The Association of Seven Nations Wizards, commonly known as the [Association]. The purpose of the survey of the outside world that led to its establishment and to promote its usefulness as a starting point.

　This client, the Association, gave its first activity to the Academy of Mages' chicks.
　Its purpose is to show its readiness to accept a wide range of requests, and the purpose of the association is to solve the shortage of wizards in each country's armies by substituting missions in the outside world.

　Above all, the deployment service that enables the association to provide efficient mages is very similar to the system of the military itself. After all, each country has mages as a reserve for itself, but the Association provides armaments for seven countries.

　Of course, for minor tasks - mainly inside - there is a separate security force [Jijun], but since the purpose of this is to maintain security by non-magicians, when the need arises, it is not possible to have a military unit in place. But they were not effective in dealing with high-profile cases.
　To put it bluntly, they're not very good at rough stuff. Although they are required to keep weapons on hand at all times, they are not easy to crack down on in an organization similar to a vigilante group.

　The authority given to them is currently more limited than that of the military, whose main mission is the outside world. Of course, the difference in skill level between the military and the military is as clear as daylight. Even anti-personnel combat techniques were inferior to the active magicians.

　The association is aiming at such a reduction in business by the Jigun.
　To put it simply, they are planning to strengthen the security by increasing the number of wizards belonging to the association. For that reason, they will accept potential wizards for employment and retraining in a big way.

　Basically, those who became members of the association only were required to wear a badge to prove it, or a cloak to indicate their affiliation, such as while on duty.
　As a first step in changing the mindset, they thought they could prevent crimes by taking advantage of the stereotypical ideas of the mages' raison d'etre of serving their country and reclaiming their territory.


　After the announcement of the establishment of the association, the association's headquarters has received more than three hundred thousand applications to date. Although this includes active wizards, the number of applications still exceeds twice the total number of wizards in the current situation alone, and even now the number of applications is increasing every second.

　The screening alone had a fixed capacity, so although it was on an expected scale, there was still a three-month wait for those who were slow enough to be screened.
　Even if you pass these, you will not be able to receive a formal request until you complete the week-long training period.
　This is one of the largest employment scales in the world.


　However, this situation has been resolved entirely by the clerical staff and human resources, and the official activities of the association have not even begun.
　In the upper echelons of the association, however, that was not the case at the moment.

　The association has branches in seven countries. All of the branch managers had gathered at the headquarters and had spent the last five hours in a meeting.

Although this is a test operation, I'm a little concerned about the fact that only students are participating.

　The heads of the branches of each country set up their oval desks and set aside a vast amount of materials and look over the contents with a bitter face.
　Large requests, especially those with a difficulty level of four stars or higher, must be reported to the president of the association. However, since this is the first time it is being operated, the branch heads were all lined up and expressed their anxiety about its start-up.

　All of these personnel had held high key positions in the military and were currently treated as association branch heads. Naturally, it's a position that doesn't call for half-wits who don't know the outside world.

　The majority of the members are of mature age, and regardless of gender, they are all excellent. This included a man as young as thirty-something.

''Lord Romdar--Excuse me, Romdar Branch 5 leader, I'm sure you're still doing everything you can this time. We have already established a base near the deposit. We have an escape route in place at all times, and we should be able to complete the installation of the long-range transition gate in the near future.

　The man who gave the complaint - the youngest man against Romdal - brought up another document to assuage his concerns.
　Nevertheless, the Romdall Branch Chief was unable to dispel his concerns because of his nature. Needless to say, the meaning of the association would be questioned in this first time.
　The serious-looking eyes seem indecisive and cautious about risks.

I'm not sure how... but we're only halfway through the internal exploration.
As you are aware, we will have a high-ranking mage on standby to assist you in this regard, and, thanks to the generosity of Chapter Chief Romdar, Varmes has given us a substantial amount of information and resources.

　The man stammered for a moment, although he was doing everything he could in the situation.

'I guess the problem is that the mineral deposits are mineral-rich mithril. It makes it impossible to communicate or detect anything at all. Just in case...''
Yeah, shut up, all of you!

