This is a tournament to determine the challenger for the Reioh competition.
　The matchup table is as follows.

A Vogue.
B. Capito.
C. Bighorn.
D. Sherry Lumberjack.　

(C vs D) vs (A vs B)} vs Spirit King

　The first semi-final, Big Horn vs. Sherry.

　The two had already appeared in the center of the arena.


''The Sherry one, when did he qualify to compete?
'I'm as surprised as you are. The last time you saw him was at the Triple Crown party?　Was the bingo prize too good to be true?

　The qualifications for the Spirit King Battle were either the three Demon Summoning, Repatriation, and Tame at the ninth level, or the three Spirit Summoning, Repatriation, and Spirit Possession at the ninth level. In Sherry's case, it would be the latter.

　According to a letter from the wind, I heard that Sherry was running around the C grade dungeon, Gultum, every day. However, she wouldn't be able to earn enough experience to meet the requirements for participating in the C grade dungeon by circling around the C grade. In other words, her current ability was up to the level of Grade B's rounds.

　She was fainting & incontinent after being beaten up by that Mithril Golem, but now she's a Spirit King Battle contestant. It's kind of exciting.

''It's beginning!

　At the same time as Eco's voice, the referee issued the order to start the match.

　The big horned cow-beast man named Bighorn immediately summoned a demon with the Demon Summoning.


''You're a ...... cow!''
...... cow, right?
...... cows, yanno.
Cows!

　The demon that came out was a cow-shaped demon called "Swivel".

　A cow uses a cow ...... Mevion, is that okay?


'--Oh, my goodness, you're a big cow!

　In contrast, Sherry summons the great earthen spirit Normie Death as usual, or in other words, Terra-san, as 《Spirit Summoning》.

''Terra, go ahead and do it!
Yes, Master.

　Zubishy pointed to the bighorn and gave him instructions.

　Terra smiled a fluffy smile and slowly and slowly headed towards the bighorn.

　I see, the great spirit of the earth was very powerful in terms of firepower and defense, but it had the characteristic of lacking in quickness.


''Don't lick it.''

　Bighorn muttered irritably and activated the 《Demon Summoning》 again.

　That's right. The 《Repatriation》 9-dan can use up to three demons. There's no way not to take them out.


''Tori!　World, that bird!
It's the sabakkuro. It's a bird demon from the desert.
I want to eat fried chicken!
I'll get you some later.
Yee-haw!

　Eco is still talking with his spinal cord. What's a kyahi?


　...... But I'm surprised. Theories seem to be so well known in this world's spirit king battles, especially in demon summoning battles.

　In Mevion, the three types of demons that are handled are considered to be the most balanced: power type, land speed type, and air speed type.

　In the case of Bighorn, he would have employed swivels for the power type and sabakkuros for the air speed type. So that leaves the land speed type. Mostly cat or dog types, but ......


Cat!

　It was cat-shaped.

　Is that a "bomb cat"? Heh!　That's quite an interesting choice of demon. The demon itself is weak, but the idea is an ant-leaning ant.

''What's with that cat. Do you know Lord Second?
"Bombcat. Also known as a self-destructing cat. It's a cat that moves fast and rushes into you and then self-destructs.
Are you sure you want to go to ......?
That's not gonna happen. The only thing that's going to happen is that the bombcats themselves are going to get gutted.
No, it's the picture: ......

　Indeed.


"Charge!

　Once the demons were out of the way, the Big Horn gave the order.

　Sabakkrow rushed in from the sky, Bombcat from land, and Swibble from behind him. A pretty seamless coordinated attack.

　It would be extremely difficult for Terra to prevent this all by herself, but ...... Now, what will Shelly do?


''Terra!''
Yes?

　Calling her name, just one voice. With that alone, Terra-san understands exactly what Shelly's instructions are and begins to act. This sense of unity, maybe the two of them have mastered telekinesis as well.


''Huh?''

　Sylvia is surprised.

　Instantly, gogogog!　And with a loud bang, a large wall rose up to surround Sherry.


'Torchika (・・・・), right?'
Yeah, not a bad strategy.

　Terra-san wraps Sherry in the "Earth Attribute Nino Type" like a salt kettle roast.

　Sherry's strategy seems to be "Torchika". This is a fine strategy of an earth attribute spirit emissary, one that was done even in the Mevion era. It's a good thing that you discovered this on your own.

