(Thank you very much to 'Youxia Max' for the 1888 reward, and to 'Yume no Shouyou,' 'Panda Ah!,' 'Lei Xiang,' and 'Shao Feng Ye' for their rewards!)
Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, student cafeteria...
With Natsuki, Ikaros, Astrea, Nagisa, and Natsuoto—the five girls in tow—Wu Yan entered the student cafeteria beneath the scrutinizing looks directed at him and the awestruck gazes cast upon the girls.
Whether it was fate or a cursed coincidence, the moment he entered the cafeteria, Wu Yan spotted a fairy-like girl carrying a tray and walking toward him, a little dragon perched on her shoulder.
"Yo!" Without thinking, Wu Yan raised a hand and greeted her casually.
"Here for lunch?..."
At the sound of his voice, Charlotte's shoulders gave an exaggerated jolt. She abruptly turned toward the cafeteria entrance, and when she saw Wu Yan standing there, panic filled her pretty face.
Then, without even saying hello, Charlotte turned around and fled in the opposite direction as though she were running for her life.
"Ikaros!" Looking entirely unsurprised, Wu Yan waved at Ikaros. "Catch her!"
Ikaros's eyes swiftly turned pink, filled with illusory square frames, as she extended a hand in Charlotte's direction.
"Bzz..."
The next instant, a spherical protective barrier made of crystals suddenly appeared around the fleeing Charlotte, trapping her inside and lifting her into the air.
"Let me out! Let me out, now!" Charlotte froze for a moment before pounding furiously on the aegis, the Absolute Defense Circle trapping her inside, shouting as she did so.
"Help! Somebody save me! I'm going to be violated by a pervert!"
"Who are you calling a pervert?!" Wu Yan complained as he led the girls over to the aegis trapping Charlotte.
"Besides, if I were only a pervert, I wouldn't dare attack you, would I?..."
"You