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> 紅緒に歩みよってきた少尉は、かがんで手をさしのべた。

I don't understand what kind of ～てくる it is. Does it mean that he got closer to
her more and more? Or does it mean that he got closer to me, here, like the
author wants me to be her to make me feel more involved in the story?
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meaning subsidiary-verbs written-language
What does ～てくる mean here?
This sentence means he physically got closer to her, but the event is
described from the viewpoint of her. If the viewpoint is him, 紅緒に歩みよっていった少尉は
is equally possible.

Basically it's just a matter of the location of an imaginary "camera". It may
look slightly more dramatic or subjective than 紅緒に歩みよった少尉は (described from a
plain third-person viewpoint), but くる/いく is a very common Japanese subsidiary
verb, anyway. Usually you don't have to expect a deep message from the author
is contained in it.
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