I Was Sent to an All-Female Frontline Unit to Get Rid of Some of the Trouble, but the Most Beautiful Girls Who Are Rumored to Hate Men Love Me So Much That I Have a Hard Time at Night

Chapter 1: Temporary Enlistment

“────Finn Teraword… You are hereby temporarily enlisted into the frontline unit.”

“……Huh?”

At the Provisional Enlistment Ceremony for Combat Training of the Luvankrum Empire’s military—

I was assigned an unexpected unit by the officer standing before me.

Doubting my own hearing, I asked to confirm.

“The frontline unit…?”

“That’s right.”

It seemed I hadn’t misheard.

“The frontline unit is the Empire’s strongest elite force… Even as a temporary recruit, this is an honor, you know?”

The frontline unit consisted of about fifty members, led by the four strongest individuals in the country.

Moreover, it was an unusual unit made up entirely of women.

As the officer said, it was undoubtedly the strongest force in the Luvankrum Empire’s military.

Just being part of it, even temporarily, was considered a great honor.

But—

“I appreciate the honor. However, I am still in training. And yet, being assigned to the notorious frontline unit, known as a land of death…”

“What are you saying? That’s exactly why it’s called combat training. You graduated as the top student from the Magic Academy. It would be troublesome if someone with many others watching them spoke so weakly in this setting. It may be a difficult path, but isn’t overcoming hardships the very thing that makes one stronger?”

“Walking a difficult path is called courage, but this situation is not courage—it’s simply reckless. Please reconsider my assignment—”

“In the military, an officer’s orders are absolute! Defying them is not permitted!”

The officer, after shouting, let out a sigh.

Then, in a lowered voice, he continued.

“You are a nuisance.”

“…I am… a nuisance?”

“Your abilities are outstanding. Magic, academics, physical strength… As expected from someone who graduated at the top of the Magic Academy, you excel in all of them.”

So far, there was nothing about me that seemed like a nuisance.

“Then why am I considered a nuisance?”

I asked, and the answer came immediately.

“Because you are—a commoner.”

A commoner.

In this noble society, that meant being someone with no social power.

“I aim to become a soldier who fights on the battlefield and protects the country. Does my birth have anything to do with that?”

“Of course it does. Among the trainees, you alone possess exceptional talent. At this rate, you could become one of the most powerful individuals in the country… However, if a commoner holds such a position, it would be disgraceful for us nobles.”

“So you’re sending me to the battlefield… to nip the bud while it’s still young, is that it?”

When I summarized his words in one sentence,

The officer responded, not with a nod, but with a twisted smile.

“Don’t blame me, alright? It was decided by a majority vote among the higher-ups… Besides, the unit you’re joining is the strongest in the military. Judging by your past one-on-one battles, it might be difficult to survive on the frontline, where enemies come in countless numbers. However, if you stick with the members of that unit, you might survive a little longer—though rumor has it that they despise men.”

“……”

A land of death.

The frontlines.

A majority vote.

The strongest unit.

Temporary enlistment.

Hatred for men.

With the feeling of inescapable death closing in,

I realized that arguing any further in this military appointment ceremony, filled with people like this, was pointless.

So, I saluted, turned on my heel, and returned to my place in line.

On the way, I could feel the gazes of nobles and officers on me.

But without paying them any mind, I stood firm until the ceremony ended.

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A few days later—

I sat silently in the carriage headed for the frontlines.

The rattling of the carriage made me feel as though I was being taken to an execution platform.

It was an illusion that was hard to shake.

“……The strongest frontline unit of the Luvankrum Empire’s military. What kind of people are they?”

They were either always on the frontlines,

Or stationed in places I, as a trainee and a commoner, could never access.

So, I knew almost nothing about them.

All I knew was that they were the strongest in the country.

And that they were all women.

Also, there was what the officer had said the other day—about them hating men.

“……Hating men, huh?”

If they truly despised men, then there was no doubt that I, being one, would be treated poorly.

In that case, even if I were to be in danger, I shouldn’t expect them to go out of their way to save me.

Besides, I had always held back in fights, afraid of accidentally taking someone’s life.

And yet—

“Judging by your past one-on-one battles, it might be difficult to survive on the frontline, where enemies come in countless numbers.”

As the officer had said,

I didn’t know how much my power would hold up on the battlefield.

Even if I fought seriously, as someone still in training, I wasn’t sure I could stand against the enemy nation’s soldiers.

In other words—

“To become stronger than anyone else and protect this country…”

That had been my vague but precious dream for the past fifteen years.

And now, it was coming to an end.

If that was the case, at the very least—

I had no idea how I would be treated in the place I was heading.

But at least, on paper, I could take pride in the fact that I would die as a temporary member of the Empire’s strongest unit.

Just as I made up my mind,

The carriage came to a stop just before the frontlines.

A short distance from here, there’s supposed to be the base of the frontline unit.

“…Let’s go.”

After stepping down from the carriage, I headed straight toward the place where the frontline unit’s base was located.

As I felt the sensation of the wind against my skin—something I wasn’t sure how many more times I would experience in my life—I soon arrived in front of a tower-like building that seemed to be the frontline base.

Then—

“Hm?”

A woman with bright red hair, who was there, seemed to sense my presence and turned around.

She was wearing a mini-skirt version of the military uniform.

“What’s wrong? Are you lost or something?”

As she spoke, the red-haired woman approached me with a gentle expression.

Wearing the same military uniform as me and being here meant only one thing—

She was a member of the strongest frontline unit of the Luvankrum Empire’s military.

“But this isn’t the kind of place someone would get lost in…”

“…”

I never expected someone so graceful.

Since these people were always fighting on the frontline, I had assumed they’d have a much stricter aura.

But this woman was the complete opposite of my expectations—she had a bright and cheerful demeanor.

For a moment, I was at a loss for words. Her casual tone almost made me want to relax mine as well.

However, since we were both on duty, I composed myself and responded properly.

“I’m not lost. I don’t know if you’ve received any notice, but as of today, I have been temporarily assigned to this frontline unit. My name is Finn Teraword, a trainee.”

“Eh…? I did hear that a trainee was coming for a temporary assignment today, but… it’s you?”

“Yes.”

I nodded in response, and the red-haired woman widened her eyes in shock.

A moment ago, she had treated me kindly, thinking I was lost.

But since she supposedly disliked men, my presence as a male recruit—temporary or not—was bound to change things.

By now, she was probably filled with rejection and disgust toward me, holding back the urge to lash out.

But I had already prepared myself for that.

Even while I was in the carriage on my way here, I had steeled my resolve.

Just as I recalled that, the woman in front of me suddenly spoke in an incredibly high-pitched and rapid voice.

“The new recruit is a boy…! And not just any boy, but a super handsome one…! There’s no chance for romance on the frontline, and even if I do meet someone, it’s always some uptight soldier or a creep with ulterior motives, so I had already given up…! Wait, seriously?! I get to live with this kid starting today?! For real?!”

“Uh… um, what’s wro—?”

She suddenly started acting strange, so I tried to check on her.

At that moment—

“…!”

I noticed the medal on her chest and instinctively stopped speaking.

Until now, I had been too focused on our conversation to see it properly.

That medal—there were only four of them in existence.

It was the Luvankrum Medal, proof of being among the highest-ranked fighters in the empire.

In other words, this woman wasn’t just a member of the strongest frontline unit—

She was one of the four central figures of the frontline unit, making her one of the most powerful individuals in the entire empire.

“…Hey.”

As I adjusted my perception of the red-haired woman before me,