Chapter 352: Voice of the Universe

After a moment, the smoke cleared.

When the flame large enough to illuminate half the campus faded, Jiang Xia flipped the switch at his waist, and his spacesuit was retracted into the belt in a burst of splendid light.

The unconscious Orion transformer was placed on a chair anywhere visible on campus, and the splendid explosion also startled the students retreating from the teaching building into a sudden shock, making them crouch down and cover their heads with their hands.

A few minutes later, as the campus gradually grew quiet, there was no longer any strange sound, and the matter was over.

And Ruyue Xian Tairan, who had personally witnessed Fourze flying out, finally, after the explosion ended, ran to the battlefield with his extraordinary stamina.

"Did we take it down?" Although Ruyue Xian Tairan had already vaguely guessed the answer upon seeing the crater before him, he still asked Jiang Xia another question.

"Well, Orion's power isn't particularly strong, so dealing with it was relatively easy. Next time, remember to first clarify how to use it before acting." Jiang Xia raised his hand and tossed the Fourze belt to Ruyue Xian Tairan as if throwing away trash.

Such a reckless temperament really needs to change; passion and recklessness are separated by only a thin line—the former is the vitality bursting forth from youth, while the latter is pure foolishness.

At that moment, Chengdao Youmu and Ge Xing Xian Wu also rushed over.

"Is Fourze's power really this great?" Ge Xing Xian Wu thought upon seeing the crater caused by the explosion, "Looks like the school is going to have a headache again."

"Isn't that Miura? I recall he's a member of the Rugby Club."

Compared to Ge Xing Xian Wu, who was concerned about damaging school buildings, Chengdao Youmu's first glance upon arriving saw Miura slumped unconscious on the wooden bench—no wonder girls are thoughtful.

"Really?" Chengdao Youmu looked at Jiang Xia with an inquiring gaze.

"Well, he is the Orion transformer." Jiang Xia nodded at Chengdao Youmu, turned Miura's face toward them so everyone present could see clearly.

"Wait a moment; I should be able to find the exact information in the school database."

Ge Xing Xian Wu crouched down, opened the control panel he carried, and locked onto Miura's face.

Moments later.

"Found it; his full name is Miura Tatsuya. Although he is a member of the Rugby Club, he has never played in a match, and the reason for his becoming a Star Disciple is unknown, though he does like rugby."

Ge Xing Xian Wu looked at the data displayed on the control panel and slowly spoke.

"Ruyue, first take Miura to the hospital. The Constellation Switch, as power increases, will impose a certain burden on the body. After he wakes up, I will figure out how he obtained the switch." Jiang Xia said.

"Let's meet at the Jade Rabbit Cabin."

"All right, teacher." Ruyue Xian Tairan effortlessly hoisted the unconscious Miura onto his back; he started walking slowly, but his steps grew quicker, and finally he ran while carrying Miura, clearly eager to return to the Jade Rabbit Cabin, this secret base.

Please, having a secret base unknown to anyone at school with one's close friends is super cool, right? After passing through the energy channel once more, Ge Xing Xian Wu obviously wasn't testing the waters as before; he straightly opened the storage cabinet door.

After the metal hatch was completely closed, Jiang Xia casually sat down on a chair, looking at Ge Xing Xian Wu who was gazing at him, and without waiting for anything, he got straight to the point: "Xianwu, relax, don't be so tense; aside from us few, no one will know what we talk about here."

Chengdao Youmu, who was about to gossip, stiffened, embarrassedly stuck out her tongue: "You guys chat first; I'll go outside for a stroll."

Having said that, she directly took off her blue jacket, revealing the neat white shirt underneath; the light red bow tie was also hastily pulled off, exposing her delicate collarbone, and the shirt she wore on her upper body became disheveled.

Seeing Chengdao Youmu's action of taking off her clothes, the two male members present in the rabbit cabin not only did nothing, but pretended not to see, and even Jiang Xia, as the teacher, did not stop her behavior.

