I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Mixed with excitement, joy and anticipation.

One minute is still too long... Kurogane Ikki also understands this.

So, we have to compress it again... Not a minute, not a second, but a blow.

Even if his body collapsed and the blade broke, he would pour everything he had into this attack.

He adopted the same stance as Okita Souji, with his mind highly concentrated.

Under Okita Souji's training, he truly comprehended the realm of "mind's eye".

He already had an extreme talent in the field of swordsmanship, and with his perfect "mind's eye", he saw through Okita Souji's secret sword.

He also has his own moves, among which the Seventh Secret Sword - Lightning Lightning, is his fastest and most penetrating move. Now, he wants to combine this move with the skills he learned from Okita Souji.

What Okita Souji said before was not an exaggeration at all. She indeed found it difficult to even swing a sword.

After all, she had a fight with the world's number one swordsman, Edwards. Although even she herself didn't know what was going on, she seemed to have won?

However, that blow also completely drained her body, and she felt that it was a miracle that she could come through.

But... now that I'm here, wouldn't it be too unreasonable if I can't even swing a sword?

So, Souji Okita came up with an idea.

"It shouldn't be considered cheating if I use a jetpack, right? After all, that's also the power of this spirit base."

The Noble Phantasm she had been using before, [Wu Ming San Duan Ji], was her Noble Phantasm when she was a Saber. However, because it was sublimated from her swordsmanship in her previous life, she could still use it even after her class changed to Assassin.

But in fact, the real treasure of Okita Souji under the swimsuit spirit base is the sub-light speed three-stage thrust achieved through super jet acceleration beyond the limit of physical ability - [Jet Three-Stage Strikes]!

Whatever energy she has left will be used to swing her sword, while the jetpack will be used for charging.

So... the blue-green magic power gushed out and turned into a propulsion force, causing Okita Souji to rush towards Kurogane Ikki like a blue-green arrow of light with bursts of sonic booms.

In a place that only Okita Souji could see, a huge and red "WARNING" appeared, followed by the words "Natural Reasoning Flow Mechanism Maximum Output", and then the word "誠" filled the entire screen.

Kurogane Ikki's body was also wrapped in white magical flames. He took a step forward without any confusion or hesitation.

After the first step, the sound moved away from him.

He absorbed the gushing magic power into his body, and ignored the severe pain that was almost squeezing his body apart as the power filled his body.

After the second step, the color moved away from him.

He poured all his strength into the tip of the knife without reservation. Countless cracks appeared on his body, which was already overwhelmed by the burden, and the bright red blood almost dyed everything in his vision red.

Finally, he took the third step.

Relying on his tattered body and his spirit on the verge of collapse, facing the white-blue meteor, Kurogane Ikki exploded with all his strength in that instant.

The commentary took a long time, but in fact, there was not a minute, not even half a minute, from the start of the game to now.

The next moment, as everyone in the venue watched with bated breath, it was as if they were witnessing a supernova exploding before their eyes, or as if the sun were falling to the earth, and the dazzling incandescent color instantly engulfed the entire venue.

Chapter 105 Agreement

What was the outcome of the match... Okita Souji didn't know.

Because after the collision with Kurogane Ikki, Okita Souji was unconscious.

Okita Souji's Noble Phantasm in his swimsuit spirit form, [Triple Jet Burst], is a C-rank anti-personnel Noble Phantasm.

However, in the game, this treasure has a 60% chance of causing the player to be stunned for one round. The introduction says that because this is an overload behavior beyond the limit, there is a certain probability that the player will be unable to move after it is activated.

Then, unfortunately, Okita Souji hit the 60% chance and fell into a coma after using his Noble Phantasm.

However... even if the stun effect of the Noble Phantasm hadn't occurred, given Okita Souji's condition at the time, he would probably have fallen into a coma due to exhaustion.

In terms of results, the difference is not big.

When Souji Okita woke up again, she found herself lying back in the infirmary of Pojun Academy, in the same ward as before.

It felt like this place was about to become her fourth home in this world...

