I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

The Clone Brigade is located in an old castle on the outskirts of London. The castle was built in the 18th century and belongs to Bartholomew. It was planned as a military facility when it was first built. The exterior walls covered with vines and the highly layered Gothic architectural style are just disguises. In fact, there is a hidden secret inside.

The above-ground buildings of the castle serve as offices and accommodations for the team members, while the training ground and various special-purpose general workshops are hidden underground, covering an area five times that of the above-ground area.

Shinji once thought that the three-story, seven-room workshop under his house was a big deal, but compared to the Clone brigade's station, it was still nothing. And this was just the tip of the iceberg of Barthemero's power. I wonder what his family's underground facilities were like. Shocking.

In the assembly area of ​​the first training ground, which is the largest of all facilities, all four teams and six cadres of the Clone brigade, totaling 25 members, are present.

The four teams are arranged in columns in the order of the first Wand, the second Holy Grail, the third Sword, and the fourth Pentacle. The code names of the teams come from the names of the four major card groups in the Tarot card Minor Arcana.

Each team has a different focus. The "Scepter" team is good at wide-area annihilation, the "Holy Grail" team is good at protracted battles and defense, the "Sword" team is good at attacking difficulties, and the Star Coin team is good at quick reactions. Of course, this is only a relative term. No matter which team they are, they all have strong combat effectiveness and comprehensive qualities.

The members of the team are named according to the One and Two of Wands, and the team leader has the corresponding Major Arcana code name. The captain of the "Scepter" team is codenamed "King"; the captain of the "Holy Grail" team is codenamed "Pope"; the captain of the "Sword" team is codenamed "Justice"; the captain of the "Pentacles" team is codenamed "The Hermit".

In addition to these four people, there are three other people with Grand Akka codenames, namely: Lorelaia's adjutant, "Chariot" who drives a helicopter to cooperate with Shinji's mission; "Judgment", the inspector responsible for enforcing military law; The "God of Death" wearing a cloak and holding a scythe was in the position that should have belonged to Lorelaia.

"I believe that 'Chariot' and 'Judgment' have informed you in advance that Miss Lorelaia will need to leave the team for a period of time because she wants to inherit Barthelmelo's 'Original Seal'. Before she returns, I, the 'God of Death' Will temporarily take over the position of 'Captain'."

Speaking of this, Shenji paused for a moment and quickly scanned the faces of everyone below.

The members of the Clone brigade are all under 30 years old, 60% are men and 40% are women. Some of these young people frowned secretly, some were expressionless, and some were implicitly scrutinizing. However, no matter what they thought of the new "captain", none of them said it out loud, allowing people to see good discipline. sex.

One of the rules of the Clone Brigade - don't speak when the commander is speaking.

Shen Er secretly praised in his heart, but his face remained calm, even though he was completely wrapped in a cloak and did not show his face.

"Perhaps you will be suspicious of me, a person with unknown origins and whose face can't even be seen. Some people may also question my qualifications. Why should a guy who has only joined us for a few days lead us? I know all this, and I understand. Those who can stand here are elites, and elites will always be a little arrogant."

"To be honest, when Lorelaia asked me to be the acting captain, I refused at first. Because leading a troop, especially an elite troop, is very troublesome, and I am a person who is very afraid of trouble. So. , I decided to solve the trouble once and for all.”

"Listen to me, I will give you a chance today, only this chance. From the moment I finish speaking, there are no superiors or subordinates here, and there is no class distinction. You can speak freely, whether it is to make suggestions or not. , you can just start scolding. I have a straight temper, and if you offend me, I will usually scold you back on the spot or hit you back, so you don’t have to worry about my retaliation afterwards, that’s all.”

"Captain, this" the "chariot" standing behind Shenji on the left hesitated to speak.

Shenji waved his hand, indicating that "Chariot" didn't need to say anything: "You can start asking questions now."

"I'll go first." The man standing behind Shenji raised his hand.

He is the eldest member of the team. He is 29 years old and a member of the Bartholomew family. He is usually expressionless and wanders around the station wearing a traditional tuxedo, carrying out the supervision given to him by Lorelaia. and law enforcement powers. He is "judgment."

"Please tell me." Shen Er tilted his head.

"The captain must have his own reasons for appearing in such an image, but it doesn't reveal his aura or has any characteristics. It's really difficult to distinguish."

"Your Excellency the Inspector is right."

"What if the enemy disguises himself as the 'God of Death'?"

More than one person echoed.

"It is true that I have no choice but to appear in such an image. The eldest lady also understands this and allows me to be so secretive. After the meeting is over, I will let 'Judgment' and 'Chariot' see my appearance. As for everyone ——Please remember my weapons, every weapon on my body is unique and no one can imitate it.”

At least now that there is no Holy Grail War and Shirou is not named Emiya, Shinji has this confidence.

"Humph, we believe that your weapons are unique for the moment, but how can you guarantee that the weapons will not be taken away by others?" Someone whispered.

"Haha." Shenji chuckled and asked, "Why do you think the eldest lady wants me to be the 'captain'?"

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"Don't you want to tell me? Do you not know, or do you know that you don't want to admit it? No matter which way it is, you can't deny one reality - I, the 'Reaper', have enough strength. The principle of the Clone Brigade is 'Strength comes first', If you are not convinced, you can come and try to challenge me. Whoever can beat me has the right to be willful."

Shinji raised the sickle blade and pointed the blade at each squadron one by one.

"What? No one challenges? I have already said that today is your only chance. If you miss it today, whoever dares to be disobedient will be punished by me!!! If a person is not confident enough, I allow you to form a team. The number of people in the team is No more than four people, and cadre-level personnel are counted as two. No more, I cannot guarantee your personal safety."

These words can be described as extremely arrogant. After being stimulated by such words, some people finally couldn't help it anymore.

"I'll do it!" A young man in his early twenties walked out from the end of the fourth detachment "Star Coins", "Let me declare first that I don't doubt the captain's strength, I just don't understand your attitude. I'm 'Four of Pentacles' Collaborate with the entire 'Star Coin' team except the captain to challenge the 'Captain'."

The other three people who were named first glared at their teammates with dissatisfaction, then looked at their captain. Seeing that the captain did not respond, they all nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Shen Er picked up the "Snake Hunting Scythe" with his right hand and waved his left hand: "Others, step back, let's start now."