Who Isn't a Herrscher?

A flash of golden moonlight, and Touka, unfazed, drew her sword with lightning speed, slashing horizontally at Luo Mio.

"CLANG~~~~~"

A piercing collision rang out.

Upon closer inspection, the Sun Chasing Shadow on Luo Mio's left hand, outside of the Eternal Twilight Wolves, blocked Touka's lightning-fast slash.

Instantly, Luo Mio repelled Narukami and spun his body 360 degrees, sweeping his left leg at Touka.

"Reverse Style: Phoenix Dive Kick!!!"

Facing Luo Mio's attack, Touka calmly raised her sword.

"Bang—!"

Touka was sent flying back several meters, golden arcs of electricity flickering in her eyes.

"Lightning Eye."

"Both speed and power have been enhanced."

Facing an even heavier blow than before, Touka merely frowned. She then quickly used the force of Luo Mio's strike to create distance and sheathed Narukami.

"!!!"

Sensing Touka's movement, Luo Mio used Shunpo to quickly advance, Magic Power gathering in his left hand.

"Reverse Style: Entering Cloud Eagle!!!"

A fist imbued with immense Magic Power slammed upwards towards Touka.

"Gale Thunder!"

Seeing the fist hurtling towards her, Touka's body flashed with golden lightning. She then evaded Luo Mio's punch with incredible speed, creating distance.

Luo Mio, whose punch missed, relentlessly pursued, not giving Touka any opening to use Raikiri.

In the spectator stands, the remaining students watched the battle between Toudo Touka and Luo Mio.

"Amazing, to be able to fight the student council president like that..."

"Is that person a freshman?"

"If they're a freshman, then this year's freshmen are way too strong."

"Yeah, first the upset victory by the Failed Knight and the Crimson Lotus Princess, the top freshman, and now another unknown freshman."

"You guys must not have been listening carefully to the chairman earlier, Toudo Touka and Toudo Touka."

"This... so the newcomer is the president's younger brother!"

Shinguji Kuroko listened to the discussions in the stands, then turned to the kimono-clad loli beside her, teasingly.

"Neine, how does it feel, watching your junior and your prospective junior brother's duel?"

The girl was petite, with the standard dark and lustrous long hair of a Japanese Yamato Nadeshiko. She wore a crimson haori with a cherry blossom pattern and a black and red kimono, with a large red bow tied at the back of her head.

Saikyo Neine listened to her dear friend's teasing and said helplessly, "Setting aside how it feels, that brat isn't my junior disciple yet."

Shinguji Kuroko was surprised to hear this. "He still hasn't agreed to become Teacher Nango's disciple?"

"Yeah... he said his true master is someone else, and he also complained that old man is a pervert who only takes female disciples."

"This..."

Shinguji Kuroko felt completely speechless upon hearing Saikyo Neine's words.

Nangou Torajiro. Currently ninety-two years old, he was Japan's oldest Magic Knight and the only person from the Far East to have won the God of War Cup, held in China, the world's top competition.

The world also called him—the Fighting God!!!

He had also participated in World War II alongside Samurai Ryoma, Kurogane Ryoma. He was Kurogane Ryoma's comrade and rival.

He was also Saikyo Neine and Toudo Touka's master.

"Only he could refuse to become the Fighting God's disciple," Shinguji Kuroko sighed.

This was also understandable. Nangou Torajiro was renowned throughout the entire Knight world. Those who became his disciples were invariably the cream of the crop among geniuses. If anyone aspiring to be the Fighting God's disciple heard this, they would likely fly into a rage on the spot.

"Ho ho~ The curtain call is about to begin!"

Saikyo Neine's words pulled Shinguji Kuroko's thoughts back to the arena.

And on the field...

The two were still chasing each other. Luo Mio consistently gave Touka no chance to sheath his sword, while Touka continuously used Gale Thunder to dodge and look for an opening.

At this moment, Touka stopped dodging and sheathed Narukami to charge up.

Seeing Narukami sheathed, Luo Mio instinctively moved to interrupt Touka's charge.

But just as Luo Mio took a step, the moment his left foot landed, he sensed that his left foot had landed on nothing.

Upon closer inspection, Luo Mio had stepped into a small crater that Stella had created earlier when she had broken the floor, which hadn't been repaired yet.

"A trap!"

Upon realizing he had stepped into Touka's trap, Luo Mio's gaze immediately went to Touka's charge-up.

"No time!"

If he charged forward now, he would undoubtedly face his older sister's "Raikiri" head-on.

"Raikiri"—Toudo Touka's signature move.

