"I won't lose to myself again! I want to protect the people I want to protect and go back to Japan with everyone!"

"...You don't need any more words, I think. All my enhancements have been canceled."

Even though Phantom was knocked away by the greatsword's blow, a smile appeared on his face.

Looking at the girl who had grown up like a human, Phantom narrowed his eyes, seeming to find her very dazzling.

The phantom landed, digging a hole in the ground. Kaori landed shortly after, and the two of them faced each other in silence.

"This is the final blow, take it!"

"Alright, attack with all your might! Cut off one more weakness of mine (yours)!"

A silver meteor passed by, and a black meteor also passed by.

The two clashed beside the ice tree, dragging their afterimages.

The collision of the greatswords created a huge impact, and powerful magical light illuminated the entire space.

The balance of power lasted only briefly.

I saw Kaori's sword gradually penetrate into the phantom's sword, just like the sun illuminating the night, and the silver light gradually drove away the black magic.

The two looked at each other at a very close distance, their eyes forming a contrast.

Kaori's eyes burned with the flames of determination and will, while Phantom's eyes were as calm as a crescent moon night.

The phantom's entire body seemed to be bathed in the morning light, and as it quietly closed its eyes and prepared to die—

A section of the ice wall exploded.

Following a loud noise, a familiar blond beauty flew in.

“Eh, eh!?”

"Wha, what!? What's going on!?"

Kaori and Phantom maintained their weapons striking each other, their minds shaken by the unexpected.

Seeing that the blonde girl who stood up from her single knees was Yue, and that it was Shia who walked out from the collapsed wall, Kaori breathed a sigh of relief...

However, when she saw Yue's expression stiff and sweaty, and Shia's pale blue-white glow, emitting the pressure of the final great devil, Kaori was stunned.

Not only that, Shia pointed her Drukken at Yue and declared war with a furious look on her face.

"Ms. Yue! I'll remind you of true enlightenment! Don't underestimate the rabbits in the forest!"

When Kaori saw this scene, she stood there in amazement.

She had this expression that said… I don’t know what’s going on anymore.

It's like the story has been following the royal path until now, with the protagonist growing and finally reaching a climax, but then the climax of another story comes in. So, Kaori's reaction is normal.

Phantom knew that the two had passed the trial, so on the contrary, she couldn't understand why two companions killed each other after passing the test (from Phantom's perspective).

Kaori and Phantom still maintained the posture of weapons clashing, looking at each other.

Then, they seemed to reach some kind of consensus, and after nodding to each other, Kaori made up her mind and started talking to the "two strange people".

"Um, um, Yue? Shia? What on earth are you doing—"

"...Shia, listen to me, my memory is inaccurate—"

“Stop rambling! No matter what the reason, my beloved Yue-san wouldn’t say such discouraging words! Hajime-san won’t give up on the ‘special someone’ he falls in love with! What do you mean by ‘just in case’? You coward!”

Yue's mouth twitched. Normally, Xia, her younger sister, always showered Yue with unconditional kindness, but now she was relentlessly scolding Yue, leaving Yue unable to conceal her shock.

Meanwhile, Kaori, completely ignored, began to tear up. Unexpectedly, the phantom released their weapons and patted Kaori's shoulder. Apparently, despite being a trial, she couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.

"...There was a hidden reason why I was sealed away earlier."

Because that reason was so disturbing, Yue wanted to take precautions. It was precisely because Shia was the person she trusted the most that she spoke those words with a clear mind.

Why can't Xia understand my feelings!

But Xia still rejected Yue's confession.

"I don't care!"

To Yue, this was a shocking fact, but to Shia, it was nothing more than a trivial matter. Before Yue's words that denied his future, it wasn't even worth considering!

Why can’t Miss Yue understand my feelings!

Xia felt anxious and helpless, so sad and angry.

"Kill all enemies without mercy! Keep advancing! Isn't that our style!? And now you're talking about taking precautions? Ahhh, come on, you cowardly vampire princess! You little brat! Airport!"

Shia seemed overly excited, blurting out fierce words.

"...Tiny little thing? Airport? Hmph, hmph, you said something you shouldn't have said..."

A vein popped on Yue's forehead, and all her complicated thoughts vanished into thin air. Her fierce eyes seemed to say...Give you a little color, and you'll start a dyeing factory.

Under Yue's gaze, Shia scoffed and proudly puffed out her chest. Her behavior was both boastful and provocative, her magnificent cantaloupe-like breasts swaying.

I only heard the rumbling sound of thunder, and before I knew it, dark clouds had begun to gather above the moon, and a ferocious expression appeared on her face that was not what a girl should have.

An extremely dangerous battlefield atmosphere began to spread in the air.

Kaori and Phantom covered their mouths with their hands, panicking and at a loss as to what to do, and could only shout "Wow wow wow wow──".

With thunder falling as the backdrop, Yue issues an ultimatum to Xia.

"...You sorry rabbit, if you want to take back what you just said, now's the time."

In response, Shia declared war.

"That's my line, you perpetual little thing."

Both of their cheeks were twitching and veins popped out on their foreheads.

then……

"You two? Can you calm down? I don't know what's going on—"

"...I'm going to roast you like a rabbit and teach you the difference between respect and inferiority!"

"Ha, you timid, flat-chested little thing, I don't even take you seriously! Today is the day for the underdog to rise up!!"

The two of them completely ignored the peacemaker.

This is the first time the two cheaters have had a big fight since they met, and now the bell for the fight has rung!

There was only a thunderous roar, and the Thunder Dragon opened its mouth wide and approached Shia, intending to make her into a roasted rabbit.

Shia took steps that seemed to explode the ground and launched an attack.

