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Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 2 Chapter 4

2015-05-02T09:27:00Z

50.173.48.25: /* Part 1 */

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==Chapter 4 – Love Simulation==

===Part 1===

As soon as Kazuki exited the student guidance room, Leme materialized in the air behind Kazuki’s head.

Like that, she clung to Kazuki’s head with both arms while both her legs were stuck to Kazuki’s shoulders, turning into shoulder ride.

“It is imprudence to say this, but…this sure turned interesting right, my King!”

“…Why are you riding on my shoulder?”

“I’m showing you that there are various ways to materializing in this world.”

Kazuki felt closely a girl’s lower body on his head and neck beyond the thin one-piece tunic she wore, but―this was only Leme after all. Her form was a little girl when they first met, but now her appearance had grown into an upper elementary grade school student. Even with that growth, she still felt like a child.

“Is that so? Leme felt my nervousness before the fight and came to calm me down, thank you.”

“No, this is just a joke though.”

“You are heavy, get down.”

Okay, Leme replied obediently and ‘pyon’ jumped down.

“At any rate, this situation is bad for Prophet and Lotte, but even so this is still interesting. For our King to declare that he would protect Lotte by himself in the middle of this whirlpool of conspiracy of the country, that was intense. Even the development that you need to raise Lotte’s positivity level for the sake of defeating an opponent of higher status is pleasant! When you pass through this tribulation, you would be really praiseworthy as our King for sure!”

Kazuki, together with Leme, went out of the school building walking through the evening park towards the Witch’s mansion. The classmates passing by were calling out to him -“Hayashizaki-kun’s relation with his contracted Diva is really good, isn’t it?"

Kazuki talked to Leme after he confirmed that there was no one around.

“Knights that shouldn’t be there, adding to that…the Cancer outbreak in the middle of the fight with Beatrix. …Thanks to that we could escape, but the timing was completely unnatural. Did someone cause that phenomenon?”

Kazuki happened to know only one person that could cause such phenomenon using magic.

“…By chance that was about me, right Onii-chan?”

A voice that he had heard before came right from his back.

That voice that reminded him of those feelings of powerlessness was so dear and also regretful.

When he turned back, the girl that was not supposed to be inside the Knight Academy―Kaya was there.

“…!” Kazuki’s breath was taken away. His whole body had goosebumps. Only that girl's existence could do this to him.

Her clothes were not the tattered rags from that time. She wore a black t-shirt printed with a skull image and jeans that was roughly damaged, boots that was arranged with silver thumbtacks(the so-called punk style), while her silver hair was fluttering around. Kaya stood there so naturally that he doubted his own eyes.

There was no way. Why is this girl here? Even though right now, Japan’s Knight Order with help from Einherjar were in a frenzy searching for Loki.

…Moreover, how could Kaya have returned to her own body?

Kaya’s body was supposed to have beeen stolen by Loki. But now, right in front of his eyes was not the too skinny male with blue hair, but the silver haired Kaya before she was hijacked by Loki.

“Onii-chan look flabbergasted. Loki is laughing raucously inside me you know? His enjoyment is even transmitted unto me with our shared perception.”

Kaya giggled lightly. Not only her appearance, even the voice was her's.

“If I have to say what happened…Loki didn’t erase my personality, he just put me under his control. Right now I’m Kaya, however at the same time Loki is in here too.”

Kazuki cautiously observed her.

A Diva is a lump of magic power. In other words―if the Kaya in front of him was attacked, her magic power shaved while magic power sealing measure was performed,…then the only one left would purely be Kaya.

If Kaya’s personality still remained, she could still be saved.

“Stop it Onii-chan, I don’t want to lose this power. Moreover…the current Onii-chan won’t be able to win against a serious Loki, right? I can use Loki’s power properly you know?”

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…Just like what she said. At the Haunting Ground, Kazuki noticed Loki’s existence as the one that caused the unnatural Cancer. However at that time, he thought his chances of victory was zero, so he chose to escape.

“But, Onii-chan. Loki respected my personality, so there is no need for Onii-chan to have useless thoughts like forcing yourself to try to rescue me. Because I’m not really unhappy with this.”

Kaya shrugged her shoulders, saying that Kazuki’s action was fruitless effort.

“Why did Loki leave behind Kaya’s personality that he had already hijacked?”

“That’s because he decided it’s more fun that way you see, Onii-chan! Loki is currently storing battle strength in Japan, and then the pawn for playing around ridiculing the key person of this country - that is the [King], you, Onii-chan…that was me I wonder?”

Inside Kazuki’s mind, he can hear Loki’s sneering voice that was rubbing him the wrong way.

Rage spontaneously welled up inside him, but the enemy that he should clash with―was not there.

For Kaya, who he thought he wanted to save, telling him that she didn’t need to be saved. Such a thing…

“Fufufu, although if there was no one killed, I think the current situation would be more fun. Compared to my powerlessness from a long time ago, being half assimilated with Loki is much more…”

“You said you are happy? Then even now, you show up in front of me just to make fun of me?”

“Today is different, we have a proposal. For the sake of defeating our common enemy―the hunter of German’s Einherjar, Beatrix Baumgard, how about Onii-chan forming a united front with us?”

Kaya looked around restlessly then, said something in a carefree smiling face.

“Talking about this while standing around is a little bit…how about we continue this in Onii-chan’s room?”

{Enter now.}

{Okaaayy―♪}

Night―Kazuki opened his room’s window, then sent a thought message using telepathy to Kaya who was waiting and standing by outside.

Normally, it was a common magic that was rarely used because it was subtly inconvenient even though it appeared so.

First, using a thought message to another party who didn’t open their heart, even if they sent it one-sidedly, would get it deflected by <The Wall of Heart>. It couldn’t be done without informing the other party beforehand that a message would be sent.

Moreover, when matching their consciousness and hearts with each other, not only the message, but even thoughts and emotions could flow on its own accord to the other party.

And then to protect from an incident of leaking private thoughts, an advanced control of magic power was needed.

Kazuki who was poor at telepathy magic was not inclined to do this, but…he couldn’t greet Kaya from the front entrance of the Witch’s Mansion. There was no other way than this to invite her in.

Kaya’s head ‘pyon’ protruded from the window.

“Making this kind of weak girl climb up a wall, Onii-chan you brute.”

Of course what made such acrobatics possible for her came from Enchant Aura based on Loki’s magic power.

“That way of talking…You, the truth is Loki is the one inside, right?”

“That’s not true Onii-chaaan! It’s true that Loki can transform into a girl though. But right now, the personality of Kaya is the one that moves this flesh properly. Loki is in the middle of resting.”

Kaya jumped lightly over the window frame and landed in the room.

“So this is Onii-chan’s room. As expected, what a stoic room. Uwaa, dumbbells scattered around in the floor…. Where are the porn books?”

“There is no such thing, I'm not interested. Wait, remove your shoes.”

“Is there really no porn book here? Ah, that’s right, Onii-chan knew I will come so he already cleaned it up in a panic before, right? Perhaps the girl that had entered into this room…I wonder if I’m the first one?”

“Just so you know, the residents of this mansion frequently comes and goes.”

The smiling expression disappeared from Kaya’s face hearing Kazuki’s blunt words.

“…I want to murder all the girls in this mansion except Mio-chan right now…”

At the same time, a skull mark that signed the decrease of positivity level floated over from her chest and was absorbed into Kazuki’s ring. Wait, wait right there! What was that just now!?

Amasaki Mio―130 Otonashi Kaguya―79 Hiakari Koyuki―52 Hoshikaze Hikaru―43

Lotte―44 Kaya―50

Kazuki was amazed the moment he flowed magic power into his ring.

“Why are you being added into the conquering target!?”

“That ring…recorded my positivity level huh? Loki is proud of his eyes in appraising things. You see, that positivity level is the embodiment of the lending of our power in this united front, Onii-chan. I hope that this can be proof that there is no double-dealing in our cooperation with Onii-chan.”

Certainly the ring acknowledged the existence of Kaya in front of him. If Loki was actually disguising himself as Kaya, then the ring shouldn’t show the value of positivity level of 50.

“Because Onii-chan slashed him before, Loki needs to rest as much as possible. Diva is a lump of magic power, if they receive damage, then their divinity would be wounded. It’s the same with Lotte’s contracted Diva who possessed her to accumulate power. Possibly…it’s also the same with the three major gods who once led the world and used up their power, and now they inevitably lay dormant for a long, long time.”

Used up their power…three major gods?

But before Kazuki could interpose his question, Kaya continued her talk fluently.

“Though if Loki was awakened forcibly, he could still do something like dealing with Onii-chan. Be that as it may, he is not in perfect condition. Even if he dealt with someone like Onii-chan…Beatrix would be more troublesome as an opponent. Loki is not that strong in close quarter combat. That is where he wants to cooperate with Onii-chan who is a specialist in close quarter combat. I mean Onii-chan who crossed swords with a knight, who was blessed with Thor’s divine protection, with just pure swordsmanship was too abnormal. It’s out of the ordinary.”

Who did you say is abnormal? Even though he thought he was going to die at that fight,

Kaya suddenly looked around restlessly.

“By the way…can I meet with Mio-oneechan? It’s okay if we call her to this room, right? I wanted to meet her for a looong time.”

“I still haven’t decided if we want to cooperate with you.”

“How obstinate Onii-chan. Even though Onii-chan doesn’t understand if he can win before the fight. Just so you know, I can become a powerful war asset if I borrow Loki’s power.”

“Even if it’s only temporary for example…I'm still reluctant to join hands with guys like Loki.”

“Loki is not that bad of a guy. Loki’s objectives are to bring forth chaos in the world and take revenge from the gods of the Norse Mythology. For that, he wakes up illegal magicians and ask them to become his comrade, but in reality he avoids actions like killing humans in mischief. Even people like me who was driven mad and thought that they were going to be killed, they were sort of allowed to escape in reality. Well, sometimes he might overdo it as the guy who pursues chaos though. He sort of killed Mio-chan inadvertently while raising the tension and provoking Onii-chan before.”

What? She said a guy whose words and deeds like Loki was not a bad guy?

“…Surely Onii-chan had heard that there were still no dead victims in the incident of the attack against the Knight Order.”

That one was quite puzzling. At first it was said that Loki used Hit & Away tactic and avoid getting too deep to injure the Knight Order, but…

“They only attack shortly then ran, only for whittling away the Knight Order’s strength. It seems illegal magicians are easy to rile up. Because all the illegal magicians lost their reason, it’s safe for Loki to lead the illegal magicians. As a result, the death victims decreased.”

“But if the Diva of illegal magicians are woken up…at the very least, there will be victims that have their personality devoured.”

Kaya’s personality was left behind, but not everyone would be like her.

“Humans that had their personality absorbed are victims, that is only Onii-chan’s personal opinion.”

Kaya―asserted so definitively.

Even when Kaya was hijacked by Loki, she could only raise a scream of grief.

“At first I was also scared because Loki drove me to the wall mentally to steal my flesh efficiently. I was made to think to kill various people. But now that I am absorbed already―it feels so good. The fools who obtained power according to their wishes, and in the end integrated with god or devil…that is not repulsive. In the first place, the humans that have a hand in illegal contract were nothing but humans that pursued <Chaos> somewhere deep in their heart.”

“…What are you saying, chaos was?”

She said that was Loki’s objective, but….

“See, what is called Chaos is the other side of the Mythology. Illusions going toward sweet decadence, the desire and impulse of living things called humans that they can’t deny. If the gods on the front side of the mythology start to control humans with the thing called <Order>, then we, the gods of the reverse side will start to move seeking those things that belonged to Chaos!”

The gods of the front side that she mentioned―was she referring to the Mythology of the magic advanced countries that demanded faith?

And then the opposing force towards those front side…was those Divas of Chaos?

In the Norse Mythology, Divas like Loki…?

“It’s not good to see everything just from one side you know? Hearing words like Chaos, it would tickle your Chuuni<ref>Disease you got around middle school, where you fantasized yourself as fantasy like character so much, it bleed into your real life. I wonder how many of us have this before or even now.</ref> mind for sure, no doubt there are a lot of humans like Kaya in society nowadays! Abandoning our body to Chaos and releasing ourselves from all shackles, attaining supreme ecstasy, humans like us! …Well, I won’t ask a man of common-sense like Onii-chan to understand the values of our aesthetics though. Because in a certain meaning this happiness is only for the humans who choose it for themselves.”

Kaya said all those in tone of ecstasy. But it could be seen from her words and expression, there was danger that it would turn bad if you could appreciate what she said.

“It’s one hundred percent impossible for Onii-chan to appreciate Chaos, but…if Onii-chan have already heard about Lotte’s story, then Onii-chan won’t be able to be positive towards Germany that was ruled by powerful Order of the Norse Mythology, right?”

Certainly, Kazuki couldn’t think of Germany’s way of doing things as righteous.

However, was it fine for him to let slide everything Loki had done till now so easily?

He couldn’t get rid of this uncomfortable feeling no matter what. He didn’t understand how he should feel toward Kaya who was right in front of him. The more he heard her talk…the more he felt swallowed into the depth of Chaos.

“Even so Onii-chan’s Solomon 72 Pillar position was neither Order nor Chaos. But fellow like Asmodeus that’s closer to Chaos also exist there. It’s important for Onii-chan who is the {{furigana|King|Basilleus}} of Solomon to pick out allies from inside both Order and Chaos. Because so far Solomon 72 Pillar too increase their number like that. Looking out for ally within the enemy’s side is also an important job for a King. Onii-chan is pampered too much by Lemegeton if she doesn’t teach you thing like that, isn’t it?”

“…So you are saying I need to be broad-minded enough to join hands together with Loki temporarily to probe him out, is that so?”

“Yee―ess! Just like that, Onii-chaa―n!”

Suddenly Kaya leaped toward Kazuki and hugged his arm.

“…Just, I hope you can think of me more as the genuine Kaya right now…”

Kaya whispered faintly while hugging Kazuki and burying her face to Kazuki’s chest.

“Well, let’s form a united front for the meantime for the sake of beating Beatrix, okay? Onii-chan’s breadth of tactics will spread even further by getting me as a comrade. It’s important right? Your breadth of tactics?”

“…Do you have some kind of plan? Though I can’t think anything other than unpleasant thoughts from Loki’s cunning.”

“It can’t be said as a plan, but I can propose a policy for the way of fighting. In any case, the opponent’s contracted Diva…Thor, Loki knows everything about his power’s scope.”

Loki and Thor were both Divas from Norse’s mythology.

It was even depicted in the mythology that both of them were completely [mutual close friends].

“The fundamental is for Onii-chan to endure the opponent’s close-quarter attack, there Onii-chan will obstruct her from chanting the spell for area-attack magic and also keep whittling her magic power. But if Thor succeeds in chanting high level magic, it’s already over at that point of time. That’s the lifeline.”

“What should I do if she keep running away while chanting high level magic?”

Beatrix’s physical ability after she finished chanting her two stage reinforce magic had exceeded even Hoshikaze-senpai in her [Ride Lighning] by a large margin. If Beatrix could run away, it was impossible to overtake her.

“No, most of Thor’s summoning magic has the weak point of being unable to be chanted while not fighting. As the compensation of granting overwhelming fighting strength, Thor is a Diva that wouldn’t listen to anything other than the voice of a soldier right in the midst of battle. That is, Beatrix’s breadth of tactics is narrow.”

This was an important information. If it was like that, if he could endure Beatrix’s close-quarter combat, he could bring the battle into protracted war. However…

“The problem is Thor’s Magic Dress of helmet and armor. It has the divine protection of defensive power. The most efficient method of attack is to inflict damage from the inner part of the armour.”

An attack that operated in the inner part…[electricity] huh.

“In addition, a magician of her level is not depending in only defensive magic power to defend against an attack, she’d also use psychokinesis against physical attacks and pyrokinesis against heat to offset the attack precisely. Compared to releasing defensive magic power depending on instinct, controlled magic power has better defensive efficiency. Unfortunately, there is a difference between Onii-chan who is a student and a professional knight for the know-how in this area.”

…Protracted battle. During those period, he would fall into a desperate situation if he let the enemy invoke a high level magic even once.

He was taught some significant information, but it seems it would become a considerably severe battle.

“But it would be fine if Onii-chan prepared solidly. Onii-chan is going to raise Lotte’s positivity level as high as possible the whole day tomorrow. Lotte’s Diva is pretty strong, that guy.”

“You know Prophet’s real identity!?”

“I have a conjecture. I wonder if that teacher has also guessed it already? If I have to say how important it is to make Lotte become lovestruck to Onii-chan, it’s because Beatrix had brought a troublesome Sacred Treasure from Germany. That shield that could even block the flaming fist of the Muspelheim’s giant that I summoned before―that was the Sacred Treasure of Norse Mythology, [Svalinn]. That shield has absolute resistance towards flames. The battle power of a King like Onii-chan that could only use fire will be reduced in half. While unfortunate, a flame user like Mio-chan wouldn’t be able to do anything other than be a cute mascot character as long as that shield is there.”

As expected, that shield was a Sacred Treasure.

Our side’s attack was inclined to flame, so Beatrix’s defense could only be seen as absolutely overwhelming.

The Scared Treasure was forbidden to use in Japan…but Germany used them properly.

“Onii-chan’s job is to raise Lotte’s positivity level. Kaya feels offended to her though. Even though the one that can call Onii-chan as Onii-chan is only me and Mio-chan who was in little sister position in the orphanage!”

That provocation speech was going to make Kanae-san burn though.

“My job on the other side, the comrade that this form of Kaya can control…Midgardsormr…with his cooperation, we will decrease the area of the Haunting Ground that Onii-chan will challenge for the quest in the day after tomorrow. It would be troublesome if uncertain factors that would become a hindrance in the fight would increase. Though there needs to be some allowance because if all Demon Beasts are exterminated then the quest would also get terminated. This is an important role right?”

…Certainly, there was no part that he could criticize in her proposal.

“…On the contrary, don’t you dare to prepare some trap that would cause our defeat.”

“…Kyaa☆ Onii-chan, can you explain logically what kind merit there is in those action for me and Loki?”

A skull mark flew while Kaya stared scornfully to Kazuki who kept distrusting her.

“Pass the whole day tomorrow sweetly just with Lotte okay, Onii-chan! Irritating! Well, but harem…that kind of sore romance, Kaya is the understanding type you know!”

While spinning round and round without even any meaning, Kaya was “Ha―rem♪” in high spirit.

“…Isn’t it more natural if we go together with Mio under the pretext of party’s friendship deepening meeting rather than just me and Lotte, with that Lotte could be more relieved, have more fun and then her positivity level would also go up, right?”

While more skull marks flew from Kaya because of Kazuki’s objection,

“Block-head-O-ni-i-chan☆” she cursed Kazuki with sweet voice.

“Prattling things like that is the proof that Onii-chan doesn’t even see Lotte as a girl. It’s okay to gamble too, but I bet Lotte would be happy being alone with Onii-chan, the chance to increase the positivity level would also increase. Because somehow her positivity level had already passed over 40. Even if in the case that Onii-chan thought of her as someone like a little sister…a girl would still be a girl for sure.”

Kaya waved her finger while going ‘tsk tsk tsk’.

“Furthermore, this talk also fits with me who is in the same position of younger little sister, so this will also serve as reference when Onii-chan is going to conquer me in the not so far future, right☆ Kyaa!”

“True, just like what this chuunibyou little sister said. Our King is still lacking regarding romantics.”

Even Leme appeared beside Kazuki and found faults in him.

“Tonight…looks like there are no more trains. Onii-chan…can I stay in this room, can I?”

While doing an impressive action behavior, Kaya said so in embarrassment.

“Tonight, Kaya want to pass the night with only Onii-chan doing this-and-that filled with Chaos that was hard to describe, pleaseee♥”

“Go home.” With that, Kazuki opened the window of the room.

In any case, he must talk with Lotte to set the promise of the date.

Both Liz Liza-sensei and Kaya talked about raising Lotte’s positivity level like it was something so easy to do, but…it was not so simple if he thought realistically. He hesitated in this juncture.

Although the other party was Lotte who was very friendly, but a guy who invited a girl who he just met for a few days, wasn’t that too frivolous and thoughtless….

But the situation had turned into a battle that they couldn’t withdraw from anymore.

He hardened his resolve and searched for Lotte, he found her in the kitchen chugging an entire bottle of milk in one gulp right after she came out of the bath. She was wearing a T-shirt and short pants while a towel was wrapped at her neck.

“O, Onii-san.”

“…What are you doing Lotte?”

“I learned from anime that in Japan you have to do this after getting out from the bath. There is no custom to warm our body inside the bath in our country, so I yearned for this desu.”

“The path of drinking milk after bathing is deep, you know? There are also coffee milk or lemon milk and many others.”

“Is that so desu…I want to master them all desu.”

Lotte whispered with an expression that’s hard to describe. That expression seems to be tinged with worry a little.

“Moreover, I also heard that your breast will get bigger if you drink milk. I learned many important things in human life from anime desu. Does Onii-san like big breasts?”

“Eh, I wonder…I don’t really think about that honestly.”

The moment he said that, the images of breasts that almost spilled over from the figures of Kaguya-senpai and Mio in their Magic Dress appeared clearly in his mind, Kazuki shook his head and cleared those images from his head.

“I’m ashamed because mine is not big desu. My stature is also small and scrawny desu…”

“Based on your age, won’t you still have a lot of chance from now on?”

“That’s right isn’t it desu? Until now my body is weak and underdeveloped, so…from now on is a crucial moment desu. I’ll drink various milk, and grow rapidly from now on…”

While saying [From now on], Lotte’s expression clouded over drastically.

Lotte spoke of the [Future] that she couldn’t grasp in her hand even until now.

Despite that, why is she so…speaking of future with that kind of helpless expression?

“Kazuki-oniichan, the Einherjar that came to attack us at the end of the quest…she was aiming at me, right desu?”

Aah, that’s right…there was no way she wouldn’t notice.

“As expected, I am a bother for everyone, isn’t it desu? Probably, no matter where I go, I’ll always be a bother to the people in those place…”

Lotte whispered frailly like a flower petal that was scattered in the wind.

That expression made Kazuki’s chest feel painfully crushed.

“You are not a bother.”

“…Why desu? For all that it’s my fault that we were attacked…”

“Because I’m so glad that I met Lotte. The plus is much bigger than the minus, so don’t think that you are a bother. To not have any place to belong at all anywhere in the world, you must not think such sad things.”

Kazuki remembered the time when he was an orphan. Even that me was found by people who gave me a place to belong. Then me too, for this girl…

Inside Kazuki’s head, the nervousness and hesitation he felt to invite her to a date disappeared.

“But as it is, I will surely be…killed.”

“It’s okay. I will protect Lotte.”

Lotte’s face was dyed with surprise, blue sparks were released around those face’s vicinity.

The girl who was a genius in telepathy perceived Kazuki’s heart unconsciously.

Lotte’s face contorted into almost crying when she sensed the inside of Kazuki’s heart.

“Onii-chan’s words…why is there not even a bit of lie mixed there desu? Even though you said such unbelievable words…”

“It’s not unbelievable. That Germany’s Einherjar can only stay in Japan for one month. They won’t also get any help openly from the internal of Japan. The other side only have limited chances. I’ll drive away that female soldier for sure!”

Lotte’s pupils shook in anxiety. “It’s okay.” Kazuki held Lotte’s cheeks between both his hands.

It was Kazuki’s habit that he used to calm down Kanae when she was crying in their childhood.

“Lotte, let’s go play tomorrow.”

“Eh? Playing…why so suddenly…”

“I want to teach Lotte about the enjoyment and your place to belong in this world.”

“This world’s enjoyment…my place…? For me, that kind of thing…? Seriously desu?”

Lotte blinked her eyes in surprise while her cheeks were held between Kazuki’s hands.

“…Bu, but! If I go play with only Kazuki-oniisan, it would turn out as date like in the love comedy anime…!? Or maybe, Mio-oneesan will also come together?”

“Let’s go for a date. Just the two of us.”

Immediately, blue spark scattered around Lotte and she perceived Kazuki’s honest feelings.

The cheek that was kept between Kazuki’s hand suddenly burned hotly.

And then in the next moment―a super large heart mark flew toward Kazuki. Kazuki was taken aback involuntarily because it was so large even though it was just a vision with no substance.

Lotte’s positivity level increased to 57 in one go. Lotte understood whether her company was lying or honest using telepathy. Maybe that was why the jump in her positivity level was so drastic.

Lotte perceived Kazuki’s heart and came to believe it.

“If Kazuki-oniisan says that it’s fine, then I want to go to a date with Onii-san desu…”

Lotte replied with a face so red that a smoke ‘pushu―’ came out from her face.

“Please treat me well…date of man and woman…”

“Then, is there any place that you want to go? By any chance, you haven’t went sightseeing around Tokyo since you arrived in Japan right?”

Kazuki separated his hands from Lotte’s cheeks. Lotte put her own hands on her cheeks and,

“Tokyo’s sightseeing! Those words tickle my chest desu…!”

She said that cheerfully with her spirit returned. Then she thought for a while and replied.

“…I, want to go to Akihabara desu!”

===Part 2===

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Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 2 Chapter 1

2015-03-31T06:49:07Z

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==Chapter 1 - Before the Storm==

===Part 1===

Above the swamp, earth, sand and dry leaves were piling up, Kazuki stepped onto the wet ground and ran towards the approaching enemy. From between the poisonous trees with violet trunk and leaves, Demon Beasts that looks like jelly-beans with brightly colored slimy mucus——<Slime> were approaching one after another to attack.

[Suppression of Demon Beasts that nested in the Haunted Ground]——That was the <Quest> that Kazuki and the others accepted.

A silver flash surged from the mouth of his scabbard, Kazuki drew his Iai to the approaching blue slime in front of his eyes.

The slime that released chilly air became two equal parts but——the blue slime immediately stuck to each other and returned to how it was previously.

Kazuki's eyes were opened wide because of the unknown enemy's mode of life. ······Sword was not effective toward these things!

All at once the multi-colored slimes on Kazuki's way leaped toward him.

"The calling voice of the ruler of flame, liberate the rage deep inside the earth! Create the rampart of mine here······soaring on heaven and earth, isolate the impurity! Fire Wall!!"

However Kazuki invoked Phoenix's Summoning Magic to assault the enemies. From the start Kazuki chanted the spell while breaking into the center of the enemies and waiting for the right timing.

Along with flashes of light, fissures ran on the ground under Kazuki and from there, walls of flame burst out.

The slimes who attacked Kazuki carelessly were swallowed by the walls of flame and evaporated all at once.

The few numbers of slimes that managed to slip out of the flame walls attacked Kazuki but he brushed them off with his katana. Thereupon, the dignified voice of the partner that support Kazuki from the back echoed.

"Scattered sparks of dancing wings! Lingering spiral wind, become life piercing bullet! Flap your wing and shoot! Barrett!!"

Red lights lingered like wings from the stigma on her back, Mio invoked Barrett.

The slime was attacked by the flame bullet, its body fused with the heat of the bullet.

While Kazuki stepped back, he chanted Barrett matching with Mio and hit the slime.

"Kazukii! Hooray, we beat them with the same magic♪"

Mio raised her voice excitedly and clung to Kazuki's arm after scattering the enemy's group.

Although until a little while ago, she was still saying "How impertinent for someone like Kazuki to use the same magic······", was it because of the exaltation in the battlefield?, Mio was unusually honest and became bold.

No, before when Mio died, she seemed to not remember that time, however since Kazuki kissed and saved her, he had a feeling that her attitude instantly softened.

······Was it because the positivity level with high number of 120?

"Co, come on, don't let your mind wander in the middle of a quest!"

Because of the embarrassing sensation of being pressed by the chest's high exposure rate of the {{furigana|Décolleté Oblique|Magic Dress}}, Kazuki spontaneously uttered words of resistance. Mio slightly made a pouting face.

"What, I properly watch the surroundings, and after that I took action you know. Bee~"<ref>the voice of sticking your tongue</ref>

While clinging to his arm, Mio brought her face near to Kazuki and stucked her tongue towards him. Even though she was doing an expression of cheekiness, Kazuki soon became strangely conscious of Mio's lips near his cheek.

Right there, a voice rang out from the thicket in front of them and a new group of slimes came to attack them both. Mio who said that she already observed the surrounding properly, reacted quickly and sprung up just like she said and turned to Kazuki's rear——the swordsman protected the {{furigana|Magica Stigma|Summoning Magician}}, Heaven and Earth Formation.

"Barrett!" "Fire Wall!"

The flame wall of the vanguard, Kazuki and the fire bullet from the rear guard, Mio, reduced the interweaving bunch of slimes to ashes. ——No, wait a second, what was that!?

A crimson slime flew out from inside the flame. ······Did it have resistance to heat!?

Somehow this Demon Beast Slime seems to have its own attribute based on the color.

Immediately Kazuki leaped and cut the slime that gradually released heat. Because of the slash, the slime scattered in pieces, however it slipped past Kazuki while still in the scattered state.

"Damn it!"

"Kyaaa! What is this!?"

The scattered slime became a spray of red mucus and rained incessantly on Mio.

Mio tried to clear the mucus that fell onto her body and her magic dress in a fluster. However immediately, the magic dress that already has high exposure rate under normal circumstances melted in the area where it was touched by the slimy mucus.

"No way! The, the clothes are melting!!"

——If the <Magic Dress> that supplemented the spell chanting was not there, the war potential of the Magica Stigma would be reduced by half.

Because magic dress was created by magic power, it could be regenerated if the user Request the Diva to fix it but······for Mio it was just not possible, she crouched down to try to hide her skin.

From the swamp behind Mio who currently crouched down——cylindrical things <Tentacle> leaped out.

A Demon Beast different from the slime! Just like he was completely waiting for that opportunity until now!?

They were just Demon Beasts and yet they matched their breath superbly and did combination attack.

The slimy tentacles entangled Mio who was almost naked.

Just like wrenching open flower petals, the tentacles twined around Mio's limbs pulled Mio's white skin and exposed what should be hidden. The girl's face flushed bright red because of the unbelievable shame.

"No way no way, don't look Kazuki! I will do something by myself so don't come here!!"

Mio shouted with tearful, panicky voice toward Kazuki who approached to help. However a shadow floated up in the muddy water surface, the owner of the tentacle's real body was now in the verge of surfacing.

"Is this the time to say that kind of thing!? You are going to be eaten!!"

Kazuki drew his Iai and severed the tentacles in one go. What kind of aquatic creature was it that lurked inside the swamp? It was unknown, but the tentacle could be cut, different from the slime.

Mio who fell from the tentacles was caught in princess-carry by Kazuki.

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But the problem was that currently they didn't have any means to defeat the red slime.

The mission was to defeat the Demon Beasts, but if they didn't escape from here somehow······!

"······Nihility of ancient times, the nothingness residing inside this heart, become the freezing breath. The streaming silence of rejection, freeze and be silent······Glacier Wind!!"

A chilly wind blew from next to Kazuki. That was the breath of a mermaid. The red slime that assaulted Kazuki was frozen in the blink of an eye because of the wind. ——Ice attribute summoning magic!

"Hiakari-san!? ······Thank you! So you came to save us!"

Turning around, over there was the mystical classmate clad in magic dress that resembled a white leotard. Hiakari Koyuki, who is standing there with no expression.

Her attitude toward Kazuki was sharply aloof, identical with her sharp ears that was the characteristic of elf.

"When I thought that we received the same quest by chance······this is a totally shameful sight, isn't it? You are only a hindrance if you can't fight already, how about you just go back home."

After moving her sight toward the naked Mio briefly, Koyuki briskly turned her back to Kazuki.

"······Hiakari-san, be careful of the blue slime okay!"

Identical with the red slime that radiated heat, the blue slime also radiated chilly air.

That was why there was no doubt that the blue slime had strong resistance against cold.

Koyuki's ear twitched hearing Kazuki's warning, but without even glancing back, her figure disappeared between the strange trees that grows wildly inside this Haunted Ground.

"······No choice then, let's return to the academy for the moment Mio."

Kazuki talked to Mio who was in his arm. All of this was the swordsman's responsibility because he couldn't protect the rearguard.

"······Kazu-niii" Mio who was carried in the arms, naked, released a drowsy sweet voice.

"Mio? Now that I think about it, are you fine being attacked by a slime like that?"

"Kazu-nii······my chest is hot, my body, my chest and stomach are itching······"

Mio hugged Kazuki tightly. Somehow her condition was strange.

While being bothered where to look, Kazuki peeked at Mio's face. Her face flushed red like she got cold, her eyes were intoxicated like they saw a hallucination, released rough panting breath from her half-opened lips.

······Perhaps it was because of the hot liquid from before!

That liquid melted the magic dress. Magic dress was created from magic power, namely the force of will. If that was melted then——that liquid was a poison that influenced the mind!

No wait, rather then poison, this liquid was······a type of sake and aphrodisiac······.

"Kazu-nii······I love you! I love you I love you, I love you so much!! Hug me more!!"

Heart marks scattered around, Mio pushed her bare-naked breast and her legs coiled around. A sweet scent resembling milk drifted in the air. Her sighs hitting the neck were hot and amorous.

This is bad. This situation is very bad! ······If we don't escape to place where there were no Demon Beasts and people then···!

Her sanity should return if time passed for a short while , and then she could reform her magic dress.

······If I don't preserve my reasoning power until that time, then in this strange situation, towards Mio I will···!

"I am the swordsman of Hayashizaki style! No way I'll lose to this kind of temptation!!"

While shouting 'UOOOOOO!' Kazuki was running throughout the forest carrying the soft body of Mio.

===Part 2===

Going back in time three hours before——

"Traveling in a train like this, somehow it feels like a trip, isn't it~"

Kazuki and Mio, both of them wearing uniform sat side by side inside the magic light train.

"Don't get relaxed too much okay. The quest is an actual combat you know."

Kazuki made a bitter face toward the partner who wasn't nervous at all in their first quest.

Though having said that, it's not like Kazuki didn't understand what Mio said. Today hit the Golden Week, it had been one month since the enrollment. The pleasantly warm breeze of the late spring season poured from the window, repeatedly blowing the nape of their neck.

"Kazuki also feel this mood right? Waking up early in the morning and making onigiri. What is the ingredient?"

"This is for the preparation if the quest turned out to take a long time you know!? Canned tuna and salted salmon roe."

"My favorite dish from a long time ago. So you remember!"

Mio's face was bursting with smile along with a heart mark that came flying toward Kazuki.

That heart mark was sucked into Kazuki's magic dress, the <Solomon Ring>.

This ring received the change of positivity levels of other people and had the power to measure them.

In the span of one month since meeting with the former childhood friend, her positivity level had thoroughly gone up.

Mio looked around the surrounding restlessly to confirm if there was no other passenger.

"Kazu-nii, wake me up when we arrive~"

Mio approached and leaned her head to Kazuki's shoulder.

"Are you intending to sleep before fighting!?" As expected Kazuki was surprised.

"It's okay, I'm not really sleeping. I just want to do this······"

While saying that Mio clutched Kazuki's hand like she was entwining their finger together. 'gatangoton' Within the vibration of the train's movement, Kazuki stayed silent while feeling Mio's body temperature.

Humankind obtained the power of magic and met with the residents of a parallel dimension who are called Diva.

——Thereupon an outbreak of phenomenon called <{{furigana|Extraordinary Malignant Spot|Cancer}}> happened.

Tearing off the world, from there the magic power of a parallel world, {{furigana|Astrum|Distorted World}}, spilled over. The spilled magic power transformed into the form of Demon Beasts and spirit. Demon Beasts attacked humans, the surrounding space where the Demon Beasts gathered was polluted by magic power and became Demon Beasts' soil where humans couldn't live——the Haunted Ground.

The defense organization that protected Japan's public order, the Knight Order had three main duty, [Defense against the invasion of other country], [Suppression of illegal magician], and [Subjugation of Demon Beast · liberation of Haunted Ground].

Because of the frequent terror attacks against the Knight Order performed by a group of illegal magician [Loki's Einherjar] led by Loki of Norse Mythology, the Knight Order didn't have enough hand to perform their original duty.

To compensate for that, the knight training academy that Hayashizaki Kazuki attended——The National Knight Academy <Caryatid>, gave the work that the Knight Order couldn't finish to the students in the form of a quest.

The students formed parties and challenged the quest in place of the Knight Order.

The Haunted Ground's location was a few minutes walk from the station.

The Haunted Ground's surrounding was covered by a fence, the civilians were prohibited from entering.

Demon Beast attacked humans instinctively, however Demon Beasts couldn't come out of the surrounding space that hadn't been transformed into Haunted Ground. They mostly took defensive stances and only attacked humans that invaded the Haunted Ground.

Haunted Ground became the production base of Demon Beasts. It further encroached the surrounding area because of the Demon Beasts' propagation and kept expanding.

Inevitably, the people that originally lived in the soil that became Haunted Ground were evacuated.

Like this, the longer the Haunted Ground was left alone, it would become an out of control situation.

The dispatching of the Knight Order prioritized the urban area at any cost while forest and mountain Haunted Grounds were postponed easily and tend to be distributed as quest for Knight Academy's students.

Kazuki and Mio headed for the only entrance of Haunted Ground, the gate. {{furigana|Ex-knight|Old person}} was standing guard at the gate to check the people that entered the Haunted Ground.

