Just outside Saint Dero, in a rather elegant two-story building, stood the headquarters of the Algma Brotherhood.
The headquarters was outside the school because the academy did not recognize fraternities as official student organizations. Their activities were considered inappropriate, so the school refused to provide them with a venue.
And if they held fraternity activities openly on campus, they would be disciplined.
In short, the school looked down on fraternities.
However, the school's opposition had, to some extent, actually helped them grow.
It might sound abstract, but that was how things worked: the more the school restricted them, the more curious the freshmen became.
What? A student group the academy wouldn't let you join?
Then they just had to give it a try!
And so all sorts of questionable fraternities continued to thrive, simply moving their activities off campus.
Today was the Algma Brotherhood's party night.
Their parties usually had no proper theme. They involved drinking strange cocktails made by mixing various liquors and fruit in a bucket, playing some wildly ridiculous games, pranking new members, dancing to loud music, and developing a brief more-than-friends relationship with someone of the opposite sex they took a fancy to.
If Jia Xiu saw what a fraternity gathering looked like, he would definitely make the "old man staring at his phone on the subway" face.
At that moment, in a somewhat quieter room on the second floor of the Algma headquarters...
The president sat in the head seat, putting on a serious expression. Several capable members sat before him.
They were also the members about to take part in this trial Phantom World.
They had gathered for a small meeting to discuss how to pass the trial and earn the highest possible rating.
They were taking it seriously not only for the credits,