In the air.
Lynae opened her eyes and felt her body rapidly falling toward the ground.
Because of overusing her Resonance ability plus an entire night of intense rushing about, Lynae could feel the exhaustion of her body.
However, even if she were not exhausted, she felt she would still be unable to land perfectly from such a height.
In the air, she subconsciously looked to the side.
There was Startorch Academy.
The place that had taken in someone like her whose past was not glorious.
As expected, no matter from which direction one looked, the scenery of the academy in her eyes was always so beautiful.
Unfortunately, this beauty seemed about to dissipate soon.
Sensing the restless airflow around her, Lynae could not help but think this way.
If she could go back again, if she could continue staying at the academy, what would she do?
She would definitely taste all the delicious food of the academy, she would definitely race to her heart’s content, and also…
She would definitely spend more time with her friends.
If she left so quietly like this, would her friends feel sad?
In short, she must once again, as a student of Startorch Academy, thoroughly enjoy the campus life that belonged to Lynae.
Whoosh whoosh!
Just as Lynae’s figure was falling downward, two figures simultaneously flew to her side at extreme speed.
They were Nue and Rover.
At this moment a wing had grown from Rover’s back.
Looking from a distance, her aura was completely different from her previous appearance.
She looked colder and carried a more murderous air.
However, looking from up close, Rover was still that Rover.
Plop.
She steadily held Lynae’s arm, and the two of them began to descend smoothly.
“Let’s go back.”
At the same moment the horizon rose, the two of them arrived on the ground.
Ryuji at this time had also confirmed through Nue’s perspective that Lynae had not encountered danger, so he calmly waited on the ground for the two of them to return.
“Ryuji!”
After coming down, Lynae excitedly greeted Ryuji.
Although she had previously witnessed Ryuji’s method of using shadows to dodge enemy attacks.
She still felt that only by seeing the person himself unharmed with her own eyes could she truly feel at ease.
“Mm, it’s good that you’re back.”
Ryuji somewhat wearily stretched.
Thinking carefully about it, after coming to this world he had not properly experienced academy life even once, and he had not even slept.
And the only time he had eaten was…
Then most of the time he had actually been busy fighting machine monsters about which he had not the slightest intelligence…
Mm, truly an academy life that had not the slightest bit of academy style.
“There’s only one motorcycle left…”
Ryuji at this time looked at Rover’s motorcycle and fretted.
His and Lynae’s vehicles had both been almost completely wrecked in the battle with Voidworm.
“Does this count as damaging academy property?” Ryuji turned his head and glanced at Lynae.
“Of course not! We are the meritorious ones who stopped Voidworm!” Lynae hurriedly said.
Listening to her tone, it had already recovered its previous full-of-energy appearance.
“Ryuji, drive and take us back.” Rover opened her mouth at this time.
“Eh… there’s only one vehicle. Three people would be too crowded. I’ll just summon Nue to carry me back.” Ryuji made a troubled face.
“Sigh, alright then. Looks like only Lynae and I, the two people who consumed the most physical strength, will have to support each other as we walk back.”
After Rover finished speaking, she cunningly glanced at Lynae beside her.
And the other party immediately understood the meaning in her eyes.
“Aiya aiya! I just fell from such a high place and also consumed so much Resonance power. Right now my whole body hurts so much I could die. I simply can’t drive.”
Lynae exaggeratedly slumped her waist as she spoke.
“Alright, I’ll drive. You two get on and hold tight.” Ryuji said helplessly, then recalled Nue.
The meaning of the two of them was simply that they wanted him to accompany them together.
However, he had only just discovered that Rover actually had such a mischievous side as well.
Probably she would only be like this when facing people she was familiar with.
Then did this count as representing that he had been completely acknowledged by the other party?
Mm, thinking this way his mood improved quite a bit.
“Yay! Back to the academy!”
Lynae shouted as she jumped onto the vehicle, looking completely unlike someone who was injured.
As expected, the earlier performance of being so miserable had been planned together with Rover!
However, even if Ryuji wanted to complain now it was already useless.
The two of them had already sat on the motorcycle together.
Buzz buzz!
So Ryuji twisted the handlebars and drove toward the path they had come from.
It was the same as having defeated Voidworm, the same as the three of them riding one motorcycle together toward Startorch Academy, just like when the three of them had first met.
However this time, it was a bit different from that first time.
“Those Exostrider creatures that look like elk are Cultivator Elks. They are common livestock raised by the Roya Tribe and are also research subjects of the academy. And those over there are…”
Along the way, Ryuji drove the motorcycle at a speed that could almost be called strolling, while Lynae took the opportunity to display her knowledge.
Although she loved skipping class, her confidence that she could achieve full marks in every subject was no joke.
“Truly knowledgeable, Senior Lynae.” Rover on the vehicle suddenly teased.
“Yeah, Senior. After entering the academy you have to look after us two new students, me and Rover, a little.” Ryuji also smiled as he chimed in.
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“You two… stop teasing me.”
Listening to the words of her two close friends, Lynae embarrassed herself by scratching her head.
As expected, no matter when, she could never get used to being called senior.
The three of them talked and laughed on the vehicle all the way until they arrived near the academy.
Only, the closer they got to the academy, the quieter the three of them became.
“Drive faster, Ryuji. I can’t wait for the cheers of our classmates toward us!” Lynae suddenly opened her mouth.
“Mm.”
Regarding this, Ryuji twisted the motorcycle’s grip according to the other party’s wish.
Lynae had probably long since seen through the fact that he was deliberately slowing the vehicle’s speed.
However, urging him to return now was probably because the other party was ready to face everything that belonged to her…
After returning to the academy, she would have to face the academy’s judgment and be repatriated to the New Federation.
Yet even so, she had ultimately still not chosen to escape, but had chosen to return to the academy.
Buzz buzz!
So the three of them returned to Startorch Academy like this.
“It’s them! They’re back!”
The moment Ryuji and the others rode the vehicle to the main gate of the academy, they were noticed by the other students.
And those students appeared especially excited.
“The great heroes of our academy are back!”
“The great heroes who defeated Voidworm!”
“Voidworm Knight!”
The moment the three of them got off the vehicle, they felt the enthusiasm of the students.
Then Ryuji and Lynae shrank behind Rover.
“Wah, so many people.”
“Yeah, looking at this is making my social anxiety act up.”
The two of them whispered behind Rover.
Da da!
At this time, a classmate holding a microphone charged over toward them.
“Whoa! I didn’t expect that Black Lightning! The great hero of Rinascita enrolling in our academy is actually true!”
That student dressed like a reporter appeared especially excited.
And the many chuuni-sounding titles of Rover made the corners of Ryuji’s and Lynae’s eyes twitch, after which they looked at her in disbelief.
“Ahem, I’ll tell you about these things later.” Rover winked at the two of them.
Thump, thump.
However, just as everyone was wrapped in the joy of success, several figures walked over from the distance.
They were the teachers of the academy.