"We were dispatched from the Knight Academy and came here, please give us the entry authorization."

"······Cheh, the academy brats huh. Moreover, only two came."

The guard spat out in a whisper and started the processing of Kazuki and Mio's entry.

"Why doesn't the Knight Order come here themselves, they are making light of the refugees here. ······Then I'll do the scan, so flow your magic power into your Stigma until it shines. Hm? What is this stigma?"

The guard put his hand and scanned the magic light of the stigma at the back of Kazuki's hand with <Scanner Device>. Next, Mio's stigma was also scanned by peeking into her neck from the back.

Thereupon, the device did the comparison with the data that had arrived from the quest counter of the academy, and confirmed that Kazuki and Mio were the appointed person of an official quest.

"You're not a mere swordsman, it became a hot topic some times ago, someone who received Enigma despite being a man. Although as expected, your magic power seems to be low compared to the woman huh. Don't overdo yourself until it becomes a situation where we need to call reinforcements, okay?"

After seeing off Kazuki and Mio, the guard entered the gate's post, Mio pulled her eyelid down and sticked out her tongue.

"What is that, saying things like just a student or just a man, making fool of us! If I and Kazuki unite, we are unrivaled! Starting from now is the beginning of the legend of me and Kazuki !!"

"······Mio saying things like unrivaled or legend, however you heard it, it only sounds like failure flags."

"Why are you saying things like that~!!"

While advancing forward with Mio hitting Kazuki repeatedly, the scenery gradually changed into strange crooked things. It was a country road that could exists anywhere, but it changed into wetlands filled with moisture, and the surrounding trees' color changed into poisonous color. The Demon Beasts' presence were starting to drift around in the surrounding.

······And then three hours later, Mio's flag splendidly turned into reality.

===Part 3===

Mio cast her eyes down in shame and blushing bright red while going home in the magic light train sitting side by side.

"······hey, how much did you see······?"

How much, was it? It was about the matter with the mucus and tentacle some times ago wasn't it?

"I swear I didn't see most of it, the tentacles were in the way."

"Af, after that too I was naked for quite long right!? Though I don't remember it well······"

"After that I didn't watch your body too. It was obvious that time I was in the middle of fighting you know."

"······Then Kazuki, you really don't have any interest at me after all?"

Mio glared at Kazuki with sulking eyes. Why did it became like that······.

"Talking about that, what kind of condition happened to you at that time?"

Was it something like aphrodisiac that manipulated the mind, or was it like drinking alcohol and then losing all restraint and made merry like drunk——which one was it? Mio's face became increasingly bright red because of Kazuki's inquiry.

"Don't remember, I don't remember! I don't remember anything at all!"

"As expected, a two men party might be too difficult."

Kazuki changed the topic and Mio, taken aback, raised her head.

"I don't wanna. I don't want a strange guy added to my party and Kazuki!!"

"But······with only us at the moment, the breadth of our tactics are too narrow."

The current Kazuki and Mio——cannot use attack magic other than flame element. Like today, if they encountered enemy that had resistance toward flame and heat then a hard fight was inevitable.

But with strong expression Mio shaked her head.

"It's fine! I······will become even stronger for sure!! To the extent that we won't ever need any other people!!"

Kazuki had a feeling it was not a problem that could be solved simply by growing strong. But toward Mio that grasped his hand and stared hard to him with upturned eyes, Kazuki lost his words and couldn't say anything.

······However if I could use a lot more magic, than this problem would be settled.

Kazuki's contracted Diva——{{furigana|Lemegeton|Solomon's small key}} was a unique Diva who had the [Power of King] to control Solomon 72 Pillar.

That ability was the ability to be able to use all 10 of the characteristic magics owned by the other Solomon 72 Pillar. In contrast with normal Diva that could only used 10 variety of magic, Lemegeton could use at maximum 720 variety of magic. The problem of [the width of tactics were narrow] would became irrelevant, an extraordinary existence.

But that ability had conditions. If Kazuki couldn't make other Magica Stigma became lovestruck with him, then he wouldn't be able to use that ability. Currently Kazuki could use the same summoning magic of [Phoenix] like Mio because he was able to make the contractor of Phoenix, Mio to fall for him.

He could also use only two of Kaguya-senpai's summoning magic, but ······they were not magic really suitable for quest.

I wanted to become strong and protected Mio. But for that purpose than with other girl I'd need to······.

Unconciously Kazuki poured magic power into Solomon's ring, magic light vision floated in front of Kazuki's eyes. A graph of the girls positivity level that only Kazuki could see was projected there.

The graphs extending horizontally like they were competing before one's eyes were also provided with number.

Amasaki Mio——124 Otonashi Kaguya——75 Hiakari Koyuki——46 Hoshikaze Hikaru——39

Mio was staying quiet motionlessly, before long the magic light train stopped in the station in front of the knight academy.

——Like that the two person's first quest that they challenged in the golden week was over without leaving behind any result.

===Part 4===

"Amasaki Mio will fall into rank B for sure is she keep this up."

After school end at the first day of class after golden week——Kazuki was called to the staff room. There the homeroom teacher, Liz Liza Westwood spouted a shocking word out of the blue.

"Eh?" Liz Liza-sensei who had a figure that completely looked like a child, continued her strict words toward Kazuki, who leaked an idiotic voice.

"Losing to rank E like you was already fatal. And then after that she failed a quest, her evaluation has dropped drastically. If she keeps this up she will be demoted to rank B."

"Ple, please wait a second! Certainly she hasn't brought any result yet, but it's obvious her true power is one of the best compared to her surrounding, right!?"

"There are also other students who grew remarkably. Chances must be given equally."

First year students who were evaluated as [rank A] from the academy could stay in dedicated dormitory for the student council, [Witch's Mansion] as a privilege. There, they could receive introduction to magic from the senpais in the student council.

Demotion from rank A to rank B means eviction from the Witch's Mansion.

Kazuki was rank E, but because of the special circumstance of being contracted with a mysterious Diva, he could live in the Witch's Mansion so the student council president could safeguard (and monitoring) him.

Mio wouldn't be in Witch's Mansion anymore. Even though they were finally getting along again like the old time.

"Right now with Loki acting violently, the situation is that the student have to receive quests rapidly. Real ability that cannot produce any result cannot be valued. Even if she is a rank A, but if she is slacking off, being demoted might fire her up though."

Loki attacked the branches of the Knight Order in the whole country every few days, but before real interception even began, they only fought a little and escaped immediately. As though they were just ridiculing the opponent.

It seems there was still nothing that resulted in death but it became that the Knight Order needed to be constantly vigilant against attack. At the same time, the investigation for Loki's hiding location must also be done.

Like that the duties that became neglected were distributed to the students as quest.

Originally the quest system was intended for the students' personal learning experience, however in the current emergency situation, they were completely regarded as precious war potential.

Because there were strong bashing from society regarding the coercion of students into actual battle, the quest even now was formally a [practical class that student accepted voluntarily], but——rank A student like Mio was constantly under untold heavy pressure and expectation to produce results.

"······But Mio is not slacking off at all!"

Since forming a party with Kazuki, every morning Mio always stealthily performed magic training as if to hide it from him——though Kazuki who was very sharp toward any magic power outbreak noticed it immediately.

"It's because rank E like me dragged her feet."

"Fuhn, my eyes is not so blind that I still thought your real ability is still the same with your current rank."

"······Why does this matter not told to the person herself, but instead told to me?"

"Both of you are in a two-man party, aren't you? If you think that girl's evaluation is undeserved then you have to support your teammate."

If I could support her than I wanted to do so. I really wanted to do that, but for that to happen······.

"The quickest and easiest way for me is to add Hiakari Koyuki to your party, I also thought that if you can use that chance to become closer with her than it will be two birds with one stone."

A glint of light appeared in Liz Liza-sensei's eyes. Liz Liza-sensei also knew about Leme's special characteristics.

Maybe from the start she called me here to say that matter.

"······Neither Mio nor Hiakari-san will agree to form a party together though."

"Fuhn, it's evident that your sense of danger is not enough that you're being so particular about this. ······By the way, this is a completely different topic, but in the case that you became friendly with a magician that has a contract with a Diva other than Solomon 72 Pillar, what would happen? Can you also draw the ability from that Diva?"

Liz Liza-sensei asked about a topic that really had no relation at all with the topic until now.

Lemegeton materialized besides Kazuki.

She was a completely nude little girl the first time she appeared in front of Kazuki, but with her power returned little by little, her stature already grew reaching about an elementary student's size and a one-piece tunic covered her body.

With Leme regaining her power due to Kazuki's friendlier relations with various girls, her original form was also slowly returning. It was a wonder what kind of form her original appearance was as Diva.

"With Diva other than Solomon 72 Pillar, as long the other party has the will to cooperate with Leme, then Leme can draw that Diva's characteristic magic you know-. However it's considerably a rare case for such Diva of other mythology to cooperate with Leme though-. Fundamentally the relation between mythology are running counter with each other."

"Hmm, is that so?"

While looking down, Liz Liza-sensei whispered 'Is there any worth in testing this······'.

Testing? ······In Japan contracting with Diva other than Solomon 2 Pillar was illegal. There should be no chance of getting along with illegal magician, but······

"Understood. It's okay for you to go back now." Liz Liza-sensei waved her hand like she was chasing Kazuki out.

An unexpected character was waiting for Kazuki when he came out of the staff room.

"Kazuki. Were you messing up something that you were getting called by sensei? ······mugu."

Because of her small build, she didn't enter into Kazuki's sight and that character ran her face into Kazuki's chest and leaked that 'mugu' voice. Even though that kind of voice was still said coolly······

"Hiakari-san!? ······Are you okay?"

Kazuki supported the girl's shoulder in panic, though the girl said "I'm fine" and shook off that hand.

"Rather than that, please don't ignore my question. Why were you called?"

"Aaa, that was······Because of the failed quest yesterday, Liz Liza-sensei came to give a warning that if our evaluation keep declining like this, it will become serious trouble. It's because I'm a rank E you see."

Kazuki immediately explained while shading off about Mio's matter. Koyuki's expression 'mu' became stiff hearing that.

"······It's unreasonable isn't it? Kazuki had won in a duel against rank A, so failing a quest just once shouldn't make your evaluation drop."

"Does Hiakari-san worry about my problem?"

When Kazuki started walking to the Witch's Mansion, the girl also came alongside him.

"It's not that. It's not worry or anything, I don't care whatever happened to you. It's just, I thought I want to say my thanks where there is nobody······. If it's not now, whether Amasaki-san, or the president, or little sister-san, somebody will be around you."

The girl said thank you and bowed her head.

"······By any chance, is it about the slime's attribute at yesterday's quest?"

"Yes. Thanks to that I could finish the quest successfully. If not for Kazuki's advice, I'd lost my composure when I found out about the blue slime's resistance to cold and might have fallen into a predicament."

Yesterday's quest was about holding back the encroachment of the Haunting Ground in western Tokyo's forest.

Koyuki annihilating all the Demon Beast that lived in that Haunted Ground——did not happen, it seems exterminating one area of the Demon Beast and liberating the area part by part was already considered as success.

If there was no Demon Beast in the Haunted Ground, then the plot of land would return to how it was originally. Poisonous plants grew densely and that Haunted Ground became marshland, but if the Demon Beast were all gone then it should return back to the original forest.

"But how did Hiakari-san defeat the slime that had strong resistance against ice Summoning Magic?"

"My contracted Diva, Vepar, rules over cold and water. I suffocated it to death by water magic."

"······Eh? Does slime need to breath? Was it foaming inside the water?"

"I tested it half in doubt······yet it died. I don't think it had an organ for breathing like mouth or lung, so perhaps it breath's by using the surface of the cell. And then it was a living thing that had its activity on the land so I thought that it didn't have any structure to take oxygen from the water. Just like earthworm that can breath through its skin inside the earth, but it dies by suffocation above the asphalt."

If you think about it, as long as it was a living thing, excepting some small exception, then it should need oxygen for its activity. Even though the Demon Beast was the resident of a fantasy world, there were many things that had similar motif with the real world, like dragon that closely resembled a lizard.

Demon Beast's ecology and traits were still not understood.

But when we challenged quests from now on, there was no doubt that we would need to observe unknown Demon Beast calmly and do trial and error with various elements magic and fighting style.

I and Mio couldn't do that——the girl in front of me could do that.

"······As I thought Hiakari-san, won't you enter our party?"

Koyuki knitted her eyebrow sullenly toward Kazuki's proposal.

"Because you failed the quest and fell into a pinch, you want me to lend you some help?"

"Sorry, frankly I'm weak. Besides compared to us, this time Hiakari-san was mostly okay, but even so going solo is dangerous. I think it's better to team up with someone even if not with us."

"Weak? You are not weak, rather isn't it Amasaki-san who lost in duel against you that is weak? For example······as it is that girl will be demoted in rank B, won't she?"

Koyuki took a deep breath toward Kazuki who was startled, like she had seen through everything.

"I think if I enter the party because Kazuki is the one that is in danger then Amasaki-san will be able to accept it, but if it's because she herself that is in danger then······I think she will reject it resolutely you know. Her pride is high, and she also hates me."

"Certainly that girl's pride is high but······she doesn't hate Hiakari-san you know."

"She really hate me though. She came to oppose me in every single thing."

"That's not it, Mio said 'I don't want a strange guy added to the party!'. In short that means, if it's not a strange person then it's okay to add them to the party. And then Hiakari-san is not a strange person! So it's all okay!"

"······What the heck is that? That logic you said was really pushing it. I am a plenty strange girl."

"Hiakari-san is not someone strange at all. You are an extremely kind person, aren't you? When I was made fun in the class introduction because I said that my special skill was sword skill, Hiakari-san said that sword is not worthless and gave me some encouragement. How much those few words saved me. Even the time when I became friendless in the class, only Hiakari-san was impartial regarding me. Hiakari-san is a girl that is fair and hate discrimination and bullying. I feel respect toward that kindness and strength."

"Wai, what are you saying······"

Koyuki's expressionless face became stiff toward Kazuki, who started to talk passionately while tightly gripping his fist.

"Beside that, you also have calm judgement, there were already many times when Hiakari-san saved me from tight spots. Kind, strong, and cool, there is no way a girl this reliable exist."

"That is······my only worth is magic battle, that's why······"

"Hiakari-san is too humble saying that kind of thing so quickly. But everytime I was doing some housework, Hiakari-san always watched me patiently and saying 'Thank you' honestly. Even though Hiakari-san disliked it when I invited you to do the housework together. For me, everytime I did some housework, I was thinking that I want to receive Hiakari-san's delight. Hiakari-san is showing a cold attitude, but in truth you are a warm person."

"Tha, that was because of my incompetence, that I gave you some trouble so······"

Hiakari-san look downward while blushing red. A heart mark flew from her chest.

"······Certainly Hiakari-san is unsociable, so maybe there are some misunderstanding from the surrounding people. However I'm absolutely not overlooking Hiakari-san's charms! If Mio doesn't notice Hiakari-san's charm, then I will keep talking to her to make her understand how good a person Hiakari-san is!! Yosh, I'll immediately do the campaign to show Hiakari-san's charm from now on!!"

"······Ple, please stop, to campaign like that!"

Koyuki gripped and pulled back Kazuki's sleeve and raised a loud voice which was unusual from her. A small skull mark that look like a speck floated from her chest. That was a proof that her positivity level dropped a little.

Koyuki released 'haa' a long breath, and said "What a person, that can't be helped huh."

"Are you an idiot? That talk just now, if you do that to Amasaki-san it will have opposite effect you know."

"Why? I thought that Mio will properly understand Hiakari-san's charm though."

"She wouldn't want to hear that kind of thing from your mouth······you are really a person that don't understand a girl's heart. Somehow it makes me angry······"

In the mean time they had arrived at the Witch's mansion and stopped in the garden.

The door opened and Mio came flying from the living room.

"Kazuki! Welcome home, where did you go just now······eh, Hiakari······!"

When she noticed Koyuki besides Kazuki, Mio quickly stopped and glared at Koyuki.

Toward that look, with disinterested voice Koyuki——announced.

"Amasaki Mio, I challenged you to a duel."

Kazuki and Mio froze because of those unexpected words. They didn't understand what that meant.

"You who lost a duel against rank E and exposed unsightly, disgraceful behavior in a quest will be demoted to rank B if you keep this up. If that happen then you won't be able to stay here."

"I, I will be rank B!? And then······from this place······"

"Hiakari-san! Why are you saying that!?"

Kazuki whose complexion changed pressed the question but Koyuki abruptly glared back to Kazuki.

"I refused your invitation, it was troublesome. Annoying. Besides······Besides if the person herself doesn't have any real ability and she got dropped into a suitable rank, isn't that for her own good? A person without any real strength that keep insisting she is rank A is, unsightly. I will hand the requiem for such person."

Koyuki announced to Mio who was still frozen in shock with an absolute zero gaze.

"······Amasaki Mio. If you lost to me then you will be demoted to rank B immediately. So, will you accept my duel challenge? ······I don't mind even if you turned tail and run though."

Mio's expression who had high pride was turned red in rage in a blink.

"There······There is no way that I'll run, right!? Before it was the rank E Kazuki who challenged me to duel, and now it is you who challenge me to a duel······Bring it on!"

Far from turning tail, Mio pointed her finger to Koyuki with her twintails shaking.

"I'll finish you quick and easy and prove that I am an appropriate rank A for sure!!"

Certainly if Mio fought equally or more against Koyuki whose rank was A, Mio might be able to prove that demotion to rank B is not appropriate for her. However······

"Please wait, calm down! If you lose you won't be able to stay here you know!?"

"Shut up Kazuki!"

"······Then please wait outside. I'll call senpai and sensei so they can become the witnesses needed for the duel."

Koyuki slipped from the side of Mio whose blood had risen to her head and climbed the stairs.

"······Kaguya-senpai, why did you acknowledged this kind of duel?"

The students of knight academy could perform <Duel> under the presence of the student council.

Duel was a mock battle performed under a safe rule where if each other's magic power were shaved until zero then the attack stopped. Acknowledgement was needed from the student council president for its execution.

The student council president of {{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}——Kaguya-senpai, if it was her I thought she would stop this quarrel.

"Nnn······because when I heard the circumstance, I thought this was for the best?"

"So you think that using the principle of strength to decide right and wrong is the best······is it?"

Fundamentally senpai was kind, but she also had an aspect where she was a person with strict principle of strength.

"That's not it······maa, let's just see what will happen, ok? Come on, it's starting."

Kaguya-senpai pointed at the center of the ground. Over there were——Mio and Koyuki facing each other with distance of 50 meters between them according to the custom. The referee standing between them was Hoshikaze-senpai.

Kazuki, Liz Liza-sensei, and others were attending in the guest seat that surrounded the ground.

"······Amasaki Mio had made up her mind huh. But to show whether she has the strength as rank A or not, certainly this is the easiest set up to understand."

That was what sensei said. Because this duel was performed so suddenly, there were no other curious students that were watching.

"{{furigana|I know thy name|Shem ha-Mephorash}}<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemhamphorasch</ref>······Thy name are [Phoenix] ······Namely a poet, transform to magician! Poetic bird toying logic with its sweet tongue, show thy strength in accordance with my life!"

"{{furigana|I know thy name|Shem ha-Mephorash}}······Thy name are [Vepar] ······Mermaid singer imparting icy thoughts, shed drops of tear of sadness in this world."

Both of them performed {{furigana|Astrum Connection|Access}} at the same time. Mio was wrapped with orange magic power's light while the wing stigmata floated up on her back, her figure transformed into a red magic dress.

Koyuki was emitting blue light while scale shaped stigmata floated up on both her thighs, her body was wrapped in a white magic dress. Kazuki's breath was taken away, he was pressured instinctively by the figure of the two confronting each other.

——Duel of fellow Magica Stigma. If he thought about it, this was the first time Kazuki watched this kind of thing.

Their specialty respectively were, flame magic used by Mio, and ice magic used by Koyuki.

"Well then······Begin!" With that cry, Hoshikaze-senpai pushed the trigger of the duel.

Both Mio and Koyuki emitted magic power's light at the same time and began the chanting of the spell.

The one who finished her chant first was——Koyuki. An avatar of a mermaid floated on her back.

"Glacier Wind!"

Chilly winds blew across the fifty meter distance. Mio who was concentrating on her spell's chant couldn't defend against that, defensive magic power protected her body from the chill.

Defensive magic power——the body couldn't be inflicted with injury, but in exchange large amount of magic power was exhausted.

However Mio's concentration on her spell was not interrupted, she retaliated and invoked her magic one move late.

"······Barrett!!"

This time Koyuki was hit by the familiar flame of bullet. Blue light of defensive magic power scattered around Koyuki too.

"First was confirming each other's chanting speed using the level 1 offense summoning magic. If it were swordsmen, then it's like confirming each other's range. ······The fight will start from here."

Kaguya-senpai whispered from Kazuki's side.

Koyuki's side was faster in spell chanting speed. In other words——the receiver side was turned to Mio.

"Kuh. ······Burn out all that were touched······No person to depend on, scorching heat of denial! {{furigana|Self Burning|Repelling Flame Armor}}!"

Mio first solidified her defense and chanted defense magic. Her whole body was covered with flame armor.

To activate spell, first the magician need to request for magic phenomenon to Diva in Astrum using {{furigana|imperative statement|Programming}}.

Because the target of defense magic like Self Burning was their own body, the time needed to transmit the {{furigana|coordinate designation|Targeting}} to the Diva could be omitted, the spell could be invoked quickly.

"······Divine protection of mermaid, halt the advance of the hateful enemy, expedite the advance of the chosen person······. Run oh ice blade! {{furigana|Moves in the Field|Skating Rink Grand Dancing}}!"

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Koyuki also finished chanting her spell——cold air was starting to spread from the girl's underfoot and in the blink of eye the ground had been frozen. Mio carelessly tried to move and her foot slipped.

On the other hand, by using cold air Koyuki created ice shoes with edge attached in both her feet similar to skating shoes, she sped up and slid across the fifty meter distance in one go.

"Does Hiakari-san plan to enter close combat!?"

As might be expected from someone who fight solo, it seems her Vepar was an all-purpose Diva.

Koyuki approached Mio who couldn't move her body and did a dance-like jump. ——Her visible white leotard coupled with her magic dress, it was as though the performance of a figure skater had began.

And then while Koyuki spun in the air, a sharp kick using the edge of the ice shoes visited Mio. The slash of the sharp ice managed to pierced the flame armor.

However the instant Koyuki's kick landed, Mio concentrated the fire of her whole body in one spot using psychokinesis. Koyuki's kick was swallowed inside the fierce growing fire unexpectedly.

The ice shoes evaporated inside the over-concentrated flame, making Koyuki's kick powerless.

"——!?" Koyuki opened her eyes in surprise because of the practical skill Mio showed using common magic.

And then the moment Koyuki did icing on her foot again——Mio read that timing and shifted to attack.

"{{furigana|Fire Wall|Flame Emperor Founding}}!"

Fissures ran in the ground that Koyuki froze under her feet, from there flames blew up.

"Singing voice of mermaid, manifest the frozen thought! Sorrow turn into ice flower, solitude turn into light snow······cover the world in cold nothingness!! {{furigana|White Album|Silent Pure White}}!!"

However Koyuki too was already chanting a different large-scale spell since she was sliding on the ice surface.

The surrounding of Koyuki and Mio were repainted with different space. It became a world of winter blizzard.

In the space covered with cold——the flame wall blew up from Koyuki's underfoot, the flame armor covering Mio's whole body, everything were vanished by the cold.

The alternate space that Koyuki produced also had used up its energy and the surrounding returned to normal space.

But an ice shoes was still left behind in one of Koyuki's feet.

"Fuh!" Using an unexpectedly beautiful form, Koyuki released a high kick hunting the neck. Drawing a silver line resembling an Iai<ref>Art of high-speed sword drawing</ref>'s slash, the ice edge ripped apart Mio's magic power.

A splendorous arching kick pursued Mio who staggered powerlessly from the impact of smashed magic power.

"Mioo!!"

"Otouto-kun, so you lost your cool if it was about Mio-chan huh······I might be a little jealous."

Kaguya-senpai smiled bitterly beside Kazuki.

"Even while Mio-chan was receiving damage, she still continued to chant a different spell, you see."

Kazuki sharpened his senses and finally saw, Mio who looked like she was at her wit's end from the kick······certainly waves of magic power could be felt. And then that was——an explosion happened all of sudden.

"Maybe Otouto-kun values Mio-chan so much that you underestimate her. You consider her as someone who you have to protect at all cost······certainly Koyuki-chan is superior at the amount of her innate magic power, but even with that, both of them are——equal."

"Immortal bird soaring from dusk to dawn, grant that wing of hope on my back! Destruction for the sake of rebirth, here! {{furigana|Blazing Wings|Ash Ember Ending in Crimson Wing}}!"

Mio chanted the spell in dignified voice. ······Phoenix's level 5 summoning magic!

An enormous flame sprouted from Mio's back, transformed into wings of flame with the width of ten-odd meters.

Mio slammed the wings of flame toward Koyuki, this time it was her turn to attack.

However while receiving the enormous fire to her body, Koyuki also carried out the spell of high level magic.

"······Sinking hundred of ships, the menace of sea lurking inside the depths of the sea! Rising to the surface guided by my singing voice······show that whole tale! ······Pierce through, oh fangs! {{furigana|Ice Buster|Iceberg Grand Waves}}!!"

Koyuki slapped her palm onto the ground——from there a great number of iceberg flew out.

The emerging icebergs soared fiercely to the sky toward the flying Mio to skewer her. Mio slammed her flame wing to oppose one of the iceberg assaulting her.

Large scale destruction magics crashed into each other, flame and ice offset each other mutually.

"Mio-chan is really skilled at manipulating magic power from Astrum you know. If she falls into a pinch she is able to draw out a large amount of magic from Astrum."

The alternate world connected from the depth of the mental world——Astrum, enormous magic power of the root of human's mind rolled in whirlpool inside that world.

When human's magic power reached the bottom, human's mind could access Astrum and drew magic power from there. However if someone carelessly drew magic power from Astrum, that human's mind would be the one that was pulled into Astrum and there would be risk of falling into fainting states, that state was called <Magic Intoxication>.

"Mio-chan in a pinch can unconsciously pull and use large amount of magic power that will make normal people faint into magic intoxication. When she was cornered to the brink she became strong, using abnormal utter gutsiness. This is one kind of talent that won't even lose to Koyuki-chan, see."

"Now that senpai mentioned it······I've never seen her faint because of magic intoxication."

"Koyuki-chan's Ice Buster is a level 6 magic. Mio-chan should lose if she clashed from the front. However even now······Mio-chan is still chanting her spell further!"

Mio's flame wings kept weakening because it's losing to the glaciers that kept coming one after another.

"Blazing······Wings!"

However with a strained voice, Mio chanted the spell even more. Two consecutive level 5 magic!

The regenerated wing of flame was tiding over against the glaciers, on the contrary it even pushed back the glaciers.

Even against an elf like Koyuki that should have extraordinary magic power, gradually the bottom was starting to become visible, finally——

"It's over!" The referee, Hoshikaze-senpai, stopped the battle.

For the safety in the duel, the duel would be stopped when the magic power was shaved until the point where it reached critical section.

Both of them used up all of their energy and willpower at the same time, Koyuki sat on the ground, Mio too fell down and squatted from the momentum. Both of their magic dresses released light and returned back to their uniforms.

"It won't have any persuasion power if she is demoted after showing high level battle until this point, huh."

Liz Liza-sensei who was spectating silently until now whispered with a sigh.

"In the case of a draw, the evaluation of the side with lower rank will be upped slightly. Hiakari Koyuki is the top of her grade, so in this case Amasaki Mio's evaluation will be upped. ······Hiakari, you didn't go easy on your opponent deliberately right?"

"······With Amasaki-san as the opponent······there wouldn't be any room for that······"

Koyuki who sat down said that looking completely exhausted.

"······Everyone······overestimated me too much because I'm an elf······"

"Fun. With this Amasaki will keep her rank for a while. But as long she can't clear a quest then this is no more than a stopgap measure."

Leaving those words behind Liz Liza-sensei went back to the direction of the school building.

"Mio!" Kazuki who heard Liz Liza-sensei's word rushed over to Mio who was crouching down and breathing roughly, looking liked she had just finished a marathon.

Even while totally exhausted, Mio fought to the bitter end to float a smiling face and showed a V-sign to Kazuki.

===Part 5===

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Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 1 Epilogue

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==Epilogue - The Shore between Dreams and Myth==

===Part 1===

The <{{furigana|phantasmagoria|magic light projector}}> placed in the middle of the conference room projected the miracle that occurred at the end of the incident.

The phantasmagoria was the result between advanced magic and alchemy. Using the application of spirit photography magic, it was possible to project the image inside the human mind as a three dimensional image.

Right now this phantasmagoria was projecting the witnessing of the rushing Knight Order member of [the scene where Hayashizaki Kazuki summoned Phoenix completely].

While the eyes of the Magic Division's teachers were focusing on the projection——Liz Liza stood up and announced.

"......A circuit formed from the bond tied with other contractors, from there it pulled out the magic of another Diva and able to use them completely, [the power of King]. At this occasion it established [Lemegeton's true power]."

Because of the witnessing of Kazuki's complete summoning of Phoenix, the falsehood of [Lemegeton's ability was no more than copy magic] couldn't stand up anymore.

"I have a request......let him get accepted into Magica officially, and then form the bonds with other students. The whole school should offer the support in this matter of him becoming King!"

The teachers were making a stir——they are in panic because of Loki's awakening.

Five days had passed since the incident of Loki's awakening in the inter-division match.

The Knight Order's preparation for Loki's subjugation had began but before that happened——Loki gathered the illegal magicians from various places in Japan and took command of them. They introduced themselves as Loki's Einherjar and began to attack the Knight Order. Until now, it was an impossible event for illegal magician that had their minds in derangement to take action in a group. That was a terrible situation.

Loki, who was wounded on his chest, in this five days kept repeating an attack where he counter-attacked and retreated quickly. Such attacks were done many times over, causing the Knight Order's preparation of Loki's subjugation, to lag behind and couldn't progress.

It was possible that the academy would be targeted again by Loki's attack if the Knight Order's keep continuing like this to where they couldn't defeat Loki.

In the middle of that anxiety, the existence of [Solomon's King] became known.

The [Myth] of King that control a collaboration of Diva for the sake of the people. As far as the teachers are concerned, they saw a sliver of hope.

"However......will Hayashizaki Kazuki able to wake up if his unconscious's state continues?"

There was no treatment regarding magic intoxication. Kazuki currently was bedridden in the Witch's Mansion.

"He will come back for sure. ......Because even I was able to return back."

Liz Liza's own body had experienced the matter of magic intoxication. What happened to the mind that was dragged into Astrum——she understood that but still, that youth would be able to come back for sure.

"......Objection. A suspicious Diva like that should not be accepted so easily."

The academy's board chairman raised an objection. An old man with a stern face that looked like a raptor bird.

In the staff meeting, he consistently keep insisting to seal Lemegeton.

"The facts that can be used to validate that the Diva named Lemegeton is worthy of trust is zero. It's possible that she is only pretending as [Solomon's King] and giving that kind of explanation of her ability to deceive us. ......You know that evil Diva tricked humans and then possessed them. The Diva who was handing out illegal contract will conveniently whisper sweet words to humans."

"One case gives you an idea of what always happens in the issue of Diva. Even in that attack incident it was possible that suspicious Diva Lemegeton was the one that guided Loki, wasn't it? My [step daughter] was also dragged into that incident you know! Maybe it's overly careful but, what kind of teacher are we if we don't take all precaution for the the sake of the children!"

"Please calm down, Board Chairman Amasaki......!"

The flustered teacher next to the old man that hit the desk in rage tried to pacified him.

"I already thought about this thoroughly you know! Everyone of us must have the self-awareness, the 72 Pillar is an exception, but the thing known as Diva and Myth, in all cases are the enemy of humanity! The Divas in the six countries overseas that gathered faith, we don't know what they are currently scheming!"

"But Board Chairman Amasaki......Right now the academy and the Knight Order need every bit of powerful strength available. All the more if someday the <<{{furigana|Ragnarok|War of Myth}}> will really occur."

The headmaster announced to cool the atmosphere. All present become silent toward the word of the academy's most influential person.

Ragnarok. The ominous prediction that Loki left behind before he left.

"If we need power then we don't rely on a suspicious Diva, instead we have to reorganize the Magic Division to become stronger, shouldn't we? ......Headmaster Otonashi."

Board Chairman Amasaki glared at the calm headmaster in discontent. Both of their opinions were in opposition.

The headmaster was young compared to the board chairman, grizzled hair in dark suits and appearance that was arranged methodically leaving no gap. Even when facing the bluntly aggressive manner, he didn't show any wavering emotion.

"......Board Chairman Amasaki's word is also reasonable. But it is still too early to make a simple decision. Let's watch the situation some more shall we? And if he shows even a little suspicious behavior then——"

Headmaster Otonashi made the declaration after a short pause.

"The Quest for Lemegeton's subjugation will be handed down to the academy's strongest <{{furigana|Magica Stigma|Summoning Magician}}>, Otonashi Kaguya."

===Part 2===

......Before I noticed I was already asleep.

Inside the dream I saw in the pitch black world, I sank deeper and deeper——that place was already neither dream nor unconscious mind anymore.

<{{furigana|Astrum|Distorted World}}>. The alternate dimension connected from the depth of a human's mind. Humans that searched for magic power that could distort the world, that exceed their own strength of existence, their mind was dispersed and then restored in this world.

The parts of Kazuki's mind that were disconnected were being dismantled and lie scattered in Astrum.

Those pieces scattered everywhere contained countless accumulation of memory of his life so far.

The date with Mio. The duel with Mio. The meeting with Leme. The kindness of Kaguya-senpai. Kanae who was at first very thorny but gradually behaved like a spoiled child. The disciplining of step-father. Everyone of Nanohana Institute.

And then the even further past——the event that was already impossible to recall, the distant scar.

Inside the darkness of Astrum, Kazuki saw the forgotten <{{furigana|scene|himself}}>.

The days of cold winter that froze the body. A woman held Kazuki that was still a baby in her arms.

Kazuki remembered this woman, instinctively.

Mother...... On that cold day mother......abandoned me in front of the gate of the orphanage [Nanohana Institute].

The past that could not be recalled, however Kazuki's mind that had turned to the depth of his unconscious mind could be controlled.

I see——that's why I couldn't believe on that kind of thing. Myself that was not even loved by my blood-related mother, there was no way somebody who loved me exist. Much less becoming Harem King......

"Hee, demeaning oneself, cannot depend on yourself. Even so when you are hugged by Otonashi Kaguya, you became pretty excited, wasn't ittt."

A voice resounded inside the world of darkness.

A violet witch was 'kukuku' laughing while her figure appeared.

"You are not really believing that seriously. You had on one occasion believed hadn't you, the bond with my master."

'Bat<ref>SFX of fire lit</ref>' like a flower blooming brilliantly, a bird of fire spread its wing besides Kazuki.

In the world of total darkness, the two Diva became ambiguous and called out to Kazuki's heart.

"Quickly go back okaay. My cute Kaguya is feeling down you knoow."

"If it's you right now, you should be able to sense the connection shouldn't you? Remember it......"

Connection——the contract with Leme connected it, the magic power circuit formed from the positivity.

Certainly even now that connection was linked with my soul.

"Kukuku......Don't make a woman wait you knoow."

"Because you are not a human who fight for yourself, but someone that can demonstrate his strength for sure for the sake of others, that was why we chose you as King. We didn't chose a coward and menial human......Don't betray my master."

The voice——certainly it could be heard.

{...Kazuki. Kazuki!}

That's right. I am Hayashizaki Kazuki. The voice was becoming vague. Kazuki's ego was being reformed.

From the depth of the darkness, the consciousness was softly surfacing to the real world.

The direction of the calling voice was the direction of the ties of bond.

"Yareyare<ref>exclamation of relief or disappointment</ref>......A troublesome King-sama isn't iit. Fifteen year where human and Diva's contact was reestablished. Even though the <{{furigana|situation|game}}> will begin to move soon. Not only that insolent Lokii, all those shitty Mythology that support other countries and storing power too. The age of myth that mankind forgot completely is coming again......"

"Regarding our action of invading their <{{furigana|turf|Japan}}>, Japan's Mythology's movement is also worrying......I believe they chose not to become <{{furigana|participant|player}}> and remaining a spectator though."

"We can't keep teetering like thaat. Our cute Leme-chan already forfeited her power and became cute little girl you knooow."

While seeing off Kazuki's consciousness, the witch and the fire bird exchanged private words.

""King is needed after all......for human to fight against gods.""

===Part 3===

Like a drifting wood from a far-off sea finally arriving at the shore——Kazuki's consciousness woke up.

The organized consciousness dyed the inside of his pure-white mind. It seems that he had slept for a long period.

This place is——my own room in the Witch's Mansion. My clothes had been changed with a clean clothes.

I had a feeling that someone called me but——there was no one around.

I stretched my weakening body and then go out to the corridor but there was no human presence in the second floor.

What about Mio? That's right, what happened to Mio......!?

After descending the stairs, there was a human presence in the kitchen.

Opening the door——A scene that was so distant from reality entered Kazuki's eyes.

