Chapter 263: Hagun Academy Student Council!
"Whoa! H-Hang in there, Kuroudo!!!"
"Is Kuroudo dead?!"
"Hurry up and call an ambulance!"
"Kuroudo! Don't die, Kuroudo!"
Ignoring the panicked shouts of the other delinquents, Luke put away Ser-Veresta and turned back to Stella's side.
Ser-Veresta was different from the Starfall Sword. Since it had no Illusionary Form, Kuroudo's injuries looked extremely terrifying.
With blood flowing nonstop, at first glance, he looked as if he was dying.
But in truth, Luke had already held back.
The wounds he had cut into Kuroudo's body were not too deep.
With this world's medical technology, injuries of this level could be healed in less than a day.
"Oh my, as expected of this year's top freshman."
"To think you could defeat one of last year's Seven Star Sword Art Festival's top eight so easily. As expected, the strength of an A-Rank knight is the real deal."
Just as Luke finished his battle with Kuroudo and walked back to Stella's side, a boy with an unusually cheerful tone suddenly appeared beside them without any warning.
It was like true spatial movement. Even Luke had failed to detect the boy's movement path.
Stella was so startled that she nearly jumped.
As if she had seen a ghost, she let out an "Ah!" and immediately hid behind Luke, looking at the boy in fright.
The boy who had suddenly appeared, whose presence could not even be sensed, had a head of messy silver-white hair and a pair of dim golden eyes.
Misogi Utakata, vice president of Hagun Academy's student council, and also the only causality-interference type Blazer currently in Hagun Academy.
With a smile that looked as if he were wearing a mask, he said to Luke,
"But this really is shocking."
"I didn't expect even Donrou Academy's ace, the 'Sword Eater' Kurashiki Kuroudo, would be unable to force you to summon your Device."
"Hehe, indeed."
While Misogi Utakata was speaking, another person walked over from a nearby corner.
"Originally, I was planning to step out and stop the moment Luke-kun summoned his Device."
The one who appeared afterward was a girl who could be considered tall among women.
Compared to Misogi Utakata, who had appeared instantly like a phantom, she walked over in a perfectly ordinary way.
Even though it was night, the girl wore a sun hat with a wide brim, and she was holding a parasol in her hand.
Although her eyes were hidden beneath the brim of her hat, from the outline of her face, her elegant posture, and her long, wavy golden hair, it was not hard to imagine how beautiful the face beneath the brim must be.
Toudou Touka—no, this was Toutokubara Kanata?
Toutokubara Kanata, treasurer of Hagun Academy's student council, and the second-ranked mage knight within the school.
She was powerful and had accepted the nation's "special conscription" several times as a student and personally participated in wars to suppress many criminal organizations, including the infamous "Rebellion".
Unlike ordinary students, Toutokubara Kanata was a mage knight who had truly killed people before.
When she appeared, for one instant, Luke and Stella seemed to see her entire body bathed in blood.
That overly dense fragrance of fresh blood lingered around the girl, making people feel an instinctive fear.
Unlike the stunned Stella, Luke was not surprised by the appearance of Misogi Utakata and Toutokubara Kanata.
If he had to say, the only thing that surprised him a little was Misogi Utakata's way of appearing without the slightest warning.
As early as when he first confronted Kurashiki Kuroudo, Luke had already discovered the two of them hiding around the corner.
"Misogi-senpai, right? If I remember correctly, Senpai's title is 'Fifty-Fifty/Unobservable'?"
Luke's question made Misogi Utakata smile somewhat awkwardly.
"Ahahaha, as expected, your first reaction is to care about my ability. It's exactly the same as what Touka guessed."
"But you don't need to worry. I'm not participating in the representative selection battles."
"And although I'm a causality-interference type Blazer, I'm actually not good at fighting at all."
"So there's no need for you to be interested in me. Or rather, please absolutely not be interested in me."
Misogi Utakata looked at Luke and put on an "I'm scared" expression, then quickly shifted the topic away again.
"Speaking of which, Luke-kun, that strangely shaped sword hanging at your waist can actually block the slashes of the 'Sword Eater's' Device."
"This is the first time I've seen a weapon that can contend against a Device. Is it equipment developed by your homeland?"
Because the special effects and radiance of Prana served as cover, the true nature of Ser-Veresta as a lightsaber had not been seen by anyone else.
And Luke had no intention of explaining too much about it.
"Mm… more or less."
"After all, without permission, we can't use our Devices, right? So I prepared a weapon for ordinary use."
At this moment, Stella, who had been frightened by their sudden appearance, reached out and tugged at Luke's clothes, asking in a low voice,
"Luke, do you know them?"
"They're students from our school too?"
Stella, who had always upheld the principle of "not investigating opponents in advance," did not know Misogi Utakata or Toutokubara Kanata.
She had definitely heard their names before, but she did not know what they actually looked like.
Stella's sights were set far into the future. Whether it was the representative selection battles or the Seven Star Sword Art Festival, in the end, they were all only for the sake of making herself stronger.
After graduating and becoming a Mage-Knight in the future, when facing true enemies like the Rebellion, it would be almost impossible to understand the opponent in advance.
That was why Stella never deliberately investigated other students. She treated this as part of her training and worked hard to train her ability to adapt.
"They are Student Council Vice President Misogi Utakata-senpai and Treasurer Toutokubara Kanata-senpai."
"However, these two senpais probably didn't come here specifically to stop me from using my Device, right?"
Luke's first sentence was an explanation to Stella, while the second was a question directed at Misogi Utakata and Toutokubara Kanata.
"Please don't misunderstand, Luke-kun. We have no intention of targeting you."
Toutokubara Kanata's voice was elegant and pleasant to the ear, but the bloody aura she gave off, combined with her pure white long dress, made her seem somewhat eerie.
"I had just completed a task assigned to me by the chairman and happened to be returning to school."
"As for Utakata, he received a report that the 'Sword Eater' was wandering near Hagun Academy with quite a few people."
"For safety's sake, Utakata used his ability to find me, and we planned to go together to see why the 'Sword Eater' was lingering around our school."
"So our meeting was nothing more than a coincidence."
"Because when we arrived, Luke-kun had already confronted the 'Sword Eater,' we hid ourselves and observed for a short while."
"If that made you feel displeased, then I can apologize to you here."
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