Currently, I'm in the training field for Advanced magic used in the Magic University.
I'm in the center of a very spacious schoolyard, unarmed, confronting Badigadi.
Standing rather confidently with my arms crossed, legs spread wide, jaw pointing down, but inside I'm currently fearing for my life.
Shouldn't that be obvious?
Being glared at by a large man with pitch black skin, I don't know how anyone could remain calm.
Certainly, recently I've been thinking, "I wonder if I might actually be a bit strong?"
But, when it comes down to a Demon King, it's not just a matter of them being a bit stronger.
I feel like I've had the nail struck in just when I was getting ahead of myself.
Or rather quite plainly I already want to run away.
I continued to run everyday as training for the sake of this day.
I want to run away as far as my endurance and magic power will take me.
"..."
If I look behind me there are a large number of onlookers lined up.
Men and women and teachers as well.
They're all looking in my direction.
If I were to run away here, gone with the wind, I wonder what they would think about it.
No, I'm already at the point where I don't really care either way, but I can't help but feel like I've lost the timing to run away.
Suddenly a single person appears from the onlookers running over towards me with a quick pace.
He was a man that wore a somewhat suggestive hair accessory that suited him well.
..It seems there are wigs in this world as well.
"I've heard about the situation from Jinas. I'm sorry about this but could you please try to stall for time for a short while. Currently, we're gathering up our combat power."
He briefly left me with those words and returned.
Rather, who was that fellow just now.
I have the feeling I've seen him somewhere...
However, I understood the meaning of his words.
I don't know if Jinas is aware of the situation or what and why this is going on.
However, it seems if I stall for time they'll somehow help me out.
After all at times like these, people with authority are strong.
"Humu, still not ready yet?"
"I think it will just be a bit longer."
Badigadi was waiting with all of his jet black arms folded.
Currently, I've asked Fitts-senpai to retrieve my, Aqua HartiaArrogant Water Dragon King.
It seems like he's willing to follow my request and asked to wait until then.
In any case, he's slow.
It's not like there's all that much distance between the library and the dorms.
I don't remember leaving it in a strange place either.
Just as always, I've left it leaning against the side of the bed with a cloth covering the top of it.
I thought it would be quickly discovered.
"Humu, I always thought the human race were impatient and in a hurry, but it doesn't seem like you're in a hurry. As expected of one who has been acknowledged by this one's fiancée."
"Fiancée?? Umm, Kishirika..sama was it."
After asking that Badigadi nodded with an, "Humu."
Great Demon Empress Kishirika Kishirisu.
It's not like I've forgotten.
The one who gave me my Demon Eye.
I never thought she was the real thing at the time, she abruptly appeared and then abruptly left so it was more like I was just dumbfounded.
However, I wonder why that fiancé is appearing now.
It can't be that like the Beast Race, he came to propose marriage.
"I only really talked to Kishirika-sama for a very short time. Although I did receive the demon eye."
"Kishirika was giving you a high appraisal saying, amazing-amazing. It's been quite a while since I last saw her speaking with so much excitement you know. Even the tolerant I felt a small bit of jealousy."
Badigadi said that with one of his eyebrows raised, grinning broadly.
Jealousy?
Even though I can't remember a single thing worth being jealous over.
What is it, what did I do to bother him.
Could it be, that time when I was half-joking and requested doing her once?
No, that was just an attempt. [1]
She said it was impossible because she was engaged...
Ah, shit, this guy is the fiancé she was talking about that time.
"I'm just a small fry. Nothing but a pitiful lone young mouse. I..I'm not something so amazing that Demon King-sama should feel jealous of. I'm sure Kishirika-sama was just exaggerating everything a bit as she said it."
While hiding my internal unrest I gave an exceedingly calm answer.
And then that guy laughed.
He laughed in an extremely strange way. [2]
"Fuhahahahaha, don't be modest. I've heard about that enormous magic power dwelling within your body."
Enormous magic power.
Even if you tell me that.
I've only recently started to realize that it was overwhelmingly more than others.
However, no matter how you put it, it shouldn't be enough to make a Demon King jealous..Right?
No, but come to think of it, that time, I kind of have the feeling she said something like that.
What was it she said again?
I could only remember it as a laughable memory.
"Umm, it seems that my magic power is only a little bit greater than others."
"Fuhahahaha! That's right, just a bit!"