Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

He rubbed his temples. Actually, at this point, Haramura Makoto was too lazy to waste any more time arguing with Kurogane Yan.

People like this are not going to be swayed by your few words.

Moreover, that wasn't his purpose in speaking with Hei Tieyan.

"Regarding the matter of me beating your lackey, Minister Hei Tie, you should handle the comments made by those reporters today and minimize the impact."

"Of course, you can also ignore everything and leave the pressure to me."

"But if I say something wrong and accidentally spill some evidence about Akaza tampering with the contestant roster, that would be bad."

That's right.

This was Makoto Haramura's idea from the very beginning.

Even if Akaza is utterly despicable, he hasn't completely exposed the truth, nor has he explained it in public. Those reporters will definitely exaggerate it to gain clicks.

"Hmph, you'll soon find out that all your efforts have been in vain."

Chapter 096: Destroy flowers with ruthless hands

Two weeks later, time flew by.

Just like what Haramura Makoto threatened Kurogane Yan, this matter did not cause much of a stir.

It existed at the beginning.

For example, "The strongest student of Pojun Academy beats up the chairman of the ethics committee?"

Why would a once-in-a-decade A-rank student knight do such a thing...?

Such tabloid headlines were uploaded immediately on the day the competition ended by junior editors and self-media authors who were eager to return to their newspapers.

After all, news is time-sensitive.

Whoever uploads first will get more attention for their post.

But to be honest, these posts only took about half a day to upload, and the rest were almost all taken down simultaneously across all platforms.

This shows that Hei Tie Yan has already made his move over there.

In other words, Makoto Haramura's threat has worked.

Of course, this can't be entirely considered a threat. In fact, even if Haramura Makoto didn't say anything, Kurogane Ichiro would most likely have kept the news under wraps.

No matter what, Akaza was his lackey.

Haramura Makoto's side represents the forces of the Fighting God Nango.

As the two guardians of this country, the fact that the Black Iron and South Village families have engaged in such a dispute in public could very well cause the current order to collapse.

It could also give rise to unwanted thoughts in some people with ulterior motives.

Not to mention, Makoto Haramura already has some evidence of Akaza's illegal operations.

Once these things are exposed, while they won't be crippling for the Black Iron Family, they will certainly put them in some temporary trouble.

at the same time!

Actually, today is also the last round of the loser's revival tournament.

Well, to be more precise, the two finalists have been decided, and now these two will choose two people from the current winning group of six to challenge.

If they win, they will become the new contestants for the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival of the Po Jun Academy.

If they lose, it means that their strength is ultimately just that.

Of course!

The two winners were Ikki Kurogane and Nagi Arisuin, who had previously lost to Makoto Haramura.

"Dao Hua..."

The school's auditorium.

A girl with fluffy golden hair and dressed in pure white lace was snuggling in Toudou Touka's arms.

"Alright, alright, Kata, there's nothing we can do if we lose because we're not as good as the other guy."

Toudou Touka simply patted Kitokuhara Kanata's back gently, offering soft words of comfort.

Although she didn't understand at all whether she was comforting or deliberately hurting Tokuhara's feelings.

"If it weren't for this revival match, I definitely wouldn't have lost."

Actually, she didn't really care whether or not she could participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

After all, this stage, which is a dream for many people, is really just something dispensable for her, a young lady from a wealthy family.

Even so, I'm still not reconciled.

Last year, she was the second strongest contestant in the academy, second only to Toudou Touka.

This year, they couldn't even make the six-man roster. How embarrassing.

“Arisuin’s ability is very strong. Even when I’m not on guard, I can easily be hit.”

"Moreover, Arisuin junior is superior to you in every aspect, so losing is inevitable."

The alternate name for Kidehara Kanata is "Scarlet Lady".

Her superpower is the ability to freely manipulate the countless blades she scatters in the air.

Those blades were all formed from the shattered spirit armor Francesca by Kanata Kintokuhara. Each one was so tiny that it was difficult to see with the naked eye, and its trajectory could not be seen with the naked eye. There were hundreds of millions of them.

These blades, controlled by her, spun around her at an incredibly high speed, capable of cutting anything that came near her into dust. As for a person, they would probably be cut into pieces in an instant.

This is an extremely powerful superpower of hers.

Especially for Bladebreakers, whose most inherent magical armor is melee weapon, the vast majority of Bladebreakers cannot even get close.

Therefore, Kanata Kitokuhara has always focused on training his special ability and has hardly ever trained his body.

Once an enemy enters her safe zone and engages her in close combat, she becomes helpless.

But coincidentally, Arisuin Nagi possesses such an ability; his sword-wielding ability is a concept interference type that manipulates shadows.

Her unique spirit armor is: Dark Hermit.

