Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

Thus, he was becoming the person he used to hate the most.

Especially when his power was being used on a friend who had helped him so much, it made him feel even more pain.

So, he was planning to withdraw from the competition.

Anyway, his wish no longer needed to be fulfilled through the Seven Star Sword Art Festival; his magic power could already start to grow.

In a few years, he could obtain a Magic Knight license through normal magic power growth.

That was what he originally thought.

"Your thoughts are written all over your face."

"I've lived for so long, old man that I am, of course, I can see through these things."

He reached out and gently knocked on Kurogane Ikki's head.

"A little guy's fate cannot be interfered with."

"Neither my power as a Majin nor Ninon's power as a Majin can interfere with him."

Nango Hikojiro was also somewhat sighing.

He had never seen someone like Haramura Makoto before, and that was why, when Saikyo Ninon called him, he agreed without hesitation to take Haramura Makoto as his disciple.

"Amazing, as expected of Makoto."

Kurogane Ikki could only express admiration.

"Does Senior know why? What's so special about Makoto?"

"Hmm—"

Nango Hikojiro scratched his thinning hair, the wrinkles on his face forming a chrysanthemum-like pattern.

"This is just my guess, not a definitive conclusion."

"Perhaps the kid is the first naturally born Majin since the world's creation, and that's why he can innately break free from the world and not be controlled by fate."

Chapter 126: Late Night Pool

"With the emergence of variables, are you still confident in winning?"

In the moonlit and starry night, on the hotel rooftop, facing the cool breeze blowing in the night, golden hair was lifted, hands resting on the glass railing, Kidoin Kanata turned her head and asked softly.

"It will probably be very difficult. I can't confidently say that I will definitely win now."

Haramura Makoto was lying on a lounge chair by the pool, holding a glass of mixed fresh juice.

Kidoin Kanata was, of course, referring to Kurogane Ikki.

His performance today had shocked everyone, especially that last strike. No one understood how that strike defeated Kurogane Ouma.

But not understanding means the unknown, the unknown means terror, and terror also means no way to deal with it.

Even Haramura Makoto couldn't figure it out now.

In other words, if Kurogane Ikki were to swing that strike at him, he couldn't think of a better way to deal with it.

"What do we do then?"

"You are going to become the strongest Blader."

"If you don't become the strongest Blader, how will you negotiate with my father?"

Swimming to the shore, Kidoin Kanata slowly walked out of the pool.

Tonight, Kidoin Kanata's swimsuit was a departure from her usual conservative style.

She was wearing a pure white, two-piece swimsuit.

It wasn't completely revealing, nor was it conservative.

It was just the right middle ground, but this kind of swimsuit exposed Kidoin Kanata's amazing assets that were usually hidden under her pure white dress.

Especially when the drops of water still remaining on her fair skin slid into the cleavage, it was like falling into a bottomless abyss.

However, despite having such amazing breasts, Kidoin Kanata wasn't like other girls with a slightly plump figure.

She had a standard A4 waist and slender, long legs.

In short, she was perfect. It was hard to imagine that a girl could maintain her body so perfectly.

It was simply too much if there was even a bit extra, and not enough if there was a bit less.

"You don't have confidence in me."

Haramura Makoto's gaze lingered on Kidoin Kanata for a few moments, then he picked up the bath towel from the stool beside him and threw it towards Kidoin Kanata, who was walking towards him.

"No!"

Kidoin Kanata directly caught the bath towel, simply wiped her hair, and then draped it over herself.

"As long as you have confidence in yourself, then I will have confidence in you."

"I'm only responsible for supporting you from behind."

Lying on the chair, crossing her two slender legs, Kidoin Kanata picked up her glass of juice and drank it.

"Don't worry!"

"I'm just speaking frankly from a probabilistic point of view that I don't have a 100% certainty of victory."

Haramura Makoto sat up straight from the chair, his eyelids slightly lowered, and his voice inexplicably became sharp.

"But my belief in striving for victory and confirming my own victory has never diminished by even half."

"No matter what opponent I face, as long as he stands in front of me, I have the confidence to win."

Speaking of defeat before even speaking of victory!

This is the most taboo thing, so even if the enemy in front of him is obviously stronger than him, he will not affirm his own defeat.

Striving for victory with all his strength under possible conditions, this is his way of fighting.

"That's great."

"Then all preparations can proceed as usual."

Kidoin Kanata clapped her hands happily, and the body that had just laid down sat up again.

