"Yes," Momo said and then furrowed her brow. "I gather she did not convey everything to you last night."

The shinigami set her sticks down and set her hand in her lap. "I made the command decision last night to divide our team into two, field promoting you as it was clear upon the encounter with Gilgamesh that I would be unable to carry out my mission. And neither would Saber-san."

"I placed Hokuto as your direct subordinate and sent her to meet up with you and carry on as your own unit. As much as I wanted you by my side facing that pompous asshole, it would be a self request that we cannot afford to have here, especially as I was not expecting this body to survive that battle."

She paused for a moment. "Arts & Crafts is growing and to keep the teams efficient, we need to keep them small. We need strong leaders. I trust you with my life and, more importantly, I trust you with Hokuto's life. I want you to take up the mantle of a leader in this resistance."

"Unless you object, as it is your right, your field promotion will stand and there will be a third assigned to your team," she finished.