I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"We have to win."

His body did not move, but he turned his wrist slightly at a not very obvious angle, and the sword blocked in front of his right knee.

Then, although no arrows were seen shooting towards him, dazzling sparks suddenly flew out from his Yin Iron, accompanied by the sound of hammering iron.

"Even if it's a transparent attack, my 'eyes' can see it clearly."

Looking up, his obsidian eyes were fixed on one direction.

When he met those determined eyes, Shizuya Kirihara almost lost his spiritual outfit.

He was discovered? This is impossible!

It must be a coincidence! It's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse!

"Don't try to bluff!"

It can be said that the cowardly Kirihara Shizuya no longer had the calm look he had before. Invisible magic arrows were shot out from his spiritual suit and shot towards various parts of Kurogane Ikki's body.

Ikki Kurogane suddenly lowered his head, and a transparent arrow flew over his head. Then he swung his sword to block the two arrows behind him. Then his bent legs began to accumulate strength, and he rushed forward like a cheetah that had found its prey.

Shizuya Kirihara finally started to panic because the direction Ikki Kurogane was running towards was exactly where he was.

Was I really discovered?

why?

His confused brain didn't have time to think about these things. All he wanted to do was stay as far away from the aggressive Kurogane Ikki as possible.

He bullies weak opponents and surrenders to strong ones. He calls himself a hunter and is proud of being a genius, but he has been in a comfortable environment for too long and does not have the courage to remain calm when facing strong enemies.

"Don't come over here!!"

Shizuya Kirihara aimed at Ikki Kurogane again and shot an arrow, but Ikki Kurogane hit it back directly, and the arrow pierced his shoulder directly.

“Oooooh! It hurts! It hurts so much! It hurts so much!”

Shizuya Kirihara screamed in pain and fell directly from the branch, covering his bleeding shoulder with tears and snot mixed together.

"It hurts! Blood! So much blood! The bleeding won't stop!!"

Kirihara Shizuya, whose invisibility had been lifted, lay on the ground in a miserable state, and then a shadow covered him.

When he looked up, he saw that Ikki Kurogane had come to him, holding the Yin Iron high in his hand.

"No...no!"

Kirihara Shizuya's pupils trembled violently and his body trembled slightly because of fear.

"That...that's a real knife! A real knife! It can kill you! It can kill people!"

Facing the cold light flashing on the Yin Iron, Shizuya Kirihara cried and begged, shouting as if he was going to shout his voice hoarse.

"I understand! I give up! I admit that I give up!!"

Ikki Kurogane's obsidian eyes clearly reflected Shizuya Kirihara's begging face, and the calmness and indifference inside seemed to devour Shizuya Kirihara.

Then, under everyone's gaze, and amidst Kirihara Shizuya's begging, Ikki Kurogane suddenly swung the sword in his hand.

“No! I’m afraid of pain—!!”

The long sword swung down, as if to split the entire forest into two.

Everyone held their breath, craning their necks and staring wide-eyed to see the final result of the game.

Finally, the forest disappeared.

Ikki Kurogane's sword stopped at Shizuya Kirihara's nose, and a drop of blood slowly flowed down Shizuya Kirihara's cheek, mixing with his saliva and snot.

He put away his sword and stood up, as if he had just done something insignificant, with no ripple on Kurogane Ikki's face.

Kirihara Shizuya, can no longer fight.

The winner is Kurogane Ikki.

Chapter 81 Kurogane Ikki Becoming Popular

"Oh... so something like this has happened before."

The small lamp above my head emitted a warm light, illuminating the room.

Edelweiss, wearing a cute nightgown, reached out and put a pink macaron from the plate into her mouth. After eating it, she didn't forget to put her finger in her mouth and said, "That person named Kurogane Ikki... If I have the chance, I really want to meet him."

"As what? Edelweiss or my sister?"

Souji Okita was lying lazily on the sofa. Although a program was playing on the TV screen in front of him, neither Souji Okita nor Edwards watched it.

Edwards seemed very curious about what happened to Souji Okita at school. Why was it the same as what happened to Souji Okita's previous parents?

Her parents' reason was that "they had never been to college, so they wanted to see what their children were like in college." Edelweiss used a similar reason.

"Did they bully you? If so, be sure to tell your sister." Before he could even swallow the snack in his mouth, Edwards rolled up his sleeves and said very cutely, "I'm your sister, I'm very strong."

"Think about something practical, sister. Who dares to bully me? Don't you think about whose sister I am?" Okita Souji said with a bit of amusement: "Although they don't know your identity, the chairman does. If anyone really dares to cause trouble for me, the chairman will be the first one to not let him go."

"Well, that's true."

His mouth empty, Edwards reached out his sinful little hand to the next dessert.

"I never thought that the 'World Clock' would become the chairman of a school, and it's the school where my sister attends."

"At least she's the chairman of the board. She has both status and wealth. Sister, you're the world's number one swordsman, but you're the most unremarkable person working as a chef in a dessert shop."

"Hmm? Souji, do you look down on the chefs at the dessert shop? Apologize to all the dessert chefs in the world!"

Edwards rushed over angrily, and kneaded Okita Souji's little face with his hands that were still stained with the smell of dessert like kneading dough.

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong... Sister, please let go..."

"No, Souji, have you lost weight? The feeling of rubbing your face doesn't feel as good as before."

The sudden change in the topic of Edwards made Okita Souji a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Souji Okita's little face was like dough, which was rubbed, kneaded, pinched and pinched by Edwards into various shapes.

In the words of Edelweiss...

