"Alice, what are you doing?!

After the bad group walks away, the aperture most ethereal yells at me.

"Sorry, pale......"

I honestly apologized for being shackled.

Because I was there, I let Amoc's blackmail have specificity, and I was at their pace.

Without a clear subject like me, Ethereum might have been able to negotiate so he wouldn't be in a bad group rally.

"If you find out, don't think about anything crazy. Keep Christmas Eve safe...... okay?

"Not good. I can't let Ethereum go alone."

"No... I'm not just saying it for you. If you were here, you'd be my weakness. So don't bother me."

I know what Ethereal wants to say. I don't think my actions would be annoying if I felt normal. Being only a little girl, I would have no choice but to think that I would only be a foot job.

"Then you just have to know you're not going to be weak, right?

But I can fight.

I want to help my best friend, Ethereum, when he pinches.

I want to be there to fight next door.

To do so, we have to prove that we can fight the Ethereum.

"Hey, pale...... duel with me"

So I took it to the pale end.

"... I'm not going to take you if I lose with Wiso."

"It's not a card game!?

What natural are you converting a duel to a duel? You Duel brain......!

"Then what are you saying? You're not even gonna fight me?

"No way. If you knew what I was capable of, you'd be relieved of being pale, wouldn't you?

"Strength... Have you ever had a fight?

"Pretty much."

I answer with my chest up and my hands on my hips.

It's not about fighting. I've spent days of battle risking my life in different worlds, and my experience is not comparable to Ethereum.

Being Alicia's body has resulted in a severe reduction in reach due to differences in stature, but improved physical abilities due to magic are enough to make up for it.

At best, let's try to surprise the Ethereum.

"Well, let's go."

I urge you to be surprised.

"... where are we going?

"It's settled. When it comes to dueling, it's not an Ethereal House."

We came to the Ethereal House in the shrine. The Ethereal House is next to the main hall of the shrine and serves as a company office. And the backyard has no ordinary worshippers coming, no eyes.

Since we were little, we used to train here to be strong.

I think the motivation was to protect my sisters from bullies. That's when I was obsessed with being strong and working out so that the two of us could compete.

Uncle Mitsubo, who has a karate position, taught me the basics of karate, and the combination of my father's martial arts of everything was the basic style of the two of us.

I can still vividly recall the taste of the dirt in this garden that rolled over and over again. I narrowed my eyes to nostalgia.

"... you were also asking a few people about the place here?

Ethereum asked in a confused tone. You'll wonder why I'm here for the first time because I'm acting like someone else's house.

"That's not what I'm talking about... hey, that's what I'm talking about, but I want to confess what I said before, can we talk about it now?

Come on, I want to talk about how many I am. That should make Ethereal Persuasion a lot easier.

"No, as I told you in my message, I'm so messed up right now that I can't sort my mind out..."

I say that with my face blushed and my gaze turned away.

Stop it, it's disgusting. You're not making a weird mistake.

"Chi, no!? It's not what you think it is!

"I know. When this mess is over, I want you to wait for me to come to the right conclusion."

... No, this guy. You think I'm bluffing. Oh, already, it's a pain in the ass.

"Enough…… If you win this duel, you will listen to me."

I say as I stand back to the palace.

It activated Inchris Physical (Small), which improves physical ability.

I'll smash this misguided bastard and remind him.

"……… What if I win?

Ethereum asks. My duels often demanded rewards when each of them won like this.

"You can do whatever you want. I'll listen to anything you say."

I speak freely.

It was the usual story to twitch each other's right to ask, especially if they had nothing to want from each other. It often offset the right to a favor as the battle continued.

"Ooh..."

But Ethereum seems upset for some reason.

"Well, I'll be there!

I don't know why, but I'm upset. Now's my chance.

Frustrating and folding your nose!

I step in all at once with my magically fortified flesh and see a back-fist ambush on my dovetail.

To my speed, which can't be a normal person, it's impossible to react with a person's reflex nerve - it should have been.

... Accepted!?

My blow was held back by Ethereal's arm.