Chapter 37
The next day in Deruzogedo’s demon tree forest saw 2 sets of students gathered here for the exam taking place .
When the bell to signal the start of class sounded Emilia spoke .
“Now then . We will start the exam with Ray’s group and Arnos’ group . ”
Ray walks towards me
“Did you sleep well yesterday?”
“Aah, I had a good night . ”
“I didn’t sleep very well . ”
“Fumu . Did you find a good book? Staying up late is bad for your health . ”
“That’s true . Getting up was an effort this morning . ”
Ray lets out a yawn as if to prove his point .
“Hey hey hey hey!” Sasha butted in .
What’s she complaining about now?
“What’s wrong?”
“Don’t ‘what’s wrong’ me! The group test has started! This is an exam! What’s with this lukewarm air? Are you going on a day trip somewhere?”
Yare yare . It doesn’t mean we have to kill each other . We don’t have to be bloodthirsty about it, though there is a chance they may die accidentally .
“My bad . My subordinate nags a bit . ”
I place my hand on Sasha’s head indirectly telling her to quieten down a bit .
“……Eerm…… . hand…your hand… . . I won’t shut up because of that…… . ”
Even so, Sasha’s loses her momentum and falls silent .
“Jealous?”
Misha makes an appearance from behind Sasha .
“… . Wha… . what are you saying…… . ?”
“Because Arnos is different than when he’s with Sasha . ”
I’m different?
“Aah, I see Sasha . Are you envious because I talk peacefully with Ray but not with you?”
“Wha, what are you on about!? I’m not envious…… . !”
“Really?”
I look at Sasha’s face but she turns away .
“…………………I’m not envious……… . . ”
A feeble murmur leaks out .
“In the first place, the rivalry in the last test all came from you . ”
Sasha looks my way and lets out a small groan .
“Sasha-san . ”
“What!!”
Misa who had called out to Sasha flinched at Sasha’s angry look .
“…… . Well . Should we fight as well?”
“What? In the match?”
“Yeah . Arnos-sama and Ray-san have promised to fight each other but we will only get in their way . Should we not fight each other?”
“How astonishing . This exam is a mock-up of a real war . What war arranges its fights beforehand?”
Misa smiled at Sasha’s cold tone .
“It seems you really liked that magic photo from yesterday . ”
“… . That’s…… . not really… . . ”
Sasha’s eyes are swimming .
“Fufufu . If you beat me I’ll give it to you . ”
For a brief moment, Misa shows a photo in her breast pocket .
“……Is that all you want to say?”
“Yes . Let’s fight each other to our best ability . ”
Having given her message Misa returns to the Arnos Fan Union group .
“Aah, that’s right . Yesterday’s game was won by Arnos-kun right?”
“That’s right . Are you going to give me something?”
Ray shows a cool smile .
“Well then, how about we enjoy ourselves in this test . ”
*Kuukuukuu* laughter leaks deep from my body
It’s a good line . Much better than those who strongly threaten and complain .
“Interesting . I look forward to it . ”
“What about our base locations?”
“Choose wherever you like . ”
“I’ll take the east then . ”
Ray went back and called out to Misa .
“Shall we go? I may be an unreliable leader but I want you all to lend me your power . ”
A surprised expression showed on Misa’s face .
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, it’s just that Ray-san is unusual to say something like that to us white clothes . ”
“Aah, I’m bad at stuff like royalty and whatnot . It’s too difficult for me . I don’t get it . Occasionally, I do think though . ”
“Think what?”
“Did the founder really say that?”
Misa stares at Ray with an astonished look .
“Did that person really say that royalty was so great?”
“… . That person?”
“Aah, that’s a separate story but I’ve always felt uncomfortable . That demon king of tyranny that everyone talks about seems like a different person . Well, I say such things but I’m looked coldly on when I do since I’m one of the chaos generation . If you can keep it a secret I’d be really grateful . ”
Misa laughs a little happily .
“Fufufu, I understand . By the way . Are you interested in the activities of the unification faction Ray-san?”
Judging by Ray’s story Misa must have thought it was a good idea so she started trying to recruit him .
“No, not at all . ”
“Is that so? That’s disappointing . Then are you interested in the Arnos-sama fan union?”
Whilst having a peaceful conversation with Ray they head off over to the east side while we headed off to the west .
After a while, an owl flew into the sky and used Thought Transmission <Liikus> .
“The match between Ray’s group and Arno’s group will begin . Don’t bring shame to the founder and fight with all your might!!”
