I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"After all, my level as a Flayer is the lowest, F-rank... I'm afraid everyone thinks I'm not suitable to be a Flayer."

Not to mention the Black Iron family, which is full of talented people...

"I think the opposite."

Okita Souji flicked his finger on Kurogane Ikki's long sword, and a pleasant sword sound echoed endlessly.

"You possess a very fine 'sword,' huh?" Turning his gaze from the sword to its owner's face, Okita Souji smiled. "As expected of a descendant of Kurogane Ryoma."

With Okita Souji's smile reflected in his eyes, Kurogane Ikki was speechless for a moment.

"But, F-rank..."

Souji Okita opened his student handbook, and the student list on it could be used to check some basic information of the students.

For example, ability values ​​or something.

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Name: Kurogane Ikki

Class: Pojun Academy, Grade 1, Class 1

Age: 16

Nationality: Japan

Flayer Level: F

Title: Failed Knight

Attack Power: F

Defense: F

Magic power: F

Magic Control: E

Physical fitness: A

Luck: F

Character Profile: The only F-class knight in Pojun Academy, his magic power is one-tenth of the average, which is also the lowest among the F-class. He extremely lacks the ability to become a magic knight. Due to insufficient credits, he was punished with repeating a grade and was not allowed to continue his studies.

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Wow, so many Fs.

The lowest value in FGO is only E... No, it's E-, but the lowest ability value here is F.

In other words, judging from the numbers, the Kurogane Ikki in front of him is undoubtedly the weakest, or to put it bluntly, a waste.

and……

"If you're in F rank, you probably won't be able to enroll, right?"

Okita Souji looked at Kurogane Ikki with pretended confusion.

Having read the plot, Souji Okita of course knew what was going on, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Souji Okita pretended to know nothing.

"I defeated the examiner at the time and used this as a condition to get them to make an exception and allow me to enroll."

Ikki Kurogane said something with a calm expression that seemed incredible to many people.

Anyone who can become the chief examiner must not be a student knight, but an official magic knight recognized by the International Alliance.

If it was just a student defeating a regular knight, it wouldn't be a big deal. If it was Stella Familion, no one would react much even if she defeated a regular knight. But if the student who did this was an F-rank person, it would be a completely different matter.

Rather than the reality before their eyes, people may be more likely to believe what they want to believe. Even if they witnessed Kurogane Ikki defeating the examiner with their own eyes, most people would probably just pretend not to see it and continue to despise Kurogane Ikki.

It could be good luck, a weak opponent, or some dirty tricks. You can come up with a lot of reasons like this if you think about it, but the most obvious reason, "this F-level swordsman has outstanding strength," is ignored by everyone.

but……

"Why don't you look surprised?"

"Ok?"

In response to Kurogane Ikki's question, Okita Souji gave him a confused and puzzled look.

Why should I be surprised?

Because I read the script in advance.

But this reason definitely couldn't be said out loud, so when the words came to my lips, they turned into...

"After seeing your 'sword', I thought it wouldn't be so strange that you could defeat the examiner."

The certainty in her tone made Kurogane Ikki feel a strange feeling in his heart.

Does she trust me so much?

It was just the first time we met...

"Ah, my ability values ​​can also be found."

Holding the student handbook in both hands, Okita Souji clicked on his own information.

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Name: Okita Souji

Class: Pojun Academy, Grade 1, Class 1

Age: 15

Nationality: Japan

Bladebreaker Level: D

Attack power: D

Defense: E

Magic power: C

Magic Control: D

Physical fitness: B

Luck: C

Introduction:…

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"Don't you understand your own abilities?"

Seeing that Souji Okita was very curious about his own ability value, Ikki Kurogane couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Where I used to live, the emphasis was on actual combat. This is the first time I've experienced a situation where strength is measured by numbers," Okita Souji replied with a smile. "It feels like playing an RPG."

"Only focusing on actual combat... That's great."

If he focused on actual combat rather than ability values, he should be able to live a better life, right?

No, that's not right. With his F-rank magic power, he would probably be looked down upon even in that kind of place...

"Huh? I just noticed that we seem to be in the same class."

Okita Souji suddenly shouted excitedly, which brought Kurogane Ikki back to his senses from his frustration, and then he saw the other party waving the student handbook in front of him.

He had looked calm when he learned that he had defeated the examiner, but now he was jumping up and down with joy.

"Lucky! Lucky! As expected, my luck is always good when it comes to arranging classmates and roommates!"

"Really? You're just in the same class with me. Are you really that happy?"

