Hey!　You're late, Lacelle!

　Lelivia squeaked and screamed.
　She seemed to have enough energy to blush and scream like a beast.

　I think she came out a little at the wrong time.

'What. You have enough energy to get angry. Then you shouldn't have come out.

'Hey!　Are you sure you're not just watching?

Yeah, I saw that. I saw you. I saw you being dragged through the streets like a bunch of bricks.

Hey!　Then come and help me!

Was it really necessary?

What?

　Lelivia gasps when she is asked by me.
　I shot the red-haired girl a look and I asked her once more.

'You're asking if it was really necessary?'

Well, that's...

　Lelivia stammered.
　Beside her, Bornga said.

"I don't need your help. I don't need your help.'

　Ahead of me, Bornga glares at me.
　Well, I knew that's what Bornga would say.

'How about you, Relivia?'

I want to. But this guy is number 21 in Numbers Child, and you better watch out for anything above 50 and you--

You've been warned. But so what, Relivia? This guy--


　You're better than me?


C'mon...

'Who do you usually train for? And what did you choose the far-flung Fifth Branch for, instead of your home school?

That's because.... It's to take you down.

　Lelivia looks up.
　The fire finally lit up in her eyes.
　Apparently, she has remembered her purpose.
　Seeing that, I twist the corners of my mouth.

''That's right. You want to beat me, both of you.''

Oh.
Yeah.

　Borunga and Relivia nodded at the same time.

'Then we should be struggling here, right?

No way. I'm gonna beat you for sure.
Me too.

　Yeah. They're finally back to their normal two.

　21 and I had been observing them for a little while before they became 2VS1, but their movements were a little awkward.
　Their movements were stiff.
　And it was monotonous and showed no ingenuity.
　It's true that both Relivia and Bornga are students of one skill.

　But I didn't intend to teach them to fight that much.

But this is the first witch hunt. It's not fair to ask you to do what you've always done. And you are still in your first year of school. I'll show you how it's done.

Hey!　You motivate people so much, you're gonna do it?

　Lelivia protests.
　She said she was completely back to normal.
　There was a snap in his words.

'Don't take it lying down, Lacelle.

　The Borunga also gives me a look.

"Don't worry, you two. I told you, I'll show you how it's done.

　And finally I turn to 21.

　Kindly, they've been waiting for me for a long time.
　I guess you could call it the beauty of evil.
　He seems to be quite adept at reading the air.
　It's so good that I'd like to give the troublemaker standing behind me a cup of nail polish to roast.

'Sorry to keep you waiting, witch.

You're Racel Singh Stark?

　The blonde curly twin-tails give me a sharp look.
　Like Lelivia and Bornga, I wonder if there's anyone who can give me a more gentle look.

'Our primary student was taken care of, wasn't he? As I'm sure you've heard, I'm next in line. And I'm the Count (Gillel). Isn't that information out of date?

Hmm. You're smaller than I thought.

　Small...

I thought it was going to be a bigger man but...

"Hey. Lelivia, dear, dear, dear, dear. Can I kill him?

You're going to show me how it's done.

You have to keep your word.

　Looking back, Relivia grinned and smirked, while Bornga was still giving her a strong, brawling look.

　Tsk!　You're a lifesaver, this guy.

　He's still a lot bigger than he was in first grade.

Oh, well. Okay, let's go, 21, you can call me from anywhere.

　I turned to face 21.
　At that moment, 21's figure was right in front of me.

　Fast!

　I didn't feel a sign, nor did I feel a flow of magic power.

　Bashin!

　I catch 21's longest hooked thrust.
　Its power is tremendous.
　Even I was blown away for five or six steps.

　Ho.......... That's quite a physical force.

I'm sure that's not right, that woman. It's abnormal.

　It was Relivia who snorted.

''That physical ability is far beyond the limits of human bodily functions. No matter how high a demon's bodily functions are, it's too abnormal. But it doesn't feel like they are relying on magic. To begin with, I don't think the magic power itself is that high.

　Lelivia shakes her red hair and twists her head.

　Ho. So you have noticed that much.
　You are the descendant of a brave man, the daughter of the Dillivan family, as expected.

I'm glad you noticed, Lelivia. "Good work, Relivia. I'm not using any kind of enhanced magic. And yet her physical functions are higher than any other witch I've ever met. Honestly, I would say it's an order of magnitude higher.

'Lasell, you. You're already on to something.

Oh..... Of course.

　An unusually developed physical ability.
　A body mechanism that manipulated blood flow and threateningly accelerated the circulation of magical elements (mana).
　In contrast, the magic power itself is so ordinary.

　There's one answer.

"You're a vampire, right?

　I let my eyes light up.

　Then the veins that have risen from 21's skin move even harder.
　Teeth - no, I bit down hard on my bared fangs.
　And then, in a god-awful movement, I jumped out of the way.

'No!


　I'm a dhampir!