I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Everyone has a past that they don't want to be mentioned, and both Ikki Kurogane and Suzuku Kurogane feel this deeply.

Because they already considered Okita Souji a friend, they would not ask such questions rashly.

They hope to wait until Okita Souji says it himself, or...

Wait for the right time to ask this question.

Chapter 79 Kurogane Ikki's Changes

Just as Souji Okita had expected at the beginning, Ayase Ayatsuji won her first game easily.

Then the next day, Stella and Kurogane Shizuku also won the competition with an overwhelming advantage.

Especially Stella, who made her opponent surrender just by fighting there.

Only by standing in front of her and experiencing it yourself can you understand what "the world's number one magic power" and "thirty times the average magic power" really mean.

The audience's reaction was completely different from when Okita Souji won the game. It was not sighs and doubts, but complete admiration and envy.

And then... it was time for Kurogane Ikki's match.

"Don't you need to rest a little longer, Onii-sama?"

Ikki Kurogane was about to enter the players' rest area, but Suzuku Kurogane couldn't help but worry about him.

"It's okay, Shizuku. Rather... I'm in the best condition right now."

Kurogane Ikki didn't look very well at the moment.

He looked unwell, his hair was messy, and there were even several cuts and bloodstains on his clothes.

Just before coming here, he was training with Okita Souji.

"The mind's eye is like a sixth sense. If you want to stimulate it to its limit, you must abandon the other five senses."

"Vision and hearing account for over 90% of a normal person's five senses. Then there's touch, smell, and taste. These are the five senses. I will use this battle to squeeze your energy to the limit, rendering you unable to discern the information coming from your senses."

"The mind's eye is supposed to be a realm that can only be grasped by chance after years or even decades of wandering on the brink of life and death. But we don't have that much time, so after your body recovers you might forget what it feels like now. But that's okay. With your talent, even if you forget this time, I believe you'll remember it soon."

That’s right, at this moment Ikki Kurogane has already understood the mind’s eye!

Because Okita Souji's sword is too fast, so fast that it is difficult to capture with the naked eye, it is necessary to ignore vision.

Because Okita Souji's sword is too ghostly, it seems that even the sound is cut off by it, so it is necessary to abandon the sense of hearing.

During the battle, Ikki Kurogane realized that he could not "see" Okita Souji's sword with his five senses alone, so he had to use "eyes" other than the five senses to "see" it.

Although Kurogane Ikki looks scary now, if you feel it carefully, you will find that his aura has become much more restrained and solid, and there is no feeling of weakness at all.

If this were Kurogane Ikki's own feelings, he would feel that the world in front of his "eyes" had never been so clear.

The original tension and fear were gone.

At this moment, his heart was as calm as Mirror Lake.

"As for you, Shizuku, please wait for me in the audience seats."

After saying this, Kurogane Ikki turned and walked into the players' lounge.

After staring at Ikki Kurogane's back for a long time, Kurogane Jushizuku stammered and spoke softly.

"I wish you good luck in martial arts, my dear brother."

In the audience, Stella sat in the front row of seats.

Ayase Ayatsuji was with her, but there were a few empty seats next to the two of them. Even though the entire auditorium was already crowded, it was obvious that these empty seats were specially reserved for people.

Ayase Tsuji suddenly felt someone sitting down next to her out of the corner of her eye, but before that she had not noticed the other person's arrival at all.

"Soji, you..."

Ayase Ayatsuji was about to say hello to Souji Okita, but a look of shock suddenly appeared on her face.

Because she found that there was a bit of fatigue on Okita Souji's delicate little face, and most importantly, there were three knife cuts on her clothes, and the cuts were very new.

"Soji! What are you doing..."

"Ah, I accidentally flipped over..."

Okita Souji smiled helplessly, but his eyes were closed.

Stella also just noticed the newly arrived Souji Okita, and was shocked when she saw Souji Okita's embarrassed look.

"Did Ikki do this?"

"Ikki?"

Only then did Ayatsuji Ayase remember that Okita Souji seemed to have told her that he was giving special training to Kurogane Ikki these days.

Ayase Ayase Ayatsuji had not been to the scene. She had been training for the trials these days. Stella had been to the scene. After all, she and Ikki Kurogane were roommates. Every night she saw Ikki Kurogane coming back covered in wounds and blood, so she would definitely come over to see.

Kurogane Jushizuku didn't stop Stella, or rather, she was happy to do so.

Because Stella was also scared when she saw Souji Okita in the "murderer" state.

That's why Stella was so shocked at this moment.

When she went to see it before, Ikki Kurogane didn't even have the ability to fight back against Souji Okita, but now he can actually hurt Souji?

After all, if it were her, it would be difficult for her to even raise a weapon against Okita Souji in that state.

Okita Souji nodded, which surprised Stella.

"So, Ikki's match this time..."

Souji Okita did not answer in a hurry, but first glanced at the ring below, with a meaningful arc at the corner of his mouth.

"It will probably be an easy win."

Then, Kurogane Shushizuku also came, and with her was Arisuin Nagi.

Shinguji Kurono also came to the competition.

As the chairman of the board of directors of this academy, she certainly knew that Okita Souji was giving special training to Kurogane Ikki. In addition, she always thought highly of Kurogane Ikki, so she had to come and take a look.

As for her good friend, Xijing Ningyin...

