The shuttle in the second dimension

Chapter 108: The Simulation Battle is Over

　“Heaven-Burning Dragon King Flame (Calcusaritio Salamander)”—!!

　The lightsaber, which seemed to symbolize destruction, fell towards Lin Xuan. However, facing the scorching lightsaber, Lin Xuan seemed not to see it and walked towards Stella step by step.

　"Interesting. The attack is almost upon him, yet he still walks towards the enemy with a nonchalant look. It seems that boy is going to surprise us." Looking at Lin Xuan's unusual behavior, Shinguji Kurono slightly raised the corner of his mouth, thinking with anticipation.

　At the moment that Shinguji Kurono was thinking about it, the lightsaber had already arrived in front of Lin Xuan. At this moment, the lightsaber that was emitting high temperature seemed to have lost the support of magic power. The entire lightsaber quickly shrank until it disappeared.

　"What!!"

　"what happened!?"

　The extremely bizarre scene caused the audience to exclaim in surprise and confusion. Unlike the rest of the audience, Shinguji Kurono and the others instantly understood the reason. But precisely because they knew the reason, they were even more surprised.

　"So fast!" Kurogane Ikki muttered, staring intently at Lin Xuan. He was horrified to discover that he hadn't seen Lin Xuan clearly from the moment he made the move to the moment it ended. He only saw Lin Xuan's right hand, holding the knife, blur for a moment, and then he realized that the knife had disappeared.

　Just now, when the huge lightsaber was about to fall on Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan threw out the [Destruction] in his hand. This throw was different from the previous slashing attacks. In the previous slashing attacks, he did not use his full strength at all, which is why each of his slashing attacks made a whistling sound. But this time, the sword he threw was silent. He threw it with all his strength. This sword pierced Stella's heart without her having any reaction. Although it was in [Illusion Form], this one blow was enough to sap all of Stella's physical strength. This is why the lightsaber, which was also Stella's sword-cutting skill [Burning Heaven and Earth Dragon King Flame], suddenly dissipated.

　After confirming that Stella was unconscious, Lin Xuan pulled out the [Slash] that had pierced Stella's heart. At this time, the referee, Shinguji Kurono, walked onto the training ground and, after confirming Stella's condition, shouted.

　"That's it, the winner is Lin Xuan." After Shinguji Kurono announced the name of the winner, the audience seemed a little quiet. For the students in the audience, the result was a little unexpected. When they thought that Stella's sword-cutting skills would decide the outcome, Lin Xuan resolved the battle very abruptly, which made them feel a little uncomfortable, just like a phlegm in their mouth that was about to be coughed out but was stuck in their throat and could neither spit it out nor swallow it.

　However, Lin Xuan didn't care about the feelings of those students at all, but he was a little concerned about the two people in the first row of the audience. One was Ikki Kurogane and the other was the petite woman who had talked to Kurono Shinguji before.

　"Kurogatsu Ikki and Nishimiya Nene?" Lin Xuan muttered in his heart, turning his head and speaking to Shinguji Kurono who had already walked up to him.

　"Chairman, I'll leave the unconscious princess in your care. If everything is alright, I'll be leaving first."

　"I was thinking of letting you carry Famiglia to the infirmary, giving you a chance to increase your favorability in her heart." As she said this, Shinguji Kurono raised her eyebrows at Lin Xuan, as if she was instigating Lin Xuan.

　"Let professional medical staff handle this kind of thing. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." After saying that, Lin Xuan turned around and left.

　Looking at Lin Xuan's departing back, an inexplicable look flashed in Shinguji Kurono's eyes.

　-

　Before leaving the training ground, Lin Xuan greeted Dao Hua, and then he left the training ground with Dao Hua.

　Not long after leaving the third training ground, Lin Xuan felt that something was wrong with Dao Hua. She looked as if she was recalling something and looked absent-minded.

　"Are you thinking about the simulated battle just now?" Looking at Dao Hua's expression, Lin Xuan probably guessed what she was thinking.

　Although he was absent-minded, Dao Hua could still hear Lin Xuan's words and responded casually.

　"Um"

　"What? Are you attracted by my heroic figure in battle and infatuated with me?" Although most of their communication was through letters, Lin Xuan and Dao Hua did not feel unfamiliar with each other at all. They joked with each other without any scruples.

