Arlequint Academy

"What's wrong?" Julis asked while eating her sandwich.

"....."

Tamazuki decided not to answer Julis's question as they had arrived at the Arlequint Academy since he was afraid this girl might run amok.

When they arrived, he woke Julis up, and they had a late breakfast as they observed the Arlequint Academy for the first time. Except for the school festival, there was hardly a chance for someone to enter the school, so it was a rare chance for them.

Yet, as expected of Arlequint Academy, a school that focused on research, this school was more into practicality and efficiency instead of aesthetics, so instead of school, it was like a research facility.

"This school is so distasteful!" Still, Julis couldn't help but scorn this school.

"Sorry, she is in a foolish mood because someone attacked her." Tamazuki looked at Ernesta, who was in a daze.

"Yes, I understand." Camilla was quite awkward since she knew that they were at fault. Moreover, Ernesta generously told them that she was the mastermind behind all the attacks.

"Say, do you really not want to marry me?" Ernesta asked pitifully. After all, she was beautiful. Moreover, Tamazuki was also her type. By marrying him, she could also get access to all the knowledge which he had learned in his life, and he was rather rich, so he could support her research.

Wait, wasn't he her ideal husband?

"...what is this marriage all about?" Julis asked with doubt.

"..."

Tamazuki looked at Camilla and asked, "Pareto-san, can you lead me around your school."

"I am more than happy to do it ." Camilla nodded.

The two of them left as they let Julis and Ernesta fight each other.

---

Unlike the other schools, Arlequint Academy was a unique school as it specialized in research.

In the past, this school was weak, and it was on the same level as Queenvail Girls' Academy, which was known as the weakest academy, yet its research born a fruit; its position quickly changed and became one of the most powerful schools through its research alone, making their technology far superior to the other schools.

Still, unlike the other schools, Arlequint's infighting is fierce, with the research class having different factions.

The factions are Ferrovius, Pygmalion, Sonnet, Methuselah, and Tenorio.

"And you are the leader of the Ferrovous, Pareto-san?"

"Yes." Camilla nodded.

"What's your faction's specialty?"

"We specialize in Lux development."

"How about Kuhne-san?"

"Oh! Oh! My faction specializes in cybernetics and puppets!" Ernesta, who had stopped fighting with Julis, quickly answered.

"What about the rest?" He was rather curious, after all.

"Well, Tenorio specializes in bio-enhancement, Sonnet specializes in practical combat, and Methuselah specializes in special abilities like Strega and Dante."

Camilla kindly explained to him about the Arlequint Academy's fierce internal struggle as they competed with each other for research funds and god fighters in the practical class. She also told him how her faction, Ferrovous, was the biggest faction in the Arlequint.

This school is massive, but it lacked unity. Moreover, the research council has more power than the student council. The research council takes two-thirds of the vote to pass a motion, so they have to ally themselves with another faction to get anything passed.

"Previously, my faction was allied with Tenorio, but now we have formed an alliance with Pygmalion."

"Hmm... is it okay for you to tell me all of this?"

"It's okay. You will find it sooner or later. I am just telling you, so you will trust us."

Without a doubt, Tamazuki was a great research target for all the factions in the Arlequint Academy, and with his free-spirited and random-like decision, Camilla felt that it was better to treat him with a sincere attitude instead of trying to trick or deceive him since she could feel like he was the same type of person as Ernesta.

Still, while Tamazuki was interested in Arlequint, Julis hardly had any interest. Instead, she was full of hatred toward this academy as she glared at everyone they met along the way.

Frankly, the appearance of Tamazuki surprised all the students of the Arlequint Academy. Like any other school, they also wanted him to enter the Arlequint Academy, but with the infighting of this school, they had hardly been able to make a decision, and they felt instead of wasting their funds on him; it was better to spend it on their research.

However, all of them realized how wrong they were, especially when they knew how strong they were. Unfortunately, by his side, Camilla and Ernesta were there. As the leaders of two factions, their voices were rather powerful. If those students didn't want their research fund to be robbed, then they would only stay on the side obediently as the two had said something to their people not to interrupt them as they were in the middle of a negotiation.

However, some people were just blind.

Even Julis's frown and intimidation weren't able to affect those obsessed people.

A group of people suddenly appeared and wanted to approach Tamazuki.

"You are Inugamigyoubu Tamazuki, right? Let me introduce myself...."

"I believe that I can make you stronger!"

"Why do you stay in the trash like school, such as the Seidoukan?"

Julis was already on her limit, but Ernesta and Camilla were also uncomfortable. Still, the ones facing them weren't the people of their factions. Instead, they came from different factions, so they didn't have control over them, but...

"Can we continue our journey?" Tamazuki asked.

Julis, Ernesta, and Camilla opened their mouths wide as those who tried talking with Tamazuki suddenly faced the walls. However, they also continued their talk with a serious attitude, as if they were trying to invite Tamazuki even though they faced the walls instead of him.

"......"

"Wh-What's is this?" Camilla was shaken, but Ernesta's eyes shone brightly.

"Is there a place to talk where no one can bother us?" Tamazukia asked.

Camilla and Ernesta realized that they underestimated the value of his knowledge.

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"Sorry, it's a bit messy..." Camilla was quite awkward, then scolded Ernesta. "Ernesta, how many times have I told you to clean up your laboratory!"

They couldn't let him be bothered by other factions, so they quickly went into Ernesta's laboratory, where security was guaranteed, where it was impossible to eavesdrop, spy, attack, and many other things which might harm Ernesta's safety and research. Moreover, unless Ernesta allowed it, no one was able to pass into this place.

"Ehhh~! But that's troublesome! More importantly, what was that? What did you do? Come on! Tell me!" Ernesta couldn't wait anymore, and she was so close to him, begging him.

"Stay away from him, you slut!" Julis was like his bodyguard and quickly pushed this girl away.

"Huh! Why are you always bothering me!"

The two quickly fought once again.

Tamazuki and Camilla let out a long sigh.

"No one will hear us, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, that's an illusion."

"Illusion?"

"While I have never said it and never show it, I have mastered Seisenjutsu."

"...Se-Seisenjutsu?!"

"You mean the unique art of Jie Long?!"

"Don't tell me... you had mastered that knowledge when you fought the Li siblings at the Jie Long tournament?!"

"You mastered that unique art of Jie Long in that short amount of time?!"

No one could stay calm after hearing his words, and they understood what kind of monster he was.

"Whether it is ancient, new, or mixed martial arts, unique skills, or many things in this world, I have all of them inside my head; now the question is, do you have something that has a similar value?"

Here, he had his targets, and he wanted to get them.