After a 10-minute break, Hagis clashes violently in the quarter-finals.I'm sitting on a bench in the waiting room and listening through the live stream.

Mao-chan and Hagis are royalty to each other, so is there a connection?You can hear the crowd cheering.When popular people compete against each other, the volume is also high.

They confront each other on the ground.

Well, have you finally come this far?It's stronger than when I first appeared. "

This is my first semi-final.Don't you think it's too much trouble because the other person is your sister?I don't want to lose. "

Hagis holds the fork.

Very well, that's my concubine's niece.I'm coming. "

Mao-chan smiles and hits Hagis with her magic.

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You lost...

Hagis sat next to me on a bench with a fork poking into the ground instead of a staff.

"Good day, Hagis."

I'll lick your head.It's kind of hotter and softer than usual.I have sweat and hot air and my scalp is wet with sweat.You must have fought pretty hard.

"I knew I couldn't be your sister."

"But now that we're in the semi-finals, Hagis's strength is real."

When I tell you, Hagis looks up at me and laughs with a bright red face.

Ehehe, I'm tired.

So you give me your weight.

I'll lick Hagis's head over and over again.

Speaking of which, Mao-chan, who was supposed to be fighting with Hagis, won't show up in the waiting room.Where did Mao-chan go?

"Mao-chan, do you know where Hagis is?

"Nh, I don't know."

Hagis answers with pure eyes.

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On the edge of the exit tunnel, there is a very small room, separate from the waiting room, which is used as a storage space.

Mao-chan was there, calling an athlete.

That person is a botanical demon in the form of a girl who is producing twins on the top of her long, clear blue hair, who defeated in the next match of Mao-chan and Hagis in the quarter-finals.The outfit is also plant-like, with a green base and a twist wrapped around the arms and legs.Many losers are not obliged to attend the closing ceremony, so Ma-chan stopped them.

First time, Sophie Tasks.

Mao-chan creates a smile while looking a little nervous.

The demon tribe, called Sophie, probably asks Mao-chan.

"It is an honor to have such a place to talk with the Demon King.So... what can I do for you personally?

"Hmm. Could you be my concubine's servant?

Sophie opens her mouth with her eyes open.

"No, I wonder if anyone is more qualified than me.

"Say what. This is how I summoned you because you are qualified. [M]You don't have much magic or health.Nevertheless, there is no waste in the movement.Instead of being powerless, he overwhelmed the opponent with his head.That's why I came to the top eight.Isn't that right? "

Yes, no...

It looks a little rough.

I told you it doesn't look like me.

Mao-chan also tries to persuade me by adding a word.

"I saw your game yesterday and looked into it, but the Taskmaster is a tentative name. Is it the descendant of the legendary strategist Ramsas Nodale, who served the first demon king Wengis, used his rare brain to defeat a large number of human soldiers with a small force, and contributed greatly to the expansion of his forces?

Sophie changes her attitude and breathes deeply and responds as if she were someone else.

"... you've been looking into it so far."

"I want you to live with that talent for your concubine."

When Mao-chan says that, Sophie shakes her head.

"... your ancestors were certainly excellent strategists.However, I chose the path of concealment, knowing that my strategy had led many people to lose the war and become enslaved, cruelly treated by the demon king of the time, and vowing never to use their abilities for war.My house has been taught not to serve the Devil for generations. "

Many demons prefer to fight, but there are other exceptions.Although we do our best as compatriots for the demon tribes, many demon kings and demon king armies in the past preferred to kill humans, so some demons hate it and distance themselves from it.

"I came to the duel to see the rare seeds of fruit that are awarded as side prizes to my superiors.Nothing more or less.Never to be your minister. "

Say so, put your hand on a square block in the warehouse.But Mao-chan keeps trying to get in the way.

"What if humans are more cruel than demons?

What?

Sophie looks at Ma-chan in surprise.

"Indeed, until my mother Rufugis's time, the Demons preferred to invade the land of man and to treat man like a toy.But not a concubine. I made a peace treaty with humans and never fought for them. "

"We all know that you are completely different from the Demon King you have always been."

Sophie answers calmly.Mao-chan keeps trying to catch up.

"The king of men, according to what he heard, withdrew all the words of his ministers, and punished those who disobeyed them with cruel punishment that fell outside the way of man, and made the death of man an entertainment, and attacked many nations, and fought fiercely, and killed many soldiers.This demonic land will eventually be a battlefield. "

"It hurts my whole family."

"Does it just hurt?

What?

"Just thinking about it, don't you do anything?

Mao-chan walks to Sophie step by step.

"Just for the record, I think you know the story of re-conscription, but my concubine will use the Demon King's army to crush it."

"..."

"Take up soldiers to protect the land of this demon tribe from the humans, and to save the humans from the brutal and ruthless king.Of course, concubines want to minimize damage to both demons and humans.I want you to be a staff officer and use your brains to fight efficiently so that we don't cause extra damage to each other.This will not conflict with the purpose of your homework.I repeat, I need your help. "

Mao-chan stops right near Sophie and bends her body at right angles, lowering her head.

Sophie just stared at it for a while, but eventually replied with a smile.

"Please don't lower your head easily to someone as weak as me."

"I see."

Mao-chan raised her head with her bent body up and noticed a change in Sophie's expression.

"I understand how the Demon King feels.Is that so? This is a family lesson passed down from ancestors to generations, and it cannot be decided by my survival.Please give me time to talk to my family. "

Um, okay.Best regards for the future of mankind. "

At first, I was nervous and my cheeks relaxed.

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The third game in the semi-finals.

I rise in the middle of the ground.

Opposing me is a man in blue - a man named Uhir Den Dadagad, who did meet this morning and fled the kingdom of Wistaria.

"Mr. Uhill. Thank you very much."

The opponents of previous matches were all Demons except Natori, so it is the first human opponent in that sense.I speak in human language.

Thank you very much.

Uhir replies with a hidden mouth on a blue muffler.

But I'm not going to attack you from the whale.Keep the boundaries closed.As soon as I tried to create a boundary around myself.

My left arm is bleeding up.

I failed to bridge the line with that pain.

When I noticed, there was no one in front of me.

"Is this what you can do?

There was a voice from behind.