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Chapter 38 Be My Partner
"The duel is over."

"The winner is Aize."

When the mechanical sound announcing the winner echoed loudly above the entire stage, no one present was able to react immediately.

"……well?"

Toudou Qilin stood there blankly, with a bewildered look on her face, and was unable to make any next reaction for a long time.

“…Lost?”

"That [Blade of Wind]... lost?"

"No way……"

Many viewers seemed unable to accept this overly abrupt result and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Under such circumstances, Aize took back the Black Furnace Demon Sword and restored it to its active state while speaking.

"In this way, what I promised is considered to be fulfilled, right?"

After these words were spoken, Toudou Qilin finally came out of her dazed state.

"I see……"

Looking at the boy in front of her, Toudou Qilin gave a wry smile.

"At the last moment, Senior didn't use the hot air to speed himself up, right?"

Therefore, Todo Kirin, who did not feel the heat, was unable to react.

"No way." Aize shrugged and said, "Since I know that the hot wind wrapped around my body will be detected first when I get close to the opponent, then continuing to use it like that will only be a waste of star power."

"If it's against someone of Yakdi Fanken's level, it's fine. But when it comes to dealing with an opponent like you who has sharp senses and excellent reflexes, this is a flaw that cannot be concealed."

"I want to thank you for making me realize the problem with this move."

If it weren't for Toto Kirin, Aize would never have realized that using hot air to accelerate this move actually has such a big flaw.

Therefore, Aize's gratitude is sincere.

Seeing this, Toudou Qilin just smiled bitterly, but not long after, the girl showed a look of relief.

"Congratulations, you are ranked first in the Star Guidance Hall, Senior."

Although she had clearly lost and everything she had done before had been in vain, Toudou Kirin was surprised to find that she was not sad at all. Instead, she felt as if she had been freed from invisible constraints.

Thanks to this, Toudou Qilin's expression became a lot more relaxed.

Then--

“——Yes, that’s the expression.”

Aize suddenly said this.

"what?"

Toudou Qilin was stunned.

Aize suddenly smiled and said slowly: "Your expression now is much better than when I first met you."

Hearing this, Toudou Qilin's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene when they first met.

My expression must have been very heavy and ugly at that time, which made my senior say such words, right?
"Such a heavy expression really doesn't suit you, and it's really hard to bear to watch." Aize looked at Toudou Qilin and said, "Especially now that I know what you are carrying on your shoulders."

As someone who is familiar with the original work, Aize knew from the very beginning what Todo Kirin was carrying.

Therefore, when he saw the little girl in front of him with such a heavy expression, it became impossible for him to pretend that he saw nothing.

Although she had won the duel, she was not happy at all.

Although she was ranked first in the school, she couldn't feel proud or happy from the bottom of her heart.

Thinking of this, Aize said those words when the two were about to separate.

Is this sympathy? Or pity?

Aize didn’t know and didn’t want to think too much about it.

Anyway, I also want to test the strength of the strongest person in this academy, want to step onto the biggest stage in the world, and try my best to create a wonderful enough life experience. So, challenging Todo Kirin is only a matter of time, whether it happens or not.

Therefore, Aize said those words without hesitation.

"Seeing your expression now, I feel much more relaxed." Aize smiled and said, "So, I also want to congratulate you, Toto-san."

Hearing this, tears welled up in Toudou Qilin's eyes.

She didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment.

"Senior, I..."

Just when Toudou Qilin was about to say something, Aize interrupted her.

"Then, I will formally invite you here."

In front of everyone present, on the biggest competition stage of the Seidoukan Academy, Aize's eyes were fixed on the girl in front of him. "Be my partner, Toudou Qilin."

This sentence not only stunned Toudou Qilin, but all the audience present were stunned.

By the time they reacted and realized what Aize was doing, almost everyone's eyes widened.

"partner……?"

Toudou Qilin was a little flustered and a little bit incredulous.

If she understood correctly, what Aize is doing now is... ?
"Yes, it's what you think."

Aize seemed to see through Toudou Qilin's inner thoughts and affirmed it.

"This season's Star Martial Arts Festival is about to officially begin. In about a month, the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival, which will be held in the summer of the first year, will arrive as scheduled."

"I plan to participate in this Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival."

"For this, I need a partner."

The Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival is a partnership competition for two-person teams.

If you want to participate, or if you want to sign up, the most important prerequisite is to form a team of two.

Aize wanted to make this life experience as wonderful as possible, and the Phoenix Star Martial Festival was something he could not miss under any circumstances.

The reason why he first approached Todo Kirin was because Aize wanted to invite her to form a team of two.

"You want to save your father, right?" Ai Ze said to Toudou Qilin who was standing there in a daze, "Then, forming a team with me and winning the Phoenix Star Martial Festival is the fastest way to achieve your wish, right?"

As long as you win any Star Martial Arts Festival, the winner can express his or her wishes to the six major integrated corporate consortiums and ask them to help him or her fulfill them.

With the Unified Enterprise Consortium's status as a world ruler, it would be a piece of cake for them to help Todo Kirin rescue her father from prison.

Of course, the prerequisite is to win.

“I know it’s not easy.”

Although he said this, Aize showed a fearless smile on his face.

"But I think that with our strength, if we work together, we should be able to achieve it, right?"

One is the current number one ranked student at Seidoukan Academy.

One has just defeated the other and is about to take the next number one position.

When two such people join forces to form a partnership, there is no need to elaborate on how strong this combination is.

"Want to come?"

Aize stretched out his hand towards Todo Qilin.

Seeing this, everyone in the audience dared not utter a word, but just watched the scene with some excitement.

"Don't agree to it! Qilin...!"

Faintly, in one corner of the audience, someone seemed to shout anxiously like this.

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to him, including Toudou Kirin.

The girl looked at the hand stretched out in front of her with a timid expression.

It's not like she had never had such thoughts when participating in the Star Warrior Festival.

Just as Aize said, because of the promise of the Integrated Enterprise Consortium, if any member of the Star Vein Generation who meets the age to participate in the Star Martial Festival has any wishes that must be fulfilled, then finding ways to win the Star Martial Festival is the fastest way to achieve this wish.

Toudou Kirin also thought about participating in the Star Warrior Festival, winning, and then making a wish to the Integrated Enterprise Consortium to release her father.

But she knew that with her own abilities, it would not be easy to win the Star Martial Festival.

All students from the six major campuses are competing on the same stage!
Even though she is ranked number one in Seidoukan Academy, there are also number one rankings in other academies, right?
Competing with these people, Todo Kirin couldn't guarantee that she could win.

Therefore, she could only listen to her uncle.

but now……

"If I were with Senior..."

There was a surge of emotions erupting in the girl's heart.

By the time the girl reacted, she found that she had already slowly stretched out her hand.

Then, he carefully placed it on Aize's hand.

“Oooooohhhhhhhhhh…!”

In the comprehensive arena, a belated cheer finally broke out.

This day was destined to cause a sensation.

(End of this chapter)