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The "Away Selection Exam" is a test to select personnel for a long-term expedition to the Neighborhood. To give talented B-Rank agents a chance alongside A-Rank agents, the usual teams are disbanded, and members are shuffled into temporary squads to tackle various challenges. 1. Sealed Environment Test Content: Temporary squads are isolated in a sealed environment (workroom) to live together for several days. Tasks: Combat simulation exercises, common and individual special assignments (written tests), and various missions involving Trion consumption and management. Objective: To evaluate adaptability in confined spaces, leadership, teamwork, and the overall intelligence and mental fortitude of the agents. 2. Long-Term Combat Test Content: A simulated combat test with special rules conducted between the temporary squads formed for the sealed environment test. Rules: Divided into the Expedition Force (regular members) and temporary squads, competing for points over a long duration, such as 36 hours. Spontaneous Trion recovery or deactivation is prohibited; if an agent bails out (becomes incapacitated/withdraws), they must fully recover before redeploying. This tests endurance and strategy. Objective: To evaluate squad management capabilities in an environment close to actual combat, as well as individual combat prowess. Background and Purpose Normally, only A-Rank squads can participate in expeditions. However, since the next expedition will be larger and longer than previous ones, more preparation time was needed, and there was no time to wait for the usual "A-Rank Promotion Exams." Therefore, this exam was established to measure whether B-Rank agents have A-Rank-level skills and the aptitude for an expedition. Characteristic Systems Temporary Captains: 11 captains selected from A-Rank and high-level B-Rank agents chose their members in a draft-style meeting to form temporary squads (e.g., Utagawa Squad 1 to Wakamura Squad 11). Evaluation: Management (Border top brass and A-Rank agents) strictly monitors and evaluates the actions of each squad. Ultimately, members for the expedition are selected on an individual or squad basis. Examinees Utagawa Squad 1 Ryo Utagawa, Sayoko Shiki, Yuma Kuga, Tsutomu Urushima, Kotaro Tomoe Ouji Squad 2 Kazuaki Ouji, Hikari Nire, Shinnosuke Tsuji, Tatsuhito Ikoma, Yukari Obishima Kakizaki Squad 3 Kuniharu Kakizaki, Nono Fujimaru, Masato Kageura, Taichi Bessyaku, Sumiharu Inukai Kitazoe Squad 4 Hiro Kitazoe, Hana Somei, Kazuto Tonoka, Shiro Kikuchihara, Kai Minamisawa Kuruma Squad 5 Tatsuya Kuruma, Rui Osano, Atsushi Hokari, Noboru Koarai, Takuma Yuba Kodera Squad 6 Shohei Kodera, Rika Rokuta, Tsuneyuki Okudera, Yuta Miura, Ai Kitora Suwa Squad 7 Kotaro Suwa, Madoka Ui, Koji Oki, Osamu Mikumo, Yoko Katori Ninomiya Squad 8 Masataka Ninomiya, Rin Kagami, Haruaki Azuma, Chika Amatori, Yuzuru Ema Mizukami Squad 9 Satoshi Mizukami, Yuka Kon, Tetsuji Arafune, Yutaka Kashio, Fumika Teruya Murakami Squad 10 Ko Murakami, Aki Himi, Daichi Tsutsumi, Tomoko Kumagai, Kazuki Kurauchi Wakamura Squad 11 Rokuro Wakamura, Maori Hosoi, Yoshito Hanzaki, Hisato Sasamori, Hyuse Instructions for AI Proceed to the expedition to Aftokrator once the Away Selection Exam is concluded.