Hunter: "Alright! That's enough for today. We're done!"
"Dismissed!"
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers replied in unison to Commander Hunter's order. Everyone scattered to find a spot to rest after hours of intense training. At that moment, Zuzana, Aurora, and Dario gathered together to chat. One could see the exhaustion written all over their faces; they looked completely drained of life. They began to complain to one another:
Zuzana: "Oh my god! That bastard Hunter is way too harsh! No wonder the drills are getting so brutal that I can barely stand it anymore!"
Aurora: "Tell me about it! That fierce jerk Hunter is so annoying! I wish we could get a new, easy-going instructor so we could finally catch a break!"
Dario: "Give it a rest, princess! There's no way they're changing instructors. Our training group is full of 'special' cases—plus super lazy and incompetent ones, like us! That's exactly why we were shoved into this miserable course for Hunter to 'fix' us. If we want to get out of this hellish training, our only way is to work hard. That's the only hope."
Hearing this, all three of them let out a long sigh.
"Sigh... I'm so exhausted!"
Suddenly, Zuzana remembered something and spoke up:
Zuzana: "Oh wait! I just realized, we haven't seen Eirian and Banxa for a few days, right?"
Aurora: "You're right! Now that you mention it, since we split into teams for training, we haven't bumped into them at all!"
Dario: "In that case, let's go visit them! It's been days, and I miss Eirian so much! Ah—no! I mean, I miss both of them!"
Zuzana: "Typical! You're definitely the number one girl-chaser, no one even comes close!"
Aurora: "Exactly! Just admit you're dying to see Eirian! Why even try to hide it?"
Dario: "Cut it out! I don't miss her like that! Don't talk about me like that, you two!