The rest of them went their separate ways. Ninth and her team immediately set off to the Masamune district to sharpen their equipment; they didn't want a dull blade to cost them another failure in their record.
Carmine and the rest of the Operators all took a lingering look at Atlan before setting off to do their jobs.
"Porter. Come back here in 2 hours, we'll have your new battle suit ready for you. Don't be late or else you won't know the capabilities of what you'll be wearing," he said before quickly leaving.
Atlan promised to return early and bid them goodbye. Although there was a bit of tension between him and the Operators, they didn't have any bad feelings about him.
They were shocked that he was allowed to enroll in the University, but they didn't oppose it. They just knew that this would cause divided opinions among other Operators, especially those who hated 'Knives' with a passion.