Before long, Estelle and Joshua met the person assigned to lead them—a young woman who did not look much older than either of them. She had long silver-white hair like Ellie's, wore a black police uniform, and had a beret on her head. According to her introduction, her name was Aurelia. She had previously been a provisional A-rank bracer at the Crossbell Bracer Guild. She now worked at the Crossbell Police Department, which was perhaps why she had been assigned to take the two of them to work.
And the first thing they had to do was...
"Uniforms?"
Estelle stared blankly at the black vests laid out on the table, each with the large words "Auxiliary Police" printed on the back.
"We have to wear these to work?"
"Of course. Police officers are public servants. While we work in plainclothes during searches and investigations, we still have to wear uniforms during ordinary assignments and patrols. Otherwise, people would not come to us for help. It's like a bracer badge—if you do not wear one, no one will see you as a bracer."
Neither of them had anything to say in response to Aurelia's explanation. They quickly changed clothes, then followed Aurelia as they began their "patrol."
"Today, we're responsible for patrolling the entire East Area and West Area."
"What exactly are we supposed to do?"
After changing, Estelle eagerly followed beside Aurelia and asked her. As a bracer, she was used to accepting requests at the Bracer Guild and completing them. There were occasionally jobs like patrolling farmland to keep wild animals from ruining it, but this was her first time doing an actual city patrol.
Estelle was full of enthusiasm and wanted to see what she could do.
"Hmm... Mainly, we patrol and look for anything suspicious nearby. If