Ikki and I...
became lovers.
But it's been...
two weeks, and he hasn't done anything!
Ikki...
Another landslide victory!
The first grader and an F-rank knight, Ikki Kurogane!
A clean sweep at the selection match. This is his fifth win out of five matches!
No one can call him The Worst One anymore!
He's the Uncrowned Sword King, Another One!
Senpai... He really is great!
"Takami o mezasu nosa, A brave new world," I'll aim higher, A brave new world,
"Jounetsu no kissaki de" With the point of a passionate sword
"Kono basho ni kizamu no wa, It's my soul" What I mark in this place, It's my soul
"Dare nimo furesase nai identity," I won't let anyone touch my identity,
"Kyoumei shiteku kodou" The heart beat that begins to resonate
"Unmei wa kono isshun de kimaru darou" My destiny will be decided in this moment
""Kakugo" o waraeba ii, Ogori takabureba ii" Mock my "resolution," Be arrogant
"Mayoi fumi tsubushi, Let's go ahead!" I'll stomp out doubts, Let's go ahead!
(Let's go ahead, Right now) "Mayoi fumi tsubushi, Let's go ahead!" I'll stomp out doubts, Let's go ahead!
"Dakara ima uchiyaburu nosa," That's why I'll break it now,
"Sou, ashita o fusagu omoi door o" Yes, the heavy door that blocks tomorrow
"Zenryouku de jibun tsukai tsukuse," Use yourself in full force to the end,
"Togi sumasareta kokoro de" With your sharp mind
"Ichigeki de tsuki yaburu nosa," Break it with one stroke,
"Sou mirai o kobamu atsui door o" Yes, the heavy door that refuses tomorrow
"Kishi kaisei, sono toki ga kita nosa," Revive, The time has come,
"Dotanba no climax" The climax at the last minute
It's time to take a top
The Experience of the Princess
What? You want to learn swordsmanship from me?
Yes! You're very strong! Since I have someone like you in the same class,
I thought I'd be missing a great opportunity if I didn't learn from you!
I-I see.
Sure. If I can be useful to you, then I don't mind teaching you.
--Yes! --Yes!
"A candid coverage! The invincible Another One,"
"Ikki Kurogane's heated mentorship takes the reporter to heaven!"
That should be the front page of the next issue!
Well, I think your purpose has changed...
No big deal! So we'll start tomorrow, then?
--Thank you very much! --Thank you very much!
What's he doing being so lovey-dovey?
Getting all the attention.
Don't get carried away. You're just a F-knight reject.
Hi everyone. Let's begin today's final...
homeroom...
--Hey, Yuri-chan! --Hey, Yuri-chan!
Lose your weight before the summer! Perfect Diet
You're too generous.
Those girls are talented blazers, too.
If you teach them swordsmanship,
you maybe creating more future competitions.
I'd love that.
If that comes true, then it's worth teaching them and fighting them.
Besides, bad things can happen to them as well.
When they find themselves in the deep end, if there's a chance that my advice may be able to help them,
then I want to do whatever I can for them.
Like I said, you're too generous.
Maybe I am.
Stella?
I-it's nothing.
Really? Okay, then.
A-actually,
it's been 2 weeks since we started dating each other, right?
I thought maybe it's about time to, you know...
do something...ah...lovers do?
Maybe? I thought, you know? Oh...
You're doing great. Hang on for 30 more seconds!
--Y-yes! --Y-yes!
Senpai. What kind of effect does this training provide?
First of all, I wanted you to learn how to use your inner muscles
and the importance of your core strength.
During a fight, you'll be putting your weights on one leg a lot more than both legs.
In Chinese martial arts, the posture of putting your weight equally on both legs
is called "the error of double pressure," and recognized as something to be cautious about.
I see. I have no idea what that means,
but I'll just write what you said word for word.
Well, I guess that's fine.
You look like you're having a lot of fun, surrounded by girls.
Failed Senpai.
What a good position you're in. You think you're some kind of great senior student?
Who are you?
Hey, look over there!
What are you guys doing?
Isn't it obvious?
We're going to teach him his place!
Senpai!
Damn you!
