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  After easily defeating two of their oppos, the eeam stopped sending members to intercept them.

  Cire, Ri, and Roy finally found the remaining three members in a clearing.

  A girl in armor with a rge shield stood at the forefront, fnked by a girl with a massive mirror. Behind them, anirl ted an intation, preparing a powerful spell.

  "Cire, you distract those two. I'll interrupt the spellcaster," Ri instructed, her voice serious.

  Cire, uanding the urgenodded and charged forward.

  "Fmes of the Fme King!" she shouted, ung a massive fireball towards the three girls.

  The girl with the mirror-shaped Elemental Waffe jured a rge mirror, defleg the fireball.

  "What?!" Cire excimed, surprised as the fireball hurtled back towards her.

  She quickly dodged.

  Ri seized the opportunity and fired an ice arrow at the mirror.

  She didn't believe a physical projectile could be reflected like a magic attack.

  However...

  Just as the arrow was about to strike the mirror, the girl with the shield stepped forward, blog the arrow with her rge shield.

  Ri frowned.

  The mirror could deflect magic attacks, and the shield could block physical attacks.

  Their bination was imperable.

  This was troublesome.

  "We have to attack with everything we've got! If we don't interrupt that girl's spellcasting, we'll lose," Cire said to Ri, her expression grim.

  "You're right. Let's go all out!" Ri agreed.

  They exged ghen unleashed a barrage of attacks.

  "Fireball!"

  "Ice Shot!"

  "Fme King's Breath!"

  "Ice Lance!"

  ...

  Their relentless assault forced the two defensive girls to focus on blog, creating an opening. Cire and Ri seized the opportunity.

  "Hellfire Binding!"

  "Ice Hammer of Wrath!"

  With their bined efforts, they finally defeated the two girls.

  "Huff... huff..." Cire and Ri leaned against each other, catg their breath.

  Although they had won, it wasn't easy.

  They had ed most of their divine power.

  But before they could rest, the girl who had been ting finished her intation.

  She had long golden hair, delicate features, and wore a white battle dress. She was elegant aiful.

  Her tracted spirit was a Light Elemental.

  Her Elemental Waffe, a staff, glowed with a blinding light.

  Snap!

  The girl snapped her fingers and made a peace sign.

  She winked pyfully.

  "Let me show you my ultimate move!" she decred.

  "Ultimate Fsh!"

  With a sweet yet anding voice, she raised her staff.

  A blinding beam of light erupted from the staff, shooting towards them.

  Cire and Ri couldn't eveheir eyes, let alone defend against the attack.

  Were they going to lose?

  Squinting against the blinding light, they saw a figure standing before them.

  "It's... Roy!"

  Relief washed over them. They knew Roy was incredibly powerful.

  When the light faded, Roy stood there unharmed, his hand raised as if he had casually swatted away the attack.

  "Impossible..." The girl colpsed to the ground, her face pale with shock.

  She had unleashed her full power, yet it hadn't even scratched Roy.

  "Hmph! You lose!" Cire decred, standing before the girl with her hands on her hips.

  The girl lowered her head i. "We lost," she admitted.

  "By the way, what's your name?" Roy asked, intrigued by the girl.

  Her attack had felt familiar.

  The girl looked up at him, her eyes sparkling. "I'm Lux a! You're very strong. I hope you win the Bde Dance," she said, her sincere gratutions.

  (League of Legends Lux)

  With that, Lux aeam were teleported away.

  Roy smirked, hearing her name.

  It suited her well.

  "Roy, are you ied in her?" Cire asked, pouting.

  Ri also eyed him suspiciously.

  "Ahem, of course not. I just admire her strength," Roy replied with a cough.

  Cire, however, didn't seem vinced.

  Just then, a shadow emerged from the ground, taking the form of a mature woman with glossy bck hair, gsses, and an air of intelligence.

  "Freya-sensei?" Cire and Ri excimed in unison.

  It was Freya Grandol, their instructor, who was overseeing the match.

  "I decre Team Scarlet the victors. You'll be teleported back soon," Freya announced with a smile.

  Her gaze lingered on Roy for a moment.

  'He's truly powerful,' she thought.

  He had blocked that attack with a single hand.

  Even she wouldn't take on Lux's Ultimate Fsh directly.

  As the Headmaster had said, he was a mysterious and powerful individual.

  Freya then teleported away.

  Roy, Cire, and Ri were also teleported back to the academy.

  ...

  ...

  The students who had been watg the match were in an uproar.

  "That man is s! He blocked Lux-senpai's ultimate attack!"

  "So many teams have lost to that move, but he ralized it so easily."

  "Unfortunately, both heiresses have been captured by that man!"

  "It seems he's even ied in Lux-senpai."

  "That's eous! He deserves to be punished!"

  The gossip escated quickly.

  ...

  In her office, Greyworth pohe ret events.

  "What is his purpose? Is he truly just here to find talented girls, as he cimed?" she wondered.

  She couldn't uand this Maou iions.

  After her earlier suspis and some iigation, she had firmed that Roy was indeed a Maou.

