"This person is currently undergoing a physical examination in the Medical Department. If there are no issues, her Operator status will be entered into Rhodes Island's system terminal shortly. I will send her detailed report to your personal terminal before tomorrow," Kaltsit replied, looking at the person Dobermann pointed to, as if she had already anticipated the question.
"Alright, I'll go back and prepare my lesson plans then." Dobermann picked up the file in front of her and walked out.
"Speaking of which, with Kanna and this girl named Nian in her squad, won't it be too overpowered, hindering the growth of other team members?" Outcast, who was nearby, asked Doctor after thinking about Kanna's squad lineup.
"Actually, the impact isn't significant. If we had to say, the most experienced in combat in this team would be Dr. Anto, who frequently participates in frontline and external missions. Almost everyone else is a newcomer with no combat experience. When we considered Kanna's team, the idea was for her to protect these newcomers. Now, with Nian joining, Kanna can not only protect them but also choose to force a breakthrough. I had previously considered assigning an experienced heavy-armored Operator to assist, but I didn't expect her to find an even better one herself."
Doctor had already prepared for this. Anyway, it was about leading new recruits. If it were just Kanna alone, there might be a chance of overlooking something and the team suffering losses. But with two strong individuals, the team's safety would be sufficiently guaranteed.
While Doctor and his group were chatting, Kanna had already returned to her room to rest. After all, apart from Nian, who was still full of energy, Rosmontis and Cerberus were mostly exhausted after their sparring match. Cerberus was in a semi-sleep state throughout dinner in the restaurant—she would instinctively eat when food was brought to her mouth, but if you looked closely, she was asleep.
After dinner, Nian carried Cerberus towards Vulcan's workshop, while Kanna accompanied a sleepy Rosmontis back to the Greenhouse.
Kanna finally relaxed after bringing Rosmontis into the house. As she was about to leave, a sweet female voice came from beside her, "Is that Kanna? I heard you're the new leader?"
Kanna turned to the source of the voice and saw "Nightmare" Gloria standing not far away, her expression looking somewhat arrogant, as if she was the most important person in the world.
Without the other party needing to say another word, Kanna knew the person in front of her was "Nightmare" and not the gentle, timid Gloria.
"Is it 'Nightmare'? As you said, Doctor assigned me to lead this newly formed team. Do you have any problems?"
"You were chosen as the leader without asking me..." Nightmare looked unconvinced. After all, when she learned that she was assigned to a team and that the leader was Kanna, who was even younger than her, she wanted to spar with her. Why could someone who seemed younger and less capable than herself become the leader? Before she could finish her sentence, she saw a purple glow, and then Kanna vanished from her sight.
"Koko~da~yo~" Kanna's voice appeared in her ear, very ethereal and elusive. When she turned her head, she found no one beside her.
"Damn it! What kind of spell is this? Invisibility!" Thinking this, Nightmare grabbed her staff and waved it around. A magical ripple emanated from her, but the feedback from the ripple did not show Kanna's figure. Clearly, the other party was not using an invisibility spell.
"Are you looking for me?" Kanna's voice came from not far away. Nightmare looked up and saw Kanna standing with her arms outstretched in the spot where she had just spoken, as if she hadn't moved an inch.
Just as she was about to gather her Originium Arts, the Kanna in front of her vanished once again.
"I am in front of you, and behind you, perhaps above you, in places you cannot see. I am everywhere..." Kanna's voice echoed from all around her, making Nightmare realize that Kanna in front of her had not gained the qualification of leader simply by being close to Amiya, but by her own strength.
The next second, Nightmare unhesitatingly retreated into her body, releasing Gloria, who had been resisting all along.
"W-wah! S-sorry!" The strong-willed girl from a second ago turned into a timid one.
"Welcome back, Gloria!" Seeing the other party's expression, Kanna knew that she was now facing Gloria, the girl from Victoria, and not the somewhat crazy "Nightmare."
"Thank you. I'm sorry about earlier.'She' didn't mean any harm, it's just..." Gloria patted her chest, assuring Kanna.
"It's alright. Since you've passed Rhodes Island's Operator test, then whether it's you or 'her,' you are both my comrades. And everyone will be teammates starting tomorrow. It's perfectly understandable for her to want to test her teammates' strength." Although Kanna had doubts about whether multiple personalities were suitable for field missions, since it had been signed off by her guardian, Perfumer Lena, and successfully approved by Rhodes Island's HR department, Kanna considered both Gloria and Nightmare to be family.
"Gloria!" Lena's concerned voice came from the other side of the corridor.
"Sister Lena!" Kanna waved at Lena, who was walking over from the other side.
"Kanna is here too! Gloria, weren't you supposed to stay in the house? How did you disappear the moment I turned my head? Was it 'Nightmare'? What is she trying to do now?" Lena breathed a sigh of relief after finding Gloria. She looked at the other party reproachfully.
"I'm sorry, Sister Lena. Nightmare wanted to see Kanna, and I couldn't stop her..." Hearing Lena's words, Gloria looked utterly wronged.
"Did Nightmare do something bad again?" Lena turned to Kanna.
"No, she was just curious about her teammates for tomorrow, and she happened to find me here and we chatted for a bit..." Kanna thought that since they were teammates, it was better not to complain about such minor things.
"Chatted? Did it involve using Originium Arts? Kanna, don't make excuses for Nightmare. I know her temperament. Was she trying to cause trouble for you?" Lena gently patted Gloria's head, pointed to the obvious traces of Originium Arts nearby, and then said in a motherly tone.
"Honestly, no. Besides, don't you know my strength? It's really no big deal." Kanna rolled up her sleeve and flexed her arm, showing off muscles that looked like they weighed less than a pound.
"Alright, Gloria, tomorrow you'll be joining Kanna's team for training. This is because I hope you can make friends at Rhodes Island, and coincidentally, according to Doctor's introduction, the age difference among members in this team is not significant. I know you like to be alone, but friends and partners should also be a part of your life's puzzle..."
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