This year's interstellar military academy is packed with top talents: a crown prince who throws money around like confetti, a hot-tempered loli whose sharp tongue is practically a weapon, and a gentle heartthrob with a huge contrast between his sweet nature and his ferocious side when he snaps.
But the most legendary of them all is the civilian genius from the Mecha Combat Department.
Xie Luyan comes from a poor family, is devastatingly handsome, and keeps to himself. Whenever he appears, he's greeted by screams from his adoring fans. He has practically every quality of a legend.
On his first day at the academy, Xie Luyan beat the Combat Department's former top student into the ground. With a black shoulder bag slung over his back, he stepped on the other boy's hand and said, coolly and arrogantly, "Move it. You're in my way."
The interstellar military academy erupted in an uproar. The forum was full of speculation, but everyone agreed on one thing: the academy's skies were about to change.
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On the first day after getting into the interstellar military academy, Xie Luyan looked forward to his wonderful new life. He had barely stepped onto campus when a stranger blocked his path.
"Hey, kid! I heard you're the one who got in with the top written exam score, then chose the Combat Department. Do you know who I am? This mountain is mine, and these trees... Aaaah!"
Xie Luyan kicked him flying, forcibly putting a stop to the performance.
What kind of cringey lines were those?! Xie Luyan was so embarrassed his scalp prickled and his ears burned. He hurried off.
But he hadn't expected the interstellar military academy to be full of hidden talents and even more cringey catchphrases. There was always someone greater out there.
One student lost a match, burst into tears, and shouted at him, "Tears are the weapon of the weak! Don't think you've beaten me!"
Xie Luyan: ...At least wipe your tears before you say that.
Another stared at his hands one night and suddenly intoned, "My hands are already stained with blood."
Xie Luyan: ...If you're turning evil, go get some sunlight, okay?
And then there was the one who seemed to trigger a poetic mood out of nowhere while walking, leaned against a tree, and murmured, "If melancholy is a gift, then I must be extraordinarily gifted."
Xie Luyan: ...How did that car miss you last time?
Xie Luyan gritted his teeth and kept quiet. He felt like he was living in a bizarre world where everyone had chuunibyou except him. He was so frustrated he felt ready to burst, and ranted furiously inside: What kind of people go to this academy?!
Fortunately, there was one normal person in the Command Department. Xie Luyan felt as if he'd found his soulmate. They regretted not meeting sooner and went everywhere together, day after day.
Until the crown prince from the Command Department looked at him beneath the night sky, invited him to elope, and said with deep feeling, "I don't need a lot of money. I need a lot of love."
Desperate for money, Xie Luyan closed his eyes and punched him in the face, snarling, "Shut up."
The crown prince's nose started bleeding, but he stubbornly finished speaking. "This must be the world's punishment for me." Then he clutched his chest and fell to the ground with tragic dignity.
Xie Luyan breathed out in relief and remarked coolly: I am not the one who's wrong. The world is.
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Reader's Guide:
1. A painfully embarrassed, aloof on the outside and constantly snarking inside, bottom x a top who's nearly the least chuunibyou in the world, but whose condition is very well hidden.
2. Lighthearted comedy (probably).
3. The bottom seems to fit right in with the chuunibyou clan, and sometimes gets infected and blurts out a line or two to show off.
4. More to come.
Blurb written on 2026.05.05
Theme: Stay true to yourself