By the way, the first home is Edberg, the second is her dormitory in Pojun Academy, and the third is the apartment that Edelweiss rented nearby.

She only found out the result of the game after she woke up.

It's a tie.

Because the fight was so noisy, no one could see clearly how the two men were fighting. Then when they could see clearly, both Ikki Kurogane and Souji Okita were unconscious.

If it were Nishikyo Ningyin, Nango Torajiro and others, they might have been able to see the entire process of the game, but they were attracted by the battle between the demons outside and ran away.

Neither the referee nor the machine could determine the winner, so it was considered a draw.

But this is troublesome, because the purpose of the selection competition is to determine six representatives to participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, and there cannot be one more person.

Fortunately, one of the students who had already obtained the opportunity to represent the team voluntarily gave up the opportunity to be a representative after watching the battle between Kurogane Ikki and Okita Souji. The reason was that she felt that she was too far behind both Kurogane Ikki and Okita Souji. Even if she was lucky enough to go to the stage of the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival, she would not get any good results. This spot should be given to someone more capable.

Therefore, the people that Pojun Academy finally decided to represent in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival were: Okita Souji, Kurogane Ikki, Kurogane Suzuku, Stella, Arisuin Nagi, and Kitarohara Kanata.

Aside from the student council member Kanata Takatohara, five of the six representatives were first-year students, leaving everyone inside and outside the academy dumbfounded.

Ah, I almost forgot about that old fox Akaza-mori.

Although Akaza Mamoru had said to Kurogane Ikki, "I will give up pursuing your responsibility only if I win the duel," and Kurogane Ikki only ended up in a draw, he no longer had the chance to continue putting pressure on Kurogane Ikki.

Okita Souji used the magical skill of [Breath Blocking] to get a lot of leverage over Akaza Mamoru in the alliance branch, and also used the magic of suggestion to make Akaza Mamoru confess many of the shameful things he had done.

Just the things she had known for a long time, such as inciting public opinion and accusing Ikki Kurogane of having an impure relationship with Stella, were enough to get him into trouble. After all, Stella was a princess. Although her country was not as powerful as Japan, it was also a country recognized by the world.

If it is not handled properly, this will become an international dispute-level event, and the key is that they are still the one who is not in the right.

Also, in the selection match for Pojun Academy, the selection of the opponent was also tampered with by Akaza Mamoru, which is why Ikki Kurogane met an opponent like Shizuya Kirihara who was specifically designed to restrain him in the first game, and in the last game he met a strong enemy like Souji Okita.

In fact, the chairman, Shinguji Kurono, had known about this for a long time, but she did not have enough evidence and no one was willing to believe her.

The above two points should be enough to make Akaza Mamoru lose his power, but compared with the other stains that Okita Souji dug out from him, they are really insignificant.

There are even a lot of things related to the Kurogane family in it, but this is normal. How can someone with a certain political status have clean hands?

Souji Okita doesn't understand politics, and these things will only burn her hands, so she handed them over to Kurono Shinguji. This happened before the game.

Just as Okita Souji expected, when she appeared in front of Shinguji Kurono with these things, the other party's expression was as shocked as if he saw someone trying to set fire to the sun.

Of course, the only information Okita Souji brought was information that was unfavorable to Akaza Mamoru.

It would be fine if he could kill one person, but if he were to target the Kurogane family and more people, not to mention whether he could kill them all, even if he could really use these things to kill them all, it would only cause social unrest.

As a result, Akaza-no-kami was not only dismissed from his post, but was also forever barred from power.

Some of the crimes were not committed by Akaza Mamoru, but in order to avoid getting into trouble, those people directly put all the crimes on Akaza Mamoru alone, making him a discarded pawn and the "only evil man."

The matter between Ikki Kurogane and Stella was clarified, and Ikki Kurogane also took this opportunity to announce his relationship with Stella to the world.

It is said that the head of the Kurogane family, Kurogane Yan, was warned by Stella's father, the king of Famillion, that "don't involve children in disputes between adults."

