oo has been working hard since morning. Have you eaten?”

I instinctively started to feel uneasy about his words.

What else are you trying to say?

With the advancement of the barracks, numerous evil practices have disappeared into the dark side of history, but there have always been delinquents who surreptitiously resurrected them on topics that they themselves have not suffered. In our company, Park Beom-chang was like that.

I answered with the determination to break down to some extent at the unusual feeling.

“Yes! I ate every single one!”

“Delicious?”

“Yes! It was delicious!”

Then, Park Beom-chang, who spat between his gums, revealed his true nature.

“Since I dipped the bread in milk and ate it, of course it must have been delicious, you bastard. Is the Private First Class supposed to eat the bread?”

When she heard that sound, she was momentarily dazed.

How the hell does a bastard who doesn’t even set meals other than soya and seaweed soup know that?

One fact ran through my head at that moment.

As a result of the protest, the cooks said that they could not do it within the time limit. It reminded me of the fact that breakfast and lunch were replaced with bread.

Then everything made sense.

The original breakfast menu was Seaweed Soup in Soya and Salted Squid in Gomtang, which had long been competing for the No. 1 Spot in Army Jjambab.

He came to eat, probably not knowing that it had changed, and he must have seen me eating bread with milk.

After thinking that far, I immediately expressed my regret.

“Sorry!”

“I’m sorry for being sorry. Let’s find out why. Why did you do that?”

What’s the f*cking reason for eating?

I just rolled my head and came up with a plausible answer.

“I did it because the other platoon comrades looked so delicious eating it!”

But I wonder if it didn’t matter what answer I gave.

“Ha. You’re really into it.”

– Tak.

As he snapped his fingers, the cigarette that fell from the butt shattered upon hitting the floor.

You should have seen this.

I don’t have it when I really need it.

With his hands in his pockets, he came up to me and began craving properly.

“Are the kids struggling outside the same as you killing time inside?”

Killing time inside. What kind of envious bastard are you to spend such a military life?

“Sorry!”

“If I’m sorry, will my military service be over?”

‘f*ck….’

The time when I was about to put down the bag and go to the dormitory to rest, having even robbed my soul of eating some bread with milk.

“Supply, you have to do your job. Why are you going there again?”

It was discovered by the keeper who was hiding behind the partition.

Unjustly, I immediately told the police officer about my unfortunate situation.

“Supply Officer. I woke up earlier that morning, so I couldn’t sleep much and couldn’t even shower. Please take care of me.”

Then, as if he was hearing it for the first time, he said something.

“I haven’t heard of that?”

“That can’t be the case. The 2nd division platoon leader must be…”

I looked at the seat where the deputy platoon commander was sitting to ask for help.

“…”

Only the ownerless armband with two red lines on a yellow background hangs on a protruding nail. There was no trace of the deputy platoon commander anywhere.

He had left work long ago, leaving me like this.

Soon after, the company members rushed in as if the snow removal had finished.

“Go out and pack all your snow removal tools, okay?”

In the administrative room, only the voice of the administrative officer resounded.

It was winter.

***

– Eudeuk.

Just thinking about it made my teeth tremble.

A tyrant in the dormitory who was a nobleman who was going home soon when he was a private soldier. Park Beomchang.

Due to the nature of the military, even if I scratch the letter in my heart, I tell him to be patient, saying he will go home soon, or I will fly to another platoon.

Turns out, he was corrupting me, who had just become a supply soldier, because he hadn’t been selected as an administrative soldier.

Of course, the last way. I talked to the senior personnel officer and finished my revenge by cutting the bastard on vacation.

Why did I suddenly have this thought?

I could tell that by looking at the slime in front of me.

“What? Jjamjji?”

“Yes you bastard.”

Even though the time we ate is different, it smells similar to that guy.