Abnormal Moon

Night Breeze looked at Roy with a shrewd smile on his face.

"But, you know, I want this one!"

As he spoke, he gestured with his fingers, making a circle with his thumb and forefinger.

Are you obsessed with money?

Roy gave him a speechless look.

"You can't say that."

Ye Chui laughed and sat up in bed.

"The students gathered in this academic city can be roughly divided into two types. One type is students like you and Your Highness who really want to show their skills in the Star Martial Festival. The other type is students like me who have long given up hope of the Star Martial Festival. Think about it, even if we are from the same generation of Star Veins, there will be differences in natural talent, right? No matter how unwilling you are, you can only stand back when faced with this kind of talent barrier. In this case, the important thing is to find what you can do."

In other words, Yobuki felt that the only thing she could do was become a reporter for the news department.

He also made money by selling information.

Of course, not all students set their sights on making money. Some, no matter how unwilling they are, are still determined to pursue fame and try to get a share of the spotlight by becoming followers of those who rank higher.

The gap between ideals and reality can be quite harsh; sometimes, no matter how unwilling you are, you have no choice but to part ways with your ideals.

"You took a picture of my face today and used it in the news, right?"

But Roy didn't want to pay; he rubbed his chin, remembering what had happened in the classroom.

"...Why are you bringing this up now?"

Night Breeze revealed a somewhat annoyed expression.

He struggled for a long time between friendship and money, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Alright, since I've gained traffic thanks to you, I'll give you a free analysis this time!"

With that, Ye Chui mustered his energy, took out his stick-shaped phone, pulled out a spatial window, copied a file, and threw it in front of Roy.

"This is the current list of top-ranked ritual books at our Seidoukan Academy. If you want to find teammates, it's best to look within the rankings, and the twelve on the first page are the most reliable!"

The so-called "Book of Names" refers to a ranking system that exists in various academies of the Academy City. Simply put, it is a strength ranking list, which lists a total of seventy-two people, who are the seventy-two strongest people in the academy at present.

The twelve people on the first page are known as the "First Page Twelve," and they are truly at the pinnacle of the academy.

However, due to the existence of challenge and duel systems in each academy, the characters on this list often change. It is common for someone to rise to the top of the rankings only to be removed from it after a few days.

Roy glanced at the spatial window that Nightblower had thrown over, scrolling up and down from time to time.

"Currently, the number one ranked member of the Star Guide Hall is the silver-haired girl who dueled with the Princess this morning. Her name is Kirin Toudou. She is only thirteen years old and just enrolled at the beginning of the year. She is a first-year junior high school student. On her first day of school, she defeated the eleventh-ranked powerhouse and became famous. In her first official ranking battle, she broke the old number one ranking and replaced the previous number one. What is admirable is that she is neither a witch nor does she have the Pure Star Blaze-style weapon. She won the first place with only a real sword in her hand and has held this position for nearly three months. As a teammate, she is impeccable. However, it is probably impossible for her to win the first place."

"How to say?"

"She's only thirteen years old, with boundless potential. Although she's reached the age threshold for the Star Martial Arts Festival, it would be a waste for her to participate now at her age. If she trains for a few more years, she'll definitely achieve a good ranking, and she might even win the championship!"

There are strict age restrictions for participating in the Star Martial Arts Festival; participants must be between thirteen and twenty years old, no younger or older is allowed.

Moreover, each student can only participate in the Star Martial Festival three times in their lifetime. Whether it is a Phoenix, Griffin, or Dragon King, once they have participated three times, they will no longer be eligible to participate.

Kirin Toudou is only thirteen years old, yet she already possesses such strength. It would be a waste for her to participate in the competition now. She could hone her skills for a few more years, and when she does participate in the competition again, she will surely be hard-pressed to defeat her opponent.

"Then there's Claudia Enfield, the student council president who's ranked second. Her strength is also quite astonishing, and she hasn't made a move in many years. Nobody knows how strong she really is now. Many students believe she's the strongest in the Star Guide Hall, but there's no evidence. Unfortunately, she hasn't revealed that she'll be participating in this Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival."

“The third-ranked Fadoh O’Neill and the sixth-ranked Higashi Nagi are both regulars at the Wanglong Star Martial Festival, so I doubt they can persuade you to join Phoenix... I think, among the twelve people on the first page, these three are the most suitable to be your teammates.”

After pondering for a while, Yoruichiro threw a brand new spatial view in front of Roy.

Only three names remained on it.

