when ren sat down, they moved on to the next fights.

everything was boring, the same magic, the same flashy techniques, Ren was about to fall asleep until the next phase followed, and he listened to the first opponents.

- Kiriko Hakuya and Akane Scarlett, please come forward.

"um?

it was a rare confrontation, ren got up and walked directly towards the student area which was the closest to the arena.

upon arrival, Ren was able to get a perfect view of the 2 people in front.

He waited for the shy Akane and chivalrous Kiriko, but they weren't like that.

seriousness could be seen in both expressions, each with his own thoughts, the first to break the silence was kiriko.

- Have you changed your mind about what we talked about?

Akane got into position and answered.

- I don't think we can agree.

- I see, it doesn't matter, let's have a clean battle.

-hum

Akane responded with a snort.

Ren found Kumiko watching the fight with popcorn on her lap.

Ren sat directly next to her and grabbed a handful of popcorn.

- Could you have asked, please?

"Would you have invited me if I asked nicely?

- I would have hit you

"Then it's no use asking, right?

- ha...

Kumiko had a headache, she surreptitiously looked around and saw Aiko and Amerie talking while looking at Ren.

'this idiot

- Are you curious about what the 2 talked about?

"Exactly, and who better to be my informant than you, the Kumiko gum

-ha... I can't tell you ren

" really?

- Akane has to tell you that directly

" I see.

Ren turned his gaze to the front, but the fight had already started.

Akane threw smoke bombs at Kiriko's feet.

people couldn't see inside the arena, but Ren knew what Akane would do.

He saw through the smoke Kiriko's figure was surrounded by a breeze of air, waiting for the blow.

a dagger came out of the smoke directly at kiriko.

Without thinking, Kiriko pulled the chain and launched herself with invisible air towards Akane, launching a horizontal cut.

people made noise thinking that the blow connected.

but in the arena kiriko could be seen smiling, he had seen the dagger in front of Akane's abdomen blocking his attack before being sent back.

Akane didn't stay still after stabilizing herself on the ground and releasing more smoke bombs.

ren in the stands commented towards Kumiko's confused look that she didn't understand how they didn't fight head-on.

"Akane can't fight head on kiriko's sword style, she would lose anyway, so she tries to make surprise attacks, kiriko is getting too confident.

- you mean invisible air right?

"Exactly, he could clear the smoke completely, but it seems that he wants to save mana or get hit by Akane, ha... he couldn't be more of an idiot.

Kumiko couldn't help but think

' Only your bastard who can control it like an extra member of the body can say that.

Ren with a hand on his chin watched Kiriko's style of conserving his strength.

Kumiko heard Ren laugh as he said.

"Looks like he'll need more mana training after this.

Kumiko just decided to turn a deaf ear, but even so, she raises a silent prayer to kiriko in her heart, she had experienced the mana training first hand and she doesn't want to repeat it or wish it on anyone.

Meanwhile, in the arena, he could see Akane frowning.

Akane was attacking from the blindsides, but Kiriko seems to notice her in every attack.

she used to fire projectiles, but invisible air blocked it.

Akane couldn't think of a countermeasure.

As she launched a cross attack at Kiriko, Kiriko turned and blocked with invisible air.

Before launching a slash, Akane as she stepped back received a wound.

'sensei…why did you give that guy such a capable weapon.

a weapon that cannot be seen as a nuisance, it was like fighting with half of her blind eye.

her pretty face began to frown.

the smoke had cleared and she had no more smoke bombs.

Akane's mind was running through her entire arsenal, but she couldn't come up with anything.

her until she noticed something in the sky.

a hot airplane that had a screen where there should be a type of advertising, out of nowhere a cute pink-haired girl appeared and made signs to Akane.

Akane looked up for a few moments and saw a small message there in the language of demons.

since she was friends with Aiko, she learned her language with her and was able to read a message.

- chains can be made invisible.

Akane stared at her chain for a few seconds, giving Kiriko confusion.

but kiriko did not advance, he was gentlemanly and preferred to wait for a lady.

also because if he hurt ren's student unfairly, he doesn't want to know that he will do ren.

Akane, seeing if she could make her chain invisible, smiled and ran at Kiriko again.

Ren and Kumiko watched Akane strike with her daggers and draw back, strike again, and drawback.

making circles

While Kiriko was standing in a kendo-like sword-raised stance waiting in stance for the incoming attack, it also seemed somewhat odd from his point of view.

it seemed like Akane just circled and punched casually then immediately walked away.

Kiriko was about to release invisible air and end this, he raised his arms up.

