CH 63

Katamimi was waiting for the young soldier who rushed back to his room. She gave a beautiful salute that made an audible snap when he entered. Remembering the words of his senior soldiers earlier, he bowed lightly towards Katamimi.

＜Captain, I just received an order from the commander. Please confirm the contents.＞

She handed over the sealed order, locked in her upright posture. The young soldier unsealed the contents and checked what they were.

Briefly summarized, it was an order to do reconnaissance around the garrison. The young soldier understood the commander’s intentions,

（Ah, I see. I guess he wants me to familiarize myself with the terrain around the garrison, otherwise, it could be for me to get used to handling a unit of combat homunculi. My basic training only covered managing a single combat homunculus, so this will be good practice.）

Katamimi continued to hold her salute while the young soldier looked over the letter. When he noticed, he commanded her to rest and made her take a comfortable posture. He started at her while thinking to himself,

（The combat homunculi are certainly loyal to their orders, but… will I really be fighting with them? This girl is missing an ear, but I’ve never seen anyone as cute in my home village.

「Combat homunculi are disposable」 or so they said…

I wonder if these girls will be forced into a gruesome death….）

He studied her from top to bottom and noticed a number of small scratches on Katamimi’s body.

（Now that I think about it… why is she missing an ear? And why are there so many scars all over her body?）