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At that time, the Starlight Academy hallway.

Again, again.

The sound of shoe heels and military boots echoes quietly in the hallway.

The students in each classroom of the academy looked ahead, glancing at the two people passing in the hallway, the vice principal and the head of the faculty department, while the teachers standing in the classroom hastily adjusted their posture and grabbed their board markers again.

“Ha.”

Vice Principal Stella couldn’t hold back the sigh that came out.

“I passed by eight classrooms, but how could there not be a single one with passionate classes?”

“Isn’t it because we are steeped in defeatism?”

Professor Edmund spoke frankly.

“Because we haven’t achieved much success so far. Even last year, not a single pilot among the graduates got a job at ‘SKY Group’.”

“Yes, that’s right. There aren’t even any graduates who were ‘in Zodiac’.”

Undergraduate students who graduate from the academy find employment in various places.

Most people hope to get a job in a place that offers a high salary or has a bright future.

However, the status of employment and further advancement after graduation from Starlight Academy was getting worse with each passing year.

In the midst of this, even the person who seemed like a new wind has become a ‘team kill master’, and even the instructor in charge has taken sick leave under the excuse of mental illness, saying ‘there is no answer to this’.

In fact, it was the same as getting a medical certificate somewhere and running away, but there were also some situations where he would actually become mentally ill.

This year is also ruined.

In some ways, it may be natural that the overall atmosphere at the Academy has been gloomy since March.

“If I told you that Virgo Colony’s top ace came as an instructor, wouldn’t everyone welcome you?”

“Yes. Female students in particular will cheer. Surprisingly.”

“Well. Instructor Aria has something similar to the image of an older sister that she wants to follow. The catch is…”

Pop.

“Trev Cloud.”

Vice Principal Stella stops in front of one of the classrooms.

“Lieutenant General. Please be honest.”

“No, Lieutenant General. This is the colonel.”

“You were demoted.”

“Haha. Is there anyone in the world who gets demoted from lieutenant general to colonel…”

Colonel Edmund laughed jokingly, but stopped talking and changed his posture when he saw Vice Principal Stella’s serious gaze looking at him.

“The matter about cloud instructors is a military secret.”

“Is that related to the lieutenant general being demoted to colonel?”

“…We had a relationship in the past, and one thing is certain about his skills. I can tell you that. That’s all I can say. Vice principal.”

“……I understand. Edmund… No, since he is a talented person recommended by the professor, I trust him.”

Vice-Principal Stella clearly looked like she wanted to dig into something more, but she turned her head to the resolute attitude of Professor Edmund, who seemed not to shed a single drop of blood even if he stabbed her with a knife.

“Then.”

Knock knock.

The door to a classroom that is slightly different from other classrooms opens.

“Ah, vice principal!”

There are a total of five people in the classroom.

Four people, two men and two women, form a group, and another pretty girl is sitting alone with a rather gloomy face.

“Has it been decided?!”

“Okay. About your future…”

“Yay! I lived!”

The four students looked at each other and smiled broadly.

A layer of transparent air split the classroom in half, as if an invisible wall stretched between each student.

“…After the former instructor in charge of the special platoon took sick leave for personal reasons, there were as many as ‘two’ new instructors to teach you for a year.”

“Yes?”

“Two people? Two homeroom teachers…?”

“…The main purpose of this special platoon is to win the colony competition, so it is not strange to have two excellent instructors.”

“I guess it’s no different from having two coaches on a sports team…”

Vice Principal Stella was momentarily moved to tears by the students who did not say a single word.

“…One is a tutor who has helped many of his students from other colonies get jobs at SKY and Zodiac.”

“Oh, oh!”

“The other person is ‘Aria Milkyway’, a former Top Gun from Virgo Academy.”

“……Wow. I’m tired.”

The students opened their mouths in surprise.

The white-haired beautiful girl who was the only one sitting blankly also raised her head with a surprised face.

The name Aria Milky Way is widely known in colonies across the universe.

“Then I will introduce you soon…”

Beep beep beep.

Professor Edmund’s terminal started beeping loudly.

Embarrassed, he quickly took out his phone to turn off the sound, but as soon as he saw the caller on the phone, he started to panic even more.

“Vice principal. I think you should take a look at this.”

“Yes?”

“This is a text from the cloud instructor.”

“……Ha, no. I was told to wait in the instructor’s lab…”

Vice Principal Stella read the contents of the text and bit her lower lip.

“Vice principal. What are you going to do?”

“…What should I do? Of course not. It’s a division.”

Division. Divide in half.

“Does it make sense to split the special platoon with a small number of people into two and teach each separately?”