　Listening to Lin Xuan's joke, even Dao Hua couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "No, that's not the case. I was just wondering why the powerful Stella was defeated so quickly by you, especially at the end. She didn't even have time to react before she was pierced by the knife you threw."

　Not caring about Dao Hua's rolling eyes, Lin Xuan said, "The princess's strength is indeed good. She has a total amount of magic power that is thirty times higher than the average freshman. As long as she doesn't slack off, she is destined to become a world-famous strongman. But that is her future self. Now she has not yet fully transformed her talent into strength. Even though her strength is not bad, she still hasn't exerted the power she should have. And--" Having said this, Lin Xuan paused for a moment, and then continued

　"—She underestimated me from the start, letting me take the initiative. Although she tried to recover, she was unsuccessful and ended up in a passive position. In the end, she saw the truth clearly and forced me to distance myself from her. But when she activated her sword-cutting skills, she didn't realize that the speed I had displayed earlier was beyond her ability to keep up. So why did she think that I wouldn't launch an attack during her sword-cutting skills, leaving her no time to react? So, she's still a bit inexperienced."

　As he spoke, Lin Xuan looked at Dao Hua beside him and said, "After all, that princess is not like you. She doesn't have a [Fighting God] teacher like you, so she can receive proper guidance. Moreover, the environment she lives in is not enough for her unique talents to be fully utilized."

　"From the tone of your voice, it seems that you have great expectations for Stella's future~~~" As if hearing the expectation in Lin Xuan's words, Dao Hua looked at Lin Xuan in surprise.

　"Indeed, I'm quite looking forward to her future." Lin Xuan responded, turned his head slightly, glanced at the third training ground behind him, and murmured

　"I hope her strength can improve quickly so that the next battle won't be so boring."

Chapter 109

　After leaving the third training ground, Dao Hua accompanied Lin Xuan for a short while before leaving due to student union matters, leaving Lin Xuan alone wandering around the campus. However, after a short while, Lin Xuan felt bored and returned to the dormitory.

　I don’t know if it was the previous incident that affected him, but before opening the dormitory door, Lin Xuan deliberately released his perception to sense whether there was anyone in the room. Of course, Lin Xuan did this not because he was afraid of Princess Stella, but because he felt that it would be troublesome to annoy the princess.

　After returning to the dormitory, Lin Xuan tidied up his dormitory. The dormitory should have been tidied up by now, but because Stella interfered, he had to delay tidying up the dormitory until now.

　Although he was tidying up the dormitory, there was actually not much space to tidy up. Lin Xuan didn't have many things. Apart from some daily necessities and some clothes, he didn't bring anything else. After tidying up, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed and began to meditate.

　That's right, it was meditation. Not long after leaving the battlefield, Lin Xuan arrived at the Shenlong Temple. Since moving in, Lin Xuan began a period of quiet cultivation, and meditation was one of his methods during that quiet period. Through meditation, Lin Xuan not only trained his mind, but also honed the precision of his magic control.

　After meditating, let yourself enter a state of calmness, and then start using magic power to strengthen your physical fitness in this state.

　Physical enhancement is something that any swordsman can do. And Lin Xuan is using this incredibly simple ability to refine his magic control.

　Although using magic to enhance physical fitness is not very effective no matter how finely you do it, it is a good way to practice fine magic control. Not only does it not make much noise, but you can also practice it anytime and anywhere. Of course, the best effect is to calm down while meditating.

　Lin Xuan meditated until the evening.

　"Hu——" Exhaling a breath of foul air, Lin Xuan ended the physical enhancement applied to his body.

　"I feel like my control over magic power has reached a bottleneck. If I want to make another breakthrough, it will probably take a lot of time without any external help." As he said that, Lin Xuan climbed up from the bed.

　Looking at the sky outside, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "It's getting late. Let's take a shower and go out for dinner." As he said that, Lin Xuan opened the wardrobe, took his pants and bath towel, and walked into the bathroom.

　It didn't take Lin Xuan much time to shower, but just as he finished and walked out of the bathroom wearing only a pair of casual shorts, he heard the door of the dormitory open. Then, he saw Stella walking into the dormitory.

　"You're back, Stella." Lin Xuan didn't care about Stella's return at first. When he walked past Stella, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

　At this time, Lin Xuan, who had adapted to living in a dormitory alone, realized that his current behavior was inappropriate. He was no longer alone in a room, but in a dormitory with an innocent princess. It didn't seem right for him to be shirtless in the dormitory like this.

