'Feather of the Dust,' a Divine Key created from the core of the Eighth Herrscher during the Previous Era, was also known as the Key of Consciousness.
The feather deep within Luo Mio's soul was one of Feather of the Dust's feathers, and within it resided Luo Mio's current teacher, the Immortal Chi Yuan who had once lived in the Divine Land—Fu Hua.
According to the system, when she used Feather of the Dust's Zeroth Power, the system had taken one feather from it that possessed complete memories separate from the main body.
Because of the system, Fu Hua even knew everything about the Honkai World.
Luo Mio sighed inwardly. "As expected, without relying on the power of 'Feather of the Dust,' it's difficult to suppress the Honkai Energy deep within my body."
Fu Hua spoke in his mind. "You've already done very well. After all, unlike a Herrscher, you don't have a Herrscher Core that can connect to the Imaginary Space and freely use Honkai Energy." At the same time, Fu Hua was puzzled.
"Every eruption of Honkai Energy within his body is enough to create a Quasi-Herrscher, yet Luo Mio's body has remained unchanged all these years..."
Fu Hua pondered before extending her senses toward the other presence within Luo Mio's soul.
The system had clearly sensed Fu Hua's perception as well, but it had no intention of paying her any attention.
It was merely an assistant. Only when its host was in danger would it step in to protect him.
Just as Luo Mio was fully withdrawing from his mental state, a scream loud enough to be heard throughout an entire dormitory rang out next door.
"Aaaaaaaaaaah—!!!!!!!"
Luo Mio instantly pulled his mind back at the scream, but the sudden withdrawal caused the magic power he had been controlling to lose its balance and control. The white magic power around him expanded violently, until finally—
"Boom--------!!!"
"Damn—" Before Luo Mio could finish speaking, he was swallowed by the scattered magic power blown out by the explosion around him.
Just before the explosion, in Room 450 next to Luo Mio's—
The boy stepped into his room...
Only to see a half-naked beautiful girl. Her exceptionally exquisite features were completely unlike the distinctive faces of Easterners, instead possessing a charm unique to the West. She had fiery crimson eyes and lotus-red hair that resembled blazing flames.
Black lace wrapped around her voluptuous body, while her ample chest was especially eye-catching, along with her snow-white skin...
The boy was stunned by the sight before him, but then a thought struck him—why was such a beautiful girl in his room??!!
"Ugh..." A faint, trembling sound escaped the girl's lips.
Seeing this, the boy instantly considered the situation. He raised his hand to stop the girl before she could explode and said, "Wait! I know what you want to say. Although it was beyond my control, I still saw it, so I won't make excuses."
"So I'll take mine off too. That makes us even!!!" The boy lifted his shirt.
Naturally, her response was—
"Eek... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!"
"Smack." A bright red handprint appeared on the boy's face.
And then...
"Boom--------!!!"
A tremendous bang came from next door, followed by the wall being blown open. The girl and the boy were both engulfed by black smoke.
"Cough, cough, cough... What was that?" The boy reacted first and looked toward the next room.
"Damn it, if you've got nothing better to do, don't let out such a terrifying scream. You're going to scare someone into having a heart attack, okay?" Luo Mio's figure emerged from the black smoke as he complained. Then he looked at the boy and girl next door and froze in place.
The boy and girl were equally stunned when they looked at Luo Mio.
Confused by their gazes, Luo Mio looked down at himself.
"Ah..."
When the girl saw the newly appeared naked man, her exquisite face was filled with shame and fury.
"Perveeeeeert!!!"
Ikki and Stella, Luo Mio and Toudo Touka!!!
Inside the academy's chairman's office.
"I almost didn't recognize you, Miohua!"
"You didn't recognize me? Have I changed that much? What are you talking about?"
Luo Mio and Ikki were having a long-overdue conversation.
"You really surprised me. I thought you'd go to Bunkyoku." Ikki was especially happy to be speaking with his close friend again after so long.
"Huh? Why would I go to Bunkyoku?" Luo Mio laughed.
"Huh? Isn't Teacher Nango over at Bunkyoku? And Senior Asagi is there too..."
"No way. I wouldn't go there even if you killed me. If I went, that old man would find all sorts of ways to mess with me."
"Huh... Is that so? Then did you come to Hagun because of Sister Touka?"
"More or less. I told my sister I was coming to Hagun, but she probably doesn't know I've already arrived."
"Hah..."
"Oh, you don't know yet, but I can tell you. That bratty old hag Saikyo Neine came to Hagun too."
"Huh! Really?"
"That woman who pretends to be young came to Hagun for two reasons: Aunt Kuro, and keeping an eye on me."
Seeing the displeasure and grievance on Luo Mio's face, Ikki smiled wryly. "Looks like these past few years haven't been easy for you either."
"You have no idea. Every time that old woman gets angry, she finds some excuse to use me as a punching bag."
