Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

Saten Ruiko herself also felt that she was actually a very difficult person to get along with.

Her personality was a textbook optimist, so cheerful that even her friends had commented that she was too energetic and had a big nerve.

Although it was a bit rude to comment on a girl in her prime, Saten Ruiko herself admitted that her strong curiosity and strong motivation often got her involved in unnecessary events.

And in some inexplicable places, she would always be very stubborn.

This was not because she was shy, nor because she didn't like to get close to people and couldn't get along frankly.

If you have to say it, it was because of the timidity caused by the worry about interpersonal relationships.

In this city where ability is supreme, the level of ability determines everything.

From extra courses to priority admission to many positions, this invisible difference has long been subtly added to the rules of society.

For Saten Ruiko, who was sent to Academy City since she was a child and grew up in this city away from her parents, the identity of being a powerless person was like a fishbone stuck in her throat that bothered her.

After all, whether the Academy City officials admit it or not, it is undeniable that the atmosphere between people with different levels of abilities is quite tense.

People without abilities hang out together like ordinary students after class, while people with abilities mostly meet or interact with each other in extra-curricular education or research institutions.

This difference in lifestyle has long created an invisible boundary. Saten Ruiko has even heard that people with abilities who have reached Level 3 have been excluded and isolated by their classmates because of frequent interactions with friends with people without abilities.

So, although she doesn't care about it when getting along with her friends on the surface, she has been worrying secretly whether her friends are deliberately accommodating her out of kindness.

When she thought of this possibility, Saten Ruiko felt a wave of uneasy emotions.

Although she knew that they were all good people who were consistent in appearance and heart, the girl could not get rid of this nervous and worried emotion from her heart.

"No!"

After realizing that she was depressed again, Saten Ruiko shook her head vigorously and threw all the chaotic emotions out of her mind.

Now is not the time to complain about herself, because she has found a turning point!

——Riri Saten told herself silently in her heart, opened her phone again, and used the message to cheer herself up.

It was a standard message, an invitation letter from a research institute to carry out an experimental plan.

For people with special abilities, this is completely common news.

But for Riri Saten, who is completely isolated from these things except for the superpower development course, this is undoubtedly a blessing from heaven.

Especially after seeing the name of the institution.

"Blue Dream Company..."

Half a year ago, this name would only be mentioned in urban legends, accompanied by a series of bad speculations.

Legend has it that Blue Dream Company actually originated from an evil organization. No one knows the reason and goal of their existence. Even their number, except for several important figures in the organization, no one really knows.

But their potential strength is amazing.

It is said that Blue Dream Company not only has a strong influence in the General Council, but also can control 30% of the military power of Academy City.

Even the current chairman is afraid of Blue Dream Company.

Such a legend is not groundless. Academy City is a place that attaches great importance to practical work.

The promotion of directors is not based on speeches and selection like in ordinary countries, but is based on merit and ability as the main basis.

But even so, the speed at which Blue Dream Company established itself is too shocking.

Even Tokiwadai, a well-known elite school in the field of education, had to unite with four other schools of the same level to jointly establish the School Garden, and used the achievements of batches of students to reach its current important position.

But Blue Dream Company has become a behemoth far superior to it in less than a year.

And compared with the School Garden, which only started in the field of education, the fields involved by Blue Dream Company are much more exaggerated.

From politics, technology, military, to people's livelihood, it covers almost everything.

The equipment of guards, the armament of military facilities, and even electronic devices such as mobile phones used by civilians, their products have occupied a place that cannot be ignored.

So recently, there have been ironic rumors that Academy City is actually a colony of Blue Dream Company.

But no matter how bad the Blue Dream Company is in urban legends, it is still thriving in reality.

Because no matter the legendary background or power, it is not the most terrifying thing about the Blue Dream Company.

The most terrifying thing about the Blue Dream Company is the members of their organization.

Each of them has his own strengths and unique skills.

And what makes them is the technology of the Blue Dream Company.

That is a technology that develops human potential and creates new abilities above ability.

The primary level can have the strengths of animals such as bats' hearing and falcon's vision. The higher level can even manipulate electric current. It is said that reaching this level is comparable to many powerful people.

