Star Council.
The boundless Starry Sky remained vast.
The hazy mist within formed the eternal backdrop of this realm of consciousness.
Under Imu's gaze.
Three figures almost simultaneously solidified from illusory starlight into clear outlines upon three seats.
Directly opposite.
Appearing in the Gemini seat was a man wearing black-rimmed glasses, with neatly combed short brown hair and a gentle, humble face.
He wore a pure white haori over loose black Japanese-style robes.
The "Five" insignia on his back was thought-provoking.
This man did not seem surprised.
He merely adjusted his glasses and calmly observed the surroundings and the unfamiliar people present.
He first glanced at the person seated fourth to his left.
A black-haired youth in a black-and-white tracksuit, his face utterly haggard as he gasped for breath.
Pain and despair still lingered on his face, while his eyes were filled with confusion and fear.
Even his body was visibly trembling, as though he had just survived some great calamity.
Then he looked to the sixth seat on his right, where there was instead a young girl with pink twin-tails, dressed in a white kariginu.
Her large eyes blinked as she curiously looked around. Rather than fear, her pretty face was filled with boundless excitement.
Finally, he focused his gaze directly ahead.
That person's entire body was shrouded in dense Starshine and mist, rendering his features indistinct.
Yet one could clearly sense an indescribable majesty and ancientness from him.
It was obvious that he was the one responsible for this incident.
"Wow, it's so pretty!"
"Where is this, and who are you people?"
Perona let out her "horohoro" laugh as she enthusiastically became the first to speak.
Although she had no idea why she had arrived here after returning to her dormitory villa in Spirit Capital following school.
She