I don't want to be a heroic spirit

The course schedule at Pojun Academy is different from any school Okita Souji has attended before.

Although it is also divided into academic subjects and physical education, here physical education is the main focus, with academic subjects as a supplement. Therefore, there will definitely not be a phenomenon where the academic subject teacher takes over the class because the physical education teacher is sick!

The cultural classes here mainly teach the history related to the Fellers and the various types of Fellers' special abilities. The physical education classes focus on physical training and actual combat drills.

But these are just basic courses and are not very important. You can even skip them and take other elective courses or train on your own.

After all, although they are all swordsmen, everyone's abilities are very different, so the academy also encourages everyone to sign up for elective courses according to their own needs.

There are many elective courses in the academy, such as those that teach magic control, combat skills, and martial arts.

However, when everyone in the class was training enthusiastically, Ikki Kurogane quietly left alone.

Because all courses in Pojun Academy have requirements for ability values, Ikki Kurogane, whose values ​​are only F-level in all aspects, is not allowed to participate in practical courses.

...But this is just the superficial answer.

In fact, when Ikki Kurogane first entered the school, these courses did not have any so-called "ability requirements".

Anyone with an eye can see that those requirements are set specifically for Kurogane Ikki.

Unable to participate in practical courses, Ikki Kurogane could only train on his own, but he was not discouraged.

The unwillingness burning in his chest is proof that he has not given up on himself.

What those people consider the worst obstacles are something Kurogane Ikki has already seen often.

Those who secretly tried to trip him up always used the same tactics over and over again.

It prevented him from taking the practical course? It didn't matter, because he had always been this way.

Even if it means "stealing", he will not miss any opportunity to learn, and will not miss any opportunity to make progress.

So, it doesn't matter, even if there's only one person...

"Hey! What are you doing?"

Suddenly someone patted his shoulder. Ikki Kurogane was frightened and turned around quickly, and then a slender jade finger pressed against his cheek.

"Soji...you scared me."

Thinking about it carefully, apart from Okita Souji, he seemed to have never seen anyone get so close to him without being discovered by him.

but……

"Soji, you're such a jerk! Stella and the others said you disappeared without even saying hello, and Ayatsuji-senpai said you didn't even come back to the dorm last night."

"Ahahaha... I'm sorry, I made you worry."

Okita Souji lowered his head and scratched his cheek.

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? I actually ran away secretly without telling my sister."

"You said so, and Ayatsuji-senpai also told us. Then the person who called changed from you to your sister."

"Yes, yes, that's why my sister found me yesterday."

Okita Souji squinted one eye and stuck out his tongue, looking cute.

"As for my sudden disappearance, I apologize for not telling you ahead of time. I'm actually quite confident in my stealth skills. I left just to survey the surroundings and the number of thugs, and to find out where you were and explain our situation. Unexpectedly, the thugs were all taken care of before I could find you. Furthermore, my sister was nearby, and she caught me by mistake, hehe."

Chapter 69 Kurogane Ikki's Rival

Hearing Okita Souji say that he was very confident in his ability to hide, Kurogane Ikki nodded in affirmation.

Okita Souji's ability to hide his breath is definitely the most powerful that Kurogane Ikki has ever seen in his life. Every time she gets so close to him, he doesn't even notice.

The same thing happened in the mall. Stella and Kurogane Shizuku didn't even realize they were missing a companion. Furthermore, neither the surrounding tourists nor the thugs on guard noticed Okita Souji's departure. He even wondered if Okita Souji had some kind of invisibility ability...

Wait a minute……

Kurogane Ikki frowned and suddenly remembered what happened in the mall.

Although the thugs were all eliminated before he reached the center of the square, Stella and Kurogane Jushizuku, who were at the scene, still told him the whole process of how the thugs were killed without any resistance.

"All I could see was a fleeting flash of cold light, and the thugs falling to the ground one after another after their necks were cut off. I didn't even see the person who initiated the attack..."

When the police got this information from the hostages, they all thought that it was a swordsman with the ability to become invisible, and that his spiritual weapon was a sharp weapon like a dagger.

