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[forgetbeam]

Good afternoon, Smash Academy!

In spite of the chaotic events of this year's graduation, the school and even the rest of the city seems at peace! [He said, jinxing the entire school.] Truly, these carefree, idyllic, lazy days of summer...

[He suddenly points at the camera, his brow furrowing into SERIOUS BUSINESS MODE.]

Should be anything but! Summer break here is too long to waste on doing nothing!!

[Whoops, he has to check himself here. Deep breath, Kiyotaka. He's trying to prove to a certain someone that he's not just a stick in the mud.]

However, while it certainly is important to refresh one's memory when it comes to schoolwork, all of this free time is also a perfect opportunity to have fun and enjoy ourselves! Even I know that one cannot just spend each and every hour cooped up studying.

[But if you listen closely you can hear the tortured screaming of his soul.]

So tell me: what does everybody do for fun at times like these? There's a whole world of hobbies and recreation that I have yet to experience, but I am looking to change that! Let's work together to make the summer enjoyable, shall we?

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[awakeningwill]

Even relocating to the city would be safer than living directly on top of a time bomb. [Just a turn of phrase, Zero had no idea how literal this was.]

A specialized team could then scout out the source of the threat without fear of awakening something that would directly endanger civilians right above them.

[forgetbeam]

This sounds like a good idea, provided the caverns don't extend beneath the rest of the city. The only problem is convincing the headmasters...

[awakeningwill]

...Headmasters who are unresponsive to the situation. I doubt anyone would mobilize on my word alone.

[Robots didn't breathe, so that couldn't have been a real sigh. But it certainly made for a convincing huff of frustration. The possibility that the whole city was at risk was a very real one as well. In the end, none of the conjecture meant anything if no one acted on it with vigilance.]

If you need a hobby, train. You'll regret every moment you didn't if a situation does arise.

[forgetbeam]

Hmm...

[Training...

Well, it is a fighting school. It was kind of inevitable that he'd have to do more than boxing club and martial arts class.]

If there's a risk of it needing to come to that, then I'll put everything I have into preparing myself to the worst!

[Jock burned his shinai though. So butthurt.]

[awakeningwill]

[Zero nodded curly in approval. Good.]

Let me know if you need help.

[There's not much else for him to do if he's just sitting around, idly waiting for the worst.]

[forgetbeam]

If you know a good place to get a practice sword, I'm all ears!

[He doesn't really trust the beam swords in the stadium storage.]

my mind blanked out on NPC shops so here's Anna

[awakeningwill]

[Zero had spent enough time wandering the city to memorize where all the relevant areas were, thanks to his robot brain.]

I've observed a woman in a red ponytail that sets up tent in town square on the weekends. She carries a range of swords, as well as a forge to refine them. Her weapons are good, but beware of up-selling.