Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

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"Most of the children here were rescued by our members when they were being exploited by people with ulterior motives."

"So we didn't have many members to begin with."

At this point, Xian Guyong also let out a soft sigh.

"In addition, many of our missions are dangerous, and the attrition rate of our members is very high."

"The application for retirement is also relatively easy."

"Yeah!"

Makoto Haramura's tone carried a hint of surprise.

"I thought you guys would exploit these kids until they're at least sixty."

"Given the extent of your brainwashing, it shouldn't be difficult to do this."

Makoto Haramura was genuinely surprised.

According to Natsuki Minami, the Lion King Organization frequently abducts qualified children from all over the world, brainwashes them, and trains them to become weapons loyal only to the Lion King Organization.

For this kind of organization, the ultimate fate of weapons is death.

Retiring at such a young age?

How could something so joking possibly exist in an organization that destroys human desires?

"But that's the reality. Our female members generally retire between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five."

"Among them, Wu Weiyuan is particularly numerous."

Sitting cross-legged on the tatami mat, Makoto Haramura's expression became strange.

Pick up a strawberry and take a bite.

"Could it be that all these guys have gone to get married?"

"..."

Xian Guyong's body trembled slightly.

“It’s normal for young men and women to spark a romance during missions. The children of the Lion King Organization, who don’t have much contact with men from a young age, are very likely to get caught up in these romantic relationships.”

"We are not such a cold and heartless organization."

"As long as the other party is a good person, we will allow the members to retire after signing the contract."

Makoto Haramura yawned and glanced at Enoki and Ayashiro, whose faces remained expressionless, with a half-smile.

"Of course, he is a good man."

"After all, those girls were carefully selected and sent there."

"For girls who have never been in contact with the opposite sex, even a very small and simple thing can make them fall for someone."

"But for a man, a girl who likes him purely without any ulterior motives is also incredibly attractive."

Makoto Haramura couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This tactic is far too obvious, but precisely because it is obvious, it is a perfectly legitimate and aboveboard scheme.

It's really hard to feel good about such an open and aboveboard scheme when someone lays it out in front of you so blatantly.

Furthermore, the Lion King Organization doesn't ask for much; once someone retires and gets married, they truly cut off all contact.

"How about you just change your name to Lion King Marriage Agency?"

The girl who married into the Lion King organization was indeed freed from its clutches.

However, the education the Lion King Organization gave them from childhood was a kindness they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

"You're joking."

"We're not forcing marriages; we're just incidentally solving the marriage problems of these kids who only know how to brandish knives and guns."

Endou Gen completely dismissed Haramura Makoto's teasing about the "Lion King Matchmaking Agency."

It doesn't matter how good the technique is, as long as it works and everyone is satisfied, isn't that enough?

"What you said is not wrong."

"If this one doesn't work, there's always the next one. Your Lion King Organization has a lot of girls, right?"

Xian Guyong's brain has completely shut down.

She had always known that the Lion King Organization had lenient conditions in this regard.

However, she always thought it was a humanized expression from the Lion King's machinery.

This precisely proves that they are not the kind of cold-blooded and ruthless spy organization.

But she never expected that the Lion King's organization had such a hidden purpose.

This situation, in her opinion, made the Lion King Organization seem like a brothel...

"Hito, don't think about so many useless things. No matter what, this is a win-win-win situation."

"The girl found her ideal partner."

"The boy has found a reliable partner."

"The Lion King organization has been stabilized."

Yuantang Yuan cast his gaze over, calmly reminding his somewhat rigid and pedantic disciple.

"I see."

Withdrawing the indescribable expression from his face, Xian Guyong was well aware of his current situation.

Makoto Haramura had no interest in continuing to argue with them about this issue; he was more interested in the stack of papers in his hand.

"Hmm, let me think about it. Let's start with these few children you've identified as having good aptitude."

"Let me take a look at your evaluation criteria first."

……

Outside the Takagami Shrine.

A group of girls dressed in Lion King uniforms lined up neatly according to their age.

