Here you go. I'll be next.

　Akari transitioned out of the guild and replaced by Citry. She too has the power to destroy my dungeon if I really fight her.

　That's why I won't send everyone back here (the arena).

　It's because we might have to make an emergency escape like we did with Akari earlier.


''No. ... no. You can pass, too.
What?

　When Citry next stepped forward to face Gad, he suddenly said that he had passed.

'You're a bakémon like the rest of them, right?'

　Well. He's a former Demon King, so he's the most worthy of being a monster among us.

So you don't have to fight me. I don't want to fight you, by the way.

Because...

''I see.... I thought I could really unleash my power for the first time in a long time too.

　Citry looked a little disappointed.
　But you can't kill someone when it's not a test.


'The next guy is the last, right?　Bring him to me now.

　The remaining candidates are Luna.
　Gad is going to fight Luna.

　I'm not so sure about that.
　But I'm sure it'll work out.


Luna. Luna, I'm supposed to take the test now. Can I invite him in?

　He speaks to Luna through the bracelet.

''Ah. I see that Citry-san's exam is already over. I'm ready to go whenever you are!''

　It seemed to be okay, so I used transference magic to summon Luna to the arena.

　This place is cut off from the outside world by me, so if I can't use transference, I can't get in or out. I don't think Luna would be able to attack with that much power. But I'm having a bit of a hard time believing that everyone else has not been invited to join us again. I asked Sitri to go outside as well.

　In case Luna is about to be defiled by Gad. Because at that time, I was going to ignore the rules and save her. But if I did that, Luna wouldn't pass the test because of Gad's personality, and she would be told that she would be deprived of the opportunity to take the promotion test in the future.

　If that happens, I'll ask Kikyou or Yoko to alter Gad's memories. If it's just a matter of erasing human memories, Citry might be able to do it too. I'm rough with it too, but I can do it.

　For the record, I had no intention of cheating.


I'm Luna. It's nice to meet you.

　But...... It's not good to cheat.
　Ideally, Luna fights fair and wins.

"Kihihi. Finally, finally, I'm here!

　Gad's expression twists and turns in a strange way.

"I can tell. You're strong.

Wow, did I?

'Oh, yes. I'm a lot lower in rank compared to the other Ba'monks, though. Well, frankly, almost everyone, including the guy there, is so much higher than me that I couldn't really grasp the difference in power between me and them.

　They say that when the power gap is more than a certain amount of separation between you and your opponent, you may not be able to get a good handle on the difference in power. I'm relying on my intuition for that, so I don't really feel it.

　Probably because Gad couldn't even grasp Citry's power, he decided that she had the power of our class and stopped fighting her.


''But you──your power is wa(──)!　That means you're one of the most powerful human race in the world!

　Luna's fighting ability is not high among our (Elnor) people. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well. She is one of the people who have reached the pinnacle of this world's fighting profession, and as Gad says, she is a strong person.


''Ah, thank you.''

　Luna is embarrassed, mistaking it for a compliment.
　But that's not what Gad is trying to say.

"I was the only one who knew you were strong. In other words...

　Gad couldn't understand the difference in power between us. Even if he did, he could only understand Luna's strength.　

''Your strength is within my scope of understanding!　And you, you're weaker than me!

　Yeah, maybe.

　Lunar is an auxiliary tertiary position, whereas Gad is a combat tertiary position.

　If you have to fight a battle against a common man, Luna has no chance.
　I know that very well.

　That's why I'm the first to confirm it.


"Um.......... Has the exam already started?

'Oh?　Yeah, let's get started. Let the good times begin.

　I don't need to read Gad's thoughts with a mind-reading technique to know that this guy is trying to humiliate Luna.


''Well then, here we go!

　Luna pointed her hand at Gad.

'You're in an auxiliary combat position anyway, right?　What kind of magic does that make you think...

　Gad stopped moving when he noticed something.
　It was because she saw something on Luna's right arm.

　Her right arm, which she pointed at Gad, was equipped with a bracelet.

I'm not sure if it's a spell or not, but it's a spell that she prepared?

　That guy is me.
　I nod silently as Gad looks at me.

　I couldn't help but grin a little.
　Because it was a confirmation for this moment.

"Huh!

　He decided he had to stop it.
　Gad tried to approach Luna at high speed, but...


Firelance!

　Luna's magic activation was faster.
　Although it wasn't exactly her magic.


''Ehehe. Kore, I wanted to try activating it like this once, right?

　Luna said that with a big smile on her face, as if she was happy that she had succeeded in activating an amazing magic.

　Between her and Gad, a flame knight stood between her and Gad, carrying a roaring flaming spear of fire.


''Nah, nah........''

　Gad stopped in his tracks as he headed towards Luna at the appearance of the flame knight.

　He stopped because he instantly judged that the flame knight and himself were almost equal in power.

　If there was a single flame knight, the knight fighting while protecting Luna would be at a disadvantage. If that was the case, Gad might have attacked Luna without stopping his feet.

　What emerged from Luna's bracelet was a five (...) body (...) flame (...) cavalier (...).

　In an instant, the difference in strength was reversed.


　Gad silently looked at me while pointing at the flame knight.

''You said at the beginning that the use of magic tools was OK, right?

　I think I saw a thin tear in Gad's eyes with these words of mine.

　Maybe this was enough. But the last candidate, Luna, is the girl with the most serious personality in the Elnor family.

　Even if she won just by the power of the magic tools I gave her, she probably thought it was meaningless in terms of the adventurer promotion test.

　Such an earnest Luna puts the already mentally dying Gad, who is already dying mentally, on the back foot.


''Damage Invalid (damage completely nullified), Ultima Power (attack power ultimate increase), Ultima Magic (magic attack power ultimate increase), Ultima Speed (speed ultimate increase), Ultima Concentration (concentration ultimate increase) it!

　Five flame knights, each one of them with a battle strength equal to Gad, had their strength increased by tens of times by this world's best auxiliary wizard.