I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Akaza Mamoru was also surprised. If he had known that it was so easy to destroy Kurogane Ikki's willpower, he wouldn't have had to go to so much trouble to drug and torture him.

"The Ethics Committee doesn't want this situation to continue without a clear conclusion. If you wish to prove your credentials as a knight, let's have a duel."

"Go ahead and win the duel in front of everyone."

Even after saying so much, Ikki Kurogane still had no obvious reaction.

Seeing Ikki Kurogane so disheartened, Akaza-no-mori couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.

"He's a powerful warrior who could even defeat Toudou Touka, the Raikiri. If you can defeat Okita Souji, the Setsuna, we'll simply give up on pursuing your responsibility. However, if you lose, then forget about becoming a Magic Knight."

…………

In the school cafeteria.

"Congratulations! Stella and Alice have qualified for the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival!"

Souji Okita, Ayase Ayatsuji, Shizuku Kurogane, Nagi Arisuin, and Stella sat together and held a rather simple celebration.

Students are not allowed to drink alcohol, and the regulation is particularly strict in Japan, so they use fruit juice drinks instead.

"thank you all!"

"Well, I'm just lucky. I happened to meet some not-so-strong opponents."

Just today, Stella and Arisuin Nagi each won their last qualifying match and successfully qualified to participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival as representatives of Pojun Academy.

Stella's victory wasn't entirely surprising; she was an A-rank knight after all. Some opponents with weaker mental abilities would have completely lost their will to fight after witnessing her world-beating magical power.

However, Ayatsuji Ayase and Stella were a little surprised by Arisuin Nagi's complete victory, because after being together for so long, Arisuin Nagi had always been low-key.

Okita Souji glanced at Arisuin Nagi meaningfully, then looked at Stella.

But she couldn't actually see Stella, because in front of Stella was a small mountain of food.

In this regard, Okita Souji only wants to say...

"As expected of a princess, you have a powerful 'king's stomach'!"

You can tell at first glance that he has the magnanimity of a king.

Although it’s not the first time I’ve seen it, it’s still very shocking.

Kurogane Jushizuku said, "Stella, why do I feel like you've eaten more than yesterday? No wonder you have so much fat on your body."

"Huh? What are you talking about, you're just a leaky hot water bottle with nothing on? I have a perfect body!" Stella said unconvincedly. "Besides, I just finished the competition today and used up a lot of energy. Of course I have to make up for it by eating."

"But you're eating too much, you inflated Antarctic No. 2!"

"You washboard!"

“Hot air balloon!”

“Altitude 0 meters!”

"Mount Everest!"

Okita Souji covered his face and sighed: "Why are these two arguing again..."

"Well, this is a sign of their good relationship." Arisuin Nagi smiled and waved her hand, "Isn't it nice to be like this occasionally?"

Souji Okita had just finished his meal and opened his student handbook, only to find that his next opponent had already been decided.

But after she saw the opponent's information clearly, her eyes suddenly became extremely solemn.

Ayase Ayatsuji, who was closest to him, was curious about Okita Souji's expression, so she leaned over to take a look and immediately covered her slightly open mouth in surprise.

"This is……!"

The commotion here attracted the attention of others, so they passed by to take a look.

After seeing it clearly, everyone began to doubt their own eyes.

"Why……"

"Brother..."

Looking at the four words "Kurogatsu Ikki" displayed in the opponent's column on the screen, Okita Souji frowned slightly.

Chapter 97 Daily Life with Edelweiss

Today, Okita Souji will compete with Kurogane Ikki.

Okita Souji also hesitated... Should he lose to the opponent on purpose?

After all, Ikki Kurogane really attaches great importance to the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival. Compared to him, Souji Okita doesn't seem to have any reason to insist on participating in the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival.

Ikki Kurogane agreed with Kurono Shinguji that they would graduate successfully after winning the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, and he also agreed with Stella to have a formal duel at the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

What about her? For fun.

She is different from the protagonist of "I Don't Want to Be a Valkyrie". There is no system that will assign all kinds of disgusting tasks, which allows her to enjoy the most complete freedom in every world she arrives in.

She can decide what to do and what not to do.

Mashu said that their wish is for her to be happy, so no matter what she does, they will support her and will not force her.

She just needs to do whatever makes her happy, freer than Eren Yeager.

However, the idea of ​​"letting go" only lasted for a short while in Souji Okita's mind.

She had been looking forward to the battle with Kurogane Ikki for a long time. After learning that her final opponent was Kurogane Ikki, her first reaction was not confusion but excitement!

She had already fought with Dongtang Daohua once, and it had to be said that it was really the happiest battle for her since she came to this world.

Forget about Edelweiss. She is very strong but too strong. She is not a masochist and cannot get happiness from being beaten.

The water in the kitchen boiled at this time.

Souji Okita tore open the package, poured the milk tea powder into a small plastic cup, then poured in sugar and a small box of coconut flakes. Finally, he picked up the kettle and poured in hot water. The steaming hot water made a "gurgling" sound as it was poured in, which sounded inexplicably relaxing.

When Souji Okita used to listen to the stress-relieving and sleep-inducing sounds on TikTok, she had a strange feeling she couldn't explain, but it made her want to listen to them again and again, which made her wonder if she was also under a lot of pressure. People around her always said, "You don't look stressed at all."

