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Chapter 338: True Intentions

"You're calmly getting back up, huh"

I murmured under my breath. Despite landing two solid hits on his face with my sword, the aide was trying to stand up as if he hadn't taken any damage.

Although he didn't have a particularly long nose, he was probably contracted with some beast like an elephant. That would explain his high attack power and durability.

"I suppose his magic attack and defense are low,"

I muttered quietly. Based on his appearance and agility, I could assume that his magical attack and defense were not particularly high.

"Alright,"

I sighed. The aide stood up again and came at me. I responded by using my four tails to counter his attacks.

"Hah!"

"Gu... Hmph!"

"Take this!"

"Ugh..."

Uh-oh. This is going to be a long battle. The aide’s powerful, wide-range attacks weren’t too difficult to deflect or avoid. However, it didn't seem to bother him much when he took my attacks.

At this rate, it would become a battle of endurance, with me either succumbing to his attacks due to my waning focus or him collapsing under the pressure of my assaults. It felt like a test of endurance.

There are two ways to break this situation: unlocking my magic usage and drawing my sword from its sheath.

First, drawing the sword from its sheath is out of the question. While it would likely deal significant damage to the aide, it is strictly forbidden in this battle. Drawing the sword would change it from a simulated battle to a fight to the death, and even if I won, it would be seen as a victory solely due to the sword's power.

The next option is to use magic, but that is also prohibited...

"Ah!"

Wait a minute, what did Bequa say? "Go all out," he must not have had a bad personality if he said that knowing magic usage was restricted. In that moment, I became slightly irritated and hadn't considered it much further.

I glanced at Bequa and made a gesture as if I were about to use magic. He smirked and nodded.

"...Devilfication, Spirit Zeal Enchantment, Lightning Double Half Enchantment."

"Hah!"

I forcefully released the restricted enchantments again. I then took the aide’s attack head-on with my sword.

"Seems like the effects are weakened."

I should have strengthened my attacks to a level where I could overpower him. However, I was pushed back a few meters.

I glanced at Bequa again, and he had a satisfied smile on his face.

"Did you get new magic tools?"

According to Bequa, there were no effects that weakened magic in the magic tools. Perhaps he called me here as an experiment.

"You should have mentioned that earlier."

He hinted at it indirectly, and I didn't realize his intentions.

"...?"

Upon seeing the aide witnessing the use of magic, he took a few steps back, wary of magic. However, I had no intention of using magic. Maybe I could win by constantly dodging and using magic, but that would definitely lead to disqualification from Darki. Even now, it's doubtful if I can pass with the little magic I used. I didn't want to do anything that could further decrease my chances.

"Lightning Shrink."

Using Lightning shrink for the first time today, I moved to the front of the aide.

"Hah...!"

Intentionally slowing down my actions after coming in front of him, I waited for him to attack.

"Hah...!"

I jumped to avoid it. Then I struck his face with full force. By the way, I had the aide attack first to keep his focus on defense.

The henchman flew back just like I did at the beginning. Using Darki's devil power, I kicked off a platform I created in the air for an instant and chased after him.

"Nggh..."

The aide abruptly stopped before hitting the wall. Due to the sudden halt while still mid-air, he ended up in a strange position, almost falling on his back.

"Haaah!"

"Guuh..."

Since my devil power output was still weak, the aide could move if he wanted to. So, before he could make a move, I drove my sword into his face again and slammed him into the ground.

"This...!"

"Orra!"

"Ei...!"

The henchman was lying sideways, and I was standing on top of him. I couldn't let go of such an advantageous situation. I struck away his arm as he tried to grab me and continued to ruthlessly attack his entire body with the sword.

"Guuuh... Gafuuu... I... give up."

"Phew..."

"That's enough!"

Despite the relentless assault, the aide resisted quite a bit, making me wonder what to do. If he had started struggling to throw me off in earnest, I had prepared myself to quickly descend from above. But it was good that it ended here.

"Um... Are you okay?"

"Well... It's been a while since I've been beaten up this badly. Thanks. Let's have another simulated battle sometime."

"Yeah, sure..."

I extended my hand to the aide, who had reverted from his beast form, helping him to his feet. He seemed to be in better spirits than I expected, and he had a smile on his face.

Well... Personal preferences vary from person to person, don't they?

"Zeros! I'm glad you noticed my intentions..."

"Take this!"

"Guh!"

While speaking with a smile, I approached Bequa and punched him in the stomach. I made sure to punch him only after canceling all devil transformations, beast forms, and enchantments. This level of retaliation should be permissible.

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