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The three instructors from Chaos Gate were people Kireina recognized.
The first was Mirabilis, the Shoggoth in service to her father.
The second was a black-haired, young-looking man with a perpetually sleepy face, carrying a pillow—Nagumo.
The third was a white-haired man in yellow sunglasses and a white suit—Sakamoto.
Takamura was too erratic and unreliable for such duties, so he had been excluded, while the youngest of the trio, Nagumo, had been included.
The reason for Nagumo's presence would soon become clear in this particular trial.
"Alright, gather here, everyone," Mirabilis said, her long blonde hair swaying in the wind. "Before we begin, I want to congratulate you all for making it this far! If you survived the path here, you have proven yourselves competent."
