Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

Doesn't this mean...?

"By the way, Cheng, my father and mother hope to meet you during the winter vacation."

"Do you have time to come back to Familia with me?"

Sure enough, Stella was already waiting for this.

"I should be fine."

Makoto Haramura nodded reluctantly.

He certainly couldn't refuse Stella's sparkling eyes, and if he did, it would seem like he had something to hide.

"I'll go with you then."

Stella immediately beamed with joy, her face radiating happiness.

"Forget it."

"More importantly, are you hungry? I'll go get you something to eat."

Stella nodded immediately.

It would have been better if Haramura Makoto hadn't mentioned it, because once he did, she realized she really felt hungry.

Dragons are indeed very powerful.

A strong physique, powerful healing abilities, and potent fire-breathing capabilities all require sufficient energy to sustain them.

Coincidentally, eating is the best way for dragons to replenish their energy.

The idea that dragons eat eight meals a day is no joke.

"I'm going now. Wait for me to come back, and we'll watch Ikki's match together."

Makoto Haramura left the room directly, closed the door for Stella, and walked straight into the corridor.

But at the end of this corridor, he encountered someone who surprised him quite a bit.

"The match is about to start, what are you doing here?"

Chapter 136 An Opportunity to Test Oneself

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"How will you be here?"

She wore an apron soaked in various paints, her upper body was almost bare, and she wore jeans on her lower body.

The hair could only be described as filthy and messy; you could even find traces of paint on the strands.

—Sarah Bradley!

Who else could it be but this woman?

The two of them looked at each other immediately.

"Your match is about to start, isn't it?"

The match between Makoto Haramura and Stella was the first one, and it was held in the morning.

The match between Sarah and Ikki Kurogane was the second match, and it was held in the afternoon after the venue was renovated.

"I know."

Sarah stared at him intently.

Her gaze lingered on Haramura Makoto's open collar, her burning eyes seeming to want to strip him naked.

"I just came to confirm with you that if I win, you really will be my model, right?"

This is a bet!

It was a bet that Makoto Haramura and Sarah had agreed upon long ago.

Makoto Haramura took a liking to Sarah's superpowers and wanted to recruit her, so he proposed this bet.

"Since I have already said it, I will keep my promise."

Makoto Haramura shrugged and leaned against the wall of the hospital corridor.

"Similarly, if you lose, be prepared to work for me for the rest of your life."

He was truly envious of Sarah Bradley's ability, "Fantasy Satire".

After all, in a sense, as long as she has enough ability, she can materialize anyone she has ever seen.

Therefore, Akatsuki Academy's ace players are actually Kurogane Ohma and Shinomiya Amane.

However, in Makoto Haramura's view, Sarah was the most dangerous one among that group.

However, her next opponent is Kurogane Ikki.

If Ikki Kurogane were still the same as before, merely an F-rank Rider who could only gain power by relentlessly squeezing out his own life energy, then Sarah would undoubtedly win.

To be frank and direct.

No matter how much Ikki struggles, Sarah will win.

But now, Ikki Kurogane is completely different.

He broke free from the shackles of fate and became a demon beyond its control.

Sarah will have no chance against him. As long as Ikki Kurogane has the will to survive, she will surely win.

As for the possibility of Sarah breaking through her own limitations and becoming a demon?

It's not that there's no chance at all, but the hope is extremely slim, so slim that even a one in ten million is unlikely.

What is the first essential element for breaking through the Demon Man's barrier?

Push yourself to your physical limits, and then look at Sarah's frail body that gets out of breath after just a few steps.

How can she meet the conditions to evolve into a demon?

"I will win."

"I will win today's match, stand in front of you, and beat you so you can be my model."

Sarah nodded heavily, stubbornly uttered those words, and then turned and left.

Makoto Haramura simply shook his head slightly at Sarah and turned to walk towards the cafeteria.

……

About half an hour has passed.

Makoto Haramura brought up the food he had prepared from the cafeteria, and Stella was eating heartily.

