Hmmm. It looks like the participants are pretty good at it this time.

　Lolino, the Great Alafore Sage, waved the dice while muttering in amusement.

''You're free. Is it okay with me this time?''
'Not until I lose four. Even if it's just me in the end, I'm sure I'll still win.
..........

　Teixeira (Mikaboshi) ruffles his bangs.
　Shino is still silent, his eyes still closed.

''That's not true. Because my defeat is not one in a million, you know.

　Lorino smiles confidently.

　These guys, all of them, don't really recognize that they're being killed by me, do they?
　Well, if they're the kind of guys who can accept reality honestly and give up, they wouldn't be in the unreal world (such a place).

'Well, who is my opponent?　If I could I'd be happy to be the pretty girl over there.
Hmm......

　Masu-chan, who was sent a sink-eye, twisted around.
　As his name suggests, he seems to love kids.

　I mean, Lorino Suikansky..........................it's terrible. Is this really a real name?
　I guess he's a local reincarnation who didn't remember his previous life in another world and only awakened his abilities.
　Maybe he's the protagonist of an erotic game.

''Shake it out!''

　Mari-chan, who was completely on the board, threw a roll of dice.
　The stakes are--

Oh, it's Mr. Goro!
This is my turn, that it is.

　The nerd who had recovered from his fainting fit wakes up abruptly.

You should eat this too.

　I held out the fair tiki, just as I did with Mari, but the otaku shook his head.

'No, thank you. I don't take charity from men, that I do.

　Oh no.
　Well, it doesn't matter.

Goro-san... are you okay?
Don't worry. I will definitely come back alive, that I will. If you come back safely, Mari-dono and I will...

　Flag Flag.

'Boo-boo, flirting can wait!
Good luck, Mr. Goro!

　A somewhat motivated otaku sashays onto the stage with the boos of an errand girl and the cheers of Mari-chan at his back.
　Lorino, on the other hand, looks like he doesn't care.

''Now, let's decide how to win, that I will decide how to play, that I will. I, for that matter, desire to play this Battle Monsters card match. Let's play a game of otherworldly cheat deck.
'I'm sorry, but I don't have any use for you, do I? I'll make it quick and easy for you.

　Just as he chanted a verse or two, a huge ball of fire appeared above Lorino's head.

''Well, I'll wait, that I will!　I'm not one for that kind of barbarism!
If we can't decide on a way to win, then we will kill each other without question.

　The errand boy mercilessly beeped and blew the whistle to start the match.

''So, that's why. Please hurry up and be a smith.

　Without waiting for the otaku to beg for his life, Lorino exploded a fireball on the stage.
　The flames were extinguished in the blink of an eye, but only the shadow of the otaku remained on the stage.

''U, so........Goro, Mr.......''
This one!　This is the kind of thing I wanted to see---egg!

　Mari, who breaks down crying raggedly.
　An errand boy who hustles and gets his head slashed off by me with a twisted smile on his face.
　Of course, it's set with rewind.

'Utterly, we've won up to this point... what in the world have we seen?

　Lorino shakes his head, "Good grief.

　
　However, she refused my treat, and I don't feel sorry for the way she died.

　Mari is crying wistfully.
　I guess we both managed to survive so well that we didn't really feel like we were playing a death game.
　They must have been convinced that they wouldn't die.
　Anyway, that's 2 wins and 2 losses.

What do we do, though he's not here?
Oh, you're free to go then.
Hmm. Then I should be fine for the next one.

　Neither Teisei nor Shino responded, so it looks like Lorino is next.
　Mari seems to be unable to do so, so I roll the dice instead.
　I didn't do any particular manipulation, but the stakes are--.

Oh, you're a trout.
'Hahahahahahahahahahaha!　This guy is amazing!　Looks like Manjiro's luck has come around for me!

　Uh-oh.
　If it had been a groggy Misaki, it would have been a one-off.
　Lorino's not so lucky either.
　Well, it would have been better than me taking on him, though.

