"Gulp Gulp Gulp."
In the morning at the main entrance of the campus, Hoshiharu finished his morning exercise and drank a lot of sports drinks.
Sweat dripped from his Adam's apple, and a faint aroma of incense wafted through the air, making Ikki, who was the same gender, scared to even look at him.
"Almost there, come on, Stella!"
He was a little frightened and turned to look down the road, cheering for Stella, who was approaching her limit.
"Haahh Haah Cough!"
Stella kept panting. In a daze, she finally climbed the slope and stood in front of Ikki.
She tied her fiery red hair into a long ponytail and wore matching red sportswear, which made her beauty appear more mature.
"Here's a sports drink."
Ikki handed his thermos cup to Stella, his smile as friendly as Hoshiharu's three days ago.
"Thanks, Ikki."
Stella started and took it, looking at the thermos cup in her hand, her face suddenly turned a bit red.
"Ikki's thermos cup, I just drank from it... an indirect kiss..."
"Ah, sorry, Stella must not want to use my cup, right?"
Ikki was momentarily stunned and activated the unique insensitivity skill of a light novel protagonist, with a humble smile on his face.
"That's not the issue!"
Stella waved her hand roughly, her face turning even redder.
"On the contrary, it's the opposite..."
As she said this, her voice was as low as a mosquito, so neither of the sharp-eared and sharp-eyed men could hear her at all.
Ikki looked confused, completely unaware of Stella's thoughts.
But this was not surprising. They had only known each other for three days. No matter how narcissistic he was, he wouldn't think that a princess of a country would fall in love with him in just a few days.
But Hoshiharu didn't think so.
He had seen Stella's childish behavior towards many people and could confidently say this:
Stella had been captivated by Ikki the day they first met.
According to Ikki himself, the cause lay in the school reforms implemented by Kurono this year. Not only did she change the selection system from one solely based on grades to a practical evaluation system, but she also asserted that boys and girls would sleep together.
This was an unprecedented accommodation system.
According to Kurono, two Blazers with similar strength living together for a long time are more likely to develop a sense of confrontation, which can stimulate mutual competitiveness and allow students to learn more actively.
But then, a problem arose.
Stella was an A-Rank Knight and the strongest magic power in the world. In the over 60-year history of Hagun Academy, there had never been a freshman who could match her.
Conversely, Ikki was the weakest F-Rank Knight. His magic power was the worst in the entire Hagun Academy.
Neither of them could find a Blazer with similar strength.
Initially, Hoshiharu also had the weakest magic power and could surely stay in the same dormitory as Ikki. They both shared the same weakness, but Touka moved him to her dormitory, and Ikki couldn't sleep with him.
So Kurono had an idea and put two such strong and weak individuals together, that is, Stella Vermillion in Kurogane Ikki's room.
If Hoshiharu had to say it, Kurono was indeed daring.
Stella was also a royal princess. Although the Kingdom of Vermillion was just a small country in Northern Europe, aside from Stella, the strongest Blazer in the entire country was only C-Rank, and their voice in the alliance was also very low, but her identity was there. Letting her sleep with a man was a bold move, enough to escalate into a diplomatic issue.
And coincidentally, three days ago in the morning, when Ikki returned to his dormitory, he accidentally saw Stella's underwear as she was about to change after moving into the dormitory.
So, as expected, the two of them got into trouble with the director, and it ultimately escalated into a duel.
After a big commotion at the third training ground, Stella eventually lost to Ikki and was deeply impressed by him.
Stella blushed and her heart raced, clearly wanting to kiss Ikki indirectly.
But Hoshiharu was a kind-hearted person, so he couldn't watch them show their kindness... Bah, he couldn't see Stella getting entangled.
"If you don't want an indirect kiss, you can open the filter."
He suggested kindly to Stella.
"Mhm...!"
"Yes, you can still do that."
Ikki reacted and touched the back of his head with an embarrassed look on his face.
But Stella, who was across from him, immediately got annoyed and stared stiffly at Hoshiharu.
When they first met, she thought Hoshiharu was the type of handsome guy who appeared in paintings. Gradually getting to know him, she realized he was a bad person!
Not only was he like a light bulb every day, but he also had all sorts of conflicts... But he and Ikki had quite a good relationship!
Stella opened the filter expressionlessly and gulped the drink into her mouth.
"School finally starts today..."
As Stella pouted silently, Ikki's eyes were already fixed on the notice board hanging at the front gate.
The bold words "0 days until school starts" clearly indicated that today was the official opening day of Hagun Academy.
Three days had passed since the three of them did morning exercises together.
"Are you quite excited?"
Hoshiharu glanced at him and found the excitement visible on his face.
"Of course, this year is different from last year. This year, even I will have the chance to participate in actual battles. I can't miss the opportunity given by the director!"
Ikki didn't know what he was thinking, and his face turned gloomy for a moment, but he quickly became optimistic again, with clear expectations on his face.
"After all, my younger sister will come today."
"Younger sister?"
Before Hoshiharu could express his thoughts, Stella came over with a suspicious look on her face.
"By the way, Ikki, your sister doesn't have a weird setting where she's not related to you by blood, right?"
"Huh? We are siblings, born of the same mother."
Ikki was a little confused.
"That's good."
Stella immediately sighed in relief.
She had watched a lot of Japanese anime, where beings like non-blood-related younger sisters often appeared, each getting entangled with the elder brother and developing various love relationships.
She had just heard the word younger sister and was already on guard. Luckily, they were siblings, so it must not be a big deal.
"By the way, which class are you guys in?"
Hoshiharu turned and asked the two of them.
"Class 1, Year 1."
"I'm repeating a grade, and this year I'm in Class 1."
When Stella heard this, her expression suddenly became happy.
"What a coincidence, I'm also in Class 1."
Seeing this, Stella's face instantly turned dark.