There was a maid. The back figure with dancing frills for some reason was cooking food.

"......Kazuki, you woke up!"

The girl turning around was Mio but——'Impossible' Kazuki was in too much of a shock.

"Don't stand up, sleep and don't force yourself, come on."

Mio, who was in maid clothing, pushed Kazuki who came to the kitchen back to his room.

It's overbearing but her attitude and hand's manner was gentle. ——Exactly like a maid.

Kazuki who was pushed back to his room obediently lowered his back on the bed. He doesn't understand what's going on.

Mio came to the room holding an earthenware pot.

"I have a feeling that you'll wake up around today so......I had a feeling that I heard a reply, so I made porridge!"

......Reply? But certainly, inside the dream-like world, I had a feeling that Mio's voice resounded.

Mio brought the desk's chair to Kazuki's bedside and she sat down.

"......Why maid?"

"You see, you are, you like maid right? When you woke up I thought I will do something that you like......fuufuu"

Mio scooped a mouthful of porridge into the china spoon, blew the porridge herself and 'aan' held the spoon.

"I, I can eat it myself! I am the slave and you are the master isn't it!?"

"Today I am a maid okay! Besides......I'm not really seriously thinking of Kazu-nii as a slave. Realize that properly already......"

Mio pouted her lips in displeasure. No, I understood already but......!

"Come on, you like maids right? It's okay to admire it as much as you like. Here, aan"

It was not that I liked to be served by a maid, I just like to work like a maid but, Kazuki 'aan' opened his mouth. Warmth spread inside his weakened body.

"You, are you alright?"

"What are you talking about, 'alright'? That's what I should be asking you know! How long do you think you were asleep, you know! Five days!?"

Mio was......did she not remember about how close she was to death? Or else, was everything a dream?

"I should say this however, this five days unthinkable things keep happening in the world you know."

In only a few days, Loki had already gathered the illegal magicians and put them together with enigmatic leadership. Next, he introduced Loki's Einherjar and declared war to the government. Loki already began guerilla attacks to the Knight Order in the whole country——hearing Mio's story, I finally fully realized that as expected, it was not a dream.

"The Knight Order judged that for a while Loki won't be making any big moves. It seems Loki is waiting until the other illegal magicians transform into Divas. That's why to stop that right now, the Knight Order is searching for Loki's whereabouts while they are also preparing large scale operations. It's certainly pretty busy right now."

Mio demonstrated the current situation of flurry of activities by waving and wriggling her hands and feet around.

So far the Knight Order kept stopping the illegal magician's Divas that were in the verge of awakening. But if Loki became the leader of the illegal magicians, even for the Knight Order, it would be difficult to stop them——it might be that the Divas that are like Loki who obtained flesh and body would make their appearances one after another.

"Even at the academy, the Quest for assisting the Knight Order are increasing, even now the senpais are out there helping with the Quest. The senpais right now are forming the strongest combination with the Sword Division's student council you see. ......I and Hiakari are first year so we cannot participate though."

"The senpais with Kanae and the others are...!?"

"......From now on it might be that the friction between <{{furigana|Magica|Magic Division}}> and Sword Division will lessen little by little huh."

The senpais were even now going through Quest and participating in the fight with Loki.

Even now the grieving scream of Kaya was still ringing inside my ear. And then Loki's sneer too......

"......I wonder if I too can also fight against Loki."

"A dangerous quest concerning a Diva doesn't have any relation with a Rank E like you doesn't it. At best you will get a quest for Haunted Ground elimination or Evil Beast suppression you know."

"I, I see......that's right isn't it......I forgot but, I'm just a Rank E......"

"That's why it will be good if you form a party with me who is ranked A you know!"

Mio was 'fufuun' saying that while puffing up her chest.

"If we formed a party and steadily cleared the quest, even first-years like us can become involved with quest regarding Loki you see!"

A party of......me and Mio......?

"Wha......what is it......you are not satisfied? you are not satisfied aren't you?"

"There is no way I'm dissatisfied. Those words of honor are too much wasted on me, Master."

"......I said stop it already with calling me Master! Hehehe, alright then, from now on we are not slave and master anymore, we are partner that fight together in a party!! Beating Evil Beast, traveling Haunted Ground on foot, adventures of collecting sacred treasures......Even Kaguya-senpai and the others are no big deals!"

Mio came and grasped Kazuki's hand. Living fingers that radiated warmth.

"......I and Kazu-nii, because we will be together for a long time......"

At that moment——Kazuki thought 'I'm really glad that Mio is still alive.'

I want to protect this girl. Such feeling was seething inside. I want power for that purpose......

{If you want power, then it's harem for sure. Harem. The next target is surely Hiakari Koyuki okay!}

Kazuki was shocked because suddenly Leme's voice echoed inside his mind.

Because of Kazuki's silence, Mio started to fidget restlessly with Kazuki's hand that was in her grasp.

"......By the way, did Hiakari-san not enter a party?"

"Why, it's no good to enter that girl into our party and become comrade you know, isn't it good enough with only the two of us?"

"No, why do you leave her out like that? That girl is absolutely strong right? ......Ouch ouch!"

Mio suddenly pinched Kazuki's hand, Kazuki whose defensive magic power was currently running dry raised his voice.

"......It's fine if you don't invite me to something like a party. I have chosen the path of a solo player."

The door of Kazuki's room was opened and Koyuki appeared in her <{{furigana|Décolleté Oblique|Magic Dress}}>.

"Hiakari-san? What is that, solo player?"

"Good morning, Kazuki. You are really a person who doesn't know the rule of this academy don't you? A Solo player is someone that challenges a quest alone. Even now I just came from finishing a quest."

"......Isn't that dangerous? You should join our party you know."

"I don't like it. That kind of thing like disturbing between the two of you...... Even though I'm alone, leaving that aside I've shown that I'm strong. I am a special magician. Because I'm an elf whose only worth is her magic power......"

"There are some voices talking! Did Otouto-kun already woke up!?"

'DOTABATADOTABATA' While raising loud footsteps, the two senpais spiritedly leaped into the room.

"Otouto-kunn! You woke up, I'm really glad!"

The moment their figures appeared, Kaguya-senpai and Hoshikaze-senpai leaped straight toward Kazuki's bed.

Wait a minute, though Kaguya-senpai who always did an extreme skinship was expected, why did Hoshikaze-senpai that was poor with men also came and hugged me!? And with their <{{furigana|Décolleté Oblique|Magic Dress}}> forms that had high exposure rates too!

"So, sorry! Even though it's unpleasant with someone like me, who resemble both genders, but......!"

With a timid tone of voice, Hoshikaze-senpai clung to Kazuki on top of the bed.

"Not fair......" Koyuki muttered in subdued tone. Looking closely, the cheek of the girl was also flushed.

"......I, even though I......tried to endure for a while already......!"

This kind of thing, even Koyuki——with unsteady gait like a sleepwalking person came and clung to Kazuki.

"......This kind of thing, it's some kind of blunder......my chest is so hot that I arbitrarily......"

"What kind of misunderstanding? It's strange that Hoshikaze-senpai and Hiakari-san does this kind of thing!"

"......The truth is because the three of us chanted Asmodeus, the effect is......all three of us are turned on and want to do skinship. Sorryyy."

Kaguya-senpai laughed and then hugged me even tighter.

"Wa, wait wait! This guy is my Kazu-nii you know! Go away from him!"

The maid Mio came and wedged herself inside in a fluster.

{For the sake of obtaining power, it's harem for sure, harem.}

Leme who once again grew a little, gently materialized besides Kazuki.

At the same time, the tangled four people's positivity level appeared in his field of vision.

Amasaki Mio——120 Otonashi Kaguya——73 Hiakari Koyuki——45 Hoshikaze Hikaru——39

Kaguya-senpai and Mio were holding Kazuki between them and quarreled jokingly.

"Mio-chan, this magic swordsman is my cute disciple you know! That's why, please!!"

"No way! This guy is the partner in the party of only he and I!"

......If Kanae saw this situation, surely 'As I thought, Nii-sama should be in the Sword Division!' she would shout like that. The current Kazuki had a lot of important people he wanted to protect.

Sensing the omen of troubles in the future, Kazuki secretly embraced his determination.

No matter what happens from now on, I will protect everthing important——I will become <{{furigana|King|Basileus}}>.

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Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 1 Chapter 5

2015-03-22T07:03:27Z

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==Chapter 5 - The Corrosion of God==

===Part 1===

In the sports ground of the Knights Academy, the same kind of audience stand that surrounded a soccer field was there. About this, Hoshikaze-senpai made an explanation.

“During the sports festival, the students who are not participating and family members will all come here to watch the competition.”

“So there is also a sports festival in this kind of school.”

“Y, Yes. D, During early summer…… Specially making an audience stand is really a luxurious facility.”

Whenever she speaks with Kazuki, Hoshikaze-senpai would tremble if their eyes meet.

“However, the Inter-Division Competition is also held at the sports ground. By using this audience stand, we invite the people from the city over.”

“Inviting the audience to come in?”

Regarding Kazuki’s question, Kaguya made a response.

“The Inter-Division Competition is originally not such a large event. It is only a traditional event where the Sword Division and Magic Division Student Council President would duel. And because the teachers produced a way of thinking that “Isn’t it just right to show off to the general public that Summoning Magic is stronger than Swords”, it has slowly turned into a form of allowing spectators to watch the battle.”

Kaguya-senpai revealed a troubled expression. It was probably because she did not understand the attitude of the teachers.

“The so-called Division Confrontation is hosted in order to allow the Magic Division to obtain overwhelming victory while the Sword Division is publicly sentenced. What a bad taste……”

“Although I was holding a skeptical attitude, the Magic Division teachers are teaching an education where they make their students become more arrogant and look down upon the swordsman.”

Although this atmosphere was not felt from Liz Liza-sensei, you could feel the awareness strongly from the Tactical Theory course. ——Even refusing to help the swordsman when they face death, they must continue to chant the spells.

“The teachers are also trying to maintain a position of <The Heroic Teachers>. And after the <Original Knights> suppresses the Illegal Magic Users that destroyed Tokyo, the Japanese Government calmed down the citizens of the country through their heroic propaganda. So up to now, the idea that the better treatment of Stigma Magic Users can’t be stopped also exist…… This kind of thinking is completely unrelated to the strength in an actual battle.”

Kaguya-senpai was in favor of raising the status of the swordsman and it was not only for moral reasons. It is because of the consideration that the battle tactics would be able to expand more if the swordsman and Stigma Magic Users were able to mutually recognize each other.

“Mmm, leaving aside Kaguya’s considerations. In short, it is not a major event. Although the venue needs to be set up, but it does not require large-scale preparations. After all, it is only an informal competition.”

Hoshikaze-senpai concluded. It was already Saturday morning——The day of the competition.

“But if the audience is watching the competition, isn’t a stray bullet like Barrett be dangerous to the audience? It wouldn’t be funny if the people with very weak magic power had their Defensive Magic destroyed.”

“If it is about this, there is no problem as there is a Summoning Magic that constructed a barrier around the surroundings of the venue. Actually, this kind of wide-range powerful defensive barrier cannot be made, it is only a barrier made by the students responsible for the barrier by using all their Magic Power to prevent the audience from the stray bullet. So, the people who are responsible for the barrier works the hardest, ahaha.”

Hoshikaze-senpai let out a hearty laugh. She smiled and smiled, then suddenly her smiling face twitched.

“I, Incidentally, I right now, am trying hard to treat you as a girl while I talk with you.”

“It is fine to not tell me this kind of fact, senpai.”

Beside Kazuki and Hoshikaze-senpai, who were interacting with each other, Kaguya-senpai frowned again.

“……if it is not an formal activity of the academy, all the preparation work is completely done by the students. But to use Summoning Magic as propaganda, inviting ordinary citizen to watch……Things like that, the teachers’ wishful thinking is probably going overboard. I feel that if we are allowing ordinary citizen to come, it should be like the entrance ceremony. It should be best to invite people from the Knights to be tasked with security. What should we do if Stigma Hunters or the like enter our academy? They lack a sense of crisis.”

“Kaguya is thinking too much. All Illegal Magic Users are people who have unstable mentality. Targeting this event and entering by pretending to be an ordinary citizen……They will not do such a troubling thing. Because their mentality is unstable, there is no way for them to gather together. If only one enters, then we can cope with it.”

“That’s because Hikaru is too simple, always saying these positive words.”

“Ahaha, because Kaguya’s personality is negative, or overly positive, you will easily feel unease. If you were to sigh and groan, your happiness will slip away.”

“And if we were to talk about unease……It is still Otouto-kun.”

Kaguya-senpai seemed to be dejected as if it is her own responsibility.

“Please don’t reveal this expression as if you were wrong.”

“But I am still considered as Otouto-kun’s master……”

“No problem. If I can only chant Barrett, there must be a way to cope with it.”

“Is it really not a problem? Because if you were to lose, then Otouto-kun will have to leave this division……”

“Compared to this dejected look, I feel that using a smile to cheer for me will make me more happy.”

“Hayashizaki is also saying that Kaguya is too negative.” Hoshikaze-senpai also made fun of her on the side.

“……Really! I know. I will at least use all my strength to cheer for you!”

Although the positivity level is already high enough, he still cannot use magic aside from Barrett.

However, Kazuki did not let his unease appear outside and tried hard to put out an optimistic expression.

Afterwards, at the square, ignoring the Student Council that was leading this, Liz Liza-sensei came to observe the situation. The Sword Division Student Council, the second year students who were responsible for the barrier as well as the audience are coming in one after another.

The ordinary citizens were distributed tickets in advance. It is a precious item that is difficult to obtain. There were not many chances to see Summoning Magic with their own eyes.

Kazuki was waiting in the Magic Division’s rest tent and waiting for the competition to start. At this moment, a male student came to talk with him.

“Hey, you’re our president’s otouto-kun right……Can I call you my kouhai?”

“Yes, you are……one of the people that take care of Kanae’s Sword Division Student Council.”

Remembering that he is a senpai named Torazou, it is indeed a name suitable for a burly young swordsman.

“My name is Yamada Torazou. As the one who is fighting first for the Sword Division, I will be fighting against your vice-president……Forget it, since I am going to lose anyways, I wanted to talk with you before the match.”

Torazou-senpai, who said these words, seemed to be a little bit embarrassed and scratched his face:

“You use a sword to defeat a Stigma Magic User……I also watched that duel. How should I put it…….I feel that you are amazing. I have always treated your sister as an exception, but when I saw that you too have the same level of strength, I changed my opinion. I have always thought that it is impossible to win against Summoning Magic. Maybe if I put more effort into it, I will have a chance of victory.”

Torazou’s eyes twinkled as he stared at Kazuki. Kazuki also felt a bit embarrassed. The two men were looking at each other, forming a sparkling space.

“I heard that you can only use Summoning Magic to fight in this battle. What an interesting fellow! Although it might be a problem for me, who is in the Sword Division to say this, please do your best! I also half believe that I cannot win, but just for today, I bowed down to become your sister’s disciple. I will go all out. Although it may be wrong to say this suddenly, please watch my fight!”

Torazou-senpai firmly gripped Kazuki’s hands and passionately shook hands with him.

“——Next, the annual Knight’s Academy’s Inter-Division Competition officially begins.”

Koyuki, who was acting as the MC and the referee for the competition, declared that the event begins.

The ordinary audience members issued out a large cheer. Then, Hoshikaze-senpai from the Magic Division and Torazou-senpai, who had a nervous expression from the Sword Division, appeared in the center of the arena.

Based on the rules of a duel, the two of them were separated by 50 meters and confronted each other.

“I know thy name……Thy name is Baal-Zebub. All the evil born into the word. The plagued harvest God, obey my command and retrieved thy glory!”

Hoshikaze-senpai chanted a spell, then with a golden light, she switched to her Magical Dress.

“The harvest God is a powerful Diva, Baal, who uses magic related to the stars and weather. Although his alias, Lord of the Flies, Beelzebub, is more famous……By the way, although the Divas will not say excessive words to humans, but if you call Baal as Beelzebub in Astrum, he will be insanely mad that you will not able to laugh.”

Kaguya-senpai, who was beside Kazuki, whispered into his ear.

“Will there actually be an idiot who would say these words? Of course he will be mad.”

“……Once, Hikaru could not resist and tried it out. That Ouji-sama. <ref>Ouji-sama = Prince-sama. It is referring to Hikaru as she gives off a princely aura.</ref> will occasionally become innocent and pure……Then, she was reprimanded for 30 minutes in Astrum.”

Just by staying at Astrum is already difficult, but she was actually scolded for 30 minutes……

“Then, let it begin!”

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Koyuki blew her whistle.

Torazou-senpai rushed over immediately at the same time the competition began. However, because he was probably concentrating in observing Hoshikaze-senpai’s actions, his pace was considerably cautious.

In contrast with him, Hoshikaze-senpai swiftly completed her chant and her actions were quick.

“The God’s Will that Swirls the air! Gather in my hand and grant me the right of judgment! The divine light granted by the King’s right, become a dazzling bow! Lightning Line!”

A golden and ornate bow appeared in her right hand. Lightning sparks were currently hosting themselves in her left.

“Baal’s Level 1 Summoning Magic. Compared to Barrett, Lightning Line’s power is relatively weaker, but before the sparks arrows are completely exhausted, it can continue to fire. It is a convenient and enviable attack Magic.”

Just as Kaguya-senpai had said, Hoshikaze-senpai’s left hand pulled the bowstring, the sparks will turn in lightning and fire out.

“DOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”

However, Torazou-senpai timed it correctly and jumped to the side and avoided the lightning.

“!” Hoshikaze-senpai seemed to show a shocked expression.

“He also learned the Hayashizaki Ryuu?” Kaguya-senpai issued out a surprised sound and asked Kazuki.

“No, it is impossible to learn the Hayashizaki Ryuu in a few short days. However, this is different than Barrett. Because pulling the bowstring is an obvious preliminary action, it may be easier to avoid for a swordsman.”

Torazou-senpai is originally number 3 in the Sword Division. His strength cannot be ignored.

Suddenly, there was a strange feeling. Torazou is using the Knight’s sword techniques and not the Iai techniques. Even so, he did not pull out his blade and kept his blade in its sheath while fighting.

What is he waiting for—— Kazuki had this feeling. Hoshikaze-senpai did not care and continued to fire off the second round, third round. Torazou-senpai also used unsmooth actions to desperately avoid it and slowly approached Hoshikaze-senpai.

When Torazou-senpai finally rushed to the side of Hoshikaze-senpai, cheers were issued beside the arena.

“However, one of the greatest strength of Lightning Line is that you can continue to chant other spells while shooting continuously!”

Just as what Kaguya-senpai had said, Hoshikaze-senpai had already completed other spells.

“The atmospheric flow, converge into this body and become a fierce gale that rejects the enemies! The eye of the typhoon is thy throne! Storm Fort!”

Hoshikaze’s Defensive Magic. Violent winds will blow around Hoshikaze-senpai’s surroundings. “WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Torazou-senpai seemed to be like a garbage and was blown high into the sky.

The wind endlessly howls, Torazou-senpai could only be treated as a sandbag in the air.

“……If it is in the air, there is no way to avoid it, checkmate!”

Hoshikaze-senpai aimed at Torazou-senpai in the sky and prepared to shoot.

“……It’s over. Hikaru plans on using the remaining three rounds of arrows together. The impossibility of avoiding an attack with three times the amount of power will probably cut down the majority of his magic power.”

“……No! Torazou-senpai’s eyes does not seem to have given up!”

“Hey, hey, which side is Otouto-kun cheering for?”

Torazou-senpai, who was blown into the air, absolutely did not have a man’s eyes for defeat.

It is more like——the eyes of a tiger before it pounces on his prey.

The evidence is……Even when he is floating in the air, his hand is already placed onto the hilt at his waist.

The lightning arrow was shot——In front of it, Torazou-senpai took advantage of this, pulled out his blade and threw it towards Hoshikaze-senpai.

“——A lightning rod?” Kazuki, who noticed the intention of this behavior, could not help but cry out.

<The Sharp Blade> and the <Point of Discharge> were connected together. The large charge of lightning flowed into the point of discharge and depicted a path. The <Lightning> headed in a direction where Hoshikaze-senpai did not expect.

The lightning changed its path. It did not turn Torazou-senpai, but rather his blade into chars.

Torazou-senpai, who was unhurt, landed beautifully and clenched his sheath and sprinted forward.

“TORAZOU SMASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

While rushing over, while swinging his sheath——It was all according to his plan.

The powerful violent attack sent Hoshikaze-senpaii flying. Torazou-senpai did not miss this opportunity to launch continuous attacks, he continued to use his sheath to attack Hoshikaze-senpai. The blue light from the Defense Magic flashed over and over again.

“If that’s the case……Didn’t he win already?”

“No, The greatest strength of Hikaru is her ability to concentrate for a chant……Although she is seriously wounded……”

“Let the lightning descend towards my body and grant me the lightning speed……Awaken the sleeping lion! Ride Lightning!”

Among the continuous blows——The Magic Division Student Council Vice-President completed her chant.

“It is enough! This is unbearableeeee!”

Lightning flowed through Hoshikaze-senpai’s limbs. Then just like fast-forwarding in a movie, Hoshikaze-senpai’s actions accelerated. With an abnormal reflex, Hoshikaze-senpai dodged the sheath and counterattacked.

“You actually push me to this degreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

“WAHHHH!”

The girl’s fist fell like rain onto Torazou’s body. Torazou-senpai, whose stance was broken, could only step back. However, Hoshikaze-senpai immediately chased after as if it was a squabble between kids and continuously punched him with her fist.

“Sending a specific current signal to the muscles and nerves, it is a powerful Enhancement Magic that uses brute force when it is a critical moment.”

Kaguya-senpai continued to explain. Kazuki recalled that at the entrance ceremony, Hoshikaze-senpai brought the large caged vehicle, where the dragon was, over.

The scene of the Stigma Magic User beating up the swordsman caused the audience to let out grand cheers.

“The all-embracing fate within the great hemisphere……The binds of the constellation, allowing the operation of the day to stop! Horoscope Stasis!”

While frantically beating up the opponent, Hoshikaze-senpai continued to chant a spell. Numerous points of lights appeared around Torazou-senpai. Light flowed between each of point Torazou-senpai was binded by numerous strings of light and completely stopped moving——This is the Binding Magic that was chanted against the dragon from the entrance ceremony.

“W, What is this?”

Torazou-senpai was tied up by the ropes of light and issued out a cry. Fists continued to rain down on his body mercilessly.

Torazou-senpai, who could not even be sent flying away, had turned into a punching bag.

“The Roar from the God’s Flame informs the God’s Fury! The heavenly roars all gather into thy hand, descend down a hammer that can crush the world! Crush the World! Yagrush!”

“This is……Baal’s Level 8! But it is a technique that should not be used against a human……”

Kaguya-senpai hurried to enter the venue, but it was already too late.

With a flashing amount of Magic Light, a large hammer appeared in Hoshikaze-senpai’s right hand.

“Try and dodge thisssssssssssss!”

“How can he dodge it! It’s over!’

Hoshikaze-senpai fell down due to the interference of Koyuki who was beside her. The huge hammer swung down in the air and disappeared. I do not know what would have happened if it actually hit.

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Kooyuki blew her whistle.

“……Senpai, what are you doing? Using that kind of Summoning Magic towards an opponent who is nearly completely depleted of Magic Power will normally kill them. Are you an idiot?”

After the Defense Magic is completely destroyed, it will be a confrontation of a flesh body against a Myth’s Magic.

“……Sorry……I lost myself for a bit……”

Hoshikaze-senpai finally recovered and suddenly become dejected.

“As, as expected it’s impossible was it?........Even though, I thought I can win..........”

“Winner, Magic Division Student Council first player, Hoshikaze Hikaru!”

On the grounds, rather than saying that it’s blessing the winner, the applause praising the effort of the loser reverberated. From the center of the ring, Hikaru-senpai is leaving trudgingly with dropped shoulder and coming here.

“Next is your turn.”

With nervous expression on her face, Mio called out to Kazuki like that. That’s right.........next is my turn.

Kazuki faced the ring. Because this is a fight using Summoning Magic, there is no sword in his hips, its a bit lonely.

“Which reminds me, Kazuki doesn’t need to Access the Astrum beforehand isn’t it?”

The referee Koyuki enquired.

“My Magical Dress in the form of ring is always fixed on my finger. It looks like I’m constantly connected with Leme.”

“Is that so. Somehow, it’s indecent. Then, let’s start soon.”

“Ah, please wait a little! My heart is still preparing! Hauu!”

Kamiizumi-senpai inhaled her breath, and then after releasing it, she calmed down with an expression like a different person.

First class swordman’s mental concentration switching is fast. Then, instantly her head hung down.

“Kazuki-dono, previously your renown has been told by Kana-shishou<ref>Master or teacher</ref>. Kamiizumi’s house first daughter Iori, respectfully I state my wish for a match!”

“Then, the preparation is okay already. ..........Begin!”

At the same time that Koyuki blew the whistle, Jakin!<ref> SFX of sword withdrawn from sheath</ref> Kamiizumi-senpai draw her sword.

“Here I come!”

The outcome will decide if I can stay in the Magic Division.

“...... <{{furigana|Rasen Hana|Barrett}}>!”<ref>Spiral Flower</ref>, Kazuki anticipate with chanting the Summoning Magic.

But the advancing Kamiizumi-senpai flickered like a heat haze, and the fire bullets were avoided. She is not decelerating at all. Kazuki seeing that movement’s quality, gave up hitting from the front with Barrett.
The second Barrett is also evaded, Kamiizumi-senpai is allowed to draw near.

“Prepare yourself!” The short sword is sharply swinged.

Kazuki reading the breathing and timing of the opponent, bent his back causing the sword to intersect with paper-thin difference.

“As expected, Kana-shishou’s big brother!”

Kazuki while bending backward released a front kick. Toward an attack outside her expectation, Kamiizumi-senpai showed a surprised expression. Of course before the defensive magical power, a front kick released while in an off-balance posture doesn’t produce any damage.

Kazuki’s kicking foot is repelled by the blue backlash of defensive magical power.

By using that reaction, Kazuki jumped a large distance backward.

“With my defensive magical power’s recoil, the distance......!?”

By avoiding the pursuit with the jump, Kazuki used physique strengthening and earned some distance.

“......Well done!” Kamiizumi-senpai exclaimed in admiration and again facing towards Kazuki, she started running.

Kazuki fired Barrett but, Kamiizumi-senpai again avoided that and came swinging the short sword.

But a close-quarter combat is not only about sword skill! He can still can escape!

Kazuki desperately struggling through Iori’s slash, did the flying kick again while continuing to escape.

To earn the distance for running from place to place, Barrett is released. But it missed......!

Wih the tension of the evasion battle, the stands were excited. With a glance, it can be seen that it is an even match.

“How could Summoning Magic get evaded like that!”

If this becomes a protracted battle, this side's magic power will only get used up!

“......Otouto-kun! Use my Summoning Magic! If it's like that I think you can win!! ......My compatibility with Otouto-kun, aaabsolutely not bad is what I believe!!”

Kaguya shouts from the ringside.

Unintentionally Kazuki got distracted from his opponent. He looked up at Kaguya-senpai. Senpai even now has that upset and worried expression. Just like a mother in class visiting an event. Even though I don’t have any memory of my mother.

The girl’s positivity level is [68] in the graph that's floating up in front of my eyes. Even so, that's surely the emotion of deep affection toward her junior. That is what the person herself said, so it must be so.

Even so as expected——I want to think that I am liked by this senpai. I want to believe that.

I Want to be liked more by Senpai.

The moment that thought floated in his mind, Asmodeus’ incantation flowed into Kazuki’s mind.

It can be recited!? Senpai’s Summoning Magic!

Kamiizumi-senpai came approaching to attack. Kazuki, in order to recite Senpai’s magic, desperately earned some distance.

“Desire that lurked in the sea of mind, passing through sinful flesh stretching that hand! Embodiment of violation, coiling around desire as it is! <{{furigana|Kuro Shokushu|Desire Tentacle}}><ref>Black Tentacle</ref>!”

Kazuki’s Stigmata is shining in violet color, kukuku......Asmodeus’ laughing voice is resounding passing over from <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>. At the same time, at Kamiizumi-senpai’s underfoot, a fissure is running. From there an ocean of living things of enormous tentacles squirming around and reaching out one after another. Asmodeus’ level 1’s Summoning Magic, Tentacle Magic.

Kamiizumi-senpai is avoiding using Foreseeing. But, the tentacle persistently pursues Kamiizumi-senpai.
One of the tentacles twined around her foot, toward the eerie touch sensation, Kamiizumi-senpai's [hii] voice got leaked.

The short sword flashed and the tentacle is torn to pieces but, unknown number of tentacles continue to sweep down on Kamiizumi-senpai.

This is maybe, for a swordsman using agility as her foundation, the worst natural enemy.

“.......My Diva’s Summoning Magic, there is nothing other than disgusting thing, I’m really sorry.”

Outside the ring, Kaguya-senpai is falling into self-disgust.

Is that so, if my own self doesn’t believe the Positivity Level it’s no good.

The fondness from this person toward myself, if I don’t believe it proudly puffing up my chest, it’s no good.

This cycle of Positivity Value, its a mutual thing.

Kazuki looked over his shoulder glancing at Mio. [What?] looking like wanting to say that, the girl is glaring back.

Even that twisted attitude, recently it seems to become cute in Kazuki’s opinion.

That girl, towards someone like me, giving some good will ——!

Along with that thought, inside his mind, Phoenix’s incantation is overflowing.

That spell, chant it. In the ringside, Kanae from the beginning sensed that unusual phenomenon.

“Ii-chan, don’t get distracted with those tentacles! The time for chanting has been earned!”

While escaping from the tentacles, Kamiizumi-senpai is doing [hah]<ref>Surprised face when finally realization set in</ref> face and finally paid attention to Kazuki.

Kanae perceiving the scale of magical power, is shouting.

Kamiizumi-san’s face warped into impatience, broke into a run. The timing is going to be very close.
Toward Kazuki who is reciting the spell, Kamiizumi-senpai raised her sword overhead ——At that time, the tentacles from the rear entangled Kamiizumi-senpai’s legs. [...... Oh no!] at that, the girl was too late.
Kazuki’s stigmata is glowing with more intensity that was never seen until now ——Magical powers are erupting.

“From dusk to dawn oh soaring immortal bird, grant that wing of hope on my back! Destruction for the sake of rebirth, here......! <{{furigana|Kaijin Kaesu Hiiro no Tsubasa|Blazing Wings}}><ref>Ash Ember Return Crimson Wing</ref>!”

Greatest usable Summoning Magic with Positivity Value 100——Level 5.

Intense heat, in one breath blew up from the back on Kazuki’s upper body, curving like a bow. That body looked like a rocket launching to the sky. Kamiizumi-senpai’s slashed in vain at the empty space. Kazuki is looking down from the sky at that scene.

Kamiizumi-senpai apart from her own sword as a method of attack understood that she already became powerless. And just like that, she looked upward in blank amazement.

This is......magic for borrowing Phoenix’s wing on the back.

The way to use it, if it’s the swordsman me, like this!!

“Go!” Kazuki, by fluttering the wing, like a bird of prey seizing the prey on the ground swooped down.
With all one’s strength, the right wing is enfolded in the left——Just like the image of storing a katana inside the sheath.

The wings, are [sword]. Even while I’m a <{{furigana|Seikon Mahou Tsukai|Magika Stigma}}><ref>Stigmata Magician</ref>, I’m also a swordsman.

And then the enfolded wing were——unleashed in one breath!

“Uooooooooooooooooooo!”

That is, with the length reaching 10 meter making use of the wing of flames——[Iainuki]<ref>Art of drawing sword, cutting down one’s opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards</ref>

“Th, this kind of attack even with Foreseeing there is no way........!”

That [Iainuki]’s wind slicing noise, cannot be compared to katana with length less than 1 meter——Gou!<ref>SFX of roaring sound</ref> along with that violent sound, Kamiizumi-senpai is mowed down.

The trajectory of the flame painted an enormous half circle not permitting any evasive action at all for Kamiizumi-senpai. The blue glow of defensive magical power is smashed up like sheets of spray inside a giant tsunami.

“It’s over!”

Magic intoxication, feeling anxiety with the possibility of overkill, Koyuki in panic raised a restraining voice.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

Because of the impossibility in escaping the wave of flames, Kamiizumi-senpai’s magical power were grinded down thoroughly. Screams are raised, Kazuki too become flustered.......The extent of the strength is unexpected!?

In a panic, the wing of flames were negated, Kazuki fell down toward the ground. Only at the end did Koyuki became a little dumbfounded but, he finally Piririririri<ref>Whistle sound</ref> whistle is blown. Clapping hands and cheerings reverberate like falling thunder.

——Victory. Even though before the fight I thought there was no chance of victory.

This victory......It's all thanks to the connection of bonds with everyone.

"Are you okay Kamiizumi-senpai?"

"Fuee......, the uniform is all burned up. I almost became a well-done girl you know——"

Kazuki extended a helping hand to Kamiizumi-senpai. The moment Kamiizumi-senpai took that hand and stood up, the girl's uniform and underwear fell suddenly, all of it crumbling down from the burning.

"Fu, FUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?"

Kamiizumi-senpai crouched down completely while raising a crying voice. Kazuki in panic hands out his blazer.

"......Wh, what a gentleman......No way. Kana-chan's big brother is so cool......"

The referee Koyuki poured down a cold gaze.

"Kazuki......to what extent can that skill of yours reach? Why does this magic only burn down the clothes......Original magic....."

"There is no way I can do something that skillful you know!? I just don't understand the degree of the power at all!"

After Kamiizumi-senpai bowed her head down politely, she took flight and disappeared from the ring.

"Congratulations, Kazuki. ......It's going well isn't it. Though I think the winning method is somehow strange."

Mio came and meeting halfway, faced Kazuki with a rare honest smile.

From the chest, feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction boiled up. From now on, with everyone I can——

"Nii-sama......"

With expression of dissatisfaction Kanae approached sullenly.

"Nii-sama with wing of flames spread out, The impression of [Nii-sama Angel] was really cool......"

"That expression is gross"

"I cannot consent but......if Summoning Magic are shown to that extent then, it's impossible not to accept it."

Even while bulging her cheek, Kanae was giving her acceptance.

"Kanae, I'll remain in Magic Division."

Someone like me, is it good to be happy like this?

Somehow, I have a feeling that everything will disappear when I wake up from this dream.

"The student council of Magic Division too, for me it has become an important place."

"Onii-chan that has abandoned me, obtained something like [Important place], I'll destroy it."

——A strange voice, is raised. It's not the word of Kanae in front of me.

When he turned around to the direction of the voice, at the audience seating in the ringside——a girl with silver hair, it's Kaya.

"How cruel, even though I tried very hard to endure like this. Even though I want to go back to that time......why does Onii-chan tied together with this kind of people and magical power?"

This girl——Kaya, she can see Leme's energy!?

With that adorable lips, Kaya moved and talk coldly like a machine.

"That's why, I'll just stop enduring. ......Onii-chan abandoned me and obtained [Important place], I'll destroy everything. ......<{{furigana|Jaryuu Shinshoku|Dragon Invite}}><ref>Evil Dragon's Encroachment</ref>!"

She invoked magic without incantation. A sound of world teared up rang out.

===Part 2===

"BIKIBIKIBIKI!"<ref>SFX of something teared up</ref> Strange high pitched sound are raised, a giant rift ran on the blue sky. A black, muddled parallel world spread out at the other side of the rift.

From the rift, two black drops spilled out. The black drops wriggled and squirmed in the air and became two dragons, flapping gigantic wings that looks like it could completely cover the sky.

"<{{furigana|Shiryuu|Niddhogg}}><ref>Death Dragon</ref>! <{{furigana|Dokuryuu|Fafnir}}><ref>Poison Dragon</ref>! Destroy this hindrance of barrier! And then after that all that nuisance other than Onii-chan! REMOVE THEMMM!"

The face of the screaming Kaya is wrapped by light. The old rag clothing that the girl wore is tinged by light——completely transforming it like a Magical dress. From her forehead's left side a typical horn grew out just like a magic beast's.

The dragons should have been attacking humans as their maximum priority——but they don't even pay any attention to the audiences and instead, in accordance with Kaya's words, swooped down to the barrier.

The barrier is thin because it's assumed that there won't be any direct attack; however, a crack appeared because of the ramming attack.

The student in charge of the barrier attempted to repair the barrier in panic.

"......This is not a play! Everyone in the audience please evacuate immediately!"

Liz Liza shouted loudly. Because of that, each person looking at the situation in front of their eyes——finally realized that the attack of illegal magic users are a reality and rushed to the school gate.

With the barrier destroyed, the student who was in charge of the barrier fainted by magic intoxication as a result of the attack.

"Student Council, intercept it! ——Combine together the strength of both department!"

In this place the swordsmen and Magica Stigma that can fight are only——Student Council members.

While Liz Liza roared angrily, she ran to the fountain located in the garden near the ground and plunged both hands inside the basin.

She vibrated the <{{furigana|base particle|Prima Materia}}> with sophisticated Psychokinesis Magic and transformed the water into pure white mist. The mist was manipulated according to Liz Liza's thought and streamed into the dragon heads.

