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Attendance Number 14: Flyby Hana
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**Today’s Diary**
I swear this isn’t meant to be rude, but I think Hana, one of my teammates in Team B, is a bit odd. Hana is older than me, but she insists that everyone calls her simply “Hana.” The reason for this is a bit unusual and quite amusing.
Hana’s grandmother comes from a distant country where there exists a mysterious type of warrior called a ninja. Ninjas are said to always lurk in the shadows, easily leap over walls three times their height, silently approach their targets, and take down enemies without a sound before escaping into the sky.
If people like that really existed, I think wars wouldn’t even happen. Hana has been fascinated by these amazing ninjas since childhood. Serving a foreign king (kunsyu) is crucial for ninjas, and Hana believes that her future kunsyu might be anyone, even the person eating next to her. That’s why she has everyone call her by her first name. It’s a bit of a convoluted logic.
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“What do you think, Lux-dono?” (Hana)
Caught off guard by Hana’s question, I embarrassingly admitted, “Sorry, what?” since I wasn’t paying attention. Hana uses the strange honorific “dono” when addressing people, and sometimes ended her sentences with the mysterious word “gozaru.” Despite having excellent abilities and being a cute girl with long black hair, her peculiar manner of speaking has led to her being avoided by Team A.
“Hmm, I hear there will be a training session for new students for the inter-school competition soon, gozaru.” (Hana)
The academy held a tournament twice a year that involved all students from all grades. Each grade had three classes, and each class was divided into three teams, so there was a total of 27 teams. All teams competed in a tournament aiming for victory. This was the event that got Saxon and his Team A all fired up. One might think the third-year students, with their three years of experience, would dominate, but apparently, there are often unexpected upsets.
Well, it doesn’t really matter to us since we’re not that excited.
To avoid putting the first-year teams at a severe disadvantage in the actual competition, practice matches are held in advance against the teams they would be facing, allowing some preparation time.
The opponent will also know what you’re up to, right?
“There’s a saying that goes, ‘Know thyself, know thy enemy, and you shall win a hundred battles out of a hundred’.” (Hana)
Hana says.
Is that from your grandmother’s country?
“No, this is from yet another country’s proverb.” (Hana)
Oh, I see.
Putting the proverb aside, although Hana couldn’t get into Team A, she was relatively ambitious within Team B, and she seemed to have the feeling that “if it’s a competition we have to win,” and she appealed to everyone about that.
Today, the weather is lovely, and the gentle sunlight bathes us.
After finishing lunch as usual, everyone, not just me, was dozing off in this tranquil atmosphere. Honestly, Hana’s words didn’t resonate much with me. However, since she asked, I needed to give a proper response despite my fuzzy-headedness.
“…Isn’t it just like Hana said?” (Lux)
“What do you mean, gozaru?” (Hana)
“Well, about knowing the enemy… If you know how the prey moves, hunting becomes much easier. So, it’s important to understand the opponent first.” (Lux)
“That’s why we have practice matches, right?” (Hana)
“Not just that, but wouldn’t it be even more advantageous to do reconnaissance before the practice matches?” (Lux)
“I see! I’ll ask Fol-sensei if it’s okay to do that!” (Hana)
With that, Hana dashed off towards our class 1-C’s homeroom teacher.
“…She’s energetic.” (Lux)
Under the warm sun, we bid farewell to Hana and enjoyed a peaceful doze until just before class started.
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To sum up, reconnaissance was approved. Moreover, it was allowed to be conducted during afternoon classes. In other words, as long as it was part of the training and approved by the teacher, it was permissible. However, there were a few conditions. This was limited to soldiers who will need skills in scouting, stealth, and reconnaissance in the future. Specifically, this includes Scouts, Snipers and Raider(Commander).
Commanders are capable of standing at the forefront of battle, executing surprise attacks and reconnaissance. The key difference from Scouts was that while scouts specialize in mobility and lack significant firepower, Commanders were fully capable combatants. However, Commanders lagged behind scouts in mobility and did not engage in rear support activities. They were only a type of soldier that did various things on the front lines.
Another significant condition was that the teacher must judge the student to possess adequate skills. If the student lacked sufficient skill, their actions wouldn’t be permitted, as it would merely inconvenience the opponents without contributing to the learning experience (whether they noticed the reconnaissance). Incidentally, if such activities were approved by the teacher, they wouldn’t result in a deduction in grades if discovered. Successful operations might even lead to positive evaluations. However, if caught, the consequence was a week of toilet cleaning duty.
Typically, similar consultations arose from first-year students about half a year into their studies. So, explanations were usually provided around that time. In this case, Hana consulted rather early, given her military type as a Commander. Therefore, there was no problem with her military type. As for her competence, she received approval from Fol-sensei.
Hana had been practicing the art of stealth and movement, a skill favored by the ninja of her grandmother’s country, which explained her proficiency from the outset of her enrollment. On the other hand, she remained quite inexperienced with firearms and will require extensive training in that regard.
With Fol-sensei’s approval secured, Hana stationed herself at my desk to discuss our plan.
“So, the Class 2-C opponents will have practical training the day after tomorrow. We’ll execute our plan then, so please prepare accordingly, gozaru.” (Hana)
Can’t you just drop that “gozaru” thing if it’s too much trouble to remember?
“Um… prepare? Wait, am I going too?” (Lux)
“Of course.”
Hana looked at me as if to say, “What’s this all about now?” but it was the first time I had heard that.
“Lux-dono, since you’re accustomed to hunting, you’re skilled in concealing your presence, correct? Phil-sensei also granted permission, gozaru.” (Hana)
“Well, I guess I’m probably better than an average person…” (Lux)
“Alright then, let’s thoroughly expose the enemy’s forces! … Aah, gozaru.” (Hana)
I reluctantly agreed to accompany her, when suddenly another voice chimes in from the side.
“I’d like to come along too… if that’s okay?” (Sonia)
Sonia, the girl sitting next to me, raises her hand hesitantly.
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