Familiar Strangers

Two of the three were women, while the other appeared to be a man.

Tetsuya couldn't be blamed for not being able to tell right away.

After all.

When normal people saw someone with sky-high pinkish-purple twin ponytails and two long bangs hanging beside their ears.

They would usually assume that person was a woman.

But he had a rather resolute, distinctly masculine face, and the muscles on both of his exposed arms were extremely well-developed.

Oh, right.

He was also wearing a white-and-purple deep-V bodysuit, with six symmetrically arranged wings on the back.

Honestly.

Tetsuya's brain had genuinely crashed for a moment when he saw him.

It wasn't as if he had never seen clothing with such an artistic flair before.

Wallace had an outfit no less artistic than this one, and it even revealed more skin.

But suddenly appearing barely a dozen meters in front of him.

The visual impact was still rather intense.

Norman wore much the same expression.

"Hahahahaha, Mr. Hills, it seems everyone is quite astonished by your appearance!"

The blond-haired woman, dressed in training clothes beneath a black vest, laughed heartily.

Mr. Hills, the person who had shocked Tetsuya, did not seem to care in the slightest. "You two are here for the qualification tournament as well, right?

Nice to meet you. My name is Hills, and I'm an entertainer."

"Hello, hello. My name is Tetsuya Tamaki, from Viridian in Kanto.

I'm truly sorry. I was somewhat rude just now."

Tetsuya hurriedly expressed his apologies.

"It's fine." Hills shook his head with a faint smile. "You two aren't the only ones. Many people make that expression when they see me; I was prepared for it long ago.

Besides, I think you have the looks to be a star, Tetsuya.

What do you think? Have