The commanding officer of the 207 Training Institute expressed understanding over Elsam's request for secrecy. Though he was utterly baffled as to why two people had suddenly arrived at the school to select recruits, matching orders from both United Nations Army Headquarters and the Far East military left him no choice but to comply without objection.
When the officer saw the files Zengar and Elsam had selected—especially those of several particular candidates—his heart skipped a few beats. He looked at Elsam with an awkward expression.
Seeing the man's expression, Elsam asked in confusion, "Is there a problem, sir?"
The institute's commander held the same rank of major that Zengar currently did, so it was not inappropriate for Elsam to address him as sir. However, compared to the mysterious identities of Zengar and Elsam, who had the backing of both the United Nations Army and the Far East military, even as a major, he did not dare act disrespectfully toward Elsam, a captain.
After an awkward smile, the major said, "I have reviewed the personnel you selected. Most of them are fine, but a few have rather special identities. I hope you two will reconsider them more carefully."
"Hm?" Elsam was puzzled, while Zengar withdrew his gaze from the window and looked at the major. The major spread out three files and commented on them one by one. "Kagari Takeru, daughter of Kaede Sakon, chief of the Second External Section of the Imperial Intelligence Department. I do not know what mission you are carrying out or why you are selecting people to form a squad, but her father is, after all, the head of an Intelligence Department branch. You should give this more consideration."
"The second is Aya Hoshimine. Her background is even more complicated. Her father was once a lieutenant