Vice Principal Stella’s words immediately reached the students’ ears.

“Since there are two instructors, there are also two special forces units? Even if we help each other, it’s not enough, so are you going to raise them separately? Are you saying you’re going to have a show of pride by teaching the kids?”

The students didn’t notice, but Dean Edmund quickly noticed.

“Ha. This is ridiculous.”

That he was intentionally speaking even though there were students around.

“Everyone? As you heard a moment ago, you have been divided into groups.”

The students immediately corrected their posture in response to Vice Principal Stella’s respectful treatment.

“Originally, we were going to select the main and assistant homeroom teachers, but there was an ‘educational difference of opinion’ between the two, so the situation ended up like this. However, we cannot ask the person who has already signed the contract to leave, so the special forces will be divided into two.”

As soon as Vice Principal Stella finished her explanation, the four students started looking at each other.

Five people.

Two halves.

At least someone-

“Student Lavender Whiteley.”

Vice Principal Stella called my name.

“Follow me. Pack your bags and luggage.”

Just one name.

* * *

Lavender Whiteley.

Although she did not want to become a pilot from a young age, she discovered her greatest talent after sitting in a simulation simulator during ‘job experience’ training in her third year of high school.

Talent as a pilot.

It’s not like I studied particularly well, and the only thing I can show off is my appearance.

It could be said that she was ranked 3rd in her class, but it was no exaggeration to say that her talent as a pilot meant she was 3rd in the colony, not in her class.

-If he had discovered this talent at a young age, he might have even applied for colony migration in one of the 12 colonies of the Interstellar Alliance Zodiac.

Lavender’s skills were so great that an expert who was working as a pilot scout in Starlight Colony left such a comment.

Although I did not receive early training as a pilot.

Even though the entrance exam period was over, I couldn’t advance to another colony academy.

If you build up a considerable reputation as a pilot in the colony, you will have the opportunity to make enormous wealth after graduation.

Moreover, as soon as I entered school, I was assigned to a special unit and put in a special class. What greater privilege could there be than this?

As for the privilege, he shot it with his own hand.

Although I had a decent score in the annihilation battle against the enemies alone, it was my first time going into battle directly with other platoon members.

And shot.

Not once, but twice, three times, multiple times.

-Hey you crazy bitch! Did you become a pilot to shoot and kill our allies?!

Seniors in the same special forces treated him as if he did not exist.

-Ah, teacher! Please do something about him! Next week, we’ll be taking AS in real life, but what do we do if he shoots us from behind?!

-Oh, that’s…

-Teacher! Are you listening?

-…I will quit being an instructor!!

After the instructor in charge ran away by pressing the escape button due to this problem.

The contempt and contempt towards myself became deeper and deeper.

The woman who made the instructor run away.

Star of Hope (laughter).

-Hey, Lavender, you said she’s an asshole?

-I don’t know. joy.

-Weren’t you friends with him in high school?

-Would a genius pilot leave a woman like me? I thought I was the only friend~

-Ahaha! I guess so.

Even when she was sitting alone in the bathroom, the conversation that the students in the academy’s support department, not the pilot department, had while washing their hands outside seemed to pierce her heart.

Is there a side to this place?

No, is there anyone in this entire universe who can help him?

“This is the class you will attend starting today.”

A place far away from the classroom.

The place, which seemed to be a renovated supply warehouse, had a musty smell right from the entrance.

“…We are temporarily organizing it, and soon we will prepare a separate space for you and the special platoon to stay. The abandoned dormitory is being remodeled, so I will be staying there in a few weeks.”

“Um, could it be…!”

Lavender barely gathered up the courage to open her mouth.

“The person who will teach me is…Aria Milky Way…”

“… is not.”

“……Yeah, that’s right. That person is a waste of money like me…”

“Who is the poor class?”

Grumble.

“That’s just nonsense from people who wear eyes as decoration.”

The door opens.

“Welcome, my gemstone. And nice to meet you.”

The man who appeared.

“I am Trev Cloud.”

“Kyaaa?!”

It was a man wearing a suspicious mask.

“School, vice principal?! Is there this strange person at the academy?!”

“…….”

“……That strange person is the one who will teach you. And.”

Underneath the mask, the man’s mouth was smiling softly.

“He is also a special instructor just for you who will make you the strongest pilot in the universe.”

There was confidence in the man’s voice.

“I believe. your talent. Although not yet processed, you can become the brightest star than anyone else. That’s because I haven’t polished it yet.”

“I….”

“I will sharpen and polish it. I will make you the brightest star in this colony.”

In that smile.

“……Hello.”

Lavender took a step forward toward the classroom.