A few seconds later, Skirk rubbed her forehead and looked at the unconscious Kurogane Shizuku on the ground, truly at a loss for words...
A headbutt is indeed a decent attack method, but Shizuku actually knocked herself out with it... What was that even supposed to be?
Skirk, on the other hand, was different; her superhuman physical constitution meant that even after taking that headbutt, not even a mark was left behind.
The gap in strength was self-evident.
At this stage, these students—and even the vast majority of people in this world—could not possibly be Skirk's opponent.
However, the young girl's courage to charge forward and use her ultimate move in a desperate situation gave Skirk a great surprise...
This was Elementalization!
She hadn't expected to see a skill from the One Piece world within the world of Chivalry of a Failed Knight.
Perhaps within the original life trajectory of Kurogane Shizuku in this world, she possessed such strength, but so what?
The will the girl displayed was enough to prove her thirst for power, causing Skirk's indifferent eyes to linger on her for an extra moment...
"Once you've recovered, go back to the dorms and rest."
Without looking back at the students collapsed on the ground, Skirk didn't mind Shizuku's blood-soaked clothes; she simply picked her up and vanished from the spot in an instant.
Talent is important; it determines your starting point for becoming stronger.
But will is more important; it determines your final destination.
In Kurogane Shizuku, Skirk saw the girl's obsession with power and her innate talent.
More importantly, Shizuku is water-aligned. What does that mean?
Skirk's innate talent, 'The Martial Arts Shared,' allows characters of the Ice and Water elements to have their Elemental Skills increased by one level.
Isn't this perfect? Skirk is Ice, and Shizuku is Water, perfectly meeting the conditions of this talent. Surely, Shizuku will gain even greater rewards during her training.
However, this talent isn't without limits; for example, the team can only consist of Ice and Water elements, with at least one of each... This is easy to solve; wouldn't separate extra training work?
So, besides Ikki Kurogane and Stella, let Kurogane Shizuku exist as a student for secret instruction. In the near future, this girl will surely give everyone a huge surprise!
"Moreover, it seems Jingliu's side has also received a good response..."
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The battle in the neighboring class ended relatively quickly, concluding with Kurogane Shizuku being taken away by Skirk.
But on Ikki Kurogane and Stella's side, the situation was different.
Unlike Shizuku's class, the strength of Ikki's class seemed somewhat greater. Even before Ikki and Stella made their move, the other students had managed to stall Jingliu to some extent, creating ample preparation time for the male and female leads.
"Ikki, how is it?"
Watching her classmates fall one by one, Stella couldn't sit still any longer. She wanted to rush up and face that teacher, but the surrounding classmates limited the display of her strength.
Stella's ability is fire, which not only has a wide range but also high temperatures.
This means that except for special circumstances, the girl can only fight alone; people can't even stand near her.
So in the previous battle, she had been acting as a tank, warrior, or a sort of long-range mage, launching attacks at Jingliu while trying her best not to harm her companions.
But this level was ultimately insufficient. Stella's power was too restricted; unless all the surrounding classmates fell, she wouldn't be able to use her full strength at all...
"Now, it's my turn!"
"Stella, feel free to attack!"
"I've been waiting for you to say that!"
Ittō Shura—!
Seeing that familiar radiance appear on Ikki's body, the corners of Stella's mouth gradually curled up. Finally, she could use her full strength.
"Everyone, get back!"
The students in front who were holding out against Jingliu subconsciously looked in Ikki's direction after hearing his voice.
But what met their eyes was not a black-haired figure, but a massive fireball!
Stella had made her move!
Tossing the exhausted students who had collapsed on the ground behind her, Stella unhesitatingly released her magic power—so scorching it had condensed into a physical form—toward Ikki and Jingliu.
"What is with this magic power?"
"Is she really a student? How can she be so much stronger than us?"
Stella's magic capacity was at the A-rank level; merely releasing it was enough to intimidate the surrounding students.
Those nearly exhausted students chose to retreat almost the moment they felt this magic power.
Of course, what else could they do but retreat?
Be burned to ashes by such terrifyingly high temperatures?
But one thing made the onlookers curious: Stella, Ikki, and Jingliu were now standing in a straight line. Why did the girl dare to attack without any hesitation?
The answer soon appeared.
Even though Ikki didn't turn around, it was as if he had eyes in the back of his head; he brushed past the fireball Stella released, even using the massive heatwave to hide his figure from Jingliu's sight.
"It seems to be getting a bit hot."
Even without using her eyes, Jingliu knew the opponent was approaching. A sword qi devoid of coldness easily sliced through the massive fireball, yet the fireball did not dissipate because of it.
"So what if it's split open? The flames are under my control from start to finish!"
Stella's attacks weren't something she lost connection with once released; even if the fireball was split in two, it could still continue to attack.
The remaining two halves of the fireball rapidly changed shape, forming a massive cyclone around Jingliu.
"I'll call this move 'Fire Dance Cyclone.' It sounds pretty powerful!"
The Fire Dance Cyclone took shape in an instant, the high heat and rifts firmly enveloping Jingliu's figure within, making it impossible for her to move a single step.
Only, in a place Stella couldn't see, not a single drop of sweat fell from Jingliu's body, appearing extremely abnormal.
"I see, so this is the method of attack?"
Jingliu felt the flames around her for a moment and didn't act immediately. Instead, she stood in place with her sword, as if waiting for something.
In the next moment, the flames dissipated in one spot, and Ikki Kurogane's figure seemed to flicker into view...
Swish—!
With one sword strike, 'Ikki' was gone.
But on the other side, another 'Ikki' appeared.
"Heatwaves, mirages... Using such methods to attack me, your ideas are quite good."
"But... it's useless against me!"
Jingliu doesn't see the world with her eyes, but with her perception.
Even though her perception had dropped insignificantly due to being enveloped in flames, she still knew Ikki Kurogane was nearby and ready to attack at any moment!
And Jingliu's idea was also very simple...
"If I can't find the exact position, then cutting down everything in the vicinity is enough!"
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