Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

1. Graduation

Time flies.

After winter passed twice and spring came again, Planet 52 once again arrived at the junction of March and April.

On the campus of Pojun College, under the dancing cherry blossoms, the new class of graduates are preparing for their graduation ceremony in a gymnasium that is rarely used.

"——Then, we will begin distributing graduation certificates. Students whose names are called, please come to the stage."

On the big stage, Shinguji Kurono said loudly.

"First up is the third-year student leader - [Sieg Fiss]"

"Yes."

Among the students filling the gymnasium, a young man sitting in the first row stood up and walked onto the stage.

Looking at the black-haired boy in front of him, Shinguji Kurono whispered in a voice that only he and he could hear: "I didn't expect you to be so persistent in graduating that you dared to re-enroll with a fake identity and graduate by skipping a grade, Sieg."

"After all, the reason I came here is to graduate. Don't worry too much about this level of willfulness, Chairman."

[Sig Fiss], or [Sieg Fehr] smiled slightly.

Last year, after spending several months to deal with all the things he should do as the [New Tyrant], Sieg returned to Pojun Academy and prepared to start school again. But his identity was obviously not suitable for school, so in order to spend his last year on this planet safely, Sieg asked Yueying Moya and Heitie Yan to help him prepare a fake identity.

In Zieg's opinion, this was something the two of them owed him.

After all, it was because of Sieg that the future that Yueying Moya feared did not happen, and Harima Tendo, whom Kurogane Yan had always been wary of, was also killed by Sieg - regardless of the process and cause, from the result, both sides actually caused a lot of trouble to each other, and they should really settle the debts between each other, otherwise they will not be able to rest easy after Sieg leaves.

Therefore, Sieg transferred to Pojun Academy as a sophomore transfer student last year under the identity of [Sig Fiss] and graduated this year by skipping a grade.

"It's a good thing that you didn't do anything out of line in the past year, otherwise I would have a headache... You have to work hard from now on, and I'll leave my troublesome stupid friend to you."

"Yes, I will do my best, Chairman - and I wish you good health and all the best from now on."

A year later, Sieg had learned what to say in such situations.

After receiving his graduation certificate from Shinguji Kurono, he lightly stroked the name column with his finger, changing "Sig Fis" to "Sieg Fehr", and then Sieg walked off the stage.

(Is that all right, Miss Brunhilde?)

Returning to his seat, Zigg recalled what happened when he first arrived on this planet three years ago.

He had originally come here to study only according to the Dragon Slayer System's advice and Brunhilde's arrangement. After all, at the time, both of them had evaluated him as being unsophisticated, with an IQ at most at the level of an elementary school student, and his combat skills were also immature, so he needed to start training in all aspects from the basics.

Now, although the process was bumpy and I went through all kinds of things in the middle, in the end I have achieved my original goal and obtained my graduation certificate.

(This way, I can leave this planet without any regrets, right?)

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The graduation ceremony didn't last long.

When the bell rang at eleven in the morning, Zigg walked out of the gate of Pojun Academy, carrying his schoolbag in one hand and his graduation certificate in the other.

He paused for a moment, turned around and glanced at the school gate behind him, then sighed deeply and put his hands on his face.

"Ah? You can't hold on for the last bit, Sieg-san?"

"Isn't that what he is like?"

Two familiar voices came from the side.

Looking at the two people who were talking to him, Sieg smiled and said, "You're here early, Student Council President, Stella."

Standing near the school gate were Toudou Touka and Stella Famillion.

but--

"You still call me that? I graduated last year." Dongtang Daohua stepped forward, "If the current student council president heard you say that, it would be a shock."

"But the student council president is the student council president. At least in my opinion, you are the student council president of Pojun Academy. However, it will only last until today. I will call you Daohua from now on."

Did the situation improve from sounding a bit unfamiliar to being the student council president to being able to call each other by name in a somewhat intimate way?

Before Toudou Daohua could say anything, Stella nudged Sieg's chest and said, "Then I am just your classmate? Obviously, I have contributed to your status as a transfer student, right?"

[Sig Fiss], Sieg's identity as a transfer student, in addition to the help of Yueying Moya and Kurotsuchi Yan, he also received help from Stella, because according to the records - [Sig Fiss] is a transfer student from Familion.

Of course, this was because of Stella's relationship. Because she only came to Japan to study for a year, when Toudou Touka graduated last year, Stella also left school and returned home. After that, Sieg rarely heard about her. If this time is not counted, the last time they met was at the Seven Stars Sword Festival last year.

