I let my wife out in the room I rented at the castle to help me with my grief.
　I let her out.........

''It's nice to meet you, Ituna!
"Hun.

　Ituna does her best to say hello.
　Sianne ignores her.

'Oh, um, it's a beautiful day!
"Hun.

　After that, Ituna's lone question and answer continued, so I decided to interrupt, as expected.　

''Cianne. If you can't follow rule 4, you're released.

　Harlem Rule 4 is "I already have several wives. Get along with them.
　You can't take a wife who can't follow the rules to the next different world.

"...tch. That's Sianne.
Nice to meet you, Miss Cianne!

　Ituna forcefully takes Cianne's hand and shakes it as she reluctantly gives her name.
　She looks very happy, even though she's being given the cold shoulder.
　Was this girl an M?

　Or rather, if it was healing, Ituna was all that was needed.
　Ituna insisted, so I pulled out Cianne as well.
　That's what it looks like.

You can't even make this child a slave, can you?

　Eventually, I'm going to get my bowl.
　Have I ever done anything wrong?

Ituna, unlike you, said she really wanted to follow me.
'Yeah, that's right! And Ituna is an adult!

　Itsuna's smiling face is my salve.
　She reminds me of the human heart that I seem to forget from time to time.

"Humph, there was a woman who loved things.
I'm not sure I'd deny it.

　No, Ituna, you're going to have to do that part or I won't be able to stand.

So, what's the deal?

　Sianne confirms in a tone that sounds like she's asking what's for dinner.

'It's usually slaying the demon king.
'What!　The Demon King again!

　Ituna is swollen.
　Well, from Ituna's point of view, it's the Demon King's fifth battle in a row, so it can't be helped.
　Sianne is also silent, but the attitude of wanting to kill a human anyway was evident on her face.

''If you don't want to, you want to go back to sleep?''
Yeah, I'll do it. I'll do it!　And I don't sleep anymore!
Let's go.

　Of course, there was no way we were going to have a hard time against a wooden demon king.
　Two hours and eleven minutes later, we were leaving this different world.



If it's true that you came here to make a wish come true, then please!　Instead of me, carry the Sword Star School's signboard on your back and go to the Demon Battle Tournament!

　A young man with a painful bandage on the right half of his face and his left arm suspended in a cast-like thing bows his head.

''..........You said Eizem or something like that. Let's hear the details.

　Slightly more intrigued than usual, I go over the contents of the pledge.

　This time, the person who summoned me is neither the king nor a subordinate of the demon king.
　He was a warrior-like man who would walk around the place if he went to another world.
　The summoning room is not a stone castle, but a wooden hall that seems to be a dojo.
　The room is tattered, as if a storm had broken out inside it.

　The large emblem barely left on the wall seemed to function as a summoning formation, but this was probably the emblem of the Sword Star School.
　A sword is attached to the front of the star symbol.

''In other words, you want me to participate in that demon warfare tournament and win?''

　I sipped the brownish drink that was served to me and started to put the story together.

'Yeah, yeah. That way I'm sure my students will come back.

　Eizem nods with a bitter expression.
　Apparently, there was a dojo-breaking a while ago, and because Eizem, who played the role of a teacher, had been defeated in a ragged way, all of his students were gone.
　Hmm. From the way he stood and the way he carried his feet, Eizem seemed to be a pretty good user though.
　Was he a very strong opponent?

You see, I'm in no shape to compete. No way I'm going to play.
'One day for qualifying and one day for finals, two days in total? Well, not bad.

　It's much easier than slaying a demon king, rather than winning an otherworldly tournament.
　There's nothing you can do about the time commitment, but if you were to make a proxy pledge, it would be something that would ruin the tournament.
　The number of days is also within the margin of error, and Eizem isn't rude enough to force me to do it.
　Besides..........

''Hey, Sakahagi-san!　I feel sorry for you, and let's get you out!

　Yeah, Thatuna would say that for sure.

"Hm ... what a load of crap.

　Sianne would have agreed to the Shambles Pledge.

"It's just a game the humans are playing, isn't it? Why would we...?
Mr. Cianne!

　Ituna snapped her pigtails in protest.
　'Hmm, I'm letting them both out at the same time like that, but they're always fighting.

'Even Eizem-san really wants to go out on his own. But since he is injured, there's no way around it, and we have to do it for him!
That's not what I'm saying.

