Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

How long has the Kurogane family held a high position in Japanese sword-wielding society?

During this period, they have done many things that have aroused public outrage. People may complain in private or at gatherings among friends, but no one has ever dared to question the Black Iron Family in public.

The person who did this is only a B-rank knight, and just a minor commentator.

Who gave her the guts? Has she gone mad?

"It's already started, and the commentator selection is good."

Makoto Haramura blinked.

Yes, just like what those people below said earlier, who gave this commentator the audacity to say such things?

Of course, it was given to him by Makoto Haramura.

In fact, Tsukuyomi was originally raised and trained by the Guitokuhara Foundation.

If she doesn't listen to her own young mistress, whose words can she listen to?

Shinomiya Kurono presented Kurogane Ikki with the trophy representing the runner-up.

As Ikki Kurogane raised the trophy in his hand, he was filled with emotion.

Before this, he never imagined that he would be able to stand on this stage and receive such an honor.

Although he didn't receive that highest honor, he is still happy with himself now.

"Now……"

This time, Tsukuyomi, who hadn't moved at all, started speaking and walked towards the podium.

"Our winner of this year's Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, the disciple of 'God of War' Nango Hikojiro, Makoto Haramura."

"No one knows his past, no one knows what he was like when he was a child, but when he appeared, it was like a comet in the universe, illuminating all his contemporaries. Everyone who stood in front of him was defeated by him. He showed his absolute strength that overwhelmed his contemporaries."

"Now, please welcome Principal Shinguji to present the championship trophy to our player, Makoto Haramura."

An even more intense radiance shone upon Makoto Haramura.

All the surrounding light dimmed, and even under that blinding white light, the golden trophy shone brightly.

"congratulations."

"I guess I've fulfilled our promise."

A faint smile appeared on Haramura Makoto's lips as he blinked.

"Of course it counts."

Shinguji Kurono nodded slightly.

"Now, let's invite our 'Seven Star Sword King' to say a few words to everyone."

A microphone was thrust directly to Makoto Haramura's lips, and under the white light, the capillaries on his fair arms were clearly visible.

Makoto Haramura walked directly off the stage, took the microphone from Tsukuyomi, and gave her a look at the same time.

She nodded slightly, understanding Haramura Makoto's meaning, and walked directly backstage.

"Cough cough cough-"

Makoto Haramura cleared his throat.

"Let me start by saying my acceptance speech."

"Actually, there's really nothing to say about this. I just gave it my all in this match, and I'm sincerely grateful to all the opponents I've encountered along the way."

"After all, I have grown and grown to where I am today through battles with you."

The audience erupted in applause.

Although most people know that Makoto Haramura is just saying polite things, his polite words are so eloquent that people can only applaud.

The applause lasted for a while before slowly subsiding.

However, Makoto Haramura showed no intention of putting down the microphone. Instead, he casually placed the championship trophy, which represented honor, on the ground, stepped to the side, and came directly in front of Ikki Kurogane.

"But this is what I really want to talk about today."

All of a sudden!

The entire venue fell silent. All the talking and applause stopped. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The spotlight shone directly on Ikki Kurogane.

Everyone knew that something big was about to happen, and that this man was going to say something important, so no one dared to make a sound and could only listen quietly.

"Next, I will expose the crimes of the Black Iron family."

Chapter 142 Forced into the Palace

"Next, I will expose the crimes of the Black Iron family."

Gasps of shock filled the air; complete silence was the most fitting description.

Many people showed expressions of "I knew it!"

It was as if this situation had already been anticipated.

"I believe everyone should remember, before the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, the evidence of the eldest son of the Black Iron family that circulated on a small scale online?"

The memories still linger online, especially since these events didn't happen that long ago.

It was only about two months at most, so everyone could still remember it. As long as Makoto Haramura mentioned it, they would remember it.

"Yes, that's the evidence."

"Even though Kurogane Ohma's student status was still retained at Buqu Academy at the time, Kurogane Yan actually sent Akaza, the executive director of the ethics committee under his command, to try to force such evidence onto Kurogane Ikki of our school."

"This is the evidence that was preserved from that time."

Makoto Haramura nodded slightly to the audience, and then, as if receiving a signal from him, the screen on the stage behind him and the others was pulled down.

The image was then displayed directly above.

Everyone stared intently at the scene behind Makoto Haramura and Kazuki Kurogane.

That was the scene where Akaza arrogantly arrived at Hagun Academy, haughtily trying to pin charges on Kurogane Ikki.

Akaza's arrogant demeanor caused many people present to frown.

However, for many people, this is a common occurrence, as some of them have experienced the same thing.

They are not necessarily from the Black Iron family, but many are subordinate families of the Black Iron family.

