Banquet of the representative

It was time for the dinner party, and the two, who had dressed up, walked out of the room side by side.

Yet if someone looked closely, the complexion of the one among the two was slightly red.

Tsukasa wrapped her small waist with his arm and walked relaxedly.

At that moment, when they walked out, there was the sound of the door opening next to his room.

Ikki and Shizuku, who had changed into new clothes, walked out of the room together.

"You should hold back a little. We're not in the academy, you know?"

Tsukasa smiled helplessly at the pair of siblings.

"Don't say something that makes people misunderstand!"

At first, Ikki was a little nervous but retorted loudly when he heard Tsukasa's slander.

"Our relationship is pure! We're not in that kind of relationship!"

"Oh, Onii-sama, I don't mind if you want that~."

Shizuku blushed.

"Shizuku, don't make trouble!"

Ikki couldn't help but complain to his little sister.

"I just asked Shizuku to help me choose clothes. We didn't do anything!"

Instead, he wanted to ask for Arisuin Nagi's contact from Shizuku, but she used that chance to enter his room. While she tried to do something, it was impossible for him to accept it quickly since their relationship was a brother and sister.

He was happy that Tsukasa could accept their relationship, but it was a different matter with the public, right?

He sighed and hoped that Shizuku could restrain herself a little.

"We can continue to talk later. We're going to be late."

Touka urged them to move since they were almost late.

"Okay, let's go."

Tsukasa nodded and held Touka's waist again, walking to the lift at the end of the corridor with Kurogane's siblings.

This hotel was specially booked for the representatives of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, and before the event, the committee held a banquet for everyone in the hall.

Entering the lift, they could feel it lead them to the top floor where the hall was.

"Where is that lewd princess?"

Shizuku looked at Tsukasa and asked.

'Lewd princess...'

He couldn't deny Shizuku since this was what he saw from Stella too.

"Don't say something like that in front of Stella."

"She isn't here, so it's alright, right?"

"...She will come tomorrow. Her training takes a lot of time."

Theoretically, all the representatives should be coming today, and at the latest, they should come at night.

However, at the moment, only four of them came as representatives of the Hagun Academy.

The last representative, the Crimson Princess, Stella Vermillion, hadn't come.

When he returned, he called Stella, and they talked for many hours. Nene also joined their conversation even though Stella tried to push her away. The event was about to start, but she hadn't come, which made him worried, but she assured him that she was going to come tomorrow and she was going to bring him a surprise.

He wasn't sure what kind of surprise she would bring, but she knew with Nene's smile back then and Stella's haggard appearance, they were going to bring him a big surprise.

The sound of the lift suddenly sounded, and the lift's door slowly opened.

They walked out from the lift one by one and were greeted by a massive double wooden door. Even though they hadn't entered, they could hear several noises from inside. These noises should be coming from the representatives of other schools that have arrived before them. Even if they fought tomorrow, it didn't mean their relationship would be bad.

He thought their relationship should be amiable to each other, except for the representatives of the Akatsuki Academy.

"They're all the top knight students in the country."

Shizuku's expression was calm, but there was a visible nervousness on Ikki's face.

As an F-rank Blazer, he couldn't even participate in the school exam before, but now he had come to the biggest event for all the mage-knight students in this country.

"Go in."

Tsukasa was calm and didn't have much thought in his head. He had experienced many things in his life, and the group of strong students in this country would do nothing to his heart.

"Kugayama Tsukasa-sama, Toudou Touka-sama, Kurogane Shizuku-sama, and Kurogane Ikki-sama, I presume? The banquet will start soon. We welcome you inside."

The two waiters at the door saw Tsukasa's group come, showed a perfect etiquette smile, and opened the door for them.

Instantly, a gust of air greeted them.

The spacious hall was elegantly furnished, with a slightly reddish-colored carpet and several huge chandeliers showing how extravagant the banquet was. There were also different foods and wines with various cuisines from different countries as a buffet for everyone inside.

Under the dazzling light, several figures were talking and laughing inside, but a certain pressure emitted from each individual.

There were a total of more than 30 people.

Each of them had a different aura from an ordinary person and gave a sharp feeling just when one glanced at them.

The gathering of so many people gave an illusion of a gigantic fortress that put pressure on anyone.

However, the moment the door was opened, the chatter and laughter in the entire hall ceased to exist.

All eyes fell on the door in unison.

"That's the representative players of the Hagun Academy?"

"Witch of the Deep Sea, Uncrowned Sword King..."

"Raikiri and Deva!"

Immediately afterward, the whispering voices gradually sounded.

"I heard the name of the Uncrowned Sword King isn't a worthy name for him."

"It depends on who you compare him with. I have seen a video of his battle with Deva. Although he is inferior to the Deva, he is much better than all of us!"

"The Uncrowned Sword King is a title that Ikki Kurogane got in the beginning, but more importantly, he is also a strong enemy."

Many discussed each other deeply, and they all looked in their direction.

All kinds of reactions were shown on all of them. However, none of them showed disdain.

Each of them knew that everyone that could participate in this event was strong, and they were never mediocre. None thought they were weak because their rank was E-Rank or F-Rank. No one who could participate in this event was an idiot.

"That's the Deva..."

"...so dreamy~!"

"Don't just look at his face. In fact, he is the strongest in the Hagun Academy, and he is the most popular candidate to win this event!"

Even so, no one could look away from him.

His otherworldly charm made everyone unable to breathe and lose their minds.

After their scenes returned, some people were amazed and wary.

"It's strange. The aura of the Uncrowned Sword King seems powerful, but why can't I feel anything from Deva?"

In the corner of the hall, there were three boys, and a girl in a slightly plain school uniform gathered together.

Among them, there was a young man with glasses. His eyes wandered like torches on Tsukasa's body. His eyes were sharp, as if he could see through all lies and the secret behind everything.

However, there was some confusion in his eyes, and he felt everything was illogical.

"You can even see through him, Byakuya?"

Besides him, a young girl with a ponytail and a childish and cute appearance looked at the young man curiously.

"Haven't you mastered that skill already? Should you be able to see everything about your opponent, including the subtleties of his opponent's everyday life? Of all the representatives at this event, you're the only one who can see the Eye of Heaven (Observation), right?"

"No, as far as I know, Kurogane Ikki from the Hagun Academy also mastered this technique, but of course, I am better since I mastered it much earlier than him."

The boy known as Byakuya Jougasaki pushed the frame of his glasses, and a flash like a manga appeared on the lenses of his glasses.

"And this technique isn't omnipotent. This ability is retrained by the intelligence that I know. The only intelligence I have about Deva is only in the final round of the representative battle. After that, Deva didn't have any battle records, so it is impossible for me to grasp his current strength."

It should only be half a month since Tsukasa's last battle, but Byakuya could see that Tsukasa's change was so outrageous that he couldn't see anything!

Did he become weak?

It was impossible!

"The answer is simple, Byakuya."

At this moment, an excited voice sounded in the ears of the two of them like a king of tigers that had met his worthy opponent.

Still a worthy opponent?

If Tsukasa knew, he could only smile.