The gun-wielding minions were easily cut down by Skirk. Although she hadn't killed them outright, they would likely be unable to take care of themselves for the rest of their lives.
But Skirk didn't care about these people, because the boss of these minions had already walked in from outside the door.
"Oh? I didn't expect to find a Blazer here. It looks like you're the one who took care of my subordinates?"
Looking at the person who had walked up to her, Skirk displayed a rare expression of contemplation, as if she were recalling the identity of the person before her. Soon, she figured it out. So it was "Smile"!
The global criminal organization, the resistance, was different from the two major powers in the world, the League and the Confederation.
They viewed Blazers as "the new humans chosen by God" and wanted to create a world ruled by Blazers, rather than protecting humanity as they did now.
Therefore, the resistance would commit many unimaginable acts to disrupt the stability of the League and the Confederation, plunging the world into chaos. This attack, too, was for the great cause of the resistance.
And the Blazer before her, codenamed "Smile," was just... a bit player in the resistance.
That's right, a bit player. A character who appeared once in the plot and would most likely never appear again. Even in the plot of Chivalry of a Failed Knight, he was just an early-game minor boss who would even be defeated by an early-game Ikki; his strength was completely not worth mentioning.
But, having appeared in the anime, Skirk still had some impression of him. What was his ability again? It seemed to be something like absorption and reflection. It sounded troublesome, but as long as she cut off his arms, he would immediately become a useless person.
"Hmm, let's do that!"
Poor "Smile" had only just spoken his first line of the scene when the rest was cut off by Skirk, leaving him only able to let out miserable screams...
Because the moment "Smile" opened his arms, Skirk once again moved like a flash, effortlessly severing his arms, leaving him thoroughly and literally a "person"—from now on, he wouldn't even have the chance to hold chopsticks to eat.
"With this, things should be completely over, right?"
Flicking off non-existent blood from her sword, Skirk put her weapons away and then looked up to the floor above, at the location of those four students...
"What was that just now?"
"I couldn't see it at all. Even if I concentrated all my energy, I still couldn't see Teacher's movements."
Faced with Stella's question, Ikki's expression was very serious. Before, when training with Jingliu, this exact situation had occurred: even though he had already predicted the opponent's movements, he still couldn't defend against her attacks no matter what.
This was pure numerical crushing! Whether it was Jingliu or Skirk, their physical attributes far exceeded those of ordinary Blazers; their speed, strength, and even defense were unrivaled.
Thinking of this, Ikki felt it was hard to believe.
Although Ikki Kurogane was rated as an F-Rank Knight, with four of his six stats being F and one being E, through his unremitting efforts, his physical strength was still rated as A-Rank, making him almost the top existence among Blazers.
Even so, Ikki Kurogane still couldn't see Jingliu and Skirk's movements... Could it be that their physical attributes were even above mine?
My physical strength is clearly A, could they possibly be S?
Of course, that was just a joke. Since birth, the highest rating for a Blazer had only been A-Rank; an S-Rank Knight had never appeared, and he had never heard of anyone whose rating was S.
But the current situation was really somewhat beyond Ikki Kurogane's understanding, because it simply couldn't be explained.
"The gap... is it really still that big?"
Ikki clenched his fists, secretly resolving to work even harder.
"Since everything has been resolved, what are we still doing here?"
"The permission the Director gave us doesn't seem to have been of any use?"
"Don't say that, let's just hurry down."
Watching the situation get resolved, Arisuin pointed downward with his finger. "Teacher Skirk has already discovered us. If we don't go down now, we might be treated as accomplices to the criminals!"
"Be careful not to get beaten up by the teacher again~"
"Sorry, Teacher, we weren't of any use..."
They were clearly at the crime scene and had received the Director's permission to use their Blazer abilities in the outside world, but Ikki, Shizuku, Stella, and Arisuin had stayed hidden at the high vantage point the entire time, not serving any purpose. They had merely watched an "invisible battle" and once again realized how far away the world truly was.
But for Skirk, this was perhaps the best outcome.
"No need to worry."
"Your status is that of students, and finding yourselves in this situation helplessly, it's natural to be worried... But my status is that of a teacher. As long as I am here, I will not let the criminals lay a hand on you."
Skirk's methods for treating students might be a bit rough, but she would also protect their safety. Take Tartaglia for example; the Fatui Harbinger unfortunately fell into the Abyss at the age of 14, but by the time the plot arrived, his limbs were all intact. From this, it can be seen that Skirk at least protected Tartaglia to a certain extent; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to be physically whole.
The current situation was the same. Within the academy, Skirk would use force for the sake of training. But outside the academy, those criminals shouldn't even think about touching her students.
After receiving such a reply, light burst forth from the eyes of the four. Although this teacher's training was very strict and she was very cold on the outside, she was indeed a kind person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside!
Thud, thud, thud!
However, at this moment. Dense footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and these footsteps were not scattered but unexpectedly orderly; apart from a well-trained army, there was probably no one else.
After confirming that all the criminals were no longer a threat, the "authorities" also entered the shopping mall for the first time. The existence of Superpowers in this world made the work of pursuing criminals more difficult than before, but their work remained the same.
After seeing the people from the "authorities" arrive here, Stella and Shizuku even waved to greet them.
However, things did not seem to be developing as they had imagined. It was the people from the "Special Department." The first thing they did upon entering the mall was not to rush toward the masked robbers, but to surround Skirk and the others at the fastest speed.
"What's going on?"
"Aren't the criminals over there? Why are you surrounding us?"
Faced with the questions from the teenagers, a person who was clearly a leader stepped out. He just took one look at Ikki and the high school students, then focused his gaze on Skirk, his expression becoming very serious.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Faced with the stares of so many people, Skirk frowned slightly, but still chose to ask. But the other party's answer did not seem to satisfy Skirk.
"You are under arrest!"
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