Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki

“I just played a facilitating role. Even if it were just you, you would have reached this point sooner or later.”

Edelweiss shook her head, a look of admiration on her face.

If Nangō Hikojirō had directly attacked Haramura Makoto, Haramura Makoto wouldn't have believed it, and the sense of coercion would have been insufficient.

After all, Nangō Hikojirō is his teacher, who would believe that their teacher would want to harm them?

So, this can be considered repaying Nangō Hikojirō's kindness.

Edelweiss, who saw through Nangō Hikojirō's intentions, came here on her own initiative.

She came to give Haramura Makoto enough pressure, enough stress.

“Let's not talk about that, how are you feeling now?”

The curiosity in Edelweiss's eyes was completely uncontrollable.

“Feeling?”

“Very good?”

Haramura Makoto stretched out his hand, repeating the action of opening and closing his fist several times.

Putting everything else aside, the most obvious thing now is that there is a torrent of heat raging through his body.

He can clearly feel it.

He is getting stronger little by little in every minute, every second, every moment.

His muscles are becoming more solid, and his magic power is becoming stronger.

“You seem very curious, would you like to try again?”

Noel tilted her head, a few sparks of excitement also ignited in her eyes.

“Sure, it's a good opportunity for you to familiarize yourself with the power of a Majin.”

As soon as Edelweiss finished speaking, she retreated about ten meters away from Haramura Makoto, who was originally close to her.

Leaving Haramura Makoto enough distance to prepare before starting.

“Okay!”

Haramura Makoto slowly closed his eyes.

“I remember, according to the memories in my mind, the new Spirit Dress should look like this.”

A surging torrent of magic power began to surge within Haramura Makoto's body, erupting like a dormant volcano that had been accumulating for a long time.

“——Rule over infinity, Zafkiel (Emperor of Time)!”

The moment these words were spoken, golden ripples flashed around Haramura Makoto.

Immediately, a huge golden clock, at this moment, pierced through space and appeared behind him.

“The appearance of the Spirit Dress has actually changed?”

Edelweiss was more than just surprised to witness this scene.

She had never heard of anyone whose Spirit Dress form would change after awakening as a Majin.

(No, that's not right, it shouldn't be like this.)

(Is it that the previous Spirit Dress was not fully manifested, but after breaking through to become a Majin, it can finally bear the manifestation of the Spirit Dress?)

This kind of thing is not impossible, and it has indeed happened before.

The recent example can be exemplified by Stella.

If Stella had fully awakened the Dragon Power's Device ability when she was young, she would probably have been blown apart by this power in an instant.

So, she could only awaken natural-type abilities at first, but even so, Stella still endured three years of burning pain as a child.

Another example is Kusanagi Kokonoe.

Her ability is recognized as powerful, so she only awakened her ability in her third year of middle school.

If she had awakened her ability when she was a child, it was likely that she would have been lost in the cracks of space due to the rampage of her ability.

So, it is not impossible for Haramura Makoto to awaken his true Spirit Dress now.

“——『First Bullet: Boundary between Reality and Illusion』!”

The pointer on the clock turned, directly turning to the position of Ⅰ.

A katana exactly the same as Amatsuki's fell directly from the air and landed in Haramura Makoto's hand.

Edelweiss also raised her dazzling shoulders, her eyes covered with the will of fiery passion.

This is different from the fabricated killing intent before, it is the fighting spirit of being interested in a warrior of equal standing and wanting to learn from them.

Edelweiss wanted to know just how powerful this strange breakthrough method was.

Searching the whole world, there are only a few people who can make her show such fighting spirit.

Haramura Makoto is now clearly qualified.

“Come on!”

On the other side, the same fighting spirit appeared in Haramura Makoto's eyes.

The two people's gazes collided with each other, and the surrounding airflow howled sharply. This mere confrontation of momentum had already easily torn apart the ground between them.

Immediately afterwards, the two figures moved at the same time, turning into countless flashes of light that crisscrossed in the air.

……

Time flies, fleetingly.

In the blink of an eye, five days have passed, and the competition has reached the fourth round.

That is, the quarter-finals, and now there are only four competition players left on the field.

Haramura Makoto, of course, advanced all the way.

In fact, he didn't even make a move in the third round. His opponent directly conceded and offered him the victory.

Of course, Kurogane Ikki is the same.

Kurogane Ikki, who has broken through to the realm of a Majin, is no match for others. He only needs to move his mind, and the opponent has already been defeated.

Stella is also the same.

In this competition, apart from Haramura Makoto and Kurogane Ikki, no one is her match.

