Abnormal Moon

"……Yes."

Kirin Toudou rubbed her cheek, lowered her head, and silently followed her uncle's footsteps.

…………

The silver-haired girl in the arena seemed to have noticed the arrow of light aimed at the princess and intended to stop it.

Roy noticed this and realized he might have done something unnecessary.

However, the result was quite good.

Both duelists were reasonable. The silver-haired girl, Kirin Toudou, was kind-hearted, and Princess Yulis, with her rose-colored hair, was also someone who could let go of what was right and wrong. The duel quickly ended with Yulis surrendering and Kirin Toudou winning.

Few people on the field noticed that it was he who threw the launcher to block the light arrow, but Kirin Toudou seemed to have noticed, casting his gaze at him several times.

Roy's senses were now extremely sharp, and noticing her gaze, he looked at her as well.

Then I saw her avert her gaze like a startled rabbit.

"...Do I look scary?"

Roy looked down at himself and fell into a subtle self-doubt.

He has almost completely concealed the good side of his personality on the surface, so his temperament should be fine. Could it be that after obtaining Tiamat's body modification ability, he modified his body to be slightly healthier?

"I thought you'd run off somewhere, turns out you've come here to watch the duel."

Just then, a gentle voice rang out from afar.

"President?"

The gossipy blond-haired boy next to him exclaimed in surprise when he saw the newcomer.

"You actually came all the way here in person? The duel between the first and fifth place winners was really exciting, even the student council president was drawn here. But you're too late, the duel has already ended!"

"No, I can predict the outcome of the duel. I didn't come here for them."

It was a very familiar voice.

Roy turned around and looked in the direction of the person who had come from.

She was a girl with dazzling blonde hair swaying in the breeze.

Unlike Yulis's rose-like brilliance and Toudou Kirin's lily-like purity, this girl exuded a calm and composed aura, like a tranquil lake. They were probably close in age, but she gave off a very reliable feeling.

What is most eye-catching is undoubtedly her impressive bust, which is so large that even her uniform is deformed by the pressure. Her gentle smile gives her an even more gentle and older sister-like aura.

"I came here specifically for this specially admitted student."

The girl's gaze shifted to the white-haired boy beside her.

For a moment, a deep and complex emotion burst forth from the depths of her calm eyes, but she quickly composed herself, her smile remaining unchanged.

"Your procedures aren't finished yet. Please come with me, let me guide you individually. Okay, okay, I'll show you around."

"That's a real honor."

Roy's face broke into a smile almost identical to that of the girl.

The blond-haired boy glanced at Roy, then at the blonde girl.

He suddenly fell into deep thought.

what happened?

Why is there an atmosphere between these two that no one else can penetrate?

The blonde girl left with Roy.

The two left the courtyard and walked one after the other towards the high school building.

"I didn't expect you to come and watch the duel! I've been looking for you everywhere!"

The blonde girl noticed out of the corner of her eye that Roy was a step behind her, so she took a step back and walked alongside him. Her gaze drifted to Roy beside her, and a playful smile appeared on her face.

"Isn't it still early before the agreed time?"

Roy couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

"Because I can't wait to see you!"

The blonde girl puffed out her cheeks and looked at Roy with a mournful expression that seemed to reflect her own self-pity.

"Who knew you wouldn't care at all, and even went to watch the duel!"

"I'm so sorry to have disappointed you, but this is my first time witnessing a duel, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances."

"...Are you serious?"

Upon hearing this, the blonde girl's expression suddenly became somewhat subtle.

"This is your first time encountering a duel? You're supposed to be the most wanted criminal by the Galaxy Corporation in over a decade, a super-criminal case?"

Chapter 149 Seidokan Academy

"Alright, this is the place. Please come in!"

The blonde girl led Roy to the student council office on the top floor of the high school building. After the school badge was successfully verified, they pushed open the double doors that were at least two people tall.

The room that came into view was unbelievably luxurious. The floor was covered with a dark brown carpet, and a full set of leather reception tables and chairs were set up on one side. A painting of the distant view of Seidokan Academy hung on the wall, and a heavy oak desk was placed in front of the huge glass window that seemed to cut out the sky.

Compared to a school office, this place looks more like the chairman's office of a multinational corporation.

In reality, all the rooms on this entire floor belong to the student council of Seidokan Academy.