"Perhaps everyone is very confused."

"No matter what, Kurogane Ikki is the son of Minister Kurogane Yan. Even if he is not very talented, expelling him from the family is not enough to frame him with such a crime."

That's right, that's what everyone's question is.

There's a saying that goes, "Even a tiger wouldn't eat its cubs." No matter what, you shouldn't harm your own children.

What exactly happened between Ikki Kurogane and Gen Kurogane?

Why do they act like enemies when they are clearly father and son?

Could it be that Hei Tieyan's wife is cheating on him?

Many people harbored the utmost malice and began to let their thoughts wander.

To be honest, no matter how they think about it, this is the only answer they can come up with that makes the most sense.

After all, only someone who isn't Kurogane Ikki's biological son could do something like this.

Otherwise, Kurogane Ikki would have become stronger later on.

Hei Tieyan still seemed intent on suppressing him, which was inexplicable.

"But it's precisely because of talent."

"Because his son's magic level is F, in the eyes of our Minister Kurogane Yan, Kurogane Ikki is born inferior."

"My son should be kicked out of the house by me and become an ordinary person, living like an ordinary person."

"Give up on trying, give up on yourself, stop hoping to become a blade-wielder, and become an ordinary person."

"This is exactly what our Minister Yan from the Black Iron faction wants to do."

Makoto Haramura pursed his lips, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

"why?"

"Why shouldn't I be happy that my son has become successful?"

"Why must we force our son to settle for mediocrity?"

Almost everyone present was puzzled. Parents who hope their children will become successful are everywhere, but they had never seen parents who hope their children will become useless.

"It's very simple, because our Minister Yan, the Black Iron Minister, doesn't want his son to destroy the class society he created."

As soon as Makoto Haramura said this, almost everyone with a brain understood what he was referring to.

After all, the vast majority of them are people who stand above the class and enjoy the benefits that class brings them.

Since Makoto Haramura has made his point so clear, how could they not understand?

"He wanted society to operate according to the class system he defined."

“High-ranking swordsmen naturally occupy high positions, while low-ranking swordsmen are reduced to menial laborers in society, and are not even allowed to become menial laborers.”

He believed that this would bring stability to society.

"Because everyone is living within the scope of their own responsibilities."

"But then his son appeared, and the existence of his son is the biggest loophole in the system he established."

The spotlight shone back on Ikki Kurogane, and Makoto Haramura handed the microphone to him.

Ikki Kurogane took a step forward, standing in the champion's seat where Makoto Haramura should have been.

"There's nothing I can do, it's just that I don't know how to admit defeat."

“When I was a child, my father kicked me out of the house. I naively thought that my father thought I had brought shame to the Black Iron family.”

"So from the moment I left home, I made up my mind that I would become stronger, strong enough to make the Black Iron family proud, and to make my father acknowledge me again."

"Therefore, I have decided to obtain the title of 'Seven Star Sword King'."

"If we can win the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, where all the high school students in Japan gather, it can be considered an honor for the Kurogane family."

At this point, Kurogane Ikki's voice suddenly paused, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and his voice became slightly sentimental.

"At the time, I was only ten years old and knew my F-level strength, so it was a pipe dream for me to do something like this."

"Therefore, I can only make use of my only strength and constantly improve my swordsmanship."

"To this end, I challenged almost all the kendo schools in Japan, absorbed their swordsmanship, and integrated it into my own."

"I have honed my swordsmanship to its pinnacle and created a skill that grants me the magical power to briefly contend with other swordsmen."

"I can't even remember how many hardships I went through during that time."

Kurogane Ikki gave a wry smile.

Even though he had already let go of his resentment and figured out who he was going to wield his sword for.

However, this kind of self-description, revealing all his past experiences and analyzing them himself, still made Kurogane Ikki feel a stabbing pain in his heart.

"This made Ikki a thorn in the side of Minister Yan of the Black Iron Army."

Makoto Haramura took back the microphone from Kazuki Kurogane, and the narration would continue under his command.

"After all, he's just an F-rank knight."

"To dare to defeat a knight of a higher rank is a provocation against the system of our Lord Black Iron Yan."

"At the same time, he also saw his son's potential and knew that if he let his son continue on, the situation would only get further out of his control."

"In his view, the system he had carefully maintained for so long would be shattered by Ikki Kurogane."

"So it has nothing to do with hatred or other emotions, it's just a pure difference in ideology."

At this point, Makoto Haramura's lips curled up slightly, revealing an enigmatic smile.

"It's already quite obvious. Ikki is like the first spark of fire that Prometheus brought to mankind in ancient mythology. The gods, in order to prevent the fire from being passed on, intercepted and punished Prometheus."