With her sword-wielding technique and the secret passage of light and shadow, she could easily rush to Kanata Kitokuhara's side. How could Kanata Kitokuhara, who was a melee idiot, possibly be a match for Nagi Arisuin, who specialized in close combat and was an assassin who could kill with a single blow?

"That's true, but I'm still really unhappy."

"And I always feel like I'm being retaliated against."

Raising her head from Toudou Touka's broad chest, Kyoutokuhara Kanata puffed out her cheeks and said angrily.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"Who told you to do such a thing, Kanata? Besides, as I just said, Arisuin junior probably just thinks you're suitable. Don't overthink it. Junior brother isn't as petty as you think."

Toudou Touka, both amused and exasperated, offered an explanation for Haramura Makoto.

She really didn't manage student council affairs much, and almost all of the matters within it were handled by Kanata Kintoku.

But that doesn't mean she knows nothing.

However, she didn't care about such things at the time.

After all, Kurogane Ikki had nothing to do with her, and besides, it was just a change to the list of opponents.

In an event like the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, if you can't stand at the very top and defeat all your opponents, winning by luck is completely meaningless.

"I got it……"

Guide Yuan replied in a muffled voice.

"Dang Dang Dang..."

As the knocking sounded at the door, a man's voice came in.

"Senior sister, are you there?"

"The ceremony is about to begin."

……

As mentioned earlier, the schedule has become very tight due to the loss revival tournament.

In addition, summer vacation is just around the corner.

The send-off ceremony for the athletes will be held the next day.

Of course, if that were all, it would be fine, but the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is only a month away.

To enhance the strength of the team members and help them reach a higher level, Po Jun Academy also prepared intensive training for them.

This will take some time, so the schedule is a bit tight.

This is the mountain where Makoto Haramura and Ohma Kurogane once fought.

The buildings and facilities destroyed in the aftermath of the battle have now been rebuilt, and this is where they will receive their intensive training.

The members participating in the training camp are Makoto Haramura, Stella Vermillion, Touka Toudou, Nagi Arisuin, Shizuku Kurogane, and Ikki Kurogane.

By the way, it's not just them.

Representatives from the Giant Gate Academy are also here, meaning this is actually a joint intensive training camp between the Broken Army Academy and the Giant Gate Academy.

For this training, the venue-related matters were handled by Po Jun Academy, while the training personnel, instructors, and so on were all handled by Ju Men Academy.

Jumen Academy's performance in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival has been even worse than Pojun Academy's. Among the participants in this training camp, only the "Frosty Smile" Tsurumi Mikoto, who was the eighth-place finisher in the previous competition, is worth watching.

Meanwhile, a training match is currently underway in the arena.

On the field!

Makoto Haramura and Kanata Kiteku stood about twenty meters apart.

"Dao Hua was lying to me after all. He's clearly a petty and narrow-minded man. Tch."

Looking at Haramura Makoto across from her, Kintokuhara Kanata parted her cherry lips slightly and chanted a spell.

"Come with me, Francesca."

A magical light, shining like stars, surged forth, and a Western rapier appeared out of thin air in Kanata Kitokuhara's hand. Its blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, light and translucent, just like an exquisite glass work of art.

That's right, this training session wasn't just about the athletes from both schools.

At the same time, the student council of Hagun Academy also came to serve as sparring partners at the request of Shinomiya Kurono.

After all, the contestants from the two schools will still have to compete against each other at the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

The more times they face off, the better they will understand each other's attacking habits, making it impossible for the two players to practice against each other.

"Twist everything, Void Rift."

"Bloom in dazzling splendor, rain and moon."

Holding his own spirit dress in his hand, Makoto Haramura also stared at Kanata Takatoku, who, despite being in battle, was still wearing a dress that hindered her movement.

"—The match begins!"

All that could be seen was Guide Yuan holding a sword in his right hand, slowly thrusting the sharp tip of the sword towards his palm.

But just as the rapier was too fragile, the moment the tip touched the palm of the hand, it disintegrated, turning into countless starlight that disappeared into the surrounding air, flickering uncertainly.

"Is everything ready?"

At that moment, as if he had suddenly realized something, Makoto Haramura took a step back.

"Yes, please wait patiently."

"It seems you are indeed a polite gentleman, just as Dao Hua said, junior Haramura."

Although I was a little angry just now because Makoto Haramura directly chose her as his training opponent.

However, Haramura Makoto's actions of waiting for her to finish arranging the spirit dress made her feel a little more favorably towards him.

"After all, it's a training match. We need to perform at our normal level to make it a training match. Otherwise, it loses its meaning."

Makoto Haramura smiled gently, his smile as warm as a spring breeze, which made the female representatives of the Giant Gate Academy outside the training ground stare in disbelief.

"That's true, then be careful, junior."

Shi Guide's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he gently swung the remaining hilt of his sword downwards.