It's all over.
　Aurelian's magic has been completely annihilated.
　The foolish king's soul has been burned to the ground by Shelleybeth and will never rise again.

"That was no more than a mouthful.

　I muttered and put away Shellabeth.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find something that will help you out.
　A person's strong thoughts ...... sometimes become magical power.
　Perhaps that is why Cherubes has been sublimated to a magical sword.
　If I need the power of that noble woman, I'll use it again.

　That's what I've been thinking since the battle ended.


　Crackle.


　The sound of applause came out of nowhere.
　At first, it came from the audience.
　The sparse applause gradually spread to include my classmates on stage.


　Crackle.


"Wow, that's a lot of applause!

　Lara looks around.

"No wonder Kurt showed up at the perfect time.

　Marise looks somewhat proud.

I'm sure ...... he thinks it was a ...... play that defeated Aurelian. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so exciting.

　Cynthia was trying to remain calm, but she seemed unusually upbeat.

"Oh, so you thought my battle was just a sideshow. That's fine.

　Again, I had no intention of stopping the festival, despite the ruckus of the demons.
　Today is a fun day.
　If it was cancelled, the demons would be further strengthened ......, but at the same time, I resisted the idea of taking away people's fun.

　As a result, the festival was not cancelled and the people of Wangdu enjoyed the festival wholeheartedly.
　I think that was a very good thing.

Well...

　I turn around and tell my classmates.

"The show is over. The show is over. Let's close with some closing remarks.
「「「「 Yes! 」」」」

　A cheerful response from all my classmates.
　We line up on the stage and bow our heads to the audience.
　We lined up in a row on the stage and bowed to the audience. The applause did not stop, but rained down on us.

　.

"The MVP of the festival will be announced!

　After the play was over.
　After a while, the festival came to an end and we students of the Magic Academy were gathered in the large schoolyard.
　A girl from the festival committee is standing on the stage.

"MVP......, which class is going to get it?

　Lara's voice bubbles.

I hope it's us.
I'm sure that ...... Cynthia's class did their best, but they lost to the Firsts .......

　I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.



　As I waited for the MVP to be announced, I thought about the past and the future.

　The magic Aurelian had used. That didn't exist a thousand years ago.
　He called it "fair space. He said it was an improvement on the magic the Phombasque had developed.

　To me, it's still a work in progress.
　But it seems like a magic with potential, depending on how you use it.

　Something's going on behind the scenes.
　Even if it was created by the demon god Fombasque a thousand years ago, how could something like that be used in this decaying world?
　The empire has been destroyed, and I was relieved to have defeated the source of all this, Fombasque. ...... It's hard to believe, but if we leave things as they are, more bad things are going to happen.
　This time, I was very aware of it.



The MVP is ...... the first year's "Firsts"!

　As I let my thoughts unfold, before I knew it, the MVP was announced.

　A moment of silence.
　But in a matter of seconds, my classmates' joy exploded.


We did it!　We're the MVP!
"We all worked so hard!　The crepe shop and the play went well, so we deserved it!
It's all thanks to Marlies.
Don't forget about Lara.　Don't forget Lara, she made us delicious crepes. ......
The two of them are important, but more importantly, ......


　The gazes of my delighted classmates all converged on me.

"Kurt, you did it!
Thanks to you!
That's what I'm talking about. ......

　Lara, Marise, and Cynthia also hugged me.
　The three of them are so close together that their ...... soft parts are hitting me.

I can't take credit for this.
"What?
"This MVP was won by all of us. If any one of us had been left out, we would not have received this honor.



　These were words that came from the heart.


　--I've made some great friends in this world a thousand years from now.


　I think I can still enjoy this world.

And it's .......

　Finally.
　I stroked the heads of Lara and the other three, and continued.

"Our festival is not over yet. We still have a lot of work to do on the festival.