Shit! What the hell?!
Deploying your device at a place other than the designated areas is against school rules.
--We're sorry! --We're sorry!
Huh?
What are you guys? In a situation like this, you're supposed to say,
"Huh! You'll regret this!" or something, and run away!
Well, I don't know about that.
We were so envious of Kurogane!
You're seriously strong!
And chatting with girls!
I wanna be strong, too!
And be popular with girls!
Will you give us some lessons too?
--Please! --Please!
You guys are slick.
Of course I will. Why don't you start with standing on one foot like everyone else?
--Yes, master! --Yes, master!
Master...
That's wonderful! Even the crooked youngsters are immediately straightened up.
This is the educational, revolutionary, Kurogane Method!
Maybe I can make big money if I sold this online.
Excuse me...
If you don't mind, could you teach us, too?
Yeah. Let's do it together.
There are so many more.
Yeah, because of this and that.
Unlike me, they have legitimate abilities.
Learning even just a little bit of swordsmanship should expand their ways of fighting.
Hey, Ikki? Aren't you thirsty?
Yeah, I am.
Right? So...
Onii-sama.
Shizuku.
Aren't you a happy person?
A very nice sister of yours who's very thoughtful brought you something.
Here you go, Onii-sama.
Thanks. This is very nice.
How is it? Does it taste like me?
Just kidding. I haven't put my mouth on the bottle tap.
No, I haven't.
That's a very specific joke.
More importantly,
Stella is standing there with her mouth half open.
Why do you have two bottles of juice?
So that I can drink them both myself!
I was super thirsty!
S-Stella?
Ah, it's good!
This is really good!
You know, Onii-sama?
If it's okay with you, will you teach me the sword, too?
What? But there's a master of short sword in our family.
They drove you away from home.
There is nothing I want to learn from them!
Alright. If there's anything I can do, I'd be happy to help.
Thank you very much, Onii-sama!
Ikki! If you're going to teach Shizuku, why don't you teach me something, too?!
What? To you?
Is it that...you don't want to?
No, it's not...like that.
What! Fine, fine.
I don't need you to teach me!
More like, I don't want you to teach me, to tell you the truth!
I just said it to see what happens!
Idiot! Bah!
You're a fool, Ikki!
Ikki is a pumpkin head. Ikki is a blockhead.
--Ikki is a pig gorilla.
--Hello, Stella. --Ikki is a pig gorilla.
Did you see Shizuku over there?
Yes, I did.
Private Prince School Academy
What's that?
I borrowed it from Kagamin! This is currently the best tear-jerking otome game,
"Private School Prince Academy." In short, "Pri-Pri"!
Otome game?
Kurogane Vermillion
I can only see you now.
This...might be...good.
Please. Don't leave me alone.
This is how it should be. I want him to look at just me.
If I can have you, then I don't need anything else.
Like an unnecessary sister, or a sister, or a sister...
Those things never show up.
So... What do we do now?
At least in the world of the game, I can be honest...
Go Home Don't Go Home
Right?
I want to be with you, too.
I wanna do more lover things with Ikki.
Like holding hands together.
And kiss each other... And...
And, and, and...
Ikki!
Stella? About tomorr--
What's wrong?
N-n-n-n-nothing!
What about tomorrow?
Yeah. Tomorrow, I'm going to take Shizuku and the other girls to the pool as part of the swordsmanship lesson.
So I was wondering if you wanna come, too.
Why would I?!
I mean, you have no intention of teaching me, do you?!
About that. I wanted to explain to you.
Huh?
I thought you weren't coming.
Maybe she got hooked on "Pri-Pri" and decided to not care about reality?
Stella. You've already surpassed the level that I can teach.
Above all, our swordplay techniques are entirely different.
Entirely?
Mine is about trickiness. You have absolute strength.
Me teaching you might have a bad effect on your sword.
Even if it helped in a positive way, getting better in the range that I can understand is just boring.
Stella. I want you to...
always be someone who goes beyond my imagination.
Ikki...
Like I thought, to Ikki, I'm...
That's right, I'm his lover.
So soon, we must be...
Wow!
Ah?!