She goes to the competition field, spits two mouthfuls of fire, and then punches the opponent directly out of the competition venue, and the battle is over.

As for the last spot.

That is, Sara Bloodlily!

Relying on her powerful ability to replicate Haramura Makoto and Kurogane Ouma alternately in each game, she didn't spend much effort and broke into the quarter-finals.

Toudou Touka was in fact defeated by her in the third round.

“Okay, everyone, now we have reached the highly anticipated semi-finals.”

“In fact, not only are you all looking forward to it, but even Tsukuyomi is very much looking forward to today's competition.”

“Hagun Academy 'Time Freeze' Haramura Makoto vs. Hagun Academy 'Crimson Princess' Stella Vermillion.”

“Hagun Academy 'Uncrowned Sword King' Kurogane Ikki vs. Akatsuki Academy 'Bloody Da Vinci' Sara Bloodlily.”

“One is a mutual battle collision between lovers, and the other is the grievances and grudges between Hagun Academy and Akatsuki Academy.”

The female commentator's voice in the loudspeaker was impassioned.

“Yes, I am also looking forward to it.”

“However, what I didn't expect is that this year's Hagun Academy is so excellent and outstanding.”

“In this Seven Star Sword Art Festival with many strong players, Hagun Academy actually occupies three of the top four spots.”

“It seems that Principal Shinguuji Kurono is not only powerful herself, but even her teaching and educating methods are also superior to ordinary people.”

The commentator is still the old man Kaieda.

“Okay, now let us welcome the two players to enter.”

The audience was boiling, and the enthusiastic cheers almost broke through the clouds in the sky.

At the same time, the lights in the venue were dyed red, illuminating the red gate.

Under the guidance of that red light——

A red-haired girl as hot as a flame appeared at this moment.

“First, from the red gate, Hagun Academy's first-year student 'Crimson Princess' Stella Vermillion enters the arena.”

“Stella has been like a soaring dragon in this Seven Star Sword Art Festival, crushing all the opponents standing in her way.”

“Her power is even called the strongest among all the players in the history of the Seven Star Sword Art Festival, so can she stand on the sacred stage of the finals with her own power?”

Amidst the continuous cheers, Stella walked straight to the battle circle with a serious expression.

This passage even sprayed crimson flames from the left and right sides to cooperate with her forward pace.

“Stella is so handsome, you can definitely win.”

“Stella, go to the end.”

Perhaps already accustomed to such a big scene, Stella's expression was serious, and her face did not have a trace of stiffness.

Stella, who is moving forward like this, not only attracts the attention of the opposite sex, but even the same sex will be overwhelmed by her momentum.

“Now let us welcome the other protagonist of this game.”

“He is both a good opponent of Stella, who is now standing on the field, and the two are also loving couples.”

“The two of them learn from each other, confirm each other, and move towards strength together.”

“Also a first-year student at Hagun Academy, 'Time Freeze' Haramura Makoto, now enters from the blue gate.”

“Waaaaaaa——”

This was even louder than the cheers when Stella appeared just now.

At the same time, the lights in the venue lit up again, and this time it was the turn of the azure light to illuminate the other side of the gate.

The golden-haired boy bathed in the blue light, with a hazy mist spreading under his feet, appeared in front of the audience.

“God, God!”

Sharp howls pierced the sky.

“Even when facing your girlfriend, never show mercy, we want to see you reach the top.”

The blue gate kept spewing smoke, and the smoke spread to the passage connecting to the battle circle like dense clouds.

Haramura Makoto waved his hand, responding to the cheers of the audience, and moved forward.

“Speaking of which, Haramura Makoto's hair color has changed?”

“The color of the pupils has also changed.”

“Did he dye his hair and wear colored contact lenses?”

“Why did you suddenly do this?”

“But this kind of God is even more handsome……”

The discussions on the audience seats never stopped, and even some spring-hearted girls, looking at such Haramura Makoto, had heart-shaped symbols floating in their pupils.

“It seems you have prepared well, Stella.”

Standing in the battle circle, Haramura Makoto looked at Stella, who was so heroic and radiant, and said softly.

He hadn't actually seen Stella for several days.

On the day the match list was released, Stella said that she would work hard to adjust her state and temporarily moved out of the room she shared with Haramura Makoto, living alone.

And now Stella, just by looking at her appearance, one can understand that Stella has adjusted her essence, energy, and spirit to the peak state.

“This is a match with you, I must adjust my state to the best in order to have a chance to beat you.”

“After all, I have never beaten you before.”

Stella's face was filled with vigorous fighting spirit.