Asuka Kirino

The use of the Infinite Stratos was a completely female dominated sector, save for one singular man… a little over a decade ago.

Without getting specific, it was learned that the 'black box' housed in every IS, was actually tuned solely for female brainwaves and patterns.

Even though we now know how to manipulate the settings inside these black boxes, not much has really changed, though.

These days, it is now seen that, statistically, men make up only 1 in 30 IS pilots, the other 29 being female… obviously.

Because… even after altering, or even completely flipping the 'black box' and matrixes of the IS, only a few men were compatible still.

So now the IS industry and its sphere of influence is still dominated by females, but not "completely", like it was before.

And here at the IS Academy in Japan, the only one of its kind in the entirety of the world… with its large and vast population of students… males still only make a scant portion of it.

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"-ino…"

…..

"-rino…"

…..

"Kirino!"

Opening his eyes in realization, his lilac colored eyes dart around in confusion, his platinum blond hair flitting and twirling through the air as he abruptly flinches and moves.

Moving his chin off of his palm, he swiftly moves to sit in his seat at the postion of attention.

Knitting his sharp eyebrows together, he strongly clenches his jaw, his fragile and delicate facial features shifting with the pronunciation of his jaw muscles; he parts his thin, rose-colored lips, and nearly yells out:

"Y-yes ma'am! Asuka Kirino! Here!"

The classroom, completely dominated by females, except for him, giggles loudly, while commenting things like:

"Seriously…?"

"No way… already like this on the first day…?"

or:

"This guy seems like fun…"