Chapter 34

Encounter is the thirty-fourth chapter of the Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan Manga.

Summary
Stella and Ikki are sitting on a bench, with Stella being very frustrated over her loss to Tohka. Ikki though encourages her, and Stella decides to keep on challenging Tohka, until she wins. They then talk about Ikki's brother, Ouma, with Ikki telling that they are pretty distant, as Ouma left home from an early age, and isn't concerned about his family. Ouma though is incredibly strong. Hearing about Ouma, Stella wonders about how she will need to face many strong opponents, like Ouma, in the Festival. Just then Stella's stomach begins to growl, as she is very hungry.

As Stella and Ikki walk in the city, Stella notices that Ikki is holding hands with her despite there being a lot of people around. This make situation very embarrassing, as everyone is looking at them. Despite this, Stella likes that Ikki is showing his affection to her. Suddenly, Ikki notices a man, carrying a knife in his pocket, with clearly evil intentions. Ikki attempts to stop the man, but surprisingly, a young boy charges at the man, grabbing his arm. At first, Ikki thinks that the boy has this covered, as he too noticed the knife the man had, but as the man throws the boy to the ground and draws his knife, Ikki realizes that the boy had no plan of how to stop the man. Ikki then stops the man and punches him unconscious. As Ikki attempts to help the boy back up, the boy suddenly hugs him, telling that his name is Amane Shinomiya and his a huge fan of Ikki.

Characters

 * Stella Vermillion
 * Ikki Kurogane
 * Amane Shinomiya
 * Tohka Todo (mentioned)
 * Ouma Kurogane (mentioned)