After receiving Shen Fei's reminder, Stella began digging into the true power of her Device. However, her progress had been so rapid that she was temporarily unable to control the increased strength. She could manage during ordinary movements if she paid attention, but anything involving exercise became a problem. Fortunately, Kurogane Ikki's technique was good enough to redirect force with force. Otherwise, he probably would not even have qualified to do morning training with Stella.
"Touka really is late. That's unlike her."
While everyone was playing around in the villa, Vice President Misogi Utakata was somewhat surprised that Student Council President Toudou Touka had still not arrived.
Toudou Touka was a third-year student at Po Jun Academy and its student council president. She was a B-rank knight and one of the semifinalists in the previous Seven Star Sword Dance Festival. Her Device possessed the ability to control lightning, a natural-element type power. She was extremely serious about her work, and under normal circumstances, she should not have been late for anything involving the student council.
"Maybe something came up." Student council member Kidehara Kanata spoke. She was a beautiful young lady with long golden hair who wore long skirts almost all the time. Though she was a refined young lady, her title was the Crimson Lady. Most people might not understand what that nickname meant, but anyone from the underground world would understand it very well. This young lady had once single-handedly wiped out a base belonging to the Revolutionary Army, the organization known as the world's third-largest force. She was also the only member of the student council with actual combat experience, and she too was B-rank.
Normally, B-rank was the limit for most people. There were simply too few A-ranks. Over all these years, Japan had produced only