Cynthia had become even busier.
Before their talk, she would still lower her head and hurry past Sato, leaving behind a completely unconvincing...
"A little busy~"
After their talk, Cynthia would glare coldly at Sato whenever she saw him, then stride past him without saying another word.
"Busy!"
"...Oh."
Sato blinked, trying hard to remember when he had offended her.
"Nothing seems wrong. Could she already be so strong that she can't be bothered to do battle training with me?"
A huge question mark appeared over Sato's little head.
Was I not standing high enough? Was I not strong enough?...
At last, a shrill alarm sounded, heralding the start of the operation. Everyone in the base began preparing eagerly.
Within half a minute, all combat personnel had assembled. The four high-end combatants, including Sato, were all present as well.
Sato glanced at the other three "high-end combatants."
Hmm. None of them were younger than him, and none were more handsome. He could ignore them.
Soon, as the highest commander of the base, Cynthia stood before everyone and began issuing commands in an orderly fashion.
"Classes Two, Four, Six, and Eight of First Platoon will form the First Action Squad. Captain Ryan, you will be responsible for guarding the area within a three-kilometer radius west of the camp. Trainer Takimomo, assist in the operation!
"Classes One, Three, Six, and Nine of First Platoon will form the Second... Trainer Luren Yi, assist in the operation!"
"Classes Two, Four, Six, and Eight of Second Platoon will form the Third Action Squad. Action Squad Captain Isaac Lance, you will be responsible for guarding the area three to six kilometers east of the camp. Trainer Sato, assist in the operation!"
Finally hearing his name, Sato perked up. He quickly spotted Isaac Lance in the crowd,