One soul, two twins, the other half is Bronya

Accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, swords crossed, and bursts of red sparks burst out - Ikki successfully blocked the attack!

"Hey~ I knew you could do it." Bai Ye made a knife flower casually and continued to speed up.

Ikki tried his best to concentrate and could vaguely feel the rhythm of the air flow, but to extract the necessary information from it... there was not enough time.

"clang--!"

After several rounds of fighting... there was a crisp sound, and the Yin Iron was thrown high into the air, and the blade spun and pierced the ground of the training ground.

"How do you feel, Ikki?"

"Huh~ I'm a little uncomfortable."

With a long sigh, Ikki raised his hand and took off his eye mask, looking a little tired. The intense concentration must have consumed a lot of energy.

But the effort was worth it. Although it was difficult, Yihui did feel the progress! He picked up the Yin Iron and said, "Time is limited, Bai Ye, keep going."

"Wouldn't you like to rest a little longer?"

"No need, I can still hold on!"

He raised his hand to put on the blindfold, and his vision fell into darkness again. Ikki held the knife with both hands, his firm will moving.

"..."

Bai Ye was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: That's why you are the protagonist~ Kurogane Ikki.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly unconsciously, and Bai Ye raised his hand to wipe the sword, "Ikki, this time is a test. I know a lot of things, and when the time is right, I will selectively tell you."

"???"

"Don't be distracted! At least now, you should focus on training!" Bai Ye swung the back of the knife and slashed hard, knocking Ikki back fiercely.

as time flows…

“Clang~clang clang——!”

Ikki gradually adapted to the darkness. In his mind, he could vaguely outline the shapes of the outside world, although it was only a line shape... but this was enough!

The swords clashed, sparks flew, and it looked like a normal sparring match. But be careful! Ikki was still blindfolded.

"It seems there will be no problem with tomorrow's game."

"Qiang——!"

During the sword dance between the two sides, Bai Ye still had some energy left and maliciously suggested to Ikki, "Ikki, (clang!) How about wearing an eyepatch when you go on stage tomorrow?"

"That guy's (clang!) Hunter's Forest, isn't that some kind of invisible camouflage? You don't even need your vision anymore, (clang!)" he taunted.

Ikki didn't reply. Just concentrating on responding had already exhausted all his energy, and he couldn't spare any attention.

Bai Ye didn't care about this. After all, he made the suggestion because he thought it was interesting.

"Okay, that's almost done."

Immediately afterwards, the sword's momentum shifted, becoming even more sinister. Ikki's lack of vision gave Bai Ye an opportunity to strike him... and once again, the Yin Iron flew out of his hand.

Bai Ye also put away Wanxiang at the same time, "That's all for today. You still have a game tomorrow, so don't overwork yourself. Go back and rest early~"

Yihui raised his hand to take off the blindfold, but saw Bai Ye put one hand in his pocket, waved his right hand with his back to him, and walked away, "Don't those people look down on you?"

"Then use your performance to slap them hard in the face! Their faces will be swollen~"

"..., thank you very much this time, Bai Ye."

15. Expected Victory

There was no requirement to use the fantasy form in the Seven Star Sword Festival representative selection competition, which undoubtedly discouraged many students.

But even if they were just spectators, people were still very interested. Today's audition stage was still packed with spectators.

"Finally, the fourth game is about to begin, and our commentary, emmm..."

Where's the commentator? The announcer was stunned for a moment, then continued calmly, "Our commentator is Teacher Xijing Ningyin!"

"Also, the two teams in this match are very eye-catching. One team is Shizuya Kirihara, a C-rank knight who participated in the Seven Stars Sword Festival as a first-year last year!"

At this time, the announcer deliberately sped up his speech and skipped the commentary and greeting part.

As Kirihara Shizuya appeared, the audience cheered. He's a bad guy, but he's surprisingly popular.

"And the other opponent in the competition, although he is F-class, is Kurogane Ikki, who defeated Familion in the previous simulation battle!" Then, there was also a cheer.

Kurogane Ikki entered the arena with a determined stride. In the audience, Stella also arrived late.

"Ms. Stella, why are you so late?"

"Ah, well...it's just a little bit of something." Stella's eyes were vague, and it was obvious that she was not very good at lying.

Moving forward in time:

"Stella, aren't you going to see Ikki?"

In the aisle, Bronya waited with her arms folded. "That guy is on stage for the first time, so he's bound to be nervous."

"Stella probably never thought about it, right? Someone like Ikki would actually get nervous sometimes."

Having said this, Bronya brushed past Stella and said, "The game hasn't started yet. It's still not too late to go now."

……

"Hey~ nice to see you again, Teacher Ning Yin."

On the other side, Bai Ye also stopped Xijing Ningyin, "This direction... Teacher Ningyin, are you planning to look for Yihui? Given your personality, you're planning to have some fun, right?"

"Oh, isn't this Bai Ye? What's the matter?" Ning Yin closed her folding fan and spoke in a young voice.

"It's nothing, actually~"

Bai Ye walked a few steps closer and leaned against the nearby wall. "I just feel that Teacher Ning Yin shouldn't be disturbing us at this time. There must be someone more suitable."

"A more suitable candidate?" Ning Yin thought about it carefully, and the figures of Stella, Zhu Shizuku and others flashed through her mind.

In this case, it would be inappropriate to disturb them again, so Ning Yin changed her target at this moment.

