It was time for the dinner, and the two of them walked out of the room side by side after dressing up.
"Wow."
The moment he went out, the sound of the door opening happened to be heard next to him.
Kurogane Ikki and Kurogane Tamashizuku, who put on new clothes, walked out of another room together.
"Sure enough, cheating becomes much easier when Stella is not around!"
Jiang Li smiled with an ambiguous expression.
"Don't say anything misleading!"
Kurotetsu Ikki, who was a little nervous at first, immediately retorted loudly when he saw this.
"That's not the kind of relationship between Shizuku and I!"
"Oh, I don't mind~!"
Kuroganezhu Shizuku blushed with embarrassment.
"Zhu Shizuku, don't make trouble!"
Kuroyuki Ikki couldn't help but complain loudly to his sister.
"I obviously just asked Zhu Shizuku to help me match my clothes, and I didn't do anything!"
It would be better to say that they actually found Nagi Arisuin who was in Shizuku's address book. Neither of these brothers and sisters are good at dressing.
"Let's go."
Dongtang Daohua urged several people.
"If you don't hurry up, you'll be late."
"Okay, let's go."
Jiang Li suppressed his narrow smile and walked into the elevator at the end of the corridor with the three of them.
In this hotel specially prepared for representative athletes, there is a banquet hall on the top floor, where the dinner will be held.
After entering the elevator, the elevator car was shaken at first, but then it rose steadily to the top floor.
"Stella hasn't come yet?"
Jiang Li turned his head and asked Kurogie Ikki behind him.
Theoretically speaking, all the representative contestants of the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival should be welcomed tonight, and they came here at the latest time.
But at the moment, there are only four of them representing Pojun Academy.
The last representative contestant, Red Lotus Princess Stella, is not here.
"She said she would train with Mr. Xijing until the last moment and would not come before then, but she promised to come before the competition."
"It's great if you can come."
Jiang Li nodded silently.
"Ding--!"
The prompt sounded and the elevator door slowly opened.
Several people stepped out of the elevator one after another and saw a huge double-open wooden door.
From behind that door a lot of lively noise could be heard.
Presumably many representative players have arrived at this time, and they are chatting enthusiastically inside.
"There are the top student knights in the country!"
Kurogane Jushizuku looked calm, but Kurogane Ikki had a nervous look on his face that was visible to the naked eye.
As an F-class swordsman, I couldn't even take part in the school test before, but now I'm on the biggest stage in the country.
"go in."
Jiang Li's expression remained calm.
He has already developed a big heart, and even though he is about to face a national-level expert at this moment, he does not show the slightest hint of timidity.
"These are probably the representative contestants participating in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival. You've been waiting for a long time. Please come in."
When the two waiters at the door saw the arrival of several people, they showed perfect etiquette smiles and then opened the door for them.
A wave of hot air hit my face.
The spacious hall is very elegantly decorated, with rouge-colored carpets and huge chandeliers showing luxury. Different styles of food and wine are placed around the tables.
Under the dazzling lights, dozens of figures were wandering among them, drinking and talking, laughing.
There are more than thirty people in total.
Each one has an atmosphere that is far different from ordinary people, and just looking at it gives people a sense of sharpness.
With so many people gathered together, it gave people the illusion that their mouths and noses were blocked by the tide, making it impossible to breathe.
But at the same time.
The moment the door opened, the chatter and laughter in the entire hall suddenly disappeared.
Everyone's eyes fell on the door invariably.
"Is that the representative player of Pojun Academy?"
"The Witch of the Deep Sea, the Uncrowned Sword King..."
"Raikiri, and Aurora!"
Immediately afterwards, whispers gradually began.
"I heard that the name of the Uncrowned Sword King is not worthy of the name?"
"It depends on who you are competing with. I have seen the video of his battle with Ji Guang. Although he is slightly inferior to Ji Guang, he is much better than us!"
"The Uncrowned Sword King was the title Kurogane Ikki got in the early stage. He didn't deserve the title until Aurora rose later. All in all, he is also a formidable enemy!"
There are those who discuss it seriously, and there are those who take it seriously.
Various reactions filled the thirty people.
However, none of them showed disdain.
Each of them knows that no one who can step into the arena of the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival is an ordinary person, and they will never show arrogance towards the person they are about to fight just because of superficial articles such as F-level knights and E-level knights.
No one who can enter here is an idiot with insufficient IQ.
"Is that the Aurora?"
"As expected, he is a very outstanding man as per the rumors!"
"Don't be deceived by his appearance. In fact, he is the strongest person in Pojun Academy. He is a disciple of the God of War. He is also the favorite to win the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival on the Internet!"
But almost everyone's eyes were focused on the leading young man.
The otherworldly charm first made everyone suffocated and distracted.
After coming back to their senses, some people were amazed and others were wary.
"It's strange, the aura of the Uncrowned Sword King is so fierce, why is Aurora's aura so mediocre?"
In the corner of the hall.
Standing here are three boys and girls wearing slightly plain school uniforms.
Among them, there was a young man wearing glasses. His eyes were like torches wandering around Jiang Li. His sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through all illusions and get straight to the essence.
There was a bit of confusion in his eyes, and his words were confusing.
"Can't you even see through it, Xiaobai?"
Next to him, a young girl with a high ponytail, an OK patch on her cheek, and naughty eyes like a teenager, was looking at him with curiosity on her face, her hands behind her back.
"Don't you have a unique skill that you have completely mastered? You are the one who can see through anyone's inner thoughts and is very cheating! You are the only one in the entire Seven Stars Academy who can do it, right?"
"No, as far as I know, Kurogane Ikki from Pojun Academy has also mastered this unique skill, but of course I am more proficient because I mastered it much earlier than him."
The boy known as Xiao Bai adjusted his glasses, and a comic-like white light flashed on his lenses.
"And complete mastery is not a panacea. This ability is greatly limited by intelligence. The information I have about Aurora is only updated to the finals of the Pojun Academy on-campus trials. After that, Aurora has no record of public battles.
I have no way of grasping what level his strength has reached."
Theoretically, there is only half a month between them.
But Shirozaki Byakuya knows very well that half a month is enough for a swordsman of Aurora's level to undergo earth-shaking changes!
"The answer is simple, Xiaobai."
At this time, a nervous voice sounded in the ears of the two of them, as excited as a tiger gathering its hunting instinct.