Back in the Student Council room, Fang Zheng sat behind the desk, staring at the girl before him.
"All right, Ikaruga. I assume you know what this is about. Could you explain it to us in detail?"
Sitting across from Fang Zheng was Ikaruga Sayu, a second-year student at Haoling Academy. She had long crimson hair and a lovely face. Although Fang Zheng had not had much contact with her, according to the other Student Council members, Ikaruga Sayu was quite popular among the lowerclassmen and was also highly skilled in combat.
But that was not what Fang Zheng intended to ask about now.
When the school had come under attack earlier, Ikaruga Sayu had been the first to step forward. That itself was not a problem, but the problem was that she seemed to know the attackers... So after the battle ended, Fang Zheng had immediately brought her to the Student Council room for questioning.
"Of course."
Ikaruga Sayu, seated in her chair, appeared remarkably calm. She wore a smile, showing no unease whatsoever at Fang Zheng's questioning.
"Then first, who were those people who attacked us?"
"Ah, those people... They were from Minion."
"Minion?"
Fang Zheng frowned.
"Well, how should I put it... In short, they're members of an evil organization that wants to kill some of us."
"Some of us? Then why would they do that?"
Was it some political dispute? Or a struggle over royal succession?
"Hmm... I suppose they consider some Reincarnators too dangerous."
"...What is a Reincarnator?"
Fang Zheng grew even more puzzled. Ikaruga Sayu thought for a moment, then stretched out her hand. Soon, a longsword shining with pure white radiance appeared in her grasp.
"Hmm... Simply put, they're beings like me, people who use weapons like this."
"That isn't a Star Crest,