The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 27: The Fire Girl's Oddity
"No. At first, I didn't even think he was a spirit." Kaizo shrugged and shook his head. Although there were times where he was too stubborn, but this straightforwardness was also charming.
"By the way, what about the other two, from the Knight Squad?"
"You mean, Rin and Misha? They regained consciousness this morning. They were beaten up pretty badly by you guys. They need to rest for a while before they can control the spirits again."
"sorry. Once I use the Elemental Aero, it's hard to calibrate my strength."
"It's duel. Please don't think about it. For them it was a good lesson, ahem." Eve accidentally coughed and continued, "I'm sorry."
"Hmm?"
"I said, I'm sorry. I don't like you for no other reason than because you're a man. So I feel like I should apologize."
With her cheeks blushing red, she looked into Kaizo's eyes. "When you fight the Demon Spirit to save Victoria Blade, you look very, very cool. I was trembling with fear."
"I had to deal with the raging spirits a few times before. It's just an experience." Kaizo scratched the back of his head, like he was feeling a little embarrassed.
"Kaizo, I don't like being ignored" Nyx said as she puffed her cheeks.
"Oh sorry."
Then, Kaizo suddenly remembered his purpose here.
"Eve, do you know where Victoria is?"
"Didn't Victoria Blade still lock herself in her room? Losing the contract spirit seemed to be a huge blow to him."
"But it looks like he's not in his room. Do you have a clue?"
"Hmmm...." Eve raised her hand to her chin and pondered a little.
"In hindsight, a military spirit contract ceremony will be held in the academy town this afternoon."
"Contract ceremony?"
"Ah, volunteers are recruited among the students of the academy to form contracts with military spirits."
"In short, this is a reconnaissance from the military." Eve explained.
In return for the powerful military spirit provided by the Eldant Knight Force, the academy presented the students.
After the student makes a contract with the military spirit, he becomes part of the army, and as a charge for the strong military spirit, he must obey the order and be immediately sent out whenever requested by the Forces.
"Although there are many difficulties to become a military personnel, there are many volunteer participants who want to make contracts with powerful spirits. From the very beginning, there were many students who entered the academy with the aim of becoming Spirit Knights."
"With so many participants, how do they choose candidates?"
"Of course, by exchanging sword styles."
The competition format is free for all battle royals. Serving also as a demonstration of the Eldant Knight Force to the public, sword styles would be held in the arena of the academy city, not in the Astral Spirit.
"After losing her contract spirit, there was a chance that she would voluntarily participate in the ceremony."
"However, without the contracted spirit, entering the sword force field was an act...." Kaizo stopped in the middle of the sentence and swallowed the remaining words.
(Impossible, but he's unlikely to do that. To perform the sword style without a contracting spirit, such an action was tantamount to suicide.)
Without spirit power, there was absolutely no way to defeat the other elementalists. A simple truth that needs no more thought.
"But Victoria now," Kaizo recalled how she looked like that day when she was standing in the rain.
"Eve, where will the ceremony be held?"
"If I don't remember wrongly, just go down the Olliva Lunar, Kaizo?"
"I understand, Eve. Thank you!" Kaizo grabbed Nyx's hand and started running.
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POV: The Victoria Blade
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Victoria was walking alone in an alley inside the academy town. He looked sad, and his steps were very heavy. But he has to go. There is no choice but to move forward.
For the sake of the Salamander who protected him with his own body, he had to obtain an extremely powerful spirit, an incredible power that would not lose to anyone.
It cannot be reconciled. In front of that terrifying Demon Spirit, he could do nothing. Especially because of his own pride and stupidity.
He had lost Salamander, his most important partner who had accompanied him since childhood. Furthermore, if Kaizo did not come to save him, he would definitely be killed.
"Why am I thinking about that man's face again!?" Victoria shook her head, trying to dispel Kaizo's shadow in her mind.
"I don't need that guy. I survived on my own in the past and even now!"
(Yes, I won't stop here. Victoria Blade must face the battle alone!)
"I want more power, a strong power that will not lose to anyone."
"Strong strength, so I'll never lose anything again. Powerful power to take back what has been lost."
"For example, like the power of the girl I admired at first sight three years ago."
The overwhelming power of the Strongest Sword Style Holder, Rei Assar.
"You want power so badly?"
Hearing that sudden voice, Victoria quickly turned around. There stood a beautiful girl. It was a girl in a dark dress with shiny black hair.
Her delicate face showed refined elegance, and a beauty that somehow looked like a dissociation with a normal human.
He had pitch-black pupils, as if someone would be sucked in with a single glance. Victoria immediately threw away her vigilance, mesmerized by the girl's beauty.
"thank you. Because of you, Kaizo has woken up."
"Who are you? What are you talking about?"
"However, this is not enough, his true self is more than that." The girl giggled, and slowly approached Victoria.
Victoria did not move. No, he can't move. He could only be surprised, "What?!"
"If you seek more power, accept this." The girl gracefully extended her slender hand. On top of his palm, a mass of ominous fog-like black objects floated up.
"This is a spirit!?"
"Yes, it can help you unleash your true power."
"My true strength...." Victoria involuntarily muttered.
If it was the usual Victoria, surely she would not hesitate to brush off that hand. The contract spirit must be obtained with his own hands. They are not something that is accepted from others.
However, the flame in Victoria's heart gradually diminished. Very weak, so it will likely be extinguished at any time. Therefore, Victoria took that hand. He received the spirit presented by the girl.
The black fog gradually seeped into his hands and disappeared. A sharp pain instantly surged from his left hand, an ominous black spirit seal engraved on it.
"Enjoy! Do you like it?" The girl in black was smiling. Like a cruel little girl, like an innocent demon.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.