I Think It Would Be Best to Take a Vacation

The next day, I reported for duty at General Staff Headquarters early in the morning and put a hand to my forehead.

The alcohol had not yet worn off, and my head was pounding.

‘Did I drink too much yesterday?’

The bartender recognizing me when I entered the officers’ club proved to be my undoing.

The bartender smiled at me and announced, ‘For Major Daniel Steiner, the Empire’s hero, drinks are free all day today!’ As a result, I ended up drinking far beyond my usual limit.

‘At some point, I fell asleep…….’

When I came to, I was in bed at my quarters.

The problem was that I had no memory whatsoever of how I had returned to my quarters.

‘There’s no way I walked there on my own. Did someone help me?’

Thinking that I had caused trouble for someone else put me in the worst possible mood...