Being watched and scrutinized was nothing new to the Dorssian squad, it was the JIORan students who were having trouble grasping the situation. The prisoners had been brought in and locked in a cell that was not only guarded but had a surveillance camera. In addition, their arms and legs were bound. They didn't want to take any chances. The pilots watched but there wasn't much action.

"The Dorssians actually sent in children to do this...", Haruto frowned.

"Don't be so soft", Saki scolded. "They're probably not much older than us...Wherever you go the older generation uses the younger. It's nothing new."

"What were they after?", Haruto asked.

"The Valvraves, of course", Inuzuka said. "With them, Dorssia would be unstoppable. They might even take over all of humanity."

"We'll be interrogating them one by one to make certain", Commander Ichijo told them. "Once we find out what they were doing here, we'll be able to decide what to do with them. For now, you all need to go in for your after-battle check ups. AND HAS ANYONE FOUND RENBOKOJI?!"

Cameras were watching them intently. Their wrists were cuffed and their legs were bound. All glanced at each other for a moment once they were brought in but then kept their heads down. X-eins began to tap his foot. A-drei replied by tapping his finger against his chair. L-elf clinked his handcuffs together. H-neun hummed rhythmically and was interrupted by Q-vier blowing rapsberries.

Their movements stopped the moment the door opened and one was taken for questioning. Q-vier was taken first and brought into another room, though he was still cuffed and bound. Once he was gone and the door was closed again, the rest continued their conversation.

Kibukawa looked at Haruto's vitals. Nothing abnormal and he wasn't injured. But Haruto was the pilot of Unit I, which meant he had to supply runes to the Valvraves. He sat on the operating table, wearing his non-combat uniform.

"You'll need to replenish your runes before the next fight. You're not running low but I'd prefer to keep you at a full tank."

"Alright."

"Ah, the stock is still in the research lab. I'll be right back."

With that, Kibukawa left Haruto alone. He kicked his legs lazily, thinking about the captives. Were they scared? Being imprisoned in enemy territory wasn't the best situation to be in. As he waited, he saw one being led by some cadets. Haruto got off the table and approached them.

"Has he already been interrogated?", he asked.

"Yes."

"Good", Saki said, coming out of the other check up room. "Haruto, jack him."

"Eh?"

The cadets surrounding the Dorssian prisoner looked surprised as well.

"If you take over his body, you can infiltrate them and get some information. I'm assuming their questioning didn't yield much."

"Why do I have to do it?"

"You're our leader. You need to take the lead. Unless you want to force a lady to take possession of a male body." In truth, Saki had no issues with it. She just preferred to get Haruto to do the job. It was something she was instigating without permission from their commander, after all. Haruto had to agree with her thinking. If she was right, and they didn't get enough information from them, what better way to get them to spill than under the best disguise?

The person in question was unusually quiet considering they were discussing taking over his body. But his mind was whirring, trying to make sense of it all and come up with a plan. The cadets looked uncertain and Haruto just smiled.

"Don't worry. I'll take responsibility for this. Just hold him for me."

They did as they were told and Haruto finally looked the person in the face. Silver hair and cold eyes. He looked at Haruto with such intensity that he was taken aback at first. He was nervous or was it excitement at getting to use this ability for the first time? He didn't realize how long he was taking until Saki shoved him.

"Are you going to gaze lovingly into his eyes all night?"

"I'm sorry." Haruto steeled himself and put his hands on the other's shoulders. He leaned forward and bit into his neck gently. It was a strange experience for the other male, he was sure, but the least he could do is not hurt him. His eyes opened and he saw things from a different perspective. And his own body was being held up by Saki. He was led back to the holding room and sat down in the chair, looking around at the others. The one sitting next to him sighed.

"They've questioned us all, is there any point in being silent anymore?"

"H-neun is right. What's your decision, captain?"

Haruto didn't even realize he was the one being addressed but it was fine, since another spoke up.

"The JIORans have the means to defeat Dorssia with these machines. They have a real chance of winning and overthrowing the militant rule."

"So the prince really wants to regain his place on the throne?", the one with glasses glared.

"A-drei, are you a traitor?", the redhead asked, but he seemed more excited at the prospect than upset.

"You all understand our country's situation. Who are you loyal to? Our homeland? Or our armies?"

"I agree", H-neun leaned back in his chair. "How much have we sacrificed to them? And for what? What matters is our people. Don't you think so, L-elf?"

Haruto answered a moment late, figuring out they were asking him. Luckily it just looked like he was really thinking about it. "I think...I think that the people are most important. More than military."

"Then we're agreed?", A-drei asked.

"Going against the Dorssian military? It could be the best fight ever!"

"This isn't about fighting, Q-vier. It's about ending the fight. X-eins", A-drei looked to the one member who didn't appear to be pleased with this turn of events. "We won't force you to do anything. It's your choice. But you should understand as well as the rest of us-"

"Commander Dressel has taught us great things-"

"Cain is a man worthy of our respect. But the people in charge of our country...taking away rights, making children fight, censorship, public executions, is this the Dorssia you want?"

X-eins didn't reply right away. He looked to the faces of each of his companions. Then let out a breath. "If we fail we won't just be put to death."

"We won't fail", A-drei said confidently.

"So", Haruto spoke up without being addressed for once. "You guys-us-we will work with the JIORans to take down Dorssia?"

"It sounds like we're all in", H-neun said with a grin.

Haruto smiled and judging by their reactions, it was uncharacteristic for this person called L-elf. But with this, his acting job was over.

"Saki, you're out there, right? You can open the door", he called out.

The door opened and she carried Haruto's body inside. He bit into his neck and went back, standing on his own and stretching around. The Dorssians watched in confusion.

"What...what did you do to me?", L-elf's voice was groggy and he blinked.

"Did they just take possession of someone's body?", A-drei, accused, his eyes narrowing. "And spy on us?"

"It was necessary", Saki said. "Now we know your intentions, right Haruto?"

He nodded. "They plan to align themselves with us. They're on our side."

X-eins frowned. "If you expect us to go along with you after what you just did-"

"Interesting", L-elf interrupted. "Can you do that to anyone? At any time? Is it a JIORan modification or just the pilots?"

Before Haruto could answer, Saki cut him off. "That's classified information. At least until we can be certain you're loyal."

"That's fair", A-drei said. "We were enemies just moments ago. We have to earn trust."

Saki smiled in satisfaction and left along with Haruto. They reported to their commander and he certainly gave them an earful for doing unauthorized things before commending them on their actions. And the search still continued for Renbokoji Akira.