-1391- The seventh attacker

Night had already fallen.

After the initial chaos, Hagun Academy had finally returned to calm. Though many places were still under repair, necessary locations such as streets and school buildings had been restored, allowing activities to resume without any obstacles.

In this quiet night, Rozen slowly walked out from the first student dormitory and arrived at the adjacent open space.

"Here again?"

Rozen looked around this empty space and couldn't help but smile.

In this open space, Rozen had once met Ikki, got acquainted with him, and even sparred with Stella here, using dragon blood to awaken her power, which had completely destroyed the area.

Now, this open space was still intact, and Rozen had come here once more, feeling a bit sentimental.

"Did you bring me here on purpose?"

Rozen spoke up without any particular reason.

After a while...

"Although I don't know what you mean, I just picked a convenient place to meet."

With these words, a tall and slender figure silently appeared behind Rozen.

Rozen turned around and looked at the person.

"So, are you planning to assassinate me, Arisuin?"

Rozen said with a half-smile.

The person who appeared was indeed Arisuin Nagi.

This silent, beautiful man standing behind Rozen showed a slight bitter smile.

"How could I assassinate you at this time?"

Arisuin Nagi said somewhat helplessly.

"That's true." Rozen shrugged and said, "If you could, you would have done it long ago."

Hearing this, Arisuin Nagi was left speechless.

Then...

"As expected, you already know my identity?"

Arisuin Nagi sighed.

Rozen's expression remained unchanged.

"Are you referring to the fact that you are also from Akatsuki Academy?" Rozen said nonchalantly, "Yes, I already know."

That's right.

Just like Kurogane Ouma and others, Arisuin Nagi was also from Akatsuki Academy.

In other words...

"You are one of the Rebellion members hired by Tsukikage Bakuga, right?"

Rozen revealed Arisuin Nagi's identity.

This big sister who was born in a man's body was indeed a terrorist belonging to Rebellion.

No, to be more precise...

"I am merely an assassin, specializing in handling underground targets. I have never committed any terrorist acts nor killed anyone from the surface world."

Arisuin Nagi seemed mentally prepared for his identity to be exposed and directly admitted it.

However, Arisuin Nagi still asked a question.

"Did you realize my identity long ago?"

Arisuin Nagi asked.

"Sort of."

Rozen nodded casually.

This wasn't something that required serious consideration.

"Since Akatsuki Academy hired elites from Rebellion to infiltrate the Seven Academies and secure representative spots, it would be impossible for Hagun Academy to be an exception."

Precisely.

Kurogane Ouma from Bukyoku Academy.

Hiraga Reisen from Bunkyoku Academy.

Kazamatsuri Rinna from Rentei Academy.

Tatara Yui from Donrou Academy.

Shinomiya Amane from Kyomon Academy.

Sara Bloodlily from Rokuson Academy.

These six attackers each came from the other six academies.

Only Hagun Academy had no attackers.

Was this just a coincidence?

Or was it because Hagun Academy was the target of the attack, so no one needed to infiltrate?

Of course not.

Hagun Academy already had an assassin from Akatsuki Academy infiltrating it.

This person was Arisuin Nagi.

"Since Akatsuki Academy members needed to secure representative spots, and our Hagun Academy's representatives were you six."

Rozen decisively confirmed.

"Therefore, excluding Ikki, Stella, Shizuku, Touka-senpai, and Kanata-senpai, the only one left was you."

Ikki, Stella, and Shizuku were beyond suspicion. As someone who interacted with them daily, Rozen could vouch that they were definitely not Rebellion elites.

Todo Touka was also out of the question. Rozen had admired her spirit and character before, and he would be the first to disbelieve if someone said she was from Rebellion.

Rozen didn't know Totokubara Kanata well.

But compared to her, Arisuin Nagi was undoubtedly more suspicious.

"When we encountered Edel in the student cafeteria, your reaction told me that you recognized Edel's identity."

"During training, despite your ability, your performance significantly differed from what Edel and I assessed, so we determined that you were hiding your strength."

"Additionally, after becoming a representative, you always emphasized that it was luck. While it sounded humble, being overly humble actually arouses suspicion."

Rozen listed Arisuin Nagi's flaws one by one and even said leisurely.

"Today, you mentioned giving up your representative spot because you felt useless and couldn't find any opponent's flaws, having to stay hidden. But regardless of whether it's our side or the enemy's, there are many people. With your ability, it would be impossible not to find a flaw in anyone, right?"

Not to mention, Arisuin Nagi was an assassin from Rebellion, dealing with people in the underworld who were aware of the dangers of assassination and had ample countermeasures. Yet, Arisuin Nagi could still survive as an assassin, proving his exceptional skill in killing, comparable to Kirasaka Sayaka of the Lion King Organization.

Would such a person fail to find anyone's flaws?

But Arisuin Nagi wasn't lying.

The reason was simple.

"The opponent you mentioned wasn't someone from Akatsuki Academy or Hagun Academy, but me, right?"

Rozen was confident.

Arisuin Nagi fell into complete silence.

Then, he spoke faintly.

"There's no helping it. During the training, I already realized your identity and knew that with you around, our operation couldn't go smoothly."

Thus, Arisuin Nagi stayed hidden, waiting for an opportunity to strike when Rozen was off guard.

Unfortunately, as Arisuin Nagi said, he couldn't find a single flaw.

"No, you have many flaws. Unlike Ikki and Stella, who have high intuition and instincts, and unlike Twin-Wings with perfect posture, you stand loosely like an ordinary person without any martial experience or vigilance."

Arisuin Nagi stated.

"However, whenever I tried to get close to you, a tremendous sense of danger emerged, telling me that if I made a move, I wouldn't just fail to eliminate the target but would die on the spot."

As a result, Arisuin Nagi was pinned down and couldn't act.

"You should be thankful." Rozen smiled, "If you had really made a move, I wouldn't be standing here chatting with you, and I wouldn't have spared you just because you're Shizuku's friend."

These words made Arisuin Nagi smile helplessly.

"So, I'm surrendering."

Arisuin Nagi said this.

This was why he had brought Rozen out.