Mucha waved the flames.
　A huge chunk of fire strikes me.
　I backstep and evade all of it.

'I won't let it, Mr. Lacelle,'

　Apparently, he's going to interfere with my summoning.
　Mucha releases flames in succession.
　He doesn't even give me time to carve a magic circle.

　The summoning inevitably requires a medium like a magic circle.
　Unlike normal activation, it's a one-step process that takes time.

'I won't underestimate you like 99 (Volfot), I've been watching you by my side for a year. You are strong. And even now, you haven't shown even a glimpse of that strength. So I'm not going to let my guard down. I'm going to keep pushing you in.

　I see you've bought me a lot.
　Let's just say I'm pleased to see you.
　And you're right, Mucha, you're right.
　I'm not showing any signs of strength.

　They're stronger now.
　Sheila is getting stronger, too, to the point where I have to get serious.

　But there's no reason why I can't be strong while my friends are getting stronger.

　I'll show you a little, Mucha.
　A glimpse of my strength as Lacelle Girrell Stark........

　I raised my hand to show Musha my hand.
　Then I release my magic.
　A moment later, countless geometric patterns floated from my fingertips to my two arms.

''Nah!　Magicians!

　That's right.
　A magic circle was already drawn on my arm.
　Normally, I use 【Blacksmith (Blacksmith)】 magic - 【Object Erasure】 to erase it.
　I just cancelled that magic.

''You should remember that, Mucha. The basic principle of preparing a medium is to do it on a regular basis. You don't know when and where the unforeseen event will happen. Preparing it in the middle of a battle is something less than third-rate to do.

Ggh!

　Mucha releases a flaming bullet.
　The entire forest is burned to the ground.
　But I dodge brilliantly.
　Wrapped in flames, I activate my magic while ducking under the fallen tree.


　[Summoning a phantom beast]


　My arm glows in red lilies.
　A moment later, flames erupted.
　It swirled and rose up to the sky.
　Soon, faces, scales, or wings emerged in the flames.

''Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

　A deafening roar shook the air.
　The sound pressure blew out the flames around them.
　For a moment, the flames in the forest were extinguished.

　However, the flames immediately filled the forest.

　What appeared was a giant dragon of fire.
　It was far larger than the flame spirit that Mucha had created.
　It was trying to cover the heavens.

''No way...''

　After gaining the power of the spirit, Mucha looked up in dismay.

　But this wasn't the end of my magic.
　The flaming dragon slowly tilts its huge body towards me.
　Eventually, it descended towards me.

　Zabak!

　I bathe in the magma-like flames all around me.
　I swallowed - or rather, devoured - all of that fire while being dyed by the red lotus.

''Ridiculous........ If it was a demon, it wouldn't be a demon. A human - even a [villager] would eat a dragon of fire? What kind of body do they have?

　The beasts created by summoning are called phantom beasts.
　They were beyond spirits in power as well.
　Among them, the dragon species is close to a god.

　I swallowed all of its power.
　In layman's terms, it could be said to be close to a god.

　Even though I swallowed the flaming dragon, I was still me.
　I didn't change my appearance as much as Mucha did.
　I just stand there quietly.

''Well........ Shall we go and bully the mischievous students?

　I take a step forward.

　Mucha, who turned into a giant flame giant, took a step back.

"Huh. You know the difference between you and me, Mucha. You know the difference between you and me.... Then don't waste your time with us. Disarm the system and surrender. It won't be a bad thing.

　I take another step forward.
　But Mucha doesn't back down.
　On the contrary, I step forward.

'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

　He shook his huge body and rammed into it.
　I had completely lost my reasoning.
　Did I scare him a little too much?
　When I heard that it was the 47 of the demons, I was a little nervous........


　Good grief..........


　I lightly thrust out my fist.

　DON'T!

　A moment later - Mucha's huge body floated up.
　I hadn't even touched it yet.
　With the pressure of my outstretched fist, or magic power, I turned into a demon and pushed Musha, who was clothed in a spirit of fire, away.

　Drawing a large parabolic line, she plunges deep into the forest.
　As it was, she was blown away near the foot of the mountain while gutting the trees and soil.

　That blow alone seemed to have knocked Mucha unconscious.
　The magic was lifted and the flame spirits she had taken in disappeared from this world.
　All that was left was her limbs.
　And the whole area around her was turned into charcoal - a hapless forest.

''Oh dear.... Did I go a little too wild?

　I scratch my head.

　For chastising a badly behaved student, the damage may have been a little too great.

　Let's repair it before the noisy Cecil makes a fuss about it.

　[Great recovery]
　[Body activated]

　I activate my recovery and revitalization spells for the entire forest.
　Immediately, life sprouts out of the black coals.
　The trunks grow up and dark green leaves open on the branches.
　The wildflowers also grow taller and cover my feet in an instant.

　The smell of burnt wood quickly gives way to the smell of sweet honey and earth.

'That's it,'

　Well......
　Let's preach one thing to the wrong student.

　I walked towards the place where Mucha fell.