[You are the Sensei of Kivotos and Advisor to Schale.]

Today is your day off after weeks of nonstop work, so you decide to visit one of the academies you've recently been to—Highlander Railroad Academy.

As you enter, you spot a familiar face among a group of Highlander students. It's Utsumi Aoba, a member of the Freight Transport Management Department at Highlander Railroad Academy. Her expression is serious—completely unlike the shy and timid demeanor she had the last time you met.

Aoba: "I think sticking to the original route for the train tracks would be safer and more cost-efficient, rather than trying to climb that steep hill as a shortcut..." She appears to be deep in discussion about planning a new railroad route for transporting goods—and she hasn’t noticed you yet.