A thousand Velvet Hunter Academy freshmen had gathered in the auditorium. On the stage, a female instructor held a microphone and addressed them.

“Please arrange yourselves according to the area indicated by the floating paper that was handed to you at the entrance.”

Murmurs spread through the crowd as the white papers floating above the hands of the new students guided each of them to their designated areas.

“You’ll be grouped into teams of 10, and for the next month, you will train with the members of your assigned group. We’ve carefully balanced the groups, so please do your best to prevent any unnecessary conflicts.”

“...Huh? I thought we were supposed to be grouped by position when we first entered?”

“There are too many students this year, so they’ve decided to assign teams right from the start.”

“Ah, I see. Makes sense with how many people there are this time... It’s three times the usual number, right?”