With everyone having decided on their Duo, everyone gathered in the classroom on the next day.

Tomoe and Miyabi weren’t surprised when Tsukasa and Julie decided to become Duos.

“Congratulations, Julie-chan,” Miyabi said with a smile.

“Ja.” Julie nodded with a gentle smile and said, “You too, Miyabi. You seem to be in a good mood. Is it because of Tomoe?”

“Eh-Eh? Ye-Yes!” Miyabi was startled and blushed while glancing at Tsukasa from time to time.

“….” Tsukasa.

Julie and Tomoe felt strange by Miyabi’s reaction, but since she was happy, neither of them thought too much.

If it was an ordinary girl, they would understand what had happened to Miyabi, but neither Julie nor Tomoe were ordinary girls since they spent most of their time focussing on something else.

Still, Tsukasa was also unsure whether there was an ordinary girl who would enter this type of school. After all, unlike a normal school, this school focused on the battle, so it was obvious, right?

What kind of ordinary girls were interested in a fight?

But even so, even if they couldn’t be said to be an ordinary girl, they could still fall in love. However, they might not understand what kind of feelings they felt, so they might take a while to understand it.

But when they realized it, Tsukasa might have already been away since his purpose to stay in this school had ended.

As they talked, Rito came and started the homeroom class as she announced the big event that would happen next week.

However, while it was faint, Tsukasa could smell a bad intention coming from Rito, which made him frown.

‘Can’t she wait anymore?’

Rito had been attacking him from time to time, but Tsukasa was quite slippery, and he quickly ran away toward either Mikuni or Sakuya.

However, Tsukasa had enough of this and knew that it was time for their confrontation.

Rito seemed to notice Tsukasa’s gaze and just smiled as usual.

‘Good! Look at me more! Notice me!.’

Rito wanted him to fall for her and be hers.

“Good morning!”

Rito smiled happily and said, “I am sure you’re super glad you have registered as your Duos, and we have rearranged your seats accordingly. Doesn’t it feel like a fresh new start?” While she talked, she had never glanced in the direction of Tsukasa and Julie as if she ignored them.

However, it was impossible, considering how powerful his charm was.

While Rito could ignore Julie, she couldn’t ignore Tsukasa and kept glancing at him from time to time. However, she had never mentioned them even though Tsukasa and Julie were the only male and female pair in this class.

“Well then, with the official Duos all decided, it’s time for the long-awaited Blaze mock battle. We call that the “New Blaze Battle.” You might be wondering about the rules…” Rito jumped and sat on the table as she smiled happily. “Everyone other than you and your partner… is… an enemy!”

While everyone was in shock, hearing this news, Tsukasa could see a small grin that disappeared instantly from Rito’s mouth. He knew that his intuition was right that this woman planned to do something during the “New Blaze Battle.”

“Okay, if you understand that everyone is an enemy, then I’ll tell you the rules. First off, it will be on Saturday next week. This means it was on the day before Golden Week. We will have it before the holidays, so even if someone gets sent to the hospital, it’s going to be okay~~. The start begins at five in the evening and ends at seven in the evening, making it two hours. The clock tower’s bell is the signal. The place is the whole northern block.”

“Northern block, which means, here? Inside the school is also included?”

Someone asked.

“The answer is yes! Each Blaze has its own special attributes, and to match that, fighting head-on is okay, and so is working out strategies. Taking into account, the terrains and how to make the situation in favor of you and fighting is also important. Also! Also!”

Rito made a “shh” gesture,” and she said, “Do you know that the winner of this New Blaze Battle will get a chance to become Level II without waiting for the end of the semester? Isn’t it great? It’s great, right?”

Everyone was somehow excited when they heard the reward.

There were many things that were announced, but one of the most important things they could practice by using their Blaze now.

Unlike last week, where they could only train by using their physical ability, they couldn’t use their Blaze without a permit, and they weren’t given a chance to train by using it either.

As for Tsukasa’s case that summoned his Blaze to his room before, in his mind, as long as the teachers or the staff of the school didn’t know, everything would be alright. He also didn’t need to worry about Julie since she wouldn’t report him.

However, with the “New Blaze Battle,” they could use train by using their Blaze, which made them realize how serious this mock battle was.

Tsukasa didn’t feel surprised by this event since he knew Sakuya just wanted all of them to get used to the battle as soon as possible. However, looking at everyone, he didn’t think that they were all a threat to him and he could defeat all of them easily.

“Julie.”

“Ja?”

“I’ll train you later, so work hard, alright?”

“Ja.” Julie nodded and said, “Please train me hard, Tsukasa!” She knew how strong Tsukasa was, especially when he had taught her the Trackless Step before. While she couldn’t master it, she had gotten the gist of it, and it was only a time before she mastered it.

As for what he was going to teach her next, he told her that he was going to teach her his dual swords skills.

Julie was excited and didn’t doubt that he had mastered the dual-swords skills since she knew how strong Tsukasa was.

With the end of the announcement, the homeroom also ended, and Rito was about to leave, but Tsukasa suddenly stood up and said, “Usa-sensei, can we talk for a moment?”

Rito stopped her steps and looked at Tsukasa with a bright smile. “Sure~~! Please follow me, Dear~~!”

“How many times have I told you that I am not your Dear…” Tsukasa was speechless.

“Oh? You’ll be soon…”

Rito said in a low voice that she could only hear herself.

However, the movement of her lips didn’t escape from his eyes which made him frown.

‘It’s you who will be my bitch soon.’

Tsukasa hated when someone wanted to force him, so he was going to teach her not to mess up with him.

After talking with Julie for a while, Tsukasa followed Rito somewhere, and they were about to start their first confrontation.