Class-based treatment had been laid bare on the grandest stage here in 26. Besides the cruel methods of experimental development, there were also the futile struggles of those without abilities. In truth, it was all born of jealousy.
There were also wars between factions unknown to the public—the science side and the magic side.
Night had fallen. Aside from those LV0 abilityless people wandering the streets, most of Academy City's residents had already returned to their dormitories to sleep. They might possess powerful abilities, but the authority of the Dorm Supervisors was not to be challenged.
The skies above the previously peaceful Academy City suddenly churned with wind and clouds. The barrier covering the city suffered a violent impact.
Inside the Board of Directors building in Academy City's Seventh District, Aleister Crowley, the chairman of Academy City, who had been floating upside down in a life-support tank, suddenly opened his eyes. Uncertainty flickered in his gaze.
This was not within his control. He had built the science side with his own hands, and he had countless spies on the magic side as well. There had been no sign that the magic side intended to invade, so what was this? An invasion from another dimension?
The commotion was so great that many people noticed it. Fortunately, Academy City had never lacked miracles. They assumed it was probably another experiment and soon stopped paying attention.
At last, the barrier in the sky was torn open, and something humanoid fell from the rip in the barrier.
Boom! A human-shaped crater appeared in the ground, while the barrier in the sky swiftly sealed itself.
Someone had actually forced their way through the barrier from outside. Aleister was deeply shocked, but as long as it happened within Academy City, there was nothing he would not