Well, Part 2 is here! Sorry if the first part and this were similar to the Rise of the Unicorn. But anyway continuing where we left off.

Chapter 3: 00 Launches, Devil Awakens Pt.2

IS Academy, Class 1-1

Classes are finished and the students are now either chatting with others or packing their things. Setsuna however, was in thought, still conflicted about the match and himself. For one, looks like something in his mind is taking over him. And second, he have become more talkative than when he is in his own dimension. He cursed to himself as he let them get near him but was interrupted when Chifuyu called him.

"Mr. Seiei, please follow me." She said and he merely nodded. He then packed his things and followed her, assumingly leaving the red metal ball. When the others tried to call out for him, something unexpected happened. The red ball began rolling and followed him until it touched his foot. Then he noticed it, picked it up and continued walking. They were shocked that the metal ball was actually a robot and it seemingly has a mind of its own.

Teacher's Office

The two of them are standing near the door of the office. When they were entering, Chifuyu said.

"I will go get something for a while. You get your room key from Yamada." And she left. Sighing, he entered the office. Most of the teachers looked surprised when he entered, now knowing that a new male student is here. He then scanned the room, and when he found Maya, quickly went to her. Noticing him, she quickly readied herself so that this ends well.

"Ah, there you are Mr. Seiei. Here's your room key." She then gave it to him and he take a look at it. The numbers read "2312", the same year he disappeared from his world. He then bowed to her and was about to leave when Maya said.

"Um, Mr. Seiei. Can you wait here for a while? Ms. Orimura would give something to you." He raised his eyebrows as to what she said then Chifuyu appeared, carrying his duffel bag. He was shocked at this, then she said.

"Don't worry. We only checked if there are weapons inside. And yes, we found some weird gun of yours as well as some grenades. But other than that, we only found your spare clothes." Setsuna was angry at this, confiscating his weapons, and glared at her. She was unfazed at it and defended her actions.

"Of course, do you know that this is still an academy? And carrying weapons of any sort is illegal? Think about it." Setsuna was in deep thought. Of course he knew that it is illegal, but he was angry of their actions that they took his bag without his permission. With a sigh, he only nodded and said "Fine"

"Good. By the way, we already put your body suit and the stick you gave us inside, although we can't find the helmet. But anyways, you may leave now." He raised an eyebrow when she said they can't find the helmet but shake it out of his mind. He then took the bag and left the office without a noise. Chifuyu noticed his silence and then looked at Maya which, for some reason, looks like she want to talk to her silently.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Ma'am, you need to see what happened when he got his IS" Maya replied. This made Chifuyu curious and accepted her offer.

IS Academy Dorms

Before he arrived, several stares were directed at him when he entered the dorms. He was getting uncomfortable and gave a glare at them. Instantly, they scrambled away or returned to what they do and he entered his new room. The room was spacious, to say the least. The room were about 2-3 times larger than the one he used in Ptolemy 2. It also has two beds, making him think that this room is for two people. He then checked the bathroom, the balcony and lastly the computers in the tables on the opposite side of the bed.

'Just what have I gotten myself into…' he thought, and gave a sigh. He remembered the upcoming duel with Cecilia and her attitude made him frown. He then unpacked his things, placed HARO on the table near the bed he will be using and sat down on it. His thoughts were then centered on his friends back home.

'I wonder what they are doing now…' then HARO noticed this and asked.

"SOMETHING WRONG? SOMETHIG WRONG?" this managed to break him out of his thoughts and replied.

"Nothing. It's just that I remembered them back home" he said in a sad tone. Then it responded.

"IT'S SAD. IT'S SAD." He then shook his head and ordered.

"HARO, guard this room while I'm gone."

"OKAY. OKAY." He then stood up and left the room and when he returned several hours later, he took a bath and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, with Maya and Chifuyu

'This is interesting. It's either he's stupid, brave or suicidal with his stunt.' Chifuyu thought when she looked at the footage Maya showed her. She looked at the strange green particles that are emitted out of the cones that stored the IS cores and wondered what it is. She then looked at Maya and asked.

