U.S. time, January 6, morning, desert outside Las Vegas.

Oda Nobumi was led by Kuroda to Ueda and Shimoda's residence, "This is it, instructor. ”

Looking at the entire small tent buried in the sand and looking at the endless desert ahead, Oda Nobumi said, "This is indeed safe enough." ”

"The two of them should be looking for something to eat, except for small lizards and the like, nothing else is easy to catch, the space is empty. "There are a lot of bugs, but they don't have water, and they don't know how to be poisonous. As he spoke, he trampled on a worm that crawled in front of his feet, and he didn't know what it was if he didn't look closely.

Oda Nobumi asked, "What exam questions did you prepare for them?"

"Wolves. Kuroda said, "Although it is a little smaller, and there is not too much competition for survival, but the wildness itself is still there." ”

"Reluctantly," said Oda Nobumi, "the wolf is at the top of the food chain here." ”

"Isn't that no way? Kuroda said embarrassedly.

"Don't quibble, quibbling means you're avoiding it. Oda Nobumi said.

"Yes, I was wrong, instructor. Kuroda bowed his head and said.

"What about you?" asked Oda Nobumi, "what are you going to do in the future?"

"I don't know," Kuroda said, "I don't have any confidence to face two lions." ”

"I took a punch from Miss Mei Daiko and took a few steps back in the snow, but I wasn't hurt. Oda Nobumi asked, "Do you understand?"

"I don't understand. Kuroda said.

"Then you can take my punch too. As she spoke, Oda Nobumi struck Kuroda on the left with her right fist, hitting Kuroda's hastily erected palm, knocking Kuroda five steps away from the upswing to reduce the impact.

Seeing that Kuroda's hands were a little trembling and red, Nobumi Oda asked, "Got it?"

"A little. Kuroda smiled bitterly.

Glancing at the two figures that appeared in the distance, Oda Nobumi asked Kuroda, "Those guys from the Intelligence Bureau and the Investigation Bureau didn't come to disturb you?"

"I've seen it from afar," Kuroda said, "and the drone has been from the sky twice." ”

As the figure ran closer, looking at the waist-length hair behind one of them that was blown up by the wind, Oda Nobumi asked, "That guy is Ueda, right?"

"His hair grew so long naturally, and he felt it was a shame to cut it off. "I told him that with such long hair, there is only one way to die when he is approached, but he said it was here, so I let him keep it." ”

"There is no competitive outcome. Oda Nobumi said.

"I thought about it. Kuroda said, "Ueda is calmer, and it's okay to be a sniper, so it's okay." ”

Oda Nobumi said, "They are your people, you decide for yourself." ”

"Shimoda is typically simple-minded and well-developed with limbs, and he is a person who can perform tasks very well. In the future, I plan to let Shimoda follow Ueda, and Ueda will command Ueda, and Shimoda will protect Ueda. Kuroda said, "For small-scale missions, as long as the firepower is enough, I can safely hand them over." ”

Oda Nobumi asked, "Did you give them a gun?"

"Not yet. Kuroda said.

Looking at Ueda and Shimoda, who ran 200 meters away, Oda Nobumi said, "Let them go full speed." ”

"Yes. Kuroda then shouted, "Full speed." ”

About forty seconds later, Ueda and Shimoda stood in front of Oda Nobumi and Kuroda gasping for breath, and after about a minute, the gasp completely subsided.

"Good cooperation, run here together. Oda Nobumi asked, "Why?" and then stopped Ueda, who was about to open his mouth to speak, and pointed to Shimoda and said, "You speak first." ”

Shimoda looked at Ueda and Kuroda, scratched his unclean face, and said, "I don't know." ”

Oda Nobumi asked Ueda, "You say." ”

"Is it necessary?" Ueda asked rhetorically.

Oda Nobumi asked, "Are you in average physical fitness and ready to be injured?"

Looking at his feet, which were not wearing shoes, he stretched out his hands again, clenched his fists gently, and looked at a few drops of blood dripping on the ground, Ueda said, "I'm hurt all the time. ”

"It's inevitable. Oda Nobumi said.

"I understand that rainforests and grasslands are much more dangerous than here. Ueda said, "At least you can see the ground here." ”

"Since you have determination, it is not a problem to enter the wolf level. Oda Nobumi said, "Well, Kuroda." ”

"Yes, instructor. Kuroda stood up straight and said, and Ueda and Shimoda hurriedly stood up as well.

"The prey tested by Ueda and Shimoda will be handed over to you. Oda Nobumi said.

"Understood. Kuroda said.

Oda Nobumi said: "Don't cheat, it's not a wild wolf, you can see it." ”

"There is absolutely no problem," Kuroda said. ”

"Okay, relax. Oda Nobumi said, "It's just a handshake and a welcome, in fact, I want you to preside over it yourself, but the Lion King said that he would come in person." ”

Kuroda relaxed and smiled, "Yes, it's their pleasure. ”

"Bring an ambulance and a blood bag," Oda Nobumi said, looking at Ueda, "and he's still a little weaker, and he'll be entangled for a while." ”

Kuroda said, "It's ready. ”

"What did you eat in the morning?" asked Oda Nobumi.

