"What... what?"
When Luo Zhen's words reached Ikki and Stella's ears at the same time, both of them jumped up in shock.
And not just ordinary shock, either.
"You... you're not planning to participate?"
Stella looked utterly stunned, as if she had never considered that possibility.
"Is that true?"
Ikki also looked quite surprised.
Everyone knew that the Seven Star Sword Festival was the most important competition among student knights. Countless people hoped to win the tournament and use it as a stepping stone to smooth their future careers after graduation.
Whether they wanted fame, status, or wealth, participating in the Seven Star Sword Festival and winning would greatly increase their chances of getting what they wanted.
For anyone who aspired to become a Magic Knight in the future, there was no one who did not want to participate in the Seven Star Sword Festival and become the Seven Star Sword King.
The students who gave up early at the academy merely believed they had no chance of winning, or no chance of obtaining a spot as a representative, and thus reluctantly chose to give up.
If they had the ability to reach that stage and win, the students at the academy would absolutely not give up so easily.
Even those who knew they could not win had many who aspired to fight to the bitter end in the tournament.
Ikki was one such person. His ability value was lower than anyone else's, but for the sake of his wish, he wanted to obtain the title of Seven Star Sword King no matter what.
There were quite a few people like him at the academy.
Therefore, those who truly wanted to give up were people without the ability who had already resigned themselves to their fate. Students who had the