However, this time she was not sitting on her own chair, but turned her body and sat directly beside Haramura Makoto.

She wanted to use Haramura Makoto's strength to negotiate with her family and free herself from the family.

Since she wanted to withdraw, there were many things to prepare in advance.

"Forget it, rather than that—"

"How is the collection of the Kurogane family's materials going? Ikki becoming stronger is also a good thing. Originally, we weren't sure if Ikki could do it, but now his entry into the finals is a certainty."

"In that case, before the finals begin, the Kurogane family's affairs need to make the competition even more lively."

Haramura Makoto did not refuse Kidoin Kanata's closeness, but he did not take the initiative to act, just sat there, letting Kidoin Kanata stick to him.

"It's almost all collected."

"It's evidence that can completely nail the Kurogane family to the ground."

This was a plan that was set from the beginning.

Haramura Makoto was responsible for trying to become the world's strongest Blader, and Kidoin Kanata was responsible for helping him solve all the trivial matters.

Like collecting evidence of the Kurogane family, like spreading the news.

And completely subverting the current Blader structure of Japan.

"That's good, get ready."

"When Ikki and I both enter the finals, release it all directly, so that the Kurogane family has no way to cover it up."

Why can't Haramura Makoto do this kind of thing himself?

Not to mention that he originally didn't have any advantages in this world's Japan, and it would be difficult to collect a lot of secret information in the first place.

In addition, the Kurogane family has been operating in Japan for more than fifty years, and I don't know how many important positions are in their hands.

Even if he stirred up waves, there was a high probability that the Kurogane family would cover it up.

So, he had to join forces with Shinguuji Kurono and Kidoin Kanata.

"I understand."

Kidoin Kanata waved her hand impatiently, but for some reason, her mouth was pouting, and she looked a little unhappy.

"But, is that it?"

"I came here specifically, but the result is just talking about these serious things with me?"

Kidoin Kanata's buttocks moved, and half of her body was almost completely stuck to Haramura Makoto.

The fragrance of orchids, and that soft feeling.

The corners of Haramura Makoto's mouth twitched involuntarily, but he still did not avoid it, just reached out and pressed Kidoin Kanata's small hand on his shoulder.

"Were you serious about what you said that day?"

Kidoin Kanata's little mouth pouted even higher, and her left cheek bulged like a pufferfish.

"Don't tell me you think a girl would joke with you about this kind of thing?"

"Of course, I'm serious."

Kidoin Kanata's dissatisfaction was almost overflowing.

"I just don't want my marriage partner to be accused of anything, but it's not that I don't need to get married."

"It's impossible for girls from families like ours to not get married, and it's even more impossible to find a marriage partner with an ordinary family background."

"So, you are the best choice."

Indeed, Kidoin Kanata said it very realistically.

Not to mention Kidoin Kanata, society would not allow Bladers to remain unmarried and not have children for the rest of their lives.

In this era where Bladers are equivalent to weapons, the birth of each Blader is wealth for the country.

Bladers want to be DINKs? That's a crime. They must get married, even if they combine with ordinary people.

"Are you sure?"

"Following me, there's not just you by my side."

Haramura Makoto warned Kidoin Kanata.

"Is there anything worth caring about in this kind of thing?"

Kidoin Kanata sneered, pulled her small hand out from under Haramura Makoto's big hand, and slid down Haramura Makoto's chest.

"Don't tell me you think there's any such thing as a lifelong commitment in our family?"

"Everyone just plays their own games."

"The so-called good marriage partner is just a good marriage partner for the family."

"But for the children, whether it fits or not is not important at all."

"What's more, the other party is a man. Wouldn't there be a greater possibility of bringing back Blader offspring if he favors a few more women?"

What Kidoin Kanata said was simply speechless.

That's indeed the case.

After all, compared to women needing to go through the hardship of ten months of pregnancy, men only need to keep sowing their seeds.

And the birth of a Blader does not necessarily have to be a combination between Bladers.

The combination between Bladers and ordinary people also has a certain chance of giving birth to Bladers.

Just like the Kurogane family.

Kurogane Ryoma became a Majin, and the Kurogane family's rise was only about fifty years ago. Why could the Kurogane family develop so many branches and even branch families in such a short period of time?

Isn't it just because they kept having children? Those who gave birth to Bladers stayed in the family, and ordinary people were driven out, eliminating the inferior and preserving the superior.

That's how they developed the Kurogane family in a short period of time.