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

(Specifically?)

[You can start with small contacts in daily life, such as touching fingers. When you can accept this level of contact, you can slowly increase the contact area, turn it into palm contact, and then turn it into holding hands or even hugging - but this may be a very slow process, and the time required may be calculated in years.]

[And if Lord Sieg wants to solve the problem once and for all, there is a special solution for psychological problems on the Kreinshield. Just bring her to the Kreinshield——]

(It's better to proceed step by step.)

Sieg directly rejected Brunhilde's plan No. 2.

Take Stella to the Kreinsheed for treatment? His relationship with her doesn't seem to be that good yet? Unless she really can't be cured, Sieg really doesn't want to expose the existence of the Kreinsheed to unfamiliar strangers.

"Well, Stella, since you can't train with me right now, why don't we -"

"Eh? Sieg-san?"

Just as Sieg was about to explain the step-by-step solution to Stella, a voice that was very familiar to Sieg suddenly came from not far away, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

Sieg and Stella immediately looked towards the school gate and saw two figures, one tall and one short, standing there.

After seeing who the other party was, Zigg couldn't help but laugh:

"Hey, Kurogane. Long time no see."

34. Thank you for beating up my dad

The person who spoke to Sieg was Ikki Kurogane, who lived next door to Sieg.

For Sieg, the last time he saw him was before Pojun Academy went on vacation. Come to think of it, it has been about ten days.

"It's been a long time indeed."

Kurogane Ikki, with a bag hanging on his shoulder, came forward and said with a smile: "After all, I haven't seen you since the holiday, but since you have left the dormitory now, it means..."

"Well, I've been released from prison. Starting this semester, you and I will be in the first grade again, and our class will still be Class 1, Grade 1."

"Really? That would be great."

Hearing this, the smile on Kurogane Ikki's face suddenly became even brighter, and looking at his side, Sieg also asked: "By the way, Kurogane, who is the girl next to you..."

"It's my sister, Shizuku."

Turning sideways to fully expose the girl next to him, Ikki Kurogane introduced with a smile: "After that incident last year, I returned to my family home for the first time in many years. At that time, I heard from Shizuku that she was going to apply for Pojun Academy this year. Before the holiday, Shizuku said that she hoped I could go back to pick her up."

"Hello, everyone. I'm Kurogane Shushizuku."

The silver-haired girl who had almost no facial resemblance to Kurogane Ikki greeted Sieg and Stella politely.

After listening to Kurogane Ikki's introduction, Sieg couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "She is... from the Kurogane family?"

"yes!"

Kurogane Ikki nodded subconsciously, but then he immediately reacted and quickly pulled Ziggura aside: "Although she is a member of the main family, but Shushizuku is different from my father and other members of the main family. It should be said that she is... my only family."

"After all, when my whole family ignored me because I had no talent, only Shushizuku would get along with me without any barriers, so Sieg, you don't have to treat her as a [Dragon]."

Is he the only person in the entire Kurogane family who doesn't look down on Kurogane Ikki because of his inferior talent?

Sieg glanced at Kurogane Shushizuku with a scrutinizing look: "I see. Since you said so, Kurogane, I will get along well with her - that... Kurogane Shushizuku-san? Is it okay to call me that? I'm Sieg, Sieg Phil, Kurogane's neighbor. Please take care of me in the future."

"Well, I've heard of you, Senior Zig—thank you very much!"

As she spoke, Kurogane Jushizuku suddenly bowed deeply to Sieg and thanked her very solemnly!

This sudden thank you stunned Sieg and Stella, who had just recovered from the shock.

"Um, have I done anything you should thank me for, Kurogane-san?"

"You can just call me Shizuku. My full name is too long, and it's easy to confuse me with my brother if I call you by my last name." Kurogane Shizuku smiled, "I'm here to thank you for what you did last year."

What happened last year.

Do you mean [Flame Beast Riot]?

"Last year, when my brother was forced to endure such unfair treatment, you were the only one who was willing to stand up for him and even committed such atrocities for him. Although it may be inappropriate to say this, I am really grateful that you thought of my brother in that way, vented his anger for him, and dealt a heavy blow to the Kurogane family."

"Thanks to this, the elders in the family looked so unhappy during that time. It really made me feel relieved."

Sieg hadn't said anything before Stella spoke after hearing what Kurogane Jushizuku said with a smile on her face: "You are also from the Kurogane family, right? Why do you hate your own family so much?"

"Of course, I hate it the most."

"Wow..."

Being hated and despised by someone who was born in her own family, Stella couldn't imagine what kind of family the Kurogane family was. In her impression, the Kurogane family was the family of the former [hero] samurai Ryoma.

At this moment, Kurogane Ikki seemed to have discovered something, and his expression suddenly became a little restrained: "Um... Please forgive me for being rude, I want to ask, are you... Her Highness Stella Famillion?"

"Hmm? Kurotsuchi, do you know her?"

"I saw the news yesterday, saying that the second princess of Famiglia has come to Japan and enrolled in Pojun Academy with the highest score in history, but I didn't expect... Speaking of which, Sieg, you and Stella are together, could it be -"

Zigg nodded: "Yes, let's just consider it as roommate."

(really!)

Kurogane Ikki showed a matter-of-fact expression. After all, from a strength point of view, the only person who could be roommates with A-level Stella and also be a first-year student was Sieg who was repeating a grade. It just so happened that his confinement had been lifted, so from the rules, there was no reason for other possibilities.

