Inside Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy.
Today was the first day of recruitment for the Daybreak Knights, which Alexia had formed.
The recruits were third-year students from the Magic Swordsman Academy.
They were now able to intern outside the Academy.
They could also join Alexia's Daybreak Knights.
However, just as everyone was preparing to join the Daybreak Knights,
the Crimson Knight Order entered the Academy.
Leading them was Alice.
Alexia wanted to form a Knights Order, and Alice had no intention of ignoring it.
Alice would absolutely not allow a person like Alexia, who casually killed people, to become the King of the Midgar Kingdom.
Even if it meant standing against her own father, Alice would not hesitate.
"Isn't this Princess Alice? Did you suddenly return to the Academy to congratulate me on forming a Knights Order?"
"Alexia, you are still just a student; you cannot form a Knights Order."
"Why not? I am a Princess, and even the future King. I have the right to form a Knights Order, and Father has allowed it. You have no right to point fingers at me here."
Alexia's words left no room for sentiment.
"As the Dean of Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy, I order you to stop what you are doing now."
"Hmph. I have Father's permission. By stopping me like this, you are defying Father's command. Are you trying to rebel?"
Alice fell silent; she truly couldn't argue with Alexia just by talking.
"Forming a Knights Order requires sufficient strength! Do you have that strength?" Alice spoke.
"Then I shall let Princess Alice witness my strength!" Alexia said.
"A 1v1 won't show much strength. A 3v3—if you win, I will absolutely not stop you again!" Alice spoke.
Alice knew that Alexia's strength was above hers, but besides herself, Alexia had no other powerful subordinates.
She, however, had two powerful subordinates.
The Red-haired middle-aged uncle, whose strength in the Crimson Knight Order was only inferior to Alice's.
And that Blue-haired youth, who had a protagonist-like face and immense potential.
His growth rate was incredibly fast, and Alice thought highly of him.
Everyone moved to the campus dueling arena.
"Alexia, send out your subordinate!" Alice said.
The Red-haired middle-aged uncle stepped onto the dueling arena.
"I am Shishiko Kouren, Vice Commander of Red Knights!"
"She's already gone!"
As Alexia's words fell,
Christina stepped onto the dueling arena.
"Little girl, I won't go easy on you. Just don't get hurt!"
Shishiko Kouren spoke.
"Giving your all is the respect due to this battle!" Christina replied.
"My apologies! I underestimated your resolve."
The two took their stances.
At the referee's command,
both vanished from their spots simultaneously.
"Clang!"
A crisp sword clang rang out.
Their swords collided.
"Evenly matched!"
"Christina is actually evenly matched with the renowned Shishiko Kouren; it's astonishing."
Many exclaimed.
Shishiko Kouren was also very surprised by his opponent.
Her petite figure; she must be a first-year student.
Yet she blocked his, Shishiko Kouren's, full-power attack.
Christina was the first to create distance.
In terms of raw strength alone, she wasn't confident in defeating her opponent (not counting magic, only raw sword skill).
Shishiko Kouren seized this opportunity and continued his fierce assault.
However, Christina's speed was unexpectedly fast.
She dodged the attack with a swift movement.
And with a backhand sword strike, she cut Shishiko Kouren's shoulder.
Shishiko Kouren ignored the pain and continued his fierce assault.
In terms of physical fitness alone, he was much stronger than Christina.
But Christina was clearly a flexible swordsman.
He couldn't let her lead him by the nose.
Shishiko Kouren indeed had a few tricks up his sleeve.
He made the most correct choice in the shortest amount of time.
Enduring the pain to attack indeed caught Christina off guard.
Christina could only passively defend.
Blocking Shishiko Kouren's attacks again and again.
"How exciting!" Sid watched the two fight from the stands, eating popcorn and drinking cola.
"Should I make an appearance later?"
"Never mind, since it's on campus, it might make people suspect my identity as the Eminence in Shadow."
While thinking, Sid ate another piece of popcorn.
"It's about time!" Christina spoke.
"What do you mean!" Shishiko Kouren didn't understand what she was saying.
"The battle should end!"
A powerful surge of magic erupted from Christina.
During this time, Alexia had been teaching Christina swordsmanship.
Alexia taught Christina everything she had learned from Sino.
Christina was already talented, and with Alexia, who had been taught by Sino, the strongest person in the world, guiding her,
her strength also became very formidable.
Magic gathered on Christina's sword.
Christina repelled Shishiko Kouren from the front.
Shishiko Kouren faced a formidable foe.
However, she found that Christina had vanished from their sight.
A magical fluctuation came from behind her.
Shishiko Kouren swung her sword without hesitation.
Although she caught the attack, her magic was simply not enough to repel this sneak attack.
She herself was sent flying by a sword strike.
Christina pressed her advantage, just as Shishiko Kouren had pursued her earlier.
Shishiko Kouren used all his strength, desperately trying to block the attacks, but he couldn't block them all.
His injuries accumulated.
"I cannot lose!" Shishiko Kouren shouted.
He took the attack head-on with his body.
And swung his sword at Christina's forehead.
Clearly, Shishiko Kouren was going all out.
But his desperate strike was casually deflected by Christina.
The attack cut through the air.
And he was now full of openings.
Christina gripped the magic sword in her hand. She struck his chest hard with the side of the sword.
Shishiko Kouren flew out like a meteor.
He slammed heavily into the wall at the edge.
He was completely unconscious.
"How could Christina have such strength...?"
Alice couldn't understand.
Clearly, Alice had selectively forgotten Sino; she had always been avoiding Sino's existence.
For the second round, the Blue-haired youth, Marco, represented the Crimson Knight Order.
"The person I'm sending out for the second round is..." Alexia scanned the audience, looking for someone.
"It's you, Cid Kagenou!" Alexia pointed at Sid, who was drinking cola in the audience.
Sid wasn't looking at Alexia at all, so he didn't notice she was pointing at him.
"Cid Kagenou, what a generic name for a minor character!" Sid thought to himself.
"Huh? Cid Kagenou!"
"Pfft!"
Sid spat out all the cola he had drunk.
Then he looked at Alexia, pointing at himself blankly.
"Huh? Me?"
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