Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

Stella, regaining her senses, had a face as red as a boiled crab, and her head was even steaming like a steam engine.

"Sorry to bother you, Kurogane-kun."

"I'll take my leave now."

For a moment, Makoto Haramura seemed speechless, unsure of what to say or do. He could only silently turn away and prepare to leave.

"No, don't."

"Shizuku, get off me! There are guests, there are guests..."

As if using all his strength, Kurogane Ikki struggled to break free from the girl's grip, whom he called Shizuku, and shouted loudly.

"Honestly, this is the perfect time for me and my brother to express our longing for each other after not seeing each other for so long, but why are there always these annoying guys in the way?"

Shizuku got off Kurogane Ikki with a regretful expression, making this declaration in a very regretful tone.

Makoto Haramura, who had already taken a step, stopped completely and turned his head back stiffly, like a long-neglected machine.

His originally calm gaze gradually changed, and he looked at Kurogane Ikki with a gaze as if he were looking at a pervert.

"Black Iron, I didn't know you had this kind of hobby."

"I'm sorry to bother you."

……

Silence. The room, which had just been filled with laughter and joy, was now silent.

Makoto Haramura and Stella sat at the table, neither of them saying a word, remaining silent.

It really took a very, very long time.

Stella, her face flushed, struggled to speak:

"Makoto, is Japan really this kind of country?"

"This……"

Makoto Haramura, who subconsciously wanted to refute Stella's words, suddenly remembered what he knew about the Japanese Imperial Family in his previous life, and suddenly couldn't say anything to refute her.

"Stella, society is different now."

"Although there are still a few such cases, we must respect their traditions."

Makoto Haramura's answer was somewhat difficult.

To be honest, he originally had a very good impression of Ikki Kurogane.

Although the time they spent together was very short, based on his conversation and interactions, he felt that Kurogane Ikki was a good person.

However, the fact that he was in a relationship with his sister was something he really couldn't accept.

So when Makoto Haramura said this, he was not only trying to persuade Stella, but also trying to persuade himself not to view Ikki Kurogane with prejudice.

"But it's still hard to accept."

"With her own sister, what..."

Stella was completely exhausted.

Even with the delicious food made by Makoto Haramura right in front of her, she couldn't muster any appetite at all.

There was nothing she could do; she felt her values ​​were being constantly challenged.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

A rhythmic knocking sound suddenly rang out.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

"Never mind, I'll go open the door. Stella, please don't look at him with prejudice, okay?"

After dozens of knocks on the door, Makoto Haramura sighed and finally couldn't sit still any longer.

"Gudong-"

Stella swallowed hard and nodded absently.

"I see."

Makoto Haramura opened the door, and standing outside were none other than Ikki Kurogane and the Shizuku siblings.

Makoto Haramura took a deep breath, his gaze instantly becoming incredibly gentle.

"Sorry to have disturbed you two just now."

"Don't worry, as a fellow citizen of this country, I can understand you, especially a Blade Master family like the Black Iron family. They must have strict rules, right?"

"So, there's no need to explain anything further. Come in and have a seat. I just made dinner, consider it an apology for what happened earlier. Let's all eat together."

He bowed slightly, sincerely expressed his apology, and then recited the prepared statement he had prepared in advance.

An apology of this magnitude is still quite reasonable.

Regardless of the circumstances, it was our side that was impolite to open the door to someone's room without their permission. Even if we were just concerned and wanted to check on them, it was still wrong.

But to everyone's surprise, after Haramura Makoto finished speaking, Kurogane Ikki's face immediately turned extremely grief-stricken, while Kurogane Shizuku's eyes suddenly lit up.

“I told you, no, this is my younger sister, Kurogane Shizuku.”

"My biological sister is a year younger than me. Who would do the things you imagine with their own sister?"

"We are really siblings."

"What kind of tradition does the Black Iron family have? The Black Iron family doesn't have such a tradition at all."

Kurogane Ikki explained, somewhat frantically.

Kurogane Ikki, who usually endures countless humiliations and always manages to remain calm and composed, seems to be showing signs of breaking down at this moment.

"Really, brother, you have a really good friend."

"My impression of him has changed."

Kurogane Shizuku, however, looked at Haramura Makoto with great admiration.

"As expected, I still can't accept it. He's a pervert."

Stella, who had been advised by Makoto Haramura to view the couple with a calm perspective, finally decided to give it a try.

