As the Seven Star Sword Art Festival concluded, competitors and tourists gradually withdrew from the bay city, its fervor visibly diminishing.
The representative contestants and cheer squad mbers from Hagun Academy also departed from their respective hotels one after another, embarking on their journeys ho.
Renren Tomaru and the others wore expressions of pure joy and relaxation, with only Kurogane Ikki appearing visibly anxious.
It seed he was scheduled to visit the Famillion Kingdom in a week to et his future father-in-law, and he was utterly terrified.
In contrast, Eiji remained perfectly calm about his own impending eting with his future father-in-law.
However, since he had no imdiate plans to leave, Kanata Totokubara took the lead in returning to the Totokubara Financial Group, while the rest of the school's mbers went their separate ways.
It was early August, the beginning of sumr vacation. Aside from those without hos to return to, most students would be heading back to their hotowns during this period.
"Junior, where do you plan to spend your sumr vacation?" Touka looked at him with great anticipation.
She was likely hoping for so alone ti together, but Eiji shook his head.
"I want to compete in the KOK League."
Normally, only professional knights participated in the KOK League, and student knights like him weren't permitted to join.
But if he insisted on competing, he believed the league headquarters would grant him an exception.
If timing weren't an issue, he would have preferred to enter the God of War Cup instead. That would allow him to spar with masters like the "Four Immortals" of Shinryūji Temple, particularly their "Great Elder"—even the old man was no match for him, which piqued his interest.
Shinryūji Temple only opened during the God of War Cup; it remained secluded and inaccessible at all other tis.
"I see... Then I'll look forward to watching your heroic feats on television!"
Though slightly disappointed, Touka offered her blessings.
She spent every day being affectionate with her junior, so being apart for a month wasn't a big deal.
Besides, absence makes the heart grow fonder—it could be considered a form of marital spice.
After so intimate monts, Touka also departed with Utakata Misogi and the others. During sumr vacation, they would return to the orphanage to visit the ailing director and care for the children there.
Soon after, Sara ca running over.
"If I miss you, can I tell you?"
After so tender monts together, Sara lay in his arms and asked full of hope.
"Of course! Whenever you tell , I'll definitely co to see you!"
Eiji thumped his chest as he made the promise.
The essence of being a playboy lies in agreeing first regardless of whether circumstances permit it!
Ugh! I'm getting way too good at this!
"Mm!"
Having received his promise, Sara was overjoyed and left with remarkable cheerfulness.
"Phew... I've managed to handle them all!"
Eiji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Now, all that remained was to wait for Kiriko's research to conclude, and everything would be settled.
After seeing off his friends and lovers, Eiji turned and headed back toward the hotel.
He walked among the crowds, yet no one noticed him. Everyone remained focused on their own affairs, completely oblivious to him—even though the large screens along the roadside continuously displayed his championship achievents and portrait.
His Twitter followers had surpassed ten million.
Eiji pulled out his student handbook. Since verification, he had only posted one tweet—the one that read, "There are still plenty of spots for dogs," which had shocked countless fans' mothers.
After casually taking a photo of the large screen and posting a "Ti to leave" tweet, Eiji left the street.
Then the area beca completely packed with fans who had rushed over upon hearing the news.
This was a technique called Foot Dragging.
By imrsing himself in the opponent's subconscious, he could make them unaware of his presence, reducing his presence to zero and maximizing concealnt.
Since breaking through to the Demon Realm, Eiji could use this move without any hesitation.
That's right.
"Breaking through to the Demon Realm seems to have loosened the curse on a little more."
Eiji was quite pleased about this.
Being limited to only using the sword was sothing he considered a curse.
After awakening the Sword God skill and gaining the ability of "Everything is my sword," Eiji had initially loosened this curse. However, it still took imnse effort to learn other techniques—at best, it went from "impossible to learn" to "extrely difficult to learn."
But after breaking through to the Demon Realm, where even fate could no longer interfere with him, this curse was further lifted.
It went from "extrely difficult to learn" to "just average."
In other words, in other areas, he had regained the talent of an ordinary person.
Considering his innate talent was only average to begin with, it was possible that the curse on him had been completely lifted.
Because he had long understood the principles and practiced countless tis, he instantly mastered Foot Dragging. He could easily hide in the subconscious of countless people, infiltrating in broad daylight without anyone noticing.
Of course, at this point, he had no intention of abandoning the sword path to learn other techniques.
He had already co a long way on this path, and there was no need to start over from scratch. His talent with the sword was truly exceptional, and he could undoubtedly go even further on this road!
"Alright, ti to find the expired loli!"
Eiji stretched lazily.
The expired loli was still in the city, handling the aftermath as a mber of the committee.
She had connections to contact the alliance, and Eiji planned to use her network to participate in the alliance's KOK League.
Here I co!
Whether it's the top-ranked White Beard or the second-ranked Sea King, they can all step aside for !
After breaking through to the Demon Realm, Eiji's confidence had skyrocketed. He walked with such swagger that he seed to disregard everyone, as if afraid others wouldn't know how aweso he was!
"Huh?"
Passing by a street, Eiji suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
"Why is she here?"
In a certain shop, he sensed a familiar presence.
After a mont's thought, and since it was still early, Eiji turned and entered the shop.
A bell hung at the entrance, ringing clearly as soon as he stepped inside. The shop was air-conditioned, offering a refreshing relief to visitors suffering from the sumr heat.
Inside, several waitresses hurried back and forth, serving cups of coffee and desserts, filling the room with a delightful fragrance.
The shop had quite a few custors, chatting animatedly with each other, eagerly discussing the match that had just ended yesterday. It seed the city would take a few more days to fully settle down.
"Welco... Huh?"
A waitress looked confusedly at the entrance.
"I definitely heard the bell, but why is there no one there?"
A custor called out to her, and she quickly went to attend to other guests.
Back in the kitchen.
A silver-haired beauty was bent over the oven, peering intently through the glass window as if assessing the color of the cookies. Her focused expression was reminiscent of a student deep in an exam—utterly absorbed.
"Didn't know you had this skill?"
The voice ca abruptly, its owner speaking with lively interest.
Edelweiss turned her head and saw Eiji holding a slice of mousse cake, popping it into his mouth.
He chewed it hastily like a cow munching on peonies, then swallowed it whole without savoring the flavor.
"Could you at least wash your hands before eating cake?"
Edelweiss stared at his cream-sared fingers and faintly furrowed her unpowdered brows.
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