"So, he removed his stabilizer, making it a moving bomb of sorts?" she then answered.

"Yes and no ma'am. He said that he removed the stabilizer so that our governments don't swarm around him, and no because he said that it's still stable, albeit barely" she thought about it and sighed. She then said.

"This IS is really mysterious. Also, the gun we confiscated from him has no origin to where it was made."

"Huh?" Maya asked and she continued.

"Remember the gun? When we take a look at it, there is no serial number in it, no country or company had made it and it looks odd for a pistol." She then remembered their encounter with him and asked Maya.

"Hey Maya, do you remember what he said before he asked us about his gundam?"

"Yes, why?" she asked.

"I think what he said was true." This shocked her.

"WHAAATTT?! Are you sure ma'am?" she replied.

"I'm not sure, but, I got this feeling that it's true." Chifuyu then looked back at the screen. She then saw the assault of the red ball, then the view was blocked by Maya whose face is red.

"Ma'am! It's not what it looks like!" she said, panicking.

"You know, you act there like someone being raped," she said with a smirk and Maya hung her head in embarrassment as they continued to watch the video feed.

Timeskip: IS Academy-Arena 6

A few days passed and the day the battle between the IS representative and the test pilot had arrived. Many first years were eager to see the action of the unknown IS of the new boy had. While there are students who voted for Cecilia to win, there are also students who wanted Setsuna to win.

Meanwhile, inside one of the hangars, Cecilia deployed her IS, the Blue Tears and checked its status. She was pleased when the systems are all green and thought about how to defeat him. She thought about him begging for mercy, but removed it from her thoughts as she needed to focus on the fight. She then remembered to check the specs of her opponent and asked the staff inside the observation room.

"Ma'am, can I look over the specs of my opponent?"

"Of course, Ms. Alcott. Please wait while we relay it to you" then about five minutes, she received it. Both she and the staff were shocked as to what they saw.

Name: 00 Gundam

Model No.: GN-0000

Namesake: 00

Battle type: Close-Quarter-Combat IS

Power Plant: 2x GN-Drive with 2x IS cores

Armor: E-Carbon & GN Composite Armor

Armaments:

GN Sword II

GN Shield x 2

Special Equipment & Features

Twin Drive System

GN Field

Trans-am System

'An IS having two cores at once! That's impossible!' she thought, completely shocked at the enemy's power. It doesn't help that all the enemy's features made no sense to her. But she was relieved though as the enemy is a CQC IS and its weapons only consisted of a sword and two shields. She then steeled her resolve. She must win no matter what! Her dignity and pride is at stake here!

'I'll show him that women are superior to men!' she thought, before launching to the arena.

On the other side, Ichika and Houki were staring at Setsuna who is getting ready for the battle. They noticed that instead of wearing the normal clothes given to pilots, he was wearing some sort of blue and dark blue body suit with white trims, a small armor on the front and a backpack thing on his back used for space travel like some sci-fi movies and anime they saw. Little do they know that it was. Setsuna was checking the specs of his enemy's IS.

'So her IS is a sniper type? And it also has bits and missile pods? Her IS reminds me of Lockon and Cherudim Gundam' he thought. But suddenly, Maya's voice boomed inside, alerting them.

"Mr. Orimura, your IS is here!" she said as an elevator started rising up and Ichika's IS was now seen. They were surprised at this, and Ichika started walking to it. He then touched the cold steel of the IS as it started shining. When he removed his hand, the light slowly faded. He then said.

"Weird. It feels different, but feels the same too." Setsuna and Houki raised an eyebrow at this and before they ask him about it, Chifuyu's voice was heard in the speakers.

"Mr. Seiei, your opponent is already outside. Please finish your preperations and head out." He sighed and went to the launching platform. He then heard the two of them saying.

"Are you sure about this Setsuna?" he replied.

"Yes, and I won't back down." Then he summoned his IS and they were shocked at its appearance. Then Chifuyu's voice was heard again.