With the sudden obstruction of their field of vision, the approaching nose-diving dragons were misdirected into the wrong direction and crashed.

"I don't understand the circumstances but......there is no need for cooperation if just for the likes of a dragon!"

The Sword Division's Hanashizaki Kanae threw a challenge towards the crashing Niddhogg.

"It can't be helped, we will take on the green dragon!"

The Magic Division's Hoshikaze Hikaru exclaimed and started to <{{furigana|connect|Access}}> to Baal!

"Wai, you idiots......" Liz Liza cursed toward the two divided Student Councils.

Very suddenly——the Inter-division competition changed into a real combat mobilization.

"Kaya!? You, why are you using something like that kind of illegal magic......!"

"Onii-chan! For my name to be called by Onii-chan, I'm so happy......so happy that I want to kill!"

Kaya that transformed into atypical appearance screamed while her crying and laughing expression distorted.

"<{{furigana|Jingi Shinshoku|Weapon Invite}}><ref>Sacred Treasure Encroachment</ref>!"

Around her hand with "BIKIBIKIBIKI!" sound, a dimension rift materialized and from there a drip spilled over again, this time it changed into a large magical sword with blue translucence. The girl raised the large sword overhead.

"I also obtained it you know! ......The same power like Onii-chan and Mio-chan!"

Kaya swung the large sword that was as large as herself towards Kazuki.

"!?" Kazuki doubted his own eyes even as he tried to use Foresight.

What in the world is this......The girl's breathing and muscle shows no signs or intention at all!

Kaya didn't think about anything! It's as though the sword has a will of it's own and move completely by itself!!

Kazuki desperately evaded by falling over. His way of evasion is reminiscent of an amateur.

"Nii-sama!" Kanae immediately shouted and she threw one of her two short sword to Kazuki. Kazuki received it and drew the short sword from it's scabbard.

Without a moment's delay, the second downward swing and the third strike of the large blue sword came, but both were warded off by the short sword.

"Look, Onii-chan! Because I also wanted to become strong! The me that was abandoned became like Onii-chan and Mio-chan!!"

"Because of that......you agreed to an illegal contract!?"

Kaya no longer had any hesitation......her body was being possessed by someone!

"After all, only this Diva......the only one that gave me any kind words!"

Kaya shouldn't have had any training in any sword skills; however, the sword moved just like there was a swordsman's soul that dwelt inside the sword. Even to Kazuki, the swordsmanship was so sharp that it left his body trembling with fear.

"Kazuki! Why are you in a pinch when the opponent is also using a sword!"

Mio chanted a spell while at the same time spouting a rebuking voice——

"......<{{furigana|Rasen Hana|Barrett}}>!"

However Kaya rotated her arm with terrific force and bisected the high speed bullet of Barrett into two.

"This sword will reject all [Shot]!"<ref>It means any kind of projectile attack</ref>

It's obvious that it's not a human technique and reaction speed.

"Is that, <Sacred Treasure>!?"

Animal warped by magic into an evil beast, human transformed by magic into an Elf, normal space warped by magic into haunted ground, and the same case where weapon and tool were transformed by magic also exist. An item that had it's foundation warped into a Sacred Treasure, to a degree where it's impossible to be imitated by alchemy, were legendary magic items that were rarely discovered in haunted grounds where evil beasts gathered.

Kaya chanted magic that pulled the evil beasts and Sacred Treasure from somewhere.

What kind of Diva is she contracted with!?

"This is the power of <{{furigana|the guide of chaos|Trickster}}> that I have obtained! If Mio-chan is also coming here....I'll kill you altogether! <{{furigana|Engoku Shinsoku|Muspelheim Invite}}>!<ref>Hellfire Encroachment</ref>"

With Kaya as the center, "BIKIBIKIBIKI!" countless rifts formed with terrific force in scope that swallowed up Kazuki and Mio.

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Kazuki sensed the flow of magic——and realized that evasion is impossible.

Even Defensive Magic won't make it in time with his current chanting speed.

Large-scale Destruction Magic. Summoning of hell. This magic changed the very space itself!

The world was smashed up beginning from the rift. The very space itself where Kazuki and the others stood was converted into a pitch-black dimension. The surrounding darkness suddenly became red-hot hell.

The created space became the world of fire from Norse mythology. Like being imprisoned in a microwave oven, there was already nothing left to be done except accepting the fate of death. However——

"Oh mermaid's singing voice, manifest the frozen thought. Regret become flower of ice, loneliness become light snowfall, cover the world with cold nothingness......<{{furigana|Shizukanaru Seppaku|White Album}}>!<ref>Silent Snow White</ref>

Along with awe-inspiring singing voice, countless snow and water crystal scattered and danced in the red-hot space.

Flame and cold collided, offsetting each other, the world once again broke and scattered.

The other dimension was extinguished and the scenery was restored back to normal.

The one that crashed Large-scale Destruction Magic into Large-scale Destruction Magic was Koyuki.

Vepar, the mermaid of 72 Pillar was releasing near transparent light blue radiance besides the girl.

"Koyuki! ......Even though you are also a first year, for a high level magic that work into space itself......!"

"......Please show some spirit to fight and survive! You'll die you know!!"

Because of Koyuki's reprimand, Kazuki and Mio quickly started to chant their spells.

"Dragon Invite!"

The space beside Kaya split, this time two small flying dragons came out.

""Barrett!""

Toward the flying dragons that leaped closely with their fangs bared, two flame bullets shot them down.

Kazuki ran and drew his Iai towards Kaya——this time he has the resolution to fight.

Scrape off all of the girl's magic power and make her powerless!

"How cruel! Why is Onii-chan pointing that sword to me.....I'll kill you!!"

Kaya's large blue sword automatically moved and blocked Kazuki's slash, "GIN!"<ref>SFX of sword clanging</ref> sound was echoing.

Kanae, who already handed out one of her swords to Kazuki, confronted the dragon without her usual two-sword style and with only her one remaining sword.

Nidhogg the death dragon. In the Norse mythology, that name was handed down to the black dragon that gnawed at the root of the <{{furigana|World Tree|Yggdrasil}}> in the depth of the world. A dragon that left its name in mythology.

"Interesting! If its just ordinary dragon slaying then nobody will be amazed!"

Kanae challenged the death dragon Nidhogg. [<{{furigana|Fujin Koneko|Storm Cat}}>]<ref>Wind God Kitten</ref> doesn't utilize Iai. With a good command of her agile body, Kanae's way of fighting was with an overwhelming number of attacks driving the opponent into a corner.

The dragon waved its claws at random because its face was covered by mist. After all it should just be an animal so Kanae easily evaded the rough attack and with her short sword, one layer, two layers were hacked into pieces.

However toward the hard skin "GIN! GIN!" the consecutive attacks only lightly bounced.

Fafnir keep waving both of his arm's claws not even feeling the attack. The attack doesn't even compare to a mosquito's bite.

While Kanae evades with paper-thin margin——this time she aimed at the inside of the joint and swinged her katana.

However even that attack while filled with biological knowledge, "GIN!" was repelled from the hardness feedback.

Kanae "Chih" clicked her tongue.

......The powerlessness that cannot even be compensated with strengthening magic, unable in admitting that it was her own shortcoming.

The mist that was covering the dragon's face cleared. In the corner of Kanae's field of vision, "You idiots......Fight using cooperation......" the figure of Liz Liza-sensei who collapsed while speaking bitterly due to magic intoxication entered into her sight.

This <{{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}> teacher produced mist using common magic with poor magic consumption and saved the spectators.

Looking at that figure, Kanae felt a brief remorse because she challenged the dragon alone.

If it already became like this, even if its only by willpower, I have to bring down this black dragon by my own hand!

The death dragon that had its vision free looked down and glared at the girl.

Starting from that moment, it doesn't attack randomly anymore, instead it accurately and fiercely swing its claws.

Swinging both arms one after another and brandishing it's tail roughly, Kanae concentrated her mind and using Foresight avoided all of those. This time Nidhogg opened its huge mouth and tried to swallow Kanae.

"I've waited for that!"

Nidhogg's big mouth facing toward Kanae "GABUM!" closed down, but she backstepped and avoided it.

And then she made a big jump to Nidhogg's nose tip. From there she leaped further.

"First the eyeball!"

With her whole strength, she stabbed the dragon's eyeball. Compared to the skin, the soft eyeball "DOSU!" was pierced by the sword blade.

When she sensed the sword pierced until the bone in the bottom of the eye socket, she released her katana.

Nidhogg that has the katana left in its eye socket struggled violently. Kanae landed in Nidhogg's nose, and hopped gracefully like a dancer.

"——And then the brain!"

With her whole body motion like a spring, Kanae kicked the handle of the katana stuck inside Nidhogg's eyeball and drove it deeper inside. With acrobatic movement the force was amplified many times over, driving in the sword like a hammer.

"BAGIN!" A certain bone deep inside the eye socket <Sphenoid bone><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenoid_bone</ref>
's cracked response was felt. Even unknown creatures, if they have eyeballs then the eyesocket's construction must be consistently similar. No matter what kind of living things they are, this bone structure that has the role of connecting eyeball to brain, was not a sturdy thing. Smoothly the blade reached the brain.

"——And then DIE!"

Kanae kicked up the handle of the katana diagonally with one leg. The sword blade that reached the brain vibrated violently in Nidhogg's cranium. Its brain tissues shaked and it's whole body spasmed convulsively.

Nidhogg "DOOON!" laid down its body, while Kanae landed agilely like a cat.

"How's that, you see that! ......Damn, how dull. I got too worked up. ......What about Nii-sama!?"

While cleaning the short sword soiled from blood and grey matter with Psychokinesis, Kanae turned toward Kazuki's direction.

At that time Kanae witnessed the girl shouting "Onii-chan!" while swinging the large sword.

The body's performance was amateur but only the slash was strangely sharp.

"Nii-sama is......I'm the only sister of Nii-sama!"

Kanae assaulted the girl from the back.

But the attack that should have beeen completely unforeseen by the girl was automatically intercepted by the large blue sword.

"Wh......what is this fellow!? Is this really a human movement!?"

"KANAE!?" Kazuki turns his eye to Kanae with surprise and delight.

"Nii-sama Nii-sama, I killed the dragon even faster than <{{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}> and came to help, you know!"

"Idiot, don't be careless!"

Just like what Kazuki said——soon Kanae's face lost its color.

The illegal magician girl showed that she can compete against Kazuki and Kanae at the same time with one large sword. Furthermore with the high-speed activation of Possession Magic, she was also matching the back-up Summoning Magic of two person from the Magic Division's Student Council.

"Is this girl a monster!?"

Illegal magician——this girl is beyond <{{furigana|Stigmata Magician|Magica Stigma}}>!

Certainly this girl's power cannot be compared with a Stigmata Magician, she might be an existence we have no chance to stand against.

"Kaichou<ref>President</ref>, dangerous! That dragon is still not dead!!"

Looking toward the voice from the back——Nidhogg that should be dead, has its eyeball "BUKUBUKU!" bubbling while standing up and raising its claw overhead toward Kanae. That kind of absurdity......

"TORAZOU SMAAAAAAAAASH!!"

But immediately, somebody forced their way through and with all their strength perform a full swing with their long sword.

The claw and long sword clashed, that voice——Torazou was blown off but the claw attack was also repelled.

"Torazou!? ......To be saved by you......somehow it's infuriating."

"Kaichou, stop being so obstinate and lets cooperate with the Magic Division! I'll hold back this black dragon so Kaichou, go and help Magic Division's student council!"

"What!? Don't joke around......This me......with what kind of face can I cooperate with them!"

"Other than somehow using their <Chorus Magic> in this place and catching all of them in one attack, there is no other way! ......However we are all equal you know. For those guys to be able to finish their chant, we must be the one's holding back these dragons! Isn't that right, Kaichou!?"

"!? Even though you are just Torazou, impertinently giving sound argument......!"

Is it Nii-sama's influence...... Damn, rather than the current me, Torazou's way was right!

"......Torazou, I leave that guy to you! Absolutely don't die!!"

"Ou! I'll be troubled if you forever keep thinking I'm a pathetic guy you know, watch this Kaichou, you too Hayashizaki Kazuki! UOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Toward the other side of the battlefield——Kanae started running to where the green dragon was fighting with the Magic Division's student council.

The poison dragon Fafnir. A dragon with the power of poison residing in its body that appeared in Norse mythology. It has six misshapen arms, making an unsightly figure. On each of its six arms poison claws are attached.

"......<{{furigana|Raijin Shunshin|Ride Lightning}}>!"

Hikaru who has her whole body accelerating attracted Fafnir with the attack from <{{furigana|Raijin Yu|Lightning Line}}><ref>Thunder God Bow</ref> held in one hand. During that time Kaguya was chanting high level magic. That was the tactic. <{{furigana|Jigoku Souhi|Gernica}}><ref>Hell Conception Fire</ref>——It will be settled with instant death!

However Hikaru cannot keep up with the exchange with speed alone when there were six arms that keep on striking, her posture was off-balance. Danger! Damn......already useless!

Immediately Kaguya discarded the high level magic that she currently chanted and switch into level 2 magic.

"My wicked mind filled with curse, I beseech thy agony...... Unashamed of ominous thought! <{{furigana|Zouo no Mudabana|Fill Pain}}><ref>Hatred of Infertile Flower</ref>!"

The bullet of curse hit Fafnir and it writhed in hallucinatory pain.

But this magic only gives pain and stops the target on its track——with no actual damage to the body.

Using that opportunity, Hikaru recovered her posture. ......This battle of endurance has continued for quite long.

"For Asmodeus' high level attack magic I need to concentrate, so I'm troubled that the almighty Hikaru cannot earn more time you know! Baka Hikaru!!"

"No matter how almighty I am there is no way I can exchange blows with something this tough! Idiot Kaguya!!"

While insulting each other, Kaguya's expression warped haggardly.

"The Knight Order should already be notified but......if it keeps like this sooner or later one of the fights in this divided battlefield won't hold out......"

"BARIRI" At last the spark dispersed, Hikaru's Ride Lightning's effect was finished.

"I, I wonder if it's no good if I don't chant again? Today, this is already my fourth time you know......"

"Please don't say some spoiled thing, you good-for-nothing princess!"

Hikaru's magical power was already exhausted from the previous battle. Toward the girl that was in the middle of thinking that she can't chant Summoning Magic anymore, the claw of Fafnir swooped down.

However at that point, someone interrupted with speed like a rolling gale.

......<{{furigana|Fujin Koneko|Storm Cat}}>.

"You two withdraw! I will serve as vanguard!"

"Kana-chan!? ......You came to help us!?"

Kanae looked back with a fleeting glance and "Fun" her nose snorted.

"......It's only a temporary alliance. I'll stop this guy so get rid of them all in one go with Chorus Magic. That dragon over there is small fish, but it can't be killed with sword."

Fafnir looked down as if to assess the human that came to interfere.

Kanae informed the two people behind while thrusting her short sword to the dragon.

Chorus Magic——If its impossible to hold out until the Knight Order come, then certainly there was no way other than that.

Chorus Magic is a chanting method done by linking several Stigmata Magicians with Telepathy and matching together their magic power wavelengths, producing colossal magic power and materializing level 10 Summoning Magic.

The amount of magic power required for level 10 Summoning Magic was too large, one person alone using it was difficult.

But Chorus Magic demands considerable concentration and multiple Stigmata Magicians also became defenseless at the same time. It's a tactic that risked inviting total annihilation easily if the vanguard cannot protect their charge.

"Can't you depend on me?"

"......No, if the two Student Councils combined their power then we are invincible you know. I have wished for that for a long time! Hikaru, the number is not sufficient so call Koyuki-chan here!"

Until last year Koyuki has already learned the basic of matching magic power's wavelengths.

This year after completing the contract with a Diva, the number of people for Chorus Magic will be enough if Koyuki is included.

Protected by the Student Council of Sword Division——Magic Division's Student Council's trump card was usable!

Fafnir's claws attacked Kanae. The six arms waving about cannot even come near Kanae who took pride on her godlike agility.

Kanae is very poor at a battle of endurance. Even with only a few hits from the enemy, Kanae's meagre defensive magic power will be smashed up immediately, furthermore the poison will steal her movement.

But......Otonashi Kaguya was looking from behind. Kanae can't show a shameful fight.

Probably I am the one that know best Kaguya's strength.

For the sake of winning against her, for a long time Kanae searched for her weak points and keep polishing countermeasures.

Otonashi Kaguya is strong. To a degree that there was no way to win if Kanae challenge her directly face to face.

For this reason, it's vexing but.....she can be relied on.

"I'm counting on you, <{{furigana|Stigmata Magician|Magica Stigma}}>! ......And then watch from there, Hayashizaki's swordmanship!!"

Kazuki looking at Kaya's magic power, noticed that its gradually declining.

When thinking at the beginning how she first summoned the dragon, the scale of the magic Kaya chanted slowly kept getting smaller. However in addition to the frequent magic, it seems that even merely swinging the large blue sword was also wearing down her magic power. Kazuki can already see Kaya's limit.

It's a hard blow when Koyuki was called back by the senpais but the condition on this side is starting to get better.

"Please no......" Kaya's whispering voice was leaked.

"This kind of me stop it already......even though I love him, even though it's precious memory...... Why do I want to kill them......? If its like this, I will continue being alone......this kind of me, stop it already......"

Even so the girl raised her sword and slashed at Kazuki.

”That's why this kind of thing, stop it already!"

"I can't stop! Onii-chan, somehow please help me!"

Even if you said somehow......there was no other way other than shaving her magic power until she became powerless.

In the edge of his field of vision "DOWAA!" The figure of Torazou-san sent flying by Nidhogg was reflected.

Even if Kaya was stopped, the dragons that were already summoned cannot be expected to disappear.

There was no more room for taking it easy. Right now the senpais already——?

"""Thy name is Asmodeus! Thy strength become almighty desire, oh pure black contract, in accordance with my life display that strength!!"""

The three person's magic power altogether <{{furigana|connect|Access}}> the <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>——The Diva was pulled into the present world and materialized.

Along with a flash of violet, the witch finally materialized together with clear real form.

After that Kaguya-senpai passed her order to Asmodeus......! Probably that power can manage to defeat the two dragon altogether, those senpais have that power.

All the magic power were absorbed toward Asmodeus until nothing is left, and Hoshikaze-senpai and Koyuki crumbled down.

Kazuki's sword and Mio's Barrett attacked Kaya incessantly.

"Please help......Onii-chan......"

......Kaya, was it because I was not in Nanohana Institute that it became like this? The feelings of guilt stroked Kazuki's spine.

I, if I don't save her......

"Thy are I, I am thee! ......Become my thought as it is, Curse, Malice, keep beseeching, drag in all my bitter enemy and open the hell's gate!"

Kaguya-senpai keep continuing chanting the spell with strong magic power.

"Kukukukuku! This air has been a while hasn't it, Kaguya! I'm in good mood so I'll be faithful to you! Kaguya, with your desire now what in the world is it that you wished for?"

"My desire is the manifestation of hell! Send all those persons to hell! To inescapable nightmare!"

"Very well! Thy wish is my wish!"

The ultimate magic of Asmodeus was started by Kaguya.

"<{{furigana|Dainana Jigoku Genkai|Seventh Inferno}}>!!"<ref>Seventh Hell Manifestation</ref>

The surrounding surface dimmed ominously.

Is something happening?——Kazuki spontaneously looked back to Kaguya-senpai.

In accordance with Kaguya-senpai's command, Asmodeus raised her right arms overhead, grandly. From Asmodeus' back, gigantic ominous violet [Gate] rose gradually from the ground. Along with Asmodeus' loud laughter, that gate opened, like a damn bursting open with violet miasma flooding out.

The miasma avoided Kazuki and the others, nothing but the enemy that Kaguya-senpai hated were swallowed up.

The instant the fingertips of Asmodeus' raised right arm "PACHIN!"<ref>sound of clicking finger</ref> echoed, the violet miasma transformed into reddish-black flame of hell.

Kaya and the two dragons were buried inside a cluster of flame without even leaving a strand of hair uncovered.

This flame, its the same type of flame seen before in the school entrance ceremony, Gernica.

Namely, this Seventh Inferno manifestation are——[Enemy and Allies Discernment - Large Scale Instant Death Magic].

This flame of hell was not heat attack or the like, this spell slowly applied the concept of death.

"Kaya!"

Kaguya's flame of hell that swallowed all the object of her hostility has even attacked Kaya that already exhausted all her strength. On the other side of the reddish black flame, Kaya's blue defensive magical power let out a frail shine.

"Kaya, stop it!"

Kazuki shouted pleadingly toward Kaguya-senpai.

Kaguya-senpai who doesn't even imagine the connection between Kazuki and Kaya was confused of the reaction Kazuki showed.

"That summoning magic, that magic will kill her!"

"Otouto-kun......Sorry, right after requesting this flame, even myself cannot control it. Even if it's only a tiny hate, everything of the opponent won't be able to escape and will be killed. But compared to bringing down the other two evil beast, I cannot give preference to the life of that illegal magician. Everyone else is already worn-out you see!"

Looking around the surrounding, Torazou-san already exhausted all his strength and fell down. Kanae too received poison claw and crouched down. Hoshikaze-senpai and Koyuki too because of the Chorus Magic, their magic power sucked up to the bone and collapsed because of magic intoxication.

The only one that was safe and can stand up were Kazuki and Mio, also Kaguya-senpai, just three people.

"But, that's......"

If Kaguya-senpai's magic was interrupted, the surviving dragons——the wounded Fafnir can be handled somehow or other, but the method to defeat Nidhogg that can regenerate its injury will be lost.

But if the invoked magic keep continuing like this, Kaya will be burned out before the dragons.

"He, help me, Onii-chan!"

Inside the reddish black flame, while her defensive magic power was being eroded, Kaya pleaded for help.

"Otouto-kun......besides if that child escapes it will become a grave crisis. I won't hesitate anymore like that time with Earth Snake. I cannot hesitate. Because I'm this academy strongest magician!"

With eyes burning grimly with a sense of responsibility, Kaguya-senpai shouted. While shouting she supplied magic power to Asmodeus. Asmodeus "KUKUKUKUKU!" while laughing madly continued to burn the enemies with the flame of hell.

Kaguya-senpai's regret with dark expression saying "I have to kill him.", about Earth Snake, came to mind in Kazuki's head. But at that time Senpai was in pain. She is a reliable senpai but, I know that she tried desperately doing unreasonable things. Senpai's touch soaked with tears, I still remember it in my heart.

......I understand that Senpai's word is correct. But is this kind of thing really fine.......!?

If Senpai kills Kaya......Not regretting anything, not hurting, can that really happen!?

This kind of situation, there was no way I can consent......!

"Sto, stopp! I don't want to die! I don't want to die alone! Stop, stopp!! Help me——Loki! Power......Give me more power!!"

—— The moment [Loki] was yelled, blue defensive magic power from the girl was coming back around.

All thoughts were blown off from his head, Kazuki doubted even his own eyes.

......That recovery was not at the level of just 'coming back around'. Enormous blue light that can't even compare to the girl's original condition covered the girl's whole body, and started to push back the flame of hell.

Vast defensive magic power was distorting [The concept of destined death of the ruler of hell]. <ref>Not really sure about this sentence, I think it refers to the fact that the black fire should be the embodiment of the concept of death itself, and it should be an absolute concept that can't be changed. Thus the fire should be a sure-kill magic, but this vast defensive magic power that suddenly appear distort that fact and do the impossible. If anyone can express it better please edit this sentence</ref>

"!? ......Such thing, impossible. This kind of magic power......it's inhuman!"

The whisper that Kaguya-senpai unintentionally leaked made us tremble with fear.

Currently the two dragons vanished without even their ash remained, however even now Kaya was still leaking blue light——

"......U, aaa......don't want......Stop it Loki, my head! In my head I'm not me any......aaaa.......Iyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

——Kaya who should be escaping already from harm, raised a screaming voice that can break her throat, from the other side of the blue light.

I don't understand at all what in the world is going on.

{.......Kazuki, that girl, is being taken over right now.}

After the uneasy silence, Leme's voice resounded inside Kazuki's head.

"......Taken over, what kind of thing is that......"

Why does it become like this, its completely like being in a nightmare.

No, it could be that——all that happiness until this point, maybe everything was just a dream.

The blue light of defensive magic power and the flame of hell is struggling against each other, Kazuki watched all that in a daze.

{Each time a Diva possessed a human, that human's substance was being distorted into that Diva's form. That distortion keep being repeated little by little and each time, the human's form was rearranged. The result was that girl's madness}

Leme answered. The flame was being extinguished little by little . Kaguya-senpai keep getting closer to the limit.

Asmodeus' figure is "Oioii, is it already over?" faintly starting to disappear.

On the other side of the weakening flame and the light, a human silhouette appeared——that shadow was not a girl's shape. If Kaya was taken over......then who in the world was that......?

{The contractor's mind was tampered around and her ego became ambiguous, and then in one go the Diva plundered the flesh's leadership. At that time the flesh was distorted into that Diva's original form——that Diva became this world's resident}

Long time ago, there were news that because of a malicious Diva's materialization Tokyo was destroyed. There were great numbers of orphans, that were born because of that incident, in Nanohana institute.

Because of the establishment of the Knight Order everybody forgot that dreadful affair.

Finally the flame and light ceased.

The one that stood there does not resemble Kaya at all. A man with long hair and tall stature.

The color of the long hair was blue with transparency similar to a crystal. A handsome feature with slightly slender face, a sinister smile was pasted on that face. In the right hand, it was still clutching the large blue sword.

"Fufufu......hahaha......" The man made an abnormal face and distorted smirk.

"HAHAHAHAHA! At last, about time I obtained flesh and body in this world! Even with all that hindrances from Knight Order, I'm the first one that achieved this brilliant achievement doesn't it? .....Hahahahaha, how awesome of me! Hahahahahaa!"

"......You are, who are you?"

In front of the man who guffawed wildly, Kazuki questioned while gripping his katana.

"Hahaha! ......What is it brat. Why should I give my name, didn't you listen about this happy occasion? If that's the case then let me give this whole world a greeting!"

The man shouted with faked high tension where we can feel the anger just by looking.

"My name is Loki! The Loki-sama of Norse mythology! Hahaha, human's history will soon end! Starting from now the age of gods begins! This Loki-sama will bring even more chaos to this world for sure......When the curtain for the age of gods are opened once more, no one but me will be the one that cause......the Ragnarok! That's surely my role!!"

What the hell is this man...... Did Kaya got caught up with this frivolous man!?

Besides Kazuki who was glaring at Loki, Mio and Kaguya-senpai fell to their knees, watching with gaze filled with despair. Only Kazuki was still standing, gripping his katana while facing each other.

"Hm? ......You are not just a normal human, are you? The one inside you is......Solomon Mythology's Lemegeton isn't it? I see, I see, I see......This time too Solomon's 72 Pillar are helping the humans isn't it? Then this brat is the one named new [King] does it? And then you are going to obstruct me, won't you?"

"Bastaard, what have you done to Kaya!?"

"What I have done was it? It's just as you see. I broke her, and then I ate her. Thanks for the food. I finished my brilliant achievement you know! There is no doubt that this great me was the one that broke this girl efficiently don't you see!? If I broke her right away then she will just get violent and get arrested by the Knight Order so, I adjusted her condition, and then tampered around with her brain tissue. While breaking her piece by piece, I guided her into wanting to abandon her ego on her own many times, that's the point. And there I got a great idea, [changed her into wanting to kill a person she likes], I remodeled her into that. From here the best outcome came out, just great. Great idea that deserved the Noble prize in human abuse isn't it! Please stop, I don't want it like this~~ shecried and shouted like that, this girl surrendered her ego to me!! ......hahaha, just awesome!! From a long time ago, manipulating people's feeling skillfully is my speciality! Man, I just want to do it over again~"

"......You, you asshole"

"Whaaat, you bastard is going to punish this Loki-sama is it? Maa, you're just a low-life."

"Otouto-kun......Its impossible you know!"

Kazuki ignored Kaguya-senpai's restraint and started running.

"......Interesting! You want to challenge the legendary swordstyle!? Brat!!"

Loki received Kazuki's Iainuki casually with his large blue sword, but,

"U, oo......?" Loki was pressured by the weight of the slash.

Toward Loki who shook violently and braced himself futilely, Kazuki swung his second downward slash.

"Wha, what the hell is your swordstyle!? I don't know something like this!?"

Loki blocked that slash with his large sword, however he backstepped while reeling.

"UOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Kazuki gave up using Foresight, he just swung his katana recklessly, attacking furiously.

"Bastaard!"

Loki swung to counterattack while cursing; however, Kazuki parried the heavy large sword and entered one blow from the resulting gap. "BACHIN!" Loki's defensive magical power protected him from Kazuki's katana.

......What in the world, that [thickness] just now.

——With that one attack, unintentionally Kazuki calmed down from his rage and sensed the magic power.

......Few hundreds, no, with few thousands slash, would it be enough to destroy this barrier?

If all the opponent's defensive magic power until now were a curtain, without a doubt this guy's defensive magic power was a wall.

"Uoo......wait a little you bastard, wait! What the hell are you! How can you human's sword style advanced to this point!? You're fucking kidding me! You weakling!!"

Loki's shout was tinged with anger while he staggered backward.

But this guy was not seriously flustered for real. Kazuki understood that.

"Fucking bullshit, don't get cocky brat! This time I'm using magic for real!!"

Along with his rage Loki's magic swelled up. The [large blue sword] gripped in his hand rapidly sucked the magic power——the dense magic power condensed violently inside the thick blade.

Right now I'm not inside his sword's range.

Even so——something's happening! Kazuki used Foresight to see the magic power——and instinctively felt despair.

"......Show the divine sword's essence!! Lævateinn!!"

——Ignoring how far the distance was separated, in that place Loki swung his large blue sword downward.

It's not a mere practice swing.

"ZUBAAAAAAAAA!" Along with wind-slicing sound like the world itself tore apart, the condensed magic power gushed out and became a sharp shockwave rushing to Kazuki.

Kazuki evaded using Foresight. Nevertheless, the released sword pressure from the large blue sword sensed that movement and change its trajectory like having its own will. Unparalled accurate pursuit. It's impossible to evade.

It's clear that he won't be able to defend with the amount of his magic power.

Magic intoxication. No, with this destructive power——<{{furigana|one-hit kill|Overkill}}>

Standing in front of certain death——it feels that time become extremely slow.

At that moment, a shadow throw itself in front of Kazuki while chanting a spell.

"......<{{furigana|Ensei Yoroi|Self Burning}}>!<ref>Flame Impulse Armor</ref>"

Mio clad in flame armor jumped in front of Kazuki.

However the flame armor was easily erased by the shockwave, and then the penetrating shockwave "GARIGARIGARI!" eroded the defensive magical power even further——Mio's own blood scattered around.

Fresh blood, so red that it looked like illusion.

Mio who covered for Kazuki collapsed feebly into Kazuki's chest.

The girl's body, from her chest to her stomach, from the lung to the intestines, a vertical line was ripped apart.

Even with a glance it's obvious that its a fatal wound. The body grew pale because instinctively it knows that death is near.

"Mio!? You......why!?

"If you received that attack with your current magic power you would surely die won't you......Protecting a Rank E, is the duty of Rank A, right......?"

Because of her ripped lung "hyuu--hyuu" Mio leaked a weak breath.

"Eh, damn it? Shit, I got the other kid killed. Shit."

Loki spat out in frustation. But when he noticed Kazuki's expression he laughed complacently.

"Hm? Why is your face like that brat? I get it, through Kaya I somehow know about you guys but......Mio-chan is your lover huh? Hehhehhe"

We are not lovers. But....... BUT......!

His head became pure white. The world seemed to blur white because of the highly strung emotion.

Lies......lies lies lies! How could it become like this!?

I don't know for what kind of reason. But that guy, he trampled my precious person......!

"HAHAHAHAHA! That's a good face you make there brat! ......How precious, then for today's moment to be forever unforgotten I'll especially let you survive alone brat. Forever live your whole life to regret this moment! Commit today's encounter in your memory forever, Onii-chan♪ HAHAHAHAHH!"

"Bastaard......I'll kill you!"

"With your magic power it's impossible you know, brat! Rather let me teach you how it is to kill! It's impossible to calm down huuh!?"

......I......I don't care what happened to my body. This lowlife, I'll freaking kill him!

Kazuki was filled with killing intent for the first time since he was born, embracing that rage he chanted the spell.

"Burning up everthing that was touched......scorching heat of rejection without destination! <{{furigana|Ensei Yoroi|Self Burning}}>!"

With his little remaining magic power, Kazuki covered his whole body with flame armor and prepared the form of Iai.

"Thaatt's whhyyy, I said I'm gonna teach you how it is to kill isn't it? Your katana won't be able to pierce my magic power, you get it don't you!?"

Kazuki kicked the ground. Anyhow for this guy, there won't be any mercy.

That's why with my whole strength!

"Besides, why when you are really that angry, rather than attack, you chanted flame defense magic, your life is too valuable huhh!? What a laughable brat!"

"...... I don't need something like life! I'll kill you no matter what even if it means stabbing each other to death!!"

Kazuki slashed with Iai while shouting. Right at that moment——By using psychokinesis [Liquid Manipulation], was applied to the whole body of flame and condensed into the sword's blade.

"UOAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"What!?" Toward the wide-eyed Loki, a flash of flaming battoujutsu<ref>Art of sword drawing</ref> reached his chest.

Thick defensive magic power blocked that attack.

However the blade clad in flame inflicted a strand of scratch on the thick defensive magical power.

Kazuki fixed his grip in the katana with two hand——Iai's real form are two attacks.

Kazuki thought there was no other way except this technique. If that guy said that he'd teach me, I'll teach him technique polished by human.

Since magic was born in this world, father polished his sword principle with the assumption of fighting against Summoning Magicians.

Inside Hayashizaki style polished by father, exist an ultimate Iai that pursued a dream.

Hayashizaki dream sword——[Pile].

Why was it called dream sword, it was because father himself cannot realize this technique. It means that it's an unrealistic swordmanship.

The first swing of the sword gouge out a scratch in the defensive magic power. That scratch, before new magic power plugged up that hollow space the size of a strand of hair, a second swing returned swiftly and piled up the scratch in the identical place. That swing will pierce and kill the defensive magic power.

It doesn't matter how much the enemy's magical power had left, a certain sure-kill consecutive Iai's.

But the time span before the produced scratch got filled up with new magic power was only a blink of an eye. In that one instance, piling up a second sword slash perfectly tracing the first sword slash trajectory, makes it evident why it's called dream sword.

However, for Kazuki at this moment, everything looked like they moved in slow motion.

Using <{{furigana|Perception Reinforcement Magic|Extra Sense}}> to clear and sharpen his perception, Kazuki sensed the defensive magic power's scratch.

Kazuki stirred up his body with his will. Raising a yell of kiai<ref>Fighting spirit</ref> and activating <{{furigana|Body Power Reinforcement Magic|Enchant Aura}}> below the navel, Kazuki accelerated his muscle structure. The whole body's muscle raised a snapping shriek because of the will's unrelenting demand for speed beyond the limit. Even so, whatever the consequence it doesn't matter!

The body surpassed the limit due to magic......Just this guy I'll kill him no matter what!

Everything that Kazuki has cultivated himself——Summoning magic and common magic, and then sword skill——Using everything of those to pile up this two slash. All the scattered pieces are converged in this one swing of a sword.

The blade slid into the scratch where the defensive magic power was thin and gouged and ripped it apart.

——Kazuki arrived at the truth of the sword. The sensation of ripping flesh was clearly felt. Before his eyes, "BAT!"<ref>like opening a curtain</ref> crimson spurt of blood opened like a flower blooming.

"......Thi, this is the sword of human......"

Even so Loki was not dead. ......He received a severe wound but, a fatal wound was not delivered.

Kazuki understood from the slash' feedback. The depth was not sufficient, if only its one sun<ref>Measure unit. Approx. 3.03 cm</ref> deeper.

Kazuki's fingertips lost its strength, the short sword fell to the ground.

......If it's not a short sword, then he'd be dead already!

"Don't fuck with me!"

Loki who sports a wound in his chest let fly a kick towards Kazuki who lost his strength and fell to ground already.

Kazuki's powerless body that was already like a doll was thrown backward.

"But......thank goodness", suddenly Kazuki who already calmed down thought. If I really killed that guy's body for real——Kaya will also die. If Kaya is not saved......

Strength, my strength is lacking......For a long time I thought I didn't need it, a strong power......

"Damnnit, too careless......how stupid......the body that I got with great trouble are...!"

"Stay away from Otouto-kun! I will kill you!"

Loki raised his head in fluster. Kaguya-senpai mustered her last strength, she squeezed out word by word slowly for a spell, containing the disappearing Asmodeus in the present world.

"Thi, this female magician, from that kind of condition how can she keep the Diva's complete summoning alone!?"

"Oioi, do your besttt, Kaguyaaa.....Yosh, this guy is pretty bad news, so let's kill him yeahh!"

Asmodeus was "Kukuku" chuckling, even now Senpai desperately kept her receding conciousness.

"Seventh Hell, come out......!" That voice wringed out the magic.

"Wai......like hell with this! That one is seriously terrible! Hold it I said!!"

The same time Loki started screaming, a fissure ran below him.

