Chapter 117
"I'll go open the door."
Unable to bear the atmosphere, Yurith was the first to stand up and walk towards the door.
Upon opening the door, I saw two familiar faces standing in front of it.
Sasamiya Saya and Kato Kirin.
"Good morning, Yurith- senpai." Kato Kirin bowed to Yulis when she saw that it was Yurith who opened the door.
"Good morning, Kirrin," Yurith nodded in response.
Thank you, Kirrin!
"How did you end up here?"
"Yurith asked."
"I heard it from Ayato," said Sasamiya Saya with a blank expression.
"So that's how it is."
Yurith gestured for the two of them to come in, saying, "Come in."
Then the two went into the room.
"Good morning, Ayato- senpai, Claudia- san, Luo Mio- senpai."
After Kato Kirin walked in, she saw the three people on the sofa and spoke politely.
Good morning, Kirrin (Kirrin- san).
Luo Mio nodded.
At this moment.
"Announcement! The first round of the fifth stage of the 24th Phoenix Star Martial Festival is about to begin. All participants, please prepare to enter the arena!"
"Announcement! The 24th Phoenix Star Martial Festival Main Tournament..."
Upon hearing the announcement, Luo Mio stood up and addressed the crowd.
"Well then, I'll go ahead."
After saying that, Luo Mio left the room.
After Luo Mio left the room, Amagiri Ayato and Yurith exchanged a glance, and then Amagiri Ayato looked at Claudia.
What happened between Luo Mio Ling and Claudia...?
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Let Me Teach You!
"The first round of the fifth stage of the 24th Phoenix Star Martial Festival is about to begin!"
"The first two contestants to enter from our west entrance are Elliot Forsta and Doroteo Rems from the St. Galedova Academy!" Yanase Miko introduced the contestants who came out from the west to the audience.
Fan Shizhen spoke again.
"Elliot Forsta, also known as 'Shining Sword,' is an extremely young prodigy. As a junior high school student, he is already one of the 'Twelve Pages' of the St. Galedova Academy, ranking twelfth!"
The boy was about the same age as Kato Kirin, with flowing blond hair and a cute face that still retained a hint of childishness, and his emerald green eyes carried a touch of arrogance.
"His partner Doroteo Leos, also known as the 'Armored Magician,' is ranked eleventh! This is his third time participating in the 'Star Martial Festival,' making him a seasoned veteran!"
Beside Elliot was a burly, bald young man.
After introducing the two students from the St. Galedova Academy, Yanase Miko began to explain their rivals.
"Finally! Entering the stage from our eastern entrance! That's Luo Mio, the contestant with the title 'The Finality'!"
As Yanase Miko loudly announced, the huge spatial screen on the Sirius Dome was also pointed at Elliot and Doroteo.
"..."
There was no one there.
"Huh..." Liang Laimi's questioning voice came from the loudspeaker into the Sirius Dome.
Just as Yanase Miko, Fan Shizhen, and all the audience members were wondering.
The next moment, Luo Mio slowly walked onto the stage.
Luo Mio seemed a little dazed, lost in thought.
"We didn't see him make a move during the qualifiers, but just yesterday, he crushed his opponent with overwhelming strength. Today! Can his pale flame, like a wildfire, reignite and crush his opponent again?"
——
Amagiri Ayato sat in a VIP box at the Star Academy, with Yurith beside him.
Ahead of them were Kato Kirin and Sasamiya Saya.
Seeing Luo Mio's somewhat dazed expression, he frowned and glanced at Claudia was sitting in the last row of the VIP box.
She whispered to Yurith beside her, "Did something happen between Luo Mio and Claudia?"
Yurith shook her head slightly to indicate that she did not know.
Seeing that Yurith didn't know either, Amagiri Ayato's eyes were thoughtful.
Could it be... that something happened between Luo Mio Ling and Claudia last night...?
But after thinking for a while, he gave up and focused intently on the match that was about to begin.
——
"The first round of the fifth stage of the 24th Phoenix Star Martial Festival is now beginning!"
The school emblem announced the start of the competition.
Elliot was the first to activate his Western-style sword -Kou-type Weapon. Beside him, Doroteo also covered himself with a layer of Western-style plate armor and slammed his left hand onto the ground. As the Stellar Power flowed, countless small, thin plates of armor appeared. In a short while, the small plates of armor were stacked on top of each other and then combined to form a huge army covered in black armor.
Doroteo mounted the mount and activated his lance -Kou-type Weapon, making him look like a true ancient knight.
Elliot and Doroteo exchanged a glance and nodded in acknowledgment.
Then Elliot stepped forward and pointed his sword at Luo Mio.
The meaning is very clear: a one-on-one duel!
