I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"Besides the exciting two contestants, this competition is also very special because it will be broadcast live on television. The helicopters in the air will make the atmosphere even more lively!"

After simply stirring up the emotions of all the audience, the announcer began to explain the contestants' information.

"The first contestant I want to talk about is this one. Although she's only a D-rank knight, she was able to overcome all obstacles and defeat many powerful opponents in an instant. Even the school's top scorer, [Raikiri] Toudou Touka, became one of her defeated opponents. Our fleeting Epiphyllum, the beautiful Sword Princess—[Setsuna] Okita Souji!"

As she introduced herself, the large screen suspended in the air began to play Okita Souji's previous battle.

However, because every battle of Okita Souji ended too quickly, only her battle with Toudou Touka was highlighted.

Many of the people present were meeting Okita Souji for the first time and had little knowledge of him before.

But after seeing the battle between her and Toudou Daohua, I believe all doubts will disappear.

Dongtang Daohua also came to the venue, but this time he was not a contestant, but a spectator.

So, she also saw the battle played out on the big screen.

She was not dissatisfied with her defeat to Okita Souji. There was no aspect of the battle with Okita Souji that made her feel dissatisfied.

Precisely because she felt satisfied with that battle, she couldn't wait to fight the opponent again.

But it is not okay to directly challenge the opponent, as that will only lead to defeat again.

Therefore... the desire to become stronger will be stronger than ever before.

Not only her, but also several students who had been defeated by Okita Souji came to this venue.

Because they want to see how far the person who defeated them can go.

"And then there's the other contestant! He's incredibly similar to Okita Souji! Same powers, same mediocre stats, and the same undefeated streak with just a sword! As an F-rank [Fallen Knight], he's defeated countless powerful foes, including the Crimson Princess and the Hunter, all the way to this final match! Can the word 'incredible' describe this?"

"Although he is now surrounded by rumors, his strength and hard work are by no means false. The former [Failed Knight], now the [Uncrowned Sword King] - Kurogane Ikki!!"

The announcer has his own agenda.

Although there are rumors spreading around that Ikki Kurogane is being slandered by state agencies, this announcer has watched many of Ikki Kurogane's games and knows him personally, so he has great trust in him.

"What rumors? It's obviously the truth..."

Akaza Mamoru also arrived at the venue, and after hearing the announcer's words, the veins in his hand holding the crutch bulged.

Not far in front of him, there were three people sitting.

"That old fox..."

The person who was speaking was the kimono-clad loli Nishikyo Ningyin, and the person sitting next to her was naturally the chairman, Shinguji Kurono.

Although Xijing Ningyin's words were full of strong dissatisfaction and disgust towards Akaza Mamoru, Akaza Mamoru lowered his head and dared not say much.

He was only the chairman of the Ethics Committee, and he couldn't afford to offend the former and the current world number three in front of him, not to mention that there was another person who was even more important than both of them.

"Oh, so that's the guy who defeated my lovely disciple? He's a cute little guy too."

The old man who said this had many crow's feet and age spots on his face, his hair was white and he was almost bald, and he was leaning on a gray cane in his hand.

From the outside, he looks like an ordinary old man, and an old man who is about to die. However, Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Ningyin have only deep awe for him.

【Fighting God】Nango Torajiro.

A living legend in Japan.

Moreover, he is also the teacher of Xijing Ningyin and Dongtang Daohua.

Although Xijing Ningyin always called him old man and stinky old man in a proud manner.

"I thought you were here to watch Toudou Daohua's match, old man."

"Wow, even I didn't expect that my beloved disciple would be eliminated before even making it to the final match. Even I, who was on vacation in Hokkaido, was shocked. I hurried over to see what kind of person could defeat my disciple, and..."

Torajiro Nango paused and looked up at the big screen.

"The other person is from the Kurogane family. How enviable! That guy always has outstanding descendants. I also hope to see my Nanxiang family have a good boy and repeat that fateful duel."

Nango Torajiro and Kurogane Ryoma are legends of the same era and lifelong rivals.

"But, a pure swordsman..." Nango Torajiro watched the past duel between Kurogane Ikki and Okita Souji on the big screen and sighed softly: "Perhaps, from a certain perspective, this can also be considered a duel of fate?"

At this moment, the announcer's voice suddenly echoed again in the spacious conference hall, with unconcealable surprise and panic.

"Huh? What...what's going on? We haven't received any notification that Kurogane Ikki has arrived in the preparation room. Could it be that Ikki hasn't arrived at the venue yet?!"

Shinguji Kurono glanced sideways at Akaza-no-Kami behind him and asked, "Chairman Akaza, didn't we agree that the black iron would be delivered by a car sent by the alliance?"

"Maybe the alliance made a mistake. When I got there, he was already out on his own. He's not a child anymore, so he should be fine."

Akaza-no-mori pretended to be indifferent, but Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Ningyin were not fools. They had already seen that the other party was laughing in his heart.

Just when Shinguji Kurono had a gloomy expression, Saikyo Ningyin was gritting her teeth, and Akaza Mamoru was secretly proud, the announcer's next words made them all look shocked.

"What! Even Okita Souji hasn't arrived at the players' preparation room yet?!"

Chapter 102 Demon

According to the competition rules, if a contestant fails to arrive within fifteen minutes of the start, he or she will be automatically deemed to have forfeited.

However, the current situation is much more complicated.

Everyone was surprised that both players had not arrived.

In particular, Akaza Mamoru made great progress in broadcasting this match so that the whole world could watch it.

Xijing Ningyin subconsciously turned her head to glance at Akaza-no-mori behind her. After all, the fox had a criminal record, but Shinguji Kurono shook her head.

