Abnormal Moon

But Roy felt a lingering sense of unease.

Claudia's reaction was abnormal.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

Ultimately, he didn't know much about Claudia. His knowledge of her was limited to her achievements at the Star Guide Hall and the fact that she had a mother who was a top executive in the galaxy.

It wasn't that Roy didn't understand her well.

Instead, Claudia seemed to have put on a protective shell, always hiding her true thoughts.

"Di!"

Shortly after lunch, the doorbell rang.

"Is anyone inside? The next player is going in!"

The two quickly packed their lunchboxes, picked up their packages, and headed out the door.

The door to the preparation room opened.

Besides the anthropomorphic beings that came to clean the room, three beautiful young girls appeared outside the door: Okita Souji and Stella, one of the two players in the first match of the afternoon, and Sylvia, who came to cheer them on.

When they saw Roy and Claudia walk out, Sylvia and Stella were both taken aback.

Claudia paused for a moment when she saw Sylvia, then smiled and nodded at her before walking through the group and leaving the preparation room.

Sylvia glanced at the two departing figures, then at the kitchen waste in the trash can inside the room.

Not quite right.

She knew Claudia.

After all, they were the student council presidents of their respective schools and had some interactions with each other. In her understanding, although Claudia was gentle, no one could truly understand her personality. Those who were not familiar with her could only see her smile on the surface, while only those who knew her well could discover the coldness and aloofness hidden beneath that smile.

Dining alone in a room with a man like this is almost impossible for her.

She turned her head and glanced at Okita Souji.

Seeing that she still had a poker face and looked like she hadn't thought about anything, I breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seems that Souji may not have developed feelings for Roy... No, it's hard to say. Souji is the kind of person who will never show her true feelings on her face, no matter what she's thinking. It's hard to guess what she's thinking. She really doesn't know.

"This matter might get complicated..."

Sylvia had a vague feeling that some of the most unsettling elements were combined in this matter.

In the afternoon, the second game at the Sirius Dome took place.

"Unbelievable! One strike, just one strike and it was over!"

"Their opponents were the 30th and 41st ranked students from St. Galedovath Academy! They couldn't even last a single round against two unranked students from Quineville Girls Academy!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar, with countless viewers jumping up from their chairs in shock.

Two students wearing St. Galedovas Academy uniforms stared in disbelief at the shattered badge on the ground.

And opposite the two of them.

Stella, holding a golden greatsword, looked at the two men with imposing presence, while Okita Souji held a katana, his expression as cold as ice.

Neither of them used the Huang-style weaponry, yet both of them defeated their opponents in a single exchange, each using only one move from beginning to end!

The duration of the match is also five seconds!

"These two are said to be a special recruit duo from Quinvion Girls' Academy. I haven't heard of any achievements from Stella Vermillion, but this Okita Souji showed off his skills in the terrorist attack on Sylvia Lunaeheim's concert a month ago. I see, his skills are truly outstanding!"

"What an astonishing result! Although it's slightly less impressive than Roy's single-handedly taking down two ranked opponents in five seconds in the previous match, these two are still top-tier in strength and undoubtedly have the ability to challenge for the championship of this year's Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival! It seems that it's still too early to say who will ultimately win the championship of this year's Star Martial Arts Festival!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Cheers, like a raging torrent, erupted all around the venue.

The audience's anticipation is already at its peak.

The champion of this year's Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival is still a mystery!

Chapter 194 Stella and Okita Souji

"It's actually that strong?"

In the special viewing room of Seidoukan Academy, Claudia looked through the window at the two imposing figures on the stage and couldn't help but frown deeply.

Although I had long guessed that the special recruits from Quinvette Academy would be incredibly strong, I really didn't expect them to be this strong. The two knights from St. Galedovath Academy only had a chance to greet each other, and they didn't even last a single glance.

Saint Doledovas Academy is the only academy in the Academy War City whose ranking is absolutely indisputable.

In the six academies of the Academy City, the rankings are based on an exchange system. For example, if someone outside the rankings duels with someone inside the rankings, and the person outside the rankings wins through a counter-strategy or other means, then that person outside the rankings can directly become someone inside the rankings. However, the person inside the rankings will not be moved down in rank, but will be directly demoted to outside the rankings. In addition, the official ranking battles have challenge restrictions, and it is not possible to return to a ranking that suits oneself in a short period of time. Therefore, the rankings of each academy often have omissions.

However, St. Galedovath Academy is very special. Most of the students in this academy come from noble families and are required to adhere to the code of chivalry. The school has an extremely strict discipline and attaches great importance to loyalty. In principle, students are strictly prohibited from dueling in private. If a student wants to improve his or her ranking, he or she can only do so through the official ranking battle. Except for the introduction of special students, it is almost impossible for a student outside the ranking to be knocked down in the ranking.

