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"Yes."

Hei Tieyan nodded calmly.

"I am the head of the Neon branch. I have the obligation to maintain domestic social order and security. Especially in the Bladebreaker community, there are many people who harbor rebellious intentions."

This is true.

Although from a macro base point of view, there are more crimes committed by ordinary people, but from a probability point of view, the possibility of committing crimes by sword cutters is higher.

After all, it is an old truth that heroes use force to break the law. Once people have power, they are likely to go astray.

Moreover, the sword cutters usually possess strength far beyond that of ordinary people, and their crimes often cause more casualties.

However, Jiang Li's understanding was obviously different from Heitie Yan's.

"I must maintain order among the Swordbreakers, so exceptions like Ikki's are not allowed."

"?"

Jiang Li began to feel confused.

"The reason why the Bladebreaker world, and even society as a whole, has such a distinct order is because people understand the difference between the strong and the weak. Knowing their own weaknesses, they won't foolishly strive to become powerful, and they won't cling to things they shouldn't have."

Hei Tieyan's tone was mechanical, without any emotion.

"For example, the Alliance doesn't treat F-rank Flayers as Flayers, but rather as ordinary people. Those Flayers know their own weakness, so they won't insist on entering the Flayer world, but will be willing to become part of the ordinary people."

"But what if they knew that there was an F-rank Felling Sword Knight who broke this convention and became a powerful Felling Sword Knight from a weak body?"

Hei Tieyan paused and continued, "This will ignite their inner desires that shouldn't exist. They'll see this person as a role model, thinking they might be capable, and so they'll follow suit."

indeed.

Once Kurogane Ikki becomes a powerful swordsman, he will surely become a role model for countless F-class swordsmen, attracting them to strive for progress and be unwilling to be ordinary.

"so what?"

"This will have an impact on the existing order of the sword cutters."

Hei Tieyan replied, "If someone without the strength forcibly tries to obtain something they cannot have, the result will only be a disruption of order, without any benefit at all."

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment.

"So the reason you're targeting Kurogane Ikki is because he could become a role model for F-ranked swordsmen?"

"Yes."

Heitie Yan finally nodded.

"He has no talent, so he shouldn't do anything. That way, at least he's contributing to society. If he achieves success, it will only lead to chaos."

If you don't have talent, don't do anything.

This is what Kurogane Takeru expects of his son Kurogane Ikki.

No, that's not an expectation at all.

For Kurogane Ikki, who pursues the way of chivalry, this is simply the greatest despair.

"...Have you said this to Kurogane Ikki?"

"I did, two days before you duelled with him."

"I see... Hehe, that's why he said his heart was broken by his biological father."

Jiang Li gave a sarcastic smile.

On the day the competition started, Ikki Kurogane did say that.

But later, Stella, Kurogane Jushizuku and others glued his broken heart back together, which became a new motivation for his efforts.

Kurogane Ikki didn't say what he thought of his father, and Jiang Li didn't know either.

However, Jiang Li knew what he thought of Heitie Yan.

"Your name is really suitable for you. You are very strict with everyone, even your own son."

Jiang Li let out a long sigh.

"Let me be frank. I physically hate you as a man."

That's a very rude thing to say.

He completely disregarded the other party's alliance branch leader's identity and bluntly expressed his disgust.

"what for?"

Heitieyan's eyes flickered slightly.

Even though he expressed his disgust to his face, Heitie Yan still showed no signs of anger.

Jiang Li began to understand a little.

This man is not emotionless, but he actively makes his life like a machine, erasing his inner emotions in order to maintain order.

As long as it is for the sake of order, even one can abandon one's own son, and even be willing to stigmatize him.

"Actually, I hated you from the beginning, but at that time I simply thought you were a very bad person who could even oppress your own son."

Jiang Li recalled the time when they were exercising in Forest Square. Expired Loli saw through his anger at a glance.

"I finally understand the truth now, but I hate you even more. I originally thought you hated your son because of the Black Iron Family's reputation, so you tried every possible way to persecute him. But I didn't expect that you chose to persecute your son even though you clearly didn't hate him."

This made Jiang Li feel even more uncomfortable than fighting like enemies from the very beginning.

Because they clearly had the possibility of living in harmony, but they chose persecution instead.

"I don't want to discuss this kind of heresy with you. The strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak. I hate the idea that the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak. Your view of order only disgusts me."