"There's no reason for him to do that; it conflicts with his goals."

Akaza Mamoru's goal is to prevent Ikki Kurogane from becoming a Magic Knight and to prevent him from bringing shame to the Kurogane family, so Akaza Mamoru's greatest hope is definitely that Ikki Kurogane cannot win this game.

I guess one of the people who was most anxious about Okita Souji's absence was Akaza Mamoru.

After all, if Souji Okita didn't arrive, and Ikki Kurogane arrived first, then Akaza Mamoru's plan would be in vain.

Xijing Ningyin scratched the back of his head hard.

"What on earth is going on..."

Suddenly, Xijing Ningyin's eyes changed.

Although Nango Torajiro, who was sitting behind her, had his eyes lowered and his expression could not be seen, the temperament he exuded also underwent a drastic change at this moment.

Only Shinguji Kurono seemed to have noticed nothing, but she could feel the changes in Saikyo Ning'e and Nango Torajiro.

But before she could ask, Xijing Ningyin turned her head and looked in each direction. The expression on her face was more of shock than surprise.

"Demon... This feeling, is there a demon fighting?!"

"What did you say?!"

Shinguji Kurono's little face turned pale with fright, and she didn't even notice that the cigarette in her mouth had fallen.

But Xijing Ningyin no longer had time to explain to Shinguji Kurono, because she had already realized which demon it was from the sharp sword.

"[Biyi]...Edelweiss..."

"That little girl... is she actually serious?"

Torajiro Nango was also very surprised. After all, she could be said to have watched Edwards grow up step by step.

There is one thing that many people don’t know. Edelweiss originally trained in swordsmanship in order to lose weight, and her swordsmanship teacher was Kurogane Ryoma, one of the two legends in Japan.

As an old friend and rival of Kurogane Ryoma, Nango Torajiro naturally also knew Edwards. Even now that Edwards has become the most evil criminal in the world, they still maintain contact.

Because he was a friend of his mentor, Edwards also respected Torajiro Nango very much.

"Is that Edelweiss serious?!"

Although Nango Torajiro is already very old, he is a legend after all, so his perception ability is much sharper than that of Saikyo Ningyin.

At least Xijing Ningyin didn't realize that Edwards was serious about this matter.

Xijing Ningyin didn't doubt her teacher's words, but...

“Who can force that person to be serious?”

As the world's number one swordsman, Edwards is definitely one of the few people who can stand at the top of the pyramid. Xijing Ningyin only knows of three people who can force her to take it seriously.

The international director of the Alliance, [KOK] is currently the world's number one - Bai Hu Gong.

The leader of the "Alliance's" [superpower force] - Superman.

The leader of the "rebel army" - the tyrant.

Xijing Ningyin also reached the realm of "demon", but she knew that the gap between herself and Edwards was still huge.

There are also differences in strength between demons.

However, there is one very strange thing. For a demon, and a very powerful demon at that, to take him seriously, he must also be a demon.

Demons should be very sensitive to the existence of other demons, especially during battle, when demons cannot suppress their own mysterious aura that transcends fate.

But at this moment, both Nango Torajiro and Saikyo Ningyin only felt the breath of Edwards, and could not detect any breath of the person who was hostile to Edwards.

The reason why Shinguji Kurono couldn't feel Edward's breath was because she was not a demon. She was just one step away from becoming a demon, but she gave up this opportunity for the sake of her marriage life.

Edelweiss was fighting with an unknown person, and Okita Souji did not come to the venue for some reason.

Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Ningyin knew that Okita Souji was Edwards's sister.

After making some decisions, several people immediately rushed towards Edwards.

They had been too panicked to conceal their conversation, but luckily their seats were special and Akaza Mamoru was the only one around them.

They are too lazy to care about that old fox. After all, if it is not handled properly, the city will be destroyed!

The commotion here was not known to anyone except Akaza Mamoru, who were still confused or dissatisfied about the absence of both players.

The countdown is going on. If the contestant fails to arrive on time, he will be counted as forfeiting.

I don’t know how it would work out if both players were counted as forfeit.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the direction of the school gate.

Not long after, a slightly weak figure slowly walked out from the shadow of the blue gate, step by step, and entered the audience's field of vision.

"Class 1, Grade 1! Kurogane Ikki has arrived!"

Kurogane Ikki was in such a miserable state at this moment.

His face was pale, his lips were cracked, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, his clothes were stained with dust, and his whole body gave people a strong sense of embarrassment.

However, those eyes shone with an unprecedented sharpness.

He came to the stadium facing the dazzling sun.

Here, he did not see his opponent.

"Kurogatsu Ikki is already in position. If Okita Souji hasn't arrived before the countdown ends, then this match will be won by Kurogane Ikki!"

No, she will definitely come.

Ikki Kurogane didn't know where Souji Okita was at the moment, nor did he know why he didn't come.

It was unreasonable and without any reason, but Ikki Kurogane believed that Souji Okita would definitely come to him.

He closed his eyes.

The sound of metal clashing echoed in my ears, and red stars flashed before my eyes.

What he is about to face is his friend, his opponent, and his teacher.

The opponent is very strong, very strong, so strong that I have fought him countless times but never won.

Will I lose? Will I lose?

If it was a losing battle, he wouldn't have come here.

He calmed down and continued to sharpen the "sword" in his heart.

Sharper, faster, tougher.

Until one moment, his mind was moved, causing him to slowly open his eyes.

There seemed to be a sword light flowing in those eyes, and when it was unsheathed, the sky and the earth would change color.

Chapter 103 A Sword from the Future to the Present