The Absolute Godspeed of Infinite Worlds

"I'm Akaza from the Ethics Committee of the League's Japan Branch, ordered to bring back the top 'worst student' of Hagun Academy, Kurogane Ikki, for interrogation. I hope he knows his place!"

The short, plump man appeared before them, smiling.

"Huh? What's this nonsense?"

Stella's eyebrows furrowed sharply, a hint of killing intent flashing in her eyes.

"Isn't this Princess Stella? Please forgive my rudeness—I didn't expect you to spend such an unpleasant time in our country. The culprit behind all this is that despicable man, right? Don't worry, I'm taking him away now!"

His fox-like narrow eyes flickered as he scanned the crowd, then fixed on Ikki.

He signaled to the two men behind him to seize Ikki.

"What exactly do you mean by this?"

Stella's beautiful eyes burned with hostility.

Intimidated by her aura and cautious of her special status, the two henchmen hesitated.

The atmosphere tensed sharply.

"What's the Ethics Committee?"

Eiji lowered his hood and asked Touka beside him.

"It's the branch department that manages student knights," Touka said with a somewhat displeased expression, but quietly explained to Eiji.

Most Blazers enjoy various privileges.

They can clear the streets just by shouting, are treated leniently even if they break the law, and don't even need passports to travel abroad—they receive preferential treatment wherever they go.

Professional knights are like this; student knights have no less privilege.

But since student knights are mostly kids under 18 with limited life experience and immature minds, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, there's potential for abuse of power.

So the Japan Branch established the "Ethics Committee" to specifically oversee ethical issues involving student knights.

Abuse of power, misconduct, and other problems can be investigated and dealt with by the Ethics Committee.

They are basically the military police of the Blazer world.

"Typical trash, hiding behind women whenever trouble comes."

Akaza's face was full of smiles, but his tone was sharp.

"At this point, why is the head of the Kurogane branch coming to me?"

Ikki grabbed the flustered Stella, his expression tense.

Usually friendly, he showed no smile facing this man named Akaza.

"Watch your tone. I'm here as the chairman of the Ethics Committee to interrogate you. Don't get familiar with me!"

Akaza tapped his cane loudly, deliberately making a harsh sound.

"If it weren't for something serious, I wouldn't have come all this way just for you, this useless old man."

Everyone cast him unfriendly looks, but he ignored them completely.

Although their interaction was brief, Ikki's character and strength earned their recognition—calling him trash made it hard to accept.

"Brother!"

Just as the atmosphere hit a stalemate, an anxious voice called from inside the school.

"Look at this!"

Shizuku rushed out like the wind, followed by Nagi, both looking very displeased.

Shizuku handed over a newspaper to Ikki, who took it with puzzlement before his face suddenly darkened.

"Cameras these days are incredible—clearly capturing images at night. I admire your nerve to attack a state guest; this is an unprecedented scandal!"

Akaza covered his mouth with a smile and said calmly.

Eiji glanced carefully and quietly clicked his tongue.

The newspaper published a photo showing Ikki and Stella kissing deep in the forest, the background clearly recognizable as a school woodland plaza, probably snapped by a passing student.

But that wasn't the crucial point.

"The man who stole the princess's purity."

"King Vermillion was furious."

"Could this escalate into a diplomatic issue between the two countries?"

These ambiguous and unverifiable headlines were printed in large black characters across the page, making quite a visual impact.

Besides that, the paper also published the Kurogane family's evaluation of Ikki, claiming things like, "Kurogane Ikki has behaved badly since childhood, is a troublemaker who often brings problems to the family, and has had personality defects since he was young."

There were even rumors alleging that he had inappropriate relationships with several women, besides Stella, insinuating he was promiscuous.

All of these were undoubtedly deliberate smears.

They mixed half-truths with lies to confuse the readers, making people subconsciously think Ikki was a heartless player who toyed with women's feelings.

"This old bastard came prepared!"

Eiji exclaimed.

Though his words sounded casual, his voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear.

"Heh heh."

The wealthy lady Kanata knew it wasn't the right moment but still couldn't help laughing.

"Grit!"

Akaza clenched his teeth and glared in Eiji's direction.

"Who are you? Which class and year are you in? Is that how you talk to your elders?!"

"I never tolerate fools."

Eiji sighed deeply, and what he said next made Akaza grit his teeth even more.

"Besides, do you have any complaints about my way of handling things?"

Eiji took off his sunglasses and mask, revealing a fierce grin.

Anyone who dares to say one more word today will learn how tough I am!

"Who… are you?!"

Akaza saw his face and couldn't help but have a flicker of changing expressions.

"Ahem, young people should indeed have some spirit... Let's get back to the issue with this news!"

"Huh, why are you backing down so quickly?"

Eiji was surprised.

You're so timid, it's hard for me to get mad now!

"Junior brother, you're the master's last disciple; at least show some awareness!"

Touka glanced at him helplessly.

Eiji was not from the Nangou family.

But in the eyes of many powerful people, his existence was even more formidable than the Nangou family's.

Because, though he had no blood relation with the God of War, he still bore the God of War's family name—showing how much the God of War cherished this disciple.

More than ten years ago, the God of War had desperately sought countless doctors and Blazers to treat this disciple's body.

His care for this disciple was far beyond what had ever been seen, even causing complaints among some in the Nangou family that the God of War valued his last disciple more than the family itself.

The God of War's prestige was too high, and these stories had long spread among the upper echelons of Japan.

Eiji had never contacted those people, so he had no idea how significant he really was.

"Akaza, are you behind this news?"

While Eiji was secretly surprised, Shizuku directly pointed at Akaza.

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