A crossover anime, where people are in Classroom of the Imaginary Era, and behind the scenes, the ki

Seeing Kushida Kikyo's vivid report to Amasawa Ichika on Line, Su Wei couldn't help but chuckle.

He casually replied "Let's see her chips" and tossed his phone aside.

In reality, no matter what Tianze Yixia's intentions were or what tempting offers he made, Su Wei didn't care.

After all, Su Wei knew her background, purpose, and even her personality and physical structure very well.

In this miniature garden under his control, as long as Amaze Ichika doesn't suddenly stumble upon an Infinity Stone by sheer luck, or is chosen by the Phoenix Force traversing the multiverse...

In Su Wei's eyes, her so-called scheming was no different from a child throwing a tantrum.

It's like a four- or five-year-old child throwing a tantrum at an adult, even if they're determined to kill them and strike a pose like Ultraman firing a beam of light—

What kind of threat could it pose besides being laughable?

All I can say is that when you're weak enough, even getting angry seems cute.

"However, it should be time for the preliminary tests for the second and third year students soon."

Su Wei stroked his chin, intending to take advantage of this free time to first devise the games for the next preliminary test for the second and third year high school students.

When the list of background characters was pulled up, apart from a few familiar faces who had some roles in the original work, such as Asahina Nazuna, Kiryuin Fuka, and Tachibana Akane, the vast majority were background characters whose names were not even recognizable.

'Forget it, I'm too lazy to waste my brain cells customizing something for them.'

Su Wei yawned: "Let's just copy the rules of the King of Clubs."

Anyway, this time a brand new DLC patch featuring this "mysterious black market merchant" has been added.

He wasn't worried at all that the exams for older students would lack variables.

I'm sure the situation these seasoned veterans are facing is no easier than what Ayanokouji and his group are going through this time.

......

The next day, during lunch break.

Because of a series of unexpected events yesterday, Su Wei had to take Horikita Suzune as his disciple, so he had to bring her along when he went to Ichinose Honami's rooftop sword practice session.

then.

When Ichinose Honami, who had been waiting there for a long time, saw it.

Horikita Suzune, who usually keeps to herself, is now carrying two wooden swords in her arms, her head slightly bowed, following closely behind Su Wei.

“Senpai, this is…” Ichinose blinked.

Su Wei took the wooden sword from Horikita and casually explained:

"Horikita also wants to learn swordsmanship from me."

"I was thinking that since you two are both beginners, having someone to practice and spar with would make it easier for you to master real combat skills."

"I was planning to mention it to you on Line yesterday afternoon, but I got distracted by what happened with that junior girl in your class and forgot about it."

Honami Ichinose nodded, then seized on the hidden meaning in the words and asked softly, "Junior... is Senpai talking about Amasawa-kun?"

"Yes."

Su Wei walked to the shadows and stood against the wall. "She said she had some item points that she felt were a waste not to use. She wanted to use the points to hire me, begging me to save her life in the next exam. She also said that you forbade her to take risks, so she could only come to me secretly."

Upon hearing this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Ichinose's eyes.

"Tianze-san... she's already lost once. If she loses again in the preliminary test, she'll end up like Kanzaki-san and Shiranami-san..."

"She's still just a child who skipped a grade..."

"Child...aren't she and Ayanokouji from the same place?"

Su Wei offered his differing opinion:

"According to Sakayanagi, people from that place might have some unique qualities that we don't know about."

“You see, Ayanokouji usually doesn’t show off, but after these exams, he’s been hiding his true abilities better than anyone else. You really can’t tell how deep he is until you push him to the brink.”

"and......"

Before Su Wei could finish speaking, Horikita Suzune, standing to the side, coldly interrupted:

"Instead of worrying about a transfer student whose background you don't know, Ichinose-san, you should think more about Ryuen Sho from Class C."

"He's a man who's truly died three times. There's absolutely no room for error, yet he's being forced into the Black Ball exam... What do you think a mad dog like him, who'll do anything to survive, would do in a desperate situation?"

Stung by Horikita Suzune's merciless reality, Ichinose's lips parted slightly, and after a long while, she gently closed them.

"Yes...it's a long and arduous journey."

But soon, the girl raised her head, facing the blinding sunlight, and whispered:

"But isn't it precisely to protect what we want to safeguard that we humans have the instinct to risk everything?"

"I believe that Horikita-san also put aside her pride and wanted to become stronger because she had someone she wanted to protect!"

As she spoke, Ichinose looked at Horikita Suzune with a smile.

Horikita Suzune, her thoughts exposed, stiffened slightly.

She didn't argue or respond to the slightly sentimental words; she simply raised the wooden sword in her hand, the tip pointing directly at Ichinose.