The day began as usual, and while I was having breakfast in the living room, I asked Noll for a favor.

'Nole, would you mind being my mock battle partner for a moment in training?'

What?

　The Noles, who were eating around the table, all stopped moving and looked at me in surprise.
　Even Mofft, who was crunching and eating leaves on the floor, boo!　And he's looking at me with a squeal.
　Hey, as usual, why are you reacting like this?

What has happened to you all of a sudden?

'Nah, I've been getting a little better at fighting lately too, and I wanted to see for myself how well I could do.

　Even though I usually fight against demons, it's basic hunting, so I don't often fight strong demons.
　To begin with, I don't fight alone, so I don't even know what my own current skills are.
　When I asked Noor to train with me before, he made me deal with demons without asking me to improve my skills by dealing with them first, but now he should be able to deal with me as well.
　As soon as I mentioned it, Sisha started tapping her fingers on the desk with a thump, looking unhappy.

'You're on a roll because you've finished me off. You're on it. I don't want you to get the wrong idea, but I didn't get serious then. If I was serious, even if I couldn't win, I wouldn't have lost that easily. I was bare-handed, and I was playing with my hands. And no matter how much he read your thoughts, the way to deal with it is--

"Okay, okay, sore loser.

Sis-Hachan talks fast.

He was really disappointed.

　I guess that must have been pretty frustrating, talking up so fast and talking up so much.
　She blushed red at my agitation, but when Esther and the others pointed it out, she fell silent and cleared her throat to cover it up.

''........................Oh really, I don't regret it. But even if you beat me, I don't think it's a good idea to do it with Noll-san. If I were to say so myself, the difference in ability between me and Mr. Noll is incomparable. In a head-to-head match, even I would kill you instantly.

I still don't want to fight Sisha, but.... I have a feeling that he will do something to me that he will never get beaten for free.

'Uh-huh, if you're serious about this, I'll make you so bad that you'll be in my nightmares that day.

　Sisha speaks with a grin and Noor backs away.
　I was able to win by restraining him with a centipede too, but I doubt Sisha was serious because she was just pissed off too.
　If I'd been gutted, it might have been a more boggy fight.

''But maybe your brother can join hands with Noor for once.

Hmm, that's true. There were fights with demons like the Marigunant, and it's about time you had some experience with other people.

'Oh, yes. Then why don't you try it with us as well as Nole?

With Esther and her friends?

'Yeah, we all fight differently, and I think even a light hand-to-hand combat would be an experience. Not just with people, you don't get to fight people who use magic very often, do you?

'Well, if you ask me, it's true, but...'

So it's settled. I'll get a weapon and everything to help in the fight.

　Oh, it was supposed to be just a mock fight with Nole, but they even ended up fighting Estelle and the others.
　In the twinkling of an eye, the conversation grew, and in the end, we decided to have a mock fight with Estelle, Freesia, Luna, and Nole.
　We moved to the plains outside of the town to prepare for the mock battle and moved to the plains outside of the town, each one getting used to a different weapon in their hands than usual.
　Moffoot is also coming with us, and seems to be cheering us on as Sisha hugs and poo-poo's us.
　I'm going to prepare an iron weapon with a dropped blade and I'm also going to fight with something like a normal crowbar, because it would be unfashionable to have a mock battle with the UR equipment of the Nors.
　The use of equipment other than weapons and armor is prohibited since this is also a test of competence.
　I brought Luna, who was asleep, with me, but she is buzzing around with an iron spear and looks like she's about to fall asleep.

''Oh dear, a mock battle. That means we can beat up Heihachi, right?

'Hey, hey, don't do it for the purpose of beating me up!

It's a joke. I'm not attacking.

　It's a mock battle, so you'll have to make some adjustments!
　By the way, although it's a mock battle, this time we're each going to decide on my victory conditions.
　If you're beaten, you'll be killed instantly and it won't be worth it.

It's not a good idea to use your own bow, after all.

