Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

The only one missing was Kurogane Shizuku.

"That's not right."

"Shizuku's match is the first one. We also have a match today, but it won't start right away."

Dongtang Daohua adjusted his glasses and said softly.

The match schedule was released at the dinner party last night, and Kurogane Shizuku was honored to be selected as the first match player.

As for her opponent...

"Om-!"

At that moment, a piercing crackling sound came through the loudspeaker.

Just like soldiers who had received orders, the audience in the arena fell silent instantly, their eyes fixed on the podium, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next member of the group.

People say: Struggle is evil, but superiority is born from it.

People say: Violence is a crime because it harms innocent people.

People say: coordination is good because it cares for others.

Those who still have a conscience all think this way.

Even so, people still yearn for power.

Unparalleled strength! Unparalleled bravery!

Capable of sweeping away thousands of enemies with overwhelming force!

The ability to move freely and without hindrance—absolute power!

Who can honestly say they've never longed for it? Who can honestly say they've never yearned for it?

From the moment we are born, everyone has a dream they envision—

Everyone has dreams that they have to abandon because of the distance and obstacles involved.

Now, the boys and girls, risking their lives to challenge each other, have gathered once again at this festival.

Rokusun Academy in Hokkaido!

Giant Gate Academy in the Tohoku region!

Northern Kanto's "Greedy Wolf Academy"!

South Kanto "Hakugun Academy"!

The "Muko Academy" in the central Kinki region!

The 'Lianzhen Academy' in the ancient Shikoku region!

The Bunkyu Academy in the Kyushu-Okinawa region!

Finally—the new students of 'Xiao Academy'!

Thirty-two elites were selected from eight schools across Japan.

Each and every one of them was a brave knight chosen by all.

But in the end, only one person can become Japan's number one student knight—the "Seven Star Sword King"!

So—it is the tradition of knights to settle scores with their swords!

Thirty-two young and noble knights.

The time has come! Only at this moment will no one punish you!

Let everyone do as they please, give it their all, and compete with each other until the very last second, the very last moment.

Now, the 62nd Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is about to begin—!!

The host's screams echoed from the loudspeaker.

In the audience, the passionate opening remarks stirred the emotions of the audience, who responded with enthusiastic applause and cheers.

With this as the starting point, the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival officially begins.

"Speaking of which, this year's Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is truly full of hidden talents. The quality of the student knights far exceeds that of previous years' Seven Star Sword Dance Festivals."

"There are as many as five A-rank knights among the student knights—"

"But this is also because of the addition of Akatsuki Academy. This grand occasion is even better than it was ten years ago."

"Therefore, in order to allow everyone to fully understand the grandeur of the battle, the organizing committee has prepared ten high-definition cameras with ultra-high magnification to film the entire process."

"Not only that, we also invited Mr. Hai Jiangtian, the 'Judgement Thunder,' to provide commentary."

"Please give me more advice."

"No need for further explanation, let's look at the big screen."

At the host's excited shouts, the electronic screen above the arena lit up.

"The match schedule has now been released. The entire competition will be a two-in-one elimination final. What you see on the screen now is the match schedule for the first match, between 'Deep Sea Witch' from Po Jun Academy and 'Bloody Da Vinci' from Xiao Academy."

On the huge screen, an electronic battle table was displayed directly.

"The organizers must have colluded with that prime minister."

"No matter how you look at it, this match schedule seems deliberately designed."

Stella curled her lip, somewhat disdainfully.

"It must have been intentional."

"If the alliance were involved, they wouldn't have sent Shizuku-chan; it should have been you and your junior brother."

Look at the bustling crowd here.

Why is this Seven Star Sword Dance Festival so lively?

Millions of people, many of whom can't even buy tickets to the arena, gather here. What is their purpose?

The purpose was to see if Xiaoxue Academy could deliver on what Yueying Moya had said.

Let's take a look at the first match now.

It's a direct showdown between the rival "Xiao Academy" and "Po Jun Academy"—what could be more exhilarating than this?

That's fine too.