Jiang Li completely lost interest in continuing the conversation.

"If the purpose of your calling me here is just to thank me, then there is no need. I don't want your thanks, so don't come and thank me."

He stood up with a cold expression and walked out of the meeting room without looking back.

Chapter 314 The Beginning of Joint Training

2023-06-01

The door of the conference room was slammed shut.

Until he left, Heitie Yan did not say anything to keep him, but just watched him leave his sight silently.

"Junior brother is a little excited. I hope you won't blame me, Branch Chief."

Dongtang Daohua bowed slightly to Heitie Yan and apologized to him on behalf of Jiang Li.

"But I can understand what Junior Brother is thinking. He must be sad about the father-son relationship between you and Junior Brother Ikki."

But then, Dongtang Daohua changed the subject.

She didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what Jiang Li said. She bowed only because he left so rudely.

"What do you mean?"

Heitie Yan withdrew his gaze from the gate and instead looked at Dongtang Daohua, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.

"Junior brother is an orphan."

Dongtang Daohua replied in a deep voice.

Heitie Yan was slightly stunned, then seemed to be thinking about something.

"He values the people around him very much. If someone close to him was tied to the railway tracks with a stranger, he would definitely save the person close to him without hesitation."

"He has no family, so he particularly values the feeling of home and believes that family connections are the most precious thing in the world. Therefore, he really cannot understand why you would rather abandon your family than maintain order."

Because I have no family, I pay special attention to the people around me.

Of course, he would feel disgusted from the bottom of his heart for those who abandoned their family.

What made it even more difficult for him to accept was that Heitie Yan originally had this connection, but he gave it up himself.

That's right.

The person Jiang Li hated from the beginning was not Chi Zuo. That guy was just a clown at best.

After he exposed the conspiracy, he was stripped of his Swordsman qualification by the Alliance Headquarters for abusing his power for personal gain and extremely improper behavior, and was thrown into prison two days ago.

The person he really hates is Heitie Yan.

This man clearly possessed something that he thought was very precious, but he took the initiative to abandon it.

Is order important?

Of course it's important, but it's nothing compared to family.

This is Jiang Li’s idea.

Therefore, he and Heitie Yan could never get along.

"By the way, I'm an orphan too."

Dongtang Daohua smiled slightly.

"So I understand what I'm thinking, but I don't understand what you, the branch chief, are thinking."

In a sense, Dongtang Daohua and Jiang Li were like huddling together for warmth, drawing what they needed from each other.

This is the fundamental reason why their relationship is so good.

Dongtang Daohua also left quickly.

Heitie Yan was the only one left in the conference room, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

In the Great Hall.

Not long after the two arrived, the award ceremony officially began.

Jiang Li, Toudou Daohua, Kurogane Ikki, Kurogane Shushizu and Stella went on stage one by one to receive their medals.

"The leader of the Pojun Academy delegation has been decided to be Dongtang Daohua."

Saying this, Shinguji Kurono handed the flag symbolizing Pojun Academy to Toudou Touka.

This means that all affairs of Pojun Academy during the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival will be handled by Toudou Touka.

Senior Sister Daohua was the leader of the delegation last year. It can be said that practice makes perfect, and this is also the main reason why Shinguji Kurono chose her.

"Where's Alice?"

Ikki Kurogane looked around but did not see the last person.

"He's on leave today."

Kurogane Jushizuku explained to him quietly.

As the six candidates were officially decided, prolonged applause broke out in the Great Hall.

These six people represent the top six teams of Pojun Academy this year, and will also be Pojun Academy's hope of winning the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

at the same time.

On the highway several kilometers away from Pojun Academy.

A slim and tall handsome boy, Arisuin Nagi was walking alone on this road. At one point, he took out his cell phone.

"Hello, is that the Shadow Killer?"

"The target of the operation has been decided. It's at Pojun Academy, where you're undercover! You must cooperate well and complete this mission. Don't let me down, hehe!"

"I see."

Arisuin Nagi hung up the phone.

The previous jokes and playfulness were gone from his face, and only a complete coldness remained in his eyes.

…………

It was mid-July.

The plum rain stopped and summer came. White cumulonimbus clouds hung in the sky.

The first semester of Pojun Academy came to an end amidst a busy selection competition, and the much-anticipated summer vacation finally began.