"Isn't that only natural?" Okita Souji turned his head and gave him a look, his eyebrows slightly curved. "Compared to those strangers, it's really much more joyful to be in the same class with like-minded friends, isn't it?"

Really, my friend...

Ikki Kurogane raised his head. The sky was blue at this moment, with no clouds blocking the sun's rays. The sunlight shone warmly on his body, and occasionally a breeze with the scent of cherry blossoms would blow past his ears.

Everything seems so beautiful.

He began to look forward to his future campus life.

Chapter 53 Roommate

After chatting for a while, Souji Okita and Ikki Kurogane separated.

After all, Ikki Kurogane was still doing morning exercises at this time. Souji Okita had already disturbed him and felt embarrassed to continue wasting his time. Although with Ikki Kurogane's honest and humble character, he probably wouldn't care about this.

She really wanted to compete with Ikki Kurogane in swordsmanship. After witnessing the other party's clear fighting spirit, she kept repeating the action of swinging the sword in her mind, and even had to shake her hands from time to time to barely suppress the impulse.

She even suspected that if she didn't leave, he would really draw his knife and chop the other person without hesitation.

In fact, when Kurogane Ikki swung his sword across her neck just now, she almost couldn't control it.

She knew that Ikki Kurogane must be as itching to do this as she was. The so-called "swordsman" was such a troublesome existence.

The purer the swordsman, the more likely he is to be distracted by another swordsman's "sword".

Swordsmen are a group of greedy beasts. The light, shadow and golden sound produced when swords clash are their food. They grow and feel satisfied from it.

However, after satisfaction comes emptiness, and this emptiness drives them to challenge the next swordsman, without stopping, until they can no longer lift the sword, or die.

Just like a drug addict.

Okita Souji saw through Kurogane Ikki's identity as a swordsman, and Ikki must have seen the same thing, right? After all, swordsmen are like two magnets that attract each other.

However, both she and Ikki Kurogane knew that now was not the time.

Neither of them brought the bamboo swords for the competition, and if they did, they probably wouldn't be able to enjoy themselves. The academy also had a rule that inherent spiritual equipment could not be used without permission.

Let your restless heartbeat calm down, let your hot blood calm down, let your excited cells calm down.

Now is not the time to enjoy it, so let the anticipation continue until later.

Ikki Kurogane should have returned to the dormitory, while Souji Okita continued his morning run that he had just interrupted.

However, after meeting Ikki Kurogane, Souji Okita, whose hands were itching to run, found it difficult to maintain a normal mind and continue his morning jog.

"...Forget it, I'd better go back."

Okita Souji scratched his hair in annoyance, and then he realized that he had run into a small forest without realizing it.

Just as she was about to return the same way, she suddenly stopped and her eyes fixed.

“…Really? Can’t you just be understanding of how hard it is for me to endure? I’m not a swordsman, but it’s hard to resist seeing you sneaking around like that…”

Muttering in a voice that only he could hear, Okita Souji puffed up his cheeks before sighing helplessly.

Then, she took a few steps and suddenly disappeared into the woods.

About five seconds later, a petite figure appeared where Okita Souji had been before. She used a folding fan to cover her face below the eyes and glanced left and right. The huge red bow behind her head swayed slightly as she turned her head.

"How is it possible...it's gone."

Originally, I just noticed that the other party was not simple, so I was interested and wanted to follow him to take a look, but I didn’t expect to encounter a big surprise.

Her beautiful brows frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.

"Forget it, what does it have to do with me? Those are things that Xiao Hei should worry about."

She closed the folding fan, held it in her right hand and tapped it on the palm of her left hand, with a meaningful smile on her face.

"It seems that this year's competition is worth looking forward to."

She turned around, and her figure seemed to blend into the surrounding environment, slowly disappearing, leaving only a sentence with a smile in the wind.

"By the way, let's go back to Xiao Hei and ask for the student list. At least we need to find out the name of that guy just now."

After shaking off this person, Souji Okita no longer had the heart to continue his morning jog and went straight back to the dormitory.

Although he didn't see the person following him, Souji Okita knew that the other party was very strong, extremely strong.

Moreover, the other party's tracking skills were very sophisticated. Even Okita Souji only felt that someone was following him, but was unable to further sense the other party's location.

"This world is truly not boring at all. Strong men strong enough to provoke fighting spirits appear one after another."

Standing in front of the dormitory door, Okita Souji fumbled for the key from his pocket for a long time. He casually inserted the key, turned it half a circle, and then pushed the door open and entered.

As soon as she came in, she saw a pair of unfamiliar shoes at the door.