From there a huge snake fiercely burst out. Only, the snake head was "gunyagunya" transformed into a human's face——it faced Loki and grinned.

The illegal magician called Earth Snake. Because of the surprise, Kaguya-senpai's concentration is thrown into disarray.

"You are......<{{furigana|World Snake|Midgardsormr}}>. I see, you too have materialized huh?"

Loki grinned broadly and laughed, and clung to the snake's body.

"It's amusing playing with you bastards, too bad I don't have time for this, getting hurt for real will suck......Get out of here, my child!"

"......<{{furigana|Dochikusou Tongyou|Land Escape}}>!<ref>Earth Beast Escape</ref>"

"Dammnit, I'll remember this day, you human brat......no, Solomon's King! I'm acknowledging you! I'm gonna make you dance in my <{{furigana|war of gods|Ragnarok}}> too!"

Before Kaguya-senpai could invoke her magic, both of them sank into the ground. After waiting and seeing that Kaguya-senpai finally passed out, Kazuki watched the scene while still on his back.

——The world is being encroached by the myth.

<{{furigana|Destruction|Catastrophe}}> that didn't make sense was spreading out right in front of my eyes.

In the end of the battle where sword, magic, and Diva mixed together——the ground's surface was gouged, cloud of sand floated, and the spectator stand destroyed, just like a ruin in a desolate land.

Everything was dyed in decadent red by the setting sun. Kazuki stood up in a daze.

This should be a fight for the sake of protecting an important place where I belong.

This kind of conclusion.

Kazuki's underfoot was wet with crimson liquid. Mio lay there, her uniform covered in blood.

The bleeding amount was outrageous. It's not only because of the setting sun that made just about everything dark red.

The siren of the approaching knight group entered his ear.

Kazuki kneeled beside the girl and held the limp upper half of her body in his arms.

Nothing was reflected on the the half-closed eyes of Mio. Her "hyuu-hyuu" breath was becoming intermittent.

The [Red] flowing out of her chest announced the end of Amasaki Mio.

"Why for something<ref>Don't correct this. This word will have some significance later</ref> like me...... Even though you always say you are the master, I am the slave. ......Even so, why......"

Kazuki whispered not expecting any reply but, inside Mio's hazy eyes strength are returning, the girl laughed faintly.

"......tha, that's because you see"

Even with agonizing breath, her colorless lip quavered.

"Honestly......I'm so happy I could meet you"

Toward that words, an intense lump of guilt swelled up deep inside his stomach, becoming a strangled yell. It's painful in the heart. His eyes are hot. His head became pure white.

That kind of thing——I knew!

"......The karaage, was delicious"

I know, just from your expression that was obvious!

"......You came when I was sulking alone in my room, I'm glad......getting teased by classmates, I was happy......when we were told we look like married couple, going on date......I was happy. Saying we were going to eat together the same sweet curry......"

I know......I understand all of your feeling, and yet, I didn't have any courage to believe it.

"I, I was always a person that was only saying unpleasant things wasn't I, sorry......"

There was no need to apologize. Her honest feeling was plain to see because of Leme's magic after all.

"......Cheesecake......it'd be nice if I wrote [Love] properly......"

Mio's eyes closed, she inhaled her last breath softly, and then her pulse stopped.

"......kiss......me in the lips......"

That was her last word.

The color left Mio's expression leaving behind an empty shell. Inside Kazuki the dam broke and tears overflowed.

Everything of those......even words that was not said at this moment, I knew all of them already......!!

"UAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

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I couldn't protect her. ......I don't even have any power that can protect her.

For a girl who felt love for me, I'm powerless to protect her.

Because of my cowardice, beacuse I keep demeaning myself, I don't even have strength to believe......!

In the middle of wailing, the shaking view blurred with tears reflecting the light of fireshadow——attached to Mio, the matching necklace with me shined reflecting the setting sun. The feather necklace——Phoenix.

The symbol of destruction and rebirth, the divine bird leaping over the world's logic. Its complete summoning.......

Leme once said [underhanded trick].

Kazuki bet on the vague hope. He cradled up Mio's body——

He put their lips together without hesitation.

It tasted of blood. At the same time the stigma in the left had radiated heat.

The heat changed into powerful bond with Mio's spells flowing into his mind.

Phoenix ultimate magic——transcending the fate, the power to take back what is lost.

"......Oh sweet-talking divine bird. ......Oh beautiful artist shaking fate. ......Namely the poet, transform into magician. Everything of me, for thy poem......"

{......In your condition now, the magic power is not enough.}

The surrounding shined with orange light. Orange is, the color of Mio.

Behind Kazuki, Phoenix spread its wing and materialized.

The divine bird warned with low voice. Just like the legend of Phoenix, that magic will burn oneself entirely till only ashes are left behind, from the ashes one will be reborn and resurrected once more. The caster's magic power will be consumed entirely.

The caster's existence and fate will be distorted, invoking a grand restoration magic. Right now it was still barely in time.

If Kazuki used that kind of grand magic in his current condition, he will fall into a grave magic intoxication. His mind will be dragged into <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>, the boundary between Astrum with the thinning self-ego and mental world will be lost, blending them together, making it impossible to return from Astrum to the real world. Completely forfeiting his mind.

"My mind——I don't mind about that kind of thing. I don't care whatever happens to me."

"If that's so, than fine......Oh King of Solomon. Recite my poem."

"Disintegrate my body into thousand words, remake the world by that illusion......<{{furigana|Messhi Tensei|Revive}}><ref>Selfless Rebirth</ref>!!"

As soon as the chant ended, magic power, mind, soul, the feeling of everything being absorbed was felt.

The world distorted. However what happened after that, Kazuki couldn't recognize anything anymore.

——And then Mio opened her eyes.
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Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 1 Chapter 5

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==Chapter 5 - The Corrosion of God==

===Part 1===

In the sports ground of the Knights Academy, the same kind of audience stand that surrounded a soccer field was there. About this, Hoshikaze-senpai made an explanation.

“During the sports festival, the students who are not participating and family members will all come here to watch the competition.”

“So there is also a sports festival in this kind of school.”

“Y, Yes. D, During early summer…… Specially making an audience stand is really a luxurious facility.”

Whenever she speaks with Kazuki, Hoshikaze-senpai would tremble if their eyes meet.

“However, the Inter-Division Competition is also held at the sports ground. By using this audience stand, we invite the people from the city over.”

“Inviting the audience to come in?”

Regarding Kazuki’s question, Kaguya made a response.

“The Inter-Division Competition is originally not such a large event. It is only a traditional event where the Sword Division and Magic Division Student Council President would duel. And because the teachers produced a way of thinking that “Isn’t it just right to show off to the general public that Summoning Magic is stronger than Swords”, it has slowly turned into a form of allowing spectators to watch the battle.”

Kaguya-senpai revealed a troubled expression. It was probably because she did not understand the attitude of the teachers.

“The so-called Division Confrontation is hosted in order to allow the Magic Division to obtain overwhelming victory while the Sword Division is publicly sentenced. What a bad taste……”

“Although I was holding a skeptical attitude, the Magic Division teachers are teaching an education where they make their students become more arrogant and look down upon the swordsman.”

Although this atmosphere was not felt from Liz Liza-sensei, you could feel the awareness strongly from the Tactical Theory course. ——Even refusing to help the swordsman when they face death, they must continue to chant the spells.

“The teachers are also trying to maintain a position of <The Heroic Teachers>. And after the <Original Knights> suppresses the Illegal Magic Users that destroyed Tokyo, the Japanese Government calmed down the citizens of the country through their heroic propaganda. So up to now, the idea that the better treatment of Stigma Magic Users can’t be stopped also exist…… This kind of thinking is completely unrelated to the strength in an actual battle.”

Kaguya-senpai was in favor of raising the status of the swordsman and it was not only for moral reasons. It is because of the consideration that the battle tactics would be able to expand more if the swordsman and Stigma Magic Users were able to mutually recognize each other.

“Mmm, leaving aside Kaguya’s considerations. In short, it is not a major event. Although the venue needs to be set up, but it does not require large-scale preparations. After all, it is only an informal competition.”

Hoshikaze-senpai concluded. It was already Saturday morning——The day of the competition.

“But if the audience is watching the competition, isn’t a stray bullet like Barrett be dangerous to the audience? It wouldn’t be funny if the people with very weak magic power had their Defensive Magic destroyed.”

“If it is about this, there is no problem as there is a Summoning Magic that constructed a barrier around the surroundings of the venue. Actually, this kind of wide-range powerful defensive barrier cannot be made, it is only a barrier made by the students responsible for the barrier by using all their Magic Power to prevent the audience from the stray bullet. So, the people who are responsible for the barrier works the hardest, ahaha.”

Hoshikaze-senpai let out a hearty laugh. She smiled and smiled, then suddenly her smiling face twitched.

“I, Incidentally, I right now, am trying hard to treat you as a girl while I talk with you.”

“It is fine to not tell me this kind of fact, senpai.”

Beside Kazuki and Hoshikaze-senpai, who were interacting with each other, Kaguya-senpai frowned again.

“……if it is not an formal activity of the academy, all the preparation work is completely done by the students. But to use Summoning Magic as propaganda, inviting ordinary citizen to watch……Things like that, the teachers’ wishful thinking is probably going overboard. I feel that if we are allowing ordinary citizen to come, it should be like the entrance ceremony. It should be best to invite people from the Knights to be tasked with security. What should we do if Stigma Hunters or the like enter our academy? They lack a sense of crisis.”

“Kaguya is thinking too much. All Illegal Magic Users are people who have unstable mentality. Targeting this event and entering by pretending to be an ordinary citizen……They will not do such a troubling thing. Because their mentality is unstable, there is no way for them to gather together. If only one enters, then we can cope with it.”

“That’s because Hikaru is too simple, always saying these positive words.”

“Ahaha, because Kaguya’s personality is negative, or overly positive, you will easily feel unease. If you were to sigh and groan, your happiness will slip away.”

“And if we were to talk about unease……It is still Otouto-kun.”

Kaguya-senpai seemed to be dejected as if it is her own responsibility.

“Please don’t reveal this expression as if you were wrong.”

“But I am still considered as Otouto-kun’s master……”

“No problem. If I can only chant Barrett, there must be a way to cope with it.”

“Is it really not a problem? Because if you were to lose, then Otouto-kun will have to leave this division……”

“Compared to this dejected look, I feel that using a smile to cheer for me will make me more happy.”

“Hayashizaki is also saying that Kaguya is too negative.” Hoshikaze-senpai also made fun of her on the side.

“……Really! I know. I will at least use all my strength to cheer for you!”

Although the positivity level is already high enough, he still cannot use magic aside from Barrett.

However, Kazuki did not let his unease appear outside and tried hard to put out an optimistic expression.

Afterwards, at the square, ignoring the Student Council that was leading this, Liz Liza-sensei came to observe the situation. The Sword Division Student Council, the second year students who were responsible for the barrier as well as the audience are coming in one after another.

The ordinary citizens were distributed tickets in advance. It is a precious item that is difficult to obtain. There were not many chances to see Summoning Magic with their own eyes.

Kazuki was waiting in the Magic Division’s rest tent and waiting for the competition to start. At this moment, a male student came to talk with him.

“Hey, you’re our president’s otouto-kun right……Can I call you my kouhai?”

“Yes, you are……one of the people that take care of Kanae’s Sword Division Student Council.”

Remembering that he is a senpai named Torazou, it is indeed a name suitable for a burly young swordsman.

“My name is Yamada Torazou. As the one who is fighting first for the Sword Division, I will be fighting against your vice-president……Forget it, since I am going to lose anyways, I wanted to talk with you before the match.”

Torazou-senpai, who said these words, seemed to be a little bit embarrassed and scratched his face:

“You use a sword to defeat a Stigma Magic User……I also watched that duel. How should I put it…….I feel that you are amazing. I have always treated your sister as an exception, but when I saw that you too have the same level of strength, I changed my opinion. I have always thought that it is impossible to win against Summoning Magic. Maybe if I put more effort into it, I will have a chance of victory.”

Torazou’s eyes twinkled as he stared at Kazuki. Kazuki also felt a bit embarrassed. The two men were looking at each other, forming a sparkling space.

“I heard that you can only use Summoning Magic to fight in this battle. What an interesting fellow! Although it might be a problem for me, who is in the Sword Division to say this, please do your best! I also half believe that I cannot win, but just for today, I bowed down to become your sister’s disciple. I will go all out. Although it may be wrong to say this suddenly, please watch my fight!”

Torazou-senpai firmly gripped Kazuki’s hands and passionately shook hands with him.

“——Next, the annual Knight’s Academy’s Inter-Division Competition officially begins.”

Koyuki, who was acting as the MC and the referee for the competition, declared that the event begins.

The ordinary audience members issued out a large cheer. Then, Hoshikaze-senpai from the Magic Division and Torazou-senpai, who had a nervous expression from the Sword Division, appeared in the center of the arena.

Based on the rules of a duel, the two of them were separated by 50 meters and confronted each other.

“I know thy name……Thy name is Baal-Zebub. All the evil born into the word. The plagued harvest God, obey my command and retrieved thy glory!”

Hoshikaze-senpai chanted a spell, then with a golden light, she switched to her Magical Dress.

“The harvest God is a powerful Diva, Baal, who uses magic related to the stars and weather. Although his alias, Lord of the Flies, Beelzebub, is more famous……By the way, although the Divas will not say excessive words to humans, but if you call Baal as Beelzebub in Astrum, he will be insanely mad that you will not able to laugh.”

Kaguya-senpai, who was beside Kazuki, whispered into his ear.

“Will there actually be an idiot who would say these words? Of course he will be mad.”

“……Once, Hikaru could not resist and tried it out. That Ouji-sama. <ref>Ouji-sama = Prince-sama. It is referring to Hikaru as she gives off a princely aura.</ref> will occasionally become innocent and pure……Then, she was reprimanded for 30 minutes in Astrum.”

Just by staying at Astrum is already difficult, but she was actually scolded for 30 minutes……

“Then, let it begin!”

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Koyuki blew her whistle.

Torazou-senpai rushed over immediately at the same time the competition began. However, because he was probably concentrating in observing Hoshikaze-senpai’s actions, his pace was considerably cautious.

In contrast with him, Hoshikaze-senpai swiftly completed her chant and her actions were quick.

“The God’s Will that Swirls the air! Gather in my hand and grant me the right of judgment! The divine light granted by the King’s right, become a dazzling bow! Lightning Line!”

A golden and ornate bow appeared in her right hand. Lightning sparks were currently hosting themselves in her left.

“Baal’s Level 1 Summoning Magic. Compared to Barrett, Lightning Line’s power is relatively weaker, but before the sparks arrows are completely exhausted, it can continue to fire. It is a convenient and enviable attack Magic.”

Just as Kaguya-senpai had said, Hoshikaze-senpai’s left hand pulled the bowstring, the sparks will turn in lightning and fire out.

“DOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”

However, Torazou-senpai timed it correctly and jumped to the side and avoided the lightning.

“!” Hoshikaze-senpai seemed to show a shocked expression.

“He also learned the Hayashizaki Ryuu?” Kaguya-senpai issued out a surprised sound and asked Kazuki.

“No, it is impossible to learn the Hayashizaki Ryuu in a few short days. However, this is different than Barrett. Because pulling the bowstring is an obvious preliminary action, it may be easier to avoid for a swordsman.”

Torazou-senpai is originally number 3 in the Sword Division. His strength cannot be ignored.

Suddenly, there was a strange feeling. Torazou is using the Knight’s sword techniques and not the Iai techniques. Even so, he did not pull out his blade and kept his blade in its sheath while fighting.

What is he waiting for—— Kazuki had this feeling. Hoshikaze-senpai did not care and continued to fire off the second round, third round. Torazou-senpai also used unsmooth actions to desperately avoid it and slowly approached Hoshikaze-senpai.

When Torazou-senpai finally rushed to the side of Hoshikaze-senpai, cheers were issued beside the arena.

“However, one of the greatest strength of Lightning Line is that you can continue to chant other spells while shooting continuously!”

Just as what Kaguya-senpai had said, Hoshikaze-senpai had already completed other spells.

“The atmospheric flow, converge into this body and become a fierce gale that rejects the enemies! The eye of the typhoon is thy throne! Storm Fort!”

Hoshikaze’s Defensive Magic. Violent winds will blow around Hoshikaze-senpai’s surroundings. “WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Torazou-senpai seemed to be like a garbage and was blown high into the sky.

The wind endlessly howls, Torazou-senpai could only be treated as a sandbag in the air.

“……If it is in the air, there is no way to avoid it, checkmate!”

Hoshikaze-senpai aimed at Torazou-senpai in the sky and prepared to shoot.

“……It’s over. Hikaru plans on using the remaining three rounds of arrows together. The impossibility of avoiding an attack with three times the amount of power will probably cut down the majority of his magic power.”

“……No! Torazou-senpai’s eyes does not seem to have given up!”

“Hey, hey, which side is Otouto-kun cheering for?”

Torazou-senpai, who was blown into the air, absolutely did not have a man’s eyes for defeat.

It is more like——the eyes of a tiger before it pounces on his prey.

The evidence is……Even when he is floating in the air, his hand is already placed onto the hilt at his waist.

The lightning arrow was shot——In front of it, Torazou-senpai took advantage of this, pulled out his blade and threw it towards Hoshikaze-senpai.

“——A lightning rod?” Kazuki, who noticed the intention of this behavior, could not help but cry out.

<The Sharp Blade> and the <Point of Discharge> were connected together. The large charge of lightning flowed into the point of discharge and depicted a path. The <Lightning> headed in a direction where Hoshikaze-senpai did not expect.

The lightning changed its path. It did not turn Torazou-senpai, but rather his blade into chars.

Torazou-senpai, who was unhurt, landed beautifully and clenched his sheath and sprinted forward.

“TORAZOU SMASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

While rushing over, while swinging his sheath——It was all according to his plan.

The powerful violent attack sent Hoshikaze-senpaii flying. Torazou-senpai did not miss this opportunity to launch continuous attacks, he continued to use his sheath to attack Hoshikaze-senpai. The blue light from the Defense Magic flashed over and over again.

“If that’s the case……Didn’t he win already?”

“No, The greatest strength of Hikaru is her ability to concentrate for a chant……Although she is seriously wounded……”

“Let the lightning descend towards my body and grant me the lightning speed……Awaken the sleeping lion! Ride Lightning!”

Among the continuous blows——The Magic Division Student Council Vice-President completed her chant.

“It is enough! This is unbearableeeee!”

Lightning flowed through Hoshikaze-senpai’s limbs. Then just like fast-forwarding in a movie, Hoshikaze-senpai’s actions accelerated. With an abnormal reflex, Hoshikaze-senpai dodged the sheath and counterattacked.

“You actually push me to this degreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

“WAHHHH!”

The girl’s fist fell like rain onto Torazou’s body. Torazou-senpai, whose stance was broken, could only step back. However, Hoshikaze-senpai immediately chased after as if it was a squabble between kids and continuously punched him with her fist.

“Sending a specific current signal to the muscles and nerves, it is a powerful Enhancement Magic that uses brute force when it is a critical moment.”

Kaguya-senpai continued to explain. Kazuki recalled that at the entrance ceremony, Hoshikaze-senpai brought the large caged vehicle, where the dragon was, over.

The scene of the Stigma Magic User beating up the swordsman caused the audience to let out grand cheers.

“The all-embracing fate within the great hemisphere……The binds of the constellation, allowing the operation of the day to stop! Horoscope Stasis!”

While frantically beating up the opponent, Hoshikaze-senpai continued to chant a spell. Numerous points of lights appeared around Torazou-senpai. Light flowed between each of point Torazou-senpai was binded by numerous strings of light and completely stopped moving——This is the Binding Magic that was chanted against the dragon from the entrance ceremony.

“W, What is this?”

Torazou-senpai was tied up by the ropes of light and issued out a cry. Fists continued to rain down on his body mercilessly.

Torazou-senpai, who could not even be sent flying away, had turned into a punching bag.

“The Roar from the God’s Flame informs the God’s Fury! The heavenly roars all gather into thy hand, descend down a hammer that can crush the world! Crush the World! Yagrush!”

“This is……Baal’s Level 8! But it is a technique that should not be used against a human……”

Kaguya-senpai hurried to enter the venue, but it was already too late.

With a flashing amount of Magic Light, a large hammer appeared in Hoshikaze-senpai’s right hand.

“Try and dodge thisssssssssssss!”

“How can he dodge it! It’s over!’

Hoshikaze-senpai fell down due to the interference of Koyuki who was beside her. The huge hammer swung down in the air and disappeared. I do not know what would have happened if it actually hit.

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Kooyuki blew her whistle.

“……Senpai, what are you doing? Using that kind of Summoning Magic towards an opponent who is nearly completely depleted of Magic Power will normally kill them. Are you an idiot?”

After the Defense Magic is completely destroyed, it will be a confrontation of a flesh body against a Myth’s Magic.

“……Sorry……I lost myself for a bit……”

Hoshikaze-senpai finally recovered and suddenly become dejected.

“As, as expected it’s impossible was it?........Even though, I thought I can win..........”

“Winner, Magic Division Student Council first player, Hoshikaze Hikaru!”

On the grounds, rather than saying that it’s blessing the winner, the applause praising the effort of the loser reverberated. From the center of the ring, Hikaru-senpai is leaving trudgingly with dropped shoulder and coming here.

“Next is your turn.”

With nervous expression on her face, Mio called out to Kazuki like that. That’s right.........next is my turn.

Kazuki faced the ring. Because this is a fight using Summoning Magic, there is no sword in his hips, its a bit lonely.

“Which reminds me, Kazuki doesn’t need to Access the Astrum beforehand isn’t it?”

The referee Koyuki enquired.

“My Magical Dress in the form of ring is always fixed on my finger. It looks like I’m constantly connected with Leme.”

“Is that so. Somehow, it’s indecent. Then, let’s start soon.”

“Ah, please wait a little! My heart is still preparing! Hauu!”

Kamiizumi-senpai inhaled her breath, and then after releasing it, she calmed down with an expression like a different person.

First class swordman’s mental concentration switching is fast. Then, instantly her head hung down.

“Kazuki-dono, previously your renown has been told by Kana-shishou<ref>Master or teacher</ref>. Kamiizumi’s house first daughter Iori, respectfully I state my wish for a match!”

“Then, the preparation is okay already. ..........Begin!”

At the same time that Koyuki blew the whistle, Jakin!<ref> SFX of sword withdrawn from sheath</ref> Kamiizumi-senpai draw her sword.

“Here I come!”

The outcome will decide if I can stay in the Magic Division.

“...... <{{furigana|Rasen Hana|Barrett}}>!”<ref>Spiral Flower</ref>, Kazuki anticipate with chanting the Summoning Magic.

But the advancing Kamiizumi-senpai flickered like a heat haze, and the fire bullets were avoided. She is not decelerating at all. Kazuki seeing that movement’s quality, gave up hitting from the front with Barrett.
The second Barrett is also evaded, Kamiizumi-senpai is allowed to draw near.

“Prepare yourself!” The short sword is sharply swinged.

Kazuki reading the breathing and timing of the opponent, bent his back causing the sword to intersect with paper-thin difference.

“As expected, Kana-shishou’s big brother!”

Kazuki while bending backward released a front kick. Toward an attack outside her expectation, Kamiizumi-senpai showed a surprised expression. Of course before the defensive magical power, a front kick released while in an off-balance posture doesn’t produce any damage.

Kazuki’s kicking foot is repelled by the blue backlash of defensive magical power.

By using that reaction, Kazuki jumped a large distance backward.

“With my defensive magical power’s recoil, the distance......!?”

By avoiding the pursuit with the jump, Kazuki used physique strengthening and earned some distance.

“......Well done!” Kamiizumi-senpai exclaimed in admiration and again facing towards Kazuki, she started running.

Kazuki fired Barrett but, Kamiizumi-senpai again avoided that and came swinging the short sword.

But a close-quarter combat is not only about sword skill! He can still can escape!

Kazuki desperately struggling through Iori’s slash, did the flying kick again while continuing to escape.

To earn the distance for running from place to place, Barrett is released. But it missed......!

Wih the tension of the evasion battle, the stands were excited. With a glance, it can be seen that it is an even match.

“How could Summoning Magic get evaded like that!”

If this becomes a protracted battle, this side's magic power will only get used up!

“......Otouto-kun! Use my Summoning Magic! If it's like that I think you can win!! ......My compatibility with Otouto-kun, aaabsolutely not bad is what I believe!!”

Kaguya shouts from the ringside.

Unintentionally Kazuki got distracted from his opponent. He looked up at Kaguya-senpai. Senpai even now has that upset and worried expression. Just like a mother in class visiting an event. Even though I don’t have any memory of my mother.

The girl’s positivity level is [68] in the graph that's floating up in front of my eyes. Even so, that's surely the emotion of deep affection toward her junior. That is what the person herself said, so it must be so.

Even so as expected——I want to think that I am liked by this senpai. I want to believe that.

I Want to be liked more by Senpai.

The moment that thought floated in his mind, Asmodeus’ incantation flowed into Kazuki’s mind.

It can be recited!? Senpai’s Summoning Magic!

Kamiizumi-senpai came approaching to attack. Kazuki, in order to recite Senpai’s magic, desperately earned some distance.

“Desire that lurked in the sea of mind, passing through sinful flesh stretching that hand! Embodiment of violation, coiling around desire as it is! <{{furigana|Kuro Shokushu|Desire Tentacle}}><ref>Black Tentacle</ref>!”

Kazuki’s Stigmata is shining in violet color, kukuku......Asmodeus’ laughing voice is resounding passing over from <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>. At the same time, at Kamiizumi-senpai’s underfoot, a fissure is running. From there an ocean of living things of enormous tentacles squirming around and reaching out one after another. Asmodeus’ level 1’s Summoning Magic, Tentacle Magic.

Kamiizumi-senpai is avoiding using Foreseeing. But, the tentacle persistently pursues Kamiizumi-senpai.
One of the tentacles twined around her foot, toward the eerie touch sensation, Kamiizumi-senpai's [hii] voice got leaked.

The short sword flashed and the tentacle is torn to pieces but, unknown number of tentacles continue to sweep down on Kamiizumi-senpai.

This is maybe, for a swordsman using agility as her foundation, the worst natural enemy.

“.......My Diva’s Summoning Magic, there is nothing other than disgusting thing, I’m really sorry.”

Outside the ring, Kaguya-senpai is falling into self-disgust.

Is that so, if my own self doesn’t believe the Positivity Level it’s no good.

The fondness from this person toward myself, if I don’t believe it proudly puffing up my chest, it’s no good.

This cycle of Positivity Value, its a mutual thing.

Kazuki looked over his shoulder glancing at Mio. [What?] looking like wanting to say that, the girl is glaring back.

Even that twisted attitude, recently it seems to become cute in Kazuki’s opinion.

That girl, towards someone like me, giving some good will ——!

Along with that thought, inside his mind, Phoenix’s incantation is overflowing.

That spell, chant it. In the ringside, Kanae from the beginning sensed that unusual phenomenon.

“Ii-chan, don’t get distracted with those tentacles! The time for chanting has been earned!”

While escaping from the tentacles, Kamiizumi-senpai is doing [hah]<ref>Surprised face when finally realization set in</ref> face and finally paid attention to Kazuki.

Kanae perceiving the scale of magical power, is shouting.

Kamiizumi-san’s face warped into impatience, broke into a run. The timing is going to be very close.
Toward Kazuki who is reciting the spell, Kamiizumi-senpai raised her sword overhead ——At that time, the tentacles from the rear entangled Kamiizumi-senpai’s legs. [...... Oh no!] at that, the girl was too late.
Kazuki’s stigmata is glowing with more intensity that was never seen until now ——Magical powers are erupting.

“From dusk to dawn oh soaring immortal bird, grant that wing of hope on my back! Destruction for the sake of rebirth, here......! <{{furigana|Kaijin Kaesu Hiiro no Tsubasa|Blazing Wings}}><ref>Ash Ember Return Crimson Wing</ref>!”

Greatest usable Summoning Magic with Positivity Value 100——Level 5.

Intense heat, in one breath blew up from the back on Kazuki’s upper body, curving like a bow. That body looked like a rocket launching to the sky. Kamiizumi-senpai’s slashed in vain at the empty space. Kazuki is looking down from the sky at that scene.

Kamiizumi-senpai apart from her own sword as a method of attack understood that she already became powerless. And just like that, she looked upward in blank amazement.

This is......magic for borrowing Phoenix’s wing on the back.

The way to use it, if it’s the swordsman me, like this!!

“Go!” Kazuki, by fluttering the wing, like a bird of prey seizing the prey on the ground swooped down.
With all one’s strength, the right wing is enfolded in the left——Just like the image of storing a katana inside the sheath.

The wings, are [sword]. Even while I’m a <{{furigana|Seikon Mahou Tsukai|Magika Stigma}}><ref>Stigmata Magician</ref>, I’m also a swordsman.

And then the enfolded wing were——unleashed in one breath!

“Uooooooooooooooooooo!”

That is, with the length reaching 10 meter making use of the wing of flames——[Iainuki]<ref>Art of drawing sword, cutting down one’s opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards</ref>

“Th, this kind of attack even with Foreseeing there is no way........!”

That [Iainuki]’s wind slicing noise, cannot be compared to katana with length less than 1 meter——Gou!<ref>SFX of roaring sound</ref> along with that violent sound, Kamiizumi-senpai is mowed down.

The trajectory of the flame painted an enormous half circle not permitting any evasive action at all for Kamiizumi-senpai. The blue glow of defensive magical power is smashed up like sheets of spray inside a giant tsunami.

“It’s over!”

Magic intoxication, feeling anxiety with the possibility of overkill, Koyuki in panic raised a restraining voice.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

Because of the impossibility in escaping the wave of flames, Kamiizumi-senpai’s magical power were grinded down thoroughly. Screams are raised, Kazuki too become flustered.......The extent of the strength is unexpected!?

In a panic, the wing of flames were negated, Kazuki fell down toward the ground. Only at the end did Koyuki became a little dumbfounded but, he finally Piririririri<ref>Whistle sound</ref> whistle is blown. Clapping hands and cheerings reverberate like falling thunder.

——Victory. Even though before the fight I thought there was no chance of victory.

This victory......It's all thanks to the connection of bonds with everyone.

"Are you okay Kamiizumi-senpai?"

"Fuee......, the uniform is all burned up. I almost became a well-done girl you know——"

Kazuki extended a helping hand to Kamiizumi-senpai. The moment Kamiizumi-senpai took that hand and stood up, the girl's uniform and underwear fell suddenly, all of it crumbling down from the burning.

"Fu, FUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?"

Kamiizumi-senpai crouched down completely while raising a crying voice. Kazuki in panic hands out his blazer.

"......Wh, what a gentleman......No way. Kana-chan's big brother is so cool......"

The referee Koyuki poured down a cold gaze.

"Kazuki......to what extent can that skill of yours reach? Why does this magic only burn down the clothes......Original magic....."

"There is no way I can do something that skillful you know!? I just don't understand the degree of the power at all!"

After Kamiizumi-senpai bowed her head down politely, she took flight and disappeared from the ring.

"Congratulations, Kazuki. ......It's going well isn't it. Though I think the winning method is somehow strange."

Mio came and meeting halfway, faced Kazuki with a rare honest smile.

From the chest, feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction boiled up. From now on, with everyone I can——

"Nii-sama......"

With expression of dissatisfaction Kanae approached sullenly.

"Nii-sama with wing of flames spread out, The impression of [Nii-sama Angel] was really cool......"

"That expression is gross"

"I cannot consent but......if Summoning Magic are shown to that extent then, it's impossible not to accept it."

Even while bulging her cheek, Kanae was giving her acceptance.

"Kanae, I'll remain in Magic Division."

Someone like me, is it good to be happy like this?

Somehow, I have a feeling that everything will disappear when I wake up from this dream.

"The student council of Magic Division too, for me it has become an important place."

"Onii-chan that has abandoned me, obtained something like [Important place], I'll destroy it."

——A strange voice, is raised. It's not the word of Kanae in front of me.

When he turned around to the direction of the voice, at the audience seating in the ringside——a girl with silver hair, it's Kaya.

"How cruel, even though I tried very hard to endure like this. Even though I want to go back to that time......why does Onii-chan tied together with this kind of people and magical power?"

This girl——Kaya, she can see Leme's energy!?

With that adorable lips, Kaya moved and talk coldly like a machine.

"That's why, I'll just stop enduring. ......Onii-chan abandoned me and obtained [Important place], I'll destroy everything. ......<{{furigana|Jaryuu Shinshoku|Dragon Invite}}><ref>Evil Dragon's Encroachment</ref>!"

She invoked magic without incantation. A sound of world teared up rang out.

===Part 2===

"BIKIBIKIBIKI!"<ref>SFX of something teared up</ref> Strange high pitched sound are raised, a giant rift ran on the blue sky. A black, muddled parallel world spread out at the other side of the rift.

From the rift, two black drops spilled out. The black drops wriggled and squirmed in the air and became two dragons, flapping gigantic wings that looks like it could completely cover the sky.

"<{{furigana|Shiryuu|Niddhogg}}><ref>Death Dragon</ref>! <{{furigana|Dokuryuu|Fafnir}}><ref>Poison Dragon</ref>! Destroy this hindrance of barrier! And then after that all that nuisance other than Onii-chan! REMOVE THEMMM!"

The face of the screaming Kaya is wrapped by light. The old rag clothing that the girl wore is tinged by light——completely transforming it like a Magical dress. From her forehead's left side a typical horn grew out just like a magic beast's.

The dragons should have been attacking humans as their maximum priority——but they don't even pay any attention to the audiences and instead, in accordance with Kaya's words, swooped down to the barrier.

The barrier is thin because it's assumed that there won't be any direct attack; however, a crack appeared because of the ramming attack.

The student in charge of the barrier attempted to repair the barrier in panic.

"......This is not a play! Everyone in the audience please evacuate immediately!"

Liz Liza shouted loudly. Because of that, each person looking at the situation in front of their eyes——finally realized that the attack of illegal magic users are a reality and rushed to the school gate.

With the barrier destroyed, the student who was in charge of the barrier fainted by magic intoxication as a result of the attack.

"Student Council, intercept it! ——Combine together the strength of both department!"

In this place the swordsmen and Magica Stigma that can fight are only——Student Council members.

While Liz Liza roared angrily, she ran to the fountain located in the garden near the ground and plunged both hands inside the basin.

She vibrated the <{{furigana|base particle|Prima Materia}}> with sophisticated Psychokinesis Magic and transformed the water into pure white mist. The mist was manipulated according to Liz Liza's thought and streamed into the dragon heads.

With the sudden obstruction of their field of vision, the approaching nose-diving dragons were misdirected into the wrong direction and crashed.

"I don't understand the circumstances but......there is no need for cooperation if just for the likes of a dragon!"

The Sword Division's Hanashizaki Kanae threw a challenge towards the crashing Niddhogg.

"It can't be helped, we will take on the green dragon!"

The Magic Division's Hoshikaze Hikaru exclaimed and started to <{{furigana|connect|Access}}> to Baal!

"Wai, you idiots......" Liz Liza cursed toward the two divided Student Councils.

Very suddenly——the Inter-division competition changed into a real combat mobilization.

"Kaya!? You, why are you using something like that kind of illegal magic......!"

"Onii-chan! For my name to be called by Onii-chan, I'm so happy......so happy that I want to kill!"

Kaya that transformed into atypical appearance screamed while her crying and laughing expression distorted.

"<{{furigana|Jingi Shinshoku|Weapon Invite}}><ref>Sacred Treasure Encroachment</ref>!"

Around her hand with "BIKIBIKIBIKI!" sound, a dimension rift materialized and from there a drip spilled over again, this time it changed into a large magical sword with blue translucence. The girl raised the large sword overhead.

"I also obtained it you know! ......The same power like Onii-chan and Mio-chan!"

Kaya swung the large sword that was as large as herself towards Kazuki.

"!?" Kazuki doubted his own eyes even as he tried to use Foresight.

What in the world is this......The girl's breathing and muscle shows no signs or intention at all!

Kaya didn't think about anything! It's as though the sword has a will of it's own and move completely by itself!!

Kazuki desperately evaded by falling over. His way of evasion is reminiscent of an amateur.

"Nii-sama!" Kanae immediately shouted and she threw one of her two short sword to Kazuki. Kazuki received it and drew the short sword from it's scabbard.

Without a moment's delay, the second downward swing and the third strike of the large blue sword came, but both were warded off by the short sword.

"Look, Onii-chan! Because I also wanted to become strong! The me that was abandoned became like Onii-chan and Mio-chan!!"

"Because of that......you agreed to an illegal contract!?"

Kaya no longer had any hesitation......her body was being possessed by someone!

"After all, only this Diva......the only one that gave me any kind words!"

Kaya shouldn't have had any training in any sword skills; however, the sword moved just like there was a swordsman's soul that dwelt inside the sword. Even to Kazuki, the swordsmanship was so sharp that it left his body trembling with fear.

"Kazuki! Why are you in a pinch when the opponent is also using a sword!"

Mio chanted a spell while at the same time spouting a rebuking voice——

"......<{{furigana|Rasen Hana|Barrett}}>!"

