When Leon entered the chopper, he noticed a light blue glow coming from some parts. It looked that was mana, but rather than that, Leon was surprised that a helicopter could fly using mana. He was also very interested in how such a vehicle could store mana. Since Leon never traveled in a chopper before, he was fidgetting a little bit while everyone else looked quite composed and didn't say a word. There was no mistake; every single person there did that kind of job behind the scenes many times...
Aside from the pilot, who would fly them to near Italy and then back home eventually, eight soldiers inside the chopper would participate in the mission alongside Leon. He still couldn't see their faces completely, but four of them were women. It was quite surprising since women were the minority when he was a B and A rank soldier. By the look of things, the woman who leads them would also be the captain of the mission.