'If I get hit by your bow, I'm going to die for sure, so don't do it.

　Freesia is getting used to it with her wooden bow and arrows, but she's not happy.
　If you get shot with this guy's original bow and arrows, you'll die lightly.
　It seems to be much more dangerous and powerful than being shot by a gun from the original world.......

''The blade was dropped, but is it really safe to slash at it with this?

''Don't worry. With my supportive magic, a weapon of this level can play off an attack even if it hits. I also have magic resistance, so it won't be a problem.

He's also wearing armor, so even a bare knoll's attack power shouldn't damage your brother.

　When Sisha told Noor to slash at her as a test, the iron sword was indeed flicked as it slid across the surface without touching her body.
　This would allow her to fight safely with a weapon that was somewhat like a real battle.
　As for the armor, she's wearing the usual stuff, so she shouldn't be injured even if there's an eventuality.
　........But seriously, am I going to take on these four people?
　Four fights in a row against a UR unit one on one, this is already like a boss rush.

'I know I suggested it, but isn't four fights in a row against Noor and the others too tight?

'Leave that part to me, too. I'll use my recovery magic to blow away your fatigue as well. I really wanted to get my revenge, but it's a shame because I'll be focusing on my support magic.

But you don't want to lose again.

Okay, let's get on with it.

　Ignoring my words, Sisha clapped her hands with a pang and announced the beginning.
　.........This guy was actually a bit of a figurehead, wasn't he?
　This time it looks like he's going to attack me to death, so I really don't want to deal with him either.

　For now, my first opponent was Esther.
　The condition for victory is to start from a distance and get close and touch her body while dealing with Esther's magic.

''I'll start with me. Brother, do your best to touch my body.

I mean, that sounds like a very serious thing to say, so don't do it.

'Hmm, I'm good in that way too.

　Don't blush and tell me that with your hand on your cheek!
　Esther also seems to be able to fight without even holding a staff, let alone a grimoire, as a tame move.
　No matter how much I am, this is a win for this victory condition.

''If all I have to do is get close and touch it, it'll be over soon.

You should not take it lightly just because you are one-on-one with a mage. And besides, the opponent is Esther.

　.........Indeed, even though he's being tame, the opponent is that Esther-san.
　Even without her staff, I think she's much stronger than an ordinary mage.
　We took a distance from each other and arrived at a position roughly 20 meters away from each other.
　At this distance, we should be able to approach in less than 5 seconds at full speed.

''It's a start!

　With Noll's signal, I ran out.
　Naturally, Esther started to move as well, and one after another a magic circle was deployed around her.
　First, the usual balls of fire flew at me as usual, but I didn't panic and avoided this one as it was.
　Magic is something I've dealt with relative to the Goblin Mage in the Goblin Labyrinth, but Esther's is nothing compared to that!
　Without a moment's pause, I continue to move sideways and avoid the fire balls that fly in one after another.
　Occasionally the fire will snatch your body, but thanks to Sisha's supportive magic, there is no damage.
　Ugh, I can avoid them, but I can't move forward!　The barrage is too thick!
　And yet, little by little, we moved forward--

Dwaaah!

　I was suddenly blown backwards by a strong impact from the front.
　I thought I was going to be knocked to the ground as it was, but a soft, bobbling sensation enveloped my entire body and gently fell to the ground.
　When I looked at Estelle, she was looking at me, smiling and smiling.
　Apparently, she was helping me.

　But what the hell was the attack right now!　We've been blown up by something unseen!
　...or, if we're talking about invisible magic, wind magic. But where did you fly it from?
　I had seen all the magicians properly, but none of them were the ones with fireballs coming out of them and I didn't miss them.
　The fact that they were attacked from before means that they must have come flying from the direction where Estelle is.
　So that means........wind magic without a magic circle?
　The magic that would have been saved just now doesn't seem to have a magic circle deployed, and can magic be used without a magic circle?
　In other words, the magicians who are deploying the magicians' battle array is a decoy, and they were sent away by invisible wind magic when they were caught off guard.
　We've been completely beaten. d*mn you!