These three names are—

Nestlé Van der Linde, ranked fourth, is a member of the Seidoukan University Department and is also known as the Ice Shard Magician.

Yulis Alexia von Risfeld, ranked fifth, is a member of the high school team, also known as the Flame Witch.

Tono Hyakushiki, ranked seventh, is a member of the high school class. Her alias is Raimei, and she wields the Pure Star Blade Nayuta Demon Bow.

The two people appearing in the space window are a man and two women.

A handsome young man with blue hair.

A princess with rosy hair.

And a girl with long, straight black hair.

Chapter 154 Three Candidates

Roy looked thoughtful as he carefully examined the information on the three people.

As a reporter for the news department, Ye Chui is quite valuable. The information on the window is very detailed, including not only the combat videos of the three, but also annotations on their personality traits, tactical styles, and so on.

"Of these three, I actually recommend Her Highness the most. Although she is aloof, she has a good personality. Moreover, she is currently in a hurry to find a partner for the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival, and she also owes you a favor. I think if you bring it up, you'll most likely hit it off immediately!"

"Of the remaining two, Nestor intends to participate in the Griffin, while Tono Momohime, well, this person is most compatible with you, but she is a complete opportunist. Without sufficient benefits, she cannot be lured in. You must show her your strength and let her know that participating in the competition can indeed bring benefits before she might agree to your request."

It turned out to be the case.

Roy glanced at Tono Hyakushiki's battle video.

This girl with long, straight black hair has a very simple tactical style. In short, she creates distance in various ways and then uses her bow-shaped weapon to unleash hundreds or thousands of light arrows in one go, overwhelming her opponent with a saturation attack to defeat her. She is arguably the most troublesome type in long-range combat.

Nestlé is a skilled fighter in both melee and ranged combat, but his ranged combat is far less impressive than Tono Mochahime's, and his close combat is rather mediocre. To put it politely, he has no weaknesses.

"You gave me these three candidates because you thought I was a pure melee fighter, right?"

"Is not it?"

Night Breeze paused for a moment, then gave Roy a deep look.

His eyes had lost some of their frivolity and gained more seriousness, giving off an inexplicable air of competence.

"No, of course that's right."

Roy twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a flawless smile.

"Of these three, which one do you plan to choose as your partner?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chui chuckled and changed the subject, relaxing completely and losing all his former sharpness.

"Um……"

Roy fell into deep thought.

To be honest, of the three, he preferred Julis and Tono Mochahime; Nestor was just too mediocre.

Compared to Yulis, Tono Momohime's fighting style was more to his liking, and just as Yobuki said, they were very compatible.

However, he wasn't particularly fond of either Yulis or Tono Mochahime; it was more like choosing the best among the worst.

"Has Kirin Toudou confirmed she won't be participating in the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival?"

"...You've actually set your sights on that baby-faced, big-breasted junior?"

Night Breeze stared at Roy speechlessly, his eyes looking at him as if he were some kind of pervert.

"Seriously, are you interested in her? Don't be shy, no man dislikes someone like Kirin Toudou!"

"I'm having a serious discussion with you."

"Alright alright."

Meeting Roy's gentle gaze, Yobuki Eishiro felt a faint sense of oppression for some reason, and quickly raised his hands to indicate his surrender.

"She probably won't participate. Her uncle won't allow it. Don't ask me for the specific reasons, because I don't know either. I haven't been able to interview Toudou Kirin even once. Her uncle has stopped all the reporters."

Ye Chui spread his hands, indicating in a very straightforward manner that he really had no choice.

Seeing this, Roy didn't ask any more questions.

So, who have you chosen?

"Let's keep it for now."

Roy turned around and continued making the bed.

"If we still can't find a suitable candidate at the last minute, then we'll look for Tono Mozuki."

"oh oh!"

Upon hearing this, a fox-like smile involuntarily appeared on Ye Chui's face.

He had already said that Tono Momohime was a complete opportunist, yet Roy still seemed so confident, as if he was very confident that he could persuade Tono Momohime to join him. It seems that he is very confident in his own abilities!

The specially admitted student, whom the president insisted on despite opposition, is indeed no ordinary person.

According to the data accumulated by the News Department over the years, although the special admissions students of each generation were all excellent, on average they only ranked in the middle of the list of famous priests. Roy's confidence in persuading Tono Momohime means that he at least thinks he can be ranked among the first twelve, right?

It looks like this year's Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival is going to be very exciting!

"By the way, how much time is left until the deadline for registering for the reserve team?"

"Oh, let me see... there are eleven days left."

Eleven days.

Quite sufficient.