Chapter: 71. Unexpected Outcome (3k5)
Three days later.
Star Academy.
In order to smoothly pass the ability test, Nagi decided to start morning exercises from today.
She planned to begin with basic physical fitness to retrain her body.
Since her “resurrection,” she had been busy for Amagi Shinkou, as well as with the personnel list from his memories, and hadn’t properly rehabilitated her own body.
If she wanted to infiltrate the internal forces of the imitation light, gain their trust, and obtain assistance from the β system, Nagi needed to start from scratch, step by step, growing from an “ordinary student” into a capable esper, eventually becoming an x-level esper of Star Academy.
And all of this had to be based on—not using her ability as the “Element Ruler.”
This was because Nagi was not clear about the extent of her power “Light Forged Truth” and how it could currently affect the people or things around her.
Therefore, she couldn’t easily take the risk of using her Element Ruler ability in front of people.
But the good news was—
Nagi now had more than just the power of the “Element Ruler” at her disposal.
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“Amy-chan, good morning~”
“Good morning…”
Nagi arrived at Star Academy’s No. 3 gymnasium at the agreed-upon time, wearing the custom-fitted sportswear that Shiraishi had prepared for her.
Her long black hair was tied up into a neat high ponytail, revealing her elegant, fair neck.
The white sportswear, crafted by the “Armory,” featured a simple design with lightweight fabric fitting snugly against her skin, making Nagi feel as if it was a second layer of skin. The benefit was that it minimized resistance while exercising, but the downside was— the fabric was too form-fitting, stretching over her perky peaks, creating curves and a captivating shadow below.
It was clearly very ordinary clothing, yet it emitted an inexplicable allure—no, correction, it was extremely alluring.
Especially in certain areas.
The athletic pants hugged Nagi’s firm, rounded behind, with the fabric strained to its limits, closely tracing her curves and outlining an enticing silhouette. Under such extreme tension, the pure white fabric almost became semi-transparent, especially at the top of her buttocks.
Through the thinned-out material, hints of her snow-white skin could be seen, and where moisture had soaked in, dark stains made the tights appear even more pronounced, forming a ravine in the triangular area between her thigh and buttocks seam. Even under the sunlight, it reflected a charming gleam.
But should it be said that the “Armory” did not disappoint?
Although this outfit seemed incredibly provocative, surprisingly— it maintained the characteristic of not revealing “anything” at the extreme limit.
This made Nagi subtly feel that Shiraishi was quite skilled in the “exposure” field.
Feeling shy, her heart also couldn’t stop surging with a subtle excitement.
—Clearly, she didn’t want to wear this at all… but there were no other options. Plus, while wearing it felt strangely alluring, it still asymptotically adhered to “safe” standards in every aspect…
—This “justifiable sense of exposure”… how terrible…
Nagi felt that Shiraishi had completely grasped her preferences in this regard… No, wait, she had completely misunderstood her interests in this area… But, she meant well… How could she let down her efforts…?
—And, moreover, this outfit was not some strange design… at least the fabric was relatively lighter… but it was all for the sake of functionality…
—If she said anything strange here, wouldn’t it just make her seem like the weird one?
—Really, there was no way around it… she could only go out in this sportswear…
This was a series of internal struggles Nagi went through before heading out in the morning.
Meanwhile, Shiraishi had already been waiting for a long time in the gymnasium.
She was here primarily to observe and record Nagi’s physical performance while obtaining experimental data on this “sportswear (Amy version 2.0),” ranging from fabric elasticity to changes in heat when abilities were released, all were subjects of evaluation.
In fact, when Shiraishi arrived at No. 3 gymnasium earlier than Nagi, several boys had already gathered there.
Clearly, they had heard that the “cool and pure” beauty—Kamishiro Amy would be practicing in the morning at the No. 3 gymnasium.
This beautiful junior, outstanding in both looks and figure.
Even when wearing the Star Academy uniform on usual days, she was enough to attract the attention of many boys.
If they could see her move in that lightweight sportswear today…
Just imagining the soft features shaking due to vigorous movement—it was easy to understand why so many boys had come to No. 3 gymnasium early in the morning.
Just as Shiraishi thought she finally had the opportunity to satisfy her cute junior’s “exposure preferences.”
When the boys saw Shiraishi, who came from the “Armory,” particularly with that ominous measuring device on her back, the atmosphere changed instantly.
“It’s Shiraishi-senpai from the Armory…!”
“Run! What’s that thing on her back—!”
……
Without hesitation, the boys scattered like startled birds.
They had just been joking amongst themselves, eagerly hoping to catch a glimpse of the “pure beauty junior,” but vanished in an instant, leaving behind water bottles they hadn’t even had time to pick up.
The “Armory” had acquired a notorious reputation, or rather, was infamous among the student body.
Accidents during the gear development phase were almost a daily occurrence; in the past, over a hundred students had mistakenly entered experimental sites, regrettably getting involved in explosions, burns, or unknown chemical reactions, leading to months-long hospital stays.