In the end, they will even have the ultimate realm of being comparable to superpowers and being able to influence and change magnetic fields.

It is said that if the principle system of this ability was not classified as a person with ability, the number one in Academy City would have been replaced long ago.

The most important thing is that this technology is enough to make up for the weaknesses of people with ordinary abilities, and it is also applicable to people without abilities.

What this conclusion means is clear to even Saten Ruiko, who just attended Sagawa Middle School.

Compared to those with abilities who have to be highly capable to have general value, the number of people without abilities is not only huge, but they are also very easy to create.

If this technology is obtained, creating a powerful legion is just around the corner.

Therefore, various rumors and temptations against Blue Dream Company have almost never stopped.

When the first batch of Dream Maker One, which only sold 10,000 copies, was launched, it was immediately sold out. Various research institutions and large forces almost divided it up, and almost all of it fell into the hands of individual users. There are very few.

Saten Ruiko, who had been saving money for this for a long time, was depressed for a while.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Blue Dream Company took the initiative to invite her to participate in the second-generation Dream Maker pilot program.

"You must seize this opportunity!"

Thinking of this, the girl patted her cheek seriously and found that it was not long before the scheduled departure time, so she quickly changed into clothes suitable for going out.

After putting on the school uniform that looked like a sailor uniform, Saten Ruiko used her slender fingers to lift the white stockings rolled into several layers to her knees.

After lifting up all the stockings, slightly letting go of the stockings, the edges of the stockings fit tightly against her fair and slender thighs, outlining a seductive line.

Although she preferred white tube socks, Saten Ruiko decided to be more formal out of caution as she was going to a research institution for the first time.

Finally, after putting on her black leather boots, the girl casually combed her long black hair that was naturally flowing down her back, and looked at herself in the mirror.

Then, a face appeared in the mirror, although it was not painted with makeup, it was still pretty.

"That should be enough. After all, I'm just attending a project briefing, not a party..."

After referring to her friend's answers, in order to avoid leaving a bad impression on the researchers she might encounter, she decided to adopt the most secure student dress.

After putting on the white plum-shaped flower ornament, Saten Ruiko looked left and right, and finally nodded tangledly.

Then, the girl walked out of the dormitory in a hurry.

Although the test location was at the junction of the school district, she had spent too much time preparing to introduce herself in the dormitory beforehand, and now she had no time to waste.

Because it was off schedule with the course, the girl did not encounter any obstacles along the way. After getting off the bus stop, the iconic building appeared in her sight.

"Huhu..."

Saten Ruiko calmed down her breathing that was somewhat rapid due to excitement, and walked slowly towards the building.

But before she even walked half the street, her footsteps stopped.

This was not because her physical strength was exhausted, but because figures had appeared around the originally quiet street.

The bright hair color, frivolous outfit and temperament, and the malicious gaze clearly show that he wants to attract attention.

Looking at the delinquent boy who was already considered a specialty of Academy City, cold sweat broke out on Saten Ruiko's forehead.

Oops...not good.

Although she is often involved in inexplicable incidents, she is not the kind of person who loses her sense of proportion because of this.

Saten Ruiko would never go near a place like an uninhabited alley that could harbor dirt and evil alone.

The road she chose now was also a spacious street. Although it was not inhabited, it was already outside the hunting range for bad people.

It is difficult to escape sanctions in a place where people often pass by and there are many surveillance cameras.

After all, most bad guys are not fanatics who have no regard for the law. Even the more ferocious ones are just extreme elements wandering on the edge of the law.

"Um...did you find the wrong person? I'm just an incompetent person..."

Saten Ruiko suppressed the urge to scream in her heart, and while retreating in panic in a way that would not cause an overreaction, she quietly pressed the emergency call on her cell phone in her pocket.

When it was obvious that she couldn't outrun the enemy, the girl could only try to delay as much time as possible.

But in the face of such rhetoric, the bad guys on the other side just looked at each other needlessly and approached again without caring.

They didn't seem to want to have some fun because they saw the girl alone around them, nor were they besieging them out of jealousy towards people with abilities.

This was a premeditated attack with a different purpose.

"I advise you not to run or to beg for mercy, because no matter what you do, you can't change our actions. If you just stand there quietly, you might still be able to save a life."

