My head snapped toward her.
Aurora grinned. "Your squad cleared a D-rank scenario this morning with an A rating. First-year squads don't do that. Especially not lottery squads."
"We got lucky."
"Also bullshit." Aurora stretched her legs out. "I reviewed the simulation logs. Publicly posted. Your squad moved like you'd been training together for weeks. Perfect formation. Zero communication delays. Naomi's output jumped at least thirty percent compared to her baseline."
She looked at me directly.
"That's not luck. That's enhancement."
I said nothing.
Aurora's smile widened. "And Belle's been walking around bragging about her improved detection range all afternoon. Said she could sense items at eighteen meters now instead of fifteen."
"Good for Belle."
"Belle's ability doesn't improve through training. It's passive. Fixed at whatever rank she awakened."
Aurora leaned closer. Her green eyes bright.
"Unless someone boosted it."
