The Magic God Festival and the Sixth Academy's Magical Congress has begun.

　The magic city is bustling with tourists from all over the world.
　It's just like a Sunday market held in a public square, with stalls and stalls lining the main streets.

　Among them, the most remarkable event is the magic competition of the six colleges, which is held for five days from the second day of the festival.
　The organizer is each academy, and this year it was the Green Academy.
　Of course, the venue is also in the premises of the hosting academy.

　Each academy competes with each other in various ways, and finally the winner and the runner-up are decided according to the overall results.

　One of them is the rookie division, which is held by six students chosen by each academy under the condition that they must be in their second year of schooling.
　Each student will use magic to complete several tasks and compete for excellence, and the best student will be chosen.

　The officials usually select these students carefully.
　The reason for this is that only one student is allowed to compete, but since it's on the first day of the competition, if you can get a high score here, you'll have a big advantage in this competition.

　Today was the first day of that tournament.
　The heads of the six academies had gathered at the dignitary's table set up in the largest stadium of the Green Academy, the venue for the competition.

It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about this. We're going to push them off in one fell swoop at the start.
'I'm sorry to say it, but I have no doubt that the blue academy will take the top spot on day one.
''No, I have great confidence in our school this year. Let us take the top spot for sure.
I'm sorry, but I feel the same way. After all, we have the best players in the last ten years, or even twenty years, by far.
Well, now that you mention it, the student I've chosen is the best one we've had in our entire history.

　All the principals seem to have no doubt that their students will win.
　That may be why they are more enthusiastic than usual.

You can't say that now. .........And isn't one person missing?
'You don't have Brag from the Black Academy.

He's probably tired of watching them lose so badly, as usual. Or maybe he's just given up.
It looks like the Black Academy will be closed soon.

Well it looks like we're here. Newcomer of the Year.

　Redra, the head of the Red Academy, turned her attention to a young man.
　He walked towards us.
　There was a tradition that participants would come to greet the dean's team before entering the competition, and he must have been taught that by a faculty member or staff member, and he was about to come here to the guest room.

　He is about 18 or 19 years old.
　He is a bit old for a newcomer, but as long as he meets the requirements of being within two years of entering the school, there is no problem.

''It looks like my institute's contestants have arrived as well.

　And the head of the blue academy, Bruna, said.
　The one who nodded his head to that was Glynn, the head of the green academy.

''.........?　From the looks of it, it seems that the only people coming towards us are the contestants from our academy....

　In addition, the Yellow Academy's Yelloa and the White Academy's White

That's odd, isn't it?　I can only see the contestants from my academy, but...
That's my line, isn't it?

　While they all insisted on the same thing, the young man came to them.

'I came because you told me to go and say hello.

　Right after the young man said that.

I'd like to introduce you to someone!　This is the contestant from our academy, Arel!
'Let me introduce you. This is Arel, a contestant from the Blue Academy.
I'd like to introduce you. This is the contestant that our school has chosen, Arel.
Hmm, let me introduce you. This is the representative of the Yellow Academy, Mr. Arel.
Let me introduce to you. He's the man I've chosen to be the best contestant, Mr. Arrell.

　The voices of the deans overlapped.

''........what?



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　It was not long before the other academy heads realized that the person they had assumed separately was the exact same person.

　Brag, the dean of the Black Academy, was the only one who had not gone to the stadium where the competition was taking place, but was inside a certain building on the grounds of the Green Academy.
　It was currently undergoing renovation work, but since it was closed during the festival period, the workers were also absent.

　A magical laboratory was set up in its basement.
　In the gloomy but spacious place, Brag hadn't rested at all since last night and was simply absorbed in a certain task in silence.

''It's done...''

　Eventually, he stopped his hands, and he laughed with the corners of his mouth hanging up in satisfaction.

''Kukku........this.......this.......should be able to.......remind......those......ah, those fools......of.........the awesomeness of black magic.

　Almost overnight, he drew a huge magic circle on the floor.
　And as Brag poured out his enormous magical power, the magic circle composed of intricate patterns began to glow.



　Immediately afterwards, a tremendous light erupted and dyed the underground laboratory black.
　Yes, it was a miserable black light.

　When Brag, who had been meditating unconsciously, opened his eyelids fearfully, what was summoned there was--

"Oh, whoa....　

　I couldn't finish saying its name because the demon that appeared suddenly reached out and grabbed Brag's thin body.
　The reason for this is because the demon that appeared suddenly reached out its hand and grabbed Brag's thin body.

'Wait, wait!　I am your master.........　I didn't order you to do this...?　S-su, s-su, let go of me now!

　He hurriedly ordered that, but

Why?　Why, why don't you listen to me...?

　There is no sign of compliance at all.
　On the contrary, it pulls Brag closer and tries to take him inside.

'Ka, ka, body!　No, no, no, no!　Owwww--

　The scream was interrupted.

　That demon, which had sucked (...) the body of Brag, was not satisfied with that alone.

　--It was hungry.

　Just driven by that desire.
　Searching for tasty prey, the demon crawled out of the underground laboratory.