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A few seconds later, Skykirk touched her forehead, then looked at the unconscious Shizuku Kurotane on the ground, utterly at a loss for words…

A headbutt is indeed a good attack method, but Shizuku used it to knock herself unconscious... What is that?

Unlike Skirk, whose superior physical abilities allowed her to withstand the headbutt without leaving a single mark.

The gap in strength is obvious.

These students at this stage, and even the vast majority of people in this world, are no match for Silky.

But the girl pressed on bravely, unleashing her ultimate move in the face of adversity, which greatly surprised Silky...

This is elementalization!

I never expected to see skills from the One Piece world in the world of the Failed Knight.

Perhaps Kurogane Shizuku originally possessed such strength in her life trajectory in this world, but so what?

The girl's displayed willpower was enough to prove her desire to become stronger, and it even made Skykirk's usually unmoving eyes glance at her again...

"You guys, go back to your dorms and rest after you've recovered."

Ignoring the students collapsed on the ground behind him, and disregarding the blood soaking Shizuku's body, Skirk picked her up from the ground and vanished in an instant.

Talent is very important; it determines your starting point for becoming stronger.

But willpower is more important; it determines how far you can go in becoming stronger.

In Shizuku Kurogane, Skirk saw the girl's determination to become stronger, and also her innate talent.

More importantly, Shizuku is a water-type bird. What does that mean?

Squirrel's innate talent, "Mastery of All Weapons," allows characters with ice and water elemental abilities to raise their elemental skills by one level.

Isn't this perfect? ​​Skirk is an ice elementalist, and Shizuku is a water elementalist, which perfectly matches the conditions of this talent. I believe that Shizuku will definitely gain even more in the process of training her.

However, this talent is not without its limitations. For example, there can only be ice and water elementals in the team, and there must be at least one of them... This method is easy to solve; just train them separately.

Therefore, aside from Kurogane Ikki and Stella, Kurogane Shizuku will remain as a student in the secret training program. I believe that in the near future, this girl will definitely surprise everyone!

"Furthermore, it seems the feedback from Mirror Stream is quite positive..."

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The battle in the next class ended relatively quickly, and it ultimately concluded with Kurogane Shizuku being taken away by Saki.

But the situation is different for Ikki Kurogane and Stella.

Unlike Shizuku's class, Ikki's class seemed to be stronger. Even though Ikki and Stella hadn't made a move yet, the other students had held off Kagami to some extent, giving the male and female protagonists ample time to prepare.

"Ikki, how are you?"

Seeing her classmates fall one by one, Stella couldn't sit still any longer. She wanted to rush up and fight the teacher, but the classmates around her restricted her from displaying her strength.

Stella's power is fire, which has a wide range and high temperature.

This means that, except in special circumstances, the girl can only fight alone, and there is not even anyone standing next to her.

So in the battle just now, she acted as a tank, a warrior, or a ranged mage, attacking Mirror Stream while trying not to harm her teammates.

But this wasn't enough. Stella's power was too restricted; unless all her classmates collapsed, she simply couldn't unleash her full strength...

"Next, it's my turn!"

"Stella, launch the attack without worry!"

"That's exactly what I was waiting for you to say!"

One-Sword Asura—!

Seeing the familiar glow appear on Ikki's body, Stella's lips gradually curled up; she could finally unleash her full power.

"Everyone, back up!"

The students who were holding out under Kagami's command ahead, upon hearing Ikki's voice, instinctively looked in his direction.

But what came into view was not a black-haired figure, but a huge fireball!

Stella made her move!

Throwing her classmates, who had collapsed to the ground, behind her, Stella unhesitatingly unleashed her scorching, tangible magic towards Ikki and Kagami.

"What's with this magic?"

"Is she really a student? How come she's so much better than us?"

Stella's magical power is A-rank; just releasing it is enough to intimidate the students around her.

Those students who were about to be exhausted chose to retreat almost the moment they felt this magic.

Of course, what else can we do if we don't retreat?

Will it be burned to ashes by such terrifying heat?

But one thing puzzled those around them: Stella Ikki and Kagami Ryu were now standing in a straight line, so why did the girl dare to launch an attack without any scruples?

The answer came quickly.

Ikki didn't turn around, but it was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. He brushed past the fireball released by Stella and even used the huge heat wave to hide his figure in front of Kagami.

"It seems a bit hot."

Even without looking, Jingliu knew that the other party was approaching him. His sword aura, which carried no chill, easily cut the huge fireball in half, but the fireball did not dissipate.

"So what if it's been split open? The flames have always been under my control!"

Stella's attacks don't just disappear once they're released; even if a fireball is split in two, it can still continue to attack.

The remaining two fireballs quickly changed their shape, forming a huge whirlwind around the mirror stream.

"Let's call this move 'Fire Dance Whirlwind,' it sounds pretty awesome!"

The Fiery Whirlwind took shape in an instant, and the high temperature and cracks completely enveloped Mirror Flow's figure, preventing him from moving even a step.

However, out of Stella's sight, Jingliu's body was completely dry, which seemed extremely abnormal.

"I see, is this the method of attack?"

Jingliu sensed the flames around him for a moment, but did not act immediately. Instead, he stood still with his sword in hand, as if waiting for something.

The next moment, the flames dissipated from somewhere, and the figure of Kurogane Ikki seemed to appear and disappear...

Swish-!