In just ten minutes, Stella had already devoured five of the ten meals that Makoto Haramura had brought over.

"Cheng, aren't you going to eat?"

"If we don't eat now, the precious meal will get cold."

Stella's cheeks bulged out like a squirrel stuffed with food.

"Just a moment, let me change the channel."

Makoto Haramura was pulling out the screen and adjusting the channels.

"Oh, right, it's the match between Ikki and the woman you want."

Stella stopped eating abruptly, her eyes fixed on Haramura Makoto, as if she wanted to burn a hole through him with her gaze.

"I've already said it, all I care about is her ability and strength."

"I'm not interested in her."

Makoto Haramura returned to Stella's side, his face full of exasperation.

He put down the remote control, sat down next to Stella, and took out a boxed lunch next to her, unpacking it.

"But she's very big."

Stella's cheeks were puffed out high.

"Being big is useless, let's just enjoy the game."

Makoto Haramura quickly stopped the conversation, as he had recently noticed that Stella was becoming increasingly jealous.

If Stella continues to be so jealous, how can he possibly tell her the truth about his situation?

"Ok."

Stella, still somewhat skeptical, withdrew her gaze and, like Makoto Haramura, focused her attention on the screen.

Right now, it's the opening ceremony, with both teams entering the stadium.

Kurogane Ikki stepped on the blue mist, while Sarah was surrounded by rainbows. The two entered the arena from the east and west entrances respectively.

"Here it comes, here it comes! This match has been the one that has amazed everyone all the way here. Everyone is even starting to look forward to how far this F-rank knight can go: the match between 'The Uncrowned Sword King' Kurogane Ikki and 'The Bloodstained Da Vinci' Sarah Bradley."

"This is a battle that everyone is eagerly anticipating."

"Will the F-rank 'Uncrowned Sword King' be able to rise against all odds, or will the A-rank knight 'Bloody Da Vinci' be able to uphold the rules and maintain the dignity of the A-rank knights?"

"Please have both players stand at the take-up line."

What should I say!

This was the first time Makoto Haramura had listened to this commentator give a commentary on a match.

Now all he can say is that the official choice of this not-so-professional person to provide commentary is reasonable; at least the opening alone was enough to get everyone excited with her words.

"It seems that this 'Bloody Da Vinci' is definitely under your control now, Makoto."

Stella took another big bite of rice and pursed her lips.

She and Haramura Makoto did talk about something just now.

She knew very well what changes had occurred to her body during the match, so once she was fully awake, she immediately asked Haramura Makoto if he knew what had happened.

Makoto Haramura has already explained to Stella everything he knows about the demons.

So Stella also learned that her boyfriend and Kurogane Ikki, who was standing on the competition stage at the moment, were both demons.

For an ordinary swordsman to defeat a demon is truly a pipe dream.

If Haramura Makoto hadn't tried to guide her, she definitely wouldn't have been able to last so many rounds; she probably would have given up long ago.

Stella had said that the defeat was inevitable.

"That's not wrong."

Makoto Haramura quickly shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth.

Having just gone through a major battle and barely eaten breakfast, and after all that commotion, he was a little hungry.

"However, the ability I'm eyeing isn't so weak either; Ikki will have to put in some effort."

……

"Thank you for sparing my sister."

Kurogane Ikki didn't linger after standing on the field; he immediately summoned his Shadow Iron.

“If I hurt her, Makoto Haramura will likely get angry and might go back on his word.”

Sarah swallowed hard, and similarly dispersed her soul, condensing her spiritual armor into the shape of a paintbrush and a palette.

Kurogane Ikki paused for a moment, but then chuckled softly.

"Regardless, it is true that you went easy on Shizuku."

"I'll wait until you've prepared everything you want."

"This is just a small token of my gratitude."

Kurogane Ikki said it, and he did it; the moment he finished speaking, he relaxed his stance.

"Oh, Ikki Kurogane is really skilled and daring, actually wanting Sarah to get ready first."

This is the arena for the semi-finals of the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

As long as it's not during combat, the sound pickup effect can be maximized.