Being on the defense force was anything but easy. It was something you knew when you signed up and went to join the team once you passed the testing phase.

Yet despite it all, things didn't feel like how they should've.

Some odd things happened like the kaijus going through the training facility when you were trying to make it to officer status made you realize this wouldn't be the way it used to be advertised.

Especially with the odd presence of Kafka Hibino, the old man (who wasn't even that old) barely keeping up to track and pace with everyone else.

He was odd considering he was only brought in as a backup, and now you were watching him struggle probably just about every time you stepped in the same room as him.

Course he noticed your attitude towards him.

You don't know why but it seems he's been friendly towards you, especially as the others such as Ichikawa just treat you with the equal respect.

Somehow though the odd ball sniffed you out and was being friendly whenever he had the chance.

So you couldn't be too surprised when you went to do some working out that he was there with some weights in his hands. They were barely heavy weights, the man huffing and puffing with each weight. His arms strained as he kept up the small exercises but he smiled your way.

"Hey! Check this out!" Kafka yelled. Before you could get a word in, he tried to toss up one of the weights and proceeded to drop it on his foot.