The Gamer's War

Training With The Northern Squad 2 Leader 023, Part I

I've reunited with the 2nd n-squad again.

"Max!" 437 rushed to my place and squeezed me with her chest just like before. "4-437 y-you're k-killing m-..." I swear I might die of the pleasurely habit of 437 hugging me.

"Wah! I missed you so much!" She sobbed.

"Welcome back kid!" 023 greeted. I could also see 113 and the other members were here.

"The commander ordered that you will be in-charged of training this human." I heard D138 said to 023.

"Huh!? Training!? What do you mean?" Most of the squad were quite shocked to hear it from D138. Then D138 had to explain stuff to them.

"It's an agreement that the commander made with this human. For him to live freely in Delsyia goes against the rules of the Empire, so he must abide with the terms the commander had made for him so that he can live here."

437 who was also listening loosened up her embrace, enough for me to get out of her huge arms. "But what can he do? He's nothing but a small helpless creature!" 437 said, and is really worried about me.

"You know what he's capable of, don't you 023?" D138 claimed at 023. "With you having a scanner as leader to observe constant shifting stats of your assymetricate members. I believed you also used it to scan this human as well when you fought the c-ranked Veldene."

023 sighed. "Yes, I can't deny that I've seen it."

"Then you know what it's capable of."

"Yes, I do."

"Then you're in-charge of its training, and as well, of its well-being for now."

"Okay, I understand."

"What!? 023!" 437 still couldn't believe it.

Then D138 along with D933 excused themselves. "We'll be going now, this human is now in your care." When they're about to be gone out my sight, I called out to them.

"Wait! D138! D933!"

Both glanced back at me. "What is it, Max?" D933 asked.

"...thanks... thank you for taking care of me! Also, thank you for proving my innocence to the commanders at the court!" I bowed to them to show my gratitude.

"No need to thank us human, we only did what we had to do. It's our job after all." D138 stated.

"You're welcome Max! Nevermind D138 just said, he may seem cold like that, but I'm sure he's great that he made friends with you." D933 greatfully answered.

"D933!" D138 seemed embarassed.

"Hahaha! Well, we're going back to the lab now. See you whenever, Max!" D933 said as he dragged D138 along with him.

I waved goodbye to them as they faded out of my sight. "Hmm, never seen lively researchers like that." 023 muttered and looked quite amused with what he saw. "Oh nevermind, what's to worry right now is this kid!" He said and had his eye fixated on me.

And there, I saw 113 again. Like 023, he also had a scanner attached to his eyes. He must be promoted like how 023 was. "Since he's been acknowledged by the commanders by themselves, maybe it's time for a way more formal introduction. Right now, he's been assigned under your guidance, 023."

"Hmm, I guess you're right. But uh, he already knows us."

113 shook his head gently, looking disappointed. "This is going to be very difficult."

"H-Hey, what do you mean by that?" 113 only provoked 023 to put up an argument. Then 437 did some step ahead, introducing the member formally to me by herself.

"Since both the highest ranks in this group is in no state of doing the introductory, then I'll voluntary do it myself. Now listen well Max..." She speak as if she was talking to a young child. I can understand why she behaves that way, she may see me as a small child due to my height.

I don't feel offended at all. It's kind of nice, like I have a nice big (literally) sister. "...hmm, I don't know how to start well but I think 023 must have mention a former member before. 019, he told you about him right?"

"He did!..."

"Very well, he was the former leader of this very group but had lost the fight from fighting the c-ranked Veldene. The time you encountered 023 in the worst state he was."

"Oh."

"But 023 has taken his position since 019 is clearly gone now. 023 was also the former co-leader, and since he was formerly the co-leader then it would be automatic to put him in the position as our leader right now. And the next co-leader would be 113, since he's the third highest ranked in our group when 019 was still here."

437 continued to talk about the group. And the more she talked, the more I understood that they're not as simple as I thought. Each individual have their own role and tasks. As for 019 and 023, they were the main force that brings physical destruction to their enemies, and some supports and modify their equipments, and some does the tactics and plots the plan of attacking the enemy.

But now that 019 is gone, 023 is all that's left that could bring those fatal blows. 113 will go through more training to be in the level of 023 as a co-leader, so the balance would be good for their group. "... as for your role right now, I don't know what it would be exactly. But we'll know it soon enough."

I just nodded.

"...okay, fine! I'll do it!" 023 said to 113. As he turned to face me, 437 giggled and reported what she had done. "No need to, captain. I've done introductory to Max before you two could finish."

113 shook his head again in dismay, then 023 frowned. "W-Well then, is there anything more that you would like to know before we start, Max?" 023 added, to make it up for the task he wasn't able to do as leader.

"Hmm..." I've thought about it for quite a while now, and it really made me think what it meant. "...why are you all called 'assymetricates'?" From my question, I could see a few had shadow in their faces. Like they didn't like my question at all, I could also see 437 disliking it.

As for 023, he answered it with no problem. "Because we're at Delsyia's disposal."

Chapter end.