"Today's first match is finally about to begin! Live broadcast will be provided by me, Yue Ye Jian! Commentary will be provided by Xijing Ningyin!"

"Please take care of me."

That’s right, Xijing Ningyin became a commentator.

It is said that the viewing angle over there is better and you can clearly see the entire competition venue.

"Today's opponents are also very eye-catching. On one side is Shizuya Kirihara, the C-rank knight who competed in the Seven Star Sword Dance last year."

Following the announcer's introduction, Shizuya Kirihara entered the scene, tilting his head and walking in a very cool manner.

But even though he is such a person, there are people in the audience who keep cheering him on, and some girls even shout like crazy, "Shizuya-sama is so handsome" and so on.

"The opponent is Kurogane Ikki, who is F-rank but defeated Famiglia in a mock battle."

The noise in the audience suddenly became quieter.

In the lounge, there was a half-hour break, and Ikki Kurogane took a simple shower and changed his clothes.

Although he didn't look as dirty as before he came, as if he had just crawled out of a shell crater on the Syrian battlefield, but when he got closer, Shizuya Kirihara could still see Ikki Kurogane's tired face.

Chapter 80 Kurogane Ikki's Victory (4/31)

"What's wrong with you?" Kirihara Shizuya sneered, "Is it because your opponent is me that you're so scared that you can't sleep for several days?"

"That's a good thing, Kurogane-san. It means you know the difference between you and me. Unlike losers like you, I'm a true genius."

In the face of Kirihara Shizuya's ridicule, Kurogane Ikki did not say anything, but summoned his spiritual outfit.

Seeing this, Shizuya Kirihara also took out his spiritual equipment - a longbow that seemed to be made of some kind of vine.

The blue light took shape in Kurogane Ikki's hands. The black samurai sword was held by Kurogane Ikki in a very loose posture, with the tip of the sword pointing obliquely to the ground.

After seeing Ikki Kurogane take out the spiritual outfit Yin Iron, Shizuya Kirihara, who had been smiling contemptuously, was stunned for a moment.

"strangeness……"

He didn't feel anything before, but after Kurogane Ikki grasped the sword, he always felt that something had changed in the other party, but he couldn't put it into words.

But soon, he no longer cared.

In the broadcasting room, the kimono-clad loli Xijing Ningyin, who had been lazily leaning on the back of the chair, slowly sat up straight, and Shinguji Kurono's expression became more and more solemn.

At this moment, although only for a moment, Shinguji Kurono seemed to see the shadow of the world's number one swordsman on Ikki Kurogane's body.

"Kurotsu-kun, he..."

Ayatsuji Ayase's eyes widened slightly.

Ayase Ayatsuji is also a swordsman, so she is more sensitive to Ikki Kurogane's current condition than others.

I could clearly see him there with my naked eyes, but it felt like there was only a ball of air there.

"Not launching an offensive?"

Kirihara Shizuya said this in a casual tone, as if chatting with an old friend, "Well, I'll be rude then."

Immediately, Kirihara Shizuya's magic power covered the entire arena in an instant, and the next moment, the arena turned into a forest.

And the figure of Shizuya Kirihara also completely disappeared in front of Ikki Kurogane.

"It appears! Hunter's Forest! Contestant Shizuya Kirihara has completely disappeared!"

There was an uproar in the audience.

The dense forest is also filled with a light mist, which not only affects the vision, but also hinders other senses.

Facing Kirihara Shizuya's sword-cutting skills, the most effective way is to use violence to destroy the forest created by his magic power, otherwise he will be exhausted to death.

But Ikki Kurogane just stood there quietly, as if he had given up.

Suddenly, he slowly raised the hand holding the sword.

"clang!"

The green arrow of light hit his horizontal sword, making a crisp sound of metal clashing.

The next moment, three more sounds of breaking through the air came out of nowhere.

Kurogane Ikki swung his sword lightly.

Accompanied by three golden sounds, the three light arrows deviated from their original trajectory because of Kurogane Ikki's sword and flew out, brushing past his body.

One shot to the ground, one flew into the sky, and one pierced through a tree behind Kurogane Ikki and flew to an unknown destination.

Kurogane Ikki's nonchalant attitude shocked everyone present.

"I...what did I see! Kurogane Ikki actually deflected all of his attacks?!"

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Stella, Kurogane Shizuku, and the others subconsciously raised their heads.

After all, the person in the field is their lover (brother).

"Oh my, no way! You're just a 'Failed Knight', you don't really think you can defeat a genius like me, do you?"

Kirihara Shizuya's voice came from all directions of Kurogane Ikki, and the contempt and disgust mixed in his tone did not make Kurogane Ikki even frown.

Perhaps it was this indifferent attitude that made Kirihara Shizuya even more unbearable.

"Alright, alright, since you haven't given up yet, I'll let you see my true abilities. Feel honored! You can make a genius like me take you seriously!"

"I'll tell you in advance! This year, I can even hide my arrows. I wonder how you can block them!"

As expected, it was just as Okita Souji had predicted.

Kurogane Ikki couldn't help but think so in his heart.

If Souji Okita wasn't here, he would probably be in danger now, right?

Kurogane Ikki raised his head and looked in one direction.

Although blocked by dense foliage, his "heart" told him that Souji, Stella, Shizuku and the others were in that direction, watching his game intently.

So many people are looking forward to him, and so many people are worried about him.

So……