Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

It wasn't that he didn't want to explain to his disciple; in fact, he didn't want his disciple to see this scene at all.

Because it would block his disciple's path, the path ahead.

(Did Edelweiss see this kid's potential long ago?)

Nango Hikojiro glanced at Edelweiss, whose gaze was fixed on Kurogane Ikki.

Actually, he had been wondering for the past few days, was the person Edelweiss was paying attention to really the eldest son of the Kurogane family?

No, probably not.

She was watching Ikki, wasn't she?

The kid who was as tenacious as a weed even in adversity.

……

"Is he going to lose?"

Lying in that endless darkness, Kurogane Ikki was already trying his best.

But no matter how he tried, his brain remained sluggish, and his body felt as if it had completely rusted.

He had already burned himself out completely, and he had already used his most exquisite moves, and he felt like he was falling into a quagmire, sinking into endless darkness.

He, could only go this far.

He, didn't win!

But, he was so unwilling.

He wanted to win.

After trying his best, he still lost.

He not only failed his own efforts, but also failed the expectations of his friends, and the sacrifices of his sister.

"Rumble rumble rumble——"

In a daze!

A huge stone gate appeared before his eyes, with no decorations or sculptures on the door, only the antiquity of the era and the heaviness like stars.

As long as he wanted to open this door, it was as if he was fighting against a star.

Don't stop here.

As long as he could push open this door, he could go further, and he would still have hope.

Kurogane Ikki stood up and walked towards the gate.

"Crack crack crack——"

The surrounding space rippled like the surface of water, and the sound of chains colliding rang out, shooting out and binding Kurogane Ikki, who wanted to move forward.

Making him unable to move.

At this moment, he understood, understood what these chains were.

These were chains made of fate.

Fate was preventing him from moving forward, fate was warning him that he could only go this far.

"Move!"

Kurogane Ikki was roaring.

"Move, damn it."

No matter how hard he tried, the chains remained motionless.

Not to mention pushing open the gate, he couldn't even touch the gate now.

"Could it be that he has to give up?"

"Impossible, it can't be."

Kurogane Ikki's collapsed eyes gradually became firm.

Now that things have come to this, would he still bow to fate, would he still submit to the arrangements of fate?

Hasn't he been fighting against his fate from birth until now?

No one thought he could become a Blazer.

An F-rank Magic Knight, it sounded like a joke.

But he didn't accept his fate, he chose to leave his home and fight against fate.

He honed himself along the way, honing his body until it was covered in wounds.

In the six years from the age of ten to sixteen, he suffered all kinds of ridicule, humiliation, and mockery, and finally he stood here.

Now he has defeated D-rank knights, defeated C-rank knights, and defeated B-rank knights.

Could it be that he really can't defeat this A-rank knight?

It shouldn't be.

He has been fighting against fate for so long, could it be that he is still lacking this last time?

No, he will fight to the end.

"There's no way I'm stopping here!"

Intense anger, determination, and unwillingness made his face look extremely hideous.

He couldn't fail his best friend's expectations of him.

He couldn't waste the hard work he had put in to become stronger in the past.

"Crack——"

The indestructible chains that had held him firmly shattered at this moment.

His hand finally touched the gate.

"Give me, give me, open..."

……

"Referee, you can make a judgment."

Kurogane Ouma's attitude was still arrogant, even though his younger brother was covered in blood, he still had no intention of going forward to care for him, just watching everything in front of him coldly.

"Ah... Ouma..."

The male referee was obviously stunned for a moment, and then immediately raised the red flag in his hand.

"Hagane Academy, Black..."

"Bang——"

The extinguished azure firelight was like new life being injected, slowly burning on Kurogane Ikki's blood-soaked body.

The referee's voice stopped abruptly.

Kurogane Ouma looked at the burning fire with shock.

"Then, older brother, let's continue now."

Chapter 124 The Secret of the Devils

For no reason, this feeling of palpitation attacked Kurogane Ouma.

He didn't know why, but now this sense of crisis surrounded him.

"Then, older brother, let's continue now."

Kurogane Ouma threw all the distracting thoughts out of his mind.

Since he didn't know why, he would just fight with all his strength.

And wasn't he always craving for such a battle, craving for a battle that made his hair stand on end?

Vast magic power surged from his body, and the cyan airflow almost covered the entire battle circle.

On the other side, Kurogane Ikki made a move to sheathe his sword, placing both hands and the sword on the left side of his body, using his left thumb to simulate the action of the scabbard.

This was the preliminary action of the Drawing Sword Strike.

"——『Severing Moon Heavenly Dragon Claw』!"

Kurogane Ouma shouted loudly, and with absolute power, he unleashed a storm of swords like a dragon's claw, slashing at Kurogane Ikki with one sword.

Still a merciless move.

Shinguuji Kuro raised her expression, standing next to the battle circle, and jumped out without hesitation, strengthening the magic barrier of the arena.

In fact, the previous collision had already made the magic barrier precarious.

Shinguuji Kuro thought the battle was over, but she didn't expect that Kurogane Ikki would break through the limit and continue the battle.

If she doesn't strengthen the barrier now, the audience will be miserable when the energy wave explodes later.

The giant sword, tens of meters high, fell from the sky, and the aftermath alone caused ripples in the magic barrier that Shinguuji Kuro had hurriedly set up.

"As expected, the Gale Sword Emperor's victory is still certain."

Seeing this destructive scene, almost everyone made such a confident assertion.

But.

"——!"

At that moment, no one knew what happened.

What could be seen was that Kurogane Ikki's lips moved, and then he slashed out with a sword.

No one knew how fast that sword was.

"Kakakakaka——"

In the continuous crisp sound, the Sword of Wind that had not fallen was instantly covered with cracks.

Then, under countless shocking gazes, the light sword suddenly burst open.

A flash of figure!

Kurogane Ouma fell directly to the ground.

Shinguuji Kuro hurriedly jumped into the ring, replaced the original referee, and looked at Kurogane Ouma who had fallen to the ground.

"The victory has been decided, the winner is Kurogane Ikki."

Obviously, Kurogane Ikki had held back.

Shinguuji Kuro sighed like this.

Sure enough, no matter how strong the Blazers are, they are vulnerable in front of the Devils.

Even if this Devil is a newly promoted Devil.

This is already a difference in essence, a difference in species.

In this way, who will be the winner of the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is yet to be seen.

"Uoooooooooo!"

A burst of cheers erupted from the audience.

Originally, they thought it would be a battle without any suspense, but what they didn't expect was that it would be a battle worth the ticket price.

"Amazing."

Edelweiss, who had been silent all the time, also let out a sigh of admiration.

"I really didn't expect it."

Nango Hikojiro also nodded his head, and then he put his hand on Haramura Makoto's shoulder.

"Don't even think about asking me, kid, I can't say."

"Telling you this kind of thing now will only do harm and no good, and you can't ask the Kurogane kid about it yourself, understand?"

Nango Hikojiro still told Haramura Makoto with some worry.