I'm here.

　On the afternoon of the next day, I was sitting in my study thinking, when the wall suddenly blew off.
　Two figures came out of the dust cloud, and before it could clear, one of them rushed towards me.

　Demon King, Kaori.

　The person who created the situation where I was holed up in my study thinking, suddenly arrived.

'It's been a long time, I've missed you terribly.
'No, he wanted to see you, and that's fine, but just come through the front door like a normal person, why are you breaking down the wall--breaking down?'

　He looked at the destroyed wall with a gasping face, but the wall was not damaged at all.
　That's ridiculous, it was obvious just now, "Boom! There was a roaring sound and the house shook with all its might.

　And yet there is no hole where Kaori should have entered, on the contrary, the dust cloud that had been dancing around a while ago has disappeared completely.
　Instead, a girl was standing next to the wall, looking frightened.

Who are you?
Ha, ha, nice to meet you. I'm your servant #1024.
What?　Oh, you mean the Demon King's servant. By the way, what's your name?
Geez, geez, it's servant number 1024.
So, my name.
That's servant 1024, the official name I gave him.
What do you call it?

　He couldn't help but raise his voice.

　The girl was a little older than Kaori in appearance, just a little younger than Midea.
　She's a girl who can be frightened by her reception, and she's a feeble and, to some people, endearing.

　To name that......... "Servant 1024"......

''You're terrible.''
'It's not true. This guy is useful, and I'm counting on him when I need him.
In times of need?
For example, it's like this.

　Kaori waved her hand carelessly to the side.
　A movement that was too careless, a gesture that seemed to be a fluttering gesture while saying 'hei hei'.

　And yet - the study was half destroyed.
　Half of the room was blown away at the same time as I waved my hand.

''What are you doing!''
It's okay.

　Kaori pointed at the wall he had blown up.
　The servant 1024 was there.
　She was repairing the study at a furious pace.

　It took less than five seconds for the half-blown study to be restored to its original state.
　It was like a magic trick.

'It's like this.
Is that why you're going around?
'That's right. Your mother said you shouldn't fight unless you're an even match. But she didn't say not to break things.
Oh...

　So that's what it's like.
　I saw the servant girl, she looked at me, she gave me a complicated smile.

　I'm in a lot of trouble, but I've grown accustomed to being pushed around.
　That's about it, right?

　Everyone's relationships are different.
　If that's the case, well, let's not get into it.

　Right after I gave up trying to get into it, the sound of panicked footsteps came and a maid jumped in after a knock.

　I came to report, but the maid was horrified when she saw the wall that should have been blown down.
　She gave me a look of confusion as to what had happened. I ordered her to ignore all the commotion that was going to happen because it was troublesome, and made her leave.

''Huh....
'Sighing makes you run away from your happiness.
Whose fault is that?
'More importantly, it's time to fight. When is the martial arts tournament?
Uh ... about that.

　I scratched my raggedy cheeks and thought about how to cut it off.
　I thought about it all over, but decided it was better to tell it to me straight.

'I have a proposition for you,'
'Proposal?　What is it?
How about a no-show game?
"An indefensible fight?

　Why do I get a bit tongue-tied there?

'Yeah, as the word implies, it's a match with no audience, what do you think?　If you have an audience, you'll use your power to get them involved, right?　Doesn't that go against your mother's insistence?

　I tried to give you a reason for that, but well, frankly, I don't want to be seen.
　If they see it, it becomes a "fact".

　If it's a no-show game, I can play around with this and that at a later date, and I can play around with this and that, and I can play dirty with the Demon King or whatever.

　So, it's better to have no audience.

　That's what I thought, and it's a bold suggestion.

It's not a problem.
Are you sure?
'Yes!　I want to fight you. If I can do that, then I'm willing to do anything.

　Kaori accepted easily.
　I was a bit ... surprised.
　Well, well, it's not so strange to accept this proposal, since it was so easy to accept a diplomatically lame and rotten proposal to settle things with a martial arts tournament instead of a war.

'When will you do it?　Is it today?　It's good now.

　Kaori approaches me with a twinkle in her eye.
　The figure doesn't look like a demon king, it looks like a little girl begging her father for a toy.

''Well ... yeah.''
It's now or never.
No, I'm just trying to pick a place where there's no damage to the surrounding area and all that.
'It's all right then. That's why I brought my servant here.
What?
'The servant is the most useful servant I've ever had. They can fix anything that isn't a living thing in an instant.
Oh so that's why you brought him in.
That's right, for example--

　It was completely unexpected.
　Kaori reached out to me again randomly.
　Instantly, a killing intent enveloped my entire body.

　Almost instinctively, I drew my sword and greeted her.

　My sword and Kaori's left hand.
　As a result of the strike, a diffused shockwave blew the entire study away.

　We were left alone in the center of the explosion and the beautiful sky was visible - for only a few seconds.

　It would have been less than ten seconds.
　The girl moved in a rush, and in no time at all she had restored the study to its original state.

'And so it goes.
Yeah, it's amazing.
Yeah, yeah!　My servant is the best servant in the world.

　Kaori puffed out her chest.
　Although she's named her servant 1024 as a joke, it means she cares about it in her own way.

''That's why you're going to f*ck me without a care in the world.
Well, okay. Then let's at least move to a secluded area. There are a lot of maids and other things in this house, and you'd be in big trouble if you got them involved.
I understand!

　In the meantime, a fight was inevitable, but I could do it in a public place.
　I'm relieved.

"You know where you can be sure no one will see you without getting hurt?
Entrust me with the power of the Dark Lord to break the wards that no one else will dare to enter while we taunt them.
Okay, please.
You will be in charge!

　So far, the Demon King has been acting like a storm and causing a lot of trouble, but this time he was reliable.

　That's why I carelessly forgot about it.

　I realized this after the battle was over - after it was irreversible.

　It's just a suburb we fought in, and it left a strong imprint.

　The only person in history to have rivaled the Demon Lord will be written in the official history of both countries.

　That is, until Lina, who came to me as Inspector, told me.
　I was completely disappointed in myself.