"Orimura, Shinonono, please leave the launch bay and get in the observation room at once!" she ordered. They sighed at her command. Then they left the area after saying these.

"Good Luck!" "We hope you win!" and they smiled at him.

When they left, Chifuyu spoke again to him. "When you go outside of here, the match will start. Whoever shield point hits zero first loses."

With the help of HARO, he checked his status. When it appeared, he saw that his shield is at 800 points while hers only had 400. There is also a radar to indicate friends or foes…

Wait a minute…

Radar?

Then her voice called out to him again. "What are you waiting for? Get out there and start the battle!" she said irritatingly.

He can only sigh at her voice and simply nodded and he activated his gundam. As soon as it was activated however, problems quickly arise inside the observation room.

"Ma'am, all radar and radio communications went down." Maya said, catching her attention.

"What? Then fix it." She ordered.

"I'm trying ma'am, but some outside interference is causing this!" she said. Chifuyu thought, then looked at Setsuna's gundam and the green particles it emitted. 'Could it be?' but her thought was interrupted by him in the comms.

"00 Gundam. Setsuna F. Seiei. Launching." And then, the cones faced backward and it propelled the IS outside.

Outside the Arena

When Cecilia's IS entered the arena, all gazes were directed at the opposite side where Setsuna's IS will appear. When the others, especially Cecilia, expected he would not come, they heard a buzzing noise. Then suddenly, a blue and white object shot out of the ramp with these green particles at its back as it arrived at the arena. All of them were shocked at the form of the new IS.

The IS, for short, looked more human. The legs are white with red colors in its shoes. It also has blue back, shoulder and the ones who hold these strange cones. Said cones emit these strange green particles that make it look angelic. Its hands also lacked the claws, now imitating a real hand. Its weapons only consists of a broadsword on its right and a large shield on its left which completely covers his left flank. The crowd now started cheering for them to give a good show.

While floating several feet away from the ground, Cecilia made a good look of his IS and started laughing. Setsuna noticed this, frowned and asked.

"What's wrong?"

"You think you can defeat me with such an ugly IS?! Well think again!" this managed to piss him off as the blade rotated from the hilt and he put his hand on the other handle and pointed it at her. Cecilia noticed this and laughed again.

"You think that could shoot? Well, mine does!" she said as she pointed her Starlight Mk. III at him and fired a shot. She smiled when he didn't move an inch but to their surprise, the cones face forward, and created a massive fan of the particles that slowly pushed back the shot until it dissipates.

"W-What?! Impossible!" she said as she was then at the receiving end as he fired three shots at her, barely hitting her, but enough to distract her as he moved at very high speeds.

'A gunblade?! This is just! And his speed, I can't hit him!'

She can't believe that an IS could be this fast as he kept dodging her attacks. She then paused and used her Blue Tears to trap him in a pincer move. When he was slowed down, she fired another round and it hit him. Everyone was shocked at this, but before the smoke clears, two sharp objects flew straight towards her. She dodged one, but the other directly hit her. While she was in pain, she checked her status. What surprised her is that he managed to deal 50 damage to her shield and her radar was not functioning.

She then looked at him. The shield he carried before were gone, meaning the projectiles earlier was said shields. And then something unexpected happened. The IS started to glow again, and when it ended, what they saw was an IS unlike any other. The new form of the 00 now looked like its true form.

Now it has white lower waist with protrusions on its rear, red upper waist and blue torso armor with hints of yellow and a gray V-shaped piece at its center. Also, his face was now covered completely with a white visor with white V-shaped fins with yellow antennas and a red gem like thing on its forehead, blue-green eyes, and a red chin. While the others were amazed by its new appearance, Cecilia heard him say in the comms, albeit barely because there is some kind of resistance present.

"00 Gundam. Setsuna F. Seiei. Defeating the target." The voice was dark, like a predator who have found its prey as it draws another blade on its right waist and quickly sped up towards her.

