Reincarnated as the Only Male in an All-Girls Magic Academy!

The Starfall began as a whisper of light in the darkening sky above the convergence zone.

Ren watched from his hidden position as the glowing cloud expanded, casting strange shadows across the water below.

Twenty points worth of fragments would rain down in exactly ninety seconds, and five teams were getting ready for the inevitable fight.

His own team held the best positions, thanks to the Constellation Web's predictive timing.

Elena's calculations had placed each member at perfect collection points thirty seconds before other teams had even started moving toward the convergence zone.

But having good positions meant nothing if they couldn't hold them under attack.

The northern team—the one with military precision—had formed a disciplined advance formation.

Their Guardians created overlapping shield walls while Runners prepared for coordinated dashes between protected positions. Their approach was textbook perfect but predictable.

The eastern team with chaotic energy was arguing loudly about approach routes while somehow still moving forward.

Their apparent mess masked real tactical flexibility that could prove dangerous in fluid combat situations.

The southern team's leadership problems had only gotten worse under Starfall pressure.

Two different members were giving contradictory orders while their formation struggled to stay together. They would likely eliminate themselves through internal confusion.

The fourth team was the real unknown. Ren had observed them least during reconnaissance, and their positioning suggested unconventional tactical thinking that could disrupt everyone else's careful planning.

Sixty seconds until fragments began falling.

Elena's voice carried across the team communication network with clear authority. "Everyone in position. We know where the fragments will fall. Get ready to move on my signal."

Lyra's response was immediate. "I've updated the predictions for the other teams interfering. I know which fragments to go for first."

Vera had positioned herself at the most defensible chokepoint between the main convergence area and their primary escape route.

Her Guardian-enhanced frame created an imposing barrier that would be costly for enemies to get past.

The supporting team members had spread across calculated positions that balanced collection opportunity with defensive coverage.

Their coordination was flawless—each person knew exactly where they needed to be and when they needed to be there.

Ren activated his stealth capabilities fully and began moving through positions that would allow him to provide maximum disruption support.

His role was to create chaos among enemy teams while protecting his own team's collection activities.

Thirty seconds!

The first spells began crackling through the air as teams tested each other's defenses.

Lightning arced between bridge sections while protective barriers shimmered into existence around key positions. The convergence zone was transforming into a battlefield.

Elena's team held their positions with disciplined patience.

The Constellation Web had given them the best starting positions, and moving too early would only sacrifice those advantages. Better to let enemies expose themselves first.

Fifteen seconds!

The glowing cloud reached critical density and began its descent toward the water below. Individual fragments became visible as points of brilliant light spiraling downward in complex patterns that seemed almost choreographed.

"Fragments coming down," Lyra announced. "Starting collection in five… four… three… two… go!"

The convergence zone erupted into controlled chaos.

Elena's team moved with the precision of a perfectly tuned machine.

Runners dashed toward predicted impact points while Guardians provided mobile coverage that anticipated enemy attacks before they developed.

Supporting roles coordinated seamlessly to maximize collection efficiency while maintaining defensive integrity.

The northern team's military precision created an impressive display of tactical competence, but their rigid formations struggled to adapt when the chaotic eastern team launched unconventional attacks from unexpected angles.

Ren saw his first opportunity.

He materialized behind the northern team's primary Oracle just as she was coordinating their fragment collection sequence.

A precisely applied disruption spell scrambled her communication network for crucial seconds, causing their formation to lose coordination at the worst possible moment.

Their lead Runner, suddenly without Oracle guidance, hesitated for a heartbeat too long before committing to a fragment collection dash. That hesitation cost them two high-value fragments that Elena's team collected instead.

Ren faded back into stealth before anyone could identify the source of the disruption.

The eastern team's chaotic approach was proving more effective than anyone had expected.

Their apparent disorganization made them difficult to predict or counter, and their willingness to take risks was paying off in fragment acquisition.

But they were also taking serious casualties. Their flexible tactics came at the cost of defensive discipline, and the northern team's superior coordination was methodically eliminating their exposed members.

The southern team had effectively eliminated themselves through internal dysfunction. Their leadership dispute had escalated into actual magical combat between team members, making them irrelevant to the larger battle.

The fourth team revealed their strategy fifteen seconds into the Starfall chaos.

They weren't trying to collect fragments directly. Instead, they were systematically attacking other teams' Runners and stealing already-collected fragments through coordinated ambush tactics!

Their entire approach was parasitic—let others do the dangerous collection work, then steal the results.

It was ruthless, effective, and completely unexpected.

Elena's response was immediate and decisive. "They're stealing fragments instead of collecting them. Switch to defense mode. Protecting what we have is more important than getting more."

Vera shifted from area denial to active combat, her Guardian capabilities unleashed in devastating displays of magical and physical prowess.

Her enhanced frame moved with surprising speed as she engaged multiple enemies simultaneously.

Even if they both received equal enhancement from the same guardian roles, her martial arts and combat techniques suppressed that of the other teams guardians completely.

It was almost painful to look at!

The bridge network became a three-dimensional battlefield as teams fought for position while fragments continued raining down around them.

Rumble! Crack! Bang!

Guardian spells bounced off stone surfaces, creating unpredictable magical effects that added another layer of danger to the chaos.

Ren found his second major opportunity when the fourth team's primary Disruptor attempted to ambush one of Elena's Runners.

He materialized directly behind the enemy Disruptor just as the ambush was about to succeed.

A precisely timed disruption broke the stealth effect while a follow-up strike sent the attacker plummeting into the water below.

He was ensuring the safety of his teammates from disruptors. It was quite thrilling.

The enemy Runner escaped with fragments intact, but more importantly, Elena's team had demonstrated that they could protect their own even during intense multi-team combat.

The tactical dynamics shifted as teams began recognizing the true threat posed by the fourth team's parasitic strategy.

Temporary alliances formed as everyone realized that allowing fragment theft to succeed would make conventional collection pointless.

But the fourth team had anticipated this response.

They had positioned themselves to exploit the bridge network's chokepoints, making coordinated attacks against them extremely costly.

Anyone who tried to eliminate the parasites would have to expose themselves to devastating counterattacks from defensible positions!