Wow, so this is a Japanese pool.
A princess from some unknown country really doesn't know about the world, does she?
I can't believe it's her first time going to a pool.
Right. In my castle, we called this size of pool a bath.
Stop it. Everyone is here.
I'm so emotional right now.
Following the master all along until today really paid off...
Yes, yes.
--I'm so happy...
--Well, it's only been a few days.
Now, I want you to relax your body and drift in the water.
It's training to improve your lung capacity, but there's another very important purpose.
What is it?
You'll see when you do it,
but when you're in the water, you feel very close to yourself.
Once you're in the water, just focus all your consciousness to your inside.
And then listen to your own sound.
I know he came here to teach everyone, but I wish he would spend some time with me too.
I tried really hard to pick the right bikini.
I'm sorry!
Y-yeah.
Focus all your attention on your inner self...
Focus my consciousness to my body, huh?
I guess it's kind of hard to do if you're not used to it.
Listen to your inner sound.
Which is the sense of disciplining yourself.
Yes. Ikki's Itto Shura must be...
sharpening this sense to a limit.
If I can get there, I can get close to Ikki.
Maybe I can discover something I haven't seen before.
Right. In my consciousness...
Deep inside... Deep inside...
Reach down to the depths...
So how far have you and Kurogane Senpai gone?
Sorry. I had no idea you'd be so surprised.
Wh-what do you mean, how far we've gone?
I mean, you guys are dating, aren't you?
N-n-n-no way!
A princess of a nation going out with a commoner like him?
That's impossible!
Really. So that means I can go out with him?
Huh?
He's strong and handsome, and seems full of secret stories!
Alright! If he's free, then I'm gonna tell him right now that I like him.
N-no! Absolutely not!
He's my boyfriend! We're lovers!
You let it slip out, Stella.
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
Oh, really?
It's my pride as a journalist.
And I want my friend's romance to go well.
Kagami...
So? How far have you gone?
What happened to your journalist's pride?
But I'm curious. You two are roommates.
So you know...are you guys doing what lovers do?
For example, that master-servant play?
N-no, we're not! Not at all!
Really? I just thought...
he's saying, "Itto Shura of the night time!" or something.
So you just kissed?
N-not even a...proper...kiss.
You...haven't?
Okay! Now take a deep breath!
He's so dedicated, Onii-sama.
He only needs to teach me.
He's a humanitarian.
Alice. Do you think it's strange
that I like my own brother?
Well, by normal standards, yes.
But you understand all that, and still like him, right?
That's real love, I think.
I see. You like him that much.
His way of living, his aspiration,
all those thing are so dear...
But since you got happily together,
nothing has happened for two weeks.
I don't mean to ask for a lot,
but I feel like I want to act a little more like lovers.
Did you tell him that?
N-no, I can't tell him that!
A girl is not supposed to say things like that. It's disgraceful.
It's okay
No boy hates it when a girl comes on to them aggressively.
Especially if she's as cute as you, Shizuku.
But... Whether or not he'd accept me...
is a different matter.
Yeah. It's true that changing the idea of "sister" into a "woman" is a very difficult thing.
If it makes Onii-sama happier, then I...
Don't make that face. You still have a chance.
She's not the kind of girl who easily opens up to him.
In this situation, you have to open up to him!
Especially if he's not opening up to you!
But... What if he thinks I'm a naughty girl, and he won't like me anymore?
He won't hate you for something like that!
I mean, two weeks are too long to make someone wait!
Boys these days are like zebras and impalas! They're herbivores!
What if he runs away because you didn't act quick enough?!
I-I don't want him to!
Right? It's alright!
I guarantee you he wants to be lovey-dovey with you, too!
I saw his lechery look when he saw your bikini!
Is that true?!
Wait here. I'll go get him!
Just tell him that you wanna do it, okay?
Huh? Huh? Huh?!
Kagami told me to come here.
So what's this important stuff you wanna talk about?
Oh, well...
What do you think about my bikini?
Huh? Y-yeah, sure it looks good on you.
Oh? Where's the lechery look?
What if he runs away because you didn't act quick enough?!
To tell you the truth, I had something important I wanted to talk to you about.
