“These are your private matters; you don’t have to think about telling us right now.”
Just as Megumi was feeling troubled, Rover spoke up to help him out.
“Hehe, I was just a bit curious. After all, Megumi, I thought that animal friend you summoned earlier was really cool.”
Seeing Megumi’s predicament, Lynae scratched her cheek with an apologetic look.
Seeing them like this, Megumi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although their personalities were different, fortunately, they were both mature people.
“Thank you very much.”
Faced with such pure respect and kindness, Megumi naturally expressed his gratitude.
“Alright, alright, let’s hurry and get your enrollment certificates processed first. After that, I can take you on a proper tour of the academy as your senior!”
Noticing a hint of tension in the air, Lynae immediately waved to Megumi and Rover behind her and then ran ahead.
Megumi and Rover felt lucky to have such a cheerful guide.
And so, on the way, the three of them walked side by side as Rover and Lynae taught Megumi more about this planet called Solaris.
Clack, clack, clack.
Before long, the three of them arrived outside the faculty office and saw two teachers inside who seemed to be discussing something.
“Hold on a moment.”
Seemingly afraid of disturbing the teachers inside, Lynae had Rover and Megumi stop for a moment.
What the two were talking about was the Void Worm that Megumi and the others had driven off earlier.
They were discussing how to better defend against this monster.
At the same time, Megumi heard a term he hadn’t heard before.
[Void Magnetic Storm.]
It seemed to be a disaster related to that Void Worm.
“Sigh, let’s leave it at that for now. There’s a meeting coming up, so I’ll take my leave.”
After the older teacher sighed and left, Megumi and the others finally entered the room.
“What brings you here… Student Lynae?”
The remaining young female teacher’s gaze sharpened instantly upon seeing Lynae.
Yeah, Megumi was very familiar with that look; it was the kind a teacher gives when they’re “keeping an eye” on a student.
Combined with the fact that Lynae had heavily modified her school uniform…
Could this girl really be a delinquent student?
“Student Lynae, you’ve skipped another Cultural Studies Class. At this rate, only scoring full marks in every subject can save you.”
As expected of a college teacher; this kind of rhetoric felt truly nostalgic to Megumi.
However, what she said wasn’t actually a huge problem.
As long as she maintained her attendance from now on, she could rest easy…
Lynae’s response made Megumi’s eyelid twitch.
The teacher’s words were clearly meant to tell her to focus on attendance, but responding like that—could she really be confident about getting full marks in everything?
Didn’t the teacher just say Lynae skips class all the time?
What is she?
A genius?
Eh?
“You… Never mind. What is the purpose of these other two being here?”
After lightly pressing her forehead, the teacher looked at the two unfamiliar faces, Megumi and Rover.
“Ah, I’m here to help Megumi and Rover process their enrollment,” Lynae replied.
“Enrollment? At this time?”
The teacher looked puzzled and began checking the data on her tablet.
“Rover, Megumi… Hmm, they are indeed new students. So they were recommended by the Black Shores. No wonder they could reach the academy during the active period of a Void Magnetic Storm. And Student Rover is actually an [Resonator].”
After confirming the information, the teacher had Lynae take Rover and Megumi aside to complete the enrollment procedures.
Afterward, Lynae introduced Megumi and Rover to the various departments of Star-Torch Academy.
“The academy automatically assigns students to departments. Ordinary students like Megumi will enter the Preparatory Class first before being assigned to other departments. As an Resonator, Rover will be directly assigned to the [Rebelle College].”
While processing the enrollment documents for Megumi and Rover, Lynae continued to educate them.
As they listened to her, both of them were thinking rapidly.
Megumi was somewhat surprised by the influence of the power behind Rover.
In the short time it took to get from the infirmary to the faculty office, they had already managed to add him to the freshman list.
It’s called the Black Shores…
He could look into it during his free time at the academy.
Megumi had already resolved to integrate into this world and live well, and he would certainly spare no effort to learn more about it.
However, besides the power behind Rover, there were other things that piqued Megumi’s curiosity.
Such as the unfamiliar terms like “Resonator” and “[Exostrider]” that the teacher had mentioned.
On the way there, Rover had explained to Megumi that this world was actually very dangerous.
Natural disasters known as [Tacet Discord] were widespread across this planet called Solaris.
As long as civilization existed, they would persist, being the mortal enemies of humanity.
And what about leaving this planet, using current technology to escape the Tacet Discord and go to other planets?
That wouldn’t work either.
It was said that this planet had been isolated from the universe long ago, leaving humanity trapped on it. This chapter was copied from novelping.com without permission.
Thus, how to combat the Tacet Discord had become an eternal subject for the people of this planet.
And Resonators are the ones who pilot Exostriders to resist the Tacet Discord.
Hmm, it sounds a bit like Gundam.
However, Megumi felt that these things probably had nothing to do with him.
They were too far removed for a student who had just reported for enrollment.
“Done! Rover! Megumi! Come out and take your student photos.”
After finishing all the preparations, Lynae excitedly waved to Megumi and Rover.
At this, Megumi and Rover both stopped their musings and walked out of the faculty office.
Neither of them wanted to keep their new friend waiting.
Click!
Click!
“Mm-hmm, you both look great!”
In the end, Rover’s photo was in a sword-drawing pose, while Megumi’s was a simple one with a hand on his hip.
Compared to Rover, Megumi didn’t really know how to present himself in front of a camera.
Judging by the confidence she showed in front of the lens, Megumi felt that she must have faced this kind of thing often before.
Not just facing a camera, but facing all sorts of different gazes from others.
That’s why she was able to appear so at ease in front of the camera.
“Hmm… feels like something’s missing.”
Looking at the photos of Megumi and Rover, Lynae frowned, then suddenly had an epiphany.
“I know! A group photo!”
Seeing her making such a fuss in the hallway, Megumi and Rover couldn’t help but smile helplessly.
“Jade Dog.”
Clap!
Seeing this, Megumi made a hand sign and summoned the white Jade Dog to serve as a tripod.
“Once you’ve adjusted the camera, just put it on its head.”
The Jade Dog shikigami walked over to Lynae upon hearing Megumi’s command.
“Wow! Thank you, Megumi! And thanks for the hard work, good boy.”
“Awoo.”
Click!
Finally, the scene in the photo showed Lynae standing in the middle, grinning with her white teeth showing and her arms draped over Megumi’s and Rover’s shoulders.
In the end, the three of them looked at the group photo in their hands and all broke into a smile.