Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

The bathroom door was slid open, and Makoto Haramura, his lower body wrapped in a towel and his upper body bare, walked out with a perfectly sculpted, angular physique achieved through rigorous training.

"Is Kazuki in trouble? I'll go with you."

"Let's leave the competition for later, okay, Stella?"

Kurogane Ikki is his friend. It's one thing if he hasn't seen him or encountered him, but in this situation, it's clear that he can't ignore him.

"No... of course there's no problem."

Water droplets fell down Haramura Makoto's hair, cascading freely through the gaps in his muscles, outlining his near-perfect muscle lines.

It is often said that men are lustful creatures.

However, that's just because people don't know it. Once a woman becomes sexually aroused, no one else matters.

Stella, at least, was completely stunned when she saw Makoto Haramura's post-bath scene.

"Okay, just wait a minute while I go change my clothes."

……

Inside the school's infirmary!

The room wasn't very big; it contained about four or five hospital beds. The other beds were empty, except for the one in the very middle, where a boy was lying.

Beside the boy was a girl who looked like a delicate porcelain doll, accompanying him.

"elder brother--"

Kurogane Shizuku stared intently at Kurogane Ikki, her bright eyes seeming to be lost in thought.

Since that day, her brother has been lying in a hospital bed.

That new move seems to be far more damaging to oneself than the One-Sword Asura.

Even though I could recover from the One-Sword Asura attack by lying in bed for a day, that attack was much more serious, even though three days had already passed.

Although his older brother would occasionally wake up to eat and drink, he would always fall back into a coma very quickly.

"However, in that case, perhaps I should be able to?"

Saliva rolled down her throat, and Kurogane Shizuku stood up, supporting herself on either side of Kurogane Ikki's body with both hands, and slowly lowered her head.

"Hey--"

Chapter 088 Offering Your Face to Get Beaten

The ward door was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man dressed in a suit with a hypocritical, wicked smile on his face appeared.

Of course, he wasn't the only one who came; behind him were several armed bodyguards in black and doctors and nurses in white coats.

This is not the proper behavior for a guest visiting someone in the hospital.

Looking at the man, Kurogane Shizuku spat out without any regard for her image, her face showing obvious disgust.

"Akaza!"

Kurogane Shizuku stood up abruptly and blocked the man named Akaza, preventing him from getting close to Kurogane Ikki.

What are you doing here?

Kurogane Shizuku's tone was extremely impolite, and her chilling tone even made the temperature in the room drop by two or three degrees.

"Isn't this Miss Shizuku? I'm sorry, I'm not here to see you today, but to see Kurogane Ikki, who's behind you."

Akaza first bowed in a perfunctory manner to express his respect for Shizuku Kurogane, and then his gaze passed over Shizuku Kurogane and locked onto Ikki Kurogane.

"What do you need my brother for?"

A bad feeling arose spontaneously.

Ultimately, it's not normal for someone from a branch family of the Black Iron Clan, and a lackey of his father, to come looking for his brother who was expelled from the family.

Just by imagining it, you can tell it's definitely not a good thing.

"Oh oh oh!"

"I apologize for not explaining yet, Miss Shizuku."

"I am now in my capacity as the chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Japanese branch of the Magic Knights League, and I would like to ask Mr. Kurogane Ikki to come back to the branch with me for an investigation."

"Please do not stop me. I have official documents to present this time."

As Akaza spoke, he took out a document from his briefcase, which contained exactly what he had said.

"Oops……"

Kurogane Shizuku had only one thought in her mind at the moment.

The men in black suits behind Akaza immediately filed in, bypassing Kurogane Shizuku and heading straight for Kurogane Ikki.

Judging from the way it looked, it seemed like they were going to disregard Kurogane Ikki's health and forcibly take him away from his hospital bed.

"Permafrost plains".

A small, silver-white katana had appeared in Kurogane Shizuku's hand without her noticing, as she softly uttered those words.

Pale frost immediately spread from Shizuku Kurogane's feet, quickly engulfing the entire ward floor.

Not only the men in black suits who barged into the ward, but even the Akaza standing at the door who hadn't stepped into the ward was frozen solid by frost. The frost gradually spread up the instep of the shoes until the entire shoes were frozen solid.

"Do not act rashly again."

"If you dare lay a hand on my brother again, I'll freeze you all into ice sculptures."

Kurogane Shizuku's words seemed colder than the ice that was freezing the room.

The constant chill emanating from them intimidated those with ill intentions.

"Miss Shizuku... what do you mean by this?"

“I have official documents. If you do this, I can conclude that Kurogane Ikki resisted being told what to do and convict him directly.”