　I was blown away and went back to square one, but little by little, Esther was beckoning me to run out again.
　While avoiding the attack by the fireball again, this time I paid attention not only to the magic circle, but also to Estelle's movements.
　It is always using magic with a single call, but when you see that her mouth is not moving, she seems to be completely unchanted.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find some parts to move next, and I saw the fingers of one hand move quickly.
　As if on cue, a magic circle appears and a fireball comes out.
　.........I see, you're using magic by triggering the fingers to move.

　After confirming the preliminary movement, I proceeded while avoiding the fireball, and the moment came when my finger moved but the magic circle didn't come out.
　Now!　And as I dove and rolled to the side as fast as I could, the ground was lightly dented by an invisible attack that hit the spot where I had been earlier with a bong.
　When I looked at Estelle, her eyes widened and she was lightly surprised.

　From there, he moved closer to Estelle, avoiding the invisible wind magic while avoiding the fireball in the same way.
　The closer I got, the more frequent the wind magic became, but if I knew when it was coming, I could hold on and endure it even if it hit me.
　I was out of breath as I ran, and finally I reached Esther and put a hand on her shoulder.

''Hah ... hah ... yah, I did it!

Oh, they caught me. Your brother's doing a good job.

　Estelle has her hand on her cheek and is moping around in embarrassment.
　.........Even though I've been going on so frantically, Esther-san doesn't even look tired at all.
　To begin with, I'm only using single-shot fire and wind magic, let alone range magic, and it's not at the level of being skipped over.
　Even though I've achieved the victory condition at one point, I still have a great sense of defeat.

'First of all, you broke through Estelle, right? The movement has improved since halfway through, but did you notice something?

'Yeah, I noticed Esther moving her fingers around when she was doing magic. That gave me some idea of when it was coming, even with magic that didn't come out of the magic circle.

'Your brother's grown up, looking at me properly rather than the magic at hand.

Ha ha, not so much.

You mustn't let your guard down.

　I know what I'm talking about!
　But magic is still terrifying.
　To be honest, I didn't think the rearguard mage was that much of a threat if it was one on one, but I didn't think he would have this much trouble closing even that distance.
　There wouldn't be many mages who would fire continuously as much as Estelle, though.
　However, it might have been a good lesson in how even simple magic like this could make them struggle like this when combined.
　Well, if Esther was serious, she'd get me in the first move.

　After a short break, my next opponent is Freesia.

''I'll be next!　We're going to win, for sure!

'I feel like Freesia will still be easier to get to compared to Esther.

Is that so...

　Compared to Estelle's barrage, Freesia's arrows are cute.
　The victory condition Freesia has given us is to hit one attack with a weapon.
　Since this is a plain, you can't climb up a tree and run away, or worse, you can ignore the arrows and attack with a forceful attack.
　Hmph, I'm sorry Freesia, but let's just end this right away!

　I took the same distance as Esther again and started a mock battle by Noll's signal.
　Immediately after that, an arrow flies in and hits the crowbar-like thing I was holding, and it is flicked from my hand and sticks to the ground with a twirl in the air.
　........Heh?

'Wow!　I win!

No, no, no, no!　You don't have that!

Yeah, because you dropped your weapon!

　Hey, hey, hey!　I'm not going to flip a weapon or anything.
　So that's why he made it a condition of victory with a single shot from a weapon!
　He silenced Freesia, who spluttered that it was a victory, and picked up his weapon and started again.
　Freesia puffs out her cheeks in frustration and shoots an arrow at me.
　It's a head shot as if she's harassing me, and with a skonk and a small sound, the helmet and the entire head are turned upside down.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be a good fit, but I'm going to be able to say that I'm not.

