-1233- [ Tenkai ]

"You are...?"

Rozen, Ikki, and Stella all looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person who spoke.

It was a girl wearing the Hagun Academy uniform, about the same age as the three of them. She had shoulder-length golden peach-colored hair and glasses, giving her a playful and mischievous vibe.

The girl seemed to have been paying attention to them from the beginning. Seeing that the atmosphere among Rozen and his companions was a bit off, she immediately spoke up in a cheerful tone.

And for Rozen and his group, this person was not entirely irrelevant.

"I'm Kagami Kusakabe. Although you may not remember me, I'm actually your classmate. I've been keeping an eye on you guys since this morning."

The girl who called herself Kagami Kusakabe smiled and approached them with a tray, speaking kindly.

"All three of you are quite eye-catching in various ways. When such prominent figures gather, everyone in the academy is secretly concerned about your every move. So, I hope you have some awareness of being public figures. Otherwise, if your actions are widely publicized and gossiped about in the newspapers, you'll regret it later, okay?"

Kagami Kusakabe made her persuasion in a peculiar way, and although her words were light-hearted, they were unexpectedly persuasive.

At least Stella calmed down completely, realizing that everyone in the cafeteria was watching them, her cheeks showing a hint of embarrassment.

"I'm sorry for the disturbance."

Ikki, on the other hand, apologized to the surrounding students on behalf of them, feeling embarrassed, and bowed his head, causing the students in the cafeteria to finally withdraw their gazes and return to their noisy state.

"Sorry..."

Stella finally sat down, feeling ashamed, and quietly admitted her mistake to Rozen.

It seemed that Stella had realized that her actions just now were a bit too impulsive and unreasonable.

After all, whether to participate in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival was Rozen's own business. Stella had imposed her own wishes and expectations on Rozen without permission, and couldn't accept it for a while.

Of course, although this princess was impulsive, she surprisingly had common sense. After realizing her mistake, she immediately apologized to Rozen without being overly dramatic just because she was a princess, which made Rozen have some slight goodwill towards her.

(Although not as sharp as La Folia, she's unexpectedly approachable like this.)

Rozen had this thought.

So, Rozen shook his head indifferently.

"Never mind, as long as you understand."

At these words, Stella opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't know what to say. She could only lower her head in silence and start eating voraciously, as if turning her indignation into appetite.

"Phew..."

Seeing that Stella stopped pursuing the matter, Ikki also breathed a sigh of relief.

It was Kagami Kusakabe, who had been observing everyone all along, giggled as if she were enjoying herself.

"Indeed, you guys are very interesting. It wasn't in vain that I've been following you since this morning."

This unexpected classmate suddenly said something that made people can't help but pay attention.

"Thank you for earlier," Ikki thanked Kagami Kusakabe on behalf of them, but also asked skeptically, "By the way, what do you mean by 'following'?"

"Well..." Kagami Kusakabe was about to say something when she was interrupted.

"The meaning of 'following' should refer to things like 'reporting' or 'interviewing,' right?"

Rozen suddenly said this, causing everyone present to be puzzled.

"Reporting?"

"Interviewing?"

Ikki and Stella were both slightly surprised.

"Huh...?"

Kagami Kusakabe showed a bit of surprise and even some interest.

In this situation...

"Because Mage-Knights are the main figures in various aspects of this world, the movements of powerful knights are either related to a country's policies and actions or connected to world-class events. Therefore, no matter which country it is, the media pays the most attention to Mage-Knights, or various famous and powerful Blazers."

Rozen continued to eat, explaining as if it were nothing.

"This applies even within schools."

Because outstanding Mage-Knights begin to stand out during their student days and also participate in national events like the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, media coverage and interviews of excellent knights are equally important in schools related to the training of Mage-Knights and cannot be ignored.

Given this, every academy in the Seven Knights Academy has its own newspaper and journalists who pay attention to outstanding knights.

This situation arises from the importance of Blazers to the people of this world.

Since powerful Blazers have the ability to influence wars and even the world situation, coupled with various popular world-class competitions, excellent Blazers naturally become stars that the media pays attention to at all times.

It can be said that the more outstanding the Blazers, the more famous they are, and there may even be a considerable fan base to support them.

Therefore, students like Rozen, Ikki, and Stella, who are quite famous and eye-catching in various aspects, naturally cannot escape the attention of the school's newspaper or news agency.

And Kagami Kusakabe...

"You must be from Hagun Academy's student newspaper or news club, right?"

Rozen affirmed.

"Bingo! You got it right!"

Kagami Kusakabe clapped her hands.

"You truly live up to the rumors of being an A-ranked knight of mystery, whose nationality and background cannot be determined. You're so interesting!"

Saying so, Kagami Kusakabe's eyes sparkled as she leaned in towards Rozen.

"Can I interview you once, Rorelai-kun?"

Kagami Kusakabe's eyes were shining with sparkling little stars.

This made Ikki and Stella somewhat unable to react.

Only Rozen...

"Sorry, there's nothing worth interviewing me about. Compared to me, topics about Kurogane and Princess-sama here are much more attractive. You should go find them instead."

Rozen dismissed the idea on the spot.

"Well, well, don't say that. Although I'm also curious about Princess Stella and Kurogane-senpai, after all, mysterious students like you are the ones who can ignite a journalist's soul!"

Kagami Kusakabe said excitedly.

"It's just like that Tenkai!"

---Tenkai.

When such words entered everyone's ears, they all held their breath.

Even Rozen raised an eyebrow and fell silent.