Observation Room

Everyone was staring wide-eyed as the 00 relentlessly attacked Blue Tears with quick movements, power and maneuverability. Chifuyu then collected her thoughts and asked Maya. "Maya, are you sure that it is only a CQC IS? What about the radar?" "Yes, it said it was a CQC unit, but from what we had seen, it looks like an all-rounder. And the radar is still down ma'am." She replied. Chifuyu then sighed and looked at the screen as Setsuna let loose a spread shot at Cecilia when he got close. She thought.

'So this is its power. What if it has its stabilizer?' she then looked at her brother and Houki who were amazed with his swordsmanship.

"Amazing…"

"I can't believe he is that strong…"

Chifuyu then called out to Ichika. "You better watch and learn, Orimura. You may learn a thing or two from him because you both have the same type of IS"

"Okay, Chifuyu-"But he was interrupted by her when she smacked him and he crouched in pain.

"I told you, it's Orimura-sensei!" she said as she looked at him sternly. He felt himself shrunk by her glare. He then thought of the same situation with Setsuna if ever he became pissed off and it involves him. He could only shudder when he thought of both of them gave their glares at him.

'Geez. No wonder she don't have a boyfriend. And if she did, let's hope it's not Setsuna'

"Don't think of unnecessary things Mr. Orimura. Got it!" she said as she gave a menacing glare which sent a chill to his spine.

'What! How can she hear my thoughts!' he thought, as he can't believe she can read minds.

'Jerk.' Houki thought and gave a sigh.

Back at the Battle

Setsuna was amazed at how 00 performs even in such a state. As he freed himself in a pincer move, he slashed a bit of Cecilia's IS, exploding in a purple smoke. He then flew up high, raining beams at her which she barely dodges. As he fired, he then checked her status. Her shield were down to half, and it kept decreasing as he fired a spread shot at her. Although the spread shot were weak due to something, its spread was wide enough and it also deals high damage if he got close enough.

"Let's see if you can dodge this!" she said as the missile launchers popped up and fired two heat seeking missiles at him. However, he only moved away as said missiles only flew in a straight line, exploding in a distance. Although he was relieved, he felt unfair of this battle. As GN particles are a strong ECM, all long-range targeting, radar, radio communication and infrared sensors will be useless against it. He then looked at Cecilia, whose mouth was wide as all of her armaments were dealing no effect at him. Then all of a sudden, he heard her thoughts with the help of the GN particles.

'No! It can't be!' her voice was a mix of disbelief and an emotion she didn't want to feel again and yet it quickly appeared before her.

Fear.

As she kept firing, he only dodged. She felt weak against this man. She then thought of her past. She was the sole child of the Alcott family. Her mother was a kind one and she really loved her. But on the contrary, she really hated her father to the core. Then suddenly, her parents died in a train accident, confusing her because this was the first time they were together. She was then thrown head-first onto a squabble over her family's fortune.

To protect it from being taken away from her, she studied everything that could help her protect it. When she scored highest in the IS aptitude test, the government for the sale of national preservation, presented her with an offer: they would help her protect her family's fortune, in exchange of becoming the IS Representative Candidate of England. As such, in order to master operation data and battle experience in order to handle Blue Tears, she transferred to the IS Academy.

But now, all of it are now in peril as she's facing an IS that is mercilessly attacking her. She tried to use her bits to attack him on three sides, but he expected it as he paused and fired two high-particle shots at the bits on his left and right, vaporizing them. Now down to only one bit, a couple of missiles and her rifle, she thought of a risky tactic, but it might work. As he readied himself to charge at her, Cecilia recalled her last bit.

This made him wonder about what she was planning, but charged nonetheless. This made her smirk in satisfaction as he got close. On timing, she let loose of her bombs meters before he reached her and it hit him with no time to dodge.

This shocked everyone as he took on a massive amount of damage for that as he crashed to the ground, sending his weapons away from him. Cecilia was breathing heavily as most of her strength was depleted from evading and attacking him. Not known to her however, Setsuna has another tactic on his sleeve as well. As the smoke from the detonation is still covering him from her sights, he pulled out his beam sabers from his rear waist and flew straight ahead for her. This surprised everyone as two pink beams emerged out of nowhere and he flew towards her. They didn't know how he got a new set of weapons out of nowhere. They then saw the protrusions on his rear were missing, indicating that the protrusions were said weapons.

