The candidates...
Hearing Hyuga Yukyō's words, Maki frowned slightly. The plan had only just been decided, and although they had briefed one another on what they knew and gained a preliminary understanding, it had only been a simple briefing. This was their first mission together; they had only just met. Though they had communicated, they did not know each other very well.
Under normal circumstances, a newly formed team could not undertake such a difficult mission. They needed to work together through simpler missions first, getting to know one another and building rapport.
Now, they were splitting into three groups. Aside from the group returning to the outpost, the other two routes were extremely dangerous, and one careless mistake could cost them their lives. If any one of them was discovered, it would inevitably provoke Iwa. Relying on their numerical advantage, Iwa might take all sorts of actions that could endanger the other route.
Therefore, they had to be extremely careful in choosing who went where.
"What's wrong with the captain?"
"How are we splitting up?"
Seeing Maki suddenly lower his head in silence, Kiko and Nozawa Sota exchanged glances and murmured softly.
Indeed, from Maki's position, it was not an easy choice to make.
Hyuga Yukyō, meanwhile, shifted his gaze slightly toward the west and frowned faintly.
But if Maki is really as I think he is, then he'll most likely hand the choice over to me next.
After all, no one knows Kiko and Sota better than I do.
If he really is a good captain, then giving me the choice is inevitable.
And once he gives me that choice...
In that brief glance, a string of thoughts ran through Hyuga Yukyō's mind.
I have no way to make this choice...
At the same time, after weighing the