The battle heats up!

"How about we start our battle?" Ed withdrew Muramasa and pointed both his swords at Alicia and Norris. Indicating that he will be fighting both of them at the same time.

"You're rather full of yourself" This was the first time Ed spoke with the blond haired princess. Her voice seemed as if it was commanders' voice rather princess'. She held her sword in her hand. It was a double-handed grey sword with some engravings on its body. 'This looks a lot like Excalibur' Ed guessed the name of the sword. 'It would be fitting if it was' Ed thought.

"Don't get involved. We have some business to finish!" Norris approached Ed without waiting for Alicia. "Are you sure? Your teacher has a bet with ours. You might want to go all out against me." Ed was provoking both of them at the same time. Alicia didn't look like she wanted her class to lose, so she decided to join. Norris looked like an idiot after his claim of fighting Ed alone was not even considered.

"Then let us begin!" Ed approached the two and slashed with his sword. Both of them easily stopped him and even counterattacked. Of course, Ed was prepared for such a thing, it was only a greeting after all. Ed copied Emilia's magic sword control and conjured eight swords of magic. Four of them were fire, while the other four were wind. Ed summoned so many so his control of them wasn't as good as Emilie's, but it was enough to subdue the both of them. But, the both of them weren't exactly pushovers. At one point Norris and Alicia simply slashed with their swords and negated Ed's attacks. 'This will be fun after all' Ed thought.

"Oh, it seems like their fight is getting interesting. What do you say we finish here, so we can enjoy that fight?" Hayato who was in battle was casually speaking with his opponent. Suddenly, six small colored orbs started rotating around his sword. They seemed to represent the magic Hayato could use. The orbs then entered Asmodeus and the already black blade, turned even blacker. "Void slash!" Hayato backed off and swung his blade at the beast-man. The slash was black and seemed to consume anything in its path, even the sword that was used to block it. But, before it could fatally injure the beast-man, Hayato canceled it and appeared behind him. He hit his opponent's neck with the hilt of the blade knocking him unconscious.

Ellie was fighting two opponents. One of the three slipped away and was closing in on Stephanie. She was trying her best to hold him off, but eventually, a sword strike was about to hit her. Stephanie succumbed to fear and closed her eyes. Yet, after a few seconds, she couldn't feel any pain and opened her eyes. What she saw was a frozen student who was about to hit her. Emilia who had finished her fight came to support the two of them. "Emi don't interfere. I want to finish them alone!" Emilia and Ellie were now closer than before. Ellie even nicknamed her Emi.

Ellie activated her QI and clad her body in it. Her speed, power, defense, and reflexes were now greater than before. It was the technique Ed had taught her. She stepped on the ground, leaving it cracked, and disappeared. Her opponents who were right in front of her couldn't see where she was until one of them was blown away by a punch to the back. Before the other one could react, he was also punched in the stomach and blown away. Ellie didn't allow them to recover and closed in on them. Each one of her punches made them feel as if their bones were broken. After a couple of hits, both of them fell down, unable to move a single one of their body parts. "Phew!" Ellie was now sweating. This technique was very powerful, but it took a toll on her body. She would overheat if she used it for more than 3 minutes at a time.

"Let's go and watch Ed now." Hayato caught up with them. He was supporting Charlie who was injured, and Leon who joined him. Both of them were able to beat their opponents, but they received many injuries. Especially, Leon who had used his Herculean strength. The group of students walked close, yet far enough to enjoy the battle of Ed and the other two.

Ed, Alicia, and Norris were stuck in a stalemate. Ed's defenses with his swords made them unable to even scratch him. He also couldn't injure them due to the constant pressure they were putting on him. They both had a higher cultivation state than him, so it was obvious they would be a challenge. As both parties couldn't take the advantage, Ed decided to surprise them a little. He took out Shusui and used his Three-sword style. Everyone present was shocked. They had never seen this kind of style before. Even the king and general, who had the longest lifespan, never encountered a human who could do this.

Ed used Nen to enhance himself and retreated several meters in one back-step. Ed took the stance that he used for the Oni Giri attack. But this time, his swords looked like they were bending. Alicia and Norris knew he was preparing for an attack, so they tried to close the distance. But, they stopped in their tracks as they saw a cloaked demon with red eyes appear behind Ed. It wasn't a summoned monster, only Ed's spirit caused this mirage to appear. "Enbima Yonezu Oni Giri!" Alicia and Norris' second of hesitation cost them a lot, as Ed had already slashed both of them.

Compared to the normal attack, Ed twists his blades while attacking, giving them extra power, and making them hit many targets at once. Alicia and Norris were both injured now, and they had a look of disbelief. They didn't think about it too much and looked back at Ed, who was storing away Shusui once again. "Three swords are too much for you." Ed taunted them again.

Alicia withdrew a scabbard from her spatial ring, and her wound seemed to be able to heal. 'That sword is definitely Excalibur'. The scabbard of Excalibur had a healing effect, allowing it to help Alicia. Norris, on the other hand, seemed to be able to heal faster than normal people. 'I guess that's one of his techniques.' Ed thought.

"Now then let's start round two." Ed faced both of them as they got ready.