"What?　It's already this late. ......

　Mizuki, the witch, greeted the late morning as she stretched out.
　She's not the type of person who always wakes up early, but today it took her an inordinate amount of time to wake up.

　In a few more hours, it will be evening.
　I feel like I've wasted a little time, but it's okay, I thought as I pushed myself out of the futon.

I forgot to clean up .......

　Mizuki had just woken up and saw all the books and tools that she had left out yesterday.
　Thinking back to yesterday, she remembered that she was doing research on medicine.

　Why didn't you even clean up?
　Because of that, I have to clean up now.
　If left unattended too long, it would turn into poison, so it needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.

............ I'll clean up a little later. I need to eat.

　Mizuki put one of the disparate books back on the shelf, sighed and headed for the stairs.
　I don't have time to clean in the morning.
　Even if it turns into poison, it's not a time-sensitive task because it's only dangerous if it gets into your body.

　I'm sure my self will take care of it before I go to bed today.
　Instead, I have to deal with my hunger.
　With that excuse, Mizuki arrived at the pantry on the first floor.

There's nothing but peaches and figs. I've got to go buy some canned goods.

　Of the two types of canned goods, Mizuki ended up picking up the peaches.
　Since she hadn't gone shopping for a while, she only had enough food for a few more days.

　All the troublesome things were piling up in the morning.
　I thought, "Maybe I'll make today a shopping day.
　That's when I was thinking about it.

"What?

　The glass shattered, and a slightly larger bat flew into the room.
　A letter was delivered to the startled Mizuki.
　Apparently, the bat had brought it with it.

　And then.
　When the bat confirmed that Mizuki had picked up the letter, it disappeared with a poof, as if it had done its job.
　I have never received a letter like this before in my life.

　If it was a letter from the human world, it should have been delivered to the mailbox.
　Gokuri and Mizuki looked at the contents of the letter.

"The Demon Lord's army from the south is on its way to you. You'd better watch out. Whether you run or fight is up to you. From the Demon Lord Aria.

　There it is.
　I couldn't believe what I was reading in my sleep.
　The Demon Lord's army from the south is coming with them?
　Will Aria and the others come to my rescue?

　Why am I being targeted in the first place?
　There are so many questions I want to ask.
　But I can't ask them back because it's a letter.
　All I can do now is prepare to run away or fight as I am told.

What should I do? ...... Should I run?

　The conclusion that Mizuki came to was that she should get away from here.
　Fighting was an option, but it wasn't one she liked.
　Aria might say she was pathetic, but she didn't have the time to worry about that.

　Anyway, she had to start moving.
　With that in mind, Mizuki began to act.
　And she does.

"What?

　Mizuki's house was shaken by a huge shock.
　The bookshelf collapsed and the chair broke through the glass and flew out.

　The bookcase collapsed, and a chair broke through the glass and flew out.
　It had only been a few minutes since Aria's report.

"Oh no! Water Flow Creation!

　I can't wait for the confused Mizuki.
　The entity that might be the Demon Lord's army to the south continues its attack.
　The entrance to the mansion began to burst into flames.

　It's the kind of warfare that doesn't try to decide the game in an instant, but slowly harasses you.
　It was as if he was enjoying Mizuki's reaction.

　...... I don't like it.
　He must have had a rotten personality.
　When Mizuki confirmed that the fire had been extinguished by the water current she had created, she jumped out of the window.

"Blue Dragon Flame!

　Mizuki fought back.
　The blue flames form a beautiful circle around the house.
　At first she thought of running away, but that was no longer possible.

　In the first place, there's no way I'm going to sit back and let them do this to me.
　Now that I have no choice but to fight, I'm going to fight for real.

"Where are you!

　Although it was not a loud shout, Mizuki raised her voice as much as she could to confirm the enemy.
　Thinking about it, it had been about a hundred years since she had fought in a battle.
　I've killed a few people on Aria's orders, but that wasn't what I would call a fight.

　If there is too much difference in ability, it is not a battle but a massacre.


　It can only be called a battle when two people of equal ability fight each other.
　Yes, that's exactly what happened this time.

　Judging from the enemy's magic power and other information, I could see that they were just as good as me.
　This mansion is protected by powerful wards.

　Since he was able to shake the house like he had just done, he might be more powerful than you.
　That fact made me feel a little jealous.

"If you're not going to come out--

　Mizuki randomly drops a powerful thunderbolt in a radius of several dozen meters.
　It's the kind of power that could scorch a human being with a mere scratch.

　Even the Demon Lord's army in the south should be able to do some damage.
　If they have zero resistance to lightning, they could be killed outright.

　However, that was too hopeful an observation, so he waited for the enemy to appear so as not to get his hopes up too high.