Faced with the “possibility of ending up in the hospital for half a year,” the allure of a beautiful junior seemed far less significant.
—Indeed, life was the most important.
“So, I’m really sorry, Amy-chan, that you couldn’t properly enjoy being admired by the boys today…”
In the empty gymnasium, Shiraishi bowed her head apologetically saying, “You must have been looking forward to this day for a long time… I’m really very sorry…”
“I wasn’t expecting anything!?”
“It’s all my fault! I won’t shirk responsibility! Please, let me make it up to you properly!”
“Wow, I never imagined I would be apologized to for this reason one day.”
“As compensation, next time let me prepare a special gift for you? One of those that… just a bit of sweat makes it sticky and slippery, clinging tightly like a second layer of skin… the material specially designed to become semi-transparent with even slight movement, making the patterns of your underwear faintly visible…”
“Is that really compensation and not punishment!?”
“Eh? Punishment? You mean Amy-chan likes to be… treated roughly…?”
“Totally not true!!! Why does Shiraishi-senpai always lean towards this topic when talking to me!?”
“Because… the subject is that Amy-chan… oh?”
“I can’t tell whether this counts as an explanation or if I’m being insulted…”
After being teased continuously since early morning, Nagi felt her brain was starting to lack oxygen, and her temples ached slightly.
“It’s fine, even if Amy-chan has that kind of preference, I won’t tell anyone else; after all—everyone’s preferences are free.”
“Okay, thank you, then let’s start today’s morning exercises.”
“Eh? No teasing here? Eh? So Amy-chan is really… eh? With that appearance and body… eh…?”
In that moment, Shiraishi couldn’t discern whether Nagi truly wanted to stop joking around with her or had realized she couldn’t keep it hidden any longer, so she simply acknowledged her assumptions about Nagi’s preferences.
So complicated…
Although she had heard that many girls with “exposure preferences” typically wanted to be the “passive” party.
—But… is it true? This combination of Amy-chan’s appearance and preferences…
Shiraishi suddenly felt a pang of sympathy in her heart for “Amy-chan’s future boyfriend.”
—That boyfriend would likely struggle to get out of bed the next day, right?
After this small interlude,
Nagi began to jog on the track, and Shiraishi took on the role of a coach.
This time, she didn’t plan to hold back her strength like during the entrance physical examination.
Nagi was clear that her goal was to join the x-level espers, the pinnacle among espers. If she didn’t show some extraordinary abilities, how could she ensure her rise to x-level in a short time?
After all, any problems could all be blamed on the fragment of destruction residing in her soul.
So Nagi decided to showcase her true abilities at this moment.
With only Shiraishi present, it was the best opportunity to gauge her strength at a preliminary level through her reactions—
On the other hand,
Shiraishi didn’t hold much expectation for Nagi’s athletic ability.
After all, Nagi was just an “ordinary student” whose abilities had yet to awaken, barely managing to score within the “normal range” during the entrance examination.
However—
When Shiraishi witnessed Nagi’s morning exercise performance firsthand, she had to admit that she indeed held some biases against her junior.
Because the “strength” Nagi had just displayed could easily be deemed an unprecedented phenomenon even within the history of Star Academy, perhaps already breaking the records since its establishment.
With a complex feeling of “witnessing history live,” Shiraishi hesitantly asked:
“Um, Amy-chan… are you, are you okay…?”
As she spoke, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, unsure if the sweat was due to the high temperature today or because she had just witnessed something unbelievable.
Before her, Nagi was bent over, hands on her knees, breathing heavily, looking as if she had just completed a marathon.
Her beautiful, pure face was now flushed with exertion, like a ripe apple.
Her front-rounded, back-curved body was even more pronounced in this position, both her breasts, which drooped under gravity, and her high and mighty rear, seemingly defying gravity, silently expressed the girl’s allure and deadly charm.
If those boys had still been around, they surely would have bent over collectively upon seeing this scene, unable to resist.
However, for Shiraishi, there was something even more concerning at the moment that left her no mental energy to observe Nagi’s appearance.
This round of “extreme testing” for Nagi had taken less than two minutes from start to finish.
In these brief two minutes, Nagi had only completed the running test, with the distance being—
“Amy-chan… um… you only ran about… a hundred meters or so…”
Shiraishi blinked.
The “speed” that Nagi had just shown was barely a bit faster than her usual walk.
Considering her voluptuous figure, this level of fitness might be reasonable.
But thinking of this “athletic weakling” as the high-and-mighty “Ice Queen” in the students’ minds—Shiraishi couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of dissonance rising in her heart.
At the same time, she also had to apologize to herself in her heart for her earlier thoughts—
It seemed that Amy-chan’s future boyfriend would not have a tough time in bed after all.
Shiraishi could vaguely sense that Amy would be the type of girl who—
Initially appeared very enthusiastic and proactive, as aggressive as a cat… then, after a few minutes of interaction with her boyfriend, would become weak and limp like soft mud in his arms, only blushing and letting out soft moans…
—No, thinking that way, it indeed made Amy-chan’s future boyfriend quite a danger in bed…
