Chivalry of a Failed Knight Vol. 3

“Either way, this means that preparations for the eve of the Festival are complete.” Chuckling as if to mock the world, the person on the other end of the line connected to Alisuin’s student handbook—clearly not one from Hagun Academy—spoke with ecstasy in their voice. “The actors are all present. I assume that’s what everyone thinks. But they’re mistaken; the star has yet to appear. Nobody knows of the star’s existence, so it’s up to us to show them. We’ll steal onstage from under the curtain, find the fool who thinks himself to be the star, and smack him in the face, revealing this truth to the world: The star of this Seven Stars Battle Festival is us, the Akatsuki.”

With the stage having moved to a national scale, the story began anew, accompanied by the eerie, creeping sound of wickedness.