I don't own Chrome Shelled Regios, this is a fanfiction only.

The trip on the roaming bus was nothing if not boring. All I had to fight some minor hatchling contaminoids, the people on the bus were grateful, but I was just bored. When we finally made it to Zuellni I just wanted a hot meal and a shower. Hours of traveling across the desert in that tin can would make anyone smell more than a little.

I managed to get my uniform on during the end of my last fight. I was offered a general studies scholarship and decided to major in business management. It would offer me a good paying job, and relative free time to enjoy life. After what happened in Glendan I didn't want to end up being betrayed like that again.

The city police asked me why did I a general studies student have a Dite? I told her it was for personal protection. You could never know when a fool or a contaminoid would attack after all. She must have been attacked a lot in her childhood because she handed back my Dite and asked me not to kill the fools as I would a contaminod.

There were a lot of new students it seems, it sort of made me feel better if it wasn't for the blonde lady looking at us like an absolute psycho. That is when I saw two military arts students fighting each other in front of a lot of first year students. 'This has the signs of a potential disaster if these two idiots bring out their Dite and kei skills. I better put these two idiots out of commission and fast'

I walked over to them cancelling their attacks as I walked between them, a muscle builder on my right and a casanova wannabe on my left. "Guys if you fight here you might injure other students. How about you take this fight somewhere else or I might have to hurt you."

The muscle builder decided to try and intimidate me try being the keyword. They both saw that it had no effect so they brought out their Dite thinking I would be scared since I was a general studies student. As they tried to attack me I caught the whip Dite and pulled him hard enough to send him at the casanova holding the spear shaped Dite. They both crashed into each other as I brought out the Dite my good friend gave me as a going away present.

"Don't say I didn't warn you. Restoration." My hands had a pair of black gauntlets and I decided to use some steel wire techniques I learned from seeing Linten fight. I whipped both the idiots good, and tied them both up for the city police to pick up. To my surprise the one getting arrested it seems was me. I once again met the same lady officer who I met when I got here.

She became my unofficial escort as she guided me to the student body presidential office. As she told me how things work in the city I was surprised yet again by learning the Academic City was actually governed and maintained by the students. I secretly hoped there were some actual professors teaching the classes or this was going to be a disorderly mess.

I swear I seen that guy as he introduced himself Kalian Loss or so I heard him say. "So Layfon Alseif, I see you are a general studies student majoring in business management. You have a D-rank scholarship. Since you beat those third year students so easily I am transferring you to Military Arts, and I am bumping up your scholarship to an A ranking."

I was not happy about this one bit. "Now hold on a second here, don't you think if I wanted to be in Military Arts I would have applied for that! I didn't for obvious reasons. Why should I accept you suddenly deciding what I should study?"

Kalin put the tablet down on his sofa and looked at me with a rather amused look on his face. "This city has been losing municipal challenges as of late, we have one mine to obtain resources and if we lose that mine this city is as good as dead. So I am afraid to tell you the city's welfare comes first. Now girls be a dear and get him his new uniform. He clearly is wearing the wrong one."

A horde of rather pretty looking girls pretty much stripped me off my uniform and my guide took my Dite so I couldn't exactly stop them. In the blink of an eye I was wearing a rather well fitting military arts student uniform. 'Now what else could go wrong for me today?'

I had to jinx it didn't I. Just when I was forced to change majors the very woman that was looking around like a psycho comes into the office and I really wanted to still have my Dite. I had a very good reason too, since the psycho had me in a headlock as soon as she saw me. "Nina what a wonderful time for a little visit, what could the 17th platoon want with me?"

I had to admit she had a rather nice set of breast since they were being pressed against my back like they were. "I came to request this guy for my platoon. Maggot what is your name?" I sure didn't like to be called that. "First let go of me, second call me maggot again and I will be introducing your head to your colon, lastly I am Layfon Alseif. And I mean right now!"

Nina was smiling like she won the lottery. "Great, you will fit in with the 17th platoon. I like a man who isn't afraid to show that he has some guts. You will feel right at home with us. Now if you will excuse us I got to show my new guy around so he doesn't get lost."

Kalin almost looks like he actually planned the entire thing. Nina became rather chipper as she gave the tour of the building were the other military arts students attended their classes and even showed me where the building were her platoon had a room assigned for their equipment and meetings. "And that ends my tour, before I forget here is your platoon pin and do you have any questions for me?"

I decided to ask her a pair of questions that would get me kicked out of her platoon for sure. "Just two questions actually, how big are your tits? And are you dating anyone special at the moment or can I grab you for myself?" Yep, go with the pervert approach and no woman would want you anywhere near her. Lintens was quite adamant about that when I joined the Heaven Blades.

From the smile on her face I guess my attempt to get kicked out of her platoon failed, "D cup and no I am quite single. But I would have to see if your key fits my lock if you know what I mean. But we can talk about dating later. Like I said I like my guys to have guts."

Was it just me or did anyone else feel that the rather stacked psycho lady wanted to get horizontal with me? I guess I was going to have to work harder to get kicked out of this platoon. I walked towards a large looking lake, "Bullshit, if they have a lake this size they are obviously not hurting for resources."

