Author's note: Sorry... Almost forgot to update the story.
Chapter 2: Beautiful Genius Professor
The lesson went smoothly.
For the teacher but not for me.
There are things which are completely alien to me and I could not understand. Those things are things that you normally wouldn't find in a physic textbook. Terms such as Anti-gravity and Energy Shield sounds like violation of well-established Scientific Law... how the hell do they even work in the first place!?
I rubbed my chin with my hand, trying to ponder the great mystery known as Infinite Stratos when a voice interrupted.
"Orimura-kun..." It was the Japanese girl with the air of Yamato Nadeshiko (mentioned in first chapter).
"You are Shinonono Houki right? How may I help you?"
Coincidently, she happens to share the same name as that psychopathic blood-thirsty "Asura".
"There is something which I wanted to talk to you...let go to the roof top." She signalled me to follow her as the girls were gossiping with each other loudly.
'A confession on first day of school!?'
I panicked.
'Should I accept or refuse?' I thought as I followed the girl to the rooftop.
"Long time no see... "
Before she could finish her sentence, I am sprinting towards the exit door.
'IT'S HER AFTERALL! THE PSYCHOTIC ASURA'
My head spin and my mind stamp on the panic button repeatedly. I fumble as I tried to open the door which the bitch has locked. Should I jump off the roof? But it would probably hurt more...
"I just want to talk."
...
She seems mentally-sounded...
May be communication is possible?!
"W-what do you want to talk about?" I tried to ask as normally as possible but my head is already breaking out cold sweat.
"I wanted to apologise for what I did years ago. I am sorry for all the trouble that I have cause as a child."
The girl did a deep bow to show her sincerity.
I calm down and relaxed, I guess people do change after all.
"Apology accepted."
I smiled.
I did not manage to find teacher during lunch break.
Mostly because I am overwhelmed by the number of food offered in the menu...
Let's just say that the food culture in ISA is international.
I heard that they used to serve Japanese food only but somebody complained and petition for more varieties... Needless to say, the petition managed to get through.
But alas! One could only eat so much in such a short time!
The teacher began her lesson as soon as the lunch break is over. The alien concept continued to bug me so I raise my hand.
"Yes, Orimura?"
Just as I was about to open my mouth to speak, the classroom door suddenly slides open.
"Is Orimura Fuyuki here?" A woman wearing courier uniform and a cap asked. "There is a package for you."
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...
Wondering why there is such a long pause?
Here is the problem:
Other than a PDA, The courier is not holding anything in her hand.
"Could it wait? I am rather busy right now..." I politely tried to turn down her but the courier shook her head and look up with a serious glare.
"It's very important."
"But I don't have my family stamp with me..."
"The sender sent me your family stamp." The courier shows me a stamp. Sure enough it has the word: Orimura on it.
"..."
I looked at Teacher with an awkward look on my face. She sighed and signalled me to go before continuing the class.
There is something oddly familiar about this Courier.
I have a very strange deja vu jibe from her.
"Have we... met before?" I asked politely.
The courier appeared stunned for a while, cold sweat run down her face.
"I-I am sure we have n-never met before..." The courier answered shaky.
As we walked towards the exit of the school, I finally remembered.
"YOU! You are the one who told me that the Examination Hall is at the opposite end!" I exclaimed.
The Courier took off her cap and hung her head down.
"You are right... I got fired for leading people to the wrong area... that why I am working as a Courier now"
Wow, I didn't know that you can get fired for something trivial as that...I looked at her name tag.
[Shinanana Kureha]
What a weird family name.
"Anyway, here is your package."
The courier pointed at a pair of bent metal bars which looked like drowsing rods.
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"What am I supposed to do with this?" I answered the courier who shrugged and took out a piece of paper and read it aloud: "Pull the rabbit ear."
It is actually pair rabbit ears!? I thought Rabbit ears are supposed to be fluffy?
Pondering on the meaning behind the metal rabbit ears, I did what the courier instructed.
Giant Carrot fell from the sky. It did not crash into the ground. Instead, it levitates above it.
What the...
I looked at the strange object and scratched my head. How in the world does it manage to float like that?!
Out of sheer curiosity, I touched the Giant Carrot...
It folded inwards and revealed a rather familiar looking IS.
Nishiki
Unlike other Nishiki which is usually dark green in color, this Nishiki is sliver in color and have a larger shoulder shield.
