Chapter 365: Water Control Taken to the Extreme!
After being toyed with by Yakushi Kiriko for a while, Tatara ultimately slunk away from the venue.
At the same time, Moroboshi Yudai also walked over to greet them.
"Yo, you're Hagun's delegation leader this year?"
"You really are exactly like the rumors say. Stronger than I imagined… interesting."
Luke looked at last year's Seven Star Sword King.
To be honest, he was fairly interested in Moroboshi Yudai, but not to an especially great degree.
At this point, a student-level peak could no longer stir up much interest in him.
Even if Moroboshi could easily defeat professional Mage-Knights, in Luke's eyes, he was still somewhat lacking.
There was also one very important point.
Moroboshi's ability had no effect on Luke at all.
An ability capable of nullifying all Blazer abilities did sound extremely terrifying.
In this world, Moroboshi's ability was like the natural enemy of all Blazers.
However, what Luke usually used was Prana.
No matter what, Moroboshi's strength was beyond doubt.
Even if they really met in the tournament, he would still count as a decent opponent.
After responding briefly with a few words, Luke placed more of his attention on Yakushi Kiriko.
After all, the two techniques she had just displayed could be called extremely terrifying.
However, Luke not being very interested in Moroboshi did not mean Ikki and Touka felt the same.
The two of them were the complete opposite of Luke.
They clearly paid more attention to Moroboshi Yudai.
"This year, I absolutely won't lose to you again!"
The first to challenge him was Touka.
Looking at this knight who had defeated her last year, her fighting spirit began rising uncontrollably.
Facing Touka's aura and words, which were like a sharp blade leaving its sheath, Moroboshi Yudai responded with a fearless smile.
"That's great to hear."
"To be honest, when I heard you lost to a first-year newcomer, I thought it was a real shame."
"I thought I wouldn't be able to see you in the arena this year. Seeing you appear here now is an incredible surprise."
"From that point of view, I really have to thank that Akatsuki Academy that suddenly came out to make trouble."
"Otherwise, my championship wouldn't be perfect without perfectly breaking through your ultimate technique!"
As he spoke, an aura no weaker than Touka's rose from Moroboshi.
Although both of them restrained themselves somewhat, the intense collision of their auras still faintly shook the air.
Several nearby dining tables swayed along with it.
Fortunately, the tense scene did not continue for too long.
"However, before I run into you, I first have to deal with another incredible guy."
Moroboshi suddenly changed the topic.
As he withdrew his aura, he swept his sharp gaze toward Ikki beside her.
There was a reason he was so interested in Ikki.
Because Seven Star Sword King Moroboshi Yudai's opponent in the first round was none other than Worst One, Kurogane Ikki!
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While Moroboshi spoke with Ikki and Touka, on the other side, Yakushi Kiriko had also approached Luke.
"You've been looking this way with quite a heated gaze since just now."
"Mm-hmm~ Do you want this big sister to give you a pre-match health check?"
"Let me see… Hm? Your body is quite interesting."
"Mm… If it's you, big sister can examine you for free, and I can even add lots of special services too~ What do you think? Want to try?"
Originally, Yakushi Kiriko had simply planned to tease Luke, her junior.
However, when she noticed Luke's physical condition, that thought changed.
Kiriko immediately understood why that painter-looking girl had been so interested in Luke earlier.
For professionals like them, who needed to study bodies, Luke's unimaginably perfect body was simply a dreamlike specimen.
It was no exaggeration to say that in that instant, even Kiriko felt her heart stir.
'He really is too tempting… I want to dissect him and take a look.'
Looking at the woman in white suddenly staring intently at him, Luke silently took half a step back.
She had said he was looking at her with a heated gaze, but the heated one was clearly her, all right!
That gaze sweeping up and down his entire body could no longer be described as merely heated.
Luke felt as though the other party was planning to eat him.
'...W-Why do I keep running into these inexplicable women today?'
Luke helplessly complained in his heart.
Fortunately, at least this doctor lady did not touch him like the previous one.
Luke watched as Kiriko deliberately loosened her white coat, openly displaying her proud curves to him, and silently made a judgment in his heart.
After spending several seconds observing her, Luke determined that the other party could more or less be communicated with.
Only then did he ask,
"Yakushi-senpai, what you used just now was a Noble Art, wasn't it?"
Luke's question surprised Kiriko a little.
Of course, she was not surprised that Luke was actually unmoved by her temptation…
…All right, she was actually a little surprised by that.
But when she thought of Luke's reaction to Sara earlier, Kiriko roughly understood his personality.
What surprised her more was something else.
"You actually saw through it?"
Yakushi Kiriko was actually very famous, but not because she was powerful.
On the contrary, because she almost never participated in competitions, her powerful strength was not known to the public at all.
She was famous for her achievements in medicine.
The finest doctor in Japan was not a title Kiriko gave herself.
It was recognition given by the country and even the League.
So although Luke did not seem like the type to investigate other competitors, the fact that he knew her did not surprise Kiriko.
What truly surprised her was that Luke had seen at a glance that she had used her ability.
Yakushi Kiriko was a water user.
Her ability was a natural manipulation type that controlled water.
This information was completely public.
But almost no one could see through how she applied "water," especially when she rarely used her power.
Ordinary people could not possibly connect that phenomenon to her ability.
This was no longer a problem of strength.
It was imagination.
It was the difference in one's field of vision.
While surprised, Kiriko developed a strong interest in Luke once again.
She looked at Luke and asked in return,
"Have you personally seen another Blazer use a similar ability?"
That was the only possibility she could think of.
However, facing her question, Luke thought for a moment before giving a negative answer.
"When it comes to Blazers, this is the first time I've seen a similar ability."
"I have to say, Yakushi-senpai, the fact that you can develop simple water control to such an extreme degree really shocked me."
"That method, nearly approaching 'elementalization,' can truly be called miraculous."
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