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Chapter 346: Final Confirmation

"Bequa's match is tomorrow, right?"

"Carina's is the day after tomorrow, and Zeros' is the day after that."

The tournament begins tomorrow. Therefore, the match schedule has already been distributed. Bequa will be fighting from the first round.

"Well then, see you tomorrow."

"Yeah!"

Since there will be a match tomorrow, we parted ways with Bequa and Urza a little earlier than usual and returned home as a group of five.

“Phew…”

After finishing dinner together in my usual room, I was left alone in the room.

"Status"

[Name] Zeros Adolfo

[Species] Lightning Beast Devil Spirit King

[Age] 13

[Level] 30 (5UP)

[HP] 7562/7562 (828UP)

[MP] 7562/7562 (828UP)

[Attack] 3754 (411UP)

[Defense] 2641 (250UP)

[Agility] 3750 (383UP)

[Magic Attack] 3413 (374UP)

[Magic Defense] 2641 (250UP)

[Intelligence] 2347 (239UP)

[Skills]

- Arithmetic Lv.6, Etiquette Lv.3, Riding Lv.1

- Disassembly Lv.3, Throwing Lv.3, Stealth Lv.9, Silent Footsteps Lv.6

- Night Vision Lv.9, Killing Intent Lv.7, Taunt Lv.5

- Fire Magic Lv.6, Wind Magic Lv.5, Water Magic Lv.4

- Earth Magic Lv.2, Healing Magic Lv.9, Chant Reduction Lv.5

- Non-Verbal Chanting Lv.5, Fire Resistance Lv.5, Wind Resistance Lv.4

- Water Resistance Lv.4, Earth Resistance Lv.4, Ice Resistance Lv.8

- Blunt Attack Resistance Lv.1 (New), Slashing Attack Resistance Lv.5 (3UP)

[Unique Skills]

- Crisis High-Speed Detection Lv.6 (1UP), Swordsmanship Lv.5 (1UP)

- Martial Arts Lv.4 (1UP), Mind Reading Lv.2, Ice Magic Lv.4

- Light Magic Lv.3, Spirit User Lv.3

- Spiritization Lv.5, Demon Magic Lv.3

- Devilfication Lv.6, Beastification Lv.7 (1UP)

- Thunder Magic Lv.4, Rapid Magic Operation Lv.3

- Rapid Magic Detection Lv.3, Lightning Attraction Lv.2

- Lightning Envelop Lv.5 (1UP), Lightning Chant Nullification Lv.2

- Perfect Disguise Lv.2, Enchant

- Double Enchant, Triple Enchant

- Half Enchant, Magic Slash Lv.2

- Lightning Compression Lv.4 (1UP), Multiple Thinking Lv.4 (1UP)

[Extra Skills]

- [Title] Collection, Godspeed Reflex Lv.3 (1UP), Divine Thunder Lv.1

[Selected Titles] (55/55)

- Reincarnated

- Early Bloomer

- Late Bloomer

- Beast Armor

- Former Child Prodigy

- Upstart

- Dual Wielding

- Lightning Rod

- Close Call

- One vs. Thousand

- Battle-Hardened

- Unprecedented

- Heart-to-Heart

- Sleepless

- Thunderclap

- Lightning Speed

- Swift as the Wind

- Purple Lightning and Clear Frost

- Flash of Lightning and Thunder

- Jade-Colored Cold Light

- Purple Lightning Flash

- Lightning Strike

- Countless Lightning bolts

- Clouds Dash

- Electric Light

- Mischievous Spirits and Monsters

- Devil Transformation

- Bird’s eye view

- Rare Magic User

- Top-tier Spirit User

- One Loved by Spirits

- One Who Houses Spirits Within

- One Who Houses Two Spirits Within

- In-between Beast and Human

- Possessed Individual

- Half-Devil

- King User of Three Species

- Ruler of the King

- Transcendent of Heroes

- True Hero

- Savior

- Sister Complex

- One Who Transcends Sister Complex

- Coward

- Dragon Slayer

- Marked by the Demon Lord [Lock(Curse)]

- Demon Lord's Companion (Temporary) [Lock(Curse)]

- Lightning Race

- New Race

- One Who Possesses Multiple Races

- God Skill Acquirer

- Acquirer of Multiple God Skills

- Angel

- Demon Slayer (IN)

- One-Hit Kill (IN)

[Excluded Titles]

- Goblin Slayer, Wolf Slayer, Natural Enemy of Insects

- Natural Enemy of Orcs, Third Time's the Charm

- Death Flag First-Class Architect, Unrestricted

- Compound Magic (OUT), Fusion Magic (OUT)

Sometimes, I went hunting monsters in a place where I could be transferred to Sophie's location at midnight and return by morning. Thanks to that, my level has increased slightly compared to when I first arrived.