Meanwhile, on the other side, after hearing that the match had started, Luo Mio slowly walked towards Elliot and Doroteo, just like in the previous match.
"Whoosh—!"
The sword light flashed in the corner of my eye, its sharp aura filled with intense killing intent.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew!
A thin film of twilight covered Luo Mio's arm, blocking the incoming attack.
Suddenly, Elliot appeared in front of Luo Mio, the sharp blade of his Western -Kou-type Weapon, the Blazing Armor, sparking as it struck Luo Mio's arm.
Seeing that his first attack, which he had taken by surprise, was blocked, Elliot immediately changed his actions, retreating to create some distance between himself and Luo Mio, and then unexpectedly closing the distance between them again in one go.
The blade of the sword grazed the ground of the competition stage, and when it came to Luo Mio, it suddenly flicked upwards, as if it were about to slash a deep, diagonal wound across Luo Mio's body.
Seeing this, Luo Mio leaned slightly backward, narrowly dodging Elliot's attack.
Elliot did not stop moving after seeing Luo Mio dodging his attack.
With her right hand gripping the sword, she quickly adjusted the direction. The sword, which was originally pointing upwards, swiftly changed direction and then slashed horizontally at Luo Mio from left to right at a speed of 180 degrees.
The sharp blade swept across Luo Mio's throat.
"What! Elliot's swift horizontal slash actually sliced right through Luo Mio's neck!" Yanase Miko exclaimed loudly.
Wrong!
Elliot was the first to react, and then he saw that Luo Mio's figure in front of him had turned into a phantom like a bubble.
"Shall we continue?"
At that moment, Elliot heard Luo Mio's voice.
Elliot turned his head and saw Luo Mio standing to his side, looking at him.
"The moment you threw that punch, you had already lost."
Elliot gritted his teeth and looked at Luo Mio.
That's right, just as Luo Mio said, he had already lost the moment he threw that attack.
Because in the instant his horizontal slash swept past the phantom, Luo Mio could see either knock him unconscious or shatter his school badge.
Luo Mio looked at the silent Elliot.
Elliot's swordsmanship talent is indeed outstanding; it can be said that in the entire Asterisk series, only Kato Kirin can rival his talent.
But now he...
Just as Luo Mio was pondering, Elliot charged at Luo Mio again.
Countless sword tips rushed towards Luo Mio.
Seeing the barrage of attacks, Luo Mio kept shifting her body slightly to dodge Elliot's attacks.
Thrust, upward slash, horizontal slash, diagonal cut...
Elliot's sword strikes were executed with remarkable fluidity, without the slightest hesitation or delay.
But the faster he swung his sword, the more he gritted his teeth.
Why! Why! Why!
Elliot kept brandishing his sword, staring at Luo Mio in front of him.
No matter how he attacked or how fast he swung his sword, his sword could never touch Luo Mio's body, not even the hem of his clothes.
In that brief moment of distraction, Luo Mio seized the opportunity.
A sweeping kick sent Elliot flying!
"Ugh..."
His body flew backward, and the pain spread throughout Elliot's body, making it impossible for him to stand up for a moment. If he hadn't stuck his sword into the arena, he probably would have fallen to the ground.
Luo Mio glanced at his partner Doroteo, but saw that he did not make a move.
Even after his teammate Elliot was kicked away, he still didn't do anything.
Doroteo noticed Luo Mio's gaze and said, "Although this is the 'Phoenix Star Martial Festival,' please rest assured, I will not intervene until Elliot falls."
After hearing this, Luo Mio remained silent for a while, then nodded slightly to him.
Luo Mio then turned around and silently looked at Elliot was struggling to stand up.
After a moment of silence, he slowly began to speak.
"Since that's the case..."
A void-like Spatial Rifts appeared to Luo Mio's right, and then Luo Mio reached her right hand into it.
Just as everyone was wondering.
Luo Mio took something out of it.
A katana, as black as a crow, was held in Luo Mio's hand.
Luo Mio looked at Elliot with a cold gaze.
"I'll teach you what the sword in your hand should bear!"
——
"What?! Luo Mio took out an ordinary katana from a space wormhole similar to Luo Xiao Kong's!" Liang Laimizi said incredulously when she saw the sword in Luo Mio's hand.
In the Star Academy Pavilion's private box.
When Amagiri Ayato and Kato Kirin saw the katana in Luo Mio's hand that day, their expressions instantly turned serious.
Amagiri Ayato is the successor of the Amagiri Bright Star Style, an ancient swordsmanship school with a history of over 500 years, while Kato Kirin is a more recent swordsmanship school founded during the late Edo period.
Both of them can be described as masters of swordsmanship!
Having been wielding a sword since childhood, when he saw Luo Mio take out a katana as black as a raven from the Spatial Rifts, his eyes instantly fixed on the competition.