Fourth Arena.
Within the dense forest, blazing flames became a wheel of death, charging forward with savage force!
Sun Breathing: Sixth Form: Burning Bones, Summer Sun!
Wherever it passed, sturdy wooden stakes exploded one after another, blackened fragments scattering through the air!
With nowhere to run, Shizuya Kirihara even tossed aside his bow-shaped Device, scrambling and rolling across the ground in misery as he cried out hoarsely.
"Wait! Stop! Stop already! I'm going to die!"
"Don't come any closer! I'm afraid of pain!"
Ikki Kurogane cleanly knocked Shizuya Kirihara unconscious with the back of his blade.
His chest rose and fell slightly as he worked to calm his increasingly turbulent mana, irrepressible delight glinting in his eyes.
There was no question about it—he had grown stronger.
Even without relying on the life-risking One-Sword Asura, the swordsmanship Kashu had taught him was enough to defeat enemies who had once been formidable.
With that thought, he could not help looking into the distance—
Toward the other arenas.
Compared to someone like himself, who lacked the talent of a Mage Knight, just how earth-shaking would the One-Sword Asura wielded by Kashu be?
Uh—come to think of it, was there really anyone in this academy capable of forcing that guy to risk his life with One-Sword Asura?
Second Arena.
Kashu's opponent was a cheerful and lively student council officer.
Unlike the duel between Ikki Kurogane and Shizuya Kirihara, which had been steeped in personal grievances.
Their match was more like a friendly exhibition meant to showcase the strength of the main representatives—or rather, a one-sided performance.
Renren Tomaru, known as "Speed Addict," raced like the wind beneath her feet, her figure flashing like lightning as she did not dare slow down for even an instant.
Yet her face, which always wore a confident smile,