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nAfter Tsukasa escaped from Nene, he went to the seventh training field where Stella’s first battle was located. He could see that many people were gathered there, considering how famous Stella was.

nMany of them huddled together so they could get a good seat to watch Stella’s fight, considering how rare it was to watch how the A-Rank Blazer fought.

nHowever, when Tsukasa came, everyone who huddled together created a path for him. He didn’t feel surprised by this situation, considering his charm and all, but somehow it reminded him of how Moses divided the red sea, allowing his followers to walk on the safe passage.

nWhile Tsukasa didn’t have followers, it was quite easy for him to gather them.

n“Kugayama-kun!”

nTsukasa followed the voice and saw Kagami Kusakebe, the cute member of the newspaper club, standing up and waving her hand toward him excitedly as she hung a camera on her neck. He nodded and walked toward her since it was better to sit with someone he knew, and there was also something that he needed to talk about with her.

nKagami welcomed Tsukasa and let him sit next to each other happily. Her face was full of smiles, showing how excited she was. “You’re going to watch Stella’s match, right, Kugayama-kun?”

n“You can call me Tsukasa, Kusakabe,” Tsukasa said warmly.

n“Really?” Kagami’s became brighter and said, “Then you can also call me Kagami.”

n“Okay, Kagami.” Tsukasa nodded and asked, “You’re going to put Stella’s match in the school newspaper?”

n“Yes.” Kagami nodded, only remembering about her job, considering how happy she was to have Tsukasa sit next to her. She then quickly took a picture of Stella and her opponent as they stood on the field, waiting for the match to start. “Her opponent is a “Heavy Tanker,” Momotani. He’s among the top ten in this academy, and I’m sure that their fight will be exciting.” Still, as long as Stella’s name was put in her newspaper, she was sure that her newspaper would be popular.

nHowever, Kagami hoped that Momotani could put up an exciting fight against Stella, so her news could be more exciting.

n“I don’t think it’s going to be an exciting fight, though,” Tsukasa said plainly.

n“Huh? Why?” Kagami asked incredulously, but her body moved closer and even pressed her soft yet supple body against Tsukasa.

nTsukasa looked at Kagami, who was still looking at him curiously while pretending that she didn’t notice how close they were, but if she didn’t say anything, why should he say anything?

nTsukasa was a gentleman, and he didn’t have a hobby to embarrass a girl. Instead, he also pretended that he didn’t notice anything while pretending that he didn’t enjoy it.

n“While it is true that Momotani-senpai might have the toughest defense in the academy, it is only against a physical attack.” Tsukasa looked at Stella and said, “I have faced Stella before, and I know the temperature of her flame is blazing hot. Even if I use my “Mana Defense,” it’ll melt if I fight her longer.” He looked at Momotani with a pitiful gaze and sighed. “Even from a distance, I can see how stuffy his armor is, adding Stella’s flame, it becomes even unbearable, so with that conclusion, you don’t need to guess, who is going to win, right?”

nStill, Tsukasa suddenly thought that if he didn’t use his ability to increase the efficiency of his weapon, he wondered whether there was a way to defeat Momotani. He suddenly thought of some ideas and a new technique that he could develop later.

n“I see…” Kagami also put a pitiful gaze on Momotani even from a distance. She could imagine how hot it was to be wrapped in that thick armor.

nAlso, adding…

n“Stella, you can win!” Tsukasa cheered loudly, causing Stella to flare up her flame, and Momotani directly forfeited the match since the temperature of Stella’s flame was too hot!

nStella, who had won, waved her hand excitedly at Tsukasa since she had won but then glanced at Kagami, who sat next to him.

nKagami, who could read the mood, also moved slightly to the side and pulled some distance from Tsukasa when Stella looked at them before she closed her distance again with Tsukasa when Stella entered the corridor.

n“….” Tsukasa.

n“Fiuh…” Kagami sighed in relief then looked at Tsukasa with a sweet smile. “Tsukasa-kun, your relationship with Stella is so close, right?” She had sniffed that there might be big news between Tsukasa and Stella, but there was no evidence, so there was nothing that she could say. However, if something really happened, she would be disappointed, considering how someone had stolen their prince in the black horse.

n“…” Tsukasa.

nTsukasa knew how sharp Kagami was, but there was something that he needed to talk about with Kagami too. “By the way, Kagami, you have been selling my photos secretly, right?” He had heard from Kanata that someone had secretly sold his photos, and even Stella also bought his photos that kept them on her table while showing a smugness that he didn’t notice her collection, which made him speechless.

nTsukasa knew that he needed to talk with Kagami sooner or later, and there was a chance now, so he didn’t hesitate and told her that he knew everything.

n“…” Kagami.

nTsukasa was smiling gently at this moment, and this smile somehow made Kagami shudder and blush, feeling some exciting development might happen between them.

n“So how about we find a quiet place to talk, Kagami?” Tsukasa whispered in a deep voice.

n“Ye-Yes!” Kagami excitedly said and thought the development of raunchy shoujo manga might happen to her.

nA beautiful girl and a handsome boy, in a quiet place, and many things could happen between them, especially when the boy had gotten her weakness.

n‘What’s the color of my underwear?’ Kagami was flustered and wondered whether she should go back to her room to change her underwear to her battle underwear.

nStill, Kagami was afraid that Tsukasa might think of her as an easy girl, so she used her smart brain to think of a method to handle this problem well.

nProbably.

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nTsukasa and Kagami were stealth experts.

nTsukasa had lived in the forest, so he often mimicked how an animal erased their presence, and he also learned a lot of stealth-related techniques during his 15 years of life.

nKagami was similar since she needed to be hidden when she took a picture of her target, so she learned how to erase her presence with her determination alone.

nWhen the two left, no one noticed them.

nThey went to the back of the school near the forest where no one was there.

nThere were only two of them there, and there weren’t any other students since most of them went to watch the match of the selection of the participants of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, so even if Kagami was screaming, no one would notice them.

nTsukasa was about to talk about Kagami, who took his photos secretly and sold them among the underground circle of the Hagun Academy. However, before he said anything…

n“Yo-You can have my body, but I won’t let you have my heart…!” Kagami said with a determination that was mixed with an adorable and scared expression, teary eyes, and somehow with a slightly eager voice, waiting for him to ravage her body.

n“….”

nTsukasa didn’t do anything, but she was eager for him to do something for her.

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