However Kaya rotated her arm with terrific force and bisected the high speed bullet of Barrett into two.

"This sword will reject all [Shot]!"<ref>It means any kind of projectile attack</ref>

It's obvious that it's not a human technique and reaction speed.

"Is that, <Sacred Treasure>!?"

Animal warped by magic into an evil beast, human transformed by magic into an Elf, normal space warped by magic into haunted ground, and the same case where weapon and tool were transformed by magic also exist. An item that had it's foundation warped into a Sacred Treasure, to a degree where it's impossible to be imitated by alchemy, were legendary magic items that were rarely discovered in haunted grounds where evil beasts gathered.

Kaya chanted magic that pulled the evil beasts and Sacred Treasure from somewhere.

What kind of Diva is she contracted with!?

"This is the power of <{{furigana|the guide of chaos|Trickster}}> that I have obtained! If Mio-chan is also coming here....I'll kill you altogether! <{{furigana|Engoku Shinsoku|Muspelheim Invite}}>!<ref>Hellfire Encroachment</ref>"

With Kaya as the center, "BIKIBIKIBIKI!" countless rifts formed with terrific force in scope that swallowed up Kazuki and Mio.

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Kazuki sensed the flow of magic——and realized that evasion is impossible.

Even Defensive Magic won't make it in time with his current chanting speed.

Large-scale Destruction Magic. Summoning of hell. This magic changed the very space itself!

The world was smashed up beginning from the rift. The very space itself where Kazuki and the others stood was converted into a pitch-black dimension. The surrounding darkness suddenly became red-hot hell.

The created space became the world of fire from Norse mythology. Like being imprisoned in a microwave oven, there was already nothing left to be done except accepting the fate of death. However——

"Oh mermaid's singing voice, manifest the frozen thought. Regret become flower of ice, loneliness become light snowfall, cover the world with cold nothingness......<{{furigana|Shizukanaru Seppaku|White Album}}>!<ref>Silent Snow White</ref>

Along with awe-inspiring singing voice, countless snow and water crystal scattered and danced in the red-hot space.

Flame and cold collided, offsetting each other, the world once again broke and scattered.

The other dimension was extinguished and the scenery was restored back to normal.

The one that crashed Large-scale Destruction Magic into Large-scale Destruction Magic was Koyuki.

Vepar, the mermaid of 72 Pillar was releasing near transparent light blue radiance besides the girl.

"Koyuki! ......Even though you are also a first year, for a high level magic that work into space itself......!"

"......Please show some spirit to fight and survive! You'll die you know!!"

Because of Koyuki's reprimand, Kazuki and Mio quickly started to chant their spells.

"Dragon Invite!"

The space beside Kaya split, this time two small flying dragons came out.

""Barrett!""

Toward the flying dragons that leaped closely with their fangs bared, two flame bullets shot them down.

Kazuki ran and drew his Iai towards Kaya——this time he has the resolution to fight.

Scrape off all of the girl's magic power and make her powerless!

"How cruel! Why is Onii-chan pointing that sword to me.....I'll kill you!!"

Kaya's large blue sword automatically moved and blocked Kazuki's slash, "GIN!"<ref>SFX of sword clanging</ref> sound was echoing.

Kanae, who already handed out one of her swords to Kazuki, confronted the dragon without her usual two-sword style and with only her one remaining sword.

Nidhogg the death dragon. In the Norse mythology, that name was handed down to the black dragon that gnawed at the root of the <{{furigana|World Tree|Yggdrasil}}> in the depth of the world. A dragon that left its name in mythology.

"Interesting! If its just ordinary dragon slaying then nobody will be amazed!"

Kanae challenged the death dragon Nidhogg. [<{{furigana|Fujin Koneko|Storm Cat}}>]<ref>Wind God Kitten</ref> doesn't utilize Iai. With a good command of her agile body, Kanae's way of fighting was with an overwhelming number of attacks driving the opponent into a corner.

The dragon waved its claws at random because its face was covered by mist. After all it should just be an animal so Kanae easily evaded the rough attack and with her short sword, one layer, two layers were hacked into pieces.

However toward the hard skin "GIN! GIN!" the consecutive attacks only lightly bounced.

Fafnir keep waving both of his arm's claws not even feeling the attack. The attack doesn't even compare to a mosquito's bite.

While Kanae evades with paper-thin margin——this time she aimed at the inside of the joint and swinged her katana.

However even that attack while filled with biological knowledge, "GIN!" was repelled from the hardness feedback.

Kanae "Chih" clicked her tongue.

......The powerlessness that cannot even be compensated with strengthening magic, unable in admitting that it was her own shortcoming.

The mist that was covering the dragon's face cleared. In the corner of Kanae's field of vision, "You idiots......Fight using cooperation......" the figure of Liz Liza-sensei who collapsed while speaking bitterly due to magic intoxication entered into her sight.

This <{{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}> teacher produced mist using common magic with poor magic consumption and saved the spectators.

Looking at that figure, Kanae felt a brief remorse because she challenged the dragon alone.

If it already became like this, even if its only by willpower, I have to bring down this black dragon by my own hand!

The death dragon that had its vision free looked down and glared at the girl.

Starting from that moment, it doesn't attack randomly anymore, instead it accurately and fiercely swing its claws.

Swinging both arms one after another and brandishing it's tail roughly, Kanae concentrated her mind and using Foresight avoided all of those. This time Nidhogg opened its huge mouth and tried to swallow Kanae.

"I've waited for that!"

Nidhogg's big mouth facing toward Kanae "GABUM!" closed down, but she backstepped and avoided it.

And then she made a big jump to Nidhogg's nose tip. From there she leaped further.

"First the eyeball!"

With her whole strength, she stabbed the dragon's eyeball. Compared to the skin, the soft eyeball "DOSU!" was pierced by the sword blade.

When she sensed the sword pierced until the bone in the bottom of the eye socket, she released her katana.

Nidhogg that has the katana left in its eye socket struggled violently. Kanae landed in Nidhogg's nose, and hopped gracefully like a dancer.

"——And then the brain!"

With her whole body motion like a spring, Kanae kicked the handle of the katana stuck inside Nidhogg's eyeball and drove it deeper inside. With acrobatic movement the force was amplified many times over, driving in the sword like a hammer.

"BAGIN!" A certain bone deep inside the eye socket <Sphenoid bone><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenoid_bone</ref>
's cracked response was felt. Even unknown creatures, if they have eyeballs then the eyesocket's construction must be consistently similar. No matter what kind of living things they are, this bone structure that has the role of connecting eyeball to brain, was not a sturdy thing. Smoothly the blade reached the brain.

"——And then DIE!"

Kanae kicked up the handle of the katana diagonally with one leg. The sword blade that reached the brain vibrated violently in Nidhogg's cranium. Its brain tissues shaked and it's whole body spasmed convulsively.

Nidhogg "DOOON!" laid down its body, while Kanae landed agilely like a cat.

"How's that, you see that! ......Damn, how dull. I got too worked up. ......What about Nii-sama!?"

While cleaning the short sword soiled from blood and grey matter with Psychokinesis, Kanae turned toward Kazuki's direction.

At that time Kanae witnessed the girl shouting "Onii-chan!" while swinging the large sword.

The body's performance was amateur but only the slash was strangely sharp.

"Nii-sama is......I'm the only sister of Nii-sama!"

Kanae assaulted the girl from the back.

But the attack that should have beeen completely unforeseen by the girl was automatically intercepted by the large blue sword.

"Wh......what is this fellow!? Is this really a human movement!?"

"KANAE!?" Kazuki turns his eye to Kanae with surprise and delight.

"Nii-sama Nii-sama, I killed the dragon even faster than <{{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}> and came to help, you know!"

"Idiot, don't be careless!"

Just like what Kazuki said——soon Kanae's face lost its color.

The illegal magician girl showed that she can compete against Kazuki and Kanae at the same time with one large sword. Furthermore with the high-speed activation of Possession Magic, she was also matching the back-up Summoning Magic of two person from the Magic Division's Student Council.

"Is this girl a monster!?"

Illegal magician——this girl is beyond <{{furigana|Stigmata Magician|Magica Stigma}}>!

Certainly this girl's power cannot be compared with a Stigmata Magician, she might be an existence we have no chance to stand against.

"Kaichou<ref>President</ref>, dangerous! That dragon is still not dead!!"

Looking toward the voice from the back——Nidhogg that should be dead, has its eyeball "BUKUBUKU!" bubbling while standing up and raising its claw overhead toward Kanae. That kind of absurdity......

"TORAZOU SMAAAAAAAAASH!!"

But immediately, somebody forced their way through and with all their strength perform a full swing with their long sword.

The claw and long sword clashed, that voice——Torazou was blown off but the claw attack was also repelled.

"Torazou!? ......To be saved by you......somehow it's infuriating."

"Kaichou, stop being so obstinate and lets cooperate with the Magic Division! I'll hold back this black dragon so Kaichou, go and help Magic Division's student council!"

"What!? Don't joke around......This me......with what kind of face can I cooperate with them!"

"Other than somehow using their <Chorus Magic> in this place and catching all of them in one attack, there is no other way! ......However we are all equal you know. For those guys to be able to finish their chant, we must be the one's holding back these dragons! Isn't that right, Kaichou!?"

"!? Even though you are just Torazou, impertinently giving sound argument......!"

Is it Nii-sama's influence...... Damn, rather than the current me, Torazou's way was right!

"......Torazou, I leave that guy to you! Absolutely don't die!!"

"Ou! I'll be troubled if you forever keep thinking I'm a pathetic guy you know, watch this Kaichou, you too Hayashizaki Kazuki! UOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Toward the other side of the battlefield——Kanae started running to where the green dragon was fighting with the Magic Division's student council.

The poison dragon Fafnir. A dragon with the power of poison residing in its body that appeared in Norse mythology. It has six misshapen arms, making an unsightly figure. On each of its six arms poison claws are attached.

"......<{{furigana|Raijin Shunshin|Ride Lightning}}>!"

Hikaru who has her whole body accelerating attracted Fafnir with the attack from <{{furigana|Raijin Yu|Lightning Line}}><ref>Thunder God Bow</ref> held in one hand. During that time Kaguya was chanting high level magic. That was the tactic. <{{furigana|Jigoku Souhi|Gernica}}><ref>Hell Conception Fire</ref>——It will be settled with instant death!

However Hikaru cannot keep up with the exchange with speed alone when there were six arms that keep on striking, her posture was off-balance. Danger! Damn......already useless!

Immediately Kaguya discarded the high level magic that she currently chanted and switch into level 2 magic.

"My wicked mind filled with curse, I beseech thy agony...... Unashamed of ominous thought! <{{furigana|Zouo no Mudabana|Fill Pain}}><ref>Hatred of Infertile Flower</ref>!"

The bullet of curse hit Fafnir and it writhed in hallucinatory pain.

But this magic only gives pain and stops the target on its track——with no actual damage to the body.

Using that opportunity, Hikaru recovered her posture. ......This battle of endurance has continued for quite long.

"For Asmodeus' high level attack magic I need to concentrate, so I'm troubled that the almighty Hikaru cannot earn more time you know! Baka Hikaru!!"

"No matter how almighty I am there is no way I can exchange blows with something this tough! Idiot Kaguya!!"

While insulting each other, Kaguya's expression warped haggardly.

"The Knight Order should already be notified but......if it keeps like this sooner or later one of the fights in this divided battlefield won't hold out......"

"BARIRI" At last the spark dispersed, Hikaru's Ride Lightning's effect was finished.

"I, I wonder if it's no good if I don't chant again? Today, this is already my fourth time you know......"

"Please don't say some spoiled thing, you good-for-nothing princess!"

Hikaru's magical power was already exhausted from the previous battle. Toward the girl that was in the middle of thinking that she can't chant Summoning Magic anymore, the claw of Fafnir swooped down.

However at that point, someone interrupted with speed like a rolling gale.

......<{{furigana|Fujin Koneko|Storm Cat}}>.

"You two withdraw! I will serve as vanguard!"

"Kana-chan!? ......You came to help us!?"

Kanae looked back with a fleeting glance and "Fun" her nose snorted.

"......It's only a temporary alliance. I'll stop this guy so get rid of them all in one go with Chorus Magic. That dragon over there is small fish, but it can't be killed with sword."

Fafnir looked down as if to assess the human that came to interfere.

Kanae informed the two people behind while thrusting her short sword to the dragon.

Chorus Magic——If its impossible to hold out until the Knight Order come, then certainly there was no way other than that.

Chorus Magic is a chanting method done by linking several Stigmata Magicians with Telepathy and matching together their magic power wavelengths, producing colossal magic power and materializing level 10 Summoning Magic.

The amount of magic power required for level 10 Summoning Magic was too large, one person alone using it was difficult.

But Chorus Magic demands considerable concentration and multiple Stigmata Magicians also became defenseless at the same time. It's a tactic that risked inviting total annihilation easily if the vanguard cannot protect their charge.

"Can't you depend on me?"

"......No, if the two Student Councils combined their power then we are invincible you know. I have wished for that for a long time! Hikaru, the number is not sufficient so call Koyuki-chan here!"

Until last year Koyuki has already learned the basic of matching magic power's wavelengths.

This year after completing the contract with a Diva, the number of people for Chorus Magic will be enough if Koyuki is included.

Protected by the Student Council of Sword Division——Magic Division's Student Council's trump card was usable!

Fafnir's claws attacked Kanae. The six arms waving about cannot even come near Kanae who took pride on her godlike agility.

Kanae is very poor at a battle of endurance. Even with only a few hits from the enemy, Kanae's meagre defensive magic power will be smashed up immediately, furthermore the poison will steal her movement.

But......Otonashi Kaguya was looking from behind. Kanae can't show a shameful fight.

Probably I am the one that know best Kaguya's strength.

For the sake of winning against her, for a long time Kanae searched for her weak points and keep polishing countermeasures.

Otonashi Kaguya is strong. To a degree that there was no way to win if Kanae challenge her directly face to face.

For this reason, it's vexing but.....she can be relied on.

"I'm counting on you, <{{furigana|Stigmata Magician|Magica Stigma}}>! ......And then watch from there, Hayashizaki's swordmanship!!"

Kazuki looking at Kaya's magic power, noticed that its gradually declining.

When thinking at the beginning how she first summoned the dragon, the scale of the magic Kaya chanted slowly kept getting smaller. However in addition to the frequent magic, it seems that even merely swinging the large blue sword was also wearing down her magic power. Kazuki can already see Kaya's limit.

It's a hard blow when Koyuki was called back by the senpais but the condition on this side is starting to get better.

"Please no......" Kaya's whispering voice was leaked.

"This kind of me stop it already......even though I love him, even though it's precious memory...... Why do I want to kill them......? If its like this, I will continue being alone......this kind of me, stop it already......"

Even so the girl raised her sword and slashed at Kazuki.

”That's why this kind of thing, stop it already!"

"I can't stop! Onii-chan, somehow please help me!"

Even if you said somehow......there was no other way other than shaving her magic power until she become powerless.

In the edge of his field of vision "DOWAA!" The figure of Torazou-san sent flying by Nidhogg was reflected.

Even if Kaya was stopped, the dragons that were already summoned cannot be expected to disappear.

There was no more room for taking it easy. Right now the senpais already——?

"""Thy name is Asmodeus! Thy strength become almighty desire, oh pure black contract, in accordance with my life display that strength!!"""

The three person's magic power altogether <{{furigana|connect|Access}}> the <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>——The Diva was pulled into the present world and materialized.

Along with a flash of violet, the witch finally materialized together with clear real form.

After that Kaguya-senpai passed her order to Asmodeus......! Probably that power can manage to defeat the two dragon altogether, those senpais have that power.

All the magic power were absorbed toward Asmodeus until nothing is left, and Hoshikaze-senpai and Koyuki crumbled down.

Kazuki's sword and Mio's Barrett attacked Kaya incessantly.

"Please help......Onii-chan......"

......Kaya, was it because I was not in Nanohana Institute that it became like this? The feelings of guilt stroke Kazuki's spine.

I, if I don't save her......

"Thy are I, I am thee! ......Become my thought as it is, Curse, Malice, keep beseeching, drag in all my bitter enemy and open the hell's gate!"

Kaguya-senpai keep continuing chanting the spell with strong magic power.

"Kukukukuku! This air has been a while hasn't it, Kaguya! I'm in good mood so I'll be faithful to you! Kaguya, with your desire now what in the world is it that you wished for?"

"My desire is the manifestation of hell! Send all those persons to hell! To inescapable nightmare!"

"Very well! Thy wish is my wish!"

The ultimate magic of Asmodeus was started by Kaguya.

"<{{furigana|Dainana Jigoku Genkai|Seventh Inferno}}>!!"<ref>Seventh Hell Manifestation</ref>

The surrounding surface dimmed ominously.

Is something happening?——Kazuki spontaneously looked back to Kaguya-senpai.

In accordance with Kaguya-senpai's command, Asmodeus raised her right arms overhead grandly. From Asmodeus' back gigantic ominous violet [Gate] rose gradually from the ground. Along with Asmodeus' loud laughter, that gate opened, like a damn bursting open with violet miasma flooding out.

The miasma avoided Kazuki and the others, nothing but the enemy that Kaguya-senpai hated were swallowed up.

The instant the fingertips of Asmodeus' raised right arm "PACHIN!"<ref>sound of clicking finger</ref> echoed, the violet miasma transformed into reddish-black flame of hell.

Kaya and the two dragons were buried inside a cluster of flame without even leaving a strand of hair uncovered.

This flame, its the same type of flame seen before in the school entrance ceremony, Gernica.

Namely, this Seventh Inferno manifestation are——[Enemy and Allies Discernment - Large Scale Instant Death Magic].

This flame of hell was not heat attack or the like, this spell slowly applied the concept of death.

"Kaya!"

Kaguya's flame of hell that swallowed all the object of her hostility has even attacked Kaya that already exhausted all her strength. On the other side of the reddish black flame, Kaya's blue defensive magical power let out a frail shine.

"Kaya, stop it!"

Kazuki shouted pleadingly toward Kaguya-senpai.

Kaguya-senpai who doesn't even imagine the connection between Kazuki and Kaya was confused of the reaction Kazuki showed.

"That summoning magic, that magic will kill her!"

"Otouto-kun......Sorry, right after requesting this flame, even myself cannot control it. Even if it's only a tiny hate, everything of the opponent won't be able to escape and will be killed. But compared to bringing down the other two evil beast, I cannot give preference to the life of that illegal magician. Everyone else is already worn-out you see!"

Looking around the surrounding, Torazou-san already exhausted all his strength and fell down. Kanae too received poison claw and crouched down. Hoshikaze-senpai and Koyuki too because of the Chorus Magic, their magic power sucked up to the bone and collapsed because of magic intoxication.

The only one that was safe and can stand up were Kazuki and Mio, also Kaguya-senpai, just three people.

"But, that's......"

If Kaguya-senpai's magic was interrupted, the surviving dragons——the wounded Fafnir can be handled somehow or other, but the method to defeat Nidhogg that can regenerate its injury will be lost.

But if the invoked magic keep continuing like this, Kaya will be burned out before the dragons.

"He, help me, Onii-chan!"

Inside the reddish black flame, while the defensive magic power was being eroded Kaya pleaded for help.

"Otouto-kun......besides if that child escapes it will become grave crisis. I won't hesitate anymore like that time with Earth Snake. I cannot hesitate. Because I'm this academy strongest magician!"

With eyes burning grimly with sense of responsibility, Kaguya-senpai shouted. While shouting she supplied magic power to Asmodeus. Asmodeus "KUKUKUKUKU!" while laughing madly keep continuing to burn the flame of hell.

Kaguya-senpai's regret with dark expression saying "I have to kill him." about Earth Snake come to mind in Kazuki's head. But at that time Senpai was in pain. She is a reliable senpai but, I know that she tried desperately doing unreasonable thing. Senpai's touch soaked with tears, I still remember it in my heart.

......I understand that Senpai's word is correct. But is this kind of thing really fine.......!?

If Senpai kills Kaya......Not regretting anything, not hurting, can that really happen!?

This kind of situation, there was no way I can consent......!

"Sto, stopp! I don't want to die! I don't want to die alone! Stop, stopp!! Help me——Loki! Power......Give me more power!!"

—— The moment [Loki] was yelled, blue defensive magic power from the girl was coming back around.

All thoughts were blown off from the head, Kazuki doubted his own eyes.

......That recovery was not at the level of just 'coming back around'. Enormous blue light that can't even compare to the girl's original condition covered the girl's whole body, and started to push back the flame of hell.

Vast defensive magic power was distorting [The concept of destined death of the ruler of hell]. <ref>Not really sure about this sentence, I think it refers to the fact that the black fire should be the embodiment of the concept of death itself, and it should be an absolute concept that can't be changed. Thus the fire should be a sure-kill magic, but this vast defensive magic power that suddenly appear distort that fact and do the impossible. If anyone can express it better please edit this sentence</ref>

"!? ......Such thing, impossible. This kind of magic power......it's inhuman!"

The whisper that Kaguya-senpai unintentionally leaked made us trembling with fear.

Currently the two dragons vanished without even their ash remained, however even now Kaya was still leaking blue light——

"......U, aaa......don't want......Stop it Loki, my head! In my head I'm not me any......aaaa.......Iyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

——Kaya who should be escaped already from harm raised a screaming voice that can break her throat from the other side of the blue light.

I don't understand at all what in the world is going on.

{.......Kazuki, that girl, is being taken over right now.}

After the uneasy silence, Leme's voice resound inside Kazuki's head.

"......Taken over, what kind of thing is that......"

Why does it become like this, its completely like being in a nightmare.

No, it could be that——all that happiness until this point, maybe everything was just a dream.

The blue light of defensive magic power and the flame of hell is struggling against each other, Kazuki watched all that in a daze.

{Each time Diva possessed a human, that human's substance was being distorted into that Diva's form. That distortion keep being repeated little by little and each time the human's form was rearranged. The result was that girl's madness}

Leme answered. The flame was being extinguished little by little . Kaguya-senpai keep getting closer to the limit.

Asmodeus' figure is "Oioii, is it already over?" faintly starting to disappear.

In the other side of the weakening flame and the light, a human silhouette appeared——that shadow was not a girl's shape. If Kaya was taken over......than who in the world was that......?

{The contractor's mind was tampered around and her ego became ambiguous, and then in one go the Diva plundered the flesh's leadership. At that time the flesh was distorted into that Diva's original form——that Diva became this world's resident}

Long time ago, there were news that because of a malicious Diva's materialization Tokyo was destroyed. There were great numbers of orphans that were born because of that incident in Nanohana institute.

Because of the establishment of the Knight Order everybody forgot that dreadful affair.

Finally the flame and light ceased.

The one that stood there does not resemble Kaya at all. A man with long hair and tall stature.

The color of the long hair was blue with transparency similar to a crystal. A handsome features with slightly slender face, a sinister smile was pasted on that face. In the right hand, it was still clutching the large blue sword.

"Fufufu......hahaha......" The man made an abnormal face and distorted smirk.

"HAHAHAHAHA! At last, about time I obtained flesh body in this world! Even with all that hindrances from Knight Order, I'm the first one that achieved this brilliant achievement doesn't it? .....Hahahahaha, how awesome me! Hahahahahaa!"

"......You are, who are you?"

In front of the man who guffawed wildly, Kazuki questioned while gripping his katana.

"Hahaha! ......What is it brat. Why should I give my name, didn't you listen about this happy occasion? If that's the case then let me give this whole world a greeting!"

The man shouted with faked high tension where we can feel the anger just by looking.

"My name is Loki! The Loki-sama of Norse mythology! Hahaha, human's history will soon end! Starting from now the age of gods began! This Loki-sama will bring even more chaos to this world for sure......When the curtain for the age of gods are opened once more, no one but me will be the one that cause......the Ragnarok! That's surely my role!!"

What the hell is this man...... Did Kaya got caught up with this frivolous man!?

Besides Kazuki who was glaring at Loki, Mio and Kaguya-senpai falls to their knees, watching with gaze filled with despair. Only Kazuki were still standing, gripping his katana while facing each other.

"Hm? ......You are not just a normal human, aren't you? The one inside you is......Solomon Mythology's Lemegeton isn't it? I see I see I see......This time too Solomon's 72 Pillar are helping human isn't it? Then this brat is the one named new [King] does it? And then you are going to obstruct me, won't you?"

"Bastaard, what have you done to Kaya!?"

"What I have done was it? It's just as you see. I broke her, and then I ate her. Thanks for the food. I finished my brilliant achievement you know! There is no doubt that this great me was the one that broke this girl efficiently don't you see!? If I broke her right away than she will just get violent and got arrested by the Knight Order so, I adjusted her condition, and then tampered around with her brain tissue. While breaking her piece by piece, I guided her into becoming to want to abandon her ego by herself many times, that's the point. And there I got a great idea, [changed her into wanting to kill a person she likes], I remodeled her into that. From here the best outcome came out, just great. Great idea that deserved Noble prize in human abuse isn't it! Please stop, I don't want like this~~cried and shouted like that, this girl surrendered her ego to me!! ......hahaha, just awesome!! From long time ago manipulating people's feeling skillfully is my speciality! Man, I just want to do it over again~"

"......You, you asshole"

"Whaaat, you bastard are going to punish this Loki-sama is it? Maa, its just a low-life."

"Otouto-kun......Its impossible you know!"

Kazuki ignored Kaguya-senpai's restraint and start running.

"......Interesting! You want to challenge legendary swordstyle!? Brat!!"

Loki received Kazuki's Iainuki casually with his large blue sword, but,

"U, oo......?" Loki was pressured by the weight of the slash.

Toward Loki who shaked violently and braced himself futilely, Kazuki swung his second downward slash.

"Wha, what the hell is your swordstyle!? I don't know something like this!?"

Loki blocked that slash with his large sword, however he backstepped while reeling.

"UOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Kazuki gave up using Foresight, just swinging his katana recklessly attacking furiously.

"Bastaard!"

Loki swing to counterattack while cursing. However Kazuki parried the heavy large sword and entered one blow from the resulting gap. "BACHIN!" Loki's defensive magical power protected him from Kazuki's katana.

......What in the world, that [thickness] just now.

——With that one attack, unintentionally Kazuki calmed down from his rage and sensed the magic power.

......Few hundreds, no, with few thousands slash, was it enough to destroy this barrier?

If all the opponent's defensive magic power until now were a curtain, without a doubt this guy's defensive magic power was a wall.

"Uoo......wait a little you bastard, wait! What the hell are you! How can present human's swordstyle already advanced until this point!? You're fucking kidding me! You weakling!!"

Loki's shout was tinged with anger while he staggered backward.

But this guy was not seriously flustered for real. Kazuki understood that.

"Fucking bullshit, don't get cocky brat! This time I'm using magic for real!!"

Along with his rage Loki's magic swelled up. The [large blue sword] gripped in his hand rapidly sucked the magic power——the dense magic power condensed violently inside the thick blade.

Right now I'm not inside his sword's range.

Even so——something's happening! Kazuki Foresight the magic power——and instinctively felt despair.

"......Show the divine sword's essence!! Lævateinn!!"

——Ignoring how far the distance was separated, in that place Loki swung his large blue sword downward.

It's not a mere practicing swing.

"ZUBAAAAAAAAA!" Along with wind-slicing sound like the world itself teared apart, the condensed magic power gushed out and become sharp shockwave rushing to Kazuki.

Kazuki evaded using Foresight. Nevertheless, the released sword pressure from the large blue sword sensed that movement and change its trajectory like having its own will. Unparalled accurate pursuit. It's impossible to evade.

It's clear that I won't be able to defend with the amount of my magic power.

Magic intoxication. No, with this destructive power——<{{furigana|one-hit kill|Overkill}}>

Standing in front of a certain death——it feels the time become extremely slow.

At that moment a shadow throw oneself in front of Kazuki while chanting a spell.

"......<{{furigana|Ensei Yoroi|Self Burning}}>!<ref>Flame Impulse Armor</ref>"

Mio clad in flame armor jumped in front of Kazuki.

However the flame armor was easily erased by the shockwave, and then the penetrating shockwave "GARIGARIGARI!" eroded the defensive magical power even further——Mio's own blood scattered around.

Fresh blood so red that it looked like illusion.

Mio who covered for Kazuki collapsed feebly into Kazuki's chest.

The girl's body, from her chest to her stomach, from the lung to the intestines, a vertical line was ripped apart.

Even with a glance it's obvious that its a fatal wound. The body grew pale because instinctively it knows that death is near.

"Mio!? You......why!?

"If you received that attack with your current magic power you would surely die won't you......Protecting a Rank E, is the duty of Rank A, right......?"

Because of her ripped lung "hyuu--hyuu" Mio leaked a weak breath.

"Eh, damn it? Shit, I got the other kid killed. Shit."

Loki spit out in frustation. But when he noticed Kazuki's expression he laughed complacently.

"Hm? Why is your face like that brat? I get it, through Kaya I somehow know about you guys but......Mio-chan is your lover huh? Hehhehhe"

We are not lovers. But....... BUT......!

The head became pure white. The world seemed to blur white because of the highly strung emotion.

Lies......lies lies lies! How could it become like this!?

I don't know for what kind of reason. But that guy, he trampled my precious person......!

"HAHAHAHAHA! That's a good face you make there brat! ......How precious, then for today's moment to be forever unforgotten I'll especially let you survive alone brat. Forever live your whole life to regret this moment! Commit today's encounter in your memory forever, Onii-chan♪ HAHAHAHAHH!"

"Bastaard......I'll kill you!"

"With your magic power it's impossible you know, brat! Rather let me teach you how is it to kill! It's impossible to calm down huuh!?"

......I......I don't care what happened to my body. This lowlife, I'll freaking kill him!

Kazuki was filled with killing intent for the first time since he was born, embracing that rage he chanted the spell.

"Burning up everthing that was touched......scorching heat of rejection without destination! <{{furigana|Ensei Yoroi|Self Burning}}>!"

With his little remaining magic power Kazuki covered his whole body with flame armor and ready the form of Iai.

"Thaatt's whhyyy, I said I'm gonna teach you how is it to kill isn't it? Your katana won't be able to pierce my magic power, you get it aren't you!?"

Kazuki kicked the ground. Anyhow for this guy, there won't be any mercy.

That's why with my whole strength!

"Besides, why when you are really that angry, rather than attack you chanted flame defense magic, your life is too valuable huhh!? What a laughable brat!"

"...... I don't need something like life! I'll kill you no matter what even if it means stabbing each other to death!!"

Kazuki slashed with Iai while shouting. Right at that moment——By using psychokinesis [Liquid Manipulation] was applied to the whole body of flame and condensed into the sword's blade.

"UOAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"What!?" Toward the wide-eyed Loki, a flash of flaming battoujutsu<ref>Art of sword drawing</ref> reached his chest.

Thick defensive magic power blocked that attack.

However the blade clad in flame inflicted a strand of scratch on the thick defensive magical power.

Kazuki fixed his grip in the katana with two hand——Iai's real form are two attacks.

Kazuki thought there was no other way except this technique. If that guy said that he'd teach me, I'll teach him technique polished by human.

Since magic were born in this world, father polished his sword principle with the assumption of fighting against Summoning Magician.

Inside Hayashizaki style polished by father, exist an ultimate Iai that pursued a dream.

Hayashizaki dream sword——[Pile].

Why was it called dream sword, it was because father himself cannot realized this technique. It means that it's an unrealistic swordmanship.

The first swing of the sword gouge out a scratch in the defensive magic power. That scratch, before new magic power plugged up that hollow space with size of a strand of hair, a second swing return swiftly and piled up the scratch in the identical place. That swing will pierce and kill the defensive magic power.

It doesn't matter how much the enemy's magical power had left, a certain sure-kill consecutive Iai.

But the time span before the produced scratch got filled up with new magic power was only a blink of eye. In that one instance, piling up a second sword slash perfectly tracing the first sword slash trajectory, it's evident why it's called dream sword.

However for Kazuki at this moment everything looked like they move in slow motion.

Using <{{furigana|Perception Reinforcement Magic|Extra Sense}}> to clear and sharpen his perception, Kazuki sensed the defensive magic power's scratch.

Kazuki stirred up his body with his will. Raising a yell of kiai<ref>Fighting spirit</ref> and activating <{{furigana|Body Power Reinforcement Magic|Enchant Aura}}> below the navel, Kazuki accelerated his muscle structure. The whole body's muscle raised snapping shriek because of the will's unrelenting demand for speed beyond the limit. Even so, whatever the consequence it doesn't matter!

The body surpassed the limit due to magic......Just this guy I'll kill him no matter what!

Everything that Kazuki has cultivate himself——Summoning magic and common magic, and then sword skill——Using everything of those to piled up this two slash. All the scattered pieces are converged in this one swing of sword.

The blade slide into the scratch where the defensive magic power was thin and gouged and ripped it apart.

——Kazuki arrived at the truth of the sword. The sensation of ripping flesh was clearly felt. Before his eyes, "BAT!"<ref>like opening a curtain</ref> crimson spurt of blood opened like a flower blooming.

"......Thi, this is the sword of human......"

Even so Loki was not dead. ......He received severe wound but, a fatal wound was not delivered.

Kazuki understood from the slash' feedback. The depth was not sufficient, if only its one sun<ref>Measure unit. Approx. 3.03 cm</ref> deeper.

Kazuki's fingertips lost its strength, the short sword fell to the ground.

......If it's not a short sword, then he'd be dead already!

"Don't fuck with me!"

Loki who sports a wound in his chest let fly a kick towards Kazuki who lost his strength and fell to ground already.

Kazuki's body that was already powerless like a doll was thrown backward.

"But......thank goodness", suddenly Kazuki who already calmed down thought. If I really killed that guy's body for real——Kaya will also die. If Kaya is not saved......

Strength, my strength is lacking......For a long time I thought I didn't need it, a strong power......

"Damnnit, too careless......how stupid......the body that I got with great trouble are...!"

"Stay away from Otouto-kun! I will kill you!"

Loki raised his head in fluster. Kaguya-senpai mustered her last strength, she squeezed out word by word slowly for a spell, containing the disappearing Asmodeus in the present world.

"Thi, this female magician, from that kind of condition how can she keep the Diva's complete summoning alone!?"

"Oioi, do your besttt, Kaguyaaa.....Yosh, this guy is pretty bad news, so let's kill him yeahh!"

Asmodeus was "Kukuku" chuckling, even now Senpai desperately kept her receding conciousness.

"Seventh Hell, come out......!" That voice wringed out the magic.

"Wai......like hell with this! That one is seriously terrible! Hold it I said!!"

The same time Loki start screaming, a fissure ran below him.

From there a huge snake burst out fiercely. Only the snake head's "gunyagunya" transformed into human's face——it faced Loki and grinned.

The illegal magician called Earth Snake. Because of the surprise Kaguya-senpai's concentration are thrown into disarray.

"You are......<{{furigana|World Snake|Midgardsormr}}>. I see, you too have materialized huh?"

Loki grinned broadly and laughed, and clinged to the snake's body.

"It's amusing playing with you bastards, too bad I don't have time for this, getting hurt for real will suck......Get out of here, my child!"

"......<{{furigana|Dochikusou Tongyou|Land Escape}}>!<ref>Earth Beast Escape</ref>"

"Dammnit, I'll remember this day, you human brat......no, Solomon's King! I'm acknowledging you! I'm gonna make you dance in my <{{furigana|war of gods|Ragnarok}}> too!"

Before Kaguya-senpai could invoke her magic both of them sank into the ground. After waiting and seeing that Kaguya-senpai finally passed out. Kazuki watched that scene while still on his back.

——The world is being encroached by the myth.

<{{furigana|Destruction|Catastrophe}}> that didn't make sense was spreading out right in front of my eyes.

In the end of battle where sword, magic, and Diva mixed together——the ground's surface was gouged, cloud of sand floated, and the spectator stand destroyed, just like a ruin in desolate land.

Everything was dyed in decadent red by the setting sun. Kazuki stood up in a daze.

This should be a fight for the sake of protecting an important place where I belong.

This kind of conclusion.

Kazuki's underfoot was wet with crimson liquid. Mio lay there, her uniform covered in blood.

The bleeding amount was outrageous. It's not only because of the setting sun that made just about everything dark red.

The siren of the approaching knight group entered the ear.

Kazuki kneeled beside the girl and hold the limp upper half of the girl in his arms.

Nothing was reflected on the the half-closed eyes of Mio. Her "hyuu-hyuu" breath was becoming intermittent.

The [Red] flowing out of her chest announced the end of Amasaki Mio.

"Why for something<ref>Don't correct this. This word will have some significance later</ref> like me...... Even though you always say you are the master, I am the slave. ......Even so, why......"

Kazuki whispered not expecting any reply but, inside Mio's hazy eyes strength are returning, the girl laughed faintly.

"......tha, that's because you see"

Even with agonizing breath, her colorless lip quavered.

"Honestly......I'm so happy I could meet you"

Toward that words, an intense lump of guilt swelled up deep inside the stomach, becoming a strangled yell. It's painful in the heart. The eyes are hot. The head became pure white.

That kind of thing——I knew!

"......The karaage, was delicious"

I know, just from your expression that was obvious!

"......You came when I was sulking alone in my room, I'm glad......getting teased by classmates, it's happy......when we were told we look like married couple, going on date......it's happy. Saying we were going to eat together the same sweet curry......"