　Bighorn is like, "That's not even an option! He has a look on his face. Even the demons he emulates are like, "Oh, what are you going to do about this? He looked back at the bighorn with a look that said.

'Shelter, not shelter, Sherritor, huh?'
What the f*ck are you talking about?

　It's the real thing. It's sharp.


'Come on!　Go ahead and do it all you want, Terra!
Yes?

　Sherry gives some instructions from inside the sheritah, but his voice is muffled and I can't hear him well.

　Yes, the downside of this tchotchkesque strategy is that it makes it hard to understand the outside world. You get defense in exchange for eyes and ears, sort of.

　But if you're dealing with a swiveling maximum firepower, i.e. a clearly underpowered bighorn, it's more than enough to make it work.

　Too bad. This is the end of Swiveling, Sabakkuro, or even Bombcat, with no place for them to play.


''Goodbye~''

　After Terra-san delivered a shot of 《Earth Attribute, Sanno Type》 to Sabakkurou, he swooshes up to a place where the other demons' attacks can't reach. And--.

I'm going to win the title fight and get a five-star rating!

　Sherry is saying something again, but I can't quite hear what she's saying.
　However, I could easily predict what she was saying.

　Perhaps she is trying to get Terra-san to decide on the Earth Attribute, Corporal Type in response to the fact that I decided on the Thunder Attribute, Corporal Type in the last Eishou battle.

　It's hilarious. Big Horn, there's no way to prevent this. Sherry's complete victory.


''d*mn!

　I managed to dodge the big horn, but the corporal model is very broad. There is no way to accomplish this if it is aimed at from above.

　Immediately after, Terra-san finished her chanting and without any hesitation, she ruthlessly unleashed the earth element Corporal Model.

　The ground surged like an ocean and swallowed the Big Horn, as well as the demons. Rocks poured down from above it like a rainstorm. It's completely overkill.


''--That's it!　The winner, Cherie Lumberjack!

　Sherry, you're in the final.

　Shucks, this is a lot of work to clear the ground for the venue, hey .......





　After that, with Terra's help, the ground clearing was finished in about an hour.

　The second semi-final was the long red haired beauty with waist-length red hair, Elf Pre-Re Spirit King Vogue versus the refreshing dog-beast dragon user, Kapito-kun.

　The two gathered in the center of the arena, facing each other and exchanging some words.

''Totally. Count Lumberjack's daughter, can't you fight more beautifully?''
I think it's a good idea.
Oh, you're so direct.
I think I'm gonna say what I think, too.
"His influence?　That sounds like a very good thing. But.

　Vogue takes a beat and opens his mouth.

'I wasn't suggesting that the operation was bad. It's just that ......
"Just?
I was just a little annoyed that it was taking so long to clear the ground. I'm sorry, but I'm going to end this fight with you in a heartbeat.
"...... Quite a feather in the cap, former Spirit King. You're very confident.

　Keep your distance and confront them.


"--start!

　Judgmental Order. At the same time, Kapito-kun invoked 《Demon Summoning》 and Vogue invoked 《Spirit Summoning》.

''Oops.''

　The first thing I paid attention to was Kapito-kun.
　That guy, he's not only trying to summon an earth dragon, he's also trying to summon another demon.

''Inu!　Tori mo!
It's not a dog. It's a wolf.
Honoowulf and Kamikaze Eagle.

　Nice choice, I must say. Like the Bighorn, the three types are balanced, with the Earth Dragon as the power type, the Kamikaze Eagle as the air speed type, and the Hono Wolf as the land speed type.

　Especially the Kamikaze Eagle. This is a "self-destructing monster," just like the Bombcat. It's quite annoying to be targeted by a self-destruct in a summoning battle. In addition, the Kamikaze Eagle is a higher-ranked monster than the Bombcat, and its power is almost as decisive as the Bombcat's.

　Good, it's a seamless lineup.

　But ...... if I have one drawback, it's its attributes.

　Earth Dragon, Honoo Wolf, and Kamikaze Eagle. In that order, earth, fire, wind + fire. The earth attribute is weak to fire and strong to wind, the fire attribute is weak to water and strong to earth, and the wind attribute is weak to earth and strong to water. In other words, if you can come with the fire attribute, it's going to be a little hard to fight.

　So, the spirits that Vogue uses are ......


Oh, come on, a dragon, a wolf and a hawk. Isn't it a bit late to be hiding from me?