　As expected, looking at Lin Xuan with his upper body naked, Stella blushed, subconsciously took a step back, and looked at Lin Xuan somewhat at a loss.

　"W-what do you want to do?"

　Lin Xuan: "..."

　Sighing in his heart, Lin Xuan picked up the shirt on the bed and put it on before turning around and speaking to his current roommate, Stella Familion.

　"I'm sorry, I'm used to living in a dormitory by myself, and some of my habits haven't changed." As he said this, Lin Xuan frowned slightly and looked at the stunned Stella, feeling a little puzzled. He didn't know why this princess was stunned for no reason.

　What Lin Xuan didn't know was that the reason Stella was stunned was because of his naked upper body. To be more precise, it was the scars of different sizes and crisscrossing on his upper body. The scene was as if a bunch of hideous centipedes were crisscrossing around Lin Xuan's body, which made people feel a little scared at the sight.

　In fact, if Lin Xuan wanted to, he wouldn't have such hideous scars on his body, but he chose to leave them. Even though the pharmacist Wu Zi had told him that she could help him remove these scars, Lin Xuan still refused her because he wanted to leave these scars to remind himself that he was not strong enough in this world, and that he would be hurt and killed again...

　It was those crisscrossing scars that stunned Princess Stella. Stella felt she had put in an effort beyond that of ordinary people, and she disliked others ignoring her efforts simply because of her "talent." But when she saw the hideous scars on Lin Xuan's body, she suddenly felt that perhaps her efforts weren't enough, at least not compared to her roommate, the one who had defeated her in just two or three minutes.

　"Stella-san!?"

　"Hmm..." Lin Xuan's sudden increase in volume brought Stella back to her senses. She seemed to realize something was wrong with her and was a little overwhelmed. The situation became awkward for a moment, but after a while, as if to break the awkward situation, Stella found a topic to talk about.

　"What are those scars on your body?"

　Lin Xuan didn't expect Stella to ask him this question, but once he thought about it, he knew what was going on. The reason why she was stunned just now was probably because of the crisscrossing scars on her upper body. Of course, Lin Xuan knew that it was impossible to tell her how these scars came about, so he could only vaguely say, "They were left when I fought with others."

　What Lin Xuan said was not wrong, but he didn't want to say what kind of battle it was. After all, his relationship with Stella was not good enough to be honest about those facts.

　"Really?" Stella responded and lowered her head slightly. Although Lin Xuan said it lightly, Stella could see the degree of danger from those scars. What's more, two of the scars on his body were located where the heart was. Even though medical technology is very advanced nowadays and the heart can be cured after being pierced, it still requires timely treatment. If you are not careful and are a step late, and miss the opportunity for treatment, you will really die.

　Looking up at Lin Xuan, Stella thought to herself, 'Perhaps this is why he possesses such superb skills.'

Chapter 110

　I've been busy with a lot of things at home these days, so I'm sorry for the delay in updating.

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　Looking at Stella's thoughtful look, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows. He found that since the mock battle, the princess seemed to like looking at him and thinking about something.

　"Student Stella, now, can we talk about the dormitory rules?" As he said this, Lin Xuan looked Stella up and down.

　When Lin Xuan spoke, Stella came back to her senses, but when she noticed Lin Xuan's gaze looking her up and down, her body trembled suddenly, and she unconsciously took a step back, crossing her arms across her chest, as if she was worried that Lin Xuan would do something excessive to her.

　However, after a while, Stella calmed down because she saw that the corners of Lin Xuan's mouth were raised and the expression in his eyes was not lustful but playful. Although Stella was simple, it did not mean she was stupid. After a moment of panic, she understood that Lin Xuan was doing it on purpose to make her look panicked. He was just teasing her. Thinking of this, Stella became a little angry.

　Stella's angry look was obvious. When she got angry, the temperature around her began to rise, and then dazzling 010 flames began to light up from her body. Look, there were already some small flames dancing around her.

　Lin Xuan noticed this and curled his lips slightly. He felt helpless about his roommate who caught fire after a disagreement. He felt that his dormitory was at risk of fire at any time. However, he didn't want his roommate to actually burn down the dormitory. Then, Lin Xuan said.

　"My requirement for dormitory rules is that there are none."

