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

59. I can teach you something else

The next day, early in the morning.

The news that [a huge explosion of unknown cause occurred in the suburbs last night] spread at the fastest speed, and everyone who could read the news saw this major event occupying the headlines.

After learning about this——

[That's definitely a good thing you did! ]

Hearing Stella's roar coming from the student handbook, Zieg couldn't help but move the student handbook away, and only took it back after the sound faded: "Why are you making such a loud noise so early in the morning?"

[You must have watched the news! Who else could have made such a big noise in the suburbs except you, a guy who didn't come home all night!]

Stella on the other end of the phone sounded quite dissatisfied, but one could also hear some worry in her voice.

[By the way, where are you now? You didn't come back all night. And what did you do yesterday to get so serious? ]

"...I didn't do anything. By the way, could you please ask for leave for me and the chairman? Maybe... for a week? Just to be on the safe side."

[Eh? I'm taking a week off. You're going to be——]

Before Stella could finish her words, Zieg hung up the phone, put on his clothes, and walked out of the space he was in.

Outside the door was a somewhat dim corridor. After walking a distance deeper into the corridor, Sieg pushed open the door at the end.

"Oh! Is he finally awake? [Beast King of Divine Flame]!"

The moment he entered the door, Sieg heard such a call.

The one who spoke was a red-haired girl who looked about the same size as Kurogane Jushizuku, wearing a red dress and one eye was covered by an eye patch. What was surprising was that she was riding on a black lion, but the lion, as the king of beasts, did not react at all and looked quite docile.

but--

"Are you talking to me?" Sieg tilted his head. "I don't remember when I got that title."

"Because Miss Linna loves comics, she was just greeting you in her own way, Lord Flame Beast."

The girl in the dress was surrounded by her attendants, right? A maid dressed as a maid smiled and bowed slightly to Sieg, "It's an honor to meet you. This is Miss Rinna Kazematsu, and I am a servant serving you. My name is Charlotte Corday. Please take care of me."

Rina Kazematsuri?

Wind Festival?

"...Fukajitsu Foundation?"

Sieg thought of the largest conglomerate that was one of the largest in the country. The name of the conglomerate was the same as the surname of the girl in the dress in front of him. This should mean that she is the daughter of the founder of the conglomerate?

Just as Sieg was thinking this -

"clatter......"

Outside the door that had not yet been closed, two figures that were very familiar to Sieg walked in.

It's Kurogane Ouma and Edelweiss.

"You're still alive?" Sieg looked at Kurogane Ouma, "I chopped it down seriously."

"I know. But the prerequisite is that it can hit the target completely - I don't remember asking you to save me, [Biyi]."

The latter part of the sentence was said by Kurogane Ouma to Edwards, who just smiled bitterly and said, "I can't just watch you get killed by Sieg. Sir Wallenstein's situation was too sudden, and it was difficult for me to save him, but your situation was slightly different at that time, and I could definitely intervene."

"Besides, at that point in time, I had already confirmed what I wanted to know. The winner between you and Sieg was indeed decided, wasn't it?"

"..."

The battle between Sieg and Kurogane Ouma ended with Kurogane Ouma's defeat.

Although Sieg didn't think it was a real fight, and the two had never fought each other properly from beginning to end, in the duel of their special moves, Sieg was undoubtedly the winner. And as Edwards said, if it weren't for her intervention at the last minute, Kurogane Ouma would have disappeared from this world like the one-armed man named Wallenstein.

“Kukuku~~~ I never thought that the one-armed swordsman would be killed instantly! As expected, the beast king of Shenyan is extremely powerful!”

As she said this, Rina Kazematsu made a rather strange pose for some reason, and Charlotte said, "The young lady is praising Lord Flame Beast."

"Uh...I can still understand the meaning of this."

As Sieg spoke, he looked at Edelweiss and said, "Well, now you can tell me the reason why you asked me to stay. Have you finally decided to teach me?"

The place where the group was now was still the ruins that Sieg followed Edelweiss to last night. Although the surface part was almost completely destroyed, the underground part was still almost intact. After Edelweiss intervened, Sieg was advised by her to stay for one night.

"About this - unfortunately, I can't seem to teach you."

Edwards showed a look of regret, shook his head slightly and said: "Before, I didn't think it was necessary to teach you because I thought you were a demon and could learn it by yourself. But in the battle between you and Wang Ma yesterday, I also confirmed that you are not a demon. And the existence of non-demons cannot interfere with the gravity of fate."

"So unfortunately, I can't teach you what you want to learn from me."

"..."

Sieg fell silent, then walked straight towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"Let's go back to Pojun Academy." Sieg said, "Since you can't teach me, there's no point in me staying here. Besides, yesterday afternoon and evening were completely wasted... Tsk."

It was a pity that he had asked Stella to help him take a leave before, but now the leave was wasted.

Thinking of this, Zigg's face became a little depressed and unhappy.

Edwards smiled and said, "Don't rush back. Although I can't teach you how to control the gravity of fate, I can teach you other things. For example, [battle skills], or [my swordsmanship]."

"......Eh?"

Sieg paused, turned around and looked back into her silver-grey eyes: "You want to... teach me swordsmanship?"

"Yes. After all, you did defeat Lord Wallenstein and Ouma. It would be unfair to let you return empty-handed without teaching you anything. And after watching your fight with Ouma, in addition to realizing that you are not a demon, I also realized that you have never received formal and systematic combat training."

"It's not that I haven't learned it before, but I only learned the basics. After all, I don't have the time or the desire to sit down and study seriously."

"I suppose so—but if you keep going like this, you won't get any further."

