"Captain, I've confirmed the Tatu Squad's location."
In the classroom, the Algma Squad was making its final preparations for battle.
Of course, everyone except Karlov.
Karlov had completely given up by now.
A tactful way to put it was, "All things are empty, all things are permitted."
A less tactful way was, "I've got nothing, so whatever."
The captain couldn't do much about him. After all, Karlov's older brother was the president of the Brotherhood.
The world was just one giant web of personal connections.
"Good. Where are they?"
"Right by the gym."
The captain spoke with a grave expression, delivering a pre-battle speech. "Originally, our goal was simply to pass this trial. But those scum from the Tatu Brotherhood set us up and cheated us when we were at our lowest. The Algma Brotherhood will not stand for this!"
"We won't stand for it!" the others echoed.
"So we're going to defeat the Tatu Brotherhood. Even if we can't complete the trial, we'll prove the Algma Brotherhood's dignity! We'll settle this once and for all, no matter the cost!"
His words fired up the squad, filling them with fighting spirit.
Just before they set out, the captain remembered one last thing.
"Bring Karlov along."
The squad's current policy was to avoid anyone getting separated. Even if Karlov had given up, they couldn't leave him alone.
Ten minutes later, the squad marched toward the gym in full force.
As a Brotherhood with relatively extensive combat experience among the students, they didn't rush in recklessly. Instead, they used Eagle Eye Spell to scout the area.
After mana was infused into a glass eyeball, it turned transparent and floated into the gym unnoticed.
"How does it look in there?" the captain asked.
The squad member controlling Eagle Eye Spell answered quietly.
"All