But in the end, she overlooked her own excessive naiveté.

After all, she had never seen anything so provocative before. The fact that it was about siblings, such a provocative topic, caused her to lose her composure. Shame and indignation pushed her to the brink of explosion, and she completely forgot what Haramura Makoto had said.

Kurogane Shizuku completely ignored Stella, gazing adoringly at her brother's profile, her eyes reflecting only Ikki's image, utterly absorbed.

"Shameless..."

"They really are siblings..."

"Completely unacceptable..."

"Doing this violates ethical and moral principles..."

(Maybe Stella is a bit of a repressed pervert.)

His gaze swept subtly across Stella's face.

Honestly, he hadn't expected Stella's reaction to be so strong.

Although they had only lived together for almost two days, he had felt Stella's burning gaze upon him countless times.

But now she acts so innocent, and Makoto Haramura knows for sure that this isn't an act, which is why he uses the term "secretly passionate" to describe her.

"They're just some nobody, yet they dare to interfere in our sibling affairs. Who do they think they are?"

Kurogane Shizuku, on the other hand, was extremely sarcastic in her criticism of Stella, fully demonstrating her sharp tongue and ability to distort the truth.

He treated Stella quite coldly.

"Moreover, Your Highness, compared to you, my brother's friend is clearly much more sensible."

Kurogane Shizuku pointed at Haramura Makoto with a smug look on her face.

Haramura Makoto's face immediately fell.

"Fine, fine, I don't care anymore! Do whatever you want, I'm going out for some fresh air."

Feeling betrayed and relentlessly attacked by Shizuku Kurogane, Stella was at a loss for words and seemed to have given up on herself.

"Really, I've already said it."

"My relationship with Shizuku is not what you imagine. Why won't you believe it?"

Why is this happening?

"What exactly happened in the past few years?"

Kurogane Ikki seemed well aware of how weak and powerless his words were, and kept muttering to himself like this.

Makoto Haramura looked at the dishes on the table with a helpless expression.

"Really, brother, why do you always let these worldly ideas bind you?"

"I love you so deeply."

Kurogane Shizuku, on the other hand, tirelessly instilled her own ideas and beliefs into Kurogane Ikki.

The two somewhat mentally unstable siblings at the table left the door open, claiming they were going out for some fresh air, but in reality they were just standing on the balcony of the corridor, occasionally glancing back at the second princess.

Makoto Haramura suddenly felt overwhelmed and took a deep breath.

"In that case, why don't we go out and practice our swordsmanship?"

"I think this should calm you down, Kurogane-kun."

"makes sense."

Kurogane Ikki also stood up, his previously wavering and flustered appearance now seemingly much more resolute.

"This also serves as fulfilling our agreement from this morning."

Chapter 068 A Born Swordsman and an Alliance of Offense and Defense

“Raise your left shoulder by four centimeters.”

The snow-white sword light shone and intertwined, scattering a large number of sparks at the point where the blades clashed.

"understood!"

With a flick of his wrist, Makoto Haramura sent the black blade soaring upwards, tracing a blood-moon-like, eerie arc in the air.

"Chong-"

"If you straddle the body, you'll lose your balance and won't be able to unleash your full power."

Kurogane Ikki casually blocked Haramura Makoto's sword, and said calmly.

On the playground behind the dormitory building, Makoto Haramura and Kazuki Kurogane were practicing swordsmanship.

However, it's more accurate to describe it as a one-sided instruction from Ikki Kurogane to Makoto Haramura, rather than a practice session.

After all, Makoto Haramura was a complete novice when it came to swordsmanship.

He hasn't even used his special ability yet, so how could he possibly compete with Kurogane Ikki, who is clearly a master swordsman?

However, the more he fought, the more surprised he became.

“Ikki, if you hadn’t been born into this world, your talent would have been fully realized.”

He knows absolutely nothing about swordsmanship and only started training yesterday.

However, he could clearly sense the difference in how Nishikyo Ningen and Kurogane Ikki taught him.

Nishikyo Ningyin's teaching style is more like cramming, telling him everything and then forcing him to integrate these things into his combat.

But it's a completely different story for Ikki Kurogane.

He seemed to have completely mastered his movements.

No, that's not right.

It could be said that Kurogane Ikki completely understood him.

Therefore, Ikki Kurogane was able to guide him in the smallest details, and every time he listened to Ikki Kurogane's teachings and made changes, he could deeply feel his own evolution.