A rift, suspected to be a beast lair.0

As a result, the Alpha Reinforcement Order began mobilizing their members for further investigation. However, due to the chaos caused by the beasts in the northern Pandora Region, their forces were already stretched thin.0

The fact that Teacher Boris, who was at the main headquarters, had specifically assigned the task to Davey was likely because he was aware of the severity of the situation.0

“If I’d known this would happen, I would’ve suggested sending a few guardians instead,” Davey muttered.0

The knight commanders gave him a bitter smile.0

“The guardians have already been dispatched to other branches outside,” one of the commanders explained.0

Davey nodded. “Now that I think about it, it is about time for the thawing season.”0

The extreme cold of the remote regions was in the process of subsiding, and the beasts that had gone into hibernation were beginning to stir once more. Naturally, that meant it was the busiest time of year for the knights.0

“The timing is just awful…” one of the knight commanders muttered.0

Davey corrected him, “It’s more likely that the rift, suspected to be a beast lair, appeared precisely because of the thawing season’s start. Now, how many knights are being assigned to this mission?”0

“We’ve been deliberating on just that. We even considered deploying at least three knight commanders, along with a squad of veteran knights.”0

One of the commanders then locked eyes with Davey. “But the final decision on personnel should be made by the one responsible for the operation, not us.”0

“A regular knight… No, you're making a Roaming Knight the mission leader?”0

“A Roaming...0