　Anyway, I call out to Masu-chan who is shivering beside me.

"Can you go?
I can't... my face...
Yeah, I fixed that. Is that good?

　I took out Masu-chan's mask that I had restored with Craft Cheat from the item box.

''........''

　Seeing the mask that should be familiar to him, Masu gasped for some reason.

''Is this really.......okay?''
It's yours, Masu-chan.

　He gazed at the mask he received and then slowly put it on as if he were biting into something.
　The atmosphere that Masu-chan was wearing changed completely.

''I'm going to........work........''
Yeah, have a good day.

　
　It's some kind of assumption that he's enhancing his cheat ability.

　The fact that the founding members of "T.F." are able to imitate this kind of thing.... After all, only "Wildcat Santa", who specialized in hypnosis, was able to do this.
　Since his GSO days, he's been very good at educating children and turning them into warriors.
　It might seem outrageous, but I couldn't afford to keep a limp-wristed child in my guild... and above all, Wildcat Santa was strongly concerned with giving the child the strength to survive.

　Well.
　

　.........uh, yeah.
　It's obvious that the opponent is a magic specialist.
　Of course he'll use it.

　Masquerade is a professional.
　There are no licks for that girl.

''How to win........?
We don't have to decide on anything in particular... just keep it a simple game.

　The Masquerade holds the pistol in silence while Lorino, who is in good spirits, holds the pistol.
　It's a nondescript 9mm caliber automatic pistol that was taken out with a modern weapon cheat.

It's not a good idea. You can't penetrate force field magic with such a pea gun.......let me kindly tell you. After all, I'm a gentleman, you know.
This will be a match where a little girl will get into all sorts of trouble, won't it?　It's okay, it's okay, we don't have a problem with the erotic development of the game at all.

　Huh?
　Screw it, I'll kill you.

　The messenger, who had reeled back thirteen times in my anger, finally blew his whistle.
　Lolino gave a mousy and very disgusting smile.

''Don't worry, I won't kill you right away. It's a good idea to use sleep magic to make them sleep a little and then torture them for a while--

　A pang.
　There was a light sound.

'What, uh--?'

　Lorino vomits blood and holds his chest.

　Pan, pan, pan, pan.

　Four shots in succession.
　With his eyes wide open, Lorino collapses easily.
　The Masquerade, having finished its work, leaves the stage in silence.

　After a brief silence, the stunned Teixeira barely spoke.

''What on earth did you do...?　Force-field magic should never be able to get through a physical attack.

　Exactly.
　Force field magic doesn't matter how strong it is, it doesn't pass through physics, it passes through magic.
　It's the foundation of the foundation in the otherworldly magic source theory.
　However--.

What are you talking about? "A man shoots a man, he has to die. That's what we do on Earth.
Hmmm.

　

''No, I see. Law altering system ability........!
Oh, you're right. You are indeed the all-time winning champion of the game.

　To be more precise, what Masquerade used was a type of 'law changing cheat'.
　Simply put, it's the ability to override the laws within the expansion realm and apply a different law.
　Remember the non-violent realm of the Fairy Mart Otherworldly Branch?　That is exactly what it was.

　What Masquerade developed was the 'Physical Laws of the Earth'.
　When you hear that much, you may think it's a simple thing to hear, but.......to tell the truth, it's the most anti-Otherworldly ability you could ever have.

　The reason for this is that within this earth law area, you can no longer use any of the other world's unique 'levels', 'skills' or 'magic'.

　As a general rule, you cannot use otherworldly magic on Earth, so you can't use magic in the Masquerade's development area.
　That's why Lorino, who couldn't use force field magic, died a quick death by gunshot.
　

　To tell you the truth, it was more complicated than that, but in summary, this is how it went down.
　It's time to teach Ituna and the others about the superiority of cheat abilities and the theory behind them.