Cecilia was then alarmed by her malfunctioning radar of her incoming enemy. This shocked her because no IS could withstand that.

'Impossible! He can also take that head-on?!' she thought, then at the smoke she can see two pink beams closing in. But seconds before she can move, the covered face of her enemy's eyes flashed and cut down one of her missile pods. Now panicking, she used her final bit to at least draw his attention for her to engage him in a melee fight.

The thing she really can't master.

But he only barrel rolled the bit's attacks and gave it a horizontal slash, destroying it. He then closed in on her, cutting down her last missile pod. As she shrieked in pain, she checked their status. Her eyes widened as his IS still has half of its shields and hers are now only a quarter. She was now panicking as her shots were crude, a clear sign that her fear was taking over her. Setsuna tried to use the comms. to contact her, but to no avail as theirs were malfunctioning due to the GN particles. He then remembered his powers and used them. He then mentally spoke to her.

'Surrender now Cecilia' she was shocked that for the second time, he talked to her. But she noticed that he didn't communicate to her via the comms, but directly through her head instead. She then replied.

'No! I won't lose to some rude male like you!' she said as she fired at him. In response, he charged at her and destroyed her rifle.

'It's over now.' He said but the girl persistently countered.

'NO! If I lose here, my pride will crush me!' she said, with a voice that looked like she's crying as she activated her Interceptor and engaged him. Now the two was on a fierce battle and Setsuna had the upper hand.

'Do you still want to continue?' he asked.

'Yes! I will not surrender until I take you down!' she replied, now trying to escape the clash. She was then kicked by the gut and thus broke free. She then heard from her mind the voice of a man ready to kill.

'Stubborn girl' then he did an Omnislash, quickly draining her shields. As she helplessly tried to block the barrage, he then flew up high and pointed his beam saber at her, now ready to finish this once and for all.

'No, No!' she thought, now completely scared at the IS that is floating above her. It's as if she was facing a devil that was judging her. The devil that made her think of her past. The devil she now know…

As Gundam…

"I am Gundam!" he shouted, as he charged at her.

'No! Please, No! Spare me!' she said mentally at him. But he didn't as he only charged at her.

"No, No!" she cried as she closed her eyes, not wanting to see her end. However, mere inches across her face, he stopped. She then slowly opened her eyes as he still pointed his beam saber at her.

'Why? Why did you not finish me?' she thought. But the answer came from the speakers.

"The match has ended. Winner. Setsuna F. Seiei."

The announcer said. Loud cheers were heard around the arena, clearly impressed by the battle. Setsuna then powered down and returned the beam sabers at its containers and they both floated down. Then after they deactivated their suits, the radar and radio came back online and Cecilia fell down, but Setsuna caught her. She then caught a first glimpse of her enemy that defeated her. He still had his stoic face and he looked like he didn't waste a sweat at all.

'He look so handsome, just like a knight' she thought and then looked at his eyes. She saw that his eyes looks like that of a soldier, cold and experienced. But then his eyes flashed golden for a second. She then felt that he cared for her condition, knowing he got too far.

"Why?" she said as he looked at her. "Why are you so strong?" he replied.

"Many battles" Then slowly her consciousness faded.

Observation Room

Everyone were completely shocked at the aftermath of the battle. Not only he survived that bomb, he took it head-on and he also had additional weapons that is already part of the IS. Then after they deactivated their suits, the radar and radio came back online.

'As I thought, this IS has ECM capabilities' Chifuyu thought, as she concluded her suspicion. Then Cecilia collapsed and he caught her. He then brought her back at the maintenance room bridal-style. Chifuyu then ordered.

"Get some of the medics now!" all of the staff agreed and dispatched medical teams to the pilots. Houki was impressed at his fighting style.