While the rankings of students in other academies are mostly good, they may not be entirely unfounded. However, the rankings of St. Galedovasi Academy are 99% true to their actual strength. Being ranked 30th and 41st shows that their strength is indeed at that level.

The two girls who could easily defeat such a pair will definitely become formidable rivals on their road to victory. Even Claudia couldn't maintain her usual composure in the face of such opponents.

"Don't worry, we'll see in time."

Roy remained remarkably calm, showing no sign of panic, but rather an air of confidence and composure.

Claudia was infected by his confidence and relaxed a little.

Since Roy said so, Claudia was willing to believe him.

Roy was certainly very confident.

If he lacked confidence, then something was definitely wrong.

Although there are some strong combinations in this year's Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival, he is confident that the championship is in his hands if the level is the same.

"Julis and Kirin have also passed the preliminary round."

Roy took out his phone and opened several spatial windows.

There are a total of eleven venues. To provide a better viewing experience for the audience, the match times in each venue will be slightly staggered. This is the second match for Yulis and Kirin. After Stella and Okita Souji defeated their opponents, Yulis and Kirin also easily defeated their opponents. However, the quality of their opponents was obviously not as high as that of the Sirius Dome.

"There's only one match left today, right? Who are they again?"

While Roy opened the other dome matches to see if there were any other opponents worth paying attention to, he asked Claudia.

Claudia opened the battle map of the contestants, zoomed in on it, and unfolded it before her eyes.

"On the Sirius Dome side, we have the two Pseudo-Entities representing the Allcant Research Institute. Their opponents are our Star Guide Hall's ninth-ranked Rystad Markfield and his partner Randy Hook."

"Leishida? That name sounds familiar..."

"The one who keeps bothering Yulis."

"Ah, it's him. He's participating in the Star Martial Festival too?"

"He still has the strength, especially his destructive power, which is worth mentioning. He is one of the best in the entire Star Guide Hall. His partner, Randy Hook, has also entered the rankings once. If the two of them are lucky enough, they could make it into the main competition... The problem is, those two Pseudo-humanoids from the Allecant Research Institute."

Claudia frowned again.

As the student council president of Seidoukan, she hopes her school can break the shame of the previous season and that more teams can make it into the main tournament.

But this opponent is too inexplicable. The Pseudomorphs are already well known to the public. Even the more advanced military Pseudomorphs are too rigid in front of humans. Ordinary Starpulse Generation Pseudomorphs can handle them. Someone like Rystad can be chopped to pieces with one axe.

However, this prototype was brought out by the Alcant Research Institute. Countless advanced Falling Star Engineering and Technology products have been passed down from this academy throughout history. This one is probably not a simple product. Her intuition told her that she could not underestimate it.

"Anyway, one championship is worth ten runners-up, so there's nothing to care about."

"That's right."

Claudia's brow relaxed. The champion's points far exceeded those of the runner-up. As long as they could win a Star Martial Arts Festival championship, the Star Guide Academy's ranking this season would definitely improve, at least reaching the middle. There was nothing to worry about.

Before long, it was four o'clock in the afternoon.

The third match at Sirius Dome began, with Lei Shida and his fat sidekick walking out of the east gate.

As expected, two mechanical dolls emerged from the west gate.

One of them resembled a military avatar, but it was two sizes larger than the commonly used avatars, standing over two meters tall. Even Raystar's burly figure was a head shorter than it. Moreover, it was covered in armor, making it look exactly like a mechanical knight from a Gundam movie.

The other doll is the complete opposite. It looks almost exactly like a human, and is virtually indistinguishable from a human woman. It has a flawless and dignified appearance, and its slender figure is covered in armor that looks like a metal suit. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a human woman wearing armor.

Both dolls wear the emblem of the Alcant Institute on their chests.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the new androids of Alcantara have finally been unveiled! This time, it's the substitutes Aenesta Junai and Camilla Parette making their appearance. Although we'd love to introduce them to you all, unfortunately, no information about them has been released... Eh? Excuse me, some information has been delivered to the commentary booth! Shocking! It's information about those two androids, and it was even delivered personally by their developer, Aenesta Junai?!"

"The service is really attentive."

"Then without further ado, let me introduce to you all. According to this document titled 'Initial Information Unveiled!', the autonomous mimicry prototype AR-D, commonly known as Aldi, and the female autonomous mimicry prototype RM-C, commonly known as Rimshi, are quite intriguing..."

On the stage, Leishida, who was facing off against two androids, heard the introduction in his ear and his eyes twitched fiercely, his heart filled with resentment at being underestimated.

"You mere quasi-physical beings dare to participate in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival? Alekante is truly useless. You piece of junk can't even withstand one of my axe blows! I'll show you what I'm capable of in a moment!"

Chapter 195 Ardi and Rimshi

"It seems we have been completely underestimated..."