Iris-san defeated Agni-san, and my stamp card was stamped with five oversized stamps. That means I won the right to challenge Megide-san........

Congratulations, Miyama-sama! You have now earned the right to fight Megide-sama in the central tower. We would like to give you a few words of caution before you take on Mr. Megiddo.
A warning, sir?

　After I stamped my stamp card, Agni told me that there was something to be noted.

''Yes. It will be a one-on-one battle between the person holding the stamp card and Master Megiddo.
"...er, um...
But don't worry.......I'm sure you are aware of Megide-sama's principles, but Megide-sama doesn't play games where the opponent has no chance of winning. I'm sure he'll present you with a way to win the game that even Miyama-sama has a chance of winning.

　Come to think of it, it was. When Megiddo-san fights in a match, he always fights in a way that his opponent has a chance to win. That's why the fight before...........I was able to win the fight.
　So, at least it wasn't a fist fight..........................yes, that was a real relief.

''Well then, I must accept the challenge of the other challengers, so if you'll excuse me. Please, Miyama-sama, good luck.
'Oh, yes. Thank you.

　Agni-san bowed to me once and then moved on to deal with the next challenger. I also confirmed that and then moved to where Lilia-san and the others were.

''So now you can challenge the War King-sama, Kite, right?''
''Miss, according to Phantom King-sama's guidebook, the battle with the War King-sama can be watched. What do you think?　This place is a place where we can all observe the majesty of Lord Miyama...
'You look like you're having some fun, Luna Maria...'

　I feel like Luna Maria is very much alive. Do you really want to see me suffer that badly?　No, well, it's Luna Maria.......................I guess she wants to see it.

''Rouu-chan 'loves' Miyama-san, so she wants to support her up close and personal.
'Mom!　What are you talking about?!
'What?　Isn't it?
'No, of course not!　How could I, how could I support Miyama-sama........
"But it's always 'my favorite person' that Lou-chan actively teases--mugu!
'Wow!　Just shut up for a minute, please!

　Loosely, Noah-san was about to say something, but I couldn't hear the end because Lunamaria-san covered her mouth with her hand in a panic.
　But, yeah. Let's not tell anyone that I was a little embarrassed by what I heard.

　As I was watching such an exchange, Iris-san, who was talking with Alice from a little distance away, approached us.

''Ah, Iris-san. Thank you so much!
No need to thank me--or maybe it's polite to accept it--but more importantly, kite. Can I talk to you for a minute?
'What?　Oh, yes. It's okay.
'I don't want to be asked much, just hang out with me for a minute...'

　With that, Iris-san began to move, and I followed after I gave Lilia-san and the others the go-ahead.








　When we reached an unpopular place a short walk from the back of the arena, Iris-san turned to me and opened her mouth.

'Once again, let me introduce myself. I'm Iris Irminus.
Yes, um, I'm Kaito Miyama.
Well, at that time, the telepathic talk was all about my one-sidedness, so what do you care about?

　Apparently, Iris-san moved to a place where there were no other people like this to answer my questions.
　It's true that I was rushing at that time, and there were things I couldn't ask because Lilia-san and the others were nearby.

''........er......Alice's best friend......right?''
Yeah, well, well it's a bit of a headache, but it's no different.

　Iris-san's voice, which affirmed my words with a somewhat dumbfounded wry smile, sounded somewhat gentle, and I could tell that she cared for Alice.

''Iris-san........er, did you come back to life?''
It's not possible to describe it as being revived. That's right, if I had to describe it in the language of the world you were in, I'd say it's a mourning spirit. Because the main body of me is the heart tool........apocalypse.
'Nah, I see... but if you're able to act like a normal human being like this...'
By the way, there's still a problem~
Alice?

　As I was receiving a brief explanation from Iris-san, Alice appeared on the spot and shook her head while letting out a sigh.

''What.......problem?''
'Hmmm. No, we still have some issues........Iris, is it still no good?
''Oh, that's no good. As I thought, 'magic power won't recover'.......I can treat the magic power prepared in the vessel beforehand as my own, but it seems I can't generate new magic power.
'Ahh~ I knew it, even if I'm using it as a vessel, my body is only mine... that's something I need to work on in the future.

　Apparently, Iris-san hasn't fully recovered yet. As far as the two of them are concerned, it seems that Iris-san is unable to create magic, and the more she consumes, the less magic she consumes, and when that magic runs out, she is unable to maintain her body.
　It seems to be like a rechargeable body if you put it that way.

"Well, I still think it's better to circulate it around, but...
''But if that's the case, it will eventually decrease in stages... it's not good when you think about the efficiency of magic power conversion, and if that's the case, it's better to pseudo-transform the magic particles in the air...''
'But then, when combined with the conversion consumption, it's really only a small amount that can be recovered, isn't it?　Shall we annex it?　But is that too much for the vessel...?
Well, I'm thinking about particle substitution or supergeneration...
....

　I have no idea what you're talking about. And for now, I kind of understand that it will still take a bit of time for Iris-san to be able to fully recover.

'I mean, I'm sure he's actually smart, but it's kind of strange to see Alice talking so smart.
Hey, Mr. Kite!　It's not even the voice of your heart!

　Apparently, the thought had come out of my mouth, and Alice reacted with great vigor.

I'll tell you what, Alice is a super smart and intelligent type!　It's bad enough when I wear glasses. My intellect is already overflowing and I can't stop.
...It's already kind of stupid to say that.
Sounds stupid!
In fact, you're an idiot.
"Shut up, poor tits.
You're as good as any of them, aren't you?

　Although Alice is still the same as always........maybe it's because of Iris-san's presence, but she seems to be having more fun than usual somehow. After all, we're probably best friends who have known each other for a long time, after all, in that area.

The best way to do this is to have a look at the following. There's something I want to ask you.
Yeah?　What is it?
Why did you hide me from Kite?
Yeah, that bothers me, too.

　Alice had mentioned the word "experiment" at the holding ceremony, and at that point, it must have been decided to give Iris-san an entity.
　If that was the case, if she had told me beforehand, I wouldn't have been so surprised.......

''Because........wouldn't that be more interesting!　And to be honest, it was me who almost killed Pandora~
....
....
Oh no, you should see the look of surprise on Kite's face!

　Well, yes. I knew Alice was Alice........then I'm preaching to you.

'Ka, Kite. You're afraid of your eyes.　Look, look - a lovely lover?
'So you were the cause of that too, Pandora...'
Kite, I'll go along with you I need to knock this idiot's guts out again.
Thank you. Mr. Iris.
'What?　

　Mr. Iris joins in with the sermon, and Alice begins to break out in an understandable cold sweat.
　Thus, having gained the common goal of preaching to Alice, Mr. Iris and I began to preach to the fool, feeling an unspeakable friendship.

　Dear Mom and Dad - we met a lot of people, but we successfully won the right to challenge Mr. Megiddo. I still don't know what Megide-san's goal is, but we've come this far, and now - we just have to give it our all.