　"Eh!?" Lin Xuan's words undoubtedly surprised Stella, and she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

　"As a roommate, I hope to get along well with you instead of being at loggerheads with you. Therefore, I don't want to set any rules, as that will only create a rift in the friendship between the two of us." After saying that, Lin Xuan sincerely extended his right hand.

　Listening to Lin Xuan's words and looking at the right hand that Lin Xuan extended to her, Stella was silent for a moment, then she also extended her right hand to Lin Xuan and shook it. Then, with a slightly red face, she said.

　"You, you are so silly, you actually told the unmarried princess about getting along harmoniously, and you said it without blushing or breathing hard, you are really thick-skinned. No, but since you said so, I, I agree with you and get along harmoniously with you." After saying that, Stella retracted her right hand like a frightened little rabbit, and her face became even redder.

　"Tell me, we agreed that if you do anything shameless and rude to me, I will never let you go!!" Although it seemed like she was warning Lin Xuan, seeing Stella's flushed face and shy face that didn't dare to look him in the eye, if Lin Xuan didn't know the character of this proud princess, Lin Xuan would have thought that she was tempting him to do something shameless and rude to her.

　"Then, please give me your guidance from now on, Stella."

　"Please, please give me your guidance." After saying that, Stella took a deep breath, as if to calm down and not lose her composure anymore, but the effect was not very good. Her red face did not fade much, but at least it was better, at least she didn't stutter as before when she spoke.

　"Just call me Stella. Adding the word 'classmate' will make it seem too distant."

　Lin Xuan certainly wouldn't refuse Stella's request to get closer. "Okay, then Stella, just call me Lin Xuan."

　"Hmm?" Glancing at the dark sky outside, Lin Xuan looked at the time and found that it was already past seven o'clock.

　"It's not even eight o'clock yet~~~There's still time."

　"Hmm? What will happen at eight o'clock?" Stella, who had just arrived at [Pojun Academy], was not clear about some things happening in the school.

　"The restaurant closes at eight o'clock, and the curfew is nine o'clock. So, if we continue to stay in the dormitory, the restaurant will be closed. What, don't you know?"

　In response to Lin Xuan's question, Stella blinked and said innocently, "This is my first time at this school. How could I know so much?" As she spoke, Stella felt something was wrong. She found that her roommate, like herself, was also an international student who came to handle the procedures today. "No, you should have just arrived today too. How do you know the closing time of the restaurant?"

　"You should have seen my friend. She's the one who came to the dormitory with me. She's the student council president. While you were unconscious, she took me on a tour of the school."

　"It's her~~~" As soon as Lin Xuan mentioned it, the previous scene emerged in Stella's mind. At that time, when she was about to be rude to Lin Xuan who broke in, a girl wearing glasses rushed in and stopped her. Otherwise, Stella felt that she would burn down the entire dormitory.

　"Okay, if we continue talking, the restaurant will really close." As he said that, Lin Xuan walked to the entrance and started putting on his shoes.

　At this time, Stella also realized that she could not delay any longer, otherwise she would be in tears if she really had no food to eat.

　-

　In the school cafeteria, Lin Xuan and Stella sat across from each other. However, Lin Xuan's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at the number of bowls beside Stella. He knew Stella had a big appetite, but he hadn't expected it to be this large. Actually, Lin Xuan's appetite was not small, but that was based on his preference for fine dining. While the food in the cafeteria tasted good, it wasn't what Lin Xuan considered fine dining. Therefore, Lin Xuan didn't eat too much, at most twice the amount of an average person, unless he'd consumed too much energy and needed to replenish it.

　On the other side, Stella seemed to notice Lin Xuan's gaze. She glanced at the stacked bowls and plates beside her and her face turned red.

　"Well, I was just replenishing the strength I lost during the mock battle."

　It had to be said that Stella's words made sense. Lin Xuan had indeed drained a lot of her strength during the mock battle, even causing her to fall unconscious. It was normal for her to eat a lot of food to regain her strength. Lin Xuan was almost convinced, but that was strange. Lin Xuan wasn't stupid. He could see that Stella had already recovered the strength she lost during the mock battle by the time she returned to the dormitory. Why was she talking about replenishing her strength now? However, out of consideration for Stella, Lin Xuan just smiled and said nothing.

　On the other hand, Stella also knew how far-fetched her excuse was, but since Lin Xuan did not expose her, she certainly would not be stupid enough to expose herself.