Chance and Malicious

After the end of Stella's battle, the first round of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival came to an end.

After this first round, more than half of the members of the Akatsuki Academy were wiped out in one go, including Ouma Kurogane, the favorite and the strongest contender that predicted to win the championship!

On the contrary, five players from Hagun Academy all advanced to the second round!

The gap between them widened!

Word of mouth on the internet also turned over in an instant!

Akatsuki Academy was weak and wasn't good.

On the other hand, the schools under the League of Mage-Knight Nations were better and stronger.

Such remarks took over the internet like wildfire.

Especially after Tsukasa got the title of "Sakra," the position of Akatsuki Academy turned bad into worse.

No one felt that this academy had a future anymore.

In other words, the conspiracy of the prime minister had almost completely overturned!

Everyone was already shouting that the champion would be in Tsukasa's hands. The number of his fans increased day by day, including those from outside of the country. There was even a special club or something.

However, those things had nothing to do with the current Seven Stars Sword Art Festival.

"What do you think of Crimson Princess, Yuuzou-san?"

"Strong! Stronger than anyone that I can imagine!"

Yuuzou took a deep breath and said, "The Crimson Princess had a battle with the Sword Emperor of Wind in the past. While the result of that battle hadn't been concluded, their strength was quite similar. However, if they fight once again, the result will probably be different."

"Do you mean that the strength of the Crimson princess has surpassed that of the Sword Emperor of Wind?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"Such terrifying potential... she has become so strong in just one week. As expected, for one who is born with the strongest magic power in the world! Now, we can say that the biggest stars in this Seven Stars Sword Art Festival are Sakra and Crimson Princess."

"Well, their strength has reached a world-class master, and they should be the two most powerful players this year. The championship should be born between these two. I can't say that the other players are weak, but I can only say that whether Sakra or Crimson Princess, they're just too strong!"

"Indeed, the Crimson Princess and the Sakra, one is A-block, and the other is in D-block. Without a doubt, they will meet each other in the final!"

"Then, the first round of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival is over, and the second round will start at 8:00 tomorrow morning. Please wait and see!"

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"I am back!"

Stella couldn't wait anymore and leaped into him, hugging him tightly while sniffing his scent.

"......." Tsukasa.

"Stella, are you alright? Your fist is bleeding, right?"

Even though it was faint, when Stella smashed Tatara's reflector ability, her fist was bleeding.

"It's okay. It's just a small wound. It's healed already."

Stella returned to everyone full of energy.

The wound on her first completely disappeared. There wasn't even a scar, she was full of spirit, and she didn't show a sign of exhaustion from the previous battle at all.

Tsukasa could only say, 'As expected of a humanoid dragon.' However, he wouldn't say this matter out loud, though.

"Don't be reckless next time."

Still, he reprimanded her lightly by poking her forehead gently. He had to say Stella's battle against four players was too reckless, and if he didn't have confidence in her strength, he might have had a cardiac arrest.

Stella held her forehead shyly, then stuck out her tongue cutely. "Hehe.. since I have a chance, I want to let them pay the price!" She laughed cheerfully, but the fierceness and action before she did this smile made her seem more terrifying and intimidating

However, she was still cute in his eyes.

After she awakened the power of the dragon, she was like a different person.

It was hard to describe this feeling, but her presence was special and massive.

What he trained her in the past was all basic to the point of perfection, but she hadn't awoken her dragon ability. This training seemed complicated and a waste of time, but after she awoke her dragon ability, her strength leaped, and she became so strong that even Nene didn't have the confidence to beat her.

As for Wallenstein before, Stella hesitated to use her power since she was in public. In case she injured or destroyed many things, the situation would become quite troublesome for her.

"You haven't fully adapted to this power, right? Do you want me to train you?"

"You can see it through at a glance?"

Stella sighed and felt that this guy was even harder to beat, but she accepted his offer since training under him was faster than training under Nene.

As for whether she could defeat him or not, she didn't have to worry since she had a secret weapon that she still kept a secret.

"By the way, that "Puppeteer" is a puppet, huh?"

Among the members of the Akatsuki Academy, Tatara Yui and the others were carried away by the medical team.

Only the Puppeteer Hiraga Raisen lay there and was ignored by everyone. However, it was because his body was a puppet, not a real person.

"Well, that guy used the string to control this puppet from a distance, making a lot of trouble here, so it is normal for him to be disqualified by the committee after I exposed him."

Stella pouted in disgust.

"Well, as expected of a coward."

This person could control a puppet from hundreds or thousands of kilometers away. Naturally, it was impossible to find this guy.

"By the way, your new nickname is too exaggerated, right?"

Stella was speechless by Tsukasa's new nickname.

Honestly, his previous nickname, "Deva," was already exaggerated since this meant he wasn't a mortal but a deity from heaven.

However, that nickname changed to "Sakra," the Lord of Devas.

"Don't you feel proud? It's your man's nickname, after all."

Tsukasa was also speechless, but what could he say?

His nickname wasn't bad and was quite nice, so he accepted it immediately.

"Amazing!"

What could Stella say?

Stella only hugged him tightly and thought that her man was amazing. The only thing that annoyed her was the fact that this guy had a lot of women, but except for that, she loved everything about him.

Still, his name was so eye-catching, and many people might target him in the future since they couldn't accept such a nickname for him.

However, Stella could see that Tsukasa was excited when such a people came, and she also anticipated when such a people came since, without a doubt, they would all become his property in the future.

Still, suddenly he looked at the sky and smiled.

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"I didn't even expect that Ouma would lose to that guy!"

In the corner of the venue, a petite, girl-like young man was gritting his teeth now, and there was deep resentment in his eyes.

How did that guy become so strong after just a week?!

Completely incomprehensible!

Ouma, who was the strongest among them, was defeated in such a way!

From the beginning to the end, Tsukasa was unscathed, which showed the gap between him and Ouma was too massive!

In terms of power, in this Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, no one could surpass him!

"No, isn't this good?"

Suddenly, he became normal again.

A bright smile appeared on his face, smiling innocently.

"This way, I can torture him to the fullest with my own hands!"

Beneath that bright smile, there was bottomless malice like an abyss.

"I won't let you die too easily. Otherwise, I can't solve the hatred in my heart..."

The boy's face was full of maliciousness.