Considering this efficient and machine-like killing method, the police also determined that he must have rich experience in killing and was responsible for several lives.

But... was it really his special ability that allowed the swordsman to do that?

While thinking, Ikki Kurogane secretly glanced at the silly-smiling Okita Souji.

There is no answer to be found by blind thinking alone, so Ikki Kurogane temporarily kept this doubt in his heart.

"Then the reason I didn't come back last night...is because my sister refused to let me live outside and insisted that I live with her in the apartment she rented in this city."

Seeing Okita Souji scratching his face with an expression that said, "There's really nothing I can do about her," Kurogane Ikki blinked and said, "Has the academy agreed?"

"Well, my sister went to see the chairman specifically to have a 'friendly exchange'."

Since Sister Xiao Ai said it was a friendly exchange, let’s just treat it as such for now.

"Huh? Can your sister see the chairman directly?" Kurogane Ikki exclaimed, "It seems your sister's status is not ordinary."

The world's strongest swordsman is certainly not ordinary.

I was worried that during the meeting and conversation, Sister Xiao Ai would sit on the chair and talk unilaterally, while the chairman would kneel on the ground and listen unilaterally.

The chairman of Pojun Academy, Okita Souji, also knew that the superpower was the rarest type of causal interference, which could control time to a certain extent. He was a former KOK League player, once ranked third in the world, but later withdrew from the league because of marriage.

It is precisely because of such powerful energy that Pojun Academy directly dismissed the previous chairman and hired her as the new chairman, and she can also make so many changes to the academy.

This includes Ikki Kurogane's graduation qualifications. The previous chairman was also one of those who targeted Ikki Kurogane, which made Ikki Kurogane walk on thin ice in the academy. If he made any mistakes, he would face expulsion.

But when Kurono Shinguji made a promise that as long as Ikki Kurogane could win the championship of the "Seven Star Sword Dance Festival", he would be allowed to graduate, those who targeted Ikki Kurogane did not dare to do anything to Kurono Shinguji, so they had to make things difficult for Ikki Kurogane in other places.

Although Shinguji Kurono is very strong and was once the third in the world, in fact, this so-called third in the world is only in the "alliance" and is very watered down. Moreover, he was once the "third in the world". After getting married, he is no longer obsessed with fighting, and his current combat power is probably not as good as the current "third in the world".

But her sister, [Winged] Edwards, is undoubtedly one of the strongest people in the world, enough to be on par with the strongest people of the three major forces in the world, "Alliance", "Coalition" and "Rebels".

Perhaps the reason why Chairman Shinguji Kurono agreed so readily last night was because she noticed the huge gap between them in just a moment, like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

"I'm glad you're alright. You should explain to Ayatsuji-senpai properly. She was so worried last night when you didn't come home."

"Don't worry about that. The first thing I did when I arrived at the academy was to go find Senior Ayase to report that I was safe. Then I came to find you."

Ikki Kurogane and Souji Okita walked side by side on a path in the academy, the sunlight falling at their feet.

"Then, Souji, why don't you go to class?"

Stella and Kurogane Shushizuku are both studying with their class teachers. Only Kurogane Ikki is unable to participate in the practical course due to the so-called "lack of ability", but Okita Souji is different from him.

Unexpectedly, Souji Okita quickened his pace and walked in front of Ikki Kurogane, then turned around with his hands behind his back and tilted his head playfully towards Ikki Kurogane.

"Of course I'm here to help you."

"help me?"

Ikki Kurogane felt confused because of what Souji Okita said.

However, Souji Okita did not answer Ikki Kurogane's question immediately, but instead asked Ikki Kurogane about the information of his opponent.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Although he expressed doubts, Ikki Kurogane still gave his student handbook to Souji Okita because of his trust in him.

When he opened Ikki Kurogane's student handbook, Okita Souji discovered that Ikki Kurogane not only had the opponent's basic information, but also the opponent's ability value information, supernatural powers and battle videos.