"Half-cooked snake meat, and two small lizards. Shimoda smiled.

Oda Nobumi asked, "Full?"

"It's full. Shimoda smiled, "It's not very tasty." ”

"Then go find something delicious. Oda Nobumi said, then exclaimed, "Look at me." Then he looked at Ueda and Shimoda standing on the spot, his face quickly turned pale, as if he had seen something terrifying, he nodded, and said to Kuroda, whose legs were trembling a little next to him, "This is my gift to you." ”

Kuroda smiled bitterly: "I suddenly found a big lion standing next to me, and I didn't want it at all." ”

After about fifteen seconds, Shimoda came back to his senses and suddenly fell to his knees and threw up, "Wow!" and then Ueda also vomited on his knees.

"Fifteen seconds, at least forty-five shots are enough, even with a knife, Shimoda, you have already died many times. Oda Nobumi said, "And you, Ueda, if you're alone, maybe twenty seconds, or more." ”

"What is this?" Ueda asked.

Kuroda said, "I don't know if you've ever been on a safari to see a lion? Of course, you're sitting in a car, and that's how you feel when you're walking or going to the toilet in the wild, and you suddenly notice a lion next to you." My mind was blank, my whole body tensed up, and it was normal to spit it out. ”

Ueda asked, "Why is this happening?"

"Momentum, breath, or the thought of the heart, self-hypnosis and so on. Kuroda said, "It's like cheering yourself up before going on stage, because the instructor thinks you're a lion, and the only ferocious beast you come into contact with is the wolf, and if you're in Africa, you'll have some immunity if you have that much contact." Or if he is full of ferocity, he will not be suppressed for so long. ”

Shimoda asked, "How can this be?"

"You can already do this with people with weak personalities, just one glare at them and you can stop them, not everyone has the determination to kill wolves empty-handed. Kuroda said, "If you want to be like an instructor and make yourself feel like a lion in other people's feelings, I can only say that I can't do it now, and it will be difficult to do it in the future, it's not just a matter of performance, it's not just a matter of cognition, it's not enough to think of yourself as a lion completely." ”

Oda Nobumi said, "It's your lack of training. ”

Kuroda said, "I can't help it, I don't really feel like I'm in danger here. ”

"No, you're wrong, I feel like it's dangerous here, and I have to be wary of a lot of people walking down the street. "A lot of people here have guns, and if more than one person suddenly shoots within 10 meters, it's hard for me to dodge." ”

"Not really. Kuroda laughed, "That's bad luck." ”

"Your heart has begun to relax, your person has begun to adjust to comfort. Oda Nobumi said.

After a pause, Kuroda sighed, "Maybe." ”

"In this way, if you have time to go to the aquarium, to see the big whales, touch them, feel your insignificance, and then go to see the man-eating sharks, preferably to meet them. Nobumi Oda said, "You're going to get back that tingling sensation on your scalp." ”

"Just thinking about it, I don't feel very comfortable. Kuroda smiled, "I'll go." ”

"You can also try it. Oda Nobumi said to Ueda and Shimoda, "Stay safe." ”

"Thank you. Ueda said.

Oda Nobumi said, "Let's go, Kuroda. With that, he turned and walked away.

"Clean it up, or change places. Kuroda said.

"Got it, sir. Shimoda said, "It's a pity for the meat." ”

"Alright, I'll treat you to a big meal after you advance. Kuroda said.

"Chief, what rank is this adult?" Ueda asked.

"Don't look at the instructor's youth," Kuroda said with a smile, "she's at the level of the Six Lions." She was one of the people who went to the dictator's palace in Zayir more than ten years ago, and now if it weren't for the fact that there were too many children in the African base, it was too noisy, and it was estimated that she would have stayed. ”

"Kuroda!" Oda Nobumi's voice came from afar.

"I'm leaving. Kuroda said, "I'm calling." ”

Ueda said, "Understood. ”

Soon after, Kuroda caught up with Oda Nobumi and asked, "Instructor, what happened just now, you can control your breath now?"

"Pretty much. Oda Nobumi asked, "You don't think I'm assimilated, do you?"

"This," Kuroda smiled embarrassedly, and then asked, "Instructor, how about teaching me?"

"You don't. Oda Nobumi said, "My original situation is like, well, how to say, by the way, the first blood, Rambo, you have seen it." ”

"Even he himself has seen it. Kuroda laughed, then asked, "You mean the aftermath of the war?"

That's pretty much what it means. Some people's sequelae are milder and do not affect their lives, while some people's sequelae are very serious and directly affect their lives. Oda Nobumi said, "I'm overweight, the kind that hurts people if it's not good." ”

"I see. Kuroda smiled and asked, "Instructor, you also watch movies?"

Nobumi Oda says, "I still play video games. Then he looked at the car on the road not far in front of him and said, "Go get moving." ”……