Black Cats

The Black Cats are the Kingdom of Friedonia's and formerly of the Elfrieden Kingdom' s elite espionage unit that was established and directly commanded by King Kazuya Souma . The Black Cats are led by Kagetora who directly serves the King and whatever his directives for the group may be.

Organization
The Black Cats operate under the direct command of the King of Friedonia and the identities of its members are kept secret and members wear black clothes and masks to conceal their identity. The Black Cats are responsible for intelligence gathering both external and internal as well as counter-intelligence against foreign spies. They are also responsible for the protection of important figures of the kingdom often by covert teams and carrying out black operations such as inciting unrest in enemy nations.

History
The Black Cats were formed in the aftermath of the One Week War by increasing the number of agents Hakuya already had, refining their skills and placing them under the command of Kagetora.

They observed the activities of corrupt nobles that did not overtly resist Souma and participated in their swift purge. The Black Cats were also simultaneously instigating rebellions in Amidonia around Van to support the annexation of the region.

After the founding of Friedonia the Black Cats faced increased activity by spies of the Orthodox Papal State of Lunaria many of which were killed by the Black Cats. Later Hakuya sent the Black Cats to escort Bishop Souji Lester from the Papal State.