Who Isn't a Herrscher

As Stella listened to the mocking, disdainful, and dismissive tones, she was about to lash out.

Ikki stopped her, smiled, and shook his head.

"Ahem."

At the classroom doorway stood a young and attractive female teacher, interrupting the students' chatter.

Once silence fell, the teacher stood at the podium and smiled.

"Hello everyone, I am Oregi Yori, and I will be your homeroom teacher for Class 1-1."

"This is my first time being in charge of a class, so you don't have to be so serious. You can call me 'Little Yori' too."

Stella looked at Oregi Yori on the podium, who was passionately performing as if she were the only one on stage.

She seems like a teacher who would be quite exhausting.

Heh... but she's a good teacher.

Ikki was talking to Stella, while Luo Mio beside them was zoning out and babbling incoherently.

After all, he already knew some of the plot and basically knew what was going to happen next.

"Alright, since it's the first day, we won't have a lesson!"

"However, please take out your student handbooks."

Hagun Academy's student handbook is a very useful tool with numerous functions. It can be used as an ID card, as well as a phone, wallet, and network device.

"What I'm going to talk about now is the selection battle for the representatives of the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival."

"The Chairperson mentioned at the opening ceremony that starting this year, the 'ability value selection system' will be abolished and replaced with a 'practical combat selection system' that all students can participate in."

"All students will participate in a selection battle, and six outstanding students will be chosen as representative players for the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival."

"The competition schedule, information, and related rules will be sent to your student handbooks via email by the Selection Battle Executive Committee."

"Of course, if you don't wish to participate in the selection battle, you can send a message to the committee stating that you will not participate or are not interested. The committee will remove your name."

"So everyone! Let's give it our all together for the coming year!"

"Together! Eh eh eh oh ooh ooh—!"

A large amount of blood spurted from Oregi Yori's mouth.

"Yori-chan!"

Stella stood up and looked at Oregi Yori.

Oregi Yori's sudden spitting of blood caused the students to panic.

Ikki patted his forehead.

"Ah... as expected. Mio, give me a hand."

Ikki woke up the dazed Luo Mio.

"I'm very sorry, Kurogane-kun and..."

"Toudo Touka."

Luo Mio supported Oregi Yori on the other side.

"Eh... Toudo..."

The students also came forward to check on Oregi Yori's condition.

"Cough... cough... I'm fine, I just... always spit out about a liter of blood since I was little."

"Teacher, stop showing off. Anyway, we'll take you to the infirmary."

Returning from the infirmary, Ikki and Luo Mio relayed Oregi Yori's message.

"The teacher said you can all go home for today."

After Luo Mio finished relaying the message, as he was about to leave with Ikki and Stella, "Please let me interview you! Senpai!"

A female classmate blocked their path. She wore large-framed glasses, had peach-gold hair, and a voluptuous figure.

"Huh? Are you talking to me?"

Ikki was taken aback.

"My name is Kusakabe Kagami, and I want to start the Brother News Department! Actually, I watched your sparring match a few days ago, and it was truly amazing!"

"And Toudo Touka-kun and Touka-senpai's match too!"

Kagami took out her student handbook, and the screen displayed the battle between Ikki and Stella, followed by the battle between Luo Mio and Touka.

The other girls in the classroom also slightly raised their hands.

"I saw it too..."

"I saw that video too."

I see. No wonder everyone was discussing Stella and Ikki back then, yet I always felt like I was being stared at for some unknown reason.

Luo Mio looked at Ikki, clearly he had also noticed the strange gazes from the students in the classroom earlier.

Ikki said gently, "Sorry, since we're all classmates, you don't need to be so formal. It's okay to chat with me."

Luo Mio on the side shrugged in agreement.

"Really!?"

Upon hearing this, the girls suddenly excitedly swarmed around Ikki and Luo Mio.

"Thank you so much, Senior Kurogane."

"I watched your match, Touka-san. Even though you lost, you were super, super, super cool."

"Senior Kurogane, can you teach me swordsmanship?"

"Ah! You're too sly! I want Senior Kurogane to teach me too!"

"Then, please teach me your boxing too! Sister Touka!"

Sister Touka!?

The admiration, respect, and enthusiasm in the girls' eyes made Ikki a little overwhelmed.

Ikki looked at Luo Mio for help.

Luo Mio looked like he was questioning his life, muttering to himself.

Sister Touka? Sister Touka?

Ah...

And at this moment.

"Hey, senpai, teach us too."

Five boys with fierce eyes pushed the girls aside.

"Senpai is really popular, but aren't you a bit too arrogant? You have two beautiful girls by your side, yet you're being intimate with other girls in the classroom."

One of the well-built boys threatened.

Ikki froze upon hearing the boy's words, then something occurred to him.

Stella, who was beside him, also heard what the boy said.

"Two beautiful girls..."

"Ah..."

Her gaze drifted to Luo Mio.

Recalling the embarrassing incident a few days ago.

Indeed, if you didn't look closely at his body, Touka could easily be mistaken for a girl.

Just as Ikki was about to say something.

"Hey, you there, if you have the guts, say that again?"

Luo Mio's eyes darkened as he walked towards the burly boy.

Seeing the menacing Luo Mio approach him, the boy mustered his courage and said, looking down, "Huh? What's your problem? Shorty."

"Pfft."

Stella couldn't help but let out a laugh upon hearing the boy's words.

Ikki, standing nearby, rubbed his forehead and shook his head.

Pain! So much pain!

Ever since Luo Mio came to this world and grew up, he discovered a very serious issue.

That was his height, 165cm!!

When he was younger, he could still bully Ikki with his well-trained strength and height.

But as time went on, Luo Mio found that his height grew slower and slower, and at one point, Ikki's height suddenly surpassed his.

Luo Mio's height stopped growing after reaching 165cm.

He later found out from the system.

It was because the character host he was using, Immortal Chi Yuan Fu Hua, was 165cm tall.

Even though he was male, his height and appearance would inherit some of the character host's data.

This also led to him being mistaken for a woman when he went shopping with Touka in the past.

And in the academy, Luo Mio's height was considered short even among the first-year students.

Luo Mio let out a breath, suppressing his anger, and said with a very unkind expression.

"Come on! Right here, if you lose, I'll give you another chance to rephrase your words."

The boy said with a look of confusion, "Huh? And what if we win?"

Luo Mio waved his hand.

"You won't get that chance."

"Huh?!"

Luo Mio's dismissive words deeply wounded the boy's pride, especially in front of so many girls.

"Don't get cocky!"

The four behind him charged at Luo Mio, brandishing their Devices.

The girls around them quickly ran to the sides.

Ikki tried to stop the five, saying, "Using them is forbidden on school grounds..."

Before he could finish, Luo Mio charged at the five.

He didn't even use Magic Power or his Device.

Luo Mio's actions further angered the group of five boys.

He looked at the boy who first swung his katana.

As Luo Mio moved forward towards him, he extended his left arm, his left hand forming a palm.

After batting the sword aside, he formed his right hand into a palm as well and struck the boy's sword-wielding hand, knocking his Device away.

Ura-shiki: Falcon, first and second strikes.

Luo Mio then subtly shifted his body, gliding past him, and with a slight flick of his toe, tripped him.

Luo Mio turned, facing the boy behind him who was holding an iron pipe, and swung the half-pipe towards Luo Mio.

Luo Mio took a slight step back, dodging the swinging pipe, then grabbed the front end of the pipe with his right hand.

He then leaned to the side, striking the boy's shoulder with his left elbow to push him back, before pulling the pipe away.

Ura-shiki: Falcon, third strike.