"W... What...?"
Hearing Luo Zhen's words, everyone looked at one another in bewilderment.
Seeing their reactions, Luo Zhen did not keep them in suspense and explained directly.
"Indeed, if the level of the 'Seven Star Sword Festival' is the same as last year's, then your greatest enemies will be the three strongest students from Buku Academy. Knocking them off their thrones and monopolizing the podium isn't something beyond your reach."
However, that required this year's 'Seven Star Sword Festival' to be on the same level as last year's 'Seven Star Sword Festival.'
"This year, at the 'Seven Star Sword Festival,' a common phenomenon has appeared across all seven knight academies, including Hagun Academy."
Luo Zhen began speaking.
"That phenomenon is an explosion of talent."
Take Hagun Academy, for example. Even leaving aside the repeating student Kurogane Ikki and Luo Zhen, who had no intention of participating in the 'Seven Star Sword Festival,' many promising newcomers had appeared this year.
The A-Rank Knight Stella Vermillion.
The B-Rank Knight Kurogane Shizuku.
The D-Rank Knight Arisugawa Nagi.
These three freshmen occupied half of the six representative spots, making Hagun Academy a school overflowing with talent this year. The impression that its first-year freshmen were all frighteningly strong had become deeply ingrained in everyone's minds.
The same situation had appeared at the other academies as well.
"A first-year freshman from Gourmet Academy—'The Immovable' Tadara Yui."
"A first-year freshman from Gomon Academy—'Misfortune' Shinomiya Amachi."
"A first-year freshman from Rokuson Academy—'Bloody Da Vinci' Sarah Labdelyli."
"A first-year freshman from Rensho Academy—'Beast Tamer' Kazematsuri Rinna."
Luo Zhen mentioned these four freshmen from four different academies.
"This year, most of the Seven Knights Academies have first-year freshmen serving as representative competitors. Hagun Academy even has three of them. That's why this year's 'Seven Star Sword Festival' has been