　Instead of all of them having tension running down their spines at such an out-of-place voice, they all turned their faces as if their brains had made a mistake. The owner of a voice that was still lacking in tension.
　The chair was finally at the same height as everyone else, raised to its maximum height. However, his feet were floating off the floor, not to mention his imagination.

''You're being a bit too timid. You're too cowardly," he said, "all these grown-ups are advocating safety and security. I'll do everything I can to be safe. But it's not a world where people are kind to those who expect help from you once you step outside.

　No one can say it back. I'm aware of that. I am aware of that, but it is difficult to say whether it can be done.

　Ilyce, as if dismayed, takes out the materials put together from the pile of incomparable materials piled only in front of him.
　Perhaps because the unchanging adult-sized robe has covered her hands, she can't roll it up. The paper is gradually becoming irritated and wrinkled.
　The head of the chapter who was sitting next to him hurriedly rolled up the sleeves carefully and fixed them with the elastic that everyone always has on hand.

''Domo~........''

　This is the moment when everyone is relieved to be able to express their gratitude with no affection. In addition, the branch managers are not excellent. The current head of the branch was the first to be assembled when the association was launched. Since then, even though we've only known each other for a few months, we've had an unspoken rule. One of them is to always have rubber to stop the sleeves.

　You can use a holographic data document, but it's the same anyway, as it doesn't respond to the top of your clothes.

　As a refresher, Ilyce takes his glasses out of the case he had set aside, plucks his eyebrows once, hangs them up, and instantly goes through all the material. The act of doing so is a skill of hers that is converted into text in her brain just by looking at it, rather than reading it. She can grasp the content of the material without reading it.
　As an aside, glasses are not only an item to switch the way of thinking, but also an essential item to pose as a capable woman. However, she is so good that she doesn't need to wear them.

I'm sure all the countries understand that. They are organizing a good amount of high ranking in the school. Many of them have a history of defeating in the outside world, and the academy is also active in extracurricular lessons in the outside world. There won't be as many concerns as the first battle.

　Lusarka and others are pushing last semester's graduates in a gory way, and when it comes to Alphas, Socarrento's name is at the top of the list.

　--Hmm?　

　It's not my place to complain about the organization left to each academy. It's not only that, but the two chicks who saw each other at the school festival....
　Remembering that, Ilyce calls up the virtual LCD of the application request to the association wizard from the pile of materials and conducts a search.

　Since she doesn't know the name, Ilyce quickly taps the virtual keyboard. Appearance characteristics, being a student of the academy, and even lineage, thus narrowing down the application requests of the two people. She ponders a bit, making sure that she wasn't misremembering.

　Regardless of them, we basically have a policy of receiving applications from academy students without conditions. They still have to go through the screening and other procedures, but the girls are waiting for about half a month.

　--As I recall, the guy from Ars right now..............................haha~, I see.

　Ilyce projects a data page that only the Chairman has access to. He deftly plays with the application field, passing all the reviews with the Chairman's authority, and adds a checked mark to both of them.
　Ilyce then used the Chairman's access authority to immediately create a request form, and after restricting it to be accepted only for the two of them, he named the client as [Ilyce].

　--I guess the difficulty level is something like three stars.

　After finishing it in a minute or so, Ilyce closes the virtual LCD and returns to the agenda.

''I have a rough idea of the demons that inhabit it. I've heard that most of the construction inside the deposit has been explored.
Mr. Chairman, about that... well, something that's been bothering me is something that's been bothering the geologist on Balmes.
I read the report. But I'm sure it's all right. Tolerable. We're not going into this mission hand-in-hand. The association must seek results that are not too different from those of the military.

　In order to achieve the same level of success as the military, it is only natural that the response to the unexpected should be left to the field.

The only way to learn this is through training. Of course, cooperation with other units is also an issue. If you don't have any objections, you can continue with your preparations and have more wizards to watch over you on the day.

　Ilyce has been devoting his thoughts to this case day after day, but of course, he can't just focus on this case.
　For once, she let out the fatigue of her day in and day out with a sigh, and her face changed crisply.

''Alright, next, next!