Some people are all bark and no bite; you can just intimidate them and they'll reveal their true nature, like this guy is right now.

By doing this, Kurogane Shizuku easily revealed his true nature of only daring to bully the weak.

However, Ikki Kurogane had no way to refute Akaza's words.

"I understand, but I need to inform the Dean of the Academy about this."

"We'll make a decision after the dean arrives."

Akaza came on behalf of the Ethics Committee, although this committee is a largely sinecure and usually has no real function.

However, he was indeed in charge of a committee that governed the student knights.

There are still official documents, and if she really helps Kurogane Ikki refuse, she will have completely fallen into Akaza's trap.

After all, this way he could legitimately strip Kurogane Ikki of his student knight status.

If Ikki Kurogane is no longer a student knight, how can he fulfill his dream of becoming a formal, licensed knight?

Therefore, she cannot get rid of this mess from the family division.

The current situation is beyond her control as the next heir of the Black Iron family.

She is only the next successor, not the heir.

Now we can only place our hopes on the principal.

"Haha, of course."

"But even if Principal Shinguji came, he couldn't stop me from taking Kurogane Ikki away."

"Unless he doesn't want to be a magic knight anymore."

Akaza was initially quite scared, fearing that Kurogane Shizuku might really get angry and beat him up.

He could retaliate against anyone else, but this is the eldest daughter of the main family, a woman of the main family. If she beats him, he can only offer his face to be beaten.

However, Akaza saw Kurogane Shizuku's suggestion to find the principal as a last resort.

He has successfully completed his mission.

……

Time passes slowly.

A few minutes later, Akaza's voice continued to ring out.

He probably realized that his master couldn't do anything, so he was enjoying the thrill of being in control.

"I'm here. What exactly happened?"

The sound of the door opening abruptly stopped Akaza's voice, and Shinguji Kurono's figure appeared directly there.

"Kurotetsu Shizuku, rein in your chilling aura. Do you want to delay your brother's recovery?"

"Yes, I understand."

Only after being suddenly reminded did Kurogane Shizuku notice the problem.

Although I didn't release excessive cold, and this temperature wouldn't be a problem for an adult, it was enough to cause damage to a patient whose body was already weakened.

"You must be Principal Shinguji."

Perhaps my self-confidence has been rebuilt?

Akaza showed no fear in the face of this powerful swordsman, who was once ranked third and was known as the "World Clock," despite the oppressive aura emanating from him.

"Although I've already said it once already."

"But in order to ensure that Principal Shinguji is unaware of the details, I will explain it to Principal Shinguji again."

"I am now taking away your student, Kurogane Ikki, from your school to investigate the recent incident of collusion with terrorists."

At this point, Akaza smirked smugly.

"Oh, right!"

"I almost forgot, it was Principal Shinguji who personally reported this incident."

"However, according to our investigation, the mastermind may not be the long-vanished Kurogane Ohma, but rather your school's Kurogane Ikki."

"Therefore, we are now inviting Kurogane Ikki to assist us in this investigation."

I never expected that this guy would bite this thing to death.

That's right, isn't this the very incident that Haramura Makoto and his team investigated a few days ago? Now they're forcefully pinning it on Kurogane Ikki.

Oh, no, this can't be described as being forcefully applied to Ikki Kurogane.

A joint investigation will take seven or eight days. How will Ikki Kurogane recover his current physical condition, and how will he be able to compete then?

Everyone knows the heart of Sima Zhao.

"This is really just nitpicking. Can't I, the person involved, even testify?"

Akaza was in a bad mood after being interrupted again.

His gaze followed the direction of the voice that interrupted him, and there he saw a man and a woman, dressed in the uniforms of the Po Jun Academy, standing at the entrance.

He recognized the girl with the bright red hair at a glance.

—Stella Vermillion, the second princess of the Vermillion Empire.

As for the identity of the other male student, he didn't immediately recall it.

"who are you?"

"Makoto Haramura was a firsthand witness to the incident; I was the one who encountered Kurogane Ohma."

"Well, isn't my proof enough?"

Stepping into the room, Makoto Haramura looked indifferently at Akaza, and an inexplicable aura emanated from him.

"grass!"

I inexplicably felt that I suddenly felt heavier.

It wasn't a feeling of being suppressed, but more like something was wrapping him up, making it difficult to even breathe.

However, he didn't utter the insult he had just received. Instead, he secretly pondered Haramura Makoto's current identity.

Although he enjoys using others' power to intimidate others, he doesn't dare to be arrogant and domineering in front of just anyone.