Hey, you!

　It wasn't long before the guy came riding into the waiting room.

'How dare you do that to Amalia!

　It's Hulam.
　He's biting Cianne as hard as he can.
　Cianne asks, "Can I kill him? He shook his head as he gave me a look that said, "I'm sorry.

'Listen, Cheeto girl!　It's a foul thing to turn off the magic. It's not supposed to happen in this world!

　But is this guy serious?
　I wonder if he's not ashamed to be alive.
　I mean, the other players are watching.

"We can make an issue out of this later, you know. You're going to have a problem with this, you know.

　Oh, my goodness, she ended up saying only what she wanted to say and leaving.

They say she's a cheat girl.

　Sianne blurts out in a distracted, unimportant voice.

'Well, I have a lot of cheat abilities, I guess.
I certainly do.

　Despite that rare occurrence, Ituna won easily.
　My second game.

'Well, next up, the seeded player is finally the third one to appear!　Captain Zepanto of the Royal Kinsmen's Guard!

　The man who stood in front of me was a huge man with the appearance of a rugged, skilled old warrior.
　As the captain of the royal kinsman's guard, he was imposing and impeccable in his standing.
　It's a different man from the knight Zanaheim who pointed his sword at me one day - somehow I remembered his name - and he's a different man.

''Demon warfare match, begin!''

　He readied his sword for a bit of fun, but the old man remained in his kneeling position.

'I would like to ask you, Sir.'

　So, you want a pre-game question and answer?
　Well, I'll answer that question as a fighter.

What the hell?
"As Ken Sei-ryu, what do you think of the state of this country?

　Wow, suddenly I'm not very good at, or rather uninterested in, the question!

Whatever.
'Well you're still giving up on the way the kingdom is now and looking at it with a scowl.

　No, I'm simply passing through and I really don't care!

''Let's see how much the Sword Star School has abandoned the country.

　The old man, who was convinced that he was on his own, held up his great shield and sword.
　A steadfast, defensive stance to protect the royal family. It is just like a rock formation.

"I'm sure you have a lot of ideas too, but...

　I'll go along with the questions and answers.
　Then you'll have to go along with my quick attack.

"Kensei Style profound effect, Fu Ban.

　Along with the name of the technique, he waved his iron sword belly.
　An invisible shockwave was generated and attacked the old man.

''What?!''

　The old man, who couldn't seem to move, was blown up and slammed into the wall outside the place without a second thought.
　His sword went with him, but he did not let go of his large shield, which is admirable.

"Out of the room!　One, two, three....
Gulp.

　He struggles to escape in a hurry at the referee's count, but his heavy armor seems to have been deformed and he can't move well.

'Eight, nine, ten, winner, Sakahagi!
'I can't believe it!　Isn't that magic!　Kensei-ryu blows Zephand away with a mysterious attack and wins!　Again, blink!　Sakahagi, who the hell are you!

　Defeat was confirmed, and the old man was slumped against the wall.
　That's how I moved on to the third game, too.



　After that, there was a match for the first time in Hulam's career, but I didn't watch it because it didn't matter.
　I didn't care about it, so I didn't see it. Well, I did hear a lot of cheers in the waiting room.
　I'm sure the yellow cheers of the young girls filled me with a great deal of self-approval.

'Hmmm,'

　I was sleeping goofily on a bench in the waiting room when I saw a face peeking out at me.
　A beautiful girl with a baby face was staring at my face.

''You look kind of normal and weak, but you're so strong.''
Where's your daughter?
Rellis.

　Lelis?
　Yeah, I remember hearing that in the dojo.
　You're wearing an extravagant robe and you're a member of Hulam's harem.

"What are you doing here, Lilith?
I came to see what your brother's camase dog looks like.

　You've got a funny way of saying that with an emotionless look on your face, boy.

'When you say big brother, you mean Hulam?
Make an impression or I'll kill you.

　His eyes were serious.
　I mean, he's collecting magic power at his fingertips, and he's going to kill me here and now?

"Yes, yes. Master Hulam.　
All right, you're forgiven.

　Leris lowered her finger.
　Apparently, she had saved her life.

'My brother made Leris strong. That's why he's my brother.
Yeah.

　Uh, yeah, she's that thing.
　She's more of a freak than Amalia.

"I don't care how strong you are, you'll never beat my brother.　So give up now. Okay?

　He's laughing like a prankster, but the content is threatening.
　He's glaring at me like he's not going to take no for an answer while he waits for me to respond.

'All right. If Lelis-chan wins the next game, I'll run away in fear.
'Hmmm ... well that's okay. Everyone else in existence other than my brother is trash anyway, so I'll take that promise.

　Nodding in satisfaction, Lelis ran away from the waiting room.
　She is an impatient child.

''I believe you said that Itsuna's third match was against a seeded player.

　Then Ituna and Leris-chan will be the next to fight.
　So I'm sorry, Leris.
　I made a promise to you, but I won't keep it because you're going to lose.



　Ituna's third match.
　Surprisingly, Lelis was fighting well.
　Ituna's lightning has been repelled by the force field barriers that surround ReLis-chan in a spherical shape at every turn.

''Why can't the lightning get through~?''
'It's useless. Your lightning has no magic power. So it cannot penetrate this barrier.

　Ho, Leris, you've seen that Ituna's lightning isn't magic.

"And this barrier makes magic transparent. I can beat you without taking a single step from here.
Hmm.

　Ituna shoots a thunderbolt with a reduced power output, looking at Leris-chan as if she were observing something.
　It was played again.

　Indeed, that barrier doesn't let any attacks other than magic pass.
　Even if Ituna fired a thundercloud at maximum power, it would not be able to reach Leris.
　But....yeah, Ituna would notice.

Hey, you know. Wasn't thunder scary when you were a kid?

　Ituna asks Lelis as she dodges the approaching magic.

''What are you talking about?''

　Ituna laughed back at Leris's questioning voice, "I was scared.

I was scared. I was always afraid that he was going to take my belly button," she said. There was a lot of flashing and noise. I thought I was going to die when it hit so close to me. But I have never been struck by lightning. That's true, you would normally die if you were struck by lightning.
'Enough. Fireball, Mana Explosion, Freeze Ball, Lionet Bind.

　Relis-chan, who was numb, fired a wave magic wildly.
　Ituna joined hands with Leris-chan while evading the lightning foot - that's how I named the speed-up that toyed with Cianne - with her.

'Sorry for the long story!　Um, you know what I meant?!

　Ituna covered her ears and meditated.
　Her pigtails made a small, crisp sound.
　No one notices what it means except me.

'What I was afraid of was the thunderclap and the lightning!

　The next moment, a huge thunderbolt struck the arena.
　Twice, thrice, and repeatedly.
　A world of astonishing whiteness and silence.

'Mi, can you all hear me!　My ears have just been ringing and I can't hear anything at all, and the light is so great I can't even see!　I mean, stop it!　Stop this!　It's scary, it's scary!

　I'm probably the only one who can hear the real thing.
　I might have been a bit surprised if I hadn't used the light and sound blocking magic beforehand.
　I'm not going to be the only one who can do this.

I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of these things. If you can hear me, it means that sound can pass through. So that barrier can't stop light and sound from...no?

　Lelis, who had been struck by lightning the closest, was bubbling and passed out.
　The poor girl is incontinent in this crowded room.
　It would take a little longer for the referees and the crowd to know the outcome of this match, though.