Druken's sweep created a shock wave that interfered with the Thunder Dragon's gravity field, stirring up a localized storm.

Her hair was blown away by the storm, and Kaori looked at the two of them with dead eyes and muttered:

“…See, they’re just so close, they don’t even take me seriously… Ugh, I really am a useless child…”

"W-Wonderful!? My strength has increased!? No, no, you have to cheer up!"

“…I really can’t do this…”

"Ah, no, that's not the case! It's not your fault! Those two were just too angry and couldn't see what was going on around them. That doesn't mean you're nothing..."

"...Air, I am...air..."

"Ah, my power has increased again!?"

Perhaps because it was so pitiful, the phantom that should have been the trial was actually comforting Kaori. This was truly unprecedented. The only challenger who could be truly comforted by the trial, past or future, was probably Kaori.

Yue and Xia ignored the two people beside them, and their first big quarrel became more and more intense.

"Reflect on your actions! You vampire in estrus for thousands of years!!"

"...Do you have the right to say that to me, you slutty rabbit!"

"Who are you calling slutty? You were the one who pushed Hajime down without even looking! You pervert!"

“…Who are you calling Tio! You pants-peeing rabbit! I’m going to make you lose control of your bladder again!”

“What!? When exactly are you talking about this? You’re over three hundred years old, as expected! People become more sinister as they age!”

"Ugh!! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!! Shia, you've pissed me off! I'm going to show you the horror of gravity magic! Just wait till you cry while holding your sagging, fat breasts!"

"You, you're going to do something so horrible! I'm absolutely determined to protect Hajime-san's favorite!"

To correct it, it is not so much getting worse, but rather becoming more and more childish.

However, their hands were not idle either. One side shot out hundreds of magic bullets, and the other side broke or hit them back. The two of them performed a miraculous attack and defense.

For some reason, the more intense the fight became, the weaker the tension became.

“…What a shame! Hajime isn’t interested in fat, because he’s into butts! Yes, my butt!”

"That's your pathetic conceit! Hajime-san loves my breasts the most! I even made him very happy before! I'm about to go down in the fight tonight! Haha!"

The two of them casually exposed Hajime's sexual proclivities back and forth. If Hajime were present, he would probably be the one who would be most shocked. Furthermore, Shia seemed to be turning into a Milleficent person, and her clever provocation only infuriated Yue even more.

“…I trained Hajime in night combat, and I also trained Shia in combat, so I know everything! I want you to know that a disciple cannot defeat a master!”

"Who's afraid of who?! A disciple will surpass his master! Here and now! Whether it's a night battle or a battle, I will surpass you!"

Druken glowed with a pale bluish-white light, and with a supersonic swing, it struck the Thunder Dragon head-on, sending it scattering into thin air. However...

A second Thunder Dragon attacked Shia from the side, and its huge mouth was about to swallow Shia.

This attack took advantage of the gap after Shia swung the super-heavy weapon, and the timing was perfect.

However, as if Shia had foreseen the future, she immediately did a 180-degree split, pressing her legs against the ground.

The Thunder Dragon missed its bite just above the rabbit's ear. Simultaneously, Shia, using the recoil from firing the Drukken, crouched and slid under it. Immediately, using only the fingertips of one hand to support herself, she leaped up. The moment her feet touched the ground, she approached Yue at a stop-motion speed.

"Look at me beating you up!"

"...Naive! Sweeter than Hajime's love!"

Yue blocked the space barrier and took Shia's supersonic attack. The shockwave spread out radially, blowing away the surrounding ice.

The enraged Yue launched a merciless counterattack, using the Space Shattering Technique on Shia that would crush an ordinary human to pieces.

A violent tremor erupted, causing the atmosphere to wail. The ceiling and floor were shattered. However, at the center of the collapse—

"Secret technique—'Endure with will'!"

Shia withstood the blow with her body alone and survived.

Although she seemed to have maximized the strengthening effect of her body through sublimation magic, the intensity of the spatial shock was so strong that even steel could be shattered. The fact that she could take it head-on and remain unscathed was truly beyond imagination.

Yue used this attack because he estimated that even if Shia could block some of the attack, she would at least lose consciousness due to a concussion. However...

"You're too naive, Miss Yue! This level of attack can no longer stop me!!"

“…You, you cheating rabbit!”

Yue's expression was filled with fear and anxiety, as if to say, "How is this possible?" Seeing Shia rushing towards her, Yue quickly fell back, creating distance. At the same time, she concentrated all her magic power.

Explosions resounded, holes were dug in the ice wall and the ground, shattered ice flew everywhere. Flames blazed across the air, lightning seared the air, shockwaves raced, cracks shook the eardrums, and ripples of magical energy spread out.

The super-high-level battle was becoming increasingly intense, showing that these two were indeed serious.

only……

"Ms. Yue is... uh, that... an idiot, an idiot!"

“…Shia is…Shia is…an idiot!!”

The degree of childishness is also increasing proportionally. It seems that they have run out of swear words.

If the fight between the two men had become known to the world, it would probably have been a fierce battle that would go down in history, but it was also a very childish quarrel full of insults.

In a corner of the room, two people sat with their knees hugged, watching the battle with blank eyes.

They are the protagonists of this trial hall—Kaori and her phantom.

They had overcome many difficulties and were about to pass the trial, but they were met with scenes like "Ms. Yue is an idiot~!" and "Xia is an idiot~". It's no wonder they were dumbfounded.

At this time, the phantom said in a low but resolute voice:

"I went over to persuade them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Phantom stood up.

Her heroic presence was imposing, her expression clear and transparent, not a phantom made of negative emotions. She looked like a warrior bravely prepared to die.

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