It seems that the King of the Kingdom of Famillion is very satisfied with his son-in-law Kurogane Ikki... maybe not?

Put yourself in his shoes. Imagine you are the king of the Kingdom of Famiglia, and your daughter goes abroad to study. On the first day, she is seen naked by a boy, and then the two of them become boyfriend and girlfriend.

She probably wanted to break all three of Kurogane Ikki's legs.

During his hospitalization, Kurogane Shushizuku, Ayatsuji Ayase and others came to visit him. It was because of them that Souji Okita learned that Kurogane Ikki was in the ward next door.

After being discharged from the hospital, Souji Okita returned to Edelweiss.

The two spent a few happy days together, as if nothing had happened and everything was the same as before.

until……

"Sister Xiaoai, I want to leave for a while."

The reason given by Souji Okita was that he wanted to go out and gain experience.

She originally thought that Edwards would refuse firmly, but unexpectedly...

"How long will you be gone?"

huh?

Unexpectedly easy to talk to?

Okita Souji was very surprised, but still replied: "About a month, I should be back in no more than two months."

"What can you learn in a month?"

"Uh... can't I?"

It was over, because Sister Xiao Ai agreed so naturally that she didn't think about the logic.

"It's just that... I'm worried that if I leave for too long, my sister will be lonely again."

Okita Souji gave this reason, and she felt that this reason should be very logical, and she couldn't help but praise her own wit.

Edwards agreed to Souji Okita's request to go out for training, but put forward a condition.

"Make a pact with me."

The deadline given by Souji Okita was no more than two months, but Edwards extended it to three months.

"You must return to me within three months. Otherwise... even if I have to make the whole world my enemy, I will find you."

Seeing Edelweiss raise her hand, Okita Souji thought she wanted to take out her own spirit suit. After all, the oath made under the witness of her spirit suit must be fulfilled.

However, Edwards did not take out his spiritual outfit, but just raised his little finger.

"……What's this?"

"It's a promise."

What a childish way of making an agreement...

"Didn't you say that one of your few strengths is keeping your word? So... this is the agreement that's unique to you and me."

After hesitating for a moment, Souji Okita also raised his hand like Edwards.

In the golden sunlight, the two hooked their little fingers together.

Edelweiss smiled, like a bright flower blooming after a spring rain.

"Hook, hang yourself..."

"..."

"You have to say it too."

"Do I want it too?"

"Of course, it won't work if we don't say it together."

"..."

Souji Okita looked speechless. After all, she hadn't made this kind of agreement for twenty years.

The two people's voices overlapped, and although the emotions mixed in them were different, the sound was equally beautiful like singing.

Okita Souji & Edwards: "Pin, hang yourself, for a hundred years, no change. Whoever changes is a puppy (pig)."

Okita Souji asked in confusion, "Why is it a piglet?"

Edelweiss smiled and said, "Because piglets are cuter."

Chapter 106: Accept a Disciple First

The sky is blue, the sun is shining brightly, and the occasional clouds passing by are just right.

The air is also very fresh. Maybe it’s because it is surrounded by the sea, the wind carries a strong moisture.

But suddenly, the sky darkened.

It wasn't the kind of darkness that comes with the fall of night, but rather the kind that comes with dense dark clouds, with faint rumblings of thunder.

A purple eye quietly opened in the sky, and the triple Ba pattern representing the name of God slowly flowed in the pupil condensed with lightning.

The eye formed by thunder and lightning hung high in the sky, but it did not find its target. Finally, a god hidden somewhere had to withdraw his gaze in disappointment, and the eye of thunder also disappeared from the sky.

The dark clouds that seemed like they were about to rain also dissipated silently, as if nothing had happened. There was still blue sky and white clouds, and the breeze was gentle.

"Ga, ga, ga! What's that?! That's too much! Could it be some god who's unwilling to be lonely and still stays in the mortal world?"

Just in the forest below the place where Thunder Eye appeared before, a very distinctive strange laugh suddenly came from the forest.