Take out a chopstick and poke it into the milk tea, then you will feel a layer of soft stuff, which is the unsoaked milk tea powder. If you stir it, you will find that many bubbles float to the surface, and the milk tea will drop a little bit.

The words "Please add according to taste" were written on the package of white sugar. There were indeed people around Okita Souji who only added half a bag each time, which made her very confused. She felt that she could even add two bags, but each box of milk tea only came with a small bag of white sugar.

The milk tea is very hot and steaming. It is impossible to drink it without blowing on it. Although Souji Okita always felt that blowing on it was more of a psychological comfort than a practical effect.

I remember hearing someone ask this question before: those immortal cultivators in novels are not afraid of high temperatures or severe cold, so why do they blow on their tea before drinking it?

Someone replied at the time: "It's a matter of habit. They developed the habit of blowing on their tea before they became immortal cultivators, so they still habitually blow on it after drinking it, just like I'm used to scratching my hair when I'm embarrassed, even though I can't find my hair anymore."

Well, Okita Souji thinks it makes sense.

When I take a sip of milk tea, I can clearly feel a warm current flowing through my throat, spreading once when it passes through the chest, and then spreading again when it passes through the abdomen.

"My whole body has warmed up. It's a nice day today."

Near the window, the sun, which had just emerged from the clouds, spread its warmth over the vibrant land and also shone on Souji Okita.

At this time, Souji Okita discovered that a little bird was not afraid of him and flew to the windowsill.

"What's wrong, little bird? Do you want to drink the milk tea in my hand?"

The little bird chirped sweetly towards Okita Souji, looking very happy, as if it had come across something good that it wanted to share with Okita Souji.

The bird stood on the windowsill and jumped towards Souji Okita a few times, as if it really wanted to drink Souji Okita's milk tea.

"Hey, no, you can't drink that." Afraid that the other party was really here for his milk tea, Okita Souji quickly took his milk tea away. "I don't know if Kotori can drink milk tea yet. It's probably not possible, right? After all, it seems to have a lot of additives in it. Wait, I'll get you some bread, corn kernels, peanuts, or something."

Then, when Edwards passed by, he saw Okita Souji holding a piece of bread, breaking off a small piece of bread crumbs from time to time to feed a little bird.

The bird was driven away by Edelweiss, and in Edelweiss’ own words…

"Souji's food should be mine! But it was snatched away by a stinky bird that came out of nowhere!"

“No one will snatch it from you…”

Souji Okita said that Edwards was a little willful, but Edwards not only did not feel ashamed, but instead put his hands on his hips and looked very proud.

"I'm only so willful towards you, Souji."

"Should I be proud of this?"

"Of course, be proud of yourself. Also, give me a sip of the milk tea in your hand."

"But this is the milk tea I made for myself..."

"It's because it's your milk tea that it tastes better, Souji."

After breakfast, Edwards suddenly asked Okita Souji to change into clothes suitable for going out.

"I've been thinking about it for a while now. I finally managed to come out here, but I didn't even have a good time with Souji in this city. What a waste!"

"But I still have to go to school..."

Souji Okita was somewhat accustomed to Edwards's impulsive personality.

"Don't think I don't know, your sister. You haven't studied much at the academy. After all, there aren't many people in that academy who can teach you. It's more likely that you're teaching others."

"Uh...but I have a game this afternoon."

In the end, Souji Okita still couldn't beat Edwards, which was normal. After all, she had always valued the wishes of others more than her own since a long time ago.

As long as it doesn't touch her bottom line, she will not refuse any request that she can afford.

"Then let me pick out a really cute little dress for you, Souji."

"Throw away that dangerous idea! And when did you buy me a skirt again, Sister Ai?!"

Chapter 98 The person who walked the same road hand in hand

When he finally went out, Souji Okita was only wearing a gray shirt with a wolf head printed on the back and a pair of ultra-short jeans.

Since it was Edwards who took the initiative to suggest going out, Souji Okita wanted to ask Edwards what plans he had or where he wanted to go.

Edwards put his index finger on his lips and looked up at the sky as if thinking.

"Going for dessert?"

"It's not long since you finished breakfast, right?"

"Desserts are in the second stomach, so it doesn't matter."

"I've never heard of that statement, so I dismiss it."

I really don’t understand why Sister Xiao Ai is so obsessed with desserts. Even Souji Okita seems to be getting tired of them.

It is said that when a girl asks another girl out to play, she has definitely already chosen the destination, but it is different when a boy asks another boy out to play.

"Want to come out and play?"

"sure."

"I'm downstairs at your house, come out."

"where to have fun?"

"You come out first."

"I'm out, where are we going to play?"

"I don't know, how about XX Square?"

"Didn't we just go there last time?"

"Then where do you want to go?"

"cybercafe?"

"Are you out of your mind? You can play computer games at home, but you have to go to an internet cafe and spend money to play?"

"climb mountains?"

"If you don't give me some practical advice, I'll tear your head off and use it as a chamber pot."

"Then let's go to XX Square and look around to see if there's anything interesting to see."

Based on Souji Okita's previous experience with bad friends, the above conversation would probably have taken place.

Because of his experience with bad friends, Souji Okita has become accustomed to going out for fun without a purpose.

"Anyway, let's just walk around and take a look."