I know......I understand all of your feeling, and yet, I didn't had any courage to believe it.

"I, I was always a person that was only saying unpleasant things wasn't I, sorry......"

There was no need to apologize. Her honest feeling was plain to see because of Leme's magic after all.

"......Cheesecake......it'd be nice if I wrote [Love] properly......"

Mio's eyes closed, she inhale her last breath softly, and then her pulse stopped.

"......kiss......me in the lips......"

That was her last word.

The color left Mio's expression leaving behind an empty shell. Inside Kazuki the dam broke and tears overflowed.

Everything of those......even words that was not said at this moment, I knew all of them already......!!

"UAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

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I couldn't protect her. ......I don't even have any power that can protect her.

For a girl who felt love to me, I'm powerless to protect her.

Because of my cowardice, beacuse I keep demeaning myself, I don't even have strength to believe......!

In the middle of wailing, on the shaking view blurred with tears reflecting the light of fireshadow——attached to Mio, the matching necklace with me shined reflecting the setting sun. The feather necklace——Phoenix.

The symbol of destruction and rebirth, the divine bird leaping over the world's logic. Its complete summoning.......

Leme once said [underhanded trick].

Kazuki betted on the vague hope. He cradled up Mio's body——

He put their lips together without hesitation.

It tasted of blood. At the same time the stigma in the left had radiated heat.

The heat changed into powerful bond with Mio spells flowed into the mind.

Phoenix ultimate magic——transcending the fate, the power to take back what is lost.

"......Oh sweet-talking divine bird. ......Oh beautiful artist shaking fate. ......Namely the poet, transform into magician. Everything of me, for thy poem......"

{......In your condition now, the magic power is not enough.}

The surrounding shined with orange light. Orange are, the color of Mio.

Behind Kazuki Phoenix spread its wing and materialized.

The divine bird warned with low voice. Just like the legend of Phoenix, that magic will burn oneself entirely till only ashes left behind, from the ashes oneself will rebirth and resurrected once more. The caster's magic power will be consumed entirely.

The caster's existence and fate will be distorted, invoking a grand restoration magic. Right now it was still barely in time.

If Kazuki used that kind of grand magic in his current condition, he will fall into grave magic intoxication. His mind will be dragged into <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>, the boundary between Astrum with the thinning self-ego and mental world will be lost, blending them together, making it impossible to return from Astrum to the real world. Completely forfeiting his mind.

"My mind——I don't mind about that kind of thing. I don't care whatever happens to me."

"If that's so, than fine......Oh King of Solomon. Recite my poem."

"Disintegrate my body into thousand words, remake the world by that illusion......<{{furigana|Messhi Tensei|Revive}}><ref>Selfless Rebirth</ref>!!"

As soon as the chant ended, magic power, mind, soul, the feeling of everything being absorbed was felt.

The world distorted. However what happened after that, Kazuki couldn't recognize anything anymore.

——And then Mio opened her eyes.
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Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 1 Chapter 5

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==Chapter 5 - The Corrosion of God==

===Part 1===

In the sports ground of the Knights Academy, the same kind of audience stand that surrounded a soccer field was there. About this, Hoshikaze-senpai made an explanation.

“During the sports festival, the students who are not participating and family members will all come here to watch the competition.”

“So there is also a sports festival in this kind of school.”

“Y, Yes. D, During early summer…… Specially making an audience stand is really a luxurious facility.”

Whenever she speaks with Kazuki, Hoshikaze-senpai would tremble if their eyes meet.

“However, the Inter-Division Competition is also held at the sports ground. By using this audience stand, we invite the people from the city over.”

“Inviting the audience to come in?”

Regarding Kazuki’s question, Kaguya made a response.

“The Inter-Division Competition is originally not such a large event. It is only a traditional event where the Sword Division and Magic Division Student Council President would duel. And because the teachers produced a way of thinking that “Isn’t it just right to show off to the general public that Summoning Magic is stronger than Swords”, it has slowly turned into a form of allowing spectators to watch the battle.”

Kaguya-senpai revealed a troubled expression. It was probably because she did not understand the attitude of the teachers.

“The so-called Division Confrontation is hosted in order to allow the Magic Division to obtain overwhelming victory while the Sword Division is publicly sentenced. What a bad taste……”

“Although I was holding a skeptical attitude, but the Magic Division teachers are performing an education where they make their students become more arrogant and look down upon the swordsman.”

Although this atmosphere was not felt from Liz Liza-sensei, but you could feel this awareness strongly from the Tactical Theory course. ——Even refusing to help the swordsman when they face death, they must continue to chant the spells.

“The teachers are also trying to maintain a position of <The Heroic Teachers>. And after the <Original Knights> suppresses the Illegal Magic Users that destroyed Tokyo, the Japanese Government calmed down the citizens of the country through their heroic propaganda. So up to now, the idea that the better treatment of Stigma Magic Users can’t be stopped also exist…… This kind of thinking is completely unrelated to the strength in an actual battle.”

Kaguya-senpai was in favor of raising the status of the swordsman and it was not only for moral reasons. It is because of the consideration that the battle tactics would be able to expand more if the swordsman and Stigma Magic Users were able to mutually recognize each other.

“Mmm, leaving aside Kaguya’s considerations. In short, it is not a major event. Although the venue needs to be set up, but it does not require large-scale preparations. After all, it is only an informal competition.”

Hoshikaze-senpai concluded. It was already Saturday morning——The day of the competition.

“But if the audience is watching the competition, isn’t a stray bullet like Barrett be dangerous to the audience? It wouldn’t be funny if the people with very weak magic power had their Defensive Magic destroyed.”

“If it is about this, there is no problem as there is a Summoning Magic that constructed a barrier around the surroundings of the venue. Actually, this kind of wide-range powerful defensive barrier cannot be made, it is only a barrier made by the students responsible for the barrier by using all their Magic Power to prevent the audience from the stray bullet. So, the people who are responsible for the barrier works the hardest, ahaha.”

Hoshikaze-senpai let out a hearty laugh. She smiled and smiled, then suddenly her smiling face twitched.

“I, Incidentally, I right now, am trying hard to treat you as a girl while I talk with you.”

“It is fine to not tell me this kind of fact, senpai.”

Beside the Kazuki and Hoshikaze-senpai, who were interacting with each other, Kaguya-senpai frowned again.

“……Because if it is not an formal activity of the academy, so all the preparation work is completely done by the students. But to use Summoning Magic as propaganda, inviting ordinary citizen to watch……Things like that, the teachers’ wishful thinking is probably going overboard. I feel that if we are allowing ordinary citizen to come, it should be like the entrance ceremony. It should be best to invite people from the Knights to be tasked with security. What should we do if Stigma Hunters or the like enter our academy? They lack a sense of crisis.”

“Kaguya is thinking too much. Illegal Magic Users are all people who have unstable mentality. Targeting this event and enter by pretending to be an ordinary citizen……They will not do such a troubling thing. Because their mentality is unstable, there is no way to gather together. If only one enters, then we can cope with it.”

“That’s because Hikaru is too simple, always saying these positive words.”

“Ahaha, because Kaguya’s personality is negative, or overly positive, so you will easily feel unease. If you were to sigh and groan, your happiness will slip away.”

“And if we were to talk about unease……It is still Otouto-kun.”

Kaguya-senpai seemed to be dejected as if it is her own responsibility.

“Please don’t reveal this expression as if you were wrong.”

“But I am still considered as Otouto-kun’s master……”

“No problem. If I can only chant Barrett, there must be a way to cope with it.”

“Is it really not a problem? Because if you were to lose, then Otouto-kun will have to leave from this division……”

“Compared to this dejected look, I feel that using a smile to cheer for me will make me more happy.”

“Hayashizaki is also saying that Kaguya is too negative.” Hoshikaze-senpai also made fun of her on the side.

“……Really! I know. I will at least use all my strength to cheer for you!”

Although the positivity level is already high enough, but he still cannot use magic aside from Barrett.

However, Kazuki did not let his unease appear outside and tried hard to put out an optimistic expression.

Afterwards, at the square, ignoring the Student Council that was leading this, Liz Liza-sensei who came to observe the situation, the Sword Division Student Council, the second year students who were responsible for the barrier as well as the audience are coming in one after another.

The ordinary citizens were distributed tickets in advance. It is a precious item that is difficult to obtain. There were not many chances to see Summoning Magic with their own eyes.

Kazuki was waiting in the Magic Division’s rest tent and waiting for the competition to start. At this moment, a male student came to talk with him.

“Hey, you’re our president’s otouto-kun right……Can I call you my kouhai?”

“Yes, you are……one of the people that take care of Kanae’s Sword Division Student Council.”

Remembering that he is a senpai named Torazou, it is indeed a name suitable for a burly young swordsman.

“My name is Yamada Torazou. As the one who is fighting first for the Sword Division, I will be fighting against your vice-president……Forget it, since I am going to lose anyways, I wanted to talk with you before the match.”

Torazou-senpai, who said these words, seemed to be a little bit embarrassed and scratched his face:

“You use a sword to defeat a Stigma Magic User……I also watched that duel. How should I put it…….I feel that you are amazing. I have always treated your sister as an exception, but when I saw that you, too, have the same level of strength, I changed my opinion. I have always thought that it is impossible to win against Summoning Magic. Maybe if I put more effort into it, I will have a chance of victory.”

Torazou’s eyes twinkled as he stared at Kazuki. Kazuki also felt a bit embarrassed. The two men were looking at each other, forming a sparkling space.

“I heard that you can only use Summoning Magic to fight in this battle. What an interesting fellow! Although it might be a problem for me, who is in the Sword Division, to say this, but please do your best! I also half believe that I cannot win, but just for today, I bowed down to become your sister’s disciple. I will go all out. Although it may be wrong to say this suddenly, but please watch my fight!”

Torazou-senpai firmly gripped Kazuki’s hands and passionately shook hands with him.

“——Next, the annual Knight’s Academy’s Inter-Division Competition officially begins.”

Koyuki, who was acting as the MC and the referee for the competition, declared that the event began.

The ordinary audience members issued out a large cheer. Then, Hoshikaze-senpai from the Magic Division and Torazou-senpai, who had a nervous expression, from the Sword Division appeared in the center of the arena.

Based on the rules of a duel, the two of them were separated by 50 meters and confronted each other.

“I know thy name……Thy name is Baal-Zebub. All the evil born into the word. The plagued harvest God, obey my command and retrieved thy glory!”

Hoshikaze-senpai chanted a spell, then with a golden light, she switched to her Magical Dress.

“The harvest God is a powerful Diva, Baal, who uses magic related to the stars and weather. Although his alias, Lord of the Flies, Beelzebub, is more famous……By the way, although the Divas will not say excessive words to humans, but if you call Baal as Beelzebub in Astrum, he will be insanely mad that you will not able to laugh.”

Kaguya-senpai, who was beside Kazuki, whispered into his ear.

“Will there actually be an idiot who say these words? Of course he will be mad.”

“……Once, Hikaru could not resist and tried it out. That Ouji-sama. <ref>Ouji-sama = Prince-sama. It is referring to Hikaru as she gives off a princely aura.</ref> will occasionally become innocent and pure……Then, she was reprimanded for 30 minutes in Astrum.”

Just by staying at Astrum is already difficult, but she was actually scolded for 30 minutes……

“Then, let it begin!”

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Koyuki blew her whistle.

Torazou-senpai rushed over immediately at the same time the competition began. However, because he was probably concentrated in observed Hoshikaze-senpai’s actions, his pace was considerably cautious.

In contrast with him, Hoshikaze-senpai swiftly completed her chant and her actions were quick.

“The God’s Will that Swirls the air! Gather in my hand and grant me the right of judgment! The divine light granted by the King’s right, become a dazzling bow! Lightning Line!”

A golden and ornate bow appeared in her right hand. Lightning sparks were currently hosting themselves in her left.

“Baal’s Level 1 Summoning Magic. Compared to Barrett, Lightning Line’s power is relatively weaker, but before the sparks arrows are completely exhausted, it can continue to fire. It is a convenient and enviable attack Magic.”

Just as Kaguya-senpai had said, Hoshikaze-senpai’s left hand pulled the bowstring, the sparks will turn in lightning and fire out.

“DOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”

However, Torazou-senpai timed it correctly and jumped to the side and avoided the lightning.

“!” Hoshikaze-senpai seemed to show a shocked expression.

“He also learned the Hayashizaki Ryuu?” Kaguya-senpai issued out a surprised sound and asked Kazuki.

“No, it is impossible to learn the Hayashizaki Ryuu in a few short days. However, this is different than Barrett. Because pulling the bowstring is an obvious preliminary action, it may be easier to avoid for a swordsman.”

Torazou-senpai is originally number 3 in the Sword Division. His strength cannot be ignored.

Suddenly, there was a strange feeling. Torazou is using the Knight’s sword techniques and not the Iai techniques. Even so, he did not pull out his blade and kept his blade in its sheath while fighting.

What is he waiting for—— Kazuki had this feeling. Hoshikaze-senpai did not care and continued to fire off the second round, third round. Torazou-senpai also used unsmooth actions to desperately avoid it and slowly approached Hoshikaze-senpai.

When Torazou-senpai finally rushed to the side of Hoshikaze-senpai, cheers were issued beside the arena.

“However, one of the greatest strength of Lightning Line is that you can continue to chant other spells while shooting continuously!”

Just as what Kaguya-senpai had said, Hoshikaze-senpai had already completed other spells.

“The atmospheric flow, converge into this body and become a fierce gale that rejects the enemies! The eye of the typhoon is thy throne! Storm Fort!”

Hoshikaze’s Defensive Magic. Violent winds will blow around Hoshikaze-senpai’s surroundings. “WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Torazou-senpai seemed to be like a garbage and was blown high into the sky.

The wind endless howl, Torazou-senpai could only be treated as a sandbag in the air.

“……If it is in the air, there is no way to avoid it, checkmate!”

Hoshikaze-senpai aimed at Torazou-senpai in the sky and prepared to shoot.

“……It’s over. Hikaru plans on using the remaining three rounds of arrows together. The impossible to avoid attack with three times the amount of power will probably cut down the majority of his magic power.”

“……No! Torazou-senpai’s eyes did not seem to have given up!”

“Hey, hey, which side is Otouto-kun cheering for?”

Torazou-senpai, who was blown into the air, absolutely did not have a man’s eyes for defeat.

It is more like——The eyes of a tiger before it pounces onto his prey.

The evidence is……Even when he is floating in the air, his hand is already placed onto the hilt at his waist.

The lightning arrow was shot——In front of it, Torazou-senpai took advantage of this, pulled out his blade and threw it towards Hoshikaze-senpai.

“——A lightning rod?” Kazuki, who noticed the intention of this behavior, could not help but cry out.

<The Sharp Blade> and the <Point of Discharge> were connected together. The large charge of lightning flowed into the point of discharge and depicted a path. The <Lightning> headed in a direction where Hoshikaze-senpai did not expect.

The lightning changed its path. It did not turn Torazou-senpai, but rather his blade into chars.

Torazou-senpai, who was unhurt, landed beautifully and clenched his sheath and sprinted forward.

“TORAZOU SMASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

While rushing over, while swinging his sheath——It was all according to his plan.

The powerful violent attack sent Hoshikaze-senpaii flying. Torazou-senpai did not miss this opportunity to launch continuous attacks, he continued to use his sheath to attack Hoshikaze-senpai. The blue light from the Defense Magic flashed over and over again.

“If that’s the case……Didn’t he win already?”

“No, The greatest strength of Hikaru is her ability to concentrate for a chant……Although she is seriously wounded……”

“Let the lightning descend towards my body and grant me the lightning speed……Awaken the sleeping lion! Ride Lightning!”

Among the continuous blows——The Magic Division Student Council Vice-President completed her chant.

“It is enough! This is unbearableeeee!”

Lightning flowed through Hoshikaze-senpai’s limbs. Then just like fast-forwarding in a movie, Hoshikaze-senpai’s actions accelerated. With an abnormal reflex, Hoshikaze-senpai dodged the sheath and counterattacked.

“You actually push me to this degreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

“WAHHHH!”

The girl’s fist fell like rain onto Torazou’s body. Torazou-senpai, whose stance was broken, could only step back. However, Hoshikaze-senpai immediately chased after as if it was a squabble between kids and continuously punched him with her fist.

“Sending a specific current signal to the muscles and nerves, it is a powerful Enhancement Magic that uses brute force when it is a critical moment.”

Kaguya-senpai continued to explain. Kazuki recalled that at the entrance ceremony, Hoshikaze-senpai brought the large caged vehicle, where the dragon was, over.

The scene of the Stigma Magic User beating up the swordsman caused the audience to let out grand cheers.

“The all-embracing fate within the great hemisphere……The binds of the constellation, allowing the operation of the day to stop! Horoscope Stasis!”

While frantically beating up the opponent, Hoshikaze-senpai continued to chant a spell. Numerous points of lights appeared around Torazou-senpai. Light flowed between each of point Torazou-senpai was binded by numerous strings of light and completely stopped moving——This is the Binding Magic that was chanted against the dragon from the entrance ceremony.

“W, What is this?”

Torazou-senpai was tied up by the ropes of light and issued out a cry. Fists continued to rain down on his body mercilessly.

Torazou-senpai, who could not even be sent flying away, had turned into a punching bag.

“The Roar from the God’s Flame informs the God’s Fury! The heavenly roars all gather into thy hand, descend down a hammer that can crush the world! Crush the World! Yagrush!”

“This is……Baal’s Level 8! But it is a technique that should not be used against a human……”

Kaguya-senpai hurriedly to enter the venue, but it was already too late.

With a flashing amount of Magic Light, a large hammer appeared in Hoshikaze-senpai’s right hand.

“Try and dodge thisssssssssssss!”

“How can he dodge it! It’s over!’

Hoshikaze-senpai fell down due to the interference of Koyuki who was beside her. The huge hammer swung down in the air and disappeared. I do not know what would have happened if it actually hit.

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Kooyuki blew her whistle.

“……Senpai, what are you doing? Using that kind of Summoning Magic towards an opponent who is nearly completely depleted of Magic Power will normally kill them. Are you an idiot?”

After the Defense Magic is completely destroyed, it will be a confrontation of a flesh body against a Myth’s Magic.

“……Sorry……I lost myself for a bit……”

Hoshikaze-senpai finally recovered and suddenly become dejected.

“As, as expected it’s impossible was it?........Even though, I thought I can win..........”

“Winner, Magic Division Student Council first player, Hoshikaze Hikaru!”

On the grounds, rather than saying that it’s blessing the winner, the applause that praising the effort of the loser reverberated. From the center of the ring, Hikaru-senpai is leaving trudgingly with dropped shoulder and coming here.

“Next is your turn.”

With nervous expression on her face, Mio called out to Kazuki like that. That’s right.........next is my turn.

Kazuki faced the ring. Because this is a fight using Summoning Magic, there is no sword in the hips, its a bit lonely.

“Which reminds me, Kazuki doesn’t need to Access the Astrum beforehand isn’t it?”

The referee Koyuki enquired.

“My Magical Dress in the form of ring is always fixed on my finger. It looks like I’m constantly connected with Leme.”

“Is that so. Somehow, it’s indecent. Then, let’s start soon.”

“Ah, please wait a little! My heart is still preparing! Hauu!”

Kamiizumi-senpai inhaled her breath, and then after releasing it, she calmed down with an expression like a different person.

First class swordman’s mental concentration switching is fast. Then, instantly her head hung down.

“Kazuki-dono, previously your renown has been told by Kana-shishou<ref>Master or teacher</ref>. Kamiizumi’s house first daughter Iori, respectfully I state my wish for a match!”

“Then, the preparation is okay already. ..........Begin!”

At the same time that Koyuki blew the whistle, Jakin!<ref> SFX of sword withdrawn from sheath</ref> Kamiizumi-senpai draw her sword.

“Here I come!”

The outcome will decide if I can stay in the Magic Division.

“...... <{{furigana|Rasen Hana|Barrett}}>!”<ref>Spiral Flower</ref>, Kazuki anticipate with chanting the Summoning Magic.

But the advancing Kamiizumi-senpai flickered like a heat haze, the fire bullets were avoided. She is not decelerating at all. Kazuki seeing that movement’s quality, gave up hitting from the front with Barrett.
The second Barrett is also evaded, Kamiizumi-senpai is allowed to draw near.

“Prepare yourself!” The short sword is sharply swinged.

Kazuki reading the breathing and timing of the opponent, bent his back causing the sword to intersect with paper-thin difference.

“As expected, Kana-shishou’s big brother!”

Kazuki while bending backward released a front kick. Toward an attack outside her expectation, Kamiizumi-senpai showed a surprised expression. Of course before the defensive magical power, a front kick released while in an off-balance posture doesn’t produce any damage.

Kazuki’s kicking foot is repelled by blue backlash of defensive magical power.

By using that reaction, Kazuki jumped a large distance backward.

“With my defensive magical power’s recoil, the distance......!?”

By avoiding the pursuit with the jump, Kazuki used the physique strengthening and earned some distance.

“......Well done!” Kamiizumi-senpai exclaimed in admiration and again facing towards Kazuki, she started running.

Kazuki fired Barrett but, Kamiizumi-senpai again avoided that and came swinging the short sword.

But a close-quarter combat is not only about sword skill! Still can escape!

Kazuki desperately struggling through Iori’s slash, did the flying kick again while continuing to escape.

To earn the distance for running from place to place, Barrett is released. But it missed......!

Wih the tension of the evasion battle, the stands were excited. With a glance, it can be seen that it is an even match.

“How could Summoning Magic get evaded like that!”

If this becomes a protracted battle, this side's magic power will only get used up!

“......Otouto-kun! Use my Summoning Magic! If like that I think you can win!! ......My compatibility with Otouto-kun, aaabsolutely not bad is what I believe!!”

Kaguya shouts from the ringside.

Unintentionally Kazuki got distracted from his opponent. He looked up at Kaguya-senpai. Senpai even now has that upset and worried expression. Just like a mother in class visiting an event. Even though I don’t have any memory of my mother.

The girl’s positivity level is [68] in the graph that's floating up in front of my eye. Even so, that's surely the emotion of deep affection toward her junior. That is what the person herself said, so it must be so.

Even so as expected——I want to think that I am liked by this senpai. I want to believe that.

I Want to be liked more by Senpai.

The moment that thought float in his mind, Asmodeus’ incantation flowed into Kazuki’s mind.

It can be recited!? Senpai’s Summoning Magic!

Kamiizumi-senpai came approaching to attack. Kazuki, in order to recite Senpai’s magic, desperately earned some distance.

“Desire that lurked in the sea of mind, passing through sinful flesh stretching that hand! Embodiment of violation, coiling around desire as it is! <{{furigana|Kuro Shokushu|Desire Tentacle}}><ref>Black Tentacle</ref>!”

Kazuki’s Stigmata is shining in violet color, kukuku......Asmodeus’ laughing voice is resounding passing over from <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>. At the same time, at Kamiizumi-senpai’s underfoot, a fissure is running. From there an ocean of living things of enormous tentacles squirming around and reaching out one after another. Asmodeus’ level 1’s Summoning Magic, Tentacle Magic.

Kamiizumi-senpai is avoiding using Foreseeing. But, the tentacle persistently pursues Kamiizumi-senpai.
One of the tentacles twined around her foot, toward the eerie touch sensation, Kamiizumi-senpai's [hii] voice got leaked.

The short sword flashed and the tentacle is torn to pieces but, unknown number of tentacles continue to sweep down on Kamiizumi-senpai.

This is maybe, for a swordsman using agility as her foundation, the worst natural enemy.

“.......My Diva’s Summoning Magic, there is nothing other than disgusting thing, I’m really sorry.”

Outside the ring, Kaguya-senpai is falling into self-disgust.

Is that so, if my own self doesn’t believe the Positivity Level it’s no good.

The fondness from this person toward myself, if I don’t believe it proudly puffing up my chest, it’s no good.

This cycle of Positivity Value, its a mutual thing.

Kazuki looked over his shoulder glancing at Mio. [What?] looking like wanting to say that, the girl is glaring back.

Even that twisted attitude, recently it seems to become cute in Kazuki’s opinion.

That girl, toward someone like me, giving some good will ——!

Along with that thought, inside his mind Phoenix’s incantation is overflowing.

That spell, chant it. In the ringside, Kanae from the beginning sensed that unusual phenomenon.

“Ii-chan, don’t get distracted with those tentacles! The time for chanting has been earned!”

While escaping from the tentacles, Kamiizumi-senpai is doing [hah]<ref>Surprised face when finally realization set in</ref> face and finally paid attention to Kazuki.

Kanae perceiving the scale of magical power, is shouting.

Kamiizumi-san’s face warped into impatience, broke into a run. The timing is going to be very close.
Toward Kazuki who is reciting the spell, Kamiizumi-senpai raised her sword overhead ——At that time, the tentacles from the rear entangled Kamiizumi-senpai’s legs. [...... Oh no!] at that, the girl was too late.
Kazuki’s stigmata is glowing with more intensity that was never seen until now ——Magical powers are erupting.

“From dusk to dawn oh soaring immortal bird, grant that wing of hope on my back! Destruction for the sake of rebirth, here......! <{{furigana|Kaijin Kaesu Hiiro no Tsubasa|Blazing Wings}}><ref>Ash Ember Return Crimson Wing</ref>!”

Greatest usable Summoning Magic with Positivity Value 100——Level 5.

Intense heat, in one breath blew up from the back on Kazuki’s upper body, curving like a bow. That body looked like a rocket launching to the sky. Kamiizumi-senpai’s slashed in vain at the empty space. Kazuki is looking down from the sky at that scene.

Kamiizumi-senpai apart from her own sword as a method of attack understood that she already became powerless. And just like that, she looked upward in blank amazement.

This is......magic for borrowing Phoenix’s wing on the back.

The way to use it, if it’s the swordsman me, like this!!

“Go!” Kazuki, by fluttering the wing, like a bird of prey seizing the prey on the ground swooped down.
With all one’s strength, the right wing is enfolded in the left——Just like the image of storing a katana inside the sheath.

The wings, are [sword]. Even while I’m a <{{furigana|Seikon Mahou Tsukai|Magika Stigma}}><ref>Stigmata Magician</ref>, I’m also a swordsman.

And then the enfolded wing were——unleashed in one breath!

“Uooooooooooooooooooo!”

That is, with the length reaching 10 meter making use of the wing of flames——[Iainuki]<ref>Art of drawing sword, cutting down one’s opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards</ref>

“Th, this kind of attack even with Foreseeing there is no way........!”

That [Iainuki]’s wind slicing noise, cannot be compared to katana with length less than 1 meter——Gou!<ref>SFX of roaring sound</ref> along with that violent sound, Kamiizumi-senpai is mowed down.

The trajectory of the flame painted an enormous half circle not permitting any evation action at all for Kamiizumi-senpai. The blue glow of defensive magical power is smashed up like sheets of spray inside a giant tsunami.

“It’s over!”

Magic intoxication, feeling anxiety with the possibility of overkill, Koyuki in panic raised a restraining voice.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

Because of the impossibility in escaping the wave of flames, Kamiizumi-senpai’s magical power were grinded down thoroughly. Screams are raised, Kazuki too become flustered.......The extent of the strength is unexpected!?

In a panic, the wing of flames are negated, Kazuki fell down toward the ground. Only at the end did Koyuki became a little dumbfounded but, he finally Piririririri<ref>Whistle sound</ref> whistle is blown. Clapping hands and cheerings reverberate like falling thunder.

——Victory. Even though before the fight I thought there was no chance of victory.

This victory......It's all thanks to the connection of bonds with everyone.

"Are you okay Kamiizumi-senpai?"

"Fuee......, the uniform is all burned up. I almost became a well-done girl you know——"

Kazuki extended a helping hand to Kamiizumi-senpai. The moment Kamiizumi-senpai took that hand and stood up, the girl's uniform and underwear fell suddenly, all of it crumbling down from the burning.

"Fu, FUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?"

Kamiizumi-senpai crouched down completely while raising a crying voice. Kazuki in panic hands out his blazer.

"......Wh, what a gentleman......No way. Kana-chan's big brother is so cool......"

The referee Koyuki poured down a cold gaze.

"Kazuki......to what extent can that skill of yours reach? Why does this magic only burn down the clothes......Original magic....."

"There is no way I can do something that skillful you know!? I just don't understand the degree of the power at all!"

After Kamiizumi-senpai bowed her head down politely, she took flight and disappeared from the ring.

"Congratulations, Kazuki. ......It's going well isn't it. Though I think the winning method is somehow strange."

Mio came and meeting halfway, faced Kazuki with a rare honest smile.

From the chest, feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction boiled up. From now on, with everyone I can——

"Nii-sama......"

With expression of dissatisfaction Kanae approached sullenly.

"Nii-sama with wing of flames spread out, The impression of [Nii-sama Angel] was really cool......"

"That expression is gross"

"I cannot consent but......if Summoning Magic are shown to that extent then, it's impossible not to accept it."

Even while bulging her cheek, Kanae was giving her acceptance.

"Kanae, I'll remain in Magic Division."

Someone like me, is it good to be happy like this?

Somehow, I have a feeling that everything will disappear when I wake up from this dream.

"The student council of Magic Division too, for me it has become an important place."

"Onii-chan that has abandoned me, obtained something like [Important place], I'll destroy it."

——A strange voice, are raised. It's not the word of Kanae in front of me.

When he turned around to the direction of the voice, at the audience seating in the ringside——a girl with silver hair, it's Kaya.

"How cruel, even though I tried very hard to endure like this. Even though I want to go back to that time......why does Onii-chan tied together with this kind of people and magical power?"

This girl——Kaya, she can see Leme's energy!?

With that adorable lips, Kaya moved and talk coldly like a machine.

"That's why, I'll just stop enduring. ......Onii-chan abandoned me and obtained [Important place], I'll destroy everything. ......<{{furigana|Jaryuu Shinshoku|Dragon Invite}}><ref>Evil Dragon's Encroachment</ref>!"

She invoked magic without incantation. A sound of world teared up rang out.

===Part 2===

"BIKIBIKIBIKI!"<ref>SFX of something teared up</ref> Strange high pitched sound are raised, a giant rift ran on the blue sky. Black muddled parallel world spread out at the other side of the rift.

From the rift, two black drop spilled out. The black drop wriggled and squirmed in the air and become two dragons, flapping gigantic wings that looks like it could cover the sky completely.

"<{{furigana|Shiryuu|Niddhogg}}><ref>Death Dragon</ref>! <{{furigana|Dokuryuu|Fafnir}}><ref>Poison Dragon</ref>! Destroy this hindrance of barrier! And then after that all that nuisance other than Onii-chan! REMOVE THEMMM!"

The face of screaming Kaya are wrapped by light. The old rag clothing that the girl wear are tinged by light——completely transform like Magical dress. From the forehead's left side atypical horn growth out like magic beast.

The dragons should have attacking human as its maximum priority——But it doesn't even pay any attention to the audiences in accordance with Kaya's words and swoop down to the barrier.

The barrier is thin because it's assumed that there won't be direct attack, and so a crack appeared because of the ramming attack.

The student in charge of the barrier attempted to repair the barrier in panic.

"......This is not a play! All audience please evacuate immediately!"

Liz Liza shouted loudly. Because of that finally each person toward the situation in front of their eyes——they realized that the attack of illegal magic user are a reality and rushed to the school gate.

The barrier destroyed, The student who was in charge of the barrier fainted by magic intoxication because of that attack.

"Student Council, intercept it! ——Combine together the strength of both department!"

In this place the swordsmen and Magica Stigma that can fight are only——Student Council members.

While Liz Liza roared angrily, she ran to the fountain located in the garden near the ground and plunged both her hands inside.

She vibrate the <{{furigana|base particle|Prima Materia}}> with sophisticated Psychokinesis Magic and transfigure the water into pure white mist. The mist was manipulated according to Liz Liza's thought and streaming into the dragons head.

With the sudden obstruction of their field of vision, the approaching nose-diving dragons were misdirected into wrong direction and crashed.

"I don't understand the circumstances but......there is no need for cooperation just for the likes of dragon!"

The Sword Division's Hanashizaki Kanae throw a challenge toward the crashing Niddhogg.

"It can't be helped, we will take on the green dragon!"

The Magic Division's Hoshikaze Hikaru exclaimed and started to <{{furigana|connect|Access}}> to Baal!

"Wai, you idiots......" Liz Liza cursed toward the two divided Student Councils.

Very suddenly——the Inter-division competition changed into real combat mobilization.

"Kaya!? You, why are you using something like that kind of illegal magic......!"

"Onii-chan! For my name to be called by Onii-chan, it's so happy......so happy that I want to kill!"

Kaya that transformed into atypical appearance screamed while her crying and laughing expression distorted.

"<{{furigana|Jingi Shinshoku|Weapon Invite}}><ref>Sacred Treasure Encroachment</ref>!"

Around her hand with "BIKIBIKIBIKI!" sound a dimension rift materialized and from there a drip spilled over again, this time it changed into a large magical sword with blue translucence. The girl raised the large sword overhead.

"I also obtained it you know! ......The same power like Onii-chan and Mio-chan!"

Kaya swung the large sword that was as large as her own stature towards Kazuki.

"!?" Kazuki doubted his own eyes even as he try to use Foresight.

What in the world is this......The girl's breathing and muscle shows no signs or intention at all!

Kaya doesn't think about anything! As though the sword has its own will and move completely by itself!!

Kazuki evaded desperately by falling over. His way of evasion become completely like an amateur.

"Nii-sama!" Kanae immediately shouted and she threw one of her two short sword to Kazuki. Kazuki received it and drew the short sword from the scabbard.

Without a moment's delay the second downward swing and the third strike of the large blue sword come, but both were warded off by the short sword.

"Look, Onii-chan! Because I also wanted to become strong! The me that was abandoned become like Onii-chan and Mio-chan!!"

"Because of that......you performed illegal contract!?"

Kaya no longer had any hesitation......her body was being possessed by somebody!

"After all, only this Diva......the only one that gave me any kind words!"

Kaya shouldn't have had any training in sword skill. However the sword moved just like there was a swordsman's soul that dwell inside the sword, even to Kazuki the swordsmanship was so sharp that it left the body trembling with fear.

"Kazuki! Why are you in a pinch when the opponent is also using sword!"

Mio chanted a spell while at the same time spouting a rebuking voice——

"......<{{furigana|Rasen Hana|Barrett}}>!"

However Kaya rotated her arm with terrific force and bisected the high speed bullet of Barrett into two.

"This sword will reject all [Shot]!"<ref>It means any kind of projectile attack</ref>

It's obvious that it's not a human technique and reaction speed.

"Is that, <Sacred Treasure>!?"

Animal warped by magic into evil beast, human transformed by magic into Elf, space warped by magic into haunted ground, and the same case where weapon and tool were transformed by magic also exist. An item that had it's foundation warped into becoming Sacred Treasure to a degree where it's impossible to be imitated by alchemy, was legendary magic items that rarely discovered in haunted ground where evil beasts gathered.

Kaya chanted magic that pulled evil beasts and Sacred Treasure from somewhere.

What kind of Diva is she contracted with!?

"This is the power of <{{furigana|the guide of chaos|Trickster}}> that I have obtained! If Mio-chan is also coming here....I'll kill you altogether! <{{furigana|Engoku Shinsoku|Muspelheim Invite}}>!<ref>Hellfire Encroachment</ref>"

With Kaya as the center, "BIKIBIKIBIKI!" countless rift formed with terrific force in scope that swallowed up Kazuki and Mio.

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Kazuki sensed the flow of magic——and realized that evasion is impossible.

Even Defensive Magic won't make it in time with his current chanting speed.

Large-scale Destruction Magic. Summoning of hell. This magic changed the very space itself!

The world was smashed up beginning from the rift. The very space itself where Kazuki and the others stood was converted into pitch-black dimension. The surrounding darkness suddenly become red-hot hell.

The created space became the world of fire from Norse mythology. Like being imprisoned in a microwave oven, already there was nothing left to be done except accepting the fate of death. However——

"Oh mermaid's singing voice, manifest the frozen thought. Regret become flower of ice, loneliness become light snowfall, cover the world with cold nothingness......<{{furigana|Shizukanaru Seppaku|White Album}}>!<ref>Silent Snow White</ref>

Along with awe-inspiring singing voice, countless snow and water crystal scattered and danced in the red-hot space.

Flame and cold collide, offsetting each other, the world once again broke and scattered.

The other dimension was extinguished and the scenery was restored back to normal.

The one that crashed Large-scale Destruction Magic into Large-scale Destruction Magic was Koyuki.

Vepar, the mermaid of 72 Pillar was releasing near transparent light blue radiance besides the girl.

"Koyuki! ......Even though you are also a first year, for a high level magic that work into space itself......!"

"......Please show some spirit to fight and survive! You'll die you know!!"

Because of Koyuki's reprimand Kazuki and Mio started to chant their spell hurriedly.

"Dragon Invite!"

The space beside Kaya splitted, this time two small flying dragons come out.

""Barrett!""

Toward the flying dragons that leaped closer with their fang bared, two flame bullets shot them down.

Kazuki ran and drew his Iai towards Kaya——this time he has the resolution to fight.

Scrape off all of the girl's magic power and make her powerless!