By the way, for this tournament, I set up Demon Slayer and One-Hit Kill specifically and excluded Compound Magic and Fusion Magic.

"Comrade, what are your goals for this tournament?"

"What do you mean?"

Bros asked me that as he emerged from Suiyami.

"Are you aiming to defeat the demon named Ryu and win the tournament, or even if you lose to Ryu, you want to make sure you don't lose to any other demons?"

"..."

I thought about how they were different. After thinking for a while, I understood how it would make a specific difference.

"So basically, it's about hiding your true strength until you face Ryu in battle, right?"

"Yes, that's the idea."

Bros seemed delighted and nodded in agreement, as his thoughts matched my answer.

"First and foremost, I want to keep my abilities hidden."

Bros's ability is the one that seals one skill of the opponent he inflicts damage on.

"Also, if possible, I'd like to limit my tails to five, or at most, seven."

Darki also appeared, following Bros, and joined the conversation.

"...But is it okay to reveal your tails on the spot?"

I have only grown up to five tails so far.

However, tails can be grown up to a maximum of two more than the skill level. So with a skill level of 7, I can grow up to a maximum of 9 tails.

"Normally, it's definitely not advisable to reveal them on the spot. However, considering your sense, I think you can handle them reasonably even in a spontaneous situation. So it's better to hide the tails as much as possible, that's for sure."

"I see..."

According to Darki, I grew up to five tails during the mock battle with Bequa, and I was able to handle that number perfectly. So even if I grows up to nine tails, I can still manage to fight at a level where I can handle them. Even if I can't handle them perfectly, it's better to hide them to surprise opponents on their first sight. By the way, it seems that I can handle them completely up to the same number as my current skill level.

"So, what's the plan?"

"Well..."

The minimum requirement is to never lose to any demons other than Ryu. So even if I lose to Ryu, it's not a problem.

"I don't want to lose..."

Even if it's okay to lose, I don't want to lose.

Rather, I want to win.

"...I'll limit the tails to five until it becomes slightly risky. Then, I'll gradually increase them up to a maximum of eight until it's no longer dangerous. If it's still risky, I'll use Bros's ability. I'll make that decision myself, but I want Yug and Zeal to do the same."

"Understood!"

"Roger."

We settled on the decision that if Yug or Zeal deemed it necessary to increase the number of tails, they would do it immediately.

"Oh, by the way, is it possible to weaken the sharpness of Suiyami and Suikou’s blades?"

"Weaken it... It's not impossible, but even if you did that, with your skill, you can easily cut down opponents whether it's their arms or their heads, as long as they don't have high defense."

"I see... So it's better not to reveal the sword in the preliminaries. Can I ask Yug and Zeal to make that judgment?"

"Sure!"

"No problem."

Normally, I can't rely on Yug and the others this much. That's because we usually can't communicate unless it's through enchantments or manifestations. This is something we can do because the use of magic is prohibited in this tournament. I still intend to consider the timing of when to rely on Yug and the others, so I don't become completely dependent on them.

"It would be interesting if we didn't have to face Ryu or any other demons after talking this much."

"Yeah, it would be quite interesting."

For Yug's statement to come true, either I have to lose before facing the demons or the demons have to lose before facing me.

Well, I don't know about the other demons, but I don't think Ryu would be defeated so easily. Besides, I don't intend to lose to anyone. In other words, what Yug said won't happen.

"Since we also have to watch Bequa's first match, it's time to rest."

"Okay."

Yug, who responded energetically, returned to me first, followed by Zeal, Bros, and Darki, all returning to the realm of the sword.

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