Abnormal Moon

Roy glanced at Kirin Toudou again.

Seeing that she kept her head down and didn't say a word, Roy frowned.

"Please leave!"

Toudou Koichiro looked at him with a stern face.

Roy glanced at him, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

Just when Koichiro thought he was about to lash out, he saw him turn around and walk towards the arena gate.

A short while later, the arena gates closed again.

It wasn't until the two people, especially Roy, left that Toudou Koichiro breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the scene just now, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He opened the spatial window, searched for a while, and found Roy's student information. When he saw the "Special Admissions" section, his face turned even more ashen, like he had eaten shit.

Special admissions students sign a contract with the academy and are then tasked with representing the academy at the Star Martial Arts Festival.

Winning a place in the Star Martial Arts Festival is the most important strategy for all five schools except for the Queen's Academy. Even if he is a student leader, he cannot do anything to the special recruits who are going to perform on the Star Martial Arts Festival stage. The higher-ups would absolutely not allow him to do so, let alone the fact that he is just a student leader candidate.

"Qilin, you—!"

Koichiro Toudou grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but glare angrily at Kirin Toudou.

"Boom--!"

But then, a loud sound, like a morning bell or evening drum, suddenly rang out.

"This door isn't that sturdy!"

A loud voice came from outside the door, sounding very deliberate, as if it were making a declaration to break down the door.

Kato Tōichirō was startled. When he came to his senses, his face turned as red as a pig's liver.

"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, turned around, and left through the back door.

Kirin Toudou, who was expecting to be beaten, suddenly smiled when she saw her uncle leaving in a disheveled state.

She quickly suppressed her smile, sighed with a worried expression, and then walked to the center of the field to silently begin her training alone.

The plot feels a bit slow, so I'll speed things up with extra chapters.

Chapter 160 Yulis's Invitation

Under the setting sun, the unobstructed evening glow illuminates the entire campus, making one feel as if they are in a dreamlike golden world.

Along the road, there are also many flat, sculpted figures running back and forth, cleaning up litter on the road and lawn.

Those are products called Paramorphs, which are essentially robots created by technology. In the Academy City, troublesome tasks are usually handled by these automatically controlled civilian Paramorphs. It is said that there are also military Paramorphs that can be freely controlled, but ordinary people cannot come into contact with them.

Roy left the arena and looked around.

Yulis left the arena first and no one knows where she is now. Roy felt he should at least tell her before leaving, since Yulis had been delayed by an hour.

Roy vaguely heard a quarrel.

"...Duel me!"

"My answer will not change, I refuse!"

The arguing sounds seemed to be coming from the pavilion on the other side.

Roy walked toward the direction from which the voices came. One of them was Euryth's voice, and the other was a very loud and shrill voice that made you think the person must have a very fiery temper.

In just a few minutes, Yulis has already gotten into trouble again?

As expected of a main character.

"Julis, you're really popular!"

Roy arrived at the pavilion and, as expected, saw Euryth and another man.

The man was nearly two meters tall and much more robust than Roy. He exuded a strong sense of intimidation at first glance, and he was followed by two figures who looked like lackeys.

At that moment, the man was pestering Euryth, while Euryth was impatiently chasing him away.

"I'd rather not have this kind of popularity!"

Yulis glanced at Roy, her angry tone clearly showing her dissatisfaction with the man's harassment.

Roy glanced at the other person.

It looks familiar.

This person's name was on the information Ye Chui gave him.

"The Fiery Battle Axe, Rystad Marcofil, currently ranked ninth... he wants to duel you?"

"It's just an annoying fly. I've said it many times, I'm not interested in it, but it keeps bothering me."

Yulis is a very strict person with herself.

Fighting against strong opponents can help her improve herself, and she wouldn't normally miss such an opportunity.

But she had already fought Lester three times. The first time was in the official ranking battle, where she defeated Lester and took fifth place. After that, he kept pestering her, demanding a duel with her every time he found an opportunity. At first, Yulis was very patient, but after two more duels, she figured out his fighting style perfectly. However, he made no progress after each battle, but he always kept pestering her. Yulis was already fed up with him.

"This is none of your business. I'm looking for Julis! Fight me, Julis!"

Leishida's eyes were not on Roy at all; his obsessive gaze was fixed on Yulis alone.

"It's none of my business who you choose to duel with."

Roy shrugged and greeted Yulis.

"Julis, I'm sorry to have taken up your time today. I'm going to the cafeteria for dinner now. See you tomorrow."

As he spoke, Roy turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you!"

But Yulis turned around and followed instead.

"I'm too lazy to keep arguing with this guy, and I'm hungry anyway."

Roy nodded, not paying any attention.

Anyone with eyes can see that Yulis is just making up an excuse to get away from Lester.

"Wait, Julis!"

Behind me came Lei Shida's furious shouts.

"Give up, Leishida. If you take forceful action, the disciplinary committee will hold you accountable..."

"Yes, and that one is, after all, a princess..."

"Goooo!"

Roy glanced back.

The two men, one fat and one thin, who were probably his henchmen, were relatively rational and stopped Lei Shida from making a move. Although Lei Shida was completely agitated, he ultimately did not chase after them.

"Being popular must be tough."

"You'll have that kind of popularity soon too."

Eurythm glanced at him and spoke with great certainty.

With his strength, it's only a matter of time before he becomes a top-ranked individual, or even surpasses her.

I don't deny that.

Roy said with a smile.

"You are so immodest."

"I just don't like to feign modesty, unless it's an interesting situation."

Eurythmia didn't show it on her face, but she secretly admired him.

Roy is a very goal-oriented and proactive person; when necessary, he can even become extremely shameless.

Take today's incident in the arena as an example. He clearly realized that he had made a mistake in his sword practice, which is why he kept pestering Toudou Kirin, wanting to get guidance from her. That's why he used the excuse of sparring to forcefully stay.

"...Are you also planning to participate in this Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival?"

Yulis was silent for a while, a hint of hesitation appearing on her face, but she gritted her teeth as if she had made up her mind and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind.

"Yes."

Roy nodded casually.

"It's a pity that Kirin Toudou is limited by her uncle's decision not to participate in this Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival. She was originally my most favored partner, and to be honest, I really dislike her uncle!"

Roy doesn't actually have high requirements for his teammates. As long as they don't drag him down, the stronger they are, the better, provided that this condition is met.

The reason why Roy values ​​Toufuji Kirin the most is because her swordsmanship is extremely high. When Roy teams up with her for practice, he can receive her guidance and quickly learn the Tennen Rishin-ryu style, making up for his lack of skill.

"I share the same view on this point."

Eurythm nodded in agreement.