At the start of the match, Kirimura Seiya was the first to summon his emerald-green longbow Device.
"Whoa! Contestant Kirimura has summoned his Device right away. And... what?! The starting signal has already sounded, but Contestant Toudo still hasn't summoned his Device! Is he nervous because this is his first public tournament?"
Kirimura Seiya watched Luo Mio warily. Seeing that he made no move at all, he immediately unleashed his Blade Dance Technique, "Hunter's Forest."
A vast forest instantly covered the entire arena.
"Seeing that his opponent has made no move, Contestant Kirimura immediately used his technique, Hunter's Forest!"
Then Kirimura Seiya's figure vanished from the arena.
"Contestant Kirimura has disappeared from the field! Against such a troublesome ability, without a large-scale offensive technique, there's simply no way to deal with him!"
Within the forest's shadows, the hunter silently raised his bow and aimed it at his prey!
"And Contestant Toudo Miohua has remained standing still ever since the hunter vanished from the arena! He still hasn't reacted at all! He hasn't even summoned his Device! Why is that?!"
Luo Mio looked at the dense leaves and branches around him.
For anyone else, this really would have been a troublesome ability.
But...
Then the corners of Luo Mio's lips curved up, and he tilted his head!
"Whoosh!"
A swift green streak shot past the right side of Luo Mio's head!
"What?!" Kirimura Seiya, hidden in the shadows, stared in shock.
Why?! Why could he sense it?!
"What?! Contestant Kirimura's hidden strike was dodged by Contestant Toudo with just a slight tilt of his head!"
Then countless green arrows shot toward Luo Mio from every direction!
Yet Luo Mio had no intention of dodging and remained where he stood.
But when the green arrows reached him, it was as though they had been blocked.
"Countless arrows from Contestant Kirimura are flying toward Contestant Toudo, yet they haven't hurt him in the slightest! Contestant Kirimura is still firing! He's still firing!"
Just like that, Kirimura Seiya changed positions again and again, firing at Luo Mio from all kinds of places and tricky angles, yet he failed to leave even the slightest mark on him!
"What incredible defense! Contestant Kirimura has exhausted every ounce of his strength, yet he hasn't so much as scratched Contestant Toudo!"
How was this possible?! How was this possible?!...
Kirimura Seiya cursed furiously in his heart, and his handsome face gradually twisted into an ugly expression.
Just as Kirimura Seiya was preparing his next move.
Luo Mio stood where he was and called loudly into the arena, "Senior Kirimura, do you have any other tricks? It's already been five minutes, right? Shouldn't it be my turn now?"
"Well then, don't say I'm cheating..."
Then Luo Mio raised his left hand.
"Your turn to appear! Skoll, Hati!"
Magic power surged around Luo Mio, and a flash of white light appeared!
"Awoooooo!!!!!"
Two enormous silver-white wolves raised their heads toward the azure sky and howled, announcing their first appearance in the public tournament!
"After five whole minutes! Contestant Toudo Miohua has finally summoned his Device! Who would have thought it would be two enormous white wolves! But in that mock battle against Raikiri, wasn't Contestant Toudo's Device supposed to be gauntlet-type?"
Kirimura Seiya ignored the live commentary from the announcer's booth and launched an attack on Luo Mio first!
"Million Rain!"
Swift, fierce magic power gathered around his arrow before it was fired!
Countless arrows rained down upon Luo Mio with the fury of a storm. Flashing green streaks swept through the entire section of the arena where Luo Mio stood! A rain of indiscriminate destruction descended!
With a smile, Luo Mio said, "Hati!"
The white wolf on the left slowly stepped forward to face the arrowheads raining down from the sky, then...
"Roar!!!!!!!"
A terrifying soundwave erupted from the white wolf's mouth, spreading like ocean waves across the entire range of the arrows' attack.
Countless arrowheads were reduced to fragments in midair by the white wolf's sonic roar...
"Wha...!!"
Kirimura Seiya stared at the scene before him in disbelief, his face twisting in shock!
Then Luo Mio called out again, "Skoll, finish this!"
The giant wolf on the right lowered its body slightly, then charged through the entire forest, darting through Hunter's Forest like a white phantom!
And at the commentary booth.
"What an astonishing sight! Faced with the hunter's Blade Dance Technique and countless arrowheads, Contestant Toudo has actually neutralized them with ease!"
Muroto's eyes flickered as he said, "Truly astonishing. This Contestant Toudo Miohua... I'm afraid the hunter has already lost this match."
When Kirimura Seiya's female fans in the stands heard that, they immediately objected.
"You lousy commentator, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
"Exactly! How could Lord Seiya possibly lose?!"
"Watch it, or I'll sue you for talking nonsense!"
"And you call yourself a League player?! What kind of commentator are you?!"
Ignoring the discussion in the stands.
After hearing Muroto's words, Kirimura Seiya's face darkened as he kept repeating in his heart, No. No, I can't lose! How could I lose?! It has to be fake!
Then the surrounding branches transformed into enormous bows, forming huge balls of magic power at their tips before firing them toward Luo Mio.
Luo Mio smiled faintly. "Hati!"
Moonlight-like silver-white light flashed, and three claws slashed into the arrow sphere!
"Boom!" The huge sphere exploded!
"Come back, Skoll, Hati!"
Calling the twin wolves back behind him, Luo Mio spoke toward the place where Kirimura Seiya had vanished. "Senior, you've already lost."