"And here's is the last item I was instructed to give you..." The Courier appeared calm in spite of what just conspired and hand over a small parcel from her pocket.
As soon as I took over the parcel, it begins to vibrate and a very familiar ring tone sounded.
I know that ring tone... there is no mistake: It is the ring tone which my sister always used.
I quickly remove the wrapping of the parcel. It turned out to be a cellar phone.
Not just any cellar phone... It is a custom made phone that my sister uses, being one of its kind, you can never find such a design anywhere.
I pressed the answer button.
"Hihi! Is everybody high? How do you like my little present?"
A cheerful and playful female voice spoke up.
"Who are you?" I asked cautiously.
"I am the mysterious beautiful Genius Professor Tabane!"
"Well then... Beautiful, great and wonderful Professor Tabane. May I know the reason for giving me this IS?"
"Umm... Reason? Why not?" She answered playfully.
At that very moment, I feel like throwing the cellar phone away. You do not give people powerful weapon on whims...especially one that owned governments and powerful enough to take down aliens!
"But I supposed...if you want to know the truth... I could tell you if you work hard enough!" The caller lower her voice, "... for the sake of your sister too."
I knew it.
This Caller knew my sister.
Before I could ask anymore question, the caller hang up on me. I look at the white IS in front of me and scratched my head.
"What am I supposed to do with this?"
Since I receive this IS from a dubious source, there is still a slight possibility that the IS is stole from some top secret facility. To play it safe, I decide to report this to the ISA office. They took over the IS and are currently conducting investigation on it.
Probably because this is an all-girl school, rumors spread particularly fast. As soon as I return to the classroom, my classmates are already discussing about the IS. It took the teacher's death glare to silence the class.
The rest of the class went smoothly with a few hiccups here and there until the last period...
The bell signalling the last period rang.
The teacher closed her book and heaved a sigh.
"Do you have any more questions about IS and ISA?"
A girl raised her hand.
"Class rep! We should start picking our class rep!"
"Hmmm..." The Teacher rubbed her chin. "We are supposed to do that after your first Practical Lesson. I guess it doesn't matter if it is now or later. Is there any nominee in your mind?"
"I pick Fuu-chan!"
"Ori-kun!"
"Yuki-chan!"
"Fuyu-chan"
I was more stunned by the weird nicknames that the girls gave me than the fact that I was nominated as class rep. I swore that somebody in the class had given me the same nickname to me as Dan.
"Is there anybody else?" The teacher asked. Almost all the girls in the classroom pick me as the class rep. I think they saw me as some sort of mascot for the class...
"I nominate myself."
A firm voice filled with authority and confidence finally piped up.
Everybody turned and looked at the blonde girl who wore a scowl in her face.
For some weird reason, she appeared to radiate a killing intent so strong that it felt as if a dormant volcano has just erupted.
The blonde girl, Cecilia Alcott stood up.
"To select a leader based on his gender rather than his ability, it is little wonder why the Japanese Government feels so incompetent in spite of being the homeland of IS..."
Cecilia shook her head.
"Tut-tut... But...unlike others, I am not a Japanese, so I will not allow this piece of incompetent trash to take up such an important position unchallenged!"
Ouch...hurling insult at a person's country is one thing and insulting a person is another but doing both is a little too much. I clenched my right hand into a fist while my left hand held on to my right, as I try my best to restraint myself.
"Those words are a little harsh, don't you think, Miss Alcott?" I gritted my teeth and forced a smile.
"Oh? Really? But I don't believe in giving kind words to worthless trash." The girl may be wearing a smile on her face but her words are seared with poison.
Tension is so dense that the noisy atmosphere that used to fill up the class is assassinated by it.
A single clap from the teacher eased the tension a little.
"Alright, this is settled then. We will decide our class rep at Arena –A1 five days from now. I believe that should be enough time for both opponents to prepare themselves..."
Author's note:
This chapter obviously introduce Tabane.
As to why Fuyuki is terrified of this world's Houki?
It will be reveal in later chapter... There is a very good reason...
This chapter took a little longer than I expected because I am trying to capture that arrogant Oujo feel for Cecilia.
Since it is her persona, she will be using this mode a lot more often than the Original but she will have her moment though.
Next Chapter: Brilliant Blue Flash.