Wh-what?
It's about us. I mean...
I was wondering if we should keep going on like this.
Huh?
I've been thinking the whole time.
For the past two weeks, we haven't been doing much of the lovers stuff, right?
So, I mean, well, you know...
I see. He has already run away from me.
His mind left me a long time ago.
Because I didn't act quick enough.
So I wanted to talk to you about what to do about us.
I-I know! I was thinking the same thing!
This really wasn't supposed to work!
S-Stella?
Of course, instead of a girl who doesn't even hold your hand,
you'd prefer someone like Shizuku, who's always all over you,
or Kagami, who's always pressing her boobs against you!
H-hey, wait a minute, Stella! What the hell are you talking about?
What do you mean, what? We're talking about breaking up, aren't we?!
Wha-- Just calm down for a second.
Don't touch me!
If I've done something that you hate, then tell me so that I can apologize. Please.
You're the one who hates me.
Why would I?! I never said anything like that!
I know it even if you haven't said anything!
No, you don't! What makes you think that I'd say something like that?!
Where do you get that idea?
Maybe you're the one who hates me!
I do not! I really like you, Ikki!
No, I like you more!
That's a lie! An absolute lie! I like you more, definitely!
I saw your superficial reaction to my bikini!
I know you don't care about me at all because I don't act quick enough!
Stop it, or I'm going to get mad!
You're already mad, stupid!
Because you keep making those false accusations!
This girl I really really like is looking so cute and bouncy and sexy, and how can I not get excited?!
Because you commented about my bikini like you didn't care!
That's because I don't want you to think of me as a dirty man and hate me!
Besides, you say you really like me, but for the past two weeks,
you never did anything to show that in any way!
How can a girl say that she wants to be sexual with a boy?!
I don't want you to think that I'm a slut and be disappointed in me!
Me, either!
Then why are we having this fight?!
I have no idea!
You know, Stella?
What?
How about we tell each other at the same time what we want to do the most right this moment.
Sure.
--I want to... kiss you. --I want to... kiss you.
Hey, Ikki? Would you hate a naughty girl who asks for a kiss?
There's no guy who doesn't like a naughty girl.
How about you? Do you hate a guy who looks at you in a naughty way?
Yeah, I hate that.
I'll only allow you, Ikki.
From: Hagun Academy Administration To: Ikki Kurogane Subject: Re: Seven Star Battle Festival Selection Match Dear Ikki Kurogane, Your Opponent for the sixth selection match has been decided. You will be fighting Renren Tomaru of Class 2-2, the clerk of the student council. For details, click the link below.
From: Hagun Academy Administration To: Stella Vermillion Subject: Re: Seven Star Battle Festival Selection Match Dear Stella Vermillion, Your Opponent for the sixth selection match has been decided. You will be fighting Ikazuchi Saijo of Class 2-2, the secretary of the student council. For details, click the link below.
The student council executives...
Student Council's Office
My next opponent is Kurogane!
I'll show the princess the power of the student council!
"Ikiru nowa ma no michi, Megutte koete" Life is a road of evil, I go around and over
"Deaishi wa sadame ka, Mezame no chi wa makoto no yume" What I encounter, Is it fate? The land where I woke is the true dream
"Shinawa yori too hibi" Going back further than the days of myths
"Watashi wa honoo no tori" I'm a firebird
"Ou no kata o hanare" I left the shoulder of the king
"Guren no sora ni tonda" And flew into the crimson sky
"Nante negai tabi nano" What a long journey
"Kioku wa suna to mai" Memories hover around with sand
"Ima wa anata no ude" Now I'm in your arms
"Yatto yasuragi oboetemo" I finally learned peace, but...
"Mada tsubasa o tsurugi ni kae" Still I turned my wings into swords
"Aisuru wa shuradou, Kugutte ochite" Love is a road of the demon, I go through and down
"Matoshi wa hiiro no toge no yoroi" What I wear, It's scarlet armor with thorns
"Kono namami ga shi no hana nara" If this flesh and blood is the flower of death
"Anata no ken de sakasete hoshii" I want your sword to make me bloom
Sword Eater I