"So that was it. But you're only twelve and already want to join the guard..."
Rita stared at Seryu strangely. Had Seryu joined the guard this early in the original story? Or had she applied before and been rejected?
Rita did not know...
Besides, Ogre was no good person. Would he really be so kind to Seryu for no reason?
Though he claimed to be Seryu's father's friend, something about it felt wrong.
"Not long ago, Seryu's parents were brutally murdered by bandits. Her parents were my closest friends, so I had to take responsibility for her and took her on as my apprentice."
"But this child has only been learning for a few days, yet she already wants to become a guard like me. She says she wants to uphold justice, to prevent more people from suffering the same fate as her parents, and to capture every evil person."
As he spoke, Ogre looked at Seryu with apparent fatherly affection.
"Murdered by bandits?"
Upon hearing that, Rita could not help glancing at Ogre, her eyes narrowing slightly. She had a feeling that those bandits had been Ogre himself.
"Director, please let me join the guard! I'll work hard to learn combat skills and absolutely won't bring shame upon the Guard Department!"
Seryu straightened up and spoke to Rita with a solemn expression.
"Joining the guard... isn't impossible."
After hesitating for a moment, Rita did not reject her outright.
"Really? That's wonderful."
However, before Seryu could be happy for more than a few seconds, Rita's next words brought her back down.
"Don't celebrate too soon. I'm not letting you join right away."
"Huh?"
Seryu looked somewhat confused, unable to understand what Rita meant.
"I'm currently training a special elite unit. Once they graduate... they'll become a special police force independent