'Maybe he can teach me a little of his style' she thought, happy of her friend that stood for them yet still humble to his foes. Ichika on the other hand, was having doubts.

'I-It seems I have to stick with Houki for a while' he thought, not wanting to be trashed by him if he accepted his request to train him. Chifuyu looked at them, then back at Setsuna then thought.

'Looks like he needs to explain to us what just happened later'

IS Academy-Infirmary

It was nearly sunset as Cecilia woke up. She then checked her surroundings and confirmed that she was in the infirmary. She then tried to stand up, but her gut suddenly ached and she squealed, getting the nurse's attention.

"Please don't try to stand up, Ms. Alcott. Your muscles are still fine, but it's still cramping up, probably from the kick he gave you earlier. You should still rest" She said.

"Oh, okay" Cecilia replied, but she was confused at what she said earlier.

'Huh? What kick? Oh that's right, the match!' she thought and she asked a question.

"Ma'am, what do you mean by I got kicked by him?" the nurse then replied.

"Hmm? You don't remember? While you were on a fierce sword fight, Mr. Seiei kicked you in the gut to break free of the clash. After that, he flew up high and charged at you. Then after the announcer spoke the results, both of you reverted your IS and you fell down. Luckily, he caught you."

"So I really lost, huh?" she said. But she did not feel frustrated, dejected and disappointed. Rather, she felt like she in the care of her mother, like someone else cared for her like her mother. The nurse then stood up and said.

"I have to go now Ms. Alcott. Please do not push yourself okay?" she replied.

"Yes ma'am and thank you" she then left for the door but remembered something. She then looked at her again.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Orimura, Ms. Shinonono and Mr. Seiei came to visit you earlier. They were worried about your condition. Well, later." And with that, she left. Now alone, she then thought of what happened earlier.

'How come he read and talked to my mind? Did he did that on purpose?' she thought of the small mental conversation earlier with him.

'Did he know what I had planned for him? Did he did all that to comfort me of my fears?' she then thought of her opponent, Setsuna F. Seiei, the man who defeated her relentlessly, but yet still cared of her condition. Realizing that she was lost in her thoughts she blushed but quickly shook her head in denial.

She then thought of what the nurse said before she left. She thought of Ichika Orimura, the younger brother of their teacher, the one whom Setsuna defended along with the class, the one who also cared for her. She let a small smile escape of her face, feeling relieved that there are still men that are gentle.

"You two are really strong, aren't you?"

IS Academy- Observation Room

Setsuna was now wearing a white shirt and black pants, shoes and a red scarf around his neck. He was called by Chifuyu, likely about his gundam's capabilities. As he entered, he saw her looking at him sternly and Maya could only give him a small forced smile as to what interrogation will come to him.

"Explain yourself." She said with crossed arms.

"Explain what?" he replied. She gave him a glare but he was unfazed. She then continued.

"Explain the interference that our radar and radio received and what the hell is your IS. I know your suit is the one who gave the interference, so spit it out now." He felt annoyed at her question. But he answered nonetheless.

"Yes, my Gundam was the reason of the interference. It was caused by the GN particles that it emit." Maya then asked.

"Um… What is "GN Particles"?" he then looked at her and replied. "GN stands for "Gundam Nucleus" and the ones producing them are called GN Drives" he already know that the information was given to them. Fortunately, it only gave them the specifications of the 00, thus protecting the delicate secrets of the GN drives. It was then Chifuyu asked.

"Then what are these GN drives?" he replied. "That information is strictly prohibited to be told to anyone. And that information will be destroyed along with my gundam if it is hacked." She looked at him displeased at his answer, but agreed as well. She then asked. "So, do you have any countermeasures for the interference of these particles?"

"Yes, I have." He replied then she said. "Then give it to us, even if you need to remove it from the database." He raised his eyebrow at the sudden request. It was Maya who answered.

"You see, if these particles were present in any battle, we will having a major problem with our communications." Then Chifuyu interjected. "Also, due to your performance earlier, most companies will now try to examine your IS once they got their hands in it." His eyes widened as to what she said. Then she made a bargain.