Even the Alliance might do that, but the Alliance would only choose to fight against Bladebreakers of the same level as the 'Akatsuki Academy'.

But now it's a duel between A-rank knight Sarah Bradley and B-rank knight Shizuku Kurogane.

The disadvantages that Kurogane Shizuku will face are already obvious.

"That's right, Prime Minister Moonshadow Tooth's behavior was too ugly."

Kidehara Kanata also made such a comment.

The underhanded tactics were so blatantly obvious that it left people speechless.

Everyone sitting here has the same thought.

They found what Moonshadow Fang did disgusting, but the one thing they never considered was that Kurogane Shizuku could defeat Sarah Bradley.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it so much."

"If Shizuku loses, I will avenge her."

Kurogane Ikki stared intently at the arena, at the two people standing there.

"Hey, Makoto, what you told me yesterday wasn't a lie, was it?"

Just then, Stella's slightly angry voice rang out in everyone's ears.

When everyone turned their attention to that scene, they saw something quite comical.

Stella's hand was pinching the soft flesh of Makoto Haramura's waist, pulling it outwards with all her might.

"I'm not lying to you. I really just value her abilities and want to bring her over."

"Her abilities are quite remarkable in some respects."

Makoto Haramura explained with a grimacing expression.

In fact, the same thing has happened once before.

Stella had already punished him like this since yesterday at the banquet when he told Sarah that if she lost, she had to come to his side.

"Nonsense, you're clearly just fooled by those two big lumps of cotton."

"I think that's what you meant yesterday, otherwise why didn't you respond just now and kept your eyes on that woman?"

Stella looked displeased and spoke eloquently.

This is indeed the case.

Even though Makoto Haramura was sitting here, and everyone else had been having a heated discussion about the situation, Makoto Haramura was the only one who hadn't said a word.

At this point, the others also cast suspicious glances at them.

Now they are beginning to doubt Makoto Haramura's true motives.

"trust me."

"No matter how good a woman's figure is, who would be interested in a sloppy woman?"

Makoto Haramura was truly at his wit's end.

He admitted that Sarah's figure was indeed outstanding, but as he himself said, he really couldn't feel the slightest interest in Sarah.

She was slovenly, and the last time he got close to her, he could even smell the oil in her hair.

Unless this woman undergoes a complete makeover, becoming cleaner and more refined, perhaps that would pique his interest.

He was genuinely interested in Sarah's talents.

In fact, based on his observation, this woman was probably the most talented student in Shixiao Academy.

Black Iron King Horse's strength lies in his persistent self-training. In terms of ability alone, the wind, a natural interference type, is not a particularly powerful ability.

So, to put it bluntly...

That's all the Black Iron King Ma's talent can achieve.

As for Shinogu Amane?

Without a doubt, this guy's superpower is indeed very powerful, probably the strongest superpower among the current students of Seven Star Academy.

He may not win many battles, but he can certainly make himself invincible.

But that's how it is.

His abilities, in any case, only appear so powerful because of the world's favor.

But what if Shinomiya Amane isn't in this world anymore?

His so-called strongest ability is nothing but a piece of waste paper.

Therefore, Makoto Haramura doesn't really care about this guy.

However, Sarah Bradley's abilities are different.

She can recreate the people she has seen on her canvas with her own paintbrush.

Although it cannot perfectly reproduce 100% of it, and the movements appear rather mechanical, it is still possible to reproduce 80% to 90% of its strength.

At the same time, she also demonstrated that she is not limited to portraying only one character at a time.

If she truly trains herself properly and improves her physical fitness, then she is a one-woman army.

He is someone who fits what White Yaksha said, someone who can become his ally.

"Humph--"

……

Our attention shifts to the competition field.

The spirit dress "Shōshigure" was already in Kurogane Shizuku's hand, and her gaze was fixed on Sarah opposite her.

Sarah did the same; she had also summoned her spirit weapon, "Demiog's Pen & Palette," and held it in her hands.

Summoning one's spirit armor ahead of time is within the limits allowed by the competition rules.