　This has slowed down your running speed, and Freesia is running backwards and shooting away all the way.
　If you close the distance even a little bit, you'll be flung off the crowbar-like object again, and you'll be separated from the distance while you're back to get it.
　Even if you hide your weapon behind your back to avoid being shot, the moment you put it forward to attack, it was aimed at you, and you were shot off.
　If I bludgeon and throw a projectile, it will be intercepted in the air and a crowbar-like object will fly at my head with a kakon.
　You clunking elf!　I'll never forgive you!

　The preliminary movement is far more straightforward than Esther's, but the speed of the arrows is uncommonly fast and impossible to avoid.
　No matter how flamboyantly you roll around, the arrows will fly ahead of you and hit you like a prediction of the future. It's one of a hundred shots in a row.
　After a few moments of such an offensive and defensive battle, I knelt down on the spot and surrendered.

I can't, I can't!　Give up!

'Wow!　I won this time!

Was it still too early for Okura-san to deal with Freesia-san?

　What a disgusting way this guy fights!
　Even if I try to force him, he'll aim for my head and gwangwang it, and when I try to attack him, he'll flick his weapon away.
　A single blow with a weapon in this condition is just too much of a challenge!
　But if this wasn't a simulated battle, you'd get shot in the head, and your weapon would be blown off, so you wouldn't be able to win.
　In short, the accuracy of the blow to the vital point is too high, so you have to think about that when you move.
　It's because we won, or maybe because we're celebrating, that Freesia is so annoyed when she sees us rejoicing like it's a festival.
　........Sisha might have felt the same way looking at me. Let's stop teasing each other with that stuff.

　The next one is Luna.

Take it easy on her, will you?

'Mm, I'll take care of it. I won't move and I won't attack; if you can move one step or hit one attack, you win.

Oh, come on, I'm not that weak.

　Luna laughs lightly at my words and doesn't want to move from her spot.
　Are you seriously going to do this without moving?　I admit I'm weak, but I can move at least one step.

　I swing a crowbar-like object down at Luna as Noor signals for me to start.
　Then the hem of the cloak she was wearing moved and blocked my attack.
　Wha, what?　And now they're using it!
　I'm not a centipede, but Luna's bloodstained black coat was armor, so it was there!
　He was surprised and swung down several times to attack, but all of them were prevented by the cloak moving.
　They said it could pierce iron too, but seriously, it's harder than iron!
　It's fluffy and fluttering in the breeze, and yet it's this hard!

'Phew!　Crap!　This!

　No matter how many times you attack, you are prevented from attacking, and even if you turn around to the side or back, the cloak accurately plays off the attack.
　d*mn!　You've got eyes in the back of your head!
　I realized that I couldn't hit the attack, so I lunged in to tackle it with my whole body, trying to move it.
　But at that moment, the cloak wrapped around my arm.

''Heh--ghee!

　As it is, I'm thrown into the air and slammed to the ground.
　
　I attacked him several times and tackled him from various directions, but he prevented me from doing so and threw me to the ground, tearing me to shreds.

Huh, huh, well, I'm here...

"Bittorida.

You're the man, Luna!

That's what I'm talking about, Luna!

　Luna pieced together a blank expression.
　She really didn't move a single step and didn't even attack me.
　Or rather, they can't even use the spear I prepared for them.
　Even though I'm the opponent of Luna, who is mainly in close combat, I'm soberly shocked that the difference in ability was so far apart, but.......
　When I glanced at my next opponent, Noor, she seemed to have noticed my gaze and crossed her arms, looking troubled.

'Will I be the last?'

'When you couldn't even get a hand or foot in Luna, I don't think you'll be able to deal with Noor or anything else for sure.

It's true, isn't it? In this case, there are psycho horns and other equipment, so shall we try with all our might?

'That might be a good idea. Gufu, you should realize that even if you can read their thoughts, you can't win against them.

