Boom?

In the classroom, Mai leaned over to Akira, whispering, "Akira, you seem really distracted today. What's going on?"

Mika chimed in, nodding in agreement. "Yeah, you've barely been paying attention. Everything okay?"

Akira, who had been staring off into the distance, suddenly snapped back to reality. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just excited about what Aiden's going to talk about later."

Mai's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she remembered Aiden's promise. "Oh, right! He did say he'd explain more about the new flood of people going into the 'enlightenment' state. We should definitely go ask him now."

Mai, Akira, Mika and Laura decided to make their way to Aiden's room. As they opened the door, they noticed Aiden deeply engrossed in his work. He was surrounded by holographic screens displaying complex data and images. Aiden continued to type furiously on a holographic keypad, fully focused.

The students exchanged intrigued glances and watched as Aiden studied a video. It showed an intense explosion, followed by a peculiar black entity crawling out of the wreckage. The entity then blitzed away at an incredible speed. Aiden seemed lost in the footage, analyzing every detail.

While Aiden was engrossed in his research, Akira's attention was drawn to a strange object. Suspended in the air through the power of magic was a green box, made of pure and concentrated mana. Inside the box, a peculiar small, red orb spun occasionally.

As Akira slowly reached out towards the strange box, Aiden finally noticed the group in the reflection of the window. With a look of alarm, he lunged toward Akira, "No, don't touch it! It's unstable!"