　The great spirit of fire, Salamandla.
　He is a big fire attribute.

　Kapito, maybe you didn't care about the attribute.

　If there are 4 monsters that can be used, we can add in water elemental monsters to balance out the balance, but unfortunately, the limit is 3. So we have no choice but to balance it out with water spirits. However, it would be difficult for Kapito-kun to raise the 《Summoning Spirit》 in half a year to get a spirit ticket and be lucky enough to summon a water-attribute spirit. It's more realistic to replace the demon according to the attribute of the spirit that came out.

''Shut up, Salamandala. I'll go all out from the beginning.''
Yes.

　Vogue took three steps back as he directed Salamandala to take three steps.

'Heh!'

　I can't help but let out a sound of admiration.

　The Vogue one - I'm going to "summon a demon".


"M...... dragon, huh?
You're set.

　Unfortunately, Vogue won.

　The one that Vogu summoned was the Aquadragon. It's a water attribute dragon. Since there is no disadvantageous attribute advantage, it is an even match with the Earth Dragon used by Kapito-kun. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.


　...... It would be a hard loss for Mr. Capito.

　Vogue's Aquadragon summoning will be the form that his dragon tamer identity has been exhausted and crushed.

　On top of that, Vogue is using the great spirit of fire, Salamandala, and in addition, he has raised his 【Swordsmanship】, 【Body Technique】, 【Piercing Technique】, and 【Magic Arts】, and his status is high.

　They are completely inferior. No matter who or how you look at it.

It's ...... unfair, Vogue-san.

　Look. Capito's dog ears are atrophied.

　Oh, well, you can't blame them. That's what title fights are for, anyway. It's all right, don't worry about it, KAPITO. We'll have a party tonight to celebrate the King's defense.


Hey, by the way, Second... I don't see any sign of the Akaneco since yesterday.

　Maybe it's because I said "it's decided," or maybe Sylvia thought so too, but even before the match was over, the chit-chatting time began.

　Hey, hey, you in the middle of a game like that--

'Gah!　What should we do about this?

　...... Yeah, it might be better for Mr. Capito if we don't watch this one until it's settled. That's not going to happen, no matter how hard I try. It's hard to win with that lineup, even for me.

"Akaneko is working with a friend of hatohachinochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochnochno. We haven't seen each other for months. They must have a lot to talk about.
"How does your island friend ...... smell like a woman?　Lord Second.

　Geez.

　Oh man, if it's just Sylvia, it's still good, but it's not good if Yukari gets a feel for it (mainly at night). Let's digress here.

It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're getting yourself into. That's an amazing change.
I suppose the Second Lord made you do that, didn't he?
Yes. And while I was at it, I arranged a hotel room and everything, and even put a tour of our maid.
It's not much to ask. You got a girl in there that's that important to you?

　...... is not.

"I want them to be glad to come and watch it. The Bishamon Tournament will be reborn this summer. I want to make it the perfect place to start.
The truth is...
There's this super-beautiful older woman.
You cheating bastard!

　It slipped out.

'I'm kidding, I'm kidding.'
'This is no joke!　I'm the Second Lord's Koi, Koi, Koiibi ......~!　I could be jealous!　I know you're popular, but you need to moderate yourself, you idiot!　Cheater!
Moderation is good: ......
I said no more of these things, you stupid cheater!

　That was a gaffe.

I'm sorry.
...... Mm. I hope you understand. I'm sorry for the yelling on my part.

　Looking back, Sylvia and I haven't been able to do anything loverly at all.
　I put the world's number one priority first, but I think Sylvia wants to do something more like a lover. That's somewhat understandable when you're in contact with her.
　But because she knows what I long for, she doesn't show much of that in front of me.

　I've thought many times that she's a good woman. She's a bit of a nuisance, but she's the best woman I've ever met in my life.
　You're going to have to take better care of her.


You don't want to--　Winner, Vogue!

　Aside from that, the game was over.
　It was over in the blink of an eye. The game lasted less than five minutes. From Kapito's point of view, it was short, and that was a relief.

　Both of us have grown up compared to the past, but Vogue's degree of improvement was overwhelmingly greater. It was a match that was a simple difference in strength.

　But ...... the way Vogue fought, it seemed to be a little rushed, but is it my imagination?

　...... Maybe they're going for something, I don't know.