Chapter 59

The next morning I returned to the Lognoss Clinic .

Nn . .

Misa, who had fallen asleep wakes up and looks sleepily at me .

. . Arnos-sama . Ray-san is . . ?

Heading to Deruzogedo .

Then . its morning already . . ?

Misa looks at Sheila .

Her condition is a bit more stable but could get worse at any time .

I had hoped that by morning <Lilia> would have helped her recover to some extent but it didnt . Misas and Sheilas wavelengths are just too different and due to the inefficiency of the spell Misas body wont last . If Ray hadnt stopped Misa I would have .

Stay here until the finals are over .

Using Construction Creation <Ibis> I made a small glass ball appear on my fingertip .

If something comes up break this glass ball . It will allow you to escape from the shadow sewing dagger .

I cast Light Source <Jia> and Conditions <Lent> so it activates when the ball is broken . <Jia> simply makes light but it will cover the entire room in light and remove all the shadows so the shadow sewing dagger has no effect .

See you .

ErrmArnos-sama . . !

Misa stops me .

Whats up?

Misa looks at me with a serious look .

Can you use <Lilia> on me one more time?

For what purpose?

Ill help Ray-sans mother revive before the end of the finals . After that Arnos-sama can just pull the contracted demon sword from Ray-san .

<Lilia> doesnt have the efficiency to help her before the end of the finals .

It will take at least a day for sheila to get to the point where she can even walk . Also, continuing to use the power will put Misa in danger .

Its better than doing nothing .

Even if you pray to the gods a miracle wont happen .

. . Perhaps . But I wont give up just because no miracles will happen .

Misas face carries a serious expression .

I dont want to regret it . I dont want to look back later and think I could have done more . Even if nothing happens I still want to do the best I can .

Fumu . Cant she understand the current situation?

I understand your resolution .

I use <Lilia> and merge their roots together again .

If you can make a miracle happen then come to the arena with Sheila . Even if the person who collared Ray notices Ill deal with it .

Misa firmly nods .

Understood .

See you .

I move to the school using <Gatom>

I told Misa Sheila wouldnt recover enough to be in time . That theres no use expecting miracles .

I think about the finals as I head to the waiting room .

Ray has been told to set up some type of trap for me in the finals but hes not good at magic . The use of other demon swords is not accepted either . Rays weapon Initeio is a sword that slashes magic formula . Its strong but theres not a lot he can do with it beyond that . What is Avos Dillheavia plotting?

Well, Im not that bothered by whatever hes plotting . My aims are to treat Sheila, remove the contracted demon sword from Ray and turn the tables on whoever planned this .

Anything beyond that is not worth considering at the moment .

I arrive in the waiting room and Ray is waiting on the other side of the room .

Like Ray, I also wanted to fight without worrying about such a boring plot .

While we waited for the start of the finals Ray kept staring at my sword .

A knock sounded from the door .

Who is it?

After a slight delay, a voice answered .

Its me .

Mishas voice .

Whats wrong?

The door opened and Mishas face peeped through the opening .

Supporting .

Me?

Misha nodded .

I see . By the way, why are you only showing your face?

Can I enter?

Of course

The door fully opened and Misha stepped through .

Are you nervous?

Nervous? Fumu . I want to try being nervous at least once but Ive got no experience .

Misha blinked a couple of times .

Whats wrong?

Arnos like . Misha said with a laugh .

Sasha not with you?

With Arnos mother .

Hou? Thats unusual .

I know that Misha learned cooking from my mother but Sasha isnt that close to her .

Heard she was attacked yesterday .

From my mother?

Misha nods

Sasha sent a message . I will protect her so devote yourself to the final .

Shes a thoughtful person .

Have you changed anything in the arena?

Misha looks puzzled .

There was evidence that someone sneaked in .

Same as usual .

Fumu . I left Emilias corpse from before her reincarnation on the floor but someones cleaned it up .

Emilias reckless actions yesterday were unplanned by Avos Dillheavia . If they made a fuss over it his plan might end up being hindered .

The likelihood of them going after my mother again is very low but it never hurts to be careful .

If Sashas there, theres no problem .

Something wrong?

Misha looks at my face .

No, its nothing serious .

Anything I can do?

I said it was nothing serious but .

In that case then, you can cheer for me .

Misha leans her head to one side .

Cheering?

You said you came to support me . Thats enough .

Misha nods .

Understood .

She walked to my side and took my hand . Her small hand overlaps mine .

Not nervous .

Ive never been nervous right from the beginning .

Misha looks down in thought then raises her head .

Arnos can win .

Ive never lost before .

Misha thinks again like shes troubled about something .

Ill be happy when Arnos wins .

I dont think theres any interest in the demon king of tyranny winning .

Misha shakes her head .

Arnos is a classmate and friend .

Thats right .

So is Ray . Two members of the same team will fight in the finals to determine the best swordsman in Deiruheido .

Misha is speaking in her usual flat tone .

Its amazing .

Really?

At that time Thought Transmission <Liikus> was activated in the room .

Thank you all for waiting . Lets start the final game of the tournament! The first participant is Arnos Voldigod belonging to the Deruzogedo demon king school!!

Apparently its time .

Im off .

Heading towards the arena Misha speaks to my back .

Arnos was reborn .

Looking back Misha stares into my eyes .

You are a student now .

Misha smiled slightly .

Have fun .

Fumu . That doesnt sound too bad . Is this feeling welling up from Mishas support? Its not a bad feeling at all .

Im known as the demon king of tyranny but Misha is looking at the present me and not the past me .

I who was reborn into a boring, dull school life with too weak descendants and degraded magic formulas . Theres nothing to learn . No matter what Ive done nothings come of it yet despite all this, this is what I wanted . This wasted time of idleness .

Misha .

Misha looks puzzled and her face seems to say what?

I laugh .

Ill win the tournament .

Nn .

I head out of the passage to the final stage where my friend awaits .