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Astrea, floating in midair, clearly heard the admiration from the group below. Never having been praised like this before, she could not help feeling a little shy, though she was also somewhat proud.
For the simple-minded Astrea, being able to leave her "big sisters" astonished was probably quite an accomplishment, wasn't it?...
Her pure white wings fluttered in the wind, carrying Astrea's tall, slender body as she slowly drifted down to the ground and landed before everyone.
"This is my Pandora Mode..." Astrea said with her head held high and chest puffed out, her face full of pride.
Of course, Astrea was not proud of how powerful her Pandora Mode was. She did not like fighting, and whether she was powerful or not did not matter to her. If it was not useful, she would not even want it.
The current Astrea was like a child showing off her beloved toy to others. Perhaps Pandora Mode was exactly that kind of toy to Astrea...
"Astrea's Pandora Mode looks really cool..." Hinagiku spared no praise as her yellow-green eyes examined Astrea from head to toe.
"And then? Isn't there a second evolution too? Why aren't you continuing?..."
"Ah... that..." Astrea answered, "Because it loses its defensive capabilities, Wu Yan said it was too dangerous, so I'm forbidden from using it normally..."
"That makes sense..." The girls nodded in agreement. However, Shokuhou Misaki soon spoke up.
"But this isn't a battle. We're only taking a look, so it should be fine even if she uses it, right? Besides, we're all here. What danger could there be?..."
The girls were all startled and turned to Wu Yan. Seeing this, Wu Yan shook his head.
"Better safe than sorry. In any case, being careful is never