But before he starts to move his mana to the sword, Kiriko felt the mana around him.

Looking at Akane in front of her, Kiriko saw Akane's evil smile similar to Ren's.

- I have you!

Akane pulled the chains hard and showed herself to Kiriko surrounded by a pentagram, full of chains.

' at what moment!?

Before he could think of anything, the chains moved at high speed to catch him.

Kiriko then used invisible air to make a shield around him.

Feeling the pressure of the chains, Kiriko sweated.

Unlike Ren who seems to have an innate talent, Invisible Air is difficult for Kiriko to use.

he can lock things with it if it's just a little touch, but these chains are continually pressing.

also, these chains are red hot heating the surroundings of kiriko.

Akane was smiling thinking that he was going to win, his expression fell when Kiriko yelled.

- Excalibur!

Invisible air pushed the surrounding chains, and the beautiful mana-covered sword was shown in Kiriko's arms, then Kiriko with her hands raised under the sword pointed at Akane, and the torrent of magic came down towards Akane.

Akane had spent more than half of her mana on that attack, all she could do was grit her teeth and use her remaining mana to block the incoming magic.

the whole room was illuminated with light, and even the students were not spared.

only 3 people were calm without being affected.

Ren, Kelly, and Kumiko as they ren before the attack I take out sunglasses.

- good job ren.

"Not that good, you owe me 5 coins.

- don't fuck around, these glasses will have cost you 1 coin on the market.

"I bought them at the academy.

- fuck you

Kumiko said as he took out his purse and gave Ren the money.

Ren smiled and turned her attention back to the arena, Akane could be seen lying on the ground, and Kiriko standing in front of her.

- I win right? Now, will you change your mind?

Akane didn't reply, just covered her face with her arm.

A stretcher arrived and Akane was carried away on the stretcher.

Kiriko sighed before getting down from the arena and addressing Kumiko.

Seeing Ren sprawled on the seat next to Kumiko, he suddenly felt shy.

ren seeing him like that, I raise an eyebrow

" What's up?

- You're not upset, right? I swear what I did was for the competition-

"You won cleanly kiriko, I won't get mad about that.

Kiriko nodded and sat on the other side of Kumiko.

later they called another group, it was Aiko against kuroka.

- there will be a good fight right ren?

ren before answering, I take out a coin.

" Let's bet heads or tails who go for the popcorn.

Kumiko stood up straight and said.

- deal.

kiriko seeing his girlfriend and a best friend arguing over a simple popcorn could only laugh in silence, the last time when trying to stop the competition between those 2, kiriko ended up having to eat on the terrace instead of on the cafeteria.

because?

Kiriko Hakuya will be the emperor's grandson, but for his girlfriend, it's just kiriko

.

.

.

Akane could still be seen with her arm covering her eyes.

her stretcher bearers seeing her could only try to comfort her.

- don't worry little one, losing is not bad, it helps you to get stronger.

" I know.

-...

the stretcher-bearers just sighed at the girl and continued on their way to the infirmary.

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hey author

( Yes?)

What does Akane have?

(I was already going to that, relax)

okay.

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Akane in the adventure with the hero could only say that it ended badly.

not for the adventure, the adventure was good.

he knew the gates outside the academy and the territories, looking at the landscapes and fighting monsters.

you know, typical.

Although in the beginning, he needed support from the girls to be able to get used to the hygiene outside, everything was fine.

one could imagine seeing kiriko in a carriage with many pretty girls.

but kiriko was actually in the front driving the carriage with Kumiko.

The girls inside the carriage were spending girl time, chatting and laughing at the news from the academy, all good.

The problem started in the first town where there was a pack attack of rat monsters.

Although they were able to defend the first town, it was not easy.

Kiriko's first thought is for him to go to the front and fight.

Obviously, none of them agreed with that idea, so he had no choice but to make a fire fence

with Kumiko, they had to convince the villagers.

At first, they did not want to give their Petroleum at all to make the holes and light the fire.

Kiriko kept asking, but the old man refused.

He even showed the tattoo to the old man, but although he revered Kiriko as a hero of light, in the end, he just said.

- if you are the hero of light, you can fight against the rats without sacrificing the Petroleum that cost us so much to collect.

Akane looked at the mayor's clothes.

he was luxurious with rings on her fingers and gold teeth.

She looked at the nearest Petroleum collector and could see old men carrying buckets full of Petroleum.

Akane seeing that frowned.

Kumiko had put her hand on Akane's shoulder asking her to please leave it to Kiriko.

the mayor kept talking nonsense about it being the hero's responsibility to take charge.

