The shuttle in the second dimension

　At the same time that Lin Xuan said this, in the study of the head of the Heitie family branch.

　Akaza Mamoru, with a sad face, sat on the chair, frowning as if thinking about something, and only heard him mumbling.

　"He must not be allowed to participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival. His existence is a stain on the Kurogane family. He must be eliminated before the competition starts. Ugh!!!" While muttering, Akaza Mamoru suddenly felt something strange in his body.

　Along with the severe pain coming from his body, Akaza Mamoru discovered the source of the abnormality - his heart.

　"Ahhhh!!!" Covering his heart tightly, a tragic scream came from Akaza Mamoru's mouth.

　He felt his heart beating wildly at an unimaginable speed, a speed that his heart could not bear at all.

　The servants outside noticed Akaza Mamoru's miserable cry as soon as it sounded, but when they rushed in, they saw Akaza Mamoru lying on the ground dead.

　……

　As the chairman of the Ethics Committee, the news of Akaza's death naturally did not go unnoticed. The day after Akaza's death, many newspapers reported the incident, and it was even reported on the news.

　Some people were happy and some were angry about Akaza Mamoru's death, but the same thing was that this incident surprised many people. Of course, these people did not include the culprit of this incident - Lin Xuan.

　Looking at the newspaper in his hand, Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction. Originally, he was planning to entertain Akaza well, but after thinking about it, in order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, Lin Xuan gave up his original idea and directly put an attack from the future into Akaza's body on the day of the duel between Daohua and Kurogane Ikki.

　That was another way Lin Xuan used time. By analyzing Akatsuki's own time, he inserted a period of time that didn't belong to him into his future. This period of time would generally remain unnoticed, and only when it reached that time would it reveal its sharp fangs. Of course, there were many restrictions, but unfortunately, Akatsuki didn't meet the restrictions.

　Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Lin Xuanshao grinned and said, "What a pity~~~~ You said you would not let me go~~~~ Unfortunately, there is no chance now, Chairman Akazu."

Chapter 143

　Shortly after the selection competition concluded, the first semester ended, and summer vacation arrived shortly thereafter. With this rare, long vacation, most students chose to go home, and the once bustling campus suddenly became quite deserted. Of course, for various reasons, some students remained on campus, but surprisingly, Lin Xuan, Kurogane Ikki, and the others were not among them.

　The reason for this is——【Seven Star Sword Dance Festival】

　No matter what sport it is, after reaching a certain level, there will usually be an intensive training before the conference begins. [Pojun Academy] is of course no exception. This is why people like Lin Xuan and Kurogane Ikki are not in the school.

　Moreover, the news of Akaza Mamoru's death was pushed aside by the upcoming Seven Star Sword Dance Festival and no one paid attention to it.

　Originally, the ten-day intensive training of [Pojun Academy] was supposed to be held in Okutama, but it seemed that something unexpected had occurred there, and the venue was not very suitable for training, so the chairman, Shinguji Kurono, commissioned [Jumen Academy] to have the representative players of [Pojun Academy] train together with the players of [Jumen Academy].

　However, Lin Xuan, the representative player of [Pojun Academy], did not choose to participate in this training camp. Before the training camp, Lin Xuan asked for leave from the chairman in advance, on the grounds that he had to undergo a special training similar to a retreat, and he would go back before the [Seven Star Sword Dance Festival] began.

　Although she always had doubts about Lin Xuan, Shinguji Kurono still agreed to Lin Xuan's request and approved his request for special training alone.

　However, late at night on the day before the end of the intensive training, in a room in the training camp allocated to the news agencies of various schools, the president of the [Pojun Academy] News Agency, the girl named Kusakabe Kagami who admired Lin Xuan, was fiddling with the player information collected during the training camp.

　In fact, Kusakabe Kagami had already sorted all of this out. She was now looking through some information she wanted. The reason she came here late at night to look through the information was because of what her best friend said - there are so many "Unknown New Stars" this year, and they are all first-year students.

　An unintentional remark from her official friend aroused Kusakabe Kagami's curiosity, but after she checked the information, she found something that made her feel extremely strange.