"In this city of academic warfare, each of the six schools has a student council that manages all school affairs. Therefore, the student council has considerable power, and its members include all outstanding students from junior high, high school, and university. In particular, as the student council president, my power is second only to the chairman of the board."

The blonde girl walked into the room, sat down skillfully at the desk, and let out a long sigh.

"Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Claudia Enfield. This is the first time we've formally exchanged names in real life like this, it's really great!"

Claudia crossed her fingers, her slightly flushed cheeks resembling clouds tinged with the morning glow.

"Welcome to Seidoukan Academy, and welcome to the Academy City, Roy."

She spun the roller chair away from the table.

In an instant, a huge aerial view appeared from behind the massive floor-to-ceiling window behind her.

Roy followed her gaze and saw a well-organized artificial city.

The massive artificial city floating in the impact crater of multiple lakes in northern Kanto, Japan, is commonly known as the Academy-War City. It consists of a regular hexagonal city block and six academies with large apexes that protrude like bastions. Its appearance resembles a crystal of snow, hence its official name "Rokka" (Six Flowers).

In addition, each of the six vertices has a straight avenue that runs through the city streets and connects directly to the diagonal academy, and its shape is indeed like a star—that is, a six-pointed star.

Although located in Japan, this artificial city is directly controlled by the six major conglomerates that currently dominate the world, thus possessing extrajudicial rights and enjoying an independent political structure and legislative authority.

"In theory, those who enter our academy as special recruits will not only have their tuition waived and living expenses subsidized, but will also receive support in terms of equipment or supplies. However, they also have corresponding obligations that they must fulfill, namely, to defeat Saint Galedovath, subdue Alcant, defeat the Boundary Dragon, defeat Rewolf, defeat Quinnville, and dominate the 'Star Martial Festival'..."

"Oh?"

Roy nodded thoughtfully.

"So, the school will reimburse me for the Huang-style weapon I just lost, right?"

"Huh? Ah, um, that's how it is."

Claudia showed a moment of confusion, then quickly composed herself and revealed a flawless, gentle smile.

"While the Radiant Armor is precious in the outside world, the students gathered here are even more precious, since almost every one of them is a member of the 'Star Pulse Generation.' Therefore, every academy provides Radiant Armor to its students free of charge."

"It's so precious..."

Upon hearing this, Roy gave a meaningful smile.

His expression suddenly became somewhat sharp for no apparent reason.

"To be honest, based on what I've seen and heard during this time, the status of the Star Pulse Generation isn't exactly precious, is it?"

"Well, after all, the meteor shower hasn't been around for very long, so it's hard to avoid some of the characteristics of the times."

Upon hearing this, Claudia couldn't help but reveal a slightly helpless smile.

A shower of falling stars.

That refers to a massive disaster that occurred in the 20th century, in which countless meteorites appeared out of nowhere in outer space and fell like raindrops across the world without any warning.

In that great catastrophe, countless cities were destroyed, and the national strength of the surviving countries also declined significantly. In order to survive the extremely chaotic world economic system, countless companies came together and a new type of economic entity was born, which is the "integrated corporate conglomerate".

The integrated corporate conglomerates possess power greater than weakened nations, dominating the world today. While nations may not be nonexistent, they are essentially mere shells, their presence far less real than that of the conglomerates.

There were originally eight such conglomerates, but two of them later disbanded, leaving only six: Galaxy, E=P, Jielong, Yangxue, Mother's Rope, and W&W.

However, the Falling Stars incident brought more than just pain.

It is said that after the meteor shower event, an unknown element called "panacea" spread around the world. The most widely accepted theory now is that this unknown element called panacea was brought by the meteorites from the meteor shower event.

This element, known as the all-encompassing element, seems to respond to the will of organisms that meet certain conditions, with humans being the most affected.

The new humans born under the influence of the All-Encompassing Element are known as the "Star Pulse Generation".

The Star Pulse Generation generally possesses physical strength far exceeding that of existing humans, easily running at speeds comparable to a car. Moreover, they possess a special spiritual energy called "Star Power." By manipulating this spiritual energy, they can accomplish all sorts of incredible things. Even the simplest act of gathering Star Power for defense can easily stop bullets.

Originally, the birth of the Star Pulse Generation should have signified an evolution of humanity and become the main direction for future human development.