"The 30-minute break begins now to clean the battle circle and repair the venue. Participants in the second match of the semi-finals, please go to the preparation room during the break."

While Shen Fei was thinking about how Ikki Kurogane would defeat Stella, the committee announced that Stella had won and began to repair the competition venue. Of course, the main person who took action was Kurono Shinguji. With her time ability, she quickly repaired the arena that was destroyed by Stella. Of course, only the arena side was repaired. The seaside pier was not repaired. Anyway, this place was originally a deserted place. After the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is over, people will leave, and it will not have much impact whether it is repaired or not.

At the same time, Kurogane Ouma was also sent into the regeneration capsule. Although he faced Stella's attack head-on, thanks to his physical fitness and the protection of wind magic, although his injuries were very serious, he still had a breath. With the regeneration capsule, he would recover soon. Here he had to sigh again at the role of the regeneration capsule, and it also made him more determined to get this technology.

"I will deal with this game first." After hearing the notice, Ikki immediately said goodbye to Toudou Daohua and others. After all, he would be the one to compete in the next game. Although Stella had become so powerful now, his expression looked very happy. He was happy that Stella had become so powerful, and he was also happy that he could fight against such a powerful Stella. Even facing the current Stella, he was not without a chance of winning.

Of course, he had absolutely no chance of winning if he confronted Stella head-on like Kurotetsu Ouma did, but battles were not calculated that way. He had his own way of fighting, and along the way, except for the one against Shen Fei, he had won all the other battles. Now, even if he faced Kurotetsu Ouma, he still had a chance of winning.

However, before the duel with Stella, Ikki still has an opponent to deal with, that is Shinomiya Amane. This is a completely different type of opponent that Ikki has encountered. Fortunately, he has also obtained enough information and is not without any chance of winning.

As time passed, before the game was about to begin, Kurogane Shimadzu and Arisuin Nagi also appeared in the audience. Although their injuries had not healed, they were able to walk. It was her brother's game, and a very important one at that, so Kurogane Shimadzu naturally would not miss it.

"The contestant entering from the blue gate now has only F-level magic power, which is worse than the general standard value. However, he made up for the lack of magic power with physical skills and climbed all the way to this position. He is the hot stock of this competition, the uncrowned sword king, Kuroki Ikki."

As the game time was up, the commentator began to introduce the two contestants, with the introduction of Ikki Kurogane being the top priority. The big screen in front even played scenes of Ikki's previous games, including the image of him killing Byakuya Tengan Jonosaki with one sword. This made Byakuya Jonosaki in the audience couldn't help but look dark.

"The one who emerged from the red gate is the unlucky player Tianyin Shinomiya from Akatsuki Academy." The commentator's introduction of Tianyin Shinomiya was very simple. It was not that he did not want to explain more, but Tianyin Shinomiya won all her matches without fighting, so she had no idea how to introduce her.

"Uncrowned Sword King, don't lose to that cheating guy." Someone in the audience couldn't help but shout loudly. Many people were very unhappy about Zi Nomiya Tianyin's victory without a fight, and they thought that only cheating could achieve this result. Zi Nomiya Tianyin seemed to have heard no such voices and still had a smile on his face.

"Chairman, why do you look so haggard?" In the front row of the audience, Arisuin Nagi couldn't help but ask when she saw Shinguji Kurono, who looked exhausted.

"Why is that? It's all because of that idiot over there. He didn't consider our hard work at all and just messed up the venue." Shinguji Kurono said while looking at Stella helplessly. Stella would naturally not miss Ikki's match.

Thanks to Stella's previous attack, there are now many empty seats in the front row of the audience. These people would rather run to the back row and stand to watch than sit in the front row and be scared.

"So the chairman is doing the maintenance work. I'm sorry, I'm not used to controlling the strength when I'm possessed. In the final analysis, it's because the venue is too narrow." Stella immediately apologized and complained that the competition venue was a bit small.

"You were able to cut through a distance of a thousand meters with one sword. Where in the world is there a competition field that big? Remember to go easy on yourself next time."

Shinguji Kurono said with a complaining look on her face, after all, this was just a competition, so naturally the scope of the battle needed to be limited, after all, it was not a life-and-death fight.

"I won't let you win. If I lose the game because of this, I will regret it for the rest of my life. Besides, Teacher Ningyin also said that we don't have to be afraid of using our full strength to affect the audience. Protecting the venue and the audience is our job as a magic knight. As a student, you don't have to worry too much. Just go ahead and make a fool of yourself."

Stella knew the power of her dragon god possession, so she had worried about it before, but after Xijing Ningyin's persuasion, she immediately let it go.