　Oh!　If they lifted the ban on psycho horns and stuff, there might be a chance!
　Sisha's giving me a disgusting smile, but if you use a psycho-horn or something like that, she'll bite you no matter how many knolls you're up against!
　You equip your Psycho Horn, Centimeter Brassiere, and Dimensional Bracelet for one last mock battle.
　The only way to win against Noor is to get an effective hit.

　With both of you within easy reach of each other, Sisha signals you to begin the battle.
　He activates the Psycho Horn and simultaneously deploys two Centimeter Turbolas.
　Oh, this omnipotence, now I can surpass everything!

　First, I saw what was going on and sent my centerbra flying and was about to kerf it, but at the same time I sensed the knoll rushing at me.
　I hurriedly blocked his path with my centrombra, but he played the centrombra with his sword and shield and quickly fleshed me out.
　I knew they were charging at me, so I tried to run away, but the knoll accelerated all at once, and I was flung off with my shield as hard as I could.
　I try to pull back the rumbling, bullet-riddled centimeter bra and hit the knoll from the blind spot, but it's cleanly flung away with my sword.

　Meanwhile, I get up and close to the knoll, attacking it with what looks like a crowbar.
　I change the way I attack that way and that way as I read his thoughts, but instantly Nole switches his thoughts and is prevented from doing so.
　On the other hand, when he senses the attacking thoughts of the Nole and prevents them, he is quickly crowded in and flung away with his shield.
　Even though I know it's coming and try to push back, I'm completely outgunned.
　Ugh, I know the attack is coming and I'm even reacting, but I can't avoid it because it's attacking me even faster than that!
　And I don't know why, but there's even an attack that I'm not thinking about.
　Maybe Nol can read our thoughts too?

You're not an esper, are you?

I'm not sure about the word "Esper," but Okura-dono's movements are too simple.

　If this was the case, I was only going to get beaten up, so I deployed five centimeter bras and I myself joined in on the offensive.
　I tried to restrain it in liquid form, but the moment I turned it into liquid form, it waved its shield and blew me away, and all four of the other centimeter bras were avoided and prevented.
　He was supposed to be avoiding the centimeter bra by reading his thoughts, but he was played off one by one by an attack that wasn't in Nol's thoughts.
　You don't think he's attacking unconsciously!
　I'm getting a headache from overworking the psycho-horn all at once, but I'm patient!

　It's a good idea to have a good time with your friends.
　But as I was reading it in my thoughts, I used my dimension bracelet the moment it hit the shield and sent the tip of my hand flying behind the knoll.
　Okay, that's it!　Just as I thought, a crowbar-like object was flung out of my flying hand by Noll's sword and I was pushed down by the shield as it was.
　I tried to get up, but the sword was pointed at my head, and Noll announced the end.

"--That's it, sir. Isn't that the end of it?

Gogoh I give up.

　I really can't do this anymore I used the psycho-horn all at once and my head hurts.
　As it was, I laid down on a large figure, took off my helmet and received Sisha's treatment.

''Ugh, Sisha was right, your ego was too much. I'm not even close to your feet.

Well, I think it's a good first match. I think you'd be a good match with me.

'There's a psycho-horn, though. I mean, I can't avoid it even if I read your thoughts, I can't avoid it even if I only fly my hands behind me and attack you, what the hell is going on with Nol?

I can understand that in its own way by watching Okura-dono's movements. When you use the dimension bracelet, your movements are not natural. It was a bit of a cheat because I know your tricks.

　I could read your thoughts with the psycho-horn, but if you attacked me faster than my reaction time, you couldn't handle it.
　Even if I can react, I can't handle an attack like Nol's ramming shield bash.
　That and the fact that you can't read the thoughts is probably because you're moving without thinking about attacking that hard.
　I'm taking a breath to breathe!　And don't think, even a psycho-horn can't read into a near unconscious attack.
　Is this what Sisuha was talking about........

　Duh, this time it wasn't as if I was able to stand up to anyone other than Estelle, but one day I'll definitely be able to fight you as an equal!