"Kurotetsu, what about your roommate?" Sieg asked, "If he has to live with an F-rank like you, let's not talk about their specific strengths, but just their ability values..."

"I've heard about this from the chairman before. My roommate is Shizuku."

Ikki Kurogane explained, "It seems that Shizuku specifically asked the chairman to live under the same roof with me no matter what. I didn't refuse because I hadn't lived with Shizuku for four years. In addition, Shizuku had been living in her hometown, which is a rural area. Now that she has just arrived in the city, I want to take good care of her in my own way."

"Brother~~~~"

After hearing what Kurogane Ikki said as a brother, Kurogane Jushizuku immediately hugged his arm, looking like she really liked her brother. Kurogane Ikki also touched her silver hair lovingly.

Sieg and Stella looked at the brother and sister and couldn't help but smile.

(It seems that Kurogane and his sister have a really good relationship, so there is no problem in this case.)

(It really is a beautiful brother-sister relationship.)

Sieg has no siblings, but Stella does.

"Then, Sieg-san, I'll take Shizuku upstairs to clean up the room and put away the luggage. Let's have dinner together later tonight, just in time to celebrate the end of your confinement."

"Well, sure. See you later."

After watching Ikki Kurogane and Jushizuku Kurogane go away, Sieg turned his attention back to Stella: "Let's continue, Stella-san - I was interrupted before. Actually, I have an idea about curing your psychological trauma. I wonder what you think."

"Eh? Tell me about it."

35. What is indecent assault?

"I see. Shall we start with the minimum level of physical contact?"

After listening to Sieg repeating Brunhilde's suggestion, Stella nodded slightly: "Indeed, if we follow this method, it should be able to alleviate the impact of psychological trauma to a certain extent."

"So it's settled then? Start with the fingertips? One finger at a time?"

Sieg raised his left index finger first.

But Stella did not respond immediately. Instead, she hesitated and looked a little shy. For some reason, a hint of shyness appeared on her face.

"Um......"

"What's wrong?" Sieg asked doubtfully, "Are you feeling unwell? Or are you unable to accept even this level?"

"No, no, no! I can do it! I'm talking to you right now! It's just..."

"only?"

The blush on her cheeks gradually deepened, and Stella shrank back: "You...you shouldn't touch places you shouldn't touch, right?"

"What do you mean?"

The confusion on Zigg's face deepened: "What do you mean by places you shouldn't touch?"

"You...you're not playing dumb, are you?" Stella stamped her feet. "Although you said you wanted to have physical contact with me in order to help me overcome my psychological trauma, who knows if you have some H thoughts in your mind! If you want to take this opportunity to molest me, I will burn you to charcoal!"

"......Eh?"

After a moment of hesitation, Sieg tilted his head with a puzzled look on his face. "What on earth are you talking about? [molestation]...what does that mean?"

"That's right, that's right... You don't even know what indecent assault means?!"

Stella blushed, and at this moment she gradually changed into a shocked expression, while Sieg nodded slightly: "I didn't go to school much before, and after I started to receive education, I didn't learn the word "indecent assault". Is it some special behavior?"

"..."

Weird things.

Stella now feels that Sieg is really a very strange person.

He obviously has such powerful strength that he can completely defeat her head-on, but in private, he behaves as if he doesn't know a lot of common sense, giving people the feeling that he has lived in the wilderness for several years and only recently entered civilized society.

Isn't this too strange?

"...Say, Sieg, you've never met a girl before, have you?"

After thinking about it, Stella chose to ask in a more tactful way.

And Zieger immediately replied: "No, I have."

"Then you've never had that kind of experience? For example, you accidentally touched a girl's chest or butt, and then she scolded you harshly... or something like that?"

"Um... no."

Zigg thought seriously about his own experience: "But if you ask me whether I have ever touched a girl's chest or butt, it's been quite a few times."

Stella: “——!”

(That’s a lot!?)

"That's not—"

"But rather than saying 'hit', it's more like 'hit'."

Stella was about to say something when she was stunned by what Sieg added.

Hit, hit it?

"How did you... fight?"

"Sometimes she would hit me with fireballs, sometimes she would punch me or kick me, and she would often use Dragon Flash to attack me." Zigg described the training between him and Tina. "Of course, she would also hit me in return, for example, she would crush my whole body with hundreds of times the gravity, or she would directly punch through my body - is this considered molestation?"

Stella: “…”

How is this considered indecent assault?

This is clearly playing with your life!

"Is this the life you lived before? How could you survive until now?"

"After all, [Immortality] is one of the few things I can say I'm good at." Sieg shrugged, "And if you want to become stronger, you have to reach this level. At least for me, the situation where [there is a high possibility of death even if you try your best] can be called training."

"I have experienced the same kind of death as you did before, where my whole body was shattered to pieces. I have experienced it many times before, although I have never been shattered to the point where not even ashes were left."

During Sieg and Tina's training, broken hands and feet were the norm. The training ground of the Kreinsheed was filled with broken limbs almost every day. From an observer's perspective, it was still very bloody and bizarre.

And Sieg's description made Stella feel extremely curious and a little awed.

(To the extent that he could die even at the risk of his life, this is just [training]? Is the reason why he is so powerful because of this intensity of training?)

(If I take the same approach, then it will be OK...)

"Wait, you just said that you would use your move on someone during training... Does that mean that person can take it?"

"Well, it's basically ineffective against her."

Basically ineffective! ?

Stella couldn't help but widen her eyes!