“Nothing, just training for a special mission.”(Redhead A)
“This cute junior asked us to help in her training.”(Redhead B)
They said this with a wide grin on their faces as they raised up Plausha’s uniform skirt. Plausha’s face blazed red. The next second the cheek of the man that raised her skirt became red along with a dull sound.
Slapping each of his subordinates in succession, Volmes protected Plausha behind his back as he calmly spoke with a disgruntled expression.
“You seem to have misunderstood something. She is a… relative of a wind troupe member who was killed at the Gearhawk. She is her younger sister.”(Volmes)
“!!”(Readheads)
“We—we are deeply sorry for our actions…”(Redheads)
The four were visibly disturbed, having learnt of Plausha’s circumstances. The four, now visibly depressed, were ordered to reflect on their actions while Volmes escorted Plausha back to her room.
“I am sorry, it happened due to my lack of supervision. I promise you that this will never happen again.”(Volmes)
“N-it’s nothing.”(Plausha)
After apologizing to Plausha, Volmes talked to her about the circumstances of those guys for a little while. They too have lost their close friends all at once. They had not been able to mourn their friends due to all the bustle with military reorganization. When the bustle had seemed to settle down, the [Water Mirror] incident happened and the situation got worse as the turmoil spread again. Plausha was able to relate with this situation as she had seen the unrest in the city.
“I am sorry for requesting the impossible from you…”(Volmes)
“I.. I will do my best!”(Plausha)
As Volmes said that [Water Mirror’s] influence was approaching threatening strength, Plausha hardened her resolve to complete her mission. She would carry out her mission to search for [Water Mirror] from tomorrow.
“Take a rest today.”(Volmes)
After saying that Volmes left Plausha’s room.
***
As various recreational facilities were installed below the lodgings, barracks also had recreational facilities and bar built in the underground section. After leaving Plausha’s room, Volmes headed towards the resting room. The four guys from before were drinking there.
“Captain, did you really have to hit us so seriously there?”(Redhead A)
“It looked more convincing that way.”(Volmes)
“Did we really had to go so far with that act?”(Redhead B)
“You had to precisely because it was an act. The bait had to look real in order to get the most out of it.”(Volmes)
Volmes replied to a playful complaint of one of the guys and flattered him, “The act looked to be pretty real.” His subordinates also laughed, remembering Plausha’s face.
(TN) there was no paragraph separator here so I assume that the same discussion with the 4 guys is continuing. In manga it was a short dialogue between Volmes and Izapnar)
“Now I expect that girl to start carrying out her mission. If she manages to lure him out into our territory, we can let a specialist handle the rest.”(Volmes)
“So, you already have someone in mind?”(Redhead A)
“I plan to use Belushya from the water troupe.”(Volmes)
“Oh that ice woman?”(Redhead A)
Water troupe, similar to water god corps, was a group focused on healing type divine arts, however if it had to be said, they were more of a militia than a support group.
The members of the elite group were split almost evenly between the support types and the offence types. Belushya was a top class divine arts user of this elite group. Drinking a glass of alcohol that was offered to him, Volmes turned to leave to proceed with his other tasks.
“Don’t forget to keep up your act. If you meet her you have to look depressed.”(Volmes)
“Yeaaah, yeah.(Redheads)
Volmes left the resting room, listening to their halfhearted reply.