　Hmmm, the conversation is not engaging in any way.
　It's not so intense that it violates rule 4, and if anything, Cianne seems to be one-sidedly blunt to Itsuna.
　If that's the case, though, let's just put one of them away in the sealing beads.
　If you don't get used to a wife other than yourself little by little while you're at it, you'll have a hard time when you have to meet with the Bureau.

Ituna and I will be at the convention. Sianne won't be there?
I will.

　She has the temper of a battle maniac, but Sianne is also cold-blooded towards humans.
　I'm sure her father, who was a demon king, treated humans as inferior creatures, and Sianne has been educated to despise humanity.
　I'm a human being, but I'm not included in the category of human according to Sianne's standards.

But wait. Are the girls over there going to compete too?
Yeah?　Yeah!

　Ituna nodded her head vigorously while tilting her head at Eizem's panic.

''You shouldn't do that. The demon warfare tournament isn't a playground for kids you might not be able to get seriously injured!
Really?

　Look at me there, Itsuna.

That's okay. Ituna's strong enough to get you out of here.
Really?　Yes!
'Yay, that's great!'

　It's easy to understand, isn't it, Itsuna?
　As I was praising him with a stick, Eizem raised his eyebrows anxiously.

''Are you serious?　The Demon Warfare Tournament will feature strong warriors and skilled wizards. Among them are the captain of the kingdom's Kingsguard and court sorcerers, too!
'I don't know, but it looks strong. Is it okay?

　This is where Ituna looks up at me again.

Don't worry. Ituna can be killed with pigtails.
Really?　Yes!

　Hey, didn't we just have this exchange?

'Well, if we just qualify, we might only have to deal with a few injuries...'

　Eizem is convinced of this on his own.
　No, you can't just go to the finals normally.
　I don't know what the level of this other world is, but Itsuna is pretty much bullshit even from my point of view.

I'll be fine. This guy is next to me.

　With a pat on the head of Itsuna's braid.

'I'm that strong.

　Ituna mumbles to herself, sounding sincerely surprised.
　And here.



　Sianne came glaring at us with a guillotine.
　Eizem shuddered at her fury, and Ituna's pigtails stood up with a picante.
　What is that, is that an antenna or something?

　He laughed mockingly at Ituna as Cianne further crowded me.

''Are you trying to tell me that the little girl is stronger than me?''

　Oh, I see.
　So it's not so much because Itsuna is human, but because she thinks she's weaker than me, so she's been acting like that lickety-split.
　It's true that she's getting all sorts of cheat abilities from me, and Xianne is getting much stronger, so I guess she's confident.

''Do you want to try and fight Ituna?''
Ho.....

　Cianne's eyes narrowed at my easy return.
　Ituna exclaimed in surprise.

'What!　But no fighting between wives, okay?
It's okay if I approve of the match.
Oh, really?

　Yeah, that's right.
　
　It's as if she's abandoned some of her thoughts to the world of Feama.

"Of course, if you use a move that kills or injures someone, I'll stop you and you'll lose.
Huh. It's funny.
Yeah, that's good.

　We're both in agreement, aren't we?

Azem. Hey, dojo, let me borrow your dojo.
'Oh, yeah. That's fine, but...

　Azam looks around the dojo and laughs at the horrible sight of the dojo.

As you can see, it's pretty banged up. As you can see, it's pretty badly beaten up, so be careful not to hit it or you'll get hurt.
I'm fine, I'm fine.

　He muttered in a voice that no one could hear, while lightly undertaking to do so.

'It'll probably only take a second.'



　The center of the dojo.
　I make them stand a few meters away from each other and then I explain the rules.

"No weapons allowed. Cheats and magic are allowed. As I said before, any attack that kills your opponent is not allowed, no questions asked.
Yes!

　Itchy, Sanshy and Ituna are busy with their preparations.
　On the other hand, Ciannu, who is shuffling about, doesn't even take a stance.

I'm not going to be the only one. It's time to surrender,
Why?　It's okay!

　And here.
　Ituna lets out an unnecessary word.

'I've already learned how to go easy on you.
What the...?

　Sianne's eyebrows twitched.

'Not to mention, tame?　Did I hear wrong?
'What?　No, it's right on the edge!

　The smile disappeared from Sianne's face.
　A faint killing spirit mixed in with the rage he didn't even try to hide.

''Your words will cost you dearly, lass.
Why are you angry?

　He really doesn't seem to understand, and Ituna looks at me like he needs help.
　I made a batten with my hand and motioned to her, "Dahme," and she puffed up.

'Moo, Sakahagi-san's teasing.

　He's so cute!
　What is this girl doing here?
　I can't start a fight if she's moaning.

All right, let's go!