　"How is that possible? Whether they like it or not, society today pays attention to those with talent. If it were just one or two, it would be fine, but the sudden appearance of so many unknown first-year talents is too bizarre."

　"It's like - a group of people in the dark have colluded with each other." Thinking of this, Kusakabe Kagami suddenly felt that the temperature around her had dropped a lot, and her whole body began to feel bursts of biting cold.

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　"I can't just leave it like this," thinking this, Kusakabe Kagami looked through all the information she could find. Then a few hours passed, and Kusakabe Kagami finally found what she wanted.

　"Among the seven schools——there is still one school!!"

　At the same time that Kusakabe Kagami exclaimed, a flash of lightning flashed outside the house, and the dazzling light shone in through the window. Then, Kusakabe Kagami discovered that there was an extra person in the room at some point, and that person was sitting quietly in front of her, looking at her with a smile on his face.

　"——Lin Xuan"

　Looking at her idol smiling at her, Kusakabe Kagami felt no joy in her heart, only endless fear and coldness.

　"Aren't you doing individual training?"

　"Mr. Kusakabe, you have touched the truth that you shouldn't have touched. Sometimes, being too smart is not a good thing--" Lin Xuan stood up and said, chuckling and shaking his head.

　Lin Xuan's standing up startled Kusakabe Kagami, and she subconsciously took a step back, but at that moment, a silver-gray blade pierced her chest.

　Looking at the familiar blade piercing from her chest (hx), Kusakabe Kagami smiled bitterly.

　"Alice..."

　As if she had exhausted all her strength, after saying the name of the murderer, Kusakabe Kagami fell into a coma.

　"There is a loophole in your plan, and it has been discovered. Wow~~~ They have all been found out. This is amazing, Kusakabe-san." Lin Xuan said with a smile as he flipped through several documents that Kusakabe Kagami had compiled before.

　"What should we do?" Alice asked coldly, looking at Kusakabe Kagami.

　"Just tie it up and hide it. It won't be long anyway. Everyone will know about the existence of [National Akatsuki Academy], so there's no need to hide it anymore."

　"understood."

　"Then you handle it, Alice. I'll leave first. After all, I'm still in individual training." With that, Lin Xuan walked towards the door.

　At this time, Alice glanced at the documents sitting on the table.

　Tanlang Academy Duoduoliang Youyi.

　Shinomiya Tianyin of Jumen Academy.

　Sarah Bradley of Lucun Academy.

　Bunkoku Academy Hiraga Reizumi.

　Lianzhen Academy Kazamatsuri Rinna.

　Kurogane Ouma of Muqu Academy.

　There is Suin Nagi at Pojun Academy.

　And...Pojun Academy Yuanxuan.

　"It's really incredible~~~" After memorizing the information in her mind, Alice began to deal with the scene.

　-

　The joint training between [Pojun Academy] and [Jumen Academy] has ended, which also means that the Pojun Seven Star Sword Dance Festival delegation will return to [Pojun Academy]. But just a few minutes before arriving at [Pojun Academy], the bus they were riding stopped because - they discovered that thick black smoke was rising from the direction of their own academy.

　Just as Kurogane Ikki and others were shocked by this, silver-gray daggers fell on their shadows.

　As the dagger fell on the shadow, everyone in the car also felt something strange about themselves, but it was too late because they could no longer move.

　"Alice!?"

　"What's going on?!"

　Just as everyone in the car was wavering because of the loss of freedom, Alice, the culprit of all this, spoke.

　"Everyone, can you please calm down and listen to what I have to say?"

Chapter 144

　"Everyone, can you please calm down and listen to what I have to say?"

　"Alice—you? Although he tried his best to move, Kurogane Ikki found bitterly that he could not do anything except speak.

　"I know that you are very upset right now, but I am even more upset than you." Alice continued with a sigh.

　"Akatsuki Academy, that's their name, and it was they who attacked [Pojun Academy]." After saying that, Alice began to explain his true identity - a killer of the [Liberation Corps], and that an organization hired the [Liberation Corps] to disrupt the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival. He told Kurogane Ikki and the others everything he knew, except for Lin Xuan's identity.

