"Ah, yeah. We start training at six, and then once teams form, our first bunch of missions are really easy stuff. Mostly household chores, heavy lifting, or catching lost cats." He grimaces at that one. Even years later, Tora is a nightmare of a cat. "They wait till we can work together at least a little before sending us out on anything dangerous."

At least in theory. Team Seven did get that one C-rank that somehow turned into an A-rank.