Originally, he thought that Kurogane Itaru had come only to bring Ascari and Tatara Yui, but after agreeing on everything, Kurogane Itaru didn't leave immediately.
Shinomiya Kurokane saw that he had something to say, asking, "Mr. Kurogane, is there anything else?"
Kurogane Itaru sighed, saying, "There's some news that I should tell you in advance. The White Knight contacted me before, and she found the seriously injured Shizuku."
A layer of frost spread across Drake's face. The bad premonition from before was getting stronger and stronger.
"What happened?"
Kurogane Shizuku was her student. Shinomiya Kurokane immediately asked, "Is Shizuku's injury serious? Wasn't Ikki with her? Where's Ikki?"
Kurogane Itaru said, "Shizuku is fine. She's already mostly recovered after the White Knight's treatment.
As for Ikki, according to the White Knight, the only thing Shizuku said when she was rescued was to ask her to save Ikki. It's estimated that he's been captured!"
Drake's voice was as cold as ice, saying, "So it was that Puppet King who did it?"
Kurogane Itaru shook his head, saying, "Shizuku's injuries are serious. She hasn't regained consciousness yet, so it's not clear who did it specifically.
However, with Ikki's strength, and with Shizuku by his side, there are only those people in all of Japan who could defeat the two of them."
From a Failing Knight to an Uncrowned Sword King, and then to a Seven Star Sword King, even Kurogane Itaru had to acknowledge Kurogane Ikki's strength.
Especially after becoming a Demon Person, it wouldn't be a problem at all for Kurogane Ikki to directly enter the KOK's A-rank league.
And in Japan, the only people who could subdue Kurogane Ikki, plus a Kurogane Shizuku, were the Puppet King's group. There couldn't be anyone else.
Drake laughed angrily. It seemed that the last person wrapped in a cloak in the Puppet King's team was the controlled Kurogane Ikki.
"I see, so that's the purpose! To have two close friends kill each other, what a boring and evil hobby!"
When he had seen , Oer-Girr, Drake had felt that something was wrong with this person. Now he finally understood.
That guy's personality was completely twisted to the extreme, taking pleasure in other people's pain.
The malice in those eyes was almost like venom flowing out.
Very good. It had been a long time since someone had made him so angry. He would scatter his ashes for him!
Drake's emotional fluctuations made everyone present nervous.
Everyone was a powerful Blazer, and even more so a strong person who had experienced battle. As Drake became angry, they all sensed a deadly sense of crisis.
Especially the flames that were coming out of Drake made everyone take a step back.
Shinomiya Kurokane quickly said, "Are you trying to burn down my office, you bastard?"
Drake quickly put away his anger. He couldn't blame Drake for this either.
It had been a long time since he had encountered a situation that threatened his friends, so he hadn't been able to control himself for a moment.
Taking a deep breath, Drake said, "I'll make the other party pay the price. I'll save Ikki too!"
Kurogane Itaru walked over, directly bowing deeply to Drake, saying, "I'm entrusting my son to you!"
Drake looked at him in surprise, unable to help but be a little surprised.
He had heard Kurogane Ikki say before that his father had told him coldly that he had never had any expectations for his son.
But meeting him this time, Drake discovered that Kurogane Itaru wasn't so cold-blooded. Rather, this personality was quite similar to Kurogane Ikki's.
Drake didn't give Kurogane Itaru any promises, but everyone could see Drake's determination.
Drake left the chairman's office, returning to the dormitory alone.
As for worrying about Kurogane Ikki, he had indeed been a little worried at first, but he had thought it through after calming down.
Drake didn't know what had happened that had caused Kurogane Ikki to be controlled, but that man was quite tenacious.
He must be accumulating power to break free from control now.
And what he had to do was to create an opportunity for him when the war started. Maybe he would even make the Puppet King regret controlling him.
.....
On a cliff by the sea, Stella closed her phone.
Edelweiss said, "What's wrong? Aren't you planning to go help him? It seems that his situation isn't very good right now!"
Stella said, "Of course I'm going to help him. That's what we agreed on a long time ago. That's precisely why I have to quickly complete my training.
Only in this way can I stand by his side instead of behind him."
Edelweiss nodded, saying, "Excellent resolve! But it's not enough to make you awaken into a Demon Person!"
Saying this, the pure white winged sword in Edelweiss's hand had already slashed over.
Stella gritted her teeth, activating the Dragon God Possession state, only then being able to withstand Edelweiss's attack.
But that attack, which took all of Stella's strength to block, was only a casual strike from the other party.
What followed was a storm-like attack. All anyone could feel under such an attack was despair.
.....
Near the coast of Japan, on the main ship of the Eagle Union's Pacific Fleet.
Long ago, this strategic-level warship had been occupied by a mere five people.
The Eagle Union's army, contrary to their tough style in other places, had actually chosen to retreat, completely giving the warship to the attackers.
And apart from using the ship's radio wave transmission equipment to send a strange declaration of war to Japan, the attackers had taken no other action.
Oer-Girr was sitting in the position that should have been for the fleet commander, magic threads weaving in the air with his fingers.
On the other side, a burly, roly-poly fat man was sitting at the table, constantly stuffing the food on the table into his mouth.
And opposite him was a woman wearing a long dress, admiring the flowers blooming on the thorns wrapped around her hand with intoxication.
The person covered by the cloak was standing in the shadows, and you could vaguely see the face of Kurogane Ikki under the hood, and the eyes that only had a trace of spirit left.
The last person in this control room was a man with jet-black skin and dry, messy hair.
It was also this man who was the first to express his impatience, saying, "I've really had enough! Puppet King, I didn't accept your invitation to wait here bored and moldy."
The young man sitting in the chair said with a smile, "Don't worry. The wait is definitely worth it. Because the opponents we're about to face are the best."
The black-clothed man sneered, saying, "I hope so. Otherwise, I'll kill you first!"
The young man smiled strangely, saying, "That's really scary! But I'm very confident that you won't be disappointed."
The woman was playing with the flowers in her hand, saying, "Is that person very strong? If so, he must be able to bloom more beautiful flowers!"
The flowers that the woman was talking about were more cruel things. The people on the warship who hadn't had time to evacuate were better off dead than alive.
The woman controlled the flower seeds to sprout from their bodies, taking root in their internal organs, piercing through their muscles and skin to grow outside and bloom.
The most terrifying thing was that those flowers would secrete special substances, causing people to constantly feel the pain while being conscious.
They would even photosynthesize to replenish the energy to maintain their survival, allowing the flowers of hell to bloom forever.
The fat man said with a silly smile, "Flowers? Very sweet. I want to eat them!"
The woman glanced at the fat man, revealing a disgusted expression before stopping talking.
There was only one person who was out of place in this nest of evil woven by the Puppet King, and that was Kurogane Ikki.
Although he was being controlled, the Puppet King hadn't taken away his ability to perceive the outside world. So he saw all of these people's evil deeds, but he had no way to stop them.
This was probably the Puppet King's evil hobby. He just liked to see other people in pain and collapse.
And what he was most looking forward to was the scene of Drake and Kurogane Ikki killing each other.
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