Kiriko was giving up and accepting that they were going to try to do what they could to defend the village.

Akane at that moment saw the children in the town and couldn't take it anymore.

Akane drew her dagger and rested the hand that held the dagger on the mayor's shoulder.

"Excuse me, dear mayor, can I ask you a question?

- What, what's up girl?

The mayor saw Akane's friendly smile.

"You know what your town is, right?

- Yes?

"And you also know that the task of the hero of light is to clear the dark dungeons right?

-Sure?

"Then if we continue on our way to the dark dungeon there will be no problems, right?

- huh? you can't do that, you have to-

"We have to help others right?

- Yes, exactly.

"And how do they want us to help others if they can't even deliver a little Petroleum to PROTECT their town, don't you think it's strange?

-

" TRUE?

- Yes

"Very well, then, dear mayor, you will not deny us the Petroleum, will you?

- ...

Akane smiled more and brought his dagger closer to the owner of the town.

" TRUE?

- see... right, I'll deliver the Petroleum.

"Very well, I appreciate your cooperation.

Akane turned her attention back to the group expecting a thank you for getting the Petroleum, but what he got was Kiriko's disapproving look.

Akane seeing those furrowed eyebrows made her remember his father in his childhood.

he frowned and spoke to kiriko.

" what?

- why did you do that?

"I got the Petroleum, right?

-ha...

Kiriko sighed before continuing to speak.

- We don't extort money from the townspeople, we save them.

"Do you want to save them even if they refuse help to defend the town where they live?

- That's the job of a hero Akane, to protect the weak.

Akane just frowned at that.

Kiriko said no more and turned her back on Akane.

The girls could only look at Akane with pity, Kiriko was the leader, and even if they are against it, they can't do anything.

in the end, they had to rely on kara, they used amerie's magic to make amerie release some kind of chemical compound that rats hate, they couldn't stop them, only slow them down.

Kara made an earth dome, it took her a full day to make the dome, with Kiriko's earth magic, in addition to one or another villager who helped Kara, they were able to make the dome.

the rats passed directly through the dome and the town was saved.

the second time I step into the ambush of the bandits.

Akane saw how the bandits were sleeping while their traps were set, he thought of using poison to finish them off at once, but Amerie denied that suggestion.

" why?

Amerie smiled at Akane and told her.

- Kiriko is the leader, he has to make the decision.

obviously, kiriko rejected the idea of ​​killing them, he decided to march straight ahead warning the bandits of their arrival.

Akane was bitter about the unnecessary fight, even Kumiko ended up with an arrow wound.

Even so, Kiriko did not decide to kill them.

in the lair they found poor slaves in cages, they were fucking thin and weak with some kind of short clothing that left them cold, plus many were already near a point of no return when it comes to their mental health, the girls they would need years of therapy to return to normal.

When Akane saw the girls, she wanted to go and kill those bandits directly, but Kiriko continued to refuse, claiming that they will be imprisoned and justice will be served.

but the next day when they were about to leave, a boy ran to tell them that the bandits had escaped.

Thanks to the tracking skills that Ren taught Amerie, they were able to find the bandits and imprison them again.

but the straw that broke the camel's back was when he left the dungeon.

they were ambushed.

the fight was easy for everyone, I miss Akane that.

Looking at the face of one of the hooded men, she saw that he was a wanted assassin from the neighboring kingdom.

he was accused of multiple murders and rapes, and the guy looked with great lust at Akane.

Akane without thinking pulled the dagger out of her and killed the captured man.

Kiriko seeing that got angry.

- What's wrong!?

"That guy is a wanted criminal, he did multiple-

- I don't care, do you think killing him will solve it!? We were going to take him before the authority and he was going to serve his sentence, you shouldn't have killed him!

Akane got angry at that and answered without fear.

"Nobody has ever raised their voice to me, neither sensei did it and you come to do it? don't let fame get to you kiriko, you're human just like everyone else, don't think you know everything, that guy was the worst trash in the world, do you think that being imprisoned will change? do you think it will be better? ha... I don't know why I came with you on this mission.

Akane turned around and walked away from him.

"Despite your ideals kiriko, you are still a child, if you follow that path of not killing, you will soon regret it.

Looking at her, Kiriko couldn't help but comment.

-If Ren saw you like this, he would be disappointed with you.

Akane stopped in her tracks at that moment, Kumiko pulled her shield from him as well, Kiriko touched a sensitive part of Akane and Kumiko didn't know what Akane would do.

but Akane in the end just said.

" I see.