　As for why he concealed Lin Xuan's identity, it was because Lin Xuan found him a few minutes before getting on the bus.

　At that time, he had just walked out of the bathroom when he saw Lin Xuan leaning against the wall playing with his phone. Originally, Alice thought Lin Xuan was here to give instructions or something, but Lin Xuan's first words made Alice feel like she was falling into the abyss.

　"Alice, you are going to betray us, right?"

　"What are you talking about? How could I betray you?" Alice defended herself, suppressing the fear in her heart.

　However, Lin Xuan ignored his explanation and seemed to be talking to himself.

　"It's because of Zhu Shizuku. It seems that the incident back then didn't completely cool your heart." After saying that, Lin Xuan put his cell phone into his trouser pocket and looked at Alice with a smile.

　"Don't worry, I won't tell on you, and I won't even stop you."

　"Eh!?" In fact, when Lin Xuan said "It's because of Zhu Shizuku", Alice had already accepted her fate, but Lin Xuan's next words shocked him.

　"No matter what you do, I won't stop you, nor will I help you. Even if you successfully help [Pojun Academy] defeat [Akatsuki Academy], I won't take action. At worst, I'll just switch schools. On the other hand, if you fail, there's nothing to say. You should know the consequences of failure."

　"Why?" Alice asked subconsciously, but immediately afterwards, he figured out some things, but after figuring it out, another question emerged in Alice's mind.

　"No reason."

　"If you care about them, you can definitely leave the Liberation Corps. With your strength, it's completely possible."

　"Alice, I'm different from you." Lin Xuan whispered, smiled and said, "Besides, I still have some things to do."

　宀?

　After saying that, Lin Xuan turned and left, but before leaving, Lin Xuan waved and smiled behind him.

　"I hope you can be freed from the [Liberation Corps] this time, Alice." ~xLooking at Lin Xuan's gradually receding back, Alice was a little dazed.

　"Is it different from others? Is it because you are deeper in love than others, Lin Xuan?" For some reason, Alice suddenly remembered what Lin Xuan said to him when he was ten years old.

　[Hey, Alice, why do I save those children, but they are so afraid of me, as if I were the evil one who persecuted them.]

　Shaking her head, Alice pulled her thoughts away from the meeting and continued to talk to Tetsu Ikki and the others.

　"My original duty was to take away your ability to move after you arrived at Pojun, just like what I'm doing now. That's why I entered Pojun and approached you."

　"I can't understand." Zhu Shizuku might be the person who knows Alice best among all the people present, except for Alice herself, but her expression did not fluctuate at all, and she just asked lightly.

　"If you tell me all this now, won't this battle be in vain?"

　"Yeah, it's all in vain, but I just want it to be in vain." There was no confusion in Alice's words, because these were decisions she made after making up her mind.

　"Why? Didn't you specifically lurk in this academy for this plan, and even approach Shizuku?" Kurogane Ikki questioned Alice's inconsistency.

　"Yes, that's how it should be. But—" Alice continued, looking at the silver-haired girl in front of her, "—I don't want to destroy the dreams of those whom Shizuku cherishes, nor do I want others to destroy everything. So, I would like to borrow your strength to repel the enemies who are destroying Pojun Academy."

　"Please trust me."

　-

　When Ikki Kurogane and his group arrived at [Pojun Academy] by bus, they subconsciously clenched their fists when they saw the tragic scene in front of them, and an emotion called anger arose in their hearts.

　Inside the school, sparks were seen flying everywhere in the school buildings, thick smoke was billowing, and large cracks appeared on the roads in the campus, as if they had been bombed. Even the students and teachers who stayed in the school fell all over the campus.

　"Gentlemen and ladies--!!" A funny voice suddenly sounded, attracting the attention of the angry crowd.

　The source of the sound was the burning roof of the school building, where a man in clown costume was standing.

　"Everyone from Pojun Academy, thank you for your hard work in coming back from such a long journey. We have been waiting for you for a long time~~~"