When unavoidable catastrophic sequences occur, the only thing to do is restrictions. That's why academies in cities other than Armageddon, the central city, were closed due to dwindling student bodies.
Investments in the Hoop Academy, where all the resources were now flowing, meant that instead of dividing the resources, they could concentrate them in one place and train hunters of a higher caliber.
Cale stood alone among the other students waiting to enter the Hoop Academy where the exam was to be held.
When his eyes fell on Hope Duncan, he saw her talking to Felix Creystone. It was a relief to know that they were both alive and well. In his previous life, he hadn't even had time to mourn their deaths.
Normally he was supposed to meet Hope in the dungeon explosion before entering the academy, but since Cale was inside the Mirror World, he hadn't met her.