Even though Bai Ye saw through her trick last time, Ning Yin still habitually used her foot-pulling technique, pressing her entire body against Bai Ye. "Come to think of it, I'm also very interested in Xiao Bai~"

"How about it, are you interested in coming to my room tonight for a special lesson~"

emmm...

Bai Ye was silent for a while, and his mind couldn't help but think of the fan fiction he had read. He glanced at the kimono belt behind Ning Yin.

Considering how familiar they were with each other, she finally gave up and simply fiddled with the big red bow tied on her hair. "If Teacher Ning Yin wants to tease me, this alone is not enough~"

"Hmm! Does Xiaobai want more?"

It was just a bow, so Ning Yin didn't react much. Instead, she tightened her kimono and pretended to be shy and teased.

"You are a teacher after all, so just be a little more careful."

"Oh, what is Xiaobai talking about? I..." Ning Yin seemed to want to say something.

Bai Ye knew the other person's face very well, so he didn't bother to argue and directly used his trump card: "But you don't really intend to do anything with me."

"Just now, it seemed very close, but in reality, only the arms were touching."

"Woo~ Xiaobai is so uncute!"

This tone of voice, coupled with her petite figure and youthful appearance, really gives her the feeling of a cute little girl. But the next moment, you will realize that it is all an illusion:

"Xiaobai, so what you're saying is...if I really plan to have something happen between us, will you accept it?"

Bai Ye was unmoved by this.

"Let Bronya answer this."

At the corner of the aisle, Bronya slowly walked over. "Although it's an expired loli, it has its advantages - after all, expired means it's legal."

"But that's impossible, isn't it? No one can replace the chairman's position in Teacher Ning Yin's heart."

Without waiting for Ning Yin to say anything, Bai Ye spoke first and put the matter into context.

"..."

The chairman of the board happened to show up at that moment. I thought it was the walking molester again, but I never expected to hear such shocking remarks. I didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Alright, Chairman, the game is about to start, it's time to get our commentators to their posts."

Bai Ye and Bronya didn't feel awkward at all. They just walked past the two of them and said, "By the way, Mr. Ning Yin, please approve my private lesson."

"Don't get me wrong, it's the gravity course I mentioned last time." Bronya added calmly.

Back to the competition:

"I didn't expect you to actually show up."

In the center of the field, the two sides slowly approached each other. Kirihara Shizuya took the lead and attacked, "So this time, it doesn't matter if I beat you into a rag, right? Failed Knight~"

"If you can do it, just give it a try." Ikki's eyes were not confused at all, but full of determination.

"What? That look in your eyes..."

Meeting Ikki's gaze, Kirihara suddenly became unhappy and summoned the spirit bow, Oborozuki, "It's time to hunt, Oborozuki! Let me help you face reality."

"Yin iron."

Ikki remained calm and composed, calmly summoning the Yin Iron and preparing for battle.

"..., you're just pretending, are you looking down on me?" Kirihara regarded Ikki as a weakling. Being treated like this by a weakling was unacceptable to him.

A large forest then appeared. With his invisible camouflage activated, Kirihara Shizuya's figure slowly faded away, blending into the Hunter's Forest.

"Hunter's Forest has appeared!"

The announcer cheered passionately, leading to cheers from the audience. In contrast...

"What a powerful Hunter Forest."

"Yeah, it's a shame not to do some landscaping." Bronya also added.

The tone of praise made Stella, Zhu Shizuku and the others look over here, "Is this really okay?"

——It is clearly a very powerful skill against people, how come you two turned it into landscaping?

"Any questions?"

As he spoke, Bai Ye tilted his head and looked at Bronya. Seeing Bronya shook her head at him, he felt relieved and continued, "That guy is just a rotten person. Ikki will be fine."

The announcer was still trying to make his announcement: "Kirihara has disappeared from the field, so what will Kurotsuchi do?"

“It’s a truly troubling ability…”

Standing in the jungle, Ikki calmly held the Yin Iron, spreading his senses completely. "If I hadn't undergone special training, I would probably find it difficult too, right?"

But I am no longer the same… With a sudden force from his wrist, Ikki swung his sword to deflect the arrow, and followed its trajectory to find the opponent.

“Ding-ding——!”

A barrage of arrows came at him, but were shot down by his superb swordsmanship. Ikki charged forward at high speed, and the Yin Iron in his hand flashed a blade of light...

"Zheng~"

Along with the sword energy, a piece of uniform was revealed and slowly fell in the air.

"That's... a fragment of a uniform! Could it be that Kurogane has already tracked down Kirihara's location?"

The announcement was filled with enthusiasm. The announcer was still doing his job conscientiously. Then a young voice rang out:

"Kirihara's 'Hunter's Forest' can't make arrows transparent. Kurogane simply followed the direction the arrow came from and used that to reverse-calculate Kirihara's position."

"!!!"

"Teacher Ning Yin! When did you come?" The announcer didn't notice at all and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Oh my goodness, there was a broadcast accident! At this point, the broadcast director could only cough a few times and force himself to get over it, "Ahem~ Thank you, Teacher Ning Yin, for your explanation."

"Could it be that Kurogane-kun..."

Returning to the competition, Kirihara Shizuya appeared on a tree branch and said to Ikki in a calm tone, "Do you really want to defeat me?"

Yihui remained silent, clutching the Yin Iron. This time, he felt confident and naturally didn't bother to engage in a verbal argument.

“…Tsk~”