With same words as before the match began .
“… . Strategy… . . ?”
“I’ll deal with Misa and the other students . ”
Misha stares at Sasha’s face .
“Want photo?”
“No! I want to show my power to that woman who thinks she can beat me . ”
Even though it’s just a mock skirmish she seems fired up .
“Sasha . I want to say one thing . ”
“What?”
“Even though you will be outnumbered you are one of my subordinates . Don’t run away . ”
She smiled at me in an aloof manner .
“That goes without saying . Please watch . I’ll knock them all down . ”
“Fumu . Well then, I’ll give you a reward if you do your best . ”
“What reward?”
“I’ll do anything . Think about your favourite thing . ”
Sasha suddenly looks shy . What are you thinking about?
“……Anything… . . ?”
“Aah . ”
Sasha leans in close .
“Anything? Really? Anything at all?”
“Aah . What do you want?”
Her face went red hot and she turned away .
“……Nothing…… . . I mean…… . I’ll think about it . ”
Apparently, there’s something she wants .
“Build a castle?” Misha asks .
“I guess . Can you build one for the time being?”
Misha nods and clasps her hands like she’s praying .
A great number of ice crystals appeared from the <Ice Lotus Leaf Ring> before forming a magic circle and begin to shine .
“Ice Castle”
Misha uses Construction Creation <Ibis> .
In the blink of an eye, the ground freezes and outer walls appear . After that, an ice throne, a bronze statue and a mirror appear . Next, the ice floor rises into the sky carrying our bodies upwards with force . Finally, the ceiling is constructed and a huge demon king castle made of ice appeared .
The throne stands between us .
“……How were you able to construct the castle so fast using <Ibis> Misha?” Sasha asks .
Misha tilted her head .
“Because the <Ice Lotus Leaf Ring>?”
“Well, there is that too . ”
When I said that Sasha looks at me curiously .
“What else is there?”
“Listen to your own origin . ”
Sasha’s eyes say she is dissatisfied with my light answer .
“What are you going to do? Are you going to hit the other side before they make their castle?”
“I’ll wait . I want to beat them in perfect condition so no complaints appear . ”
Even though she’s competing with Misa I’m glad they seem close .
“Let’s have a look at the situation over there . ”
Like before I activate my demon eyes and intercept their <Liikus> . I was also listening to Misha and Sasha as well .
“Aah, I think I can hear them now . ”
“Eh? You can understand them?”
I heard the communication between Ray and Misa .
“Yo, Arnos-kun . You listening?”
Did you notice? It’s also possible Misa told him I can intercept <Liikus> .
“Well, I’ve got some free time . How’s your castle coming along?”
“It’s going to take a bit more time I think . ”
“I’m bored . ”
“Well then . Do you want to meet at the largest waterfall in the valley to kill some time?”
Hou
“Just the two of us?”
“Isn’t it better without obstacles?”
I knew he wasn’t the type to escape and hide but to challenge me this impressively is great .
What’s even better is he’s doing this despite knowing my power .
“I’ll head there now . ”
“See you in a bit . ”
<Liikus> is cut off . Misa must have stopped using it .
“I’m off to play a little . ”
“Be careful . ” Misha says .
“It’s good to play about but don’t end it before I beat Misa . ”
If the leader of the group the Demon King <King> is beaten then it’s over .
“I’ll wait 30 minutes but I can’t guarantee any longer than that . Do your best . ”
After saying that I use Transfer <Gatom> .
The world turns white then immediately regains colour .
The waterfall I appeared by is quite high at approximately 300 meters .
As expected he’s not here yet .
I sit on a handy rock and wait .
Before long a huge castle appeared in the east forest .
It looks pretty robust .
I heard footstep in the grass while I was checking out the castle .
I looked over and there was Ray .
“Yo . Been waiting long?”
“I just arrived . ”
Ray walks over and stops just outside sword range .
“It’s a bit wearisome to start suddenly . ”
“I don’t mind particularly but have you any more interesting ideas?”
Ray smiles a mischievous smile .
“Who do you think will win between your subordinates and the children of the fan union?”
I see .
“That look on your face . You’ve taught them something . ”
“Misa was it? She said she wanted to join Arnos-kuns group plus I felt an affinity for her so I decided to give her some help . ”
Interesting . A skirmish between subordinates .
“Of course my subordinates will win . ”
I expand a magic circle on the waterfall and cast Remote Clairvoyance <Rimnet> .