These words from Edwards made Zigg's expression freeze again.

60. Is Sieg an alien?

While observing yesterday, Edwards discovered a characteristic of Zigg.

"You have never learned any skills. All the power you possess is the power you have summed up and mastered by yourself. It is better to say that you are full of [wildness], right? You give people the feeling that you are like a beast living in a primitive jungle."

"Although you have been winning with your innate violence and have made a name for yourself in this peaceful area called modern society with your most direct force, if you continue like this, you will not be able to go any further."

Edelweiss said.

"Of course, the "further development" I mentioned refers to my field. If your ambition is just to enter the A-level league, then you can get a very good ranking with your current strength. But if you still want to learn how to control the gravity of fate and still want to break through to the realm of demons, then you can't continue like this."

"Even if it is innate violence, if it can be used in a more reasonable and efficient way, it can exert greater power than before - I think this truth should not need me to explain."

"...Yeah, I know."

She said it so plainly that even Sieg could understand it: "So... you want to teach me swordsmanship? To help me get better?"

"After all, this is the reward you deserve. Consider it my compensation for making you waste a day and a night. Let me think about it... how about it until the Seven Stars Sword Festival starts? I will teach you how to swing a sword from the basics, and whether you can learn it depends on your own ability."

One-on-one sword training with the world's strongest swordsman before the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival?

It's only the end of April now, and there are still more than three months until the Seven Star Sword Festival!

"... a little suspicious."

Sieg asked, "I don't think you can stay in Japan for that long. Besides... even if it's just to make up for the day and night I wasted, it's not fair to teach me for free for three months. Do you have other purposes?"

"......Alas~~~~I can't hide it from you."

After a moment of silence, Edwards gave a dry laugh that was somewhat... cute and awkward. He looked a little embarrassed and helpless, and then he smiled softly and said, "Although this is not my own idea, I do have other purposes - can you please transfer to the National Akatsuki Academy?"

"...So that's the plan."

Zieg now understood completely.

One of the reasons why Edwards was willing to teach him swordsmanship for three months was to make up for the day and night he wasted yesterday. Another, bigger reason was that he planned to use this sweet treat to get him into the National Akatsuki Academy.

[One-on-one special lesson from the world's strongest swordsman]

This is indeed a huge temptation that many people cannot refuse!

And Edelweiss said it wasn't her idea, that's...

"Did that uncle named Yue something ask you to do this?"

"Yes, it was indeed Mr. Yueying's suggestion. After all, you and Wang Ma had such a big fight yesterday, and it happened at the base of Akatsuki Academy. As the Prime Minister and the Chairman of Akatsuki Academy, he must have received the news immediately." Edwards explained, "[I can not pursue any responsibility, nor ask for any compensation, I just hope that Sieg can lend me a helping hand for the future of this country] - this is what he said."

"On the other hand, if I don't accept this request, I will be held responsible and have to bear a huge amount of compensation, right?"

Zigg laughed bluntly, "Is this what... uh... [politicians do]?"

Edwards did not answer, but smiled helplessly: "Mr. Yueying and I have some friendship, and he does have some unspeakable secrets. This time I came to Japan to help as much as I can. You don't need to give me an answer now, think about it carefully."

"Of course, we will not restrict your personal freedom. You can leave at any time. If you intend to accept, you can come back within the next week. If you exceed this time, we will consider that you have rejected this request."

"Is it......"

After hesitating for a moment, Sieg immediately turned around and left the underground space of Akatsuki Academy.

And after he left——

"This doesn't seem like a decision you would make, Biyi."

Kurogane Ouma spoke coldly to Edelweiss: "Besides, you said he is not a demon? Then what is he?"

"I don't know."

Edwards shook his head slightly. "He is undoubtedly not a demon, but... he is also not restricted by the fate of this planet. I can't feel any gravity from the planet from him. It's as if he is completely independent of the fate of this planet."

"...You mean he's an alien?"

“That’s really the only explanation.”

Aliens from outside this planet who are not restricted by the fate of the planet, but have never transcended their own destiny.

If we were to define Sieg's existence, we could only describe him this way, but is this really possible? There have been rumors about [alien] beings since the last century, but there has never been an official record of them. Could Sieg really be such an existence?

Edelweiss couldn't be sure, and of course, she didn't care.

"No matter what, he still has a lot of room for improvement. If a person's growth is like climbing a mountain, then he is probably just starting from the foot of the mountain. He will become stronger, even without my guidance."

"Speaking of which, Ouma, do you need my guidance?"

"No need." Kurogane Ouma rejected Edwards' suggestion without even thinking, "I can't learn your sword, and I don't want to learn it. I will catch up with you monsters in my own way."

After saying that, Kurogane Ouma also left the room.

(They really are of the same kind, so maybe these two will become a perfect match?)

Thinking of this, Edwards suddenly disappeared from the room.

And on the other side——

"Charlotte, Charlotte, do you think we have been completely forgotten by the Valkyries?"

"I think so, Miss. In addition, you took a special leave from Lianzhen College to come here to meet with Lord Yanshou. Are you satisfied?"

"Yeah! Very satisfied!"

Kazematsu Rinna smiled and said, "It would be nice if Sarah came too. I believe Sarah would fall in love with him right away!"

"Well, Miss, since you are satisfied, we should return to Lianzhen College. You only asked for two days of leave this time."

"Okay! Sphinx! Let's go!"

“Ahhhhh!”

The black lion under Rina Kazematsu roared.

61. Your face is not suitable for thinking

Sieg did not return to Pojun Academy. After leaving the underground space, he teleported directly back to the Clinshid.

"Thinking about that woman?"