…………

Name: Kirihara Shizuya

Class: Pojun Academy, Grade 2, Class 3

Inherent Spiritual Equipment: Hazy Moon

Felling Skills: Hunter's Forest

Title: Hunter

Attack Power: E

Defense: D

Magic power: D

Magic Control: B

Physical fitness: D

Luck: B

Profile: The top freshman at Pojun Academy, and one of the representatives from Pojun Academy at the previous "Seven Star Sword Dance Festival"...

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"Second year huh..." Shifting his gaze from the information about his opponent named Kirihara Shizuya to Kurogane Ikki's face, Okita Souji said calmly, "It seems I know you."

"……Um."

A hint of sadness flashed in Kurogane Ikki's obsidian eyes.

Then, Souji Okita started to watch the battle video of Shizuya Kirihara.

This Kirihara Shizuya should be a character that appeared in the original plot. It seems that he was specially prepared for those who target Kurogane Ikki, and his ability is very powerful against Kurogane Ikki.

After watching the battle video of this man, Souji Okita frowned in disgust.

"Hmm... Sure enough, this is the type of fight you, Ikki, are not good at dealing with. This kind of dirty style of play."

Chapter 70: Disgusting Hypocrisy

Shizuya Kirihara's special sword-cutting skill "Hunter's Forest" is simply to use his magic power to create a jungle. As long as he is in the jungle, his figure, breath and smell will be perfectly hidden, completely invisible camouflage.

And Shizuya Kirihara's fighting style is to hide in the "Hunter's Forest" and shoot arrows from behind. As long as the opponent can't find him, he can grind any enemy to death.

It is very targeted and is not good at dealing with opponents like Stella who have super-wide-range attacks, but it is very effective against opponents like Kurogane Ikki who have no range and long-range attacks.

This person also has a mean personality. If he encounters an opponent that he is restrained by, he will give up on his own initiative. If he encounters an opponent that he can defeat, he will treat it like playing with prey. Although he is capable of shooting, he will deliberately shoot those places that are not fatal but very torturous to the opponent.

He himself does not regard this way of fighting as a shame, but instead calls himself a "hunter".

To be honest, Souji Okita didn't think there was anything wrong with this fighting style.

In battle, victory is everything, no matter how dirty or ugly the victory is, it is still a victory.

What if the means are underhanded? As long as they work, as long as they lead me to victory, that's fine.

But Okita Souji still hated this guy because he kept making such a big fuss about it.

Souji Okita does not reject despicable means, but he is well aware of their filthiness and meanness. However, the man in front of him is proud of it, which is simply shameless.

"...You're so pitiful, Ikki. I feel dirty even chopping at an opponent like this."

"Ah ha ha……"

Seeing Okita Souji throwing the student handbook to him as if he had seen something dirty, Ikki Kurogane could only smile bitterly.

At this moment, Ikki Kurogane suddenly felt his hand being held, and it felt soft and delicate.

"Hehe! Although this is just a mob to me, they are a very tough opponent for you, Ikki, right?"

Okita Souji turned around and smiled, his voice as sweet as an oriole singing in a valley, with a strong sense of pride in it.

"So, thank me! Ms. Okita is going to teach you a sure-win technique!"

"A sure-win... trick?"

Ikki Kurogane's mind immediately shifted from the touch of his hand to Okita Souji's words.

"Yes, that is..."

Just as Souji Okita was about to explain to Ikki Kurogane, an extremely unpleasant voice came from not far away. Both Ikki Kurogane and Souji Okita subconsciously frowned when they heard this voice.

"Oh? I thought I was seeing things. Isn't this Kurogane-san?"

Ikki Kurogane's expression gradually became heavy. He took a deep breath and looked in the direction where the sound came from. Souji Okita, who was disturbed, also looked over with an unhappy look on his face.

"It's Kurogane-san, really! Seriously, why is Kurogane-san here? Shouldn't you be attending the practical training class with your classmates? Oh! Look at my memory! I almost forgot that you weren't allowed to participate in the practical training class because your ability score didn't meet the requirements."

The person who came was a slender young man who looked about the same age as Kurogane Ikki, saying words that were obviously meant to be provocative and mocking.