Chapter 354: Skipping Class

In a relatively luxurious suite, Jiang Xia lay on the bed.

This suite is the teacher dormitory of Heavenly River School, located next to the high school; from the window one can see students in blue uniforms walking beside the beautiful fountain.

White doves spread their pure white wings, and sunlight like gold sprinkled onto the cobblestones.

However, this brilliant golden sunlight had no effect on the soundly sleeping Jiang Xia; the window was closed, and with a pull of the curtains the room became as quiet as a still night.

Sunlight, nonexistent, if not for a faint glimmer seeping through the door crack, staying here would be no different from being in a lightless dark room.

"Ding-ling, ding-ling."

The abrupt ringing suddenly filled the quiet room, a piercing sound like a bellowing clock, startling the person who was sinking into sleep.

Jiang Xia slowly opened his eyes, looked at the bellowing phone, gently grasped it, and the death-omen-like sound immediately ceased.

Jiang Xia glanced at the incoming call on his phone, yawned leisurely, and then the phone hovered in midair, floating beside his ear.

The tightly closed curtains automatically opened, letting sunlight spill into the room; actually brightness didn't matter, he could see night and day equally clearly, but this was one of his retained habits.

"Teacher, could you come to the Jade Rabbit Cabin? Ruyue Xian Tairan's control of the switch is too poor; we need help now."

From the floating phone came Ge Xing Xian Wu's voice; obviously Ruyue Xian Tairan had caused some trouble again.

"Now? Shouldn't this be class time?"

Just awakened, Jiang Xia looked at the clock on the wall and replied to Ge Xing Xian Wu:

"You three aren't all skipping class together, are you?"

"No, I have a medical leave due to health reasons; Ruyue is the one skipping class."

Ge Xing Xian Wu instinctively excluded himself, inadvertently overlooking Chengdao Youmu, leaving Ruyue Xian Tairan to take the blame alone.

Although this teacher looks young, the natural authority teachers have over students still exists, so it's inevitable to feel a bit intimidated.

"We'll settle the matter of your skipping class later; for now I'm the instructor of the Kamen Rider Club. If your homeroom teacher calls me to ask about your situation, you'll be in big trouble." Jiang Xia said with a smiling squint.

Although the voice sounded genuinely mild, Ge Xing Xian Wu on the other end felt a chill inside and repeatedly said:

"No, at most it's just Ruyue alone; we all attend class."

Honestly, this teacher feels scarier than a Star Disciple; I'm terrified. Ge Xing Xian Wu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still uneasy, and cut off the communication.

"Hey, Xian Wu, when's the teacher coming? I can't hold on much longer—ahhh!"

Ge Xing Xian Wu watched Ruyue Xian Tairan, already transformed into Fourze, hopping and jumping on the test cabin, and said irritably: "Wait a bit longer—who let you use the unadjusted jump switch?"

"Xian, hold on a bit longer; overcoming irregular spin is basic astronaut training." Chengdao Youmu clenched a fist and cheered on Ruyue Xian Tairan inside.

"But I'm not an astronaut right now!"

Ruyue Xian Tairan swore he would never again privately use the astronomical switch; who knew it wasn't adjusted? The jump switch is the No. 9 astronomical switch, acting on the right foot, resembling a spring device, which via this astronomical switch grants Fourze super jumping power; originally it was meant to be adjusted before testing the Fourze system.

But Ruyue Xian Tairan just plugged it in directly; since it wasn't debugged, after using it he couldn't control the bouncing force, flying wildly everywhere, and the jump switch got stuck on the Fourze belt, unable to be removed.

To readjust the switch, one must wait until Ruyue Xian Tairan's strength is completely exhausted.

But then we wouldn't know when that would be, so Ge Xing Xian Wu decided to seek external help.

After a brief wait, the Jade Rabbit Cabin hatch opened again; a day later, Jiang Xia came to the Jade Rabbit Cabin once more.

But upon seeing Ruyue Xian Tairan for the first time, he couldn't help exclaiming, "How did this kid turn the switch into a trampoline, especially the one being bounced on?"

"Teacher, you're here, quickly save Xian." Chengdao Youmu rushed over from in front of the test cabin door upon hearing the commotion, but upon seeing Jiang Xia's current appearance she exclaimed, "Teacher, what are you wearing? And your glasses?"

"That outfit was just specially changed to punish Da Wen Yushun and the Rugby Club; now this is my normal attire."

Jiang Xia wore a white overcoat, somewhat like a researcher, but gave a different impression; on his slightly young face he deliberately wore a pair of plain glasses with faint gold metal frames.

This image had no trace of a student; put another way, if you didn't scrutinize his face and relied only on first impression, he unmistakably looked like a teacher with rich professional experience, directly grown into the sort that puts parents at ease.

Ge Xing Xian Wu also stared at Jiang Xia's current look for a moment, then quickly reacted, roughly explained the situation, and yielded the control console to Jiang Xia.

"Teacher, is there a way to make Ruyue stop?" Ge Xing Xian Wu asked.

"Of course, just use force; as long as you control the power and aim at Ruyue Xian Tairan without harming him, you can break Fourze apart."

"Force? But we don't seem to have a weapon that powerful."

Ge Xing Xian Wu was very doubtful; could the Jade Rabbit Cabin have a function he doesn't know about?

"I have one, though I picked it up; this thing can dismantle Fourze easily."

Jiang Xia sat in the chair, skillfully opened the function to adjust switches inside the Jade Rabbit Cabin, and set the parameters to a state completely incomprehensible to Ge Xing Xian Wu.

Seeing this, Ge Xing Xian Wu became even more convinced that Jiang Xia should be a companion who studied astronomical switches together with his father.

Otherwise how would he know so much? Even the Jade Rabbit Cabin that I've long explored lies defenseless before him.

However, Ge Xing Xian Wu subconsciously overlooked that Jiang Xia might also possess another identity—someone who equally knows the truth but is the developer of the Constellation Switch.

Although Jiang Xia has no relation to the chairman, it's undeniable that in just one day he has earned Ge Xing Xian Wu's trust and approval, becoming a partner in eliminating the Star Disciples together.

"How could that be? How could something picked up defeat Fourze..."

Ge Xing Xian Wu retorted, "This is something my father developed to deal with Star Disciples; besides Star Disciples, what other weapon could defeat Fourze?"

"Constellation Switch!"

Before he could finish speaking, Ge Xing Xian Wu watched Jiang Xia pull something from his pocket and exclaimed.

"This thing can indeed be picked up, but where was this Constellation Switch found? How was it found? Or are you saying the teacher is a Star Disciple?"

Countless negative thoughts completely occupied his mind at that moment.

For a moment Ge Xing Xian Wu felt betrayed; the dizzy sensation in his brain surged again like a tide, and his body began to go weak.

"If the teacher is a Star Disciple, then the Jade Rabbit Cabin, the Fourze driver, and my father's relics would all be destroyed."

Following that thought, Ge Xing Xian Wu immediately arrived at an extremely dark conclusion.

"No, there's still a chance; we must rally, at least ensure Youmu's safe escape from here, and find an opportunity to snatch the Star Disciple Switch from the teacher's hand—even if it buys only a little time."

And when Ge Xing Xian Wu focused his attention on the Constellation Switch held in Jiang Xia's hand, he suddenly froze, not knowing what to do, that awkward feeling of not knowing where to put his hands or feet.

"How's it going, brainstorm over?"

Jiang Xia toyed with the Constellation Switch in his hand and teased Ge Xing Xian Wu.

"Uh, it's over." Ge Xing Xian Wu said embarrassedly.

(End of chapter)