Chapter 65

After watching Touka’s first fight, Tsukasa went to visit Kanata, and after they entangled and spent their time together, he felt that he couldn’t stand still and decided to do an evening workout. He decided to jog while thinking that he should go on a training trip so he could become stronger. The stronger Stella, Kanata, Touka, and Nene were, the more nervous he was, especially when Stella told him that she was going to practice to become even stronger, which made him even nervous.

Tsukasa somehow felt that Kagami was several times better.

Kagami wasn’t that strong. She was cute, she could also help him gather a lot of information, and she was also easy to push and carry.

Tsukasa also met Kagami before, talking about many participants he needed to watch out for. He must admit that there were many Blazers with a unique ability in this school, but if there was someone that he was envious of, then without a doubt, it was Kirihara Shizuya.

Tsukasa heard that Kirihara’s ability was an “Area of Invisibility,” an ability that granted him flawless stealth camouflage able to isolate his presence.

In other words, Kirihara’s ability was to turn invisible.

Tsukasa must admit that he was quite envious of Kirihara’s ability since it was an ability that many men dream of. He was also, without a doubt, one of those men who dreamed of becoming invisible.

‘However…’

Tsukasa let out a sigh when he thought his Device’s transformation ability was quite limited.

Still, when Kagami told him about Kirihara, she also showed an envious expression toward Kirihara’s ability since his ability was an ability that she had always dreamed of, considering her dream to become a number one reporter in the world.

Tsukasa was in the middle of a thought, but then he suddenly met Ikki, who was also running, and similar to him, he could see that Ikki was also in the middle of a thought.

“Ikki!”

However, Ikki didn’t respond to him and kept muttering something in a low voice.

Tsukasa raised his eyebrow then moved closer before he patted his shoulder. “Ikki?”

“Wh–?!” Ikki was startled, then surprised, when he saw Tsukasa was right beside him. “Tsukasa? Why are you here?”

“I have called you before, but you ignored me.” Tsukasa looked at Ikki speechlessly, telling him that he was also running too, then asked, “What’s wrong? Getting nervous?”

“Nervous?” Ikki laughed bitterly and said, “You might not be wrong about that.”

“Oh?” Tsukasa still remembered how Ikki told him and Stella about his dream before.

While Stella didn’t say much since she didn’t believe it, Tsukasa believed since this guy was the protagonist if he remembered well.

Not that Tsukasa remembered many of them since his memory of his previous life besides some important knowledge and his girlfriends were extremely fuzzy. He hadn’t watched an anime or read manga in a while after he got girlfriends, so he forgot what had happened in this world.

However, Tsukasa also didn’t think too much either, considering his existence might bring a change, so all the development that might happen in this world would change after he came.

Probably.

Tsukasa wasn’t that sure since he didn’t have the ability to read the future.

Ikki dreamed of becoming a mage-knight so that he could show everyone, even though he was F-rank Blazer, had only a tenth of the magic of normal Blazer and was known as the “Worst One.” He could become a mage-knight, and he could achieve his dream.

Ikki had always been pessimistic about his life since he had never been treated like he was there until he met his great-grandfather in the middle of a blizzard when he was five years old, who told him that he could do anything as long as he wanted to.

Tsukasa wasn’t sure how Ikki could meet a blizzard, but his experience of living in the jungle with many animals and drinking their milk like their children also wasn’t an experience that someone might believe either.

“If I have to grow up, I’ll grow up to be like him. And if I ever met someone in the same situation, then unlike my parents, I’d say ‘”You don’t have to give up,” and point out that people aren’t just their talents. I’ll be an adult who carries that man’s words to others. I’m still not good enough to do it right now, though. I have to be stronger, as strong as he was, or my words are nothing more than platitudes from the weak. That’s why I can’t simply yield in a place like this. If I want to be as strong as Ryouma Kurogane, then winning in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival is the least I must do.”

Tsukasa still remembered how Ikki said those words before, and personally, he felt that it was unrealistic to win the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival with determination alone since one needed absolute strength to do it.

While Ikki might be strong in his swordsmanship and he might also be strong in the close-combat, there were many Blazers in this world that had a unique ability. Whether it was time manipulation, gravity manipulation, mind manipulation, there were a lot of them.

Still, this was Ikki’s dream, and there was no way for one to give up their dream if others told them to.

Tsukasa was the same.

His dream was to make his girlfriends live happily with him without him being stabbed to death.

Tsukasa knew it was an unrealistic dream, but how could he give up?

Ikki and Tsukasa had a dream.

Tsukasa suddenly heard a unique BGM around him, but he decided to ignore it, then asked, “Is it your first opponent? Who is your opponent? At least, your opponent is better than me, right? Your little sister is so strong. If possible, I want her to forfeit since I don’t really want to get hurt.”

“…….” Ikki.

Ikki could only laugh awkwardly when he heard Tsukasa’s words since Tsukasa wasn’t wrong. After all, compared to his little sister, his opponent was nothing. “…sorry, I can’t do that.” Still, it was his first time hearing that one could be shameless by asking him to tell his little sister to forfeit the battle.

Ikki suddenly realized something and thought. ‘Is he encouraging me?’ He clenched his fist and felt worthless to make his friend worry. “Don’t worry. I’ll win, Tsukasa.” He definitely won, and he would also participate in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, so he could show everyone that even he, the “Worst One,” could become the best one!

“……..”

Tsukasa looked at Ikki speechlessly and wondered what this guy was thinking about, but he ignored it, then asked, “So who is your first opponent?”

“It’s Kirihara Shizuya-kun,” Ikki said bitterly, remembering the trouble that he thought.

“I see…” Tsukasa nodded and understood why this guy kept, lowering his head, thinking deeply that Ikki could even ignore him, whose presence wasn’t lost to a divine being. “Well, Ikki, instead of looking down, you should lift your head. Your chance to win is better than mine. After all, I’ll be fighting the famous Lorelei.”

Ikki could only bitterly laugh again when he heard Tsukasa’s words since he also didn’t expect that Tsukasa’s opponent would be his little sister. Still, his words touched his heart, and he lifted his head slightly, looking at the vast world in front of him.

“Well, I’ll go back now. You shouldn’t train too hard. You’re going to have your match tomorrow, right? I’ll come to cheer you on,” Tsukasa said and left.

“Wait, Tsukasa!”

“What’s wrong?” Tsukasa looked at Ikki curiously.

“While I know that it is quite brazen for him to ask you this, I hope that you’re not going to hurt Shizuku,” Ikki said as he bowed his head.

“…You think that I’m going to win against her?” Tsukasa asked speechlessly.

Ikki didn’t say anything, and his silence acquiesced Tsukasa’s question.

“It’s a fight, and it’s impossible if one isn’t going to get hurt, but I’ll try since I don’t have a hobby to hurt a girl.”

After saying that, Tsukasa left since he might not have a hobby to hurt a woman, but it was a match, so it was a different matter.

As for being a scumbag, please leave that part alone.

Tsukasa knew that there was one thing that he needed to do, and that was to become stronger.

Tsukasa needed to become stronger, so he could take down his girlfriends without hurting them if they tried to stab him to death in the future.

“Thank you!”

Tsukasa only waved his hand, hearing those words, and left without saying anything.

Looking at Tsukasa’s back, it might be Ikki’s imagination, but he felt that Tsukasa’s aura could split the whole earth. He could feel a cold sweat on his body, and there was a nervous smile on his face, but even so, his body was burning hot, thinking that Tsukasa was an opponent that he needed to surpass!

‘I can’t stumble here!’

Ikki had made his determination, and he wouldn’t lose to this battle no matter what!