With one sword strike, "Yihui" was gone.

But on the other side, another "Ikki" appeared.

"Heatwaves, mirages... It's quite an idea of ​​yours to attack me in this way."

"But...it's useless to me!"

Mirror Flow does not involve seeing the world with one's eyes, but rather with one's own perception.

Even though her senses were slightly diminished due to being enveloped in flames, she still knew that Kurogane Ikki was right beside her and ready to attack at any moment!

Mirror Flow's idea is also very simple...

"Since we can't find the exact location, just cut down everything around it, that will be enough!"

Mirror Stream & Silky Knight: My family has left, I need to take a break.

My maternal grandmother has passed away; she was also my last grandparent-generation relative.

There are too many things to do at home, so I definitely won't have time to write today. I'll have to ask for a day off.

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Mirror Stream & Silky Knight: Chapter 15 One-Sword Rakshasa!

Kagami doesn't care about Kurogane Ikki's location. Finding the boy's location is not difficult at all. Even if Kagami is blindfolded, he can remain completely unaffected, just like in the Starry Sky Railway storyline.

But Jingliu had already said that before the lesson even started…

"I will use power at the same level as yours."

In other words, Kagami-ryu will not use strength beyond the scope of a student, and at this time her identity is that of a teacher. At most, she will learn from a sharp-eyed great swordsman, say "The world is farther than you imagine," and leave a sword scar on the chest of a novice boy.

Therefore, "overwhelming students with absolute strength and leaving them with no hope" is entirely harmful and should never be adopted.

Moreover, given Jing Liu's personality and status, unless it's an accident like Bai Yan's, how could she possibly break her promise on her own initiative?

"Well done, little brother..."

"So I need to be serious, so please don't let me down!"

It seems that the will of Kurogane Shizuku on the other side infected Skirk, which in turn aroused some fighting spirit in Kagami Ryu's heart, or perhaps it was because the alliance between the male and female protagonists was a rare sight.

In short, Kagami's cold heart began to stir, and he even changed how he addressed Kurogane Ikki.

Within the Starry Sky Railway, Jing Liu only ever used the term "little brother" to refer to his grand-disciple Yan Qing; as for the others…

Who is that?

Now, she, playing the role of Kagami, bestows this title upon the boy before her named Kurogane Ikki, which is enough to demonstrate how much she values ​​Ikki…

So before starting the counterattack, Kagami-ryu didn't mind reminding Ikki a few things. If Ikki could reach the future in the original work even faster, Kagami-ryu would be overjoyed!

"One-Slash Asura is a good technique, but you should understand, little brother... even if you concentrate all your energy in less than a minute, you still can't touch me."

"But your thinking is correct, and I sincerely look forward to seeing how you will fare after you've grown!"

"Now, come to me and experience true defeat!"

Failure is the mother of success, and it's not something to be ashamed of. As long as you can learn from failure and grow effectively, it's acceptable.

Ikki had failed many times before, but those so-called "failures" were all artificially created. Apart from putting pressure on Ikki, they were not conducive to his effective growth.

Therefore, Jingliu made his move.

The Ephemeral Sword danced in the air, and the white-haired girl gently swayed her body, displaying her beautiful figure in the air.

If it weren't for the flames blocking the view, Jingliu's figure might have been seen by more people, bringing a greater shock.

But right now, there is only one person who has seen Kagami's actions, and that is Kurogane Ikki!

However, Ikki, who was watching this sword dance, did not find it beautiful. Instead, he felt a chill that went straight to his heart.

Such a beautiful sword dance, at this moment, seemed to be a short knife pressed against Ikki's heart, as if it only needed to be pushed forward gently to take the life of this young man.

"Imitation Sword Technique" is a skill honed by Ikki, which allows him to anticipate his opponent's thoughts and launch an effective counterattack within a very short timeframe during combat.

Ikki had been observing Kagami Ryu's and the other students' fighting movements since the start of the battle, trying to guess what they would do next.

So, the instant he initiated the Mirror Stream operation, Ikki knew what he was about to face…

Blade Storm!

Ding Ding Ding-!

Even using only his student-level strength, Kagami-ryu's speed far exceeded Ikki's expectations. Almost the instant Ikki knew what was going to happen, Kagami-ryu had already completed his move.

Countless sword energies, gleaming with cold light, were added to the storm by Mirror Flow, following the direction of its rotation.

In an instant, a bloody mark appeared on Ikki's forehead, and a portion of his hair was cut off. Even more terrifying, more and more parts of his body were cut open by the sword energy!

Let alone retaliating, even enduring such an attack for more than a second would be extremely difficult for Ikki to accept.

So, what should we do?

Ikki had considered attacking Kagami-ryu at the last second of Ichisho Shura, just like before…

But how could such a move possibly work twice on a master swordsman at the same time?

The sword techniques he had learned flashed through his mind, but he rejected them all.

Knowing the gap between himself and Kagami, Ikki used his most effective third secret sword technique during his last battle with Kagami, deflecting Kagami's sword back at her.

Now, the third secret sword technique, which is most likely to defeat the opponent, may have already been seen through by the opponent... Just as mentioned before, the same move can no longer work.

What should we do?

This moment seemed to stretch out infinitely. Ikki's face remained ashen, and the boy seemed to be stuck in a swamp, unable to think of any way to escape.

"Feeling resentful, kid?"