"Sigh, when will these days end?"
Ace sat at the school gate in a slouch, looking at the students coming and going, sighing with a melancholic expression.
"When will it end? I want to ask that too."
Rob Lucci was now almost a famous juggling artist in the surrounding area.
Every day, students would come from far and wide, just to watch Rob Lucci's performance.
Katakuri leaned against the wall, arms crossed, with a cool expression, glancing at his two teammates, also sighing inwardly.
And just as the three of them were getting more and more bored, a figure they were incredibly familiar with suddenly appeared.
"Lord Souei has new orders!"
"Oh my god, Lady Souka, you've finally come to save us!!!"
Looking at the woman in the blue uniform before them, Ace and the others suddenly felt like they had seen their savior.
"What's the mission? Is it to eliminate internal rebels or to spy on other countries for intelligence!"
Ace finished speaking, looking at Souka with anticipation.
"What are you talking about? Academy City is holding its one-year anniversary celebration, and everyone who isn't busy needs to help out."
"So, one of you three stays, and the other two go to Academy City to help."
Upon hearing Souka's words, Ace scratched his head and asked with a puzzled expression:
"I haven't heard that Academy City is holding any celebration?"
He even looked left and right, indeed finding nothing unusual.
Souka suddenly felt that this subordinate of hers might be hopeless, and immediately said:
"Ace stays, the two of you can go back and help now."
"Yes! Great, finally no more juggling performances."
"Okay."
"Wait? Lady Souka, you're not talking about Chairwoman Shizu's Academy City, are you?"
Before Souka could speak, Rob Lucci interjected with disdain:
"What do you think? What does this Academy City holding a celebration have to do with you? No wonder Lord Chen can mess with you so badly."
"I…"
"Alright, it's decided."
"Oh, and Lord Chen said your juggling skills, Lucci, are excellent, so he wants you to perform at the celebration."
After Souka finished speaking, her figure disappeared, leaving only Rob Lucci with a stunned expression.
"Lord Chen!!! Are you trying to kill us off?"
Katakuri looked at the collapsing Ace and Lucci, and said with a look of disgust:
"Don't include me, I'm just collateral damage."
"…"
At this moment, in Saten Ruiko's home, the group of four was discussing going shopping together later.
"Onee-sama, I think it's better to follow my arrangements. I'll definitely give you a profound memory, hehe… hehehe!"
Shirai Kuroko said this while letting out a perverted laugh.
"Rejected."
"Why!"
"Because you'll only take me to those strange places."
"How could you say that…"
Saten Ruiko and Haruue Erii, who were nearby, had already grown accustomed to this scene.
Whoosh… "Who's there!!!"
The group of four immediately took a defensive stance, looking at the woman who suddenly appeared before them.
Having experienced many things, the four had a preliminary understanding of Academy City's darkness.
Now, when they saw someone suddenly appear, they would instinctively take precautions.
"Hehe, no need to panic. I am here on Teacher Zhong Chen's orders to deliver invitations."
Saying this, Souka took out four exquisite invitations from her embrace, each adorned with a cute blue Slime.
"Teacher Zhong Chen!!! * 4"
Hearing Zhong Chen's name, the four's eyes immediately lit up, but they still didn't believe it right away. Instead, they asked:
"Do you have any proof?"
Upon hearing this, Souka took out a disc and lightly pressed it, and Zhong Chen's phantom appeared before the four.
"Yo, ladies, what Souka says is true. Monster Country Federation is holding a celebration this time, so I'm inviting you to come and have some fun."
"I'm currently spreading peace in another world and don't have time to go, so I sent Souka to deliver the message."
"If you're still not convinced, you can go ask Ace for confirmation. That unlucky kid should have been left behind again."
"I hope to see you in Monster Country Federation. That's all, bye-bye!"
As Zhong Chen finished speaking, the phantom disappeared, and the disc automatically flew back into Souka's hand.
"Do you ladies have any other questions?"
"No, but how will we get there then?"
In fact, from the moment they saw Zhong Chen's phantom, they had already believed him, and when Zhong Chen mentioned Ace, there was no longer any doubt.
After all, only the four of them knew that Ace was Zhong Chen's subordinate. Even if someone wanted to forge the image, it would be impossible to mention Ace's name.
"At that time, I will send Katakuri to pick you up. I believe you are already quite familiar with him."
"Oh, it's that big guy."
"Ladies, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying this, Souka's figure disappeared, leaving only the four of them excitedly discussing what Monster Country Federation was like.
Afterward, Souka also sent invitations to Kamijou Touma and Index before leaving this world.
At this moment, Lord Chen, who claimed to be spreading peace, was floating above Iwagakure, looking down with cold eyes.
He raised both hands towards the sky, muttering:
"How many floors can one bag of rice carry (Feel pain), how many floors can one bag of rice carry (Think about pain)."
"One bag of rice was too much (Accept pain), one bag of rice, I washed it (Understand pain)."
"I washed so much mud from one bag of rice (Those who don't understand pain), and that pile of black tiles, broken tiles (Cannot understand true peace)!"
"Every grain has mud (From now on), who gives you a bag of rice (Let the world feel pain), alright, add water (Almighty Push)!"
As Zhong Chen's words fell, the sky above Iwagakure suddenly darkened, and the ninjas and civilians below couldn't help but look up.
Upon seeing this, they immediately fell into a daze.
Clang… A villager from Iwagakure dropped the bag in his hand to the ground without any reaction.
"This… this is… is it divine punishment…?"
"Is this world finally going to be destroyed…?"
"Ahhh! I don't want to die yet!!! Where are the ninjas, where is Lord Ōnoki!"
Only to see a hand covering the sky, continuously pressing down from above.
Everywhere the eye could see was covered in palm lines.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!!!"
Just as everyone was in despair, the short old man, Ōnoki, finally appeared in mid-air.
And as soon as he made a move, it was his ultimate technique.
Unfortunately, the white cube disappeared the moment it touched the palm, without causing even the slightest damage to it.
"How is that possible!!!"
"Is heaven trying to destroy my Iwagakure!!!"
Ōnoki looked at the constantly descending giant palm, his aged face filled with despair.
And just as the palm was less than a hundred meters from the ground, it suddenly stopped its descent.
A slightly playful voice came from above his head:
"Ōnoki, let's talk about compensation…"