Rays group and my group are both projected on the large waterfall which is acting as a huge screen .
“Did you hear that Sasha? Good news . I’ll wait until you conclude things with Misa . ”
“That so . Thank you . Well, let’s get this done quickly . ”
Sasha casts Flight <Fres> and heads straight to the other demon king castle where the fan union await .
It’s not a good thing really, to expose yourself in the sky like that but considering the difference between Misa’s and Sasha’s ability it’s not a problem this time .
“I came as requested Misa Iriologue . Come out or should I come in?”
“Fufufu . Thank you Sasha-san . To thank you for the trouble of coming here I’ll show you something interesting . ”
*Zuzuzu* *Goaaaaaaa* the sound of an earthquake rings out .
Arms made out of rock extend from the castle and then legs . Before long it stands up .
A huge stone soldier imitating a castle stands there .
“…… . I see . Physical Body <Guines>……however, to cast it on your castle…… . ”
Physical Body <Guines> is a magic that lets you manipulate objects and make them act like a living being . The bigger the object, the harder it is to operate and the more magic it requires .
The operation is probably shared by the entire fan union, however, even if you make all the members Shaman <Shaman> so they can benefit from magic strengthening they still won’t have enough magic .
“Are you lending them magic?”
Ray smiled .
“I’m not good at magic and because I don’t use it I’ve got power to spare . ”
Thanks to Demon King Army <Guys> his excess power is being sent to the fan union .
“Here I go Sasha-san!”
The huge soldier raised an enormous sword over its head then cut down at Sasha .
“Kuh…… . . this thing…… . . !!”
Despite its huge size, it’s very quick .
Due to the wind pressure generated by the sword, Sasha can’t fly like she’d wish and barely avoided the attack .
“It’s useless without a body!!”
Sasha activates her <Demon Eyes of Ruin> and glares at the soldier .
The outer walls crumble and fall off but the soldier is just too big . Sasha can’t see all of it due to its size so she can’t completely destroy it .
“Should I have not lent my power?” Ray asks .
In addition to numbers, Ray has lent them his power so the disadvantage to Sasha is obvious
However .
“Don’t take my subordinates lightly . ”
I talked to Sasha via <Liikus>
“Do you want a hand Sasha?”
“That’s not necessary . Even though I’m outnumbered, if I borrow your power over just this much then I can’t call myself a subordinate of the demon king . ”
“Well said . Then use Flame Prison Annihilation Canon <Geo Greys>”
It was probably an unexpected proposal as Sasha response was delayed .
“…… . That’s impossible . I could barely cast it with 20 people last time . Even though my current class is Sorcerer <Mage> my magic is still insufficient . ”
The Sorcerer <Mage> class benefits from having its attack magic buffed as well as having its magic increased . The trade-off is recovery magic and physical ability are decreased .
“You can borrow power from Misha . ”
“… . But that’s only two people…… . ”
“Can’t I trust you?”
After a moment of silence, Sasha said .
“…… . . Understood . Is that okay Misha?”
While dodging the swings from the huge soldier Sasha used <Liikus> to call Misha .
“Nn . I’ll develop a three-dimensional magic formation and give it to Sasha . ”
Far away from the giant soldier in the western castle glittering crystals float above the ice castle and build a magic formation .
A huge magic circle appeared in front of the castle and takes on the shape of a gunport .
The powers of Misha and Sasha combine through <Guys> .
Sasha clings to the huge sword being swung down and holds up her hand .
Is she establishing an aim?
“GOOOOOO <Geo Greys>!!!”
The magic formation changes again and takes on the shape of a gun turret .
A black sun appears .
It boasts a huge amount of magic power . It shot out in a straight line towards the giant soldier leaving a trail of light behind it .
“Misa! Dodge!”
“Impossible! This size is!!”
*GOOOOOOOOO* The huge soldier is wrapped in a black sun .
It makes a rattling sound and an arm falls off, the feet collapse and the outer walls peel off .
The voices of the fan union scream out .
“KYAAAAAAAA!!”
“As expected from the subordinates of Arnos-sama . To destroy such a huge soldier in just one shot . They’re too stroooooooooooong!!”
“Wait! I noticed something enormous!”
“Were about to die! What now!?”
“If we die like this it was because we were killed on the instruction of Arnos-sama . It’s indirect killing!”
“I’ll kill yoooooooooou!”
Another huge noise and the soldiers head fell off .