Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

"Wind Blade".

shhh-

Two beams of green light pierced the mud ball, and the mud ball, which was not yet fully closed, instantly disintegrated and fell away.

As long as I'm fast enough, this falling mud can't catch me!

Then came another whooshing sound as Mikayi moved at a speed that the human eye couldn't keep up with, appearing behind Joyce in the blink of an eye.

"I said..."

Joyce saw a series of afterimages, followed by a voice behind him. He turned around in surprise.

This speed... is it really just a beginner-level flight spell?!

Despite being a wind mage, he actually saw the crimson color in the other person's eyes!

"Is this how you twist a chick...?"

With a light touch on her feet, Joyce opened her eyes again to find herself in mid-air.

"How is this possible? A beginner-level flight spell can't possibly carry another person!" With her feet dangling in mid-air, Joyce watched the ever-shrinking platform and exclaimed in shock.

He looked up and saw the man behind him twisting the back of his collar. Just as he had said, he was being twisted like a chick.

Mikayi grabbed the man by the back of his collar with one hand and spun him around in mid-air with his long staff in the other.

"Wind Magic - Storm".

A gentle breeze spun around the circular platform beneath our feet. The swirling breeze grew stronger and stronger, and in an instant, it formed a column of blue tornado.

Mikael released his grip, letting the tornado engulf Joyce. He then dispelled his flight magic and landed slowly.

The audience was stunned. To them, Mikaela's series of movements seemed to have been completed in the blink of an eye. By the time they reacted, Joyce had already been swept into the tornado.

"As expected of a wind mage... so swift."

"So, this person's magical capacity isn't the size of an egg?"

“Ignorance.” Hedis sneered at the group of ignorant people as he munched on popcorn. “That’s a well.”

"A well?" the crowd asked, puzzled.

Mikayi turned to look at the group of humans chatting, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

Please shut up, Hedis! It's one thing for the demons to praise you, but what are you, a human, doing getting involved?

"Don't you know what a well is?" Hedis, a bystander, sat up straight and gestured an exaggerated circle with his arms. "The wells used in rural villages, their capacity... let me think... it's probably about the size of two or three houses, right?"

"What?!" everyone exclaimed.

......

Mikayi watched speechlessly, but there was nothing he could do to stop it.

"Ughhh!" Joyce finally couldn't take it anymore. He spun around countless times in mid-air and was about to faint on the spot.

“I surrender, I surrender!” Joyce’s voice came from inside the tornado.

Mikayi, with his exceptional hearing, acted as if he hadn't heard anything; he was still turning his head to stare.

The people behind me were chatting.

"So, it's not because wind element counters earth element, but simply because Joyce was completely outmatched by the difference in magic power?" the crowd asked.

“Yes, yes.” Kuro nodded repeatedly. “My master could easily beat all of you guys together.”

Hey, hey, that's enough already. Kuro! Don't stir up trouble for me!

"I...I give up, I give up!!" Joyce raised her voice and screamed even louder.

The scream was heard by all the students sitting in the room, except for Mikayi.

He looked at everyone with an innocent and puzzled expression.

"I give up!!!" Joyce's shout was so powerful it cracked as if she had used up all her strength.

“Mikai… classmate…” Renee said softly, unable to bear it any longer.

The life and death of this human being are of no concern to her, but if she were to do something against the rules of the competition in front of so many people, she would be unfit to be a qualified homeroom teacher.

If she can't be a good homeroom teacher, she won't be praised by the Demon King. Not being praised by the Demon King would be a huge loss for Reni.

Mikayi, who couldn't hear any screams, could only hear Reni's soft voice.

Mikayi raised his staff, spun it halfway around, and dispelled the spell. The tornado vanished instantly.

thump—

Joyce's head slammed straight into the ground. However, as an earth elemental mage, this headbutt wasn't enough to kill him.

only--

"My chin, ahhh!!" Joyce covered her mouth.

When he opened his hand, he saw a pool of blood and pieces of broken white teeth.

Joyce looked decades older after losing a tooth; her mouth was sunken and her face was covered in wrinkles.

"Oh, sorry, I misjudged. I meant to catch you." Mikayi smiled and apologized.

"Pfft, hahahaha..."

The black-haired cat-eared girl let out a clear laugh, instantly igniting laughter in everyone present. The entire audience roared with laughter, and even the two judges in the stands couldn't help but smile.

Mikayi held back his laughter, but the smile on his face betrayed him.

He turned to look at the platform, where the two people on it were also looking at him.

He winked at Renee and Akman. Mikayi felt as if he had finally gotten his revenge, and was in a great mood.

