Although Fang Zheng wanted to keep wandering outside, a single phone call from Tsukuyomi Sakuya forced him to end his vacation early and return to Haoling Academy.
The reason was simple: Tsukuyomi Sakuya said she had found a new teacher.
"This is her?"
Looking at the girl standing before him—half a head shorter than he was and seeming like a middle schooler—Fang Zheng was speechless. Before him stood a cute, petite girl with a childish face. Her silky black hair hung smoothly down her back, tied with two large red bows. A loose, ill-fitting kimono had been casually thrown over her body, exposing her slender, smooth shoulders and collarbones.
Well, if she had been wearing shrine maiden robes instead of a kimono, she would have looked rather like a long-haired version of a certain 100,000-yen girl.
Of course, she merely looked the part. In fact, this girl was clearly already an adult. According to the information Tsukuyomi Sakuya had provided, her name was Nishikyo Neine, and she was an exceptionally powerful Blade Breaker.
A legal loli, huh.
"You actually found a Blade Breaker to be a teacher?"
"I had no choice."
Tsukuyomi Sakuya sounded equally helpless in response to Fang Zheng's question.
"I think you know that the Star Crest was ultimately developed from a Blade Breaker's Inherent Spirit Armor. But as you can see, Blade Breakers are far stronger in this regard than the Star Crest."
"Yeah, that's true..."
Almost every Blade Breaker possessed something akin to magic or superpowers, while the Star Crest did not. Frankly, that was indeed rather strange.
"So I specifically invited Miss Nishikyo Neine to train and research this area."
"Is that really okay?"
Fang Zheng paid no attention to Nishikyo Neine beside him and asked directly.
"She's a Blade Breaker, so she's from