At that time, Stella came to Japan as a representative of Famillion to watch the semi-finals and finals of the Seven Stars Sword Fighting Festival.

And the reason why Sieg was able to get her and Famillion's help was because he went to Famillion several times when dealing with the affairs of the tyrant - and each time he was hunted down by the residents and army of an entire country, and was beaten several times by Stella's father.

Of course, Sieg fought back every time, and the result was that in the end the entire country of Famillion was defeated by him.

"I'm also going to change my words starting today, Stella." Sieg said, "After all, as a student, I'm only as good as today. Compared to this, Daohua, I can understand, but Stella, are you really going to go with me?"

16 months have passed, and the two of them responded to Zig's invitation last year.

Stella was at the Seven Stars Swords Festival last year, and Toudou Touka was a few months ago when Sieg and he went to a nearby temple fair to celebrate the New Year.

"Although it's already this late and the ship has been prepared to welcome you, I still want to confirm one last time."

"Have you really decided to leave this planet with me?"

2. Farewell and Bon voyage

16 months ago, when Sieg extended an invitation to Stella and Toudou Daohua, the two had already responded.

Stella came to watch the Seven Stars Sword Festival last year, and Touhua Toudou went to the temple in Fukuoka with Sieg a few months ago to celebrate the New Year.

Both of them expressed their willingness to leave the planet with Sieg, and after they gave their answers, Sieg began to prepare all the things they would need to live on the ship. But now, Sieg still wanted to confirm their ideas one last time.

After all, neither of them is alone now.

Toudou Daohua has family members in a nursery in Fukuoka, and at work he has become an official knight of the domestic league, and is steadily moving towards the A-level league.

Not to mention Stella. Ever since she went back last year, she has become the face of Famiglia over the past year. You can often see reports of her visiting foreign countries in the news. She looks like she is preparing to succeed the country.

Both of them have their reasons for not being able to leave. If asking them to leave with him would make them feel embarrassed and reluctant, then even if there would be regrets later, Sieg is willing to respect their decision.

"It's already this late, why are you still asking this kind of question?"

Stella said, "I had already told my father and the others before I came here. Anyway, I am only the second princess, and it is not my turn to inherit the country. What's more, I have already done a lot of things last year. Why do you think I have been flying around the world last year?"

"To be optimistic, it won't be a problem if I don't come back within 20 years. As for what will happen 20 years later... let's talk about it then. At least now I would rather go to the universe and see the wider world than to stay on Earth and shoulder my own responsibilities. I don't want to be left far behind by you the next time we meet."

You can say that she has no sense of responsibility or that she has no sense of mission.

Stella knew very well what she was saying, but she didn't care about other people's opinions. She only knew that if she stayed at this time out of a sense of responsibility, she would never be able to keep up with the pace of the only compatriot in the world.

So, she wanted to be willful for once.

"I have promised my father that I will come back once before he dies. I'll trouble you to bring me back then."

"Well... I'll try my best." Sieg nodded slightly, "Where's Daohua? Have you dealt with everything? Is everything okay over at the Alliance?"

"It's already been taken care of. I retired from the alliance last week. I packed my luggage a little these days. Before I came to see you, I asked Miss Brunhilde to take it to your ship." Dongtang Daohua said, "The branch director also said that I set a record for the fastest retirement."

Toudou Daohua joined the domestic league around May last year, and since she retired in February of this year, she was active as a player for less than a year, and probably didn't play many actual games, right?

"I've explained everything to the Wakaba family. Although everyone is very reluctant, they are willing to support me. But... to be honest, I'm a little bit unconfident about my future self now."

"No confidence? Why?"

"I have always wielded the sword to protect my family. Now I have to leave everyone and wield the sword for myself... I feel a little uneasy."

Having said that, there was not much uneasiness on Dongtang Daohua's face.

After all, it was her, and Zieg believed that she had already made the psychological adjustments in this regard.

"If you want to stay, you still have time."

"The luggage has been sent to the ship, I will not regret it now." Dongtang Daohua said with a smile, "Also, although I am leaving everyone, I have already made a new goal - next I want to swing the sword hard to reach where you are, and help you who always likes to be strong alone."

As he spoke, Dongtang Daohua also pulled Qige's earlobe.

This slightly intimate contact made Stella, who had hardly spoken to Sieg for a year, suddenly lose her composure. But before she could say anything——

"boom!"

A cloth bag was suddenly thrown over from a distance.

Catching it in mid-air, Zig looked in the direction it was thrown from: "Teacher Xijing, you're here too?"