Logically, a young maiden taking off her clothes in front of you should provoke a considerable reaction, but in fact there was no response at all.

"Earth is truly beautiful; no matter how many times you look at it, it feels awe-inspiring." Chengdao Youmu's exclamation, transmitted via the communicator built into her spacesuit, reached the interior of the Jade Rabbit Cabin.

However, after just that one sentence, Chengdao Youmu calmly put on her spacesuit and enjoyed the vastness of the universe on the moon.

"I will listen earnestly to your doubts and worries; of course these are confidential matters, so you can speak the truth." Jiang Xia picked up the blank paper and pen beside him, then gave a slight nod to indicate the talk was starting.

"I don't need psychological counseling; I just want to ask you a few questions, teacher." Ge Xing Xian Wu looked at the thus-prepared Jiang Xia, his body unnaturally began to tense, and his tone underwent an inexplicable change.

"Actually, I just want to know why you are aware of the existence of the Jade Rabbit Cabin."

This question, Ge Xing Xian Wu had obviously been holding back for a long time, and with the inexplicable pressure, his speech rate had become slightly uncontrollable.

Of course, having looked over Ge Xing Xian Wu's detailed file, Jiang Xia also roughly knew the reason, for it involved Ge Xing Xian Wu's father, Ge Xing Lu Lang, a scientist researching the Universe Core Switch.

Seeing Ge Xing Xian Wu facing the psychiatrist like a formidable enemy, Jiang Xia put down the paper and pen in his hand, separating himself from the role of a psychological counselor.

Jiang Xia did not use Ge Xing Lu Lang as an entry point, but instead changed his approach: "As for how I know about the rabbit cabin, it's actually just a coincidence. Xianwu, do you believe that superpowers exist in this world?"

Ge Xing Xian Wu fell silent for a moment, he raised his head to look at Jiang Xia, and he said: "If the Star Disciple born from reliance on the Ladder Switch, then it's not a superpower but merely science; I don't really believe in true superpowers."

"Cosmic energy acting on the human body can promote human evolution, but that is quite dangerous, so I want to eliminate the Star Disciples. However, teacher, do you know what relationship exists between the rabbit cabins?"

Jiang Xia shook his head and said: "Superpowers do indeed exist, but what I mean is not relying on external force; it's more like a talent, a talent out of the ordinary."

"For ordinary people, gazing at the starry sky only lets them appreciate the vastness of the night stars, the loneliness and desolation of the universe, but for certain specific individuals, when they gaze at the universe they hear a special sound."

"The sound of the universe?"

"Well, that's a calling voice that ordinary people cannot comprehend, namely the Voice of the Universe." Jiang Xia murmured while looking through the window at the Earth in that distant starry sky.

"Once, a child heard the Voice of the Universe; from that moment on, he resolved to go to the universe to meet the one who called him."

"Is that you, teacher?"

"No, that's the inventor of the Constellation Switch."

Jiang Xia shook his head:

"You think that preventing Star Disciples from abusing the Constellation Switch is solely your responsibility, your father's responsibility, but that's actually not correct."

"Your father's developed Celestial Body Switch and the switch that the child in that story developed after growing up are actually two different things."

"Even if your father hadn't developed the Astronomical Switch, Star Disciples would still exist, but without your father, humanity might perhaps lose the possibility to resist Star Disciples."

"Before your father even experienced that explosion, the Constellation Switch had already been developed, because your father tried to stop those who used the Constellation Switch; as a result, he was brutally killed, and the lunar research base was destroyed along with him."

"The Star Disciples' abuse of the switch is neither your responsibility nor your father's; you don't need to bear all the responsibility yourself."

Upon hearing these words, Ge Xing Xian Wu pressed his lips and appeared especially silent; Jiang Xia continued speaking: "I know you will stop the Star Disciple at any cost, but that is absolutely not based on compensation for doing something wrong; rather, it is to continue your father's will, choosing to keep fighting for the sense of justice in your heart."

(End of chapter)