"Let's make a deal. If you give us the countermeasure for the GN particles, we could help you lower the hostilities of the companies and countries. Think of it as a fair deal."

"Ms. Orimura?!" Maya shouted, not believing her tactic might work. Setsuna then thought about it. It could help him, however it depends on the one who promised it. He then used his Innovator powers to check if what she said is true. To his surprise, what she said is true and made up his mind.

"Fine, I accept the offer."

"Huh?" was the first reply of Maya, clearly confused as he accepted her offer that fast. Chifuyu however could only smile because he accepted his offer. Then she remembered something.

"Okay, the deal's done. By the way…" she looked at him who only raised one of his eyebrow. "What's with your golden eyes? Are you a super soldier or something?" he widened his eyes, because they saw his Innovator power activating. He thought if he should tell them the truth. He then said.

"Could you keep this a secret?" this made the two women raise their eyebrows, but nodded nonetheless. As he confirmed their agreement, he then said.

"I… am not exactly a human anymore."

"What?!" the two of them shouted in unison and he continued.

"I have become an Innovator, a naturally evolved human by being exposed to concentrated high grade true GN particles. I now possess telepathic abilities that allow me to sense the thoughts and feelings of neighboring people, enhanced reflexes and a sense for danger precognition, and the capability to utilize the special propeties of high grade GN particles to communicate emotions or feelings out towards other people. They are also said to be able to live twice as long as a normal human. Although it is still in theory."

"Wait. You mean by being exposed to these "True GN particles", you mean these green ones?" they asked as he only nodded.

"Then that makes us Innovators as well?"

"No. Only those who were directly exposed to concentrated true GN particles are able to become Innovators. However in the battle earlier, it's not possible." He replied. Chifuyu then thought.

'So this Innovator are basically more powerful than us. Maybe even powerful than Germany's super soldiers.'

"So who theorized it?" Maya asked.

"My friend Ian Vashti"

She then suddenly cut between them saying. "So, when do we get it?" he then replied.

"It is stored in my HARO. Maybe tomorrow."

"What?! You mean the red ball was a terminal?!" Maya shouted as she didn't expect that it was a terminal.

"Yes, and it also protects my gundam from being hacked. May I leave now?" he looked at Chifuyu who only nodded and he left. Maya then looked at her and asked. "Ma'am, are you sure about this?"

"Yes Maya, and you now know that he can read minds. We need to stick to the deal." She replied.

"Ye-Yes ma'am!"

Somewhere inside the Academy grounds

Setsuna was walking back to his dorm after the questioning of Chifuyu. He then thought.

'Is my Innovation the cause of me being talkative and letting others close to me?' he then notice two presences near the bushes. He stopped, then made a beeline towards the bushes as he slammed at the ones following him. To his surprise, Ichika and Houki were following him and he sternly asked.

"What are you doing?" the startled girl replied first.

"U-Um… you see-" but Ichika continued.

"We noticed you had become cold to us for a week now. So we tried to talk to you, but in the end, Houki planned to stalk you." He was then slapped to the head by Houki whose face was red.

"I-Ichika!" Setsuna only smiled a little at this, remembering the teenage years of Louise Halevy and Saji Crossroad before the war took their innocence. He then replied.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Just feeling a little different."

"Are you sure?" both of them asked as he nodded. Houki gave a sigh of relief and then Ichika said.

"See? He's fine, you worry so much Houki." She only closed her eyes and looked at the other directon and huffed. Then they noticed that Setsuna was on the move again and they quickly followed.

"Hey Setsuna! Wanna join us for dinner?" he shouted. Setsuna then looked at his watch and it was about 7:00 in the evening. He looked at them and nodded.

"Great! Let's go Houki before we lost him again!" he said to her who only replied,

"I know!" And the three of them went to the cafeteria. After that, they went to their separate rooms, took a bath and went to sleep.

The two-part is done! R&R guys!