'He always seems to get delayed,' Zoe Pierce thought to herself.
Because of this, the time that was supposed to be Miles Sherman's had been cut in half.
'But if you calculated it by the mark, it's as if there was no loss at all...'
She pushed the thought to the back of her mind.
The commendation ceremony was set for three days later, after which Zoe Pierce would be free to act as she pleased.
The new students still had to undergo military training. Although it was nominally scheduled from September to November, it was actually less than three months long.
If the training had really started on September 1st, Zoe Pierce would have been thrown in at the deep end.
Having grown accustomed to various commendations, the promotion felt rather routine to her and the others.
It was only when she saw everyone in the audience sitting with ramrod-straight backs, their expressions holding the sharp aura of a soldier, that the difference truly sank in.
「The next day」