Of course, there are also those who completely ignore this rule.

For example, there's the tall, slender girl with brown hair in a ponytail, who should be standing in the official member group, Sayaka Kirasaka.

Now, she uses her strikingly tall stature to stand out in the prep group, where everyone is shorter than her.

"Yukina, cover for me, this is so embarrassing."

Sayaka Kirasaka's sense of shame has now reached its limit.

Himeragi Yukina looked helpless, and spread her arms and legs even wider, both laughing and crying.

“Sayaka, I’ve reached my limit. It’s impossible for someone my size to do that.”

To be honest, she could understand her friend's feelings.

It was precisely because of her understanding that she opened her arms and legs and cooperated so readily.

What caused Sayaka Kirasaka to become like this?

The reason is the clothes she's wearing now.

The puffed-out short skirt and wide-open neckline, the tight waist, and the skirt that barely covered her buttocks—even surrounded by girls, it was still incredibly shameful.

If it were her, she probably would have reacted even more severely than her friend.

"It's better to die sooner rather than later, why hasn't it been my turn yet?"

To be fair, she really didn't want to be teased by her teacher anymore.

After all, once you're inside, these kinds of pranks are inevitable.

This is the experience compiled by all the students of the Lion King Organization over hundreds of years.

However, the current situation outside makes her feel even worse.

There was nothing we could do; before, the only people who felt ashamed were a few.

It's even more upsetting when my classmates glance at me, then gather in groups of two or three and talk about me behind my back.

"Probably not, not that soon," Himeragi Yukina replied with considerable certainty.

"I think we should let the experienced senior students do the testing first."

"Even if the teachers' college says so, I don't think it will be my turn."

For something like this, there's no need to even think about it; you should definitely start with the experienced ones.

They are definitely much better than rookies like them who have never carried out a mission before.

"My God!"

"Then I'll have to maintain this appearance for a long time."

Kirasaka Sayaka looked utterly hopeless.

She is among the experienced competitors, but the problem is that she is ranked last among them.

By the time the seniors have finished testing, I'll probably be dying of shame.

"I have no other choice, but I will stay with you, Sayaka."

"Himehira Yukina, come in."

Just then, this sound suddenly came from inside the room.

The two girls, who were standing close together, froze instantly.

But then, Yukina Himeragi looked embarrassed.

She deftly broke free from in front of Sayaka Kirasaka and straightened her somewhat disheveled clothes.

"Then I'll go in first. Please bear with me a little longer, Sayaka."

As Himeragi Yukina's figure receded further and further into the distance.

For a moment she froze, and before she could fully turn around, Sayaka Kirasaka finally reacted.

"Wait a minute, Setsuna!"

"Even if it starts with you, it will take me a long time to get to you. It's not something that can be done in a short while."

……

Inside the shrine is a spacious shrine hall.

The spot where the statue of the deity should have been placed directly in front was now separated from the hall by a long gauze curtain, and only the figures of four people sitting behind the curtain could be vaguely seen.

In front of the figure, in the center of the hall, there was only a cushion for people to kneel on.

After seeing this scene, Himeragi Yukina slowly walked to the cushion, sat down on it, and waited for the Lion King Organization's 'high-ranking officials' behind the curtain to speak.

"Himeki Yukina joined the Lion King Organization at the age of six to train as a sword shaman."

"Overall performance evaluation: A".

A slow, deliberate male voice rang out, and Yukina Himeragi turned her gaze in the direction of the voice.

That was the very center position; through the thick gauze curtain, she could only see a blurry male figure.

"Hmm, let me take a look. Combat ability assessment: A."

"Cold weapon assessment: A".

"Vision/Future Vision: A".

"Spellcasting Assessment: B"

"Spiritual Power: A".

"Indeed, it is excellent."

The head of the three saints? Is it that Lord Shizuka Kou-sama, the one who is the head of the three saints? Himeragi Yukina thought to herself.

That's what she was thinking, but Yukina Himeragi didn't forget to reply.