And just like that, the incident of Hagun Academy being attacked began to wind down.
However, the series of problems that had arisen and fermented because of this incident plunged the entire country into a thoroughly noisy uproar.
Everyone began turning their attention toward the upcoming Seven Star Sword Festival.
They wanted nothing more than to see the outcome of this Seven Star Sword Festival and how great a change that outcome would bring about.
Although quite a few representative competitors from the other academies, such as Arisugawa Nagi, had chosen to forfeit, there were just as many who had chosen to face the challenge head-on.
They would clash with the people from Akatsuki Academy on the stage of the Seven Star Sword Festival.
They would vie with one another for the position at the summit of the Seven Stars.
And those who remained to compete were undoubtedly the cream of the crop from each academy.
Thus, this year's Seven Star Sword Festival had gradually shifted from being acclaimed as a gathering of emerging talents to one packed with elite competitors, and was widely recognized as the most unusual and powerful edition to date.
Naturally, the many representatives from Hagun Academy had also begun making numerous preparations to face these opponents now that the Seven Star Sword Festival was drawing closer and closer.
For example, Todo Touka was preparing to visit her mentor for some final adjustments and guidance.
Stella, meanwhile, had returned to the Vermillion Empire to meet with her family and subjects before the competition and bolster her fighting spirit.
Kudohara Kanata had also returned to the Kudohara family.
At the academy, only Ikki and Shizuku remained among the representative competitors.
It was worth mentioning that, from then on, Arisugawa Nagi was constantly appearing at Shizuku's side.
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