The entire academy was still in an uproar. Everywhere, talks could be heard about the fights they saw in the Engage sequence. The hottest topic was the fight between Captain Magenai Tamashi and the Ace Setamaru Lanzo. Their battle had left a deep impression in everyone’s mind. However, there was a place where excitement was dead. Kia, Lanzo and Gero were back at Takeshi’s mansion. They stared intently at Shepherd Hide who was scrutinising them with quite the intense gaze himself. After a while, he leaned back in his chair before letting out a long, drawn-out breath. “You know, when we first spoke, in all honesty I thought you were all either returning to or seeking the origin. I didn’t even try to sense your current conditions, a huge blunder on my part. I honestl