"Humph, if I don't come, you three are going to just run to the hotel like this?" Xijing Ningyin, still dressed as a dancer, stepped in wooden clogs and came in front of the three people. "I had a few last words with Xiao Hei, and by the way, I hung up all the harassing calls from the country and the A-level alliance. I said I was leaving a long time ago, but you still keep harassing me. What a bunch of unromantic guys."

Like Stella and Toudou Touka, under the persuasion of Shinguji Kurono, Xijing Ningyin also resigned from the position of teacher at Pojun Academy, and retired from the A-level alliance, deciding to make herself young again - she has been lacking in fighting spirit since Shinguji Kurono retired from the A-level alliance, and now she has finally decided to make the universe her new goal.

In her own words, she now seems to have regained her youth - even though she is already in her thirties.

"Come to think of it, there are only three of us here? Where's the little Wang Ma? Has he gone up first?"

"Well, Ouma and the teacher have already gone to the ship, as has Sarah. The only ones left are the three of you."

"Then leave now?"

"No, there's one more thing I want to accomplish before then."

Sieg shook his head and looked at the gate of Pojun Academy behind him. Dongtang Daohua and the other two also looked over there. After a while, when they saw the two figures coming out, they understood why Sieg said they had to wait for a while.

Looking at the person who came in front of him, Sieg smiled and stretched out his hand: "Sorry, Ikki, I graduated before you."

The visitor - Kurogane Ikki - also shook Sieg's hand: "It can't be helped. You are an alien after all. Also, I took a long vacation and my attendance rate is not good enough."

Last year, because he went to Shenzhou to practice and signed up for the Fighting God Cup, Ikki Kurogane was held back again, so that now that Sieg has graduated he is still a first-year student, although he will be promoted to second grade next month.

But even so, Kurogane Ikki is not worried about whether he can graduate successfully. After all, he is now -

"Long time no see, classmate Kurotsuchi. Even though it's a little late, I still want to congratulate you on becoming the Seven-Star Sword King." Dongtang Daohua offered his congratulations with a smile.

【Failed Knight】

Ikki Kurogane, who was previously called this because of his poor ability values, successfully advanced to the finals of the Seven Stars Sword Festival last year, and fulfilled the promise that was delayed for a whole year with Sieg, who used the alias "Sig Face", on the stage of the finals.

“Thank you, Senior Toudou. Although I’m called the Seven-Star Sword King, anyone with a discerning eye can see that I was completely defeated by Sieg last year.” Kurogane Ikki said with a wry smile, “I tried my best but only cut off one of Sieg’s arms. He recovered in the next second. If he hadn’t admitted defeat in the end, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to become the Seven-Star Sword King.”

"This kid was bullying me by participating in the Seven Star Sword Martial Festival. You are already the best among all the Seven Star Sword Kings for being able to chop off one of his arms. You should know that the Red Lotus Princess couldn't do such a thing two years ago."

Xijing Ningyin glanced at Stella, causing the latter to stamp her feet immediately.

“Now I can definitely do it!”

"Wow~~~~ Then let's go to the boat and have a fight between the two of you?"

"Just hit us!"

"Hey, hey, hey, we haven't even boarded the boat yet."

Listening to the two people who made the decision without authorization, Sieg sighed helplessly, and Kurogane Ikki also let go of his hand: "It seems that I can't waste your time... Although I can't go to the universe with you, I will sincerely congratulate you on becoming stronger, Sieg."

[Not boarding the Crimsonhead]——This was the decision made by Kurogane Ikki.

It seemed that he made the decision after considering his family situation.

After all, Kurogane Ouma has already boarded the ship. If he also boards the ship, then Kurogane Jushizuku will definitely follow, and then the main family of the Kurogane family will have no successor. Although it is a family that does not have any good memories for him, no matter what, Kurogane Ikki does not want the family to be extinct.

So he decided to stay, and planned to challenge the Fighting God Cup again after making sufficient preparations.

"Well, then this is... goodbye." Sieg took a step back, "If there's a chance, see you in 50 or 100 years, Ikki."

"Then please do it as soon as possible. I don't think I can live to be over a hundred years old."

"Haha, that's right - let's go then."

Buzz~~~~~!

As Sieg's words fell, a teleporting light appeared under the feet of the group, and after a moment of strong light, Kurogane Ikki's eyes became empty again.

Looking up at the black dot that was gradually getting smaller in the distant sky, Kurogane Ikki stretched out his hand and waved vigorously.