“Yeah, I’ve got the team ready. Shirakansu will be your voyager, and Saki will be your backup, just like you requested. Shirakansu is pretty…uh…belligerent, let’s say, but he’s the best we’ve got aside from myself as far as voyaging goes, and Saki is quiet, but a pretty great sorcerer.”

At the snap of his fingers, two beings were summoned from the ground. One of them seemed to be a large, painted-looking fish that swam through air as though it were water, and the other was a tall, stoic, grey-haired man with purple eyes holding a tome of some sort.

“Shira, Saki. You both know about our co-founder Erika? You are to ferry her to any one fragment she desires, wait until she’s done there, bring her back once she’s had her fill, and act as backup when requested. This is everyone’s first time voyaging without a Voyager Witch, so I don’t want anyone going too far or gone for too long until we know how this pans out. Got it?”

The grey-haired sorcerer simply nodded, while the large fish gave a scoff. 

“Fuckin’ kid, think I can’t handle my own shit out there?”

“Remember Shira, you’re responsible for both of them as well. If it were just you, I wouldn’t be too concerned, but you’ve got people depending on you.”

“Tch…fine, alright I get it, I’ll be your fuckin’ boat.”