"That guy just instills all this nonsense." Hearing Stella talking about Xijing Ningyin, Shinguji Kurono sighed helplessly.

"I heard that the chairman was very naughty when he was a student. The big hole in space that the chairman destroyed has not been closed yet. It has become a restricted area where no strangers are allowed to enter. There are also many other rumors." Arisuin Nagi on the side suddenly started talking about Shinguji Kurono's school days.

Compared with Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Ningyin, Stella's previous destruction was nothing. The battle between these two directly destroyed the entire arena, and it even became a restricted area in the end.

"Okay, I understand. Just do whatever you want and I will help you clean up the mess." Arisuin Nagi's words made Shinguji Kurono immediately raise the white flag of surrender. She didn't want to talk about her heroic deeds in her student days with her students. Saikyo Nin would regard those things as honor, but Shinguji Kurono, who is now married with children, would only regard those past events as black spots.

"I plan to give up this competition." Just when the competition was announced to start, Shinomiya Tianyin suddenly said something shocking. As soon as his words fell, they immediately caused an uproar at the scene. No one understood what he was trying to do.

"Tian, ​​Tianyin, did you just announce your withdrawal? Do you mean that you plan to give up this semi-final?" Shionomiya Tianyin's words made the referee on the side unable to react for a while, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to confirm.

"Yes, that's what I mean." Zinomiya Tianyin nodded affirmatively.

"Well, can you tell me why?" After all, it was the semi-finals, the referee confirmed again.

"Of course it's because everyone thinks I cheated." Shinomiya Tianyin continued. This sentence made everyone present, including the referee, silent. Just as he said, almost everyone thought he was cheating before.

"My ability can manipulate cause and effect, so I can't help being suspected. Of course, I didn't do that, but I can't ask everyone not to doubt me. Even if someone like me wins the game, no one will be able to accept the result, so I plan to give up this competition. In other words, I decided to do this because I saw everyone's expressions."

"That's it, Ikki, I'm sorry. You are such a serious person, and I don't think you want to advance to the finals in this way, but I hope you can forgive me. To be honest, everyone's gazes are too irritating, and I really can't hold on any longer. However, even if I give up, I will support you to the end. I am Ikki's biggest fan, and I will do my best to cheer for Ikki. I hope Ikki can win, including in tomorrow's final." Shinomiya Tianyin spread her hands and said with a smile.

"This bastard, just how far is he going to go?" As soon as Shinomiya Tianyin finished speaking, Stella reacted immediately. Her long red hair moved without wind, which meant that she was on the verge of being extremely angry.

"So this guy is aiming for this." At this time, Kurogane Jushizuku, Arisuin Nagi and others all reacted. What Shinomiya Amane said just now was simply heart-breaking. With his words, even if Kurogane Ikki wins the final tomorrow, it will not be regarded as his strength, but as the ability of Shinomiya Amane.

"That guy's ability is basically cheating. If he cheers for the Uncrowned Sword King, then the Uncrowned Sword King will definitely win." At this time, some audience members also reacted.

"Everyone has misunderstood. I will cheer for Ikki without using my ability." Shinomiya Tenon immediately waved her hands and shouted loudly. Her words sounded like an explanation, but her expression was another look.

"Ikki, don't worry, I know how important this game is to Ikki, so I will definitely not interfere. Of course, I have not intervened in all your games so far." Shinomiya Tianyin explained to Ikki.

"I think so. You can't possibly pray for my victory. Even if you're joking, you can't help me. The hatred you harbor towards me is not so cute. If you pray for me, you will only pray for my distress and frustration. Am I right?"

Ikki Kurogane said in a very calm tone, his expression has been very calm from the beginning until now. If it was before yesterday, if he heard what Shinomiya Amane said, Ikki would definitely be excited, just like he pushed the other party before, but now the situation is different, Ikki knows all the truth.

"Hate it! I won't do that. I really like Ikki who works hard." Shinomiya Tenon said with a smile.

"Stop this boring performance, Shionomiya Tenyin, no, it should be Tianmiya Shion." Ikki's words immediately froze the smile on Shionomiya Tenyin's face, and his eyes became extremely cold in an instant.

"How do you know this name?" Zi Nomiya Tianyin asked coldly.

"It was Prime Minister Yueying who told me that you, Tianyin Tianyin, were planning to give up the semifinals for personal reasons, and your doing so would cause great trouble to the Akatsuki Academy, so he wanted me to use your secret to provoke you and drag you into the battlefield. Then he told me what kind of life you, Tianyin Tianyin, had led in the past."