"Snap!" Luo Mio snapped his fingers.
"Boom~!"
At once, a succession of enormous trees around them toppled as though they had been cut down, turning into particles of magic power. In an instant, the forest-covered arena returned to its original state!
"How is this possible?!!!" Kirimura Seiya, still hiding himself, stared around him with a twisted, savage expression.
"It's been broken! The hunter's Hunter's Forest has been broken! In the hunter's first battle this year, his signature technique has been dismantled!"
As though he could see through it, Luo Mio looked directly at where Kirimura Seiya was hidden!
"Senior, you lost!"
Luo Mio spoke in a calm tone.
Kirimura Seiya gritted his teeth and unwillingly raised Obscure Moon toward Luo Mio.
"Honestly, you just won't listen."
As soon as he finished speaking, Skoll behind him instantly rushed toward Kirimura Seiya's location.
How was this possible?! He could see me?!
In his panic, before he could fire an arrow, the white wolf's claw had already swung down!
"Eeeek!"
The white wolf's claws stopped right before his eyes. As though he had been identified, Kirimura Seiya's figure appeared. He dropped to his knees and said in a fearful, dejected voice, "I... surrender..."
"Kirimura Seiya has declared surrender! The winner is Toudo Miohua!"
"The match is over!! The victor is Toudo Miohua! As Raikiri's younger brother, he has overwhelmingly crushed last year's representative, Hunter, in his first public tournament appearance this year!"
At the commentary booth, announcer Iida excitedly declared Luo Mio's victory when a message was suddenly placed on the desk before him and Muroto.
"An important special announcement! Just moments ago, a message issued by the League revealed Contestant Toudo Miohua's identity!!!"
Announcer Iida's excited voice rang out!
In the stands, Touka, Ikki, Stella, and the others who knew Luo Mio's identity were all stunned.
Luo Mio on the field raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing it.
"First-year student of Hagun Academy! Toudo Miohua! Holder of the title 'Thousand Stars White Night'!!!"
"Formerly ranked first in the world's total magic power rankings, and the other of the Far East's two A-Rank Knights!!!!"
At once, the entire audience erupted into shocked and astonished discussion!
"Did you hear that? Raikiri's younger brother is actually an A-Rank Knight!"
"An A-Rank Knight? Then Hunter didn't lose unfairly!"
The students from various academies watching from the field also stared intensely at Luo Mio.
Morohoshi Yudai's hands shook with excitement, not knowing where to place them. His eyes burned with fighting spirit as he looked at Luo Mio. "An A-Rank Knight! Hahahahaha! I really want to fight him already!"
Jonoshiraki Byakuya calmed the shock in his heart and said, "No wonder we couldn't find any information about him before. So it had been hidden."
From that day onward, the name Toudo Miohua, "Thousand Stars White Night," was announced to the entire world!
Narrow Enemies Meet
"Seriously, one after another... they're so annoying!" Near noon, Luo Mio lay on the bed and casually tossed the Student Handbook in his hand aside.
"Haha... there's nothing we can do about it. After all, Miohua is an A-Rank Knight now," Ikki said with a bitter smile from the sofa.
Ever since Luo Mio had been revealed as "one of the Far East's two A-Rank Knights," along with his victory in his first match, he had become completely famous! Media outlets, advertisers, and reporters had somehow obtained Luo Mio's Student Handbook contact information. From last night through the entire morning, he had been flooded with calls and emails. It had annoyed Luo Mio so much that he had no choice but to turn off his Student Handbook.
Luo Mio looked toward the television screen, which was filled with replays of his match against "Hunter" Kirimura Seiya from yesterday.
"Ah... lunch! I'm starving!" Luo Mio muttered while lying on the bed.
The A-Rank Knight's life, love life, and every piece of gossip had made it impossible for Luo Mio to even leave the room now.
"Then I'll go buy something for you," Ikki said as he rose from the sofa.
Luo Mio rolled his eyes when he heard that.
"Isn't your situation the same as mine right now?"
Apparently, those reporters had learned from someone that Luo Mio and Kurogane Ikki, the second son of the Kurogane family, were close friends. They dug up Ikki's old information as well, even releasing videos of Ikki with Stella, as well as the sparring match Luo Mio had insisted on having with Ikki after school started because he had felt restless. As a result, the two of them would basically be surrounded by cameras the moment they stepped outside.
"Luckily, reporters can't enter the hotel without the committee's permission," Ikki sighed, recalling how he had been surrounded by a huge crowd of reporters when he went out that morning.
The two of them could not help sighing at the same time.
"Ding-dong!"
The doorbell rang.
After Luo Mio opened the door.
"Yoo-hoo~" Arisugawa stood there, carrying a bag and greeting Luo Mio.
Arisugawa lifted the bag in his hand and said to Luo Mio, "After Touka saw the situation at the hotel entrance this morning, she specifically told me to bring you something in Miohua's favorite flavor."
"Oh, oh, oh! I'm saved! Alice!" Luo Mio excitedly took the bag.
Arisugawa smiled gently, then said to Ikki, "There's a portion for Ikki too."
"Thanks, Alice," Ikki said gratefully to Arisugawa.
"Not at all, not at all." Arisugawa shook his head.
After taking the bag, Luo Mio eagerly sat down on the sofa and opened the plastic bag!
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