In one of the rooms, Zen had just finished taking a shower and intended to go to the cafeteria for breakfast. But when he just came out, he saw Dahlia and Isabella enter a room.
The apartment building was rented by him, to be occupied by all the teams under his command. Although the building was not big, but each room was quite spacious and complete. In addition, for the Rookie team, living there was more economical than in other apartments or boarding houses because Zen only paid 75% of the rent.
Zen had only been a commander for a few months, and only had a few teams, so there were still some empty rooms. He didn't mind if his team members used them, but he at least wanted to know what they were used for.
"This is the fourth time Dahlia has done that, and it feels like they are getting more suspicious."
Zen was curious and tried to find out. But as usual, the door was immediately locked as soon as they entered.
He didn't see what was happening inside, but he could still hear. When he did, he was a little surprised when he heard Isabella's small screams and moans.
"What are they doing?! They can't possibly do that, right?" Zen became more curious, and began to listen intently.
Then coincidentally, Kania, who had just woken up and was going down the stairs, saw Zen eavesdropping with one of his hands on his crotch.
"Ooh~." Kania secretly took a picture of it with her tablet, and immediately went back up to her room.
*****
After Dahlia and Isabella finished their business, they came out of the room, looking a little messy.
"Sis Bella, what's wrong?"
"Hmm... I felt someone's presence earlier."
"The door was locked tightly, the keyhole was blocked, there were no gaps in the windows, and I made sure there were no cameras in the room... I don't have a problem with that."
"So you've prepared precautions, you mischievous child. Okay, I'll go back now, and you should get ready for the academy soon."
"Mhm."
After Dahlia parted with Isabella, she immediately had breakfast with Leo and Karen~
"There's still half an hour, should I go now?"
While Dahlia was thinking, Karen put her lunch box on the table. Dahlia looked at the lunch box for a moment, before getting up from the chair, and washing her hair.
"Come here, let me help you."
While Dahlia was drying her hair with a towel, Karen helped Dahlia tidy it up.
After Karen set the hair dryer to 60°C and dried Dahlia's hair for about 1 minute, Dahlia went into the room to put on her uniform.
After putting on her uniform, skirt, and stockings, she sat back down with Karen who had already gotten her hair lotion.
They had been living together for about 1 month, so it was enough for them to get to know each other and understand each other's basic things.
After Karen combed Dahlia's hair, Dahlia immediately got up, then styled the front of her hair a little, and put on a hair clip on the left side.
"I'll go first." Dahlia said while carrying her bag.
"Don't forget your drink."
"I almost forgot."
Dahlia immediately took the chocolate drink she made the previous morning from the refrigerator.
"Everything is ready. Bye~."
"Bye~."
After Dahlia left, it was Karen's turn to prepare herself to go to the academy too.
"Karen, has Dahlia left?" Leo asked who had just come out of the room.
"A few minutes ago. What's wrong?"
"She made a lot of mistakes in writing the report again."
"Well, it's your job to revise it. Do you need help?"
"Huh... I'll fix it myself later."
*****
On the way to the academy, Dahlia took a longer route and one that she had never or rarely passed, to take a walk at the same time.
So far, Dahlia has been busy studying, training, and doing missions, so even after a year at the Bright Night base, she still hasn't finished exploring the entire base because she doesn't have much free time.
"Hi, Dahlia."
As Dahlia passed through the shops, she coincidentally met a girl. The girl looked very young. However, her curvy body shape, appearance, and memory proved that the girl was older than she looked.
"Erm... You're Mai, right? Good afternoon."
"Good afternoon. So, what are you doing here? I remember your apartment shouldn't be through here on the way to the academy."
"I'm just taking a walk. How about you? Are you coming home from work?"
"I hope so, but there's always work at the workshop, and the 12-hour workweek doesn't allow me to do that."
"You seem very busy, huh." Dahlia said with a slight smile.
"Not really. Our work is not dense, and the workweek includes two 1-hour breaks. It's just..."
"That's done for standby." Dahlia guessed.
"That's right. If only all the soldiers were as careful as you, our work time might be shorter. This morning your friend came in with some of his hammers broken down."
"Aah haha." Dahlia laughed awkwardly. "You came to look for the repair parts, huh?"
"Almost right. I still can't believe she broke such a high-durability weapon with just physical strength. I might need to use a soft metal alloy to protect the engine."
Dahlia and Mai chatted for a few minutes, until Dahlia's class time was approaching, and Mai's work call came~
"There's still some time before class starts. Maybe I can explore a little more."
About half an hour passed. After wandering around for quite some time, Dahlia decided to immediately leave for the academy as it was almost time for class to start.
About a quarter of an hour later, Dahlia arrived at the academy just before the bell rang.
The first period of class was physical training, so all the students changed into sportwear. Some wore clothes like bodysuits that were more flexible, and some wore regular sportsuits or tracksuits for those who didn't like the cold night air.
Everyone was free to wear whatever sports suit they liked, as long as the clothes were from an authorized brand or one that collaborated with Entropilia Technology.
Although it wasn't cheap, it didn't mean that everything was expensive. The products that Entropilia Technology received were guaranteed to be of good quality to support every soldier and member of theirs.
Dahlia was currently changing clothes in the room with the other girls. When Dahlia changed clothes, she felt the gazes and heard the whispers of her classmates. At first Dahlia felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't care about it now because it seemed that there was no ill will directed at her.
After Dahlia changed her clothes, she went with the others to the field to join the practice. But before that, she had to wait for the others to finish.
There were many students there, several other classes also had the same lesson hours. The field there was very spacious, but not with the changing rooms, so they had to take turns.
While Dahlia was waiting, she saw Kania who looked weak and a little sleepy.
"Kania, do you want some caffeine?"
"Is that coffee?"
"No, this is a chocolate drink."
"Umm... Thank you." Kania said as she received it.