Day-Switching Festival

[Day-Switching Festival]

This was no holiday decreed by any nation in Solaris.

It was a celebration the students of Star Torch Academy and the Roy people had organized together after the Academy's Day-Switching Ceremony succeeded.

The festival commemorated the successful launch of the artificial sun beneath Lahai Luo. At last, people no longer had to burn the Tunneler's "heart" for light.

But after the artificial sun rose, the Tunneler's heart had not been returned to the giant right away.

The Academy had stored it away and strengthened it, hoping one day to give the more powerful heart to the giant who had saved Lahai Luo.

During the Day-Switching Festival, nearly every student at the Academy joined the grand party, apart from a few with special duties.

It was a day worth remembering, and a chance for students to unwind from the pressures of everyday life.

They could chat peacefully with teachers who were usually strict, visit the arcade that had opened not long ago, or take part in activities organized by the students themselves...

All of these were practically essential parts of the Day-Switching Festival.

But when it came to releasing pent-up stress, one place inevitably came to mind.

[Dark Side of the Academy]

After this Sonoro had been modified, it had become a good place to test oneself, provided nothing from outside interfered.

Students weighed down by stress generally emerged feeling better than ever if they went in and successfully faced themselves.

Of course, that depended on them succeeding.

Facing oneself was never easy. Done badly, it could even leave lasting emotional wounds.

That was why the Academy had installed a means of emergency escape inside.

On the day of the Day-Switching Festival.

Early that morning, students representing their departments had already set up stalls, laying all sorts