The leading delinquent boy made a sound that sounded like a seal or a sea lion from his mouth, and the murderous aura on his body rose to the extreme.

He was approaching with heavy steps, and there was no greed in his sight, only a threatening sense of oppression.

Judging from the way he moves and uses his waist, this guy is obviously someone who has learned wrestling.

For a foul character like an ability user, this kind of training is of course nothing, but for ordinary people, this is already a very scary type.

Fighting with a delinquent boy who was more than a head taller than her on the road without a referee or a cushion, even though Saten Ruiko was very courageous, her body still started to tremble honestly.

The girl bit her lower lip with her teeth and took another step back. Before she could think about how to escape, a big hand suddenly held her shoulder.

"What...are you doing here?"

A strange and surprised male voice suddenly sounded.

Saten Ruiko subconsciously looked back, only to find that a tall man had appeared behind the empty space.

However, even though he asked the question, seeing the sharp contrast between the trembling girl and the fierce delinquent, the man had no real intention to seek an answer.

"Forget it, in short, let's beat them all up first."

"Beat them all... Do you really dare to say that?"

Seeing the opponent's confident voice, the bad guys did not dare to neglect, and took out distinctive weapons from behind, such as curved golf clubs, hollow steel pipes and the like.

But the man just chuckled as if he didn't realize it.

"It's natural. After all, my quality is much better than yours."

"Quality?"

Words that only appeared in textbooks made the delinquents around him laugh maliciously.

In the past, they had also encountered such nerds who talked sense before being beaten. Although the image of the man in front of them was very different from that kind of person, it still aroused their ferocity to some extent.

The bad guy separated while continuing to approach.

"Then tell me, which aspect of your quality is better than ours?"

Just when the delinquents burst into laughter, the next moment, they flew out.

The boy who was beside Saten Ruiko just now disappeared from the spot in an instant and appeared in front of the delinquent.

To Saten Ruiko who was watching, this was like teleportation.

Then, like cans kicked up randomly by the roadside, the delinquents flew into the air almost at the same time.

Some fell heavily to the ground, while others were directly embedded in the wall, like a hanging painting.

At this time, the man who was surrounded by shrill screams and painful whines slowly clapped his hands, with a nonchalant smile in his tone.

"Obviously, it's the physicality."

His voice was not proud, but rather as calm as stating the facts.

"Um, thank you..."

Because too many things happened in an instant, it was only when the man turned his attention that Saten Ruiko hurriedly remembered to say thank you.

"It doesn't matter. This is what I should do anyway. You are the research subject invited by Blue Dream Company."

"Eh?"

Saten Ruiko was stunned for a moment when her identity was suddenly revealed, and she looked at Roland warily.

But having learned from the bad guys next to her, she hesitated and nodded.

But the man didn't care about her reaction at all, he still just waved his hand indifferently.

"This road is a road specially built by Blue Dream Company to facilitate the transportation of subjects. The end point is that building."

"Therefore, it has recently been targeted by some people who have not obtained research qualifications. They specially hire bad boys to squat here and kidnap them. They want to carry out espionage activities by changing their identities."

"I happened to be free today, so I went to deal with this matter. The group of guys just now are the last group."

Saten Ruiko opened her eyes wide and looked at the man in front of her with surprise.

"Eh? In other words, you are..."

"I'm Roland, Roland from Blue Dream Company."

Roland rummaged in his pocket and casually showed the ID card in his hand to the girl in front of him. On it, the watermark of Blue Dream Company was clearly visible.

"May I know your name?"

"Yes... I am Saten Ruiko, a first-year student at Sagawa Middle School!"

Seeing Roland handing out his identity card so generously, he remembered that he had just suspected that the other party had bad intentions. In shame, he quickly introduced himself according to Roland's format.

After blurting out the words, the blushing girl realized that there was no need to report her grade and school.

Saten Ruiko glanced at Roland uneasily, worried that her natural and stupid off-line performance would leave a bad impression on him.

But to her surprise, there was no trace of ridicule on Roland's face, he just looked at her thoughtfully, as if he had discovered something he missed.

"Saten... Ruizi?"