I don't want to be a heroic spirit

There was another girl in the living room, who seemed to be attracted by the sound of the door opening and looked over, and their eyes met in mid-air.

She was a girl who gave people the impression of being not good at socializing. Her waist-length blue hair hung down naturally, and her bangs covered her right eye, leaving only the blue eye on the left exposed.

She was wearing the same student uniform as Okita Souji, a black dress with white sleeves. It was obvious that she was also a student of Pojun Academy like Okita Souji.

When Souji Okita came in, he saw the blue-haired girl sitting on the sofa, holding a plate of cookies with only a few left, and there seemed to be cookie crumbs on her lips.

Taking a closer look...that plate of cookies seemed to be the snacks she had just made this morning?

After realizing this, Souji Okita narrowed his amber eyes slightly, and the look he gave the other person gradually became intriguing, making the other person blush, his eyes full of guilt.

After some explanation...

"So, you skipped breakfast, and when you got back to the dorm, you were so enchanted by the smell of cookies that you couldn't walk anymore, and you couldn't resist the temptation and ate them, right?"

"Yes, I'm so sorry..."

The blue-haired girl apologized in a very sincere tone. In fact, if she hadn't been stopped by Okita Souji just now, she might have been kneeling on the ground to apologize.

Souji Okita also found out the girl's identity, which was her roommate, named Ayase Ayatsuji.

Okita Souji really had no impression of this name, but...

"This voice..."

so similar.

While talking to Ayase Ayatsuji, Okita Souji seemed to hear the voice of Kingu... or Enkidu.

However, she did not have Kingo's contempt for humans, nor did she have Enkidu's gentleness towards everyone.

She is just an ordinary girl, an ordinary girl who is a bit introverted.

"Oh, it's just a plate of cookies. I'll eat it. It's no big deal. I can always make another plate."

Okita Souji waved his hand nonchalantly and said generously, "And I'm also very happy that you like the cookies I made. If you want more, I can make more for you."

"really?"

Ayatsuji Ayase looked at Okita Souji excitedly, tears streaming down from the corners of her mouth.

"Of course, we are roommates."

Okita Souji extended his hand with a silly smile and said, "From now on, let's get along well."

Ayatsuji Ayase blinked blankly, then shook it with joy.

"Yeah! Roommate!"

Chapter 54 The Rising Fighting Spirit

It's another early morning.

When Ayase Ayatsuji slowly woke up from her bed, she found that her new roommate, Souji Okita was gone.

When passing by the table, Ayatsuji Ayase noticed a plate of snacks on it with a small note next to the plate, so she picked up the note and looked at it.

[Miss Okita is out for a morning run. If I'm not back by the time you get up, the coconut milk white jade cake on the table will be your breakfast. Don't forget to eat it.]

"General..."

Looking at the small words on the note, Ayatsuji Ayase couldn't help but smile with joy.

The white jade cake was cool and chewy, leaving a charming sweet coconut milk aroma in the mouth. Ayase Ayatsuji couldn't stop eating it after starting.

The snack was slightly cool, but it made Ayatsuji Ayase feel warm inside.

She probably won't be able to forget the taste of this coconut milk white jade cake for a long time.

While Ayatsuji Ayase was enjoying the white jade cake, Okita Souji was jogging on the school path.

The cherry blossoms on campus are in full bloom, and the view is almost submerged in the cherry-pink waves.

With just a very light morning breeze, the fragrance of cherry blossoms can fill every corner of this school.

Okita Souji was enjoying the beautiful view while adjusting her pace and breathing rhythm until she saw two figures in the distance.

On such a cherry blossom path, the two figures in sportswear are really conspicuous. After all, most people in this school would not understand why they would come out for a morning run so early.

Going out for a run instead of practicing superpowers or combat skills must be seen as a stupid waste of time and energy by those people.

That's why they can only go this far...

When the distance gets closer, you can see it more clearly.

One of the two figures was indeed Kurogane Ikki.

Only he would be such an "oddball" in this school.

However, he was not alone today. There was no one else around him when he was doing morning exercises yesterday.

At this time, Ikki Kurogane also noticed Okita Souji and turned around to take a look.

The moment their eyes met, a look of confrontation suddenly emerged in the two people's eyes.

"Miss Stella, please forgive me for leaving first."

"Eh?"

The girl with red twintails let out a puzzled sound, and then Kurogane Ikki accelerated and rushed out directly.

"Wait...wait a minute! What are you suddenly..."

Before she could finish her words, the red-haired girl felt a gust of wind passing by her, and then she saw a girl with cherry-pink hair, who seemed to be about the same age as herself, gradually moving farther and farther away from her.

"..."

The red-haired girl, feeling isolated and alone, felt a surge of anger in her heart and chased after the two people with a roar.

"Explain it to me, Ikki!"

The confrontation between Ikki Kurogane and Souji Okita was caused by a momentary impulse. After they were tired from running and calmed down, the two realized their mistakes. Ikki Kurogane also sincerely apologized to the other party for leaving the red-haired girl alone, and he apologized several times.

In fact, even Ikki Kurogane and Souji Okita didn't know why they suddenly had the idea of ​​a competition. Now that they think about it, they were a bit impulsive at the time. It might be because they both realized that the other was a rare swordsman in the world, but there was no opportunity for a swordsman competition, so they suddenly lost their minds.

"But, Ms. Okita, you are really amazing..."

Ikki Kurogane took out a thermos from the package, which contained the sports drink that Ikki Kurogane had prepared before going out.

