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You enter the room behind Ami, and Jax gives you a friendly wave when he sees you. You nod to him as Ami walks over to his side; you think you can hear Altug's voice coming from around the corner and you quickly take a seat next to Balogh, who is in the room as well. He gives you a nod as you sit down, and you nod back just as Altug enters the room, along with a person that you've never seen before, though judging from his uniform you believe he is a captain in the army, although there are certain parts of the uniform that are slightly different from the usual captain's uniform.

As one, everyone stands and salutes the captain as he walks to the front of the room with Altug. He salutes all of you. "At ease, men. This mission will be of utmost delicacy and importance, and Captain Altug assures me that the four of you are the ones best suited for something like this," he starts to say in a very important tone, and Altug nods in agreement. Everyone waits as the captain holds up a tablet and presses the screen, causing a screen to appear on the front wall, and a face appears on the screen. You recognize the face as that of American President Conner Brandsen. Now that you think about it, he's making plans for a four-day visit to Lemuria in order to discuss the Lemurian piracy problem and the general Fiend trouble that is plaguing the world, as well as general trade and economic talks.

Balogh frowns when he sees the picture and turns towards the captain, as if he recognizes what is going to happen. The captain ignores the look on Balogh's face as he says, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are currently short-handed for the President's guard and will need to recruit the four of you to fill in the missing positions." You raise an eyebrow at this and turn to Altug, whose face remains passive. You glance back at the captain, who says, "Tomorrow, you will be departing for Agartha along with your Magikiras units."

There is silence in the room as everyone digests what the captain has just said, and he too is silent for a short while before saying, "Do you have any questions to ask about this assignment before I start to explain what you're supposed to do?"