　Under my command, Cyanne closed the distance at once.
　It seems that she's planning to attack from the front with a shrinking ground.
　It's a white soldier assault with the claws extended.

　It's the right way to use shrinking ground that allows you to achieve top speed from your initial speed.
　But my opponent was wrong.

　A lightning bolt gushes from Ituna's pigtails.

!

　Cianne, who was struck by a decent lightning strike, maintained the momentum of the contraction and almost fell forward.

''Yup,''

　Ituna catches Cianne, who has fallen backwards and forwards unawares, with no difficulty.

'Until then,'

　The game is over.

'Well, wait I still have to fight... ugh.
Well, don't hurt yourself, Miss Cianne.

　Cianne tried to move, but Ituna gently laid her down on the floor.
　I walked up to her and crouched down, briefly examining her symptoms.

Ituna," I said. Ituna, go talk to Azem and get the first aid kit. There are burns.
'Oh, really?　I'm sorry, Miss Cyanne!　I'm still not very good at controlling...

　Ituna followed my instructions and headed to the main house next door.

'You could at least have a first aid kit in your item box...'

　Sianne says something unnecessary.
　However, he seems to be too lazy to move his mouth.

'It's admirable that you didn't lose consciousness, but your body shouldn't be able to move a single finger.

　Cianne looks up at me as she collapses, moving only her eyes, looking up at me.

''What ... what's that ... what was that light just now?''
Ituna's a cheat ability. It's a current manipulation.

　Sianne meditates on my explanation as if she has learned it well.

''So that's what happened. So you've given that girl a more powerful cheat ability than me.''
No?　That was originally Itsuna's.

　This time Cianne's eyes widened in surprise.

''It's not like you're the one who's picking at it. Ituna has a special talent for that cheat ability. And she's trained in it.''

　As a matter of fact, the current manipulation cheat ability itself is, at best, a static charge, or passing an electric current to an opponent that I touch.
　I can use other cheats to boost my output to mimic Ituna's ability of the same name, but Itsuna's cheat ability is only limited to current manipulation and translation.
　But Ituna's only two cheat abilities are current manipulation and translation.
　She doesn't use any other abilities or magic to raise the level of her power.

　As far as current manipulation is concerned, Itsuna is a genius that far surpasses me.
　No..........it's evolved into a different ability when it acts on charged particles and electromagnetic fields and even generates plasma.
　This is not a simple thing to manipulate electric current.

　It's an ability unique to Ituna that should be called a thunderbolt.

Eizem. When does the demon warfare tournament start?
'What?　Oh, yeah ... in two days. But I have to get my entry done today.

　Oh, shoot.
　So that would be a four-day loss?

　Well, that's about the margin of error, and I could see what I needed to do before the competition.
　As I slowly stand up, Cianne tries to move her head to say something to me.
　I waited for a while, but Cyanne didn't open her mouth.

'Humiliation?　I've been beaten by a kid like Ituna.

　I'm sure you're right.
　But this is a path I've taken myself.
　It doesn't matter how old you are or what species you are, in front of your cheat ability.

"Don't be so easy on yourself, Cyanne. If you really want to be strong, you need to work harder. If you're going to kill me, you'll have to be able to get a shot from Ituna with at least the cheat ability you have now, or else we won't be able to talk.

　Sianne looked like she wanted to turn away from me, so I turned away.

'We still have a little time. Why don't you and Ituna continue the practice match?

　No reply.
　Well, if this was going to break his heart, then Cianne was just that much of a warrior.

'Eizem, take me to the reception desk. I'm going to go enter.
Yeah. It's a gold coin per person, but we'll provide it.
I'll need two copies.

　Just then, with a clattering sound, Ituna returned.

'I've got it!　Sorry Miss Cianne, it might sting a bit.
Little girl.

　With my back turned, I couldn't tell what kind of eyes Cianne was looking at Ituna with.
　But I couldn't detect any anger or hatred in her voice.　

'No, Itsuna. When I recover, I'll ask for another practice match.''
'Yes, of course!　Gladly!

　I peeked over my shoulder and saw Ituna with a big smile on her face, hugging Sianne tightly.
　Sianne has a subtle look on her face, but she doesn't resist, as if she can't move yet.

　Suddenly, my eyes meet with Sianne's.
　Her eyes were shaking as if she was complaining about something.
　So, it's okay?　All right.

"Azem.
Yeah, what is it?

　I cowered my shoulders and headed for the exit of the dojo.
　For some reason, I felt better and smiled.

'Correction. Three gold coins, please.''