☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Aiko, with Beata's permission, sat down and began to write in her notebook, converting things on the fly into stats and skills.

"'Chopping' - 'one-handed weapon in two hands'..."
"'Faster than they can react' - 'swiftness'..."
"'From twenty paces' - 'shooting skill'..."
"'A circus performer's profession'."

Thought: "Night watchman shift? I hope that's true, otherwise all these rats, oh, they work in pairs, like bandits, and how did they find out about the vacancy? Maybe they saw a note on the gate and decided to play along to rob us?"
"No, no, no, robbing a combat squad? That's a bad target with these conditions. A really bad one."
"These are just my insinuations, but in any case, I'll try to talk my way out of it with charisma."

Charisma on.
-- Wonderful. It's a pity I didn't get to see your friend, but he'll still have time to prove his worth. As you can guess from the name, we are a special unit, founded to solve flexible tasks that the guard and the army cannot handle due to their structure. Perhaps, in a way, we can be called mercenaries, but there are obvious differences from a 'mercenary guild' in terms of goals and funding.

He describes in detail how injustice still prevails in various corners of the Vast Empire, that in these conditions, someone is needed who will resolutely eliminate emerging conflicts, always be ready to help, and so on.

Then he says the same things as Kilike, watching Beata's eyes for the slightest spark of doubt and steering the conversation. In short: 320 a month / 0 OD and other bonuses.