When the other person mentioned her quarter Japanese ancestry, this
time it was Major Sirius's turn to shrug.
Not out of irritation.
Someone who quibbled over trivial matters like this wasn't going to
last in Stars.
"You have a point, though let's set that aside for now...... Right now,
just forget about your mission for a moment and get some quality
R&R!" (*R&R : rest & relaxation )
"This isn't a furlough, but a secret mission......"
Major Sirius pouted when faced with Major Canopus's merry lecture.
That expression perfectly befitted the mood of a young girl her age.
"I should say it's rather depressing instead. Sending me to investigate
whether the suspected target is the Strategic-class Magician. It's one
thing if one of the two was the person in question, but there's a sizable
possibility that both of them are not who we're looking for. Why are
they sending me to undertake infiltration that isn't my specialty......
Even if we have to consider age as a requirement, there should be lots
of people with specialist training for this."
The mission given to Major Sirius was to investigate the culprit
behind the titanic explosion observed in the Far East sector at end of
October that was suspected to be caused by Strategic-class magic,
which was essentially the true identity of the Magician. Intel tried
their best and narrowed down the list of suspects to 51 targets, and
among them were two students attending high school in Tokyo. In
light of this, Major Sirius was ordered to go undercover because of
their similar age (which was purely coincidental).
"Hey, don't be like that."
In order to comfort his sighing superior officer, Major Canopus waved
his hand back and forth.