"You, you just wait!" Joyce pointed at Mikael and said fiercely.

"Sorry, I have a bad memory, I can't remember." Mikayi waved his hand, left the battle platform, and walked towards the steps.

099 Water-type Pokémon

"Hmm~ Not bad~ You stinky master~" Kuro sat in her seat, popcorn crumbs still clinging to her cheeks. Kuro's expression was perfectly calm, but the two cat tails wagging wildly behind her betrayed her.

Mikayi smiled but didn't reply. He pressed Kuro's head down and slowly sat down.

"Hey! Don't press my head down! You'll get shorter!" Kuro twitched his ears, complaining, but actually he was already squinting his eyes, enjoying the caress of that hand.

“Speaking of which, Joyce…” Hedis grabbed some corn kernels from somewhere and popped them open with the heat of her hands. The popped kernels looked like flowers. Hedis held a handful of popcorn and placed it on Mikayi’s lap.

This stuff… Mikayi looked at the popcorn on his leg. Is it clean? Is it hygienic?!

"Joyce seems to be from some family..." Hedis tried hard to recall, but couldn't come up with anything for a long time.

"Is your family as powerful as yours?" Mikayi asked casually. He grabbed a kernel of popcorn and put it in his mouth.

What the hell!

No sugar!

It tastes awful!

So why is Kuro eating with such relish?

Kuro wiped his mouth and tilted his head: "What's wrong, Master? Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

“…Once I find out where there’s a dessert shop, I’ll definitely take you out for a nice meal,” Mikayi said.

Kuro felt that his master had had a change of heart and patted Mikayi on the shoulder forcefully.

"Okay!! It's a deal!"

Hedis watched this scene with a smile.

Is he stronger than his family...? Hedis touched the symbol engraved on the hilt of his sword.

This symbol of two crossed swords is the national emblem of the Lyon Empire, and only members of the royal family have the right to use it directly.

"What were you trying to say, Hedis?" The popcorn was really hard to eat, but in order to fit in with the 'popcorn-eating crowd', Mikayi stuffed a few more kernels into his mouth.

Hedis smiled and shook his head.

Well, I was overthinking it. In the current environment of frequent wars and a shortage of talent, every family would probably want to win over a powerful mage like Mikaela. Actively provoking him would only be shooting yourself in the foot.

While the battle raged fiercely on stage, the three people below were munching on popcorn.

Joyce, the opponent who had just fought with Mikael, had already been carried to the infirmary. Until his teeth were reattached, he probably wouldn't have the mind to swoon over Renee anymore.

With his legs crossed, Mikayi looked like a carefree playboy, a far cry from his former elegant demeanor as the Great Demon King.

Human combat is not very useful for reference, Mikayi leaned back in his chair.

Then they took a nap. The students also started chatting and exchanging ideas because it had been too long, and the voluptuous girls received cheers for their performance in battle.

shhh-

Judging from the sound, this magic was extremely fast.

The subsequent explosion demonstrated that his magic was not only fast, but also remarkably powerful.

Mikayi, who was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, slightly opened them and saw a pair of pointed elven ears and something that looked like two water-filled balloons...

"Oh! Yuri! You're my goddess!"

A group of noisy people were buzzing in Mikayi's ears.

Well... this elf lady is outstanding among human girls in both figure and appearance. It's normal that she has such a fanatical follower.

The elf's opponent was a swordsman who was completely unable to get close to her under the barrage of magic arrows; he was already doing his best just to dodge.

What caught Mikayi's attention was the longbow in the elf lady's hand. The bow was deep blue, with a straight arrow forming on the bowstring.

The bow in her hand was not a magical creation, but a magical tool, much like a staff in the hands of a human mage. Because it was a tangible object, this water-attribute bow had no usage restrictions; as long as a little magic was infused into it, arrows would be generated continuously.

Mikayi watched quietly. When he first learned wind magic, Mikayi's initial weapon was a magic bow generated by wind magic. As a wind warrior newly arrived in the magical world, the intensity of his daily training was something most people couldn't withstand.

This intense training caused Mikayi to develop a habit: before each attack, he would subconsciously want to generate a bow and hold it in his hand, as if he would feel uneasy if he didn't shoot a couple of arrows.

Mikaela, who was also skilled with bows, could immediately see the elf's mastery of the bow. Leaving aside arm strength—girls are generally less strong—the elf's accuracy was truly impeccable. Her training intensity was probably no less than Mikaela's.

shhh-

The seemingly soft water element, after being enhanced by that bow, displayed astonishing destructive power. Several holes were smashed into the ground.