Tokyo, Jujutsu High.
"Attention, NCOs. Please enter the 'Teleportation Magic Array.'"
Amid the broadcast announcement, young men and women in fitted 'spacesuits' entered Jujutsu High's teleportation hall.
In a corner of the hall, three pitch-black 'Onmyoji,' whose only discernible features were human silhouettes, raised their hands at the same time.
Whoosh—
The next moment, they appeared in another 'hall.'
The floor and walls of this hall were entirely metal, filled with a cold, sturdy utilitarian style. Through the glass dome overhead, they could see the enormous curve of a blue-and-white planet, proving that they were no longer inside the planet, but in low orbit.
Clap, clap, clap.
"Everyone,"
Applause and a steady voice came from nearby, causing the young 'NCOs' to suppress their surging emotions.
A middle-aged junior officer had already been waiting here for quite some time.
"Follow me. I'll take you to the rest area. You have one hour to familiarize yourselves with the new environment. Then—"
work would begin.
After they reached the rest area and were assigned 'dorm rooms' the size of bathrooms:
"Who would've thought we'd get to set foot in this place too!"
The moment the junior officer left, the young NCOs immediately grew excited.
"The Super Dimension Fortress—an epoch-making creation combining Onmyodo, extraordinary materials, and technology!"
Gathered by the windows in the lounge, the young people stared at the darkness outside, all of them brimming with enthusiasm.
"Serving here means we're making human history, doesn't it?"
"Give me a break, we're just NCOs—"
Their excitement was understandable.
After all, they had all passed Jujutsu High's examinations, been granted NCO ranks by the Island Nation government, and were the 'elites' of the new era: every one of them was Wolf Rank!
Moreover, unlike those 'old-school extraordinary individuals' who had relied on drugs and were