This technique originally stemmed from the Fighting God Nangou Torajiro's sword skill "Sound Cutter," and was later repeatedly researched and improved by Toudo Touka, becoming her ultimate offensive technique.

As Toudo Touka's younger brother, Luo Mio knew very well that as the absolute lord of the crossover domain, rushing in blindly would only lead to his defeat.

In the original work, among peers of the same age, besides Kurogane Ikki, Stella, and Kurogane Ouma, no one else could withstand "Raikiri" head-on within Toudo Touka's absolute crossover domain.

And in the original work, Toudo Touka was scouted for her potential by Nangou Torajiro during her middle school years, taken as a disciple, and taught his swordsmanship.

However, now, due to Luo Mio's uncontrolled rampage, Toudo Touka had encountered Nangou Torajiro at a much younger age and taken him as a disciple, making the power of her "Raikiri" even greater than in the original work.

Whether he went forward to meet Raikiri head-on, or met Raikiri enhanced by Gale Thunder and brought closer.

Both outcomes were defeat.

Luo Mio watched as Toudo Touka slowly lowered her body, placed her scabbard to her side, and gripped the hilt of her sword. The lightning flickering around her body was slowly gathering within the scabbard.

"Tch, it's a gamble!"

With no time to make a choice, Luo Mio instantly discarded his thoughts.

Shunpo forward!

And then unleash all of Thousand Stars' Magic Power!

As Luo Mio charged forward, the twilight-like Magic Power on his body dimmed.

Then, Magic Power resembling moonlight gradually appeared on his right hand, and a phantom image of wolf-like fangs even materialized around his arm.

"Moon Smasher's Fang!!!"

"Reverse Style: Phoenix Dive Kick" third strike!!!

This time, the third strike was no longer an uppercut, but a punch thrown directly at the opponent!

Touka watched Luo Mio's final strike.

"Bang!"

The roar of lightning sounded, and Touka, carrying the fully charged "Raikiri," charged directly towards Luo Mio. Within the crossover domain, Luo Mio and Toudo Touka stared at each other.

At that instant, a roar sounded, Touka's "Raikiri" erupted with brilliance, and several bolts of lightning exploded around the two of them.

Blinding golden light, thunderous lightning shattered the fighting circle around Touka, and brilliant lightning carried a meteor-like strike.

On one side, Magic Power shimmered like moonlight, tearing apart a phantom of fangs like the moon.

On the other, a roar that shook the sky, golden lightning that severed everything in its path.

A punch and a slash.

"Clang—————!"

The sound of fists and swords colliding echoed across the arena, followed by...

"Clang—————!"

Explosions erupted around the two of them, the cracked ground blew open the fighting circle, and debris flew outwards.

The dust on the ground spread outwards with the shockwave caused by their collision, instantly filling the arena with dust, making it impossible for the students in the stands to confirm the situation.

"Pfft..."

With a thud, the dust gradually dispersed.

Luo Mio was lying on the ground, unconscious.

Toudo Touka stood beside him, calmly looking at the fallen Luo Mio.

Only the hand holding Narukami trembled slightly beneath the dust.

"The winner of this simulation battle is Toudo Touka."

Chapter 5: Still Buzzing Evening

Afternoon.

"Mmm..."

Luo Mio slowly opened his eyes while lying in bed.

"A strange ceiling."

"You're awake."

A gentle female voice sounded from his left ear.

Luo Mio shifted his gaze from the ceiling to his left.

He saw Toudo Touka, now wearing glasses, sitting on a stool and looking at him kindly.

Seeing Toudo Touka, Luo Mio understood.

He had lost.

Even though he had used Thousand Stars to suppress his older sister's every move.

He had still fallen into the trap his older sister had laid.

He had constantly been on guard against his sister's Raikiri, and as soon as he saw her sheathe Narukami, he would move to stop Raikiri's charge-up.

It was probably because he feared and was wary of Raikiri.

That's why his attention had been entirely focused on his older sister.

And it was precisely this point that his sister had seized upon.

Even with that final, desperate blow, he had still lost.

Luo Mio sat up, pulled his hand out from under the covers, and clenched his fist.

"As the system said, I'm still lacking in many abilities right now."

Touka, sitting beside him, watched Luo Mio's self-reflection with a gentle expression on her face.

A hint of worry inevitably showed in her eyes.

Seeing Luo Mio already fallen.

Touka put away Narukami and flexed her slightly trembling arm.

Just as she was preparing to leave the stage, in her Lightning Eye state, she clearly saw bio-electricity on Luo Mio that didn't belong to him.

The human body was like a precision machine with a life of its own.

All actions were controlled by nerve signals from the brain.

A very faint electrical current.