Is it a new game?

In the student council office, two figures were busy, the scratching of pen tips against paper never ceasing for long.

Countless sheets of paper flew around them, signaling another busy day ahead.

“Cohen, can you get me the ink, please?” Viola didn’t even raise her head, her hands moving without the slightest pause.

“….”

There was no response, nor any movement to bring her the ink.

Viola couldn’t help but lift her head, frowning.

“Cohen, are you listening?”

“Huh?! Oh, I am, Your Highness!”

Cohen’s eyes were glazed over, his expression dazed, as if he hadn’t woken up properly.

“This is the third time you haven’t responded to me right away.

Judging by your appearance, you didn’t rest well last night. Did something happen?”

“No, Your Highness, I just had a nightmare last night.”

“Oh?”

A lot had indeed happened last night.

Not to mention almost getting shot by Remiande and nearly having the building demolished, which had attracted concerned neighbors who came to investigate.

Cohen had lied, claiming that he had caused the noise by setting off a cooking explosion.

He had apologized to the neighbors, and they had quickly dismissed the incident.

“Be careful, Cohen. It wouldn’t be good if something dangerous happened.”

Faced with the neighbors’ friendly concern, Cohen felt a surge of warmth.

But Remiande, who was next to Cohen, was in no mood to be friendly.

She was sulking on the sofa at home, still sniffling from having just finished crying.

Cohen sat next to her and explained everything that had happened that day, showing her the contract mark on his hand and the Divine Artifact Spirit he had summoned.

“Does Master need Nieve for something?” Nieve, who had appeared out of nowhere, still had sauce from dinner on her face.

“Look, An-jie, I really didn’t secretly bring a girl home behind your back, okay?”

Remiande was quite surprised to see Nieve as well.

Why was even the spirit summoned by the contract so cute?

“Big sister, are you okay? Why are you crying so sadly?”

Cohen rolled his eyes at Nieve. Didn’t she know why Remiande was crying?

Nieve stepped forward and hugged Remiande, constantly comforting her. She cupped Remiande’s face, giving her a reassuring smile.

“It’s my fault. I lost my temper and almost hurt you.”

It was a night of surprises and scares. As for why Cohen hadn’t rested well, it was because Remiande had grabbed Nieve and dragged her into Cohen’s room, saying that she needed to cuddle with Nieve to feel better.

This was Cohen’s punishment, and she had locked him out of the room.

Then Cohen had stayed up all night helping Remiande finish all the work documents that had been scattered on the floor.

Sigh, every family has its problems.

Cohen wouldn’t tell Viola, or she might tease him.

Seeing that Cohen wasn’t in good shape, Viola stopped what she was doing, grabbed Cohen by the collar, and dragged him outside.

“President! What are you doing?”

“Letting you freshen up. How can you work properly looking like you haven’t woken up?”

“But this road doesn’t lead to the lounge?”

“I never said we were going to the lounge. Or do you want another kind of service?”

Cohen didn’t dare to imagine what another kind of service would be like, so he obediently let Viola take him somewhere else.

“We’re here. Get ready.”

“Huh?”

In the blink of an eye, Cohen was taken to a huge arena, like a martial arts training ground. But it was different from the usual ones.

Cohen could feel his body warming up, and his strength seemed to be gradually returning.

“Where is this?”

“The academy’s advanced martial arts training ground. I could tell you weren’t able to work properly, and I also happen to be itching for a fight…”

As she spoke, Viola revealed her exclusive weapon, a light sword that sparkled with golden light appearing in her hand.

Radiance

Bright but not dazzling, emitting an aura of sanctity, as if it could cut through the countless darknesses in the world.

“Come on, Cohen, don’t hold back. This place has recovery magic, so you don’t have to worry about getting hurt.

Take this opportunity to properly use your weapon.”

That’s what Viola said, but she had another motive.

She wanted to see just how strong Cohen was.

This was difficult for Cohen because he hadn’t decided what kind of weapon he wanted Nieve to transform into.

A sword… a gun…

Got it!

Appear, Nieve! A petite and adorable figure immediately appeared in front of him.

“Nieve, I need you to turn into a hand axe!”

“Eh?! Seriously, Master? You have mainstream weapons and you want me to turn into an axe? Eww~ Looks like Master is mostly a rough guy~.”

“Just transform, don’t worry about it.” Saying that, Nieve transformed into an exquisite, silvery-white hand axe.

Cohen had actually been thinking of using his martial arts with other weapons instead of just specializing in one.

So Cohen chose the hand axe. As for why, it was because the hand axe was a blunt weapon.

While not as effective against blades, it could inflict more serious damage.

Although it wasn’t as agile as swords or guns, it was the best weapon Cohen could think of at the moment.

After all, there were no martial arts specifically designed for axes in the game, and this wasn’t a game.

Getting seriously injured could really kill him.

“Come on!”

Cohen also got excited, the exhaustion from last night swept away.

Viola took a deep breath and dashed towards Cohen in a flash. Cohen spun the axe handle in his hand and wedged Viola’s sword against the axe blade.

Cohen could feel the surrounding temperature rising rapidly.

In an instant, the axe in Cohen’s hand was as hot as if it had been placed in a furnace, glowing red.

“That’s not right!”

Cohen forcefully pulled the sword out of the axe blade and dodged backward.

He could feel that his hand was about to be cooked.

He couldn’t stay close to her for too long. The sword blade would gradually heat up, melting and cutting through anything that could be cut.

“Don’t space out!”

Viola attacked again, swinging her sword at Cohen.

Cohen used the hand axe to block again, and then took the opportunity to use his leg to kick Viola’s lower abdomen.

Viola immediately freed one hand and summoned another Radiance.

“Who said I only have one sword?” After saying that, she immediately swung her sword at Cohen’s thigh.

“Of course I know, Your Highness.”

How could a long-time gamer not know everything about his waifu?

The princess’s other sword struck Cohen’s leg, but there was no tangible sensation.

“It’s an afterimage!”

In the instant that Cohen blocked Viola’s attack, he used Godspeed to create the illusion of attacking in place, then circled behind Viola and immediately launched an attack.

“You can’t hurt me like that!”

The princess reacted quickly, using the martial skill “Riot” to rapidly form a defensive range around her.

And this was exactly what Cohen had hoped for.

Blunt weapons had a special property when striking other weapons: the force would be much greater than other weapons.

Cohen immediately swung the axe to counter her martial skill.

“Bang! Bang—”

Cohen repeatedly struck Viola’s defense with the hand axe.

She could clearly feel her hands numbing severely, and the sword in her hand was in danger of being knocked away.

Blunt weapon strikes, a pretty good idea, but…

Viola also used Godspeed, instantly creating distance, causing Cohen’s next attack to miss.

“A little lacking in agility, but still quite strong~”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“Then take this move!”

Viola got into position, adjusted her breathing, and leaned forward, positioning her sword at her waist.

“That’s!”

Cohen recognized this move. It was a secret skill of the Sword Saint,

Ougi, Dragon Flash!

Using one’s aura to the extreme, combining it with the body’s enormous energy to unleash a powerful strike.

No enemy shall remain, no cut shall not sever!

There was no time for Cohen to waste. He used a makeshift Flash to counterattack.

Sinking his energy into his dantian, using energy to return force.

With the recovery magic on the field, he shouldn’t have to worry about overusing Nieve’s power.

“Come on!”

Strike!

The two blades collided, instantly bursting into dazzling sparks.