At the same time, Shinguji Kuroko, standing outside the door, listened to their conversation with a speechless expression.
"Classes haven't even started yet, and you've already caused such a mess. You two are really something." After opening the office door, Shinguji Kuroko looked at them with a headache and spoke.
"Uh... Aunt Kuro."
"Chairman..."
The two men who had been talking both looked awkward before Shinguji Kuroko.
The former was embarrassed because the woman before him was a senior who had practically watched him grow up, and he had been talking about her best friend—his guardian—right in front of her.
The latter was embarrassed because Shinguji Kuroko had once trained him and was now the chairman of the academy he attended.
"You two..." Shinguji Kuroko sat in her office chair and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
"No matter the era, most of the knights standing at the pinnacle among countless student knights are B-Rank Knights and C-Rank Knights. Those evaluated as A-Rank Knights are all figures renowned throughout history, while even Middle A-Rank Knights are quite rare.
Therefore, whenever an A-Rank Knight appears, they draw attention from all around the world without exception."
And now, Stella Vermillion, the second imperial princess of the Familiaron Empire and an A-Rank Knight watched by the entire world, had had her body seen by two unfamiliar men—and had even seen the bodies of two men herself.
"If I, as chairman, don't handle this properly, there's no telling what this might turn into."
"Not to mention you, Miohua. If your sister finds out you saw another girl's body, what do you think will happen?"
Luo Mio immediately began to panic upon hearing that.
"Ahem, Aunt Kuro, I can actually explain this."
Ikki beside him also raised his hand awkwardly. "I can explain this too."
"The choice of whether to forgive you isn't mine to make. It's in her hands."
Shinguji Kuroko pointed at Stella Vermillion, who stood by the doorway.
After the string of events that had happened today, Stella's mind was completely muddled. Having her body seen by men, and personally seeing naked male bodies, was far too overwhelming for an unmarried Princess.
"I am deeply sorry, Princess Stella."
Ikki was the first to step forward and apologize to Stella, pulling Luo Mio along to apologize as well.
"I sincerely apologize, Stella."
"Grrrr..."
Hearing their apologies, Stella finally came back to her senses. Looking at the two who were apologizing, she said, "Die..."
"Huh?" Ikki did not react in time.
"I said die!" Stella said to Ikki and Luo Mio in shame and fury. "You, you two perverts, peeping toms, thieves! Not even my father has seen it, and yet you actually, actually... You defiled the purity of an unmarried Princess! I will never forgive you!!!"
"Especially you!" Stella pointed at Ikki. "If you hadn't barged into my room without permission and looked, looked, looked at my, my, my... Ah!!! If it weren't for you, none of what happened afterward would have happened!!!"
"Huhhhhhhhhh?!"
"Enough nonsense. Come and serve me! Laevateinn!" Stella interrupted Kurogane Ikki. Following Stella's call, blazing scarlet flames burst forth with scorching heat, illuminating the chairman's office as they coiled around—
A gorgeous two-handed greatsword wreathed in flames appeared in Stella's hands.
The scorching glow of the flames boiled throughout the office.
Shinguji Kuroko, who had been watching the show, was the first to open the door. She made a farewell gesture toward Ikki.
"Good luck."
"Wait...! Chairman!"
When Luo Mio saw that Stella's attention was entirely focused on Ikki—
"I'll leave it to you!"
He patted Ikki on the shoulder and swiftly retreated as well.
"Huh! Miohua?!!"
"You perverted, lecherous, rude commoner!!! And you even looked at me with such filthy eyes!!! Prepare yourself!!!"
"Filthy?!"
As he watched Stella approach him step by step with her Device in hand, the fiery glow gradually drawing closer—
"It's because Princess Stella is too beautiful!!! I accidentally got lost staring at you!!!"
"Ugh!!!"
After a mournful cry, Stella twisted awkwardly, her eyes darting around in embarrassment. Her raised eyebrows drooped helplessly, the Device in her hand disappeared, and the fiery glow around her faded away.
Seeing that Stella had calmed down slightly, Ikki let out a breath.
As he exhaled, he remembered a question from earlier.
"Um, Stella, I want to ask you something. You said I barged into your room without permission? But wasn't that my room?"
Stella, whose anger had just subsided a little, instantly flared up again at Ikki's words.
"Hah??!! You're still trying to make excuses at a time like this!"
"Huh? Make excuses?"
"Ahem!"
Suddenly, a cough sounded from outside the door.
Then the door opened, and Luo Mio poked his head in.
"Actually, I can explain."
"Umm, starting this morning, the two of you have actually been roommates!"
"???"
"???"
Several question marks instantly appeared over their heads.
"Whaaaaaaaaaat—?!!!!"
Stella's voice was the first to ring throughout the office.
"So in the end, we still have to settle this through a mock battle."
"You've got some nerve saying that. Wasn't this your idea, Miohua?"
Luo Mio and Ikki walked through the academy corridor as they talked.
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