-1370- The other representatives

"Boom...! Boom...!"

In the academy engulfed in flames, the sound of explosions could be heard everywhere, causing black smoke and heat to continually rise.

Every school building was spouting flames and emitting thick smoke.

The asphalt-paved roads on the ground were cracked and shattered, looking as if they had been bombed.

Teachers and students who stayed at the academy during the summer vacation were lying everywhere, some leaning against walls, some lying on the road, all motionless, resembling a field of corpses.

The returning group rushed in and saw this scene.

"How could this...!?"

Stella and Shizuku's faces changed dramatically.

"...!"

Members of the student council, such as Todo Touka, immediately prepared to rush over and rescue the fallen people.

However...

"Don't worry, they don't have any external injuries, their breathing and heartbeat are normal, they just fainted."

Rozen, as if he had instantly grasped everyone's condition, said these words, stopping the student council members.

For someone with the Heaven's Eye like Rozen, knowing the heartbeat, breathing, and other physical conditions of the fallen students was easy.

The problem was...

"Why has the academy become like this? Why did everyone collapse?"

Stella said these words in a bit of a panic.

However, this question was actually surprisingly easy to understand.

After all...

"Isn't the situation obvious?"

Rozen spoke indifferently.

"Someone sabotaged the academy, so it naturally became like this."

"Someone attacked, so everyone naturally collapsed."

"The people who fainted have no external injuries, this is clearly the result of being struck down by the illusionary form of an inherent device."

In a word...

"Someone attacked the academy, that's all."

Rozen's voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

Causing everyone to show expressions of disbelief.

"Attack?"

How could that be possible?

Where is this place?

This is one of the only seven knight academies in Japan, a formal Blazer training facility protected by the league.

Attacking this academy is not just provoking the order of this country, it even means challenging the League.

Challenging a force that controls one-third of the world?

Who could do such a thing?

Who would dare to do such a thing?

While everyone was in such shock, Rozen's voice came again.

"Think about the complicated stuff later."

Rozen's voice was still without any fluctuation, extremely calm.

"What you need to do now is just one thing, and that is to confront the enemies that are coming now."

Hearing this, everyone was startled.

Immediately, the more perceptive Ikki, Stella, and Todo Touka raised their heads sharply and looked ahead as if they had sensed something.

Almost in the next second...

"There...!"

The sharp-eyed Misogi Utakata was the first to discover and pointed forward.

Everyone then turned their gaze to the direction Misogi Utakata was pointing.

Then, they saw it.

"Tap... tap... tap... tap..."

Amidst a series of orderly, clear footsteps, several figures emerged from the sea of flames ahead.

There were six figures in total.

On them, an intimidating magical power, presence, and a sense of terror were emanating, like tangible heat, causing the surrounding atmosphere to ripple and distort.

"They are...!"

Seeing these six figures, everyone from Hagun Academy's eyes narrowed.

The appearance of those six figures was not unfamiliar to them.

Just a few days ago, Rozen had compiled their information and distributed it to everyone for study.

Therefore, everyone recognized the true identities of the six figures almost immediately.

A girl who, despite it being summer, was fully dressed in winter clothes, with a scarf covering the lower half of her face, possessing fierce eyes, and holding a chainsaw-like device—

"First-year student of Donrou Academy — Unturning, Tatara Yui."

A girl wearing a suit, with a cape, a wide hat, riding a lion, with a maid sitting behind her, full of arrogance—

"First-year student of Rentei Academy — Beast Master, Kazamatsuri Rinna."

A foreign girl with a voluptuous and tall figure, extremely exposed, wearing only a paint-stained apron and jeans, and carrying a paintbrush—

"First-year student of Rokuson Academy — Bloody Da Vinci, Sara Bloodlily."

A boy wearing a male uniform, small in stature, looking as fragile and cute as a girl, but with a gentle smile on his face—

"First-year student of Kyomon Academy — Bad Luck, Shinomiya Amane."

These four were all first-year representative contestants from other academies that Rozen had previously mentioned, who had shown great talent in this year's Seven Stars Sword Art Festival.

Besides these four, there were two others known to everyone.

For instance, a person dressed in clown-like attire, with a clown mask on his face, looking and behaving like a clown—

"Third-year student of Bunkyoku Academy — Pierrot, Hiraga Reisen."

As for the last one, he was the most familiar and impressive to everyone.

Especially to Ikki and Shizuku.

He was wearing a long kimono, exuding a fierce, cold, beast-like aura.

He was holding a ferocious great sword, with a cold expression and merciless eyes.

Among the six people present, he had an aura that was a notch above the rest, superior to everyone else.

He was the only A-rank knight among Japanese students, the eldest son of the Kurogane family, and a true hero's descendant—

"Third-year student of Bukyoku Academy — Sword Emperor of Wind, Kurogane Ouma."

The identities of the six people who appeared here were students from the other six knight academies.

In other words...

"Ouma-nii-san... attacked our academy...!?"

Shizuku couldn't believe it.

"Is that true...? Brother...!"

Ikki's pupils trembled as he cried out.

But the response he got was only one.

It was a cold statement.

"A weak dog shouldn't bare its fangs."

Saying this, Kurogane Ouma suddenly raised his great sword and slashed it in Ikki's direction.

"Clang—!"

With a low hum in the air, the slash, despite being more than ten meters away from Ikki, turned into an invisible blade, slicing through the atmosphere towards them.

"Get down!"

Ikki gave a warning without hesitation and pressed down on Shizuku beside him, ducking down.

"...!"

Everyone was startled, but without any hesitation, they all ducked down.

Only Rozen coldly watched the scene, not ducking down but merely taking a small step back.

Edelweiss did the same thing at the same time.

The two of them took a small step back in unison.

Immediately, as if a hurricane had swept through, the invisible blade almost brushed past Rozen and Edelweiss, slicing to the side.

Cutting down an entire row of trees beside them.