At this time, Ikki Kurogane was holding a thermos cup with one hand on his waist and the other, trying to adjust his somewhat rapid breathing.

"Even after running for so long, you look much better than me. I remember your physical fitness was B, right? Same as Miss Stella."

In the competition just now, both of them tacitly did not use magic, but relied on pure physical strength.

Souji Okita had shown his ability values ​​to Ikki Kurogane before, so Ikki Kurogane knew that Souji Okita's physical fitness was B-level, while Ikki Kurogane's was A-level, which was the only one of all his abilities that was acceptable.

However, he was now a little out of breath, but Okita Souji seemed to have not even changed his breathing rhythm.

By the way, Stella's condition was much worse than Kurogane Ikki's. The reason why Okita Souji and Kurogane Ikki stopped was because they saw that Stella was tired.

Although she looked very angry about being left behind by Kurogane Ikki, Stella did not use any magic power like them. Otherwise, with her world-leading magic power, she would have caught up with Kurogane Ikki and the others long ago, not to mention being exhausted.

Before Okita Souji could speak, Stella raised her head with an expression of disbelief.

"What? Her physical fitness is also B-rank? I thought she was the same as you, Ikki!"

"Aiya, don't look at me like this, I'm actually very weak." Okita Souji waved his hand modestly. "Although you haven't seen it, I used to vomit blood frequently. After I had a major surgery, I vomited blood less frequently."

"Huh? Is that so? I didn't notice that at all." Kurogane Ikki looked surprised.

Seeing that Ikki Kurogane and Souji Okita were having a great conversation, Stella felt like she was the unnecessary third party.

The inexplicable unhappiness accumulated in her chest, making her tone of voice become angry.

"Ikki, who is this girl?"

Stella's words reminded Ikki Kurogane that he hadn't introduced the two of them yet.

"Oh, sorry, Miss Stella..."

"Stella."

Staring at her with a puzzled look from Kurogane Ikki, Stella repeated, "Call me Stella."

"Well... okay, Stella." Kurogane Ikki succumbed to Stella's stubborn attitude and continued, "This is Okita Souji. We just met yesterday. And, Ms. Okita, this is Stella, my, um... roommate."

When Stella heard Kurogane Ikki address her by her name, but added the word "Miss" when addressing Okita Souji, she felt an inexplicable sense of superiority.

As for Souji Okita, he silently looked Stella up and down.

Her name is Stella, and she is the male protagonist's roommate. Sure enough, the person in front of me is the female protagonist.

Moreover, it is worthy of being given to the princess for free. Is it given away for free so soon?

That means... the hero and heroine had already fought yesterday?

Souji Okita suddenly felt a pity in his heart.

After all, she is still very interested in the male protagonist's swordsmanship.

But it doesn’t matter, there will be opportunities in the future.

Chapter 55: Admiration, Jealousy, and Devaluation

"Uh... Miss Okita?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Okita Souji looked at Kurogane Ikki in confusion, but saw that the other party was frowning with an incomprehensible expression.

"When you heard that Stella and I were roommates, why did you react so calmly?"

"Then how should I react?"

Okita Souji tilted his head in confusion.

No, it should be hard to accept that boys and girls share a dormitory, but you're asking me what my reaction should be...

Am I making a big deal out of nothing?

If he hadn't been almost burned to death by Stella yesterday, Kurogane Ikki might have really believed so.

"Okay, let's stop talking about irrelevant things. We have to gather in class soon, right? We happen to be in the same class, so let's go together then."

Souji Okita moved closer to Ikki Kurogane and originally wanted to put his arms around his neck, but awkwardly found that he couldn't reach him, so he changed his stance and nudged his arm with his elbow.

By the way, Okita Souji is less than 1.6 meters tall, and Kurogane Ikki is 1.75 meters tall.

Souji Okita naturally approached Ikki Kurogane, and Ikki Kurogane didn't feel anything special, but this scene made Stella's red eyes widen.

"Ah, come to think of it, I didn't bring any water with me when I went out. Ikki, can I have a sip of your water?"

Because Okita Souji's tone was too natural, Kurogane Ikki subconsciously nodded and said, "Hmm? Sure, here..."

"What are you two doing?!"

Finally exploding, Stella pulled Okita Souji and Kurogane Ikki apart. She then glared at Okita Souji in shame and anger, shouting, "You, you, you... you are so shameless!"

"Eh?"

"She's clearly an unmarried girl, yet...indirect kissing and stuff...it's too..."

Stella's reaction was so strong that even Kurogane Ikki, who realized it belatedly, scratched his slightly red cheeks in embarrassment.

However, in response to Stella's words, Okita Souji tilted his head, clearly not understanding.

Seeing Okita Souji like this, and recalling the confused look on his face when he talked about men and women sleeping together, Kurogane Ikki couldn't help but think...

"Ms. Okita...are you the type who is slow to understand the relationship between men and women?"

He has a very troublesome personality...

"And Ikki!"

Ikki Kurogane suddenly felt a force on his neck. It turned out that Stella had grabbed his collar. Then he saw Stella's beautiful but angry face.

"Didn't you say you just met Okita-san yesterday? Why are you two so close to each other today? You're even... you're..."

"I really met Ms. Okita yesterday!"

Ikki Kurogane didn't know why he felt inexplicably guilty in front of Stella, but he had to explain it quickly.

On the contrary, Souji Okita has been daydreaming, and seems to be completely unaware that he is the culprit of this dispute.