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Chapter 79 – Strongest Magic User Showdown

79 – Strongest Magic User Showdown

「It’s almost as if you do not value your own life.」

「Is the master of magic going to interfere even with her student’s sex education?」

Alchemy’s stare pierces through Mage. 「…I accept.」 She’s agreeing to the match.

「My! That makes me ever so happy.」 said Mage with genuine glee, without pulling away from me.

『You got what you want, so let go of Rain already you molesting mage!』

「Oh, I beg your pardon.」 Mage quickly moved away from me, but she still kept her eyes on me. 「I’m serious about my reward; please consider it. I can only love a gentleman who is stronger than me. Also, if possible, I would be grateful if that strength was in the form of a magic user. Despite fighting as a magic warrior, Sir Hero – who inherited all of Lady Sage’s magic – is truly the perfect mate.」

「I will not let my pupil be the breeding horse of a molester.」

「How cruel. Both Lady holy sword and Lady Sage see me as such a lewd woman…sob」

Mage cried dollops of tears, but I didn’t think she was truly sad at all. I had this uncomfortable feeling that her actions were all an act. The part where she wanted to have a fight with Alchemy as a magic user was filled with emotion. Her pride as a magic user is real.

『Don’t act like you don’t remember what you just did!』

「She seems to have a serious memory problem.」

For some reason, Mika and Alchemy have been of the same mind since moments ago. I guess this is similar to how the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

In the end, Mage got the match she wanted. Knowing that Alchemy would refuse an outright request, she thought to utilize me, Alchemy’s pupil. To me, it’s surprising that Alchemy got mad over that, but…

Anyway, a battle between the strongest magic users of the Demon and Human sides is about to begin.

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We changed location to the Demon King Army’s training grounds.

I tagged along as a referee. I left the kids in Ferris’s care. She looked troubled when she saw Mage, but she accepted taking care of the kids in my place.

「Fufu. What a splendid day! Elly, and Madgy of the Big Four, and even Chief intelligence officer Vivi are all having a meeting! Little Lejie is busy with her duties escorting Lady Myuri, and Louty is teaching at the Magic Academy! The Magic Tool engineer Monana has shut herself in her workroom with a sudden project! Flo is busy making preparations for the Rain Festival! With so many favorable conditions, how fortunate am I that Lady Sage herself chose to visit Sir Hero today!」

「…Considering your position, shouldn’t you be a part of that meeting as well?」

I wasn’t called for the meeting, but I’m sure they’ll tell me about it later. It seems that they are careful to not interrupt my normal life as much as possible.

「No worries. My father is attending.」

『The strongest magic user who prioritizes her own struggles. There’s something I don’t like about that.』

「Strongest, you say, Lady holy sword? That is something that will be decided right now.」

『What convenient hearing you have.』

「Enough idle chatter. Explain how this match shall be decided.」

「You’re right…」 Mage stroked her glossy lips. Just a single action of her in thought is extremely bewitching.

「…Tsk.」

I thought I heard Alchemy click her tongue just now.

『Tsk.』

I very clearly heard Mika click her tongue.

「A way to decide the match we both can agree to, and that comes as close as possible to taking each other’s lives… How about the destruction of our staves?」

A magic user’s staff focuses the mana that they channel into it. A natural pool of mana’s ability to grant wishes is strong enough that it can even make a person’s vague imagination a reality. It has both a lot of mana and is concentrated at the same time.
The more mana you can gather and the more concentrated it is for one spell, the stronger it becomes, naturally. The staff helps with that. As a holy sword, Mika has the same effect as a staff. Mika’s magic refinement speed and capacity are higher than that of their staves. In her case, she will even help in the formation of the spell.

I’m still the strongest Hero even without the holy sword, but Mika makes me even stronger and makes fights easier.

『…I feel like someone just praised me or something.』 said Mika, sensing something odd.

「I have no qualms with those conditions.」 Alchemy agreed. The victory conditions have been set.

「Other than that, you are free to do as you please.」

「Can I ask a question?」 I raise a hand, to Mage’s surprise.

「Whatever is it, my future husband?」

『Who’s your future husband?! I’ll tell ya right now, lady, I ain’t handin’ Rain over to the likes of you!』

I ignore Mika making a fuss.

「If I see either side is about to die, I’m stopping the match, sorry.」

「Either side?」 Alchemy stared at me coldly.

「Rain, being cautious that nobody ends up dead is good and all, but be clear about who you are talking about. If I almost kill this witch here, feel free to assist.」

「My my, anything could happen during a match, you know? My sweet darling’s concerns are well-founded.」

『Darling?! The way she keeps closing the distance between you two just pisses me off!』

I tap Mika’s scabbard to signal her to calm down.

「That is unnecessary.」

「Is that so? Well then, future father of my children, please come rushing gallantly to my aid only when the future mother of your children is in danger, alright?」

Mika started ranting and screaming indecipherably.

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With the rules decided, the mock battle can finally begin.

Honestly, I already know who is going to win.

No, I know Mage said that anything could happen in a match, but…

「Okay then, the battle of Alchemy vs. Mage begins now.」

I know I’m the referee, but what do I say? Even though there aren’t any spectators, just the three of us and the holy sword Mika, I make my voice echo among us. Alchemy readies her staff, and Mage winks at me. Mika curses under her breath. Looks like she’s genuinely come to hate Mage.

「Ready…Fight!」

In an instant, Alchemy channeled an enormous amount of mana into her staff, and it is already converting into magic. What was cast were wind blades.

What’s surprising is the sheer number of them.

Countless wind blades, enough to fill the sky, all rained down on Mage.

『Go, Loli Sage! Tear busty Little Miss Handsy to shreds!』

I was wondering if I should intervene already, when we’d just started. I started to make a move, but then I realized that Mage was smiling.