"Bullying your sister is a sister's privilege!"

…………

Tryouts are held every day.

Students at the academy have to participate in the competition, but even if they don't participate, they can choose to watch the game or train on their own.

Therefore, the course arrangement is not as strict as before, and the rules are much more relaxed.

Several days have passed since Ikki Kurogane defeated Shizuya Kirihara, and several matches have been held during these days.

The purpose of the selection competition is to determine the six people with the best final results to represent Pojun Academy to participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

Losing just one match will result in disqualification.

So far, Okita Souji, Kurogane Ikki, Stella, Kurogane Suzuku, Ayase Ayatsuji, and Arisuin Nagi have all maintained an excellent record of victory.

Even Kurogane Ikki and Stella encountered members of the student council separately and won.

It was normal for Stella to win, but after Ikki Kurogane defeated the student council's Usagi Renren, everyone's perception of this "failed knight" changed 180 degrees.

No, now, Kurogane Ikki can no longer be called "Failed Knight". Kurogane Ikki now has a new title.

"Uncrowned Sword King".

Everyone began to wonder why Ikki Kurogane, an F-rank swordsman, had been able to win until now. If he had relied on methods like Shizuya Kirihara to win until now, he naturally would not have received so much respect. However, he showed absolute strength in every battle that made people shut up.

Gradually, Ikki Kurogane became popular, and many classmates wanted to ask him for advice on how to become stronger.

Then, after getting along for a while, Ikki Kurogane's gentle and friendly personality also added a lot of charm to him. No matter who asked him for advice, he would help them with all his heart.

During this time, there were people who were unhappy with him and wanted to pick a fight with him, but after a fight, they were all impressed by Ikki Kurogane's real strength.

The end result was that more and more people gathered around Kurogane Ikki, wanting to learn something from him.

Stella has complained to Souji Okita more than once, saying that Ikki Kurogane has no time to date her because of those people.

Oh, by the way, there is one thing I almost forgot to mention, that is, Stella and Ikki Kurogane finally confirmed their relationship.

In the original work, during the battle with Shizuya Kirihara, Ikki Kurogane was suppressed throughout the whole process. Shizuya Kirihara encouraged everyone to laugh at Ikki Kurogane. Then Stella overshadowed everyone and expressed her feelings for Ikki Kurogane in a rare and arrogant manner, which allowed Ikki Kurogane to cheer up and defeat Shizuya Kirihara.

Okita Souji only remembered this plot after the game. She was originally worried that her interference might prevent the two from going that far, but she didn't expect that the two of them would still become together without her knowledge!

Sure enough, love and fate are unreasonable.

Ikki Kurogane had invited Souji Okita to teach those people together, which was something Souji Okita had not expected.

But Okita Souji still refused.

"I'm not going to teach anyone, of course. If it's about chopping people, that's another matter."

When Okita Souji said this meaningfully, the corners of Kurogane Ikki's mouth twitched noticeably.

The place on my body that was cut before started to ache again...

"Besides, they asked you for advice." Okita Souji tilted his head and chuckled. "If it were me, I'd probably be disliked, right?"

Kurogane Ikki's evaluation was reversed, but Okita Souji was not.

Every battle of Kurogane Ikki is very shocking to watch, and you can clearly feel his strength, but Okita Souji is different.

She always ends the battle in just a moment, and most people can't understand what's going on. Those who can understand will only have the impression that Okita Souji is "so terrifying" and stay away from him.

Almost all those who come to ask for advice are those who cannot understand the value of each move of Okita Souji, so they naturally go to Kurogane Ikki, whose moves are more gorgeous and more entertaining.

"Fighting is not a performance. After all, fighting in front of so many people is something that is incomprehensible."

"No, that wasn't a fight at all..."

Chapter 82 Waiting to be held

Ikki Kurogane was teaching someone, and Stella followed behind Ikki Kurogane and was jealous, especially Jushizuku Kurogane who would come out from time to time to trip Stella.

Souji Okita left alone silently. After all, seeing that their small group was already "full", he seemed a little redundant, so he might as well do something of his own.

Having said that…

"But I don't think I have anything to do?"

Walking along the cherry blossom-filled path, Okita Souji pinched his chin and tilted his head.

As for training...it doesn't seem necessary.

As for attending classes...it seems unnecessary. None of the courses taught in the academy are suitable for her.

Rather, she couldn't think of anyone in this academy who was qualified to teach her.

"Speaking of which, what is Ayase-senpai doing right now?"

Okita Souji couldn't help but feel curious.

During this period, Souji Okita stayed in the apartment rented by Edelweiss every night. In addition, everyone was training hard for the trials, so her opportunities to meet Ayase Ayatsuji were visibly becoming less and less.

However, she still kept her bed in the dormitory, and she and Ayase Ayase remained roommates.

After hesitating for only a moment, Souji Okita made up his mind.

"Well, go find the senior."

But... where can I find my senior?

Wandering around?

Isn't that just taking a chance?

Souji Okita thought for about two minutes, then slapped his forehead stupidly.

"I'm such an idiot, why not just call and ask? You have a pig brain..."

Leaning against a very healthy cherry tree, Souji Okita took out his student handbook and found the phone number of his senior Ayase Ayatsuji in the address book.

"Moshimoshi, is that you, senior? Have you eaten? What are you doing?"

After a meaningless conversation, Souji Okita learned that Ayatsuji Ayase planned to visit her father, Mr. Ayatsuji Kaito, who was in the hospital.

"Do you need me to go with you? I just don't have anything to do here and I'm bored."