Hey, hey..........he's won by himself.

　Alba says, surprised.

'I know, I've been watching you,'

　My tone is often misunderstood as angry, but it's not.

　Normally, Alba would bite me when my phrasing is annoying, but right now, she's having none of it and is sticking to the window, watching the field.

"Lark, oh, even you can't lose, can you?

Maybe, because someone somewhere gave me a magic sword as a gift and it got me once.

Tsk.

　Alba often irritates people, but this time, Lark let it slide.

　But at the same time, both Lark and I are surprised that Alba mentioned Leme's victory, even in jest.

　But since it's Alba, it's just a whim.

Aside from Beulah, Lily isn't surprised by Leme's win, is she?

　I shook my head at Lark's words.

I'm surprised," he said, "but it's fundamentally the same as what we've seen in the Demon King's Castle. I'm surprised, but it's fundamentally the same as what we witnessed in the Demon King's Castle. You have to know who you're dealing with, anticipate what you're going to do, and then make a plan.

　At my words, [Ice Hero] Beulah nodded.

　Although I have a haze lingering in my chest about Reme's withdrawal, Beulah has done nothing wrong.
　On the contrary, she is often helped by her calmness and keen opinions, which are unthinkable for a rookie.

''Lily-senpai is right, but I'm having trouble reacting. That [Seishaku Knight] is never weak.

''Yeah, it's excellent. You have white magic aptitude in addition to your magic resistance, so to say that it's easy to play black magic would be an understatement, but even so, I think you did a good job of dampening Reme's magic effects.

　Lark is more talkative than usual, perhaps because he has a [position (job)] in the same lineage.

''That's right. But I'm just curious about one thing--''

Yeah, that's what I thought.

''Well yes. His black magic is not like that. Even if there's a reason why he can't produce as much power as he did in defense, that's too weak (,,,,). In the first place, it's more than the previous fights........no way.

　We all seemed to notice it at the same time.
　It was different. About one person, only Alba noticed differently.

'Hey, where's Fenix?'

　We finally realized that.
　We don't have a party leader.

　No--

"Isn't that guy over there the leader?

　Béla pointed to an ordinary auditorium.
　That's where Fenix was.

　◇

'Well, it was a very intense battle.

"...yeah.

"There's a lot of ways to look at it, but personally, I want to applaud both players. It's not every day that you get the chance to see an adventurer fight with such freshness.

....

'An impressive victory, but the damage to Leme's player is also enormous. An avatar's exit is a fatal wound, or in the case of real blood, a magical leakage of an amount of magic that can kill the person in question. He avoided the fatal wound, but lost a hand and a leg. Will it be up to Phillip and Belito to fight each other?

.........

"Lord Aerial?

　The commentator said something.

　I was kneading my magic. To be precise, I was kneading it.

　I never fought with my hands off.

　Just like Marc-san had cast white magic on Philip-san for a while while fighting me.

　Because it's a tag team battle, it's not an insult to use your power to win with your partner.

　It's because it's serious, and that's why he had to worry about the distribution of his power.

　The way Belito wanted to fight would inevitably create a gap. Super high firepower through it.
　She can also seal that and fight with the speed of her hands, but this also has the purpose of showing her fighting style.

　As a partner, as a [Black Mage], it's natural to lend a hand.
　Now that we fought apart and I managed to win, I have to cast black magic on Phillip-san before I can leave.

　Ignoring the magic power that leaks out, I activate my healthy magic organ to the maximum extent.

''Leme.''

　Mr. Marc was a strong opponent. He also thought that one of his arms was a necessary expense, but a single limb amputation of one broken arm.
　He couldn't move and distract Philip-san with this.

''Leme!

　A voice. Somebody. No, I know that voice. It's a familiar voice. There's no mistaking it for the voice of Pheonix.

　It's close.

　I turn my head to find my childhood friend leaning over the railing, further in front of the front seat, amidst the amazement of the general public, calling out to me.

　His face was excited and, well, happy.

　What the hell are you doing? It's going to be a big deal. I mean, we're in the middle of a game right now, right?

No, Leme.

　What?
　I don't know what you're talking about, but I don't know what you're talking about.


You won.


I'm not sure...

　Defeating the enemy head-on and defeating your friends.
　I admired such a brave man.

　But the reality is that it's hard, and although I like contributing to my friends' victories in my own way as a black mage, it's one of the ways to be.

　After all, I couldn't give up my admiration.

　The battle against Fenix was great fun.
　But that was made possible by my master's horns, the cooperation of my friends, and my position as a remegaton.

　Oh, I see, I'm - I'm happy now.

　I'm shakily happy, and yet I tried to pretend I didn't notice and focus on the fight.
　I don't think that's wrong, but Fenix says it's good.

'Fe, I think Mr. Fenix is shouting something in the audience. Is he sending ale...?'

　The generation of magic power is ongoing.
　I have to watch the two men who are hitting each other and plan for the best timing.

　You'll be happy to see them later--''

'He's right, Leme. It's not a good feeling to get used to stifling, you know. Express them at the greatest moment, just for a moment.'

　It shouldn't be within hearing distance, but can Aerial-san understand how Fenix feels?

　Fenix held his open hand out in front of him.

　I've got a broken arm and it's been cut off, so I guess that's the alternative.

'Well you came down for that, you idiot.

　All right, then, I'll borrow it.

　Fortunately, we have a small window of time. Time to complete my magic.

　The torrent of emotions that has been waiting to dissipate in my mind, waiting for the time to dissipate now and then, is released with my permission.

　My voice and his fist are clenched at the same time - at the same time.


''--shhhhh........!


　I won. I won.

　Using my black magic and body, trained by my master.

　Using my swordsmanship, trained by Master Fulkus.

　Using my experience and knowledge.

　I will be the vanguard of the adventurers. The 99th-ranked [Seishiroku] knight, I'll be the one to ride alone.

　I won while being a [Black Mage] Leme.

　When I became aware of it, I shouted loudly, like an idiot.

　It wasn't in vain.
　It was not in vain.
　My decade, the effort was duly connected to my dreams as a little girl.

　I'm still immature to not even be able to rejoice alone.

　Already my eyes are off my best friend. But I get it, you're laughing, just like me.

　I thanked my best friend and first place, and released the last black magic of the semifinals.

　So far, I've been trying to channel my magic into my wand to use it, even if it took a little longer. Except for the last slowdown, he should have done so.

　I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

　But what was released now was all of my magic power that I had been generating inside my body since the start of the match and hiding it through magic manipulation.

　Belito, I'm going to give you the best moment of your life.
　That's why I'm going to give you the best I can.

Smash it.

　You can't get away with it.

　--I'll leave the rest to you.