"How cruel! Why Onii-chan pointed that sword to me.....I'll kill you!!"

Kaya's blue large sword automatically moved and blocked Kazuki's slash, "GIN!"<ref>SFX of sword clanging</ref> sound was echoing.

Kanae that had already handed out one of her sword to Kazuki confronted the dragon without her usual two-sword style with only her one remaining sword.

Nidhogg the death dragon. In the Norse mythology that name was handed down to the black dragon that gnawed at the root of the <{{furigana|World Tree|Yggdrasil}}> in the depth of the world. A dragon that left its name in myth.

"Interesting! If its just ordinary dragon slaying than nobody will be amazed!"

Kanae challenged the death dragon Nidhogg. [<{{furigana|Fujin Koneko|Storm Cat}}>]<ref>Wind God Kitten</ref> doesn't utilize Iai. With a good command of agile body, Kanae's way of fighting was with overwhelming number of attacks driving the opponent into a corner.

The dragon waved its claw at random because its face was covered by mist, after all it should be just an animal so Kanae easily evaded the rough attack and with her short sword, one layer, two layers were hacked into pieces.

However toward the hard skin "GIN! GIN!" the consecutive attack lightly bounced.

Fafnir keep waving both of his arm's claw not even feeling the attack. The attack doesn't even compare to mosquito's bite.

While Kanae evades with paper-thin difference——this time she aimed at the inside of the joint and swinged her katana.

However even that attack abundant with biological knowledge, "GIN!" was repelled from the hardness feedback.

Kanae "Chih" clicked her tongue.

......The powerlessness that cannot even be compensated with strengthening magic, unable of admitting it was Kanae's own shortcoming.

The mist that was covering the dragon's face cleared. In the corner of Kanae's field of vision, "You idiots......Fight using cooperation......" the figure of Liz Liza-sensei who collapsed while speaking bitterly because of magic intoxication entered into sight.

This <{{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}> teacher produced mist using common magic with poor magic consumption and saved the spectators.

Looking at that figure, Kanae felt a brief remorse because she challenged the dragon alone.

If it's already become like this, even if its only by willpower I have to bring down this black dragon by my own hand!

The death dragon that had its vision free looked down and glared at the girl.

Starting from now it doesn't attack randomly anymore, accurately and fiercely swinging its claw.

Swinging both arms one after another, brandishing the tail roughly, Kanae concentrated her mind and using Foresight avoided all of those. This time Nidhogg opened its huge mouth and tried to swallow Kanae.

"I've waited for that!"

Nidhogg's big mouth facing toward Kanae "GABUM!" closed down, but she backstepped and avoided it.

And then she made a big jump to Nidhogg's nose tip. From there she leaped further.

"First the eyeball!"

With her whole strength she stabbed the eyeball. Compared to the skin, the soft eyeball "DOSU!" was pierced by the sword blade.

When she sensed the sword pierced through until the bone in the bottom of the eye socket, Kanae released her katana.

Nidhogg that has the katana left in its eye socket struggled violently. Kanae landed in Nidhogg's nose, and hopped gracefully like a dance.

"——And then the brain!"

With the whole body motion like a spring, Kanae kicked the handle of the katana stuck inside Nidhogg's eyeball and drove it deeper inside. With acrobatic movement the force was amplified many times over, driving in the sword like a hammer.

"BAGIN!" A certain bone deep inside eye socket <Sphenoid bone><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenoid_bone</ref>
's cracked response was felt. Even unknown creatures, if they have eyeballs then the eyesocket's construction must be constantly similar. No matter what kind of living thing they are, this bone structure that has the roles of connecting eyeball to brain was not a sturdy thing. Smoothly the blade reached the brain.

"——And then DIE!"

Kanae already kicked up the handle of the katana diagonally with one leg. The sword blade that reached the brain vibrated violently in Nidhogg's cranium. Its brain tissue shaked, Nidhogg's whole body spasmed convulsively.

Nidhogg "DOOON!" lay down its body, Kanae landed agilely like a cat.

"How's that, you see that! ......Damn, how dull. I got too worked up. ......What about Nii-sama!?"

While cleaning the short sword soiled from blood and grey matter with Psychokinesis Kanae turn toward Kazuki's direction.

At that time Kanae witnessed the girl shouting "Onii-chan!" while swinging the large sword.

The body's performance was amateur but only the slash was strangely sharp.

"Nii-sama is......I'm the only sister of Nii-sama!"

Kanae assaulted the girl from the back.

But the attack that should be completely unforeseen by the girl was automatically intercepted by the large blue sword.

"Wh......what is this fellow!? Is this really human movement!?"

"KANAE!?" Kazuki turns his eye to Kanae with surprise and delight.

"Nii-sama Nii-sama, I killed the dragon even faster than <{{furigana|Magic Division|Magica}}> and came to help, you know!"

"Idiot, don't be careless!"

Just like what Kazuki said——soon Kanae's face lost its color.

The illegal magician girl showed that she can compete against Kazuki and Kanae at the same time with one large sword. Furthermore with the high-speed activation of Possession Magic she was also matching the back-up Summoning Magic of two person from Magic Division Student Council.

"Is this girl a monster!?"

Illegal magician——this girl is beyond <{{furigana|Stigmata Magician|Magica Stigma}}>!

Certainly this girl's power cannot be compared with Stigmata Magician, she might be an existence we have no chance to stand against.

"Kaichou<ref>President</ref>, dangerous! That dragon is still not dead!!"

Looking toward the voice from the back——Nidhogg that should be dead, its eyeball "BUKUBUKU!" bubbled while standing up and raising its claw overhead toward Kanae. That kind of absurdity......

"TORAZOU SMAAAAAAAAASH!!"

But immediately somebody forced their way through and with all their strength perform a full swing with their long sword.

The claw and long sword clashed, that voice——Torazou was blown off but the claw attack was also repelled.

"Torazou!? ......To be saved by you......somehow it's infuriating."

"Kaichou, stop being so oddly obstinate and lets cooperate with Magic Division! I'll hold back this black dragon so Kaichou, go and help Magic Division's student council!"

"What!? Don't joke around......This me......with what kind of face I can cooperate with them!"

"Other than somehow using their <Chorus Magic> in this place and catching all of them in one attack, there is no other way! ......However we are all equal you know. For those guys to be able finish their chant, that's because we are the one holding back this dragons! Isn't that right, Kaichou!?"

"!? Even though you are just Torazou, impertinently giving sound argument......!"

Is it Nii-sama's influence...... Damn, rather than the current me, Torazou's way was right!

"......Torazou, I leave that guy to you! Absolutely don't die!!"

"Ou! I'll be troubled if you forever keep thinking I'm a pathetic guy you know, watch this Kaichou, you too Hayashizaki Kazuki! UOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Toward the other battlefield——Kanae started running to where the green dragon was fighting with Magic Division student council.

The poison dragon Fafnir. A dragon with the power of poison residing in its body that appeared in Norse mythology. It has six misshapen arms, making an unsightly figure. On each of its six arms poison claw are attached.

"......<{{furigana|Raijin Shunshin|Ride Lightning}}>!"

Hikaru that has her whole body accelerated attracted Fafnir with the attack from <{{furigana|Raijin Yu|Lightning Line}}><ref>Thunder God Bow</ref> held in one hand. In that time Kaguya was chanting high level magic. That was the tactic. <{{furigana|Jigoku Souhi|Gernica}}><ref>Hell Conception Fire</ref>——It will be settled with instant death!

However Hikaru cannot keeping up with the exchange with speed alone when there were six arms that keep on striking, her posture was off-balance. Danger! Damn......already useless!

Immediately Kaguya discarded the high level magic that she currently chanted and switch into level 2 magic.

"My wicked mind filled with curse, I beseech thy agony...... Unashamed of ominous thought! <{{furigana|Zouo no Mudabana|Fill Pain}}><ref>Hatred of Infertile Flower</ref>!"

The bullet of curse hit Fafnir and it writhed in hallucination of pain.

But this magic only gives pain and stops the target on its track——The damage to the body was zero.

Using that opportunity Hikaru recovered her posture. ......This battle of endurance has continued for quite long.

"For Asmodeus' high level attack magic I need to concentrate, so I'm troubled that the almighty Hikaru cannot earn more time you know! Baka Hikaru!!"

"No matter how almighty I am there is no way I can exchange blows with something this tough! Idiot Kaguya!!"

While insulting each other, Kaguya's expression warped haggardly.

"The Knight Order should already be notified but......if it keeps like this sooner or later one of the fight in this divided battlefield won't hold out......"

"BARIRI" At last the spark dispersed, Hikaru's Ride Lightning's effect was terminated.

"I, I wonder if it's no good if I don't chant again? Today, this is already my fourth time you know......"

"Please don't say some spoiled thing, you good-for-nothing prince!"

Hikaru's magical power was already exhausted from the previous battle. Toward the girl that was in the middle of thinking that she can't chant Summoning Magic anymore, the claw of Fafnir swoop down.

However at that point, someone interrupted with speed like rolling gale.

......<{{furigana|Fujin Koneko|Storm Cat}}>.

"You two withdraw! This me will serve as vanguard!"

"Kana-chan!? ......You came to help us!?"

Kanae looked back with fleeting glance and "Fun" her nose snorted.

"......It's only a temporary alliance. I'll stop this guy so get rid of them all in one go with Chorus Magic. That dragon over there is small fish, but it can't be killed with sword."

Fafnir looked down as if to assess the human that come to interfere.

Kanae informed the two people behind while thrusting her short sword to the dragon.

Chorus Magic——If its impossible to hold out until the Knight Order come then certainly there was no way other than that.

Chorus Magic is a chanting method done by linking several Stigmata Magician with Telepathy and matching together their magic power wavelength, producing colossal magic power and materializing level 10 Summoning Magic.

The amount of magic power required for level 10 Summoning Magic was too large, one person alone using it was difficult.

But Chorus Magic demands considerable concentration and multiple Stigmata Magician also become defenseless at the same time. It's a tactic that risked inviting total annihilation easily if the vanguard cannot protect their charge.

"Can't you depend on me?"

"......No, if the two Student Council combined their power than we are invincible you know. I have wished for that for a long time! Hikaru, the number is not sufficient so call Koyuki-chan here!"

Until last year Koyuki has already learned the basic of matching magic power's wavelength.

This year after completing the contract with Diva the number of people for Chorus Magic will be enough if Koyuki is included.

Protected by the Student Council of Sword Division——Magic Division's Student Council's trump card was usable!

Fafnir's claw attacked Kanae. The six arms waving about cannot even once come near Kanae who took pride on her godlike agility.

Kanae is very poor at a battle of endurance. Even with only a few hits from the enemy, Kanae's meagre defensive magic power will be smashed up immediately, furthermore the poison will steal her movement.

But......Otonashi Kaguya was looking from behind. Kanae can't show a shameful fight.

Probably I am the one that know best Kaguya's strength.

For the sake of winning against her, for a long time Kanae searched for her weak point and keep polishing countermeasure.

Otonashi Kaguya is strong. To a degree that there was no way to win if Kanae challenge her directly from the front.

For this reason, it's vexing but.....she can be relied on.

"I'm counting on you, <{{furigana|Stigmata Magician|Magica Stigma}}>! ......And then watch from there, Hayashizaki's swordmanship!!"

Kazuki toward Kaya's magic power, perceived that its gradually declining.

When thinking at the beginning how she first summoned the dragon, slowly the scale of the magic Kaya chanted kept becoming smaller. However in addition of the frequent magic, it seems that even merely swinging the large blue sword was also wearing down her magic power. Kazuki can already see Kaya's limit.

It's a hard blow when Koyuki was called back by the senpais but the condition of this side is starting to incline toward better.

"Please no......" Kaya's whispering voice was leaked.

"This kind of me stop it already......even though I love him, even though it's precious memory...... Why do I want to kill them......? If its like this, I will keep being alone......this kind of me, stop it already......"

Even so the girl raised her sword and slashed at Kazuki.

”That's why this kind of thing, stop it already!"

"I can't stop! Onii-chan, somehow please help me!"

Even if you said somehow......there was no other way other than shaving her magic power until she become powerless.

In the edge of his field of vision "DOWAA!" The figure of Torazou-san sent flying by Nidhogg was reflected.

Even if Kaya was stopped, the dragons that were already summoned cannot be expected to disappear.

There was no more room for taking it easy. Right now the senpais already——?

"""Thy name is Asmodeus! Thy strength become almighty desire, oh pure black contract, in accordance with my life display that strength!!"""

The three person's magic power altogether <{{furigana|connect|Access}}> the <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>——The Diva was pulled into the present world and materialized.

Along with a flash of violet, the witch finally materialized together with clear real form.

After that Kaguya-senpai passed her order to Asmodeus......! Probably that power can manage to defeat the two dragon altogether, those senpais have that power.

All the magic power were absorbed toward Asmodeus until nothing left, and Hoshikaze-senpai and Koyuki crumbled down.

Kazuki's sword and Mio's Barrett attacked Kaya incessantly.

"Please help......Onii-chan......"

......Kaya, was it because myself was not in Nanohana Institute that it became like this? The feelings of guilt stroke Kazuki's spine.

I, if I don't save her......

"Thy are I, I am thee! ......Become my thought as it is, Curse, Malice, keep beseeching, drag in all my bitter enemy and open the hell's gate!"

Kaguya-senpai keep continuing chanting the spell with strong magic power.

"Kukukukuku! This air has been a while hasn't it, Kaguya! I'm in good mood so I'll be faithful to you! Kaguya, with your desire now what in the world is it that you wished for?"

"My desire is the manifestation of hell! Send all that person to hell! To inescapable nightmare!"

"Very well! Thy wish is my wish!"

The ultimate magic of Asmodeus was started by Kaguya.

"<{{furigana|Dainana Jigoku Genkai|Seventh Inferno}}>!!"<ref>Seventh Hell Manifestation</ref>

The surrounding surface dimmed ominously.

Is something happening——Kazuki spontaneously looked back to Kaguya-senpai.

In accordance with Kaguya-senpai's command Asmodeus raised her right arms overhead grandly. From Asmodeus' back gigantic ominous violet [Gate] raising gradually from the ground. Along with Asmodeus' loud laughter that gate opened, like a damn burst open violet miasma flooded out.

The miasma avoided Kazuki and the others, nothing but the enemy that Kaguya-senpai hate were swallowed up.

The instant the fingertips of Asmodeus' raised right arm "PACHIN!"<ref>sound of clicking finger</ref> echoed, the violet miasma transformed into reddish-black flame of hell.

Kaya and the two dragons were buried inside a cluster of flame without even leaving a strand of hair uncovered.

This flame, its the same type of flame seen before in school entrance ceremony, Gernica.

Namely this Seventh Inferno manifestation are——[Enemy and Allies Discernment - Large Scale Instant Death Magic].

This flame of hell was not heat attack or the like, this spell slowly applied the concept of death.

"Kaya!"

Kaguya's flame of hell that swallowed all the object of her hostility has even attacked Kaya that already exhausted all her strength. On the other side of the reddish black flame, Kaya's blue defensive magical power let out a frail shine.

"Kaya, stop it!"

Kazuki shouted pleadingly toward Kaguya-senpai.

Kaguya-senpai who doesn't even imagine the connection between Kazuki and Kaya was confused of the reaction Kazuki showed.

"That summoning magic, that magic will kill her!"

"Otouto-kun......Sorry, right after requesting this flame, even myself cannot control it. Even if it's only a tiny hate, everything of the opponent won't be able to escape and will be killed. But compared to bringing down the other two evil beast, I cannot give preference to the life of that illegal magician. Everyone else is already worn-out you see!"

Looking around the surrounding, Torazou-san already exhausted all his strength and fell down. Kanae too received poison claw and crouched down. Hoshikaze-senpai and Koyuki too because of the Chorus Magic, their magic power sucked up to the bone and collapsed because of magic intoxication.

The only one that was safe and can stand up were Kazuki and Mio, also Kaguya-senpai, just three people.

"But, that's......"

If Kaguya-senpai's magic was interrupted, the surviving dragons——the wounded Fafnir can be handled somehow or other, but the method to defeat Nidhogg that can regenerate its injury will be lost.

But if the invoked magic keep continuing like this, Kaya will be burned out before the dragons.

"He, help me, Onii-chan!"

Inside the reddish black flame, while the defensive magic power was being eroded Kaya pleaded for help.

"Otouto-kun......besides if that child escapes it will become grave crisis. I won't hesitate anymore like that time with Earth Snake. I cannot hesitate. Because I'm this academy strongest magician!"

With eyes burning grimly with sense of responsibility, Kaguya-senpai shouted. While shouting she supplied magic power to Asmodeus. Asmodeus "KUKUKUKUKU!" while laughing madly keep continuing to burn the flame of hell.

Kaguya-senpai's regret with dark expression saying "I have to kill him." about Earth Snake come to mind in Kazuki's head. But at that time Senpai was in pain. She is a reliable senpai but, I know that she tried desperately doing unreasonable thing. Senpai's touch soaked with tears, I still remember it in my heart.

......I understand that Senpai's word is correct. But is this kind of thing really fine.......!?

If Senpai kills Kaya......Not regretting anything, not hurting, can that really happen!?

This kind of situation, there was no way I can consent......!

"Sto, stopp! I don't want to die! I don't want to die alone! Stop, stopp!! Help me——Loki! Power......Give me more power!!"

—— The moment [Loki] was yelled, blue defensive magic power from the girl was coming back around.

All thoughts were blown off from the head, Kazuki doubted his own eyes.

......That recovery was not at the level of just 'coming back around'. Enormous blue light that can't even compare to the girl's original condition covered the girl's whole body, and started to push back the flame of hell.

Vast defensive magic power was distorting [The concept of destined death of the ruler of hell]. <ref>Not really sure about this sentence, I think it refers to the fact that the black fire should be the embodiment of the concept of death itself, and it should be an absolute concept that can't be changed. Thus the fire should be a sure-kill magic, but this vast defensive magic power that suddenly appear distort that fact and do the impossible. If anyone can express it better please edit this sentence</ref>

"!? ......Such thing, impossible. This kind of magic power......it's inhuman!"

The whisper that Kaguya-senpai unintentionally leaked made us trembling with fear.

Currently the two dragons vanished without even their ash remained, however even now Kaya was still leaking blue light——

"......U, aaa......don't want......Stop it Loki, my head! In my head I'm not me any......aaaa.......Iyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

——Kaya who should be escaped already from harm raised a screaming voice that can break her throat from the other side of the blue light.

I don't understand at all what in the world is going on.

{.......Kazuki, that girl, is being taken over right now.}

After the uneasy silence, Leme's voice resound inside Kazuki's head.

"......Taken over, what kind of thing is that......"

Why does it become like this, its completely like being in a nightmare.

No, it could be that——all that happiness until this point, maybe everything was just a dream.

The blue light of defensive magic power and the flame of hell is struggling against each other, Kazuki watched all that in a daze.

{Each time Diva possessed a human, that human's substance was being distorted into that Diva's form. That distortion keep being repeated little by little and each time the human's form was rearranged. The result was that girl's madness}

Leme answered. The flame was being extinguished little by little . Kaguya-senpai keep getting closer to the limit.

Asmodeus' figure is "Oioii, is it already over?" faintly starting to disappear.

In the other side of the weakening flame and the light, a human silhouette appeared——that shadow was not a girl's shape. If Kaya was taken over......than who in the world was that......?

{The contractor's mind was tampered around and her ego became ambiguous, and then in one go the Diva plundered the flesh's leadership. At that time the flesh was distorted into that Diva's original form——that Diva became this world's resident}

Long time ago, there were news that because of a malicious Diva's materialization Tokyo was destroyed. There were great numbers of orphans that were born because of that incident in Nanohana institute.

Because of the establishment of the Knight Order everybody forgot that dreadful affair.

Finally the flame and light ceased.

The one that stood there does not resemble Kaya at all. A man with long hair and tall stature.

The color of the long hair was blue with transparency similar to a crystal. A handsome features with slightly slender face, a sinister smile was pasted on that face. In the right hand, it was still clutching the large blue sword.

"Fufufu......hahaha......" The man made an abnormal face and distorted smirk.

"HAHAHAHAHA! At last, about time I obtained flesh body in this world! Even with all that hindrances from Knight Order, I'm the first one that achieved this brilliant achievement doesn't it? .....Hahahahaha, how awesome me! Hahahahahaa!"

"......You are, who are you?"

In front of the man who guffawed wildly, Kazuki questioned while gripping his katana.

"Hahaha! ......What is it brat. Why should I give my name, didn't you listen about this happy occasion? If that's the case then let me give this whole world a greeting!"

The man shouted with faked high tension where we can feel the anger just by looking.

"My name is Loki! The Loki-sama of Norse mythology! Hahaha, human's history will soon end! Starting from now the age of gods began! This Loki-sama will bring even more chaos to this world for sure......When the curtain for the age of gods are opened once more, no one but me will be the one that cause......the Ragnarok! That's surely my role!!"

What the hell is this man...... Did Kaya got caught up with this frivolous man!?

Besides Kazuki who was glaring at Loki, Mio and Kaguya-senpai falls to their knees, watching with gaze filled with despair. Only Kazuki were still standing, gripping his katana while facing each other.

"Hm? ......You are not just a normal human, aren't you? The one inside you is......Solomon Mythology's Lemegeton isn't it? I see I see I see......This time too Solomon's 72 Pillar are helping human isn't it? Then this brat is the one named new [King] does it? And then you are going to obstruct me, won't you?"

"Bastaard, what have you done to Kaya!?"

"What I have done was it? It's just as you see. I broke her, and then I ate her. Thanks for the food. I finished my brilliant achievement you know! There is no doubt that this great me was the one that broke this girl efficiently don't you see!? If I broke her right away than she will just get violent and got arrested by the Knight Order so, I adjusted her condition, and then tampered around with her brain tissue. While breaking her piece by piece, I guided her into becoming to want to abandon her ego by herself many times, that's the point. And there I got a great idea, [changed her into wanting to kill a person she likes], I remodeled her into that. From here the best outcome came out, just great. Great idea that deserved Noble prize in human abuse isn't it! Please stop, I don't want like this~~cried and shouted like that, this girl surrendered her ego to me!! ......hahaha, just awesome!! From long time ago manipulating people's feeling skillfully is my speciality! Man, I just want to do it over again~"

"......You, you asshole"

"Whaaat, you bastard are going to punish this Loki-sama is it? Maa, its just a low-life."

"Otouto-kun......Its impossible you know!"

Kazuki ignored Kaguya-senpai's restraint and start running.

"......Interesting! You want to challenge legendary swordstyle!? Brat!!"

Loki received Kazuki's Iainuki casually with his large blue sword, but,

"U, oo......?" Loki was pressured by the weight of the slash.

Toward Loki who shaked violently and braced himself futilely, Kazuki swung his second downward slash.

"Wha, what the hell is your swordstyle!? I don't know something like this!?"

Loki blocked that slash with his large sword, however he backstepped while reeling.

"UOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Kazuki gave up using Foresight, just swinging his katana recklessly attacking furiously.

"Bastaard!"

Loki swing to counterattack while cursing. However Kazuki parried the heavy large sword and entered one blow from the resulting gap. "BACHIN!" Loki's defensive magical power protected him from Kazuki's katana.

......What in the world, that [thickness] just now.

——With that one attack, unintentionally Kazuki calmed down from his rage and sensed the magic power.

......Few hundreds, no, with few thousands slash, was it enough to destroy this barrier?

If all the opponent's defensive magic power until now were a curtain, without a doubt this guy's defensive magic power was a wall.

"Uoo......wait a little you bastard, wait! What the hell are you! How can present human's swordstyle already advanced until this point!? You're fucking kidding me! You weakling!!"

Loki's shout was tinged with anger while he staggered backward.

But this guy was not seriously flustered for real. Kazuki understood that.

"Fucking bullshit, don't get cocky brat! This time I'm using magic for real!!"

Along with his rage Loki's magic swelled up. The [large blue sword] gripped in his hand rapidly sucked the magic power——the dense magic power condensed violently inside the thick blade.

Right now I'm not inside his sword's range.

Even so——something's happening! Kazuki Foresight the magic power——and instinctively felt despair.

"......Show the divine sword's essence!! Lævateinn!!"

——Ignoring how far the distance was separated, in that place Loki swung his large blue sword downward.

It's not a mere practicing swing.

"ZUBAAAAAAAAA!" Along with wind-slicing sound like the world itself teared apart, the condensed magic power gushed out and become sharp shockwave rushing to Kazuki.

Kazuki evaded using Foresight. Nevertheless, the released sword pressure from the large blue sword sensed that movement and change its trajectory like having its own will. Unparalled accurate pursuit. It's impossible to evade.

It's clear that I won't be able to defend with the amount of my magic power.

Magic intoxication. No, with this destructive power——<{{furigana|one-hit kill|Overkill}}>

Standing in front of a certain death——it feels the time become extremely slow.

At that moment a shadow throw oneself in front of Kazuki while chanting a spell.

"......<{{furigana|Ensei Yoroi|Self Burning}}>!<ref>Flame Impulse Armor</ref>"

Mio clad in flame armor jumped in front of Kazuki.

However the flame armor was easily erased by the shockwave, and then the penetrating shockwave "GARIGARIGARI!" eroded the defensive magical power even further——Mio's own blood scattered around.

Fresh blood so red that it looked like illusion.

Mio who covered for Kazuki collapsed feebly into Kazuki's chest.

The girl's body, from her chest to her stomach, from the lung to the intestines, a vertical line was ripped apart.

Even with a glance it's obvious that its a fatal wound. The body grew pale because instinctively it knows that death is near.

"Mio!? You......why!?

"If you received that attack with your current magic power you would surely die won't you......Protecting a Rank E, is the duty of Rank A, right......?"

Because of her ripped lung "hyuu--hyuu" Mio leaked a weak breath.

"Eh, damn it? Shit, I got the other kid killed. Shit."

Loki spit out in frustation. But when he noticed Kazuki's expression he laughed complacently.

"Hm? Why is your face like that brat? I get it, through Kaya I somehow know about you guys but......Mio-chan is your lover huh? Hehhehhe"

We are not lovers. But....... BUT......!

The head became pure white. The world seemed to blur white because of the highly strung emotion.

Lies......lies lies lies! How could it become like this!?

I don't know for what kind of reason. But that guy, he trampled my precious person......!

"HAHAHAHAHA! That's a good face you make there brat! ......How precious, then for today's moment to be forever unforgotten I'll especially let you survive alone brat. Forever live your whole life to regret this moment! Commit today's encounter in your memory forever, Onii-chan♪ HAHAHAHAHH!"

"Bastaard......I'll kill you!"

"With your magic power it's impossible you know, brat! Rather let me teach you how is it to kill! It's impossible to calm down huuh!?"

......I......I don't care what happened to my body. This lowlife, I'll freaking kill him!

Kazuki was filled with killing intent for the first time since he was born, embracing that rage he chanted the spell.

"Burning up everthing that was touched......scorching heat of rejection without destination! <{{furigana|Ensei Yoroi|Self Burning}}>!"

With his little remaining magic power Kazuki covered his whole body with flame armor and ready the form of Iai.

"Thaatt's whhyyy, I said I'm gonna teach you how is it to kill isn't it? Your katana won't be able to pierce my magic power, you get it aren't you!?"

Kazuki kicked the ground. Anyhow for this guy, there won't be any mercy.

That's why with my whole strength!

"Besides, why when you are really that angry, rather than attack you chanted flame defense magic, your life is too valuable huhh!? What a laughable brat!"

"...... I don't need something like life! I'll kill you no matter what even if it means stabbing each other to death!!"

Kazuki slashed with Iai while shouting. Right at that moment——By using psychokinesis [Liquid Manipulation] was applied to the whole body of flame and condensed into the sword's blade.

"UOAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"What!?" Toward the wide-eyed Loki, a flash of flaming battoujutsu<ref>Art of sword drawing</ref> reached his chest.

Thick defensive magic power blocked that attack.

However the blade clad in flame inflicted a strand of scratch on the thick defensive magical power.

Kazuki fixed his grip in the katana with two hand——Iai's real form are two attacks.

Kazuki thought there was no other way except this technique. If that guy said that he'd teach me, I'll teach him technique polished by human.

Since magic were born in this world, father polished his sword principle with the assumption of fighting against Summoning Magician.

Inside Hayashizaki style polished by father, exist an ultimate Iai that pursued a dream.

Hayashizaki dream sword——[Pile].

Why was it called dream sword, it was because father himself cannot realized this technique. It means that it's an unrealistic swordmanship.

The first swing of the sword gouge out a scratch in the defensive magic power. That scratch, before new magic power plugged up that hollow space with size of a strand of hair, a second swing return swiftly and piled up the scratch in the identical place. That swing will pierce and kill the defensive magic power.

It doesn't matter how much the enemy's magical power had left, a certain sure-kill consecutive Iai.

But the time span before the produced scratch got filled up with new magic power was only a blink of eye. In that one instance, piling up a second sword slash perfectly tracing the first sword slash trajectory, it's evident why it's called dream sword.

However for Kazuki at this moment everything looked like they move in slow motion.

Using <{{furigana|Perception Reinforcement Magic|Extra Sense}}> to clear and sharpen his perception, Kazuki sensed the defensive magic power's scratch.

Kazuki stirred up his body with his will. Raising a yell of kiai<ref>Fighting spirit</ref> and activating <{{furigana|Body Power Reinforcement Magic|Enchant Aura}}> below the navel, Kazuki accelerated his muscle structure. The whole body's muscle raised snapping shriek because of the will's unrelenting demand for speed beyond the limit. Even so, whatever the consequence it doesn't matter!

The body surpassed the limit due to magic......Just this guy I'll kill him no matter what!

Everything that Kazuki has cultivate himself——Summoning magic and common magic, and then sword skill——Using everything of those to piled up this two slash. All the scattered pieces are converged in this one swing of sword.

The blade slide into the scratch where the defensive magic power was thin and gouged and ripped it apart.

——Kazuki arrived at the truth of the sword. The sensation of ripping flesh was clearly felt. Before his eyes, "BAT!"<ref>like opening a curtain</ref> crimson spurt of blood opened like a flower blooming.

"......Thi, this is the sword of human......"

Even so Loki was not dead. ......He received severe wound but, a fatal wound was not delivered.

Kazuki understood from the slash' feedback. The depth was not sufficient, if only its one sun<ref>Measure unit. Approx. 3.03 cm</ref> deeper.

Kazuki's fingertips lost its strength, the short sword fell to the ground.

......If it's not a short sword, then he'd be dead already!

"Don't fuck with me!"

Loki who sports a wound in his chest let fly a kick towards Kazuki who lost his strength and fell to ground already.

Kazuki's body that was already powerless like a doll was thrown backward.

"But......thank goodness", suddenly Kazuki who already calmed down thought. If I really killed that guy's body for real——Kaya will also die. If Kaya is not saved......

Strength, my strength is lacking......For a long time I thought I didn't need it, a strong power......

"Damnnit, too careless......how stupid......the body that I got with great trouble are...!"

"Stay away from Otouto-kun! I will kill you!"

Loki raised his head in fluster. Kaguya-senpai mustered her last strength, she squeezed out word by word slowly for a spell, containing the disappearing Asmodeus in the present world.

"Thi, this female magician, from that kind of condition how can she keep the Diva's complete summoning alone!?"

"Oioi, do your besttt, Kaguyaaa.....Yosh, this guy is pretty bad news, so let's kill him yeahh!"

Asmodeus was "Kukuku" chuckling, even now Senpai desperately kept her receding conciousness.

"Seventh Hell, come out......!" That voice wringed out the magic.

"Wai......like hell with this! That one is seriously terrible! Hold it I said!!"

The same time Loki start screaming, a fissure ran below him.

From there a huge snake burst out fiercely. Only the snake head's "gunyagunya" transformed into human's face——it faced Loki and grinned.

The illegal magician called Earth Snake. Because of the surprise Kaguya-senpai's concentration are thrown into disarray.

"You are......<{{furigana|World Snake|Midgardsormr}}>. I see, you too have materialized huh?"

Loki grinned broadly and laughed, and clinged to the snake's body.

"It's amusing playing with you bastards, too bad I don't have time for this, getting hurt for real will suck......Get out of here, my child!"

"......<{{furigana|Dochikusou Tongyou|Land Escape}}>!<ref>Earth Beast Escape</ref>"

"Dammnit, I'll remember this day, you human brat......no, Solomon's King! I'm acknowledging you! I'm gonna make you dance in my <{{furigana|war of gods|Ragnarok}}> too!"

Before Kaguya-senpai could invoke her magic both of them sank into the ground. After waiting and seeing that Kaguya-senpai finally passed out. Kazuki watched that scene while still on his back.

——The world is being encroached by the myth.

<{{furigana|Destruction|Catastrophe}}> that didn't make sense was spreading out right in front of my eyes.

In the end of battle where sword, magic, and Diva mixed together——the ground's surface was gouged, cloud of sand floated, and the spectator stand destroyed, just like a ruin in desolate land.

Everything was dyed in decadent red by the setting sun. Kazuki stood up in a daze.

This should be a fight for the sake of protecting an important place where I belong.

This kind of conclusion.

Kazuki's underfoot was wet with crimson liquid. Mio lay there, her uniform covered in blood.

The bleeding amount was outrageous. It's not only because of the setting sun that made just about everything dark red.

The siren of the approaching knight group entered the ear.

Kazuki kneeled beside the girl and hold the limp upper half of the girl in his arms.

Nothing was reflected on the the half-closed eyes of Mio. Her "hyuu-hyuu" breath was becoming intermittent.

The [Red] flowing out of her chest announced the end of Amasaki Mio.

"Why for something<ref>Don't correct this. This word will have some significance later</ref> like me...... Even though you always say you are the master, I am the slave. ......Even so, why......"

Kazuki whispered not expecting any reply but, inside Mio's hazy eyes strength are returning, the girl laughed faintly.

"......tha, that's because you see"

Even with agonizing breath, her colorless lip quavered.

"Honestly......I'm so happy I could meet you"

Toward that words, an intense lump of guilt swelled up deep inside the stomach, becoming a strangled yell. It's painful in the heart. The eyes are hot. The head became pure white.

That kind of thing——I knew!

"......The karaage, was delicious"

I know, just from your expression that was obvious!

"......You came when I was sulking alone in my room, I'm glad......getting teased by classmates, it's happy......when we were told we look like married couple, going on date......it's happy. Saying we were going to eat together the same sweet curry......"

I know......I understand all of your feeling, and yet, I didn't had any courage to believe it.

"I, I was always a person that was only saying unpleasant things wasn't I, sorry......"

There was no need to apologize. Her honest feeling was plain to see because of Leme's magic after all.

"......Cheesecake......it'd be nice if I wrote [Love] properly......"

Mio's eyes closed, she inhale her last breath softly, and then her pulse stopped.

"......kiss......me in the lips......"

That was her last word.

The color left Mio's expression leaving behind an empty shell. Inside Kazuki the dam broke and tears overflowed.

Everything of those......even words that was not said at this moment, I knew all of them already......!!

"UAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

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I couldn't protect her. ......I don't even have any power that can protect her.

For a girl who felt love to me, I'm powerless to protect her.

Because of my cowardice, beacuse I keep demeaning myself, I don't even have strength to believe......!

In the middle of wailing, on the shaking view blurred with tears reflecting the light of fireshadow——attached to Mio, the matching necklace with me shined reflecting the setting sun. The feather necklace——Phoenix.

The symbol of destruction and rebirth, the divine bird leaping over the world's logic. Its complete summoning.......

Leme once said [underhanded trick].

Kazuki betted on the vague hope. He cradled up Mio's body——

He put their lips together without hesitation.

It tasted of blood. At the same time the stigma in the left had radiated heat.

The heat changed into powerful bond with Mio spells flowed into the mind.

Phoenix ultimate magic——transcending the fate, the power to take back what is lost.

"......Oh sweet-talking divine bird. ......Oh beautiful artist shaking fate. ......Namely the poet, transform into magician. Everything of me, for thy poem......"

{......In your condition now, the magic power is not enough.}

The surrounding shined with orange light. Orange are, the color of Mio.

Behind Kazuki Phoenix spread its wing and materialized.

The divine bird warned with low voice. Just like the legend of Phoenix, that magic will burn oneself entirely till only ashes left behind, from the ashes oneself will rebirth and resurrected once more. The caster's magic power will be consumed entirely.

The caster's existence and fate will be distorted, invoking a grand restoration magic. Right now it was still barely in time.

If Kazuki used that kind of grand magic in his current condition, he will fall into grave magic intoxication. His mind will be dragged into <{{furigana|Distorted World|Astrum}}>, the boundary between Astrum with the thinning self-ego and mental world will be lost, blending them together, making it impossible to return from Astrum to the real world. Completely forfeiting his mind.

"My mind——I don't mind about that kind of thing. I don't care whatever happens to me."

"If that's so, than fine......Oh King of Solomon. Recite my poem."

"Disintegrate my body into thousand words, remake the world by that illusion......<{{furigana|Messhi Tensei|Revive}}><ref>Selfless Rebirth</ref>!!"

As soon as the chant ended, magic power, mind, soul, the feeling of everything being absorbed was felt.

The world distorted. However what happened after that, Kazuki couldn't recognize anything anymore.

——And then Mio opened her eyes.
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