Although he had figured out where the problem was, it didn't mean he could solve it immediately. Drake couldn't help with this either. It was up to Kurogane Ikki himself.
After Kurogane Ikki, Drake had a simple match with Stella again.
Stella was already able to skillfully control her true power, that power belonging to the concept of the legendary phantom beast dragon.
Although she didn't unleash her true power, Drake could determine that Stella's strength had far surpassed the first-tier Blazers like Moroboshi Yuudai and Kurogane Ouma.
In this world, not everyone could overcome the gap between abilities and magic power through hard work like Kurogane Ikki. Powerful magic power and abilities were the keys to opening the door to the strong.
However, Drake wouldn't deny Stella's efforts. He had seen how much effort she had put in to master her power.
After that, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Although Drake wasn't a competitor, Shinomiya Kurokane had still arranged a room for him.
However, Stella's mood was a little off when they separated. The expression she gave Shinomiya Kurokane was as if she was saying, "You're too nosy."
And so, the Seven Star Sword Art Festival began amidst everyone's anticipation.
The format of the Seven Star Sword Art Festival was to first hold elimination rounds in four divisions to determine the top four. Then, through the semi-finals and finals, the Seven Star Sword King would be selected.
After announcing the schedule, the organizers didn't waste time, starting the competition in Division A.
The team that Hagun Academy had entered this time was different from before. After Drake withdrew from the competition, Toudo Touka took his place, and Arisuin Nagi also gave his spot to Kurogane Shizuku.
The competitors in Division A were only Toudo Touka and a girl named Yomogi Kikyo.
But everyone knew that the main force of Hagun Academy this time was Kurogane Ikki, Stella, and Toudo Touka. And these three were divided into Divisions A, B, and C respectively, avoiding infighting.
Although the others had hope, unless they had amazing luck, they were still a little short of winning the Seven Star Sword King title.
The first match was between two competitors who weren't very famous, and even the audience in attendance wasn't very enthusiastic about the match.
What everyone was looking forward to was the clash of the three seeded players in Division A.
Toudo Touka from Hagun Academy, Kurogane Ouma from Akatsuki Academy, and Kaga Koiji from Rokuson Academy.
Compared to the competition, Drake was more interested in the people in the audience.
The Seven Star Sword Art Festival was only a domestic competition in Japan, and it was more of a performance. Drake didn't understand why there were so many powerful auras in the audience.
Drake was very familiar with several of those auras, including Nishikyou Nene and Shinomiya Kurokane. There were also some auras that he wasn't familiar with, but they made a deep impression on Drake.
Including the extremely refined aura belonging to , and an extremely sharp aura.
Drake looked in the direction of the aura in surprise. He didn't expect her to come to watch the competition too. But as the Alliance's most wanted criminal, wasn't Edelweiss too blatant?
But after thinking about it, even if Edelweiss revealed her identity, Japan would probably pretend not to see it.
's homeland had even abandoned its territory for her. Japan wouldn't want to cause trouble for itself. And even if Japan really lost its mind and attacked her, it was likely that gathering all its forces wouldn't be enough to stop Edelweiss.
No one would forget how Edelweiss's title of the world's strongest swordsman was obtained.
Drake frowned secretly. In addition to these acquaintances, there were also several powerful auras in the audience that were unfamiliar.
Most importantly, several of them were malicious. No one but the lunatics of Rebellion would have that chaotic feeling.
Drake suddenly remembered what Tsukikage Bakuya had told him.
The was about to die. Rebellion themselves should know this better than anyone else.
Although Tsukikage Bakuya speculated that the remnants of Rebellion would lean towards the Union, no one could understand the thoughts of those lunatics.
Just as Drake was thinking wildly, the buzzer rang, and the match on the field, which Drake thought was completely "chickens pecking at each other," finally ended.
He didn't know if the operations committee had manipulated it behind the scenes to extend the popularity of the competition, but in any case, the three seeded players in Division A wouldn't meet in the first round.
The next match was between Kurogane Ouma and a student knight from Kyomon Academy.
Instant kill... This was a result that everyone expected.
After Kurogane Ouma entered the field, he only manifested his Device, and then swung his sword. All of his opponent's defenses were cut open by the wind blade, and he had no power to resist.
However, it seemed that the audience didn't hate this kind of clean and neat battle, giving Kurogane Ouma warm applause.
But Kurogane Ouma himself didn't have any happy feelings because of the audience's praise. And after winning the match, Kurogane Ouma didn't leave immediately, nor did he put away his nodachi Device.
He accurately found Drake in the audience, looking at him like that for more than ten seconds before turning around and leaving.
To be honest, Drake had seen many people pursue power in order to fulfill their wishes or achieve ambitions, but he had rarely seen someone like Kurogane Ouma, who purely pursued power.
Soon, the next match began. Toudo Touka and Kaga Koiji also won their matches as expected.
And the two weren't as cold as Kurogane Ouma, giving their opponents some face. They fought a few rounds before defeating their opponents.
But Drake knew that the two had the ability to end the battle instantly.
Soon, the first round of the Division A competition ended. Then began the Division B competition, and Stella would be playing in her first match, and her opponent was Tsuruya Mikoto from Akatsuki Academy.
The competitors took their positions, and Stella looked at her opponent with great momentum.
As one of the top eight last year, Tsuruya Mikoto's personality was surprisingly weak, and she was actually suppressed by Stella's momentum.
Stella summoned her Laevateinn, pointing the tip of the sword at Tsuruya Mikoto, saying, "I'll start collecting the debt for you guys attacking our academy from you!"
Although Tsuruya Mikoto was expressionless, she was already crying out in her heart.
Stella was wrapped in a lot of flames, directly pouncing at Tsuruya Mikoto.
Tsuruya Mikoto barely suppressed the urge to scream, activating her ability, "Death Magic Eyes."
Her vision could create absolute zero temperatures, but that frost that froze everything was instantly melted by the flames on Stella's body.
Tsuruya Mikoto's pupils dilated. Stella's current posture was exactly the same as the person who had defeated her with overwhelming force that day, suddenly awakening the fear in her heart.
So her body didn't listen to her orders, and she could only watch Stella's greatsword slash over.
However, Stella was still kind, holding the sword upright, slapping Tsuruya Mikoto away like hitting a baseball.
With Stella's power, this strike hit Tsuruya Mikoto, who had no defense, directly seriously injuring her and causing her to lose her ability to resist.
It appeared, the second instant kill since the start of the tournament. However, Stella herself didn't seem very satisfied. This kind of battle couldn't allow her to show her growth to her beloved at all!
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