The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

For example, after Anna witnessed his sincerity, she generously waived the bill and gave them the headband as a favor.

I don't know how it turned into using my roommate's money to buy gifts for my girlfriend.

“Vina...Miss Anna’s assessment of you is absolutely correct.”

Lisette was too embarrassed to say the word "scumbag".

Chapter 163 Vena: Me, Felix? I'll win!

Silver Wolf Class Base.

Felix had just finished a ranked match and rushed here after changing his equipment.

Little did he know that a pleasant surprise was about to unfold for him.

"Vina Vina Vina, where's my gift?!"

Felix reached out to Viner, asking for it.

"What gift?" Wiener asked knowingly.

“Stop hiding it, Miss Anna told me everything!” Felix revealed his source of information without hesitation.

It was while he was changing clothes at Anna's shop that Miss Anna told him that Venus and Lisette had come to buy him a gift.

"That guy is such a chatterbox," Viner clicked her tongue.

"Stop talking so much, where's the gift? Where's the gift?" Felix looked at Vena with starry eyes.

He was deeply touched that Vina and Lisette had gone on a romantic getaway together and remembered to bring him gifts.

"Here, take this." Vena handed an item to Felix.

"Thanks... wait, isn't this my student ID? Where's the gift?!"

I almost blurted out the words of thanks.

"I helped you earn 600 credits, how about this gift?"

"..."

Felix's eyes instantly lost their sparkle.

He seemed to see countless beautiful and handsome new clothes leaving him.

"Hey, Vena. It's alright. For the next two weeks, as long as I have a bite of grass to eat, you'll have a sip of air to drink."

"We've lost our credits, but we can start over."

Felix, who had spent a great deal of effort to recover, patted Wiener on the shoulder and took the initiative to comfort him.

“No, can’t it be that if I have a sip of soup, you get a bite of meat?” Viner retorted.

"Hahaha, what are you talking about? We're practically starving." Felix's laughter was chilling.

Seeing that Felix was about to be ruined if they continued playing, Vena didn't dare to provoke him any further and quickly took out the box containing "Chenxing".

"I was just joking. This is the real gift for you."

"So my credits are still valid?"

Felix suddenly felt a glimmer of hope, only to have it cruelly extinguished by Venere.

"The joke is in the second half of the sentence."

"I'm not playing this game with you anymore!"

"No, stop biting me! You've made me bleed!"

"I'm biting you!"

Sword skills and techniques were completely forgotten by Felix at this moment.

He pounced on Vina and started biting her.

In the midst of the struggle, Venus forgot about the box in her hand, and Chenxing also fell to the side, where it was gently picked up by Lisette, who was not involved in the conflict.

Lisette unpacked the package and, while Felix was biting Vina's arm and not moving, slipped the package around her neck without him noticing.

“This necklace cost Venus 1,500 credits,” Listy explained softly, “which is why I don’t have enough credits and need to swipe your card.”

"So those 600 credits were all because of me, sorry Felix."

After putting on the necklace, Felix immediately became much more rational.

One thousand five hundred is greater than six hundred; this is a calculation that even Felix can make up.

"If it's for Lisette, I have no objection."

Felix released his grip.

A deep tooth mark and a mouthful of saliva were left on Viner's arm.

The bleeding was due to an accidental abrasion, but it wasn't as serious as it looked.

Felix, realizing he had been somewhat indiscriminate, felt a little guilty when he saw the wound on Viner's arm.

"Shall I lick it for you?"

"...Are you a puppy?"

"I wanted to help you stop the bleeding, okay!"

“No need, I have Lisette,” Vena said smugly.

As he spoke, a healing spell shone upon Vina.

The timing of the release was perfect; any later and the wound would have healed.

"That's wonderful," Felix exclaimed.

There was probably three parts envy and seven parts satisfaction.

"You should have said so sooner, or you would have gotten a beating for nothing."

"That won't do. I need you to remember this state; it will be useful later."

[?_??]

Viner's words left Felix puzzled.

"Vina said she wants to have a match with you."

Lisette revealed the answer.

(o?▽?)o

Felix tried hard to appear unhappy.

Is there such a good thing?

“Vina, are you sure?” Felix asked again to confirm.

“I’ve mastered a new skill and need to find an opponent to test it out. After thinking it over, you’re the most suitable,” Viner nodded.

"Come on, let's begin. I'll go easy on you."

Felix was eager to go one second, but then suddenly remembered something the next.

"No, given your current condition, it would be troublesome if you got injured."

Why didn't you think of that when you were biting someone?! Viner couldn't help but think to herself.

“Vina had me replace all my spell slots with healing and protective spells,” Listy replied.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to let Venus compete with others at this time.

"So you mean just leave him breathing, right?" Felix's feelings were in turmoil.

"Well, I still hope you'll go easy on me," Lisette cautioned.

No matter how you look at it, Lisette doesn't think Vena is a match for Felix, especially since Vena deliberately teases him before the sparring match.

So even if Felix disciplines Viner harshly, she will pretend not to see it.

Let the person who brought this upon themselves suffer the consequences.

......

The three of them entered the martial arts hall.

Just as Felix was about to take a training sword from the weapons rack in the hall, he was immediately stopped by Wiener.

"use this!"

Wiener tossed Felix a sword pouch.

"...Are you serious?"

Felix caught the sword pouch, and even without opening it, he could sense that it contained the "Day and Night" sword that Vena had crafted for him.

He just wanted to beat up Viner to vent his anger, not that he really wanted to beat him up badly.

Using this thing means we're getting serious.

“I’m sure, otherwise it would be too unfair,” Viner said grandly.

In principle, the fairest competition is when everyone uses the same weapons.

However, given the quality of the training sword, it was impossible to unleash the full potential of Gondorav, and Viner's strength would be reduced by more than half.

So Wiener even went back to his dormitory to bring the day and night records with him.

The weapon he prepared for himself was made of Yin Iron, forged from the remnants of a blunt cleaver and a deadly blade.

"Then I'd like to see how much you've improved these days, Vena."

Felix merely peeked Day and Night out of his sword sheath before walking toward the center of the arena.

"It might surprise you!"

Viner, holding the scabbard, walked to stand directly opposite Felix.

The entire day's meditation training was focused on Felix as the imaginary enemy.

The timing was specifically chosen to coincide with Felix's fatigue period after a fierce battle.

Even the weapons and the location were carefully considered.

They made so many special preparations.

You're guaranteed to win, brother.

Chapter 164 One-Sword Asura

"Then—begin!"

This sparring session had no teacher or referee; the only observer, Listi, gave the starting signal.

Excluding playful sparring during martial arts classes, this was the first time the two had actually sparred from the perspective of opponents.

The moment they heard "start," both of them simultaneously placed their right hands on the hilts of their swords.

Just like apprentices taught by the same master, not only are their starting stances identical, but the subsequent movements are also exactly the same.

"Zero Flash!" x2

Drawing a sword is a sign of respect.

This is just the beginning.

"Zero Flash Formation - Ten Flashes!" x2

Sheathing the sword is not the end, but rather a prelude to striking again.

Each strike was faster than the last, the speed of the swings gradually exceeding the range of Listi's naked eye. She could only infer the number of strikes from the number of sounds when the blades clashed.

The answer is ten times.

If they were using training steel swords, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on by now, but both of them were wielding extraordinary weapons.

They could have continued after the ten flashes, but that would have turned it into a pure contest of physical strength and weapon quality, so both of them stopped moving after sheathing their swords.

From the perspective of spectators, the two were equally skilled in drawing their swords and slashing.