I decided to stretch out and have a light exercise regimen before heading to the dorm. The walk to the dorm was peaceful and much to my dismay the bastard student president actually had his horde switch out all my clothes for copies of the military arts student uniform. They only left two pants, two white shirts and a leather jacket and of course it was black.

I had a good night sleep and decided to go and eat a healthy breakfast. That is when I learned the reason she was so desperate to get me to stay in her platoon. Platoon rankings apparently meant everything to the people of the city and specially for military arts. Since my platoon was second to last in the ranking I only got a dry bagel and a glass of stale water for breakfast.

After my humble breakfast and done missing my usual breakfast as a Heaven Blade wielder which was much better than what I had to eat this morning. I decided to take the nice and relaxing route to the platoon room. I wish I had not worn the badge at least them I would be able to get a decent breakfast, oh well live and learn.

Nina was her usual psycho self it seems, at least her form fitting under armor gave me something nice to look at. "Ah took the scenic route I see, let me introduce you to the rest of the platoon. Our sniper third year Sharnid Elipton, our Psychokinesis operator Felli Loss also a third year, our mechanic Harley Sutton, then you have me Nina Antalk. This is our new guy Layfon Alseif, Harley give Layfon here a Dite."

She used her Dite which looked like a pair of metal tubes truth be told. "We are just going to spar to determine your position in the platoon for our next competition, so I would take me seriously if I were you or you might get hurt."

If she wanted me to get serious, I guess it's one serving of humble pie for the blonde beauty. It could also kill my chances at dating her but she asked for it, how can I refuse? I looked at Harley as he had a box of practice Dite. "Harley mind giving me a katana? I want to end the show and tell quickly so we can get to work in rising this platoons ranking. My breakfast was horrible and I want to at least eat something nice every once in a while."

Harley nodded his head and told me he too wanted better choices at the cafeteria but the other platoons were really tough as he handed me a green katana Dite, as soon as I deployed my weapon she came at me attacking me at random. 'Who is she kidding, I can block those attacks with my eyes closed.'

I blocked the next attack, seeing she wanted me to get serious I countered with a uppercut to the jaw which knocked her all the way the wall as she fell down. "Looks like the new guy is not so new at fighting. If Nina is not careful she might end up losing her position to him." I looked at Sharnid as he said that.

As Nina clean the blood from her lip she smiled at me. "Can you use external ballistic kei?" I always believed doing instead of wasting time answering. I used my hundred man technique and was loving the stunned look on the faces of my platoon.

Not waiting for her to attack I gave her the beating of a lifetime. She was out cold and it took Sharnid, Felli and Hayle to stop me from continuing my attack. When me and Hayle went with the ambulance we both waited to hear that she would be alright by the next day. Hayle asked how come? He said that I went overboard and he thought that I actually killed her.

The doctor looked at me and she smiled, "He beat her up alright, but he was careful not to hit anything vital. She was knocked out from the sheer amount of pain, but her life was not in anyway in danger. Remind me never to piss you off."

Hayle looked at me confused, "How can you be that good if you are a first year? Nina had three years of training and you beat her! So fess up how are you this strong?" I didn't bother looking at him as I waited for visiting hour to come. He kept on asking over and over not giving up till I answered it seems.

I looked at him as I stood ready to leave and wanting to evade other questions. "I been either training or killing contaminoids most of my life. I lived under the constant threat of those creatures and in my city you win or you die. I will go and tell the others she will be back in a couple of days. You stick around to visit her."

I left and could still feel the glare on the back of my head as I left. Little did I know that I would end up meeting that night since I still had that job cleaning in the machinery department. It was to scrub and clean the surface of the main engine room to prevent the pistons that moved in the room from getting stuck.

To me actually it was rather easy and if I tried to do it as quickly and efficiently as possible it was actually a rather relaxing workout. The pay was nothing to sneeze at either. Nina to my surprise showed up and saw me work. "Hey, Layfon come up and take a break. I got some yummy sandwiches and tasty tea waiting for you."

That didn't sound right but I was more surprised she was allowed to leave the hospital. "I figured you would be royally pissed that I beat you. Why you bring me dinner?" She handed me a few/sandwiches and a cup of sweet smelling tea.

"Far from being angry I was happy that you took me seriously. Hayle told me about what you told him. I began to wonder where you came from that you fought contaminoids child and so often, so Layfon Alseif what was the city that pushed you to be such a fierce warrior just to survive?"

I thanked her for the food and handed her the empty cup and as I got on the lift to continue my work I told her the answer, "The place where I was born, raised me the way I am, and can never set foot on it again is the city of Glendan. I wanted to try a peaceful life here, but it seems no matter where I go battle is my constant companion. Come on we don't have time to chat, we have a fight against another squad soon."

That is when she realized that I was right but was surprised to know that I knew that. "How did you know we fight another platoon tomorrow?" I stop my scrubbing and told her it was hard not to know if Sharnid was running a betting pool on how quickly the other platoon would beat us.