Ikki Kurogane directly revealed the source of his information, which was from the chairman of Akatsuki Academy. The goal of Akatsuki Academy was to undermine the reputation of the alliance, which meant that their goal was to gain the final victory in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival. Now there was only one person left in Akatsuki Academy, and this person was ready to give up the competition. This was naturally unacceptable to the chairman of Akatsuki Academy, who was also the prime minister of this country. After all, he had spent a lot of money to establish Akatsuki Academy.

"I listened to those past events and finally understood. Ever since the moment I first met you, I have always felt a certain unknown feeling of disgust, and now I finally realize the true face of that disgust."

Ikki Kurogane has always been very gentle to others. Even if someone is plotting against him, he will forgive the other person. However, towards Shinomiya Tenon, he found that he hated her from the first meeting. This was a very strange thing for him. Now it seems that this was due to his intuition.

"Honestly, after listening to your story, I just feel bored to death. To put it simply, you are just venting your anger on me. You pity yourself for not getting any rewards, and envy others who get corresponding rewards. You are just an angry brat who only knows how to play tricks everywhere.

Prime Minister Yueying asked me to drag you into the battlefield. I originally wanted to help him in the match between me and Stella, but after hearing your story, I gave up the idea. You can give up if you want. If you want to interfere with the agreement between me and Stella, you can interfere as much as you want. Anyway, I have no luck in the first place, not to mention that the battle between me and Stella is not so simple that a scoundrel can interfere and decide the outcome. "

Ikki's tone was very calm from beginning to end, as if he really didn't care about Shionomiya Amane's waiver and mischief.

"I see. I never told anyone about my past. But he is also a swordsman, so he can do such a thing. I didn't expect him to betray me, but I was the one who wanted to betray him first, so I can't complain now.

Forget it, anyway, since what should be exposed has been exposed, I don't need to continue to play the game. Yes, you are right, just like what Yihui said, I hate people who work hard and get rewards the most. Because they are all treacherous, and I can't get any rewards. You are just like me, a worthless waste. "

As Shinomiya Tianyin spoke, she suddenly laughed out loud, and the laughter became louder and louder.

"Originally, I was planning to make your wish completely in vain and make everything you wanted to get go unrealized during the finals. But now the plan has been exposed, and I don't have to wait until the finals, okay." Shionomiya Tianyin said as she materialized two rapiers and spoke loudly.

"In that case, I will not give up. I have no interest in winning the Seven Stars Sword Festival. However, I want to see how Ikki plans to deal with my goddess's excessive grace. You have said so many big words, so let me see how long you can struggle against this goddess who ruined my life."

Ikki's provocation finally succeeded, and Shinomiya Tenon gave up and chose to fight.

"The ability to make your wishes come true is indeed very dangerous for a child." Through the conversation between Ikki Kurogane and Tianyin Shinomiya, Shen Fei roughly understood what Tianyin Shinomiya was like. With the ability of the goddess's excess grace, no matter what he does, the result will be attributed to this ability. For some people who are lying down, this certainly doesn't matter, but don't forget that Tianyin Shinomiya was a child at the time, so she would naturally be unhappy about it.

The tragedy of Shionomiya Tianyin's childhood was due to this reason. His parents loved him because of this ability. After all, this is an ability that can bring a lot of wealth. It has to be said that Shionomiya Tianyin was unlucky. His parents were a pair of weirdos. If they were a slightly normal pair of parents, his childhood tragedy would probably have been avoided.

Especially the mother of Shionomiya Tenin. Once, Shionomiya Tenin stopped his ability for a day out of curiosity, which resulted in the fall of the family. Then his mother began to abuse him. I have to say that only a weird mother would have such an idea. She even locked Shionomiya Tenin in a cage for half a year when he was a child. I have to say that the excellent parents in Japan are really perverted.

Afterwards, although Shionomiya Tenon wanted to use his ability to recover, unfortunately the goddess's excess grace could not fulfill his true inner wishes. Even if it was hidden deep in his heart, he would find it difficult to detect. This ability would also fulfill his wishes, so his mother naturally had no way to make money anymore. Then his mother in turn abused Shionomiya Tenon even more. As a result of this chain of events, tragedy occurred.

One day, Shionomiya Tianyin's father came back and killed his mother and saved him. However, although he saved his son, his purpose was the same as his mother's, for wealth. At this time, Shionomiya Tianyin had been abused for half a year, and his heart had been twisted. The rest of the things were simple. He joined the underground forces, and relying on his abilities, he was almost invincible. Then he was valued and became a member of Akatsuki Academy.

"Game start."