  Although initially shocked, she had gradually e to accept this truth.

  ...

  ...

  Roy, Cire, Ri, and Carol were enjoying a leisurely lun the academy's cafe.

  Sunlight streamed through the windows of the outdoor terrace.

  A basket in the ter of their table overflowed with various types of bread: jam, pineapple, ham...

  All students had access to this cafe.

  They could enjoy freshly baked bread, coffee, and tea, all free of charge.

  "To celebrate our victory! Cheers!" Cire raised her cup of tea with a cheerful grin.

  Roy and Ri also raised their cups of coffee.

  k!

  They ked their cups together, and Cire took a rge gulp of her tea.

  "Our ranking has gone up. At this rate, we'll be number one in the academy soon," she decred, setting down her cup with a satisfied sigh.

  "Hmph! If it weren't for Roy, we would have lost," Ri scoffed, twirling her hair.

  "That's true," Cire admitted.

  If Roy hadn't blocked Lux's attack at the st moment, they would have definitely lost.

  "So, you still o find two more teammates," Roy ented with a smile, stirring his coffee.

  Cire and Ri's faces fell.

  They were both problem students with few friends.

  Where were they supposed to find two more teammates?

  Suddenly, Cire's eyes lit up. "How about Saya-nee-san and the others? They haven't joined any teams yet, have they?"

  "That's right!" Ri agreed.

  They had gotten to know Saya and the others over the past few days.

  "They won't join," Roy said, shaking his head.

  "Eh? Why not? I know they're strong," Cire pressed, wanting to know the reason.

  "They're not ied in the Bde Dance, so they haven't joined any teams," Roy expined.

  Saya and the others were all High-Css Devils or above. They weren't ied in such childish petitions.

  And the reward for winning the Bde Dance, a wish granted by the Elemental Lords, was meanio them.

  Even after thousands of years, the Elemental Lords were still only Ultimate-Css.

  They couldn't grant their wishes.

  Cire and Ri slumped in disappoi.

  "I know someone who might be ied," Carol suddenly chimed in, taking out a notebook from her pocket.

  This was her maid handbook, filled with information oudents and teachers.

  It was questionable whether this was truly a maid's handbook.

  "Someone in our css?" Cire asked, thinking Carol was referring to one of Roy's panions.

  "No, it's a high-ranking noble dy," Carol crified.

  "Really? But there are many nobles in this academy," Ri ented.

  "Who is it?" Cire asked eagerly.

  "It's Fianna Ray Ordesia, the sed princess of the Empire," Carol revealed.

  "Her?" Cire and Ri exged surprised gnces.

  Fianna, the sed princess, held a high position in the academy and was known for her friendly and approachable demeanor.

  She had many admirers.

  It was surprising that she hadn't joined any team yet.

  "It's true. Princess Fianna hasn't formed or joined any team," Carol firmed.

  "Why not? Is she not ied in the Bde Dance?" Cire wondered.

  "I don't have any crete information, but I believe she is ied," Carol replied thoughtfully.

  "Where we find talented Elementalists willing to join us? Is there really no o?" Cire sighed dramatically.

  "Of course it's not easy to find someone now. All the skilled Elementalists must have already joiher teams," Ri said, stating the obvious.

  After all, the Bde Dance was less than two months away.

  Any capable Elementalists would have already joined a team to improve their ranking.

  "Did I hear someoion my name?" a girl's voice suddenly interrupted them.

  A girl with beautiful purple hair that left a sting impression approached them. Her bck eyes sparkled, and she carried herself with an air of elegance.

  "Princess Fianna?" Cire and the others were stunned.

  Even Roy was surprised that the person they were just discussing had appeared before them.

  "Hello, I'm Fianna Ray Ordesia," she greeted them with a graceful smile and a wave.

  "Hello, Princess Fianna," Ri replied, standing up and curtseying.

  As the daughter of one of the four major noble families, she couldn't be disrespectful to the sed princess.

  Cire, however, didn't bother with formalities. She was no longer a noble.

  "Are you... Roy-san?" Fianna asked, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Roy.

  "Yes, I am," Roy firmed with a smile, curious about her iions.

  "I overheard you mentioning that you were looking for members to join your team. Is that true?" Fianna asked, her smile widening.

  "That vixen!" Cire gred at Fianna, feeling a surge of jealousy.

  Especially after paring Fianna's ample bosom to her own, her jealousy intensified.

  "It's true that we're looking for members, and I heard that Princess Fianna hasn't joined any team yet," Roy said with a smile.

  "Yes, I haven't joined any team," Fianna firmed.

  "Why not?" Ri asked curiously.

  "Because I've been waiting for my prince charming to appear," Fianna replied, gazing at Roy with a lovestruck expression.

  Her sincere gaze and charming smile could easily sway anyone.

  But Roy wasn't easily fooled.

  He suspected that Fianna, like in the inal story, had experiehe betrayal of Rubia Elstein.

  This i had left a deep scar on her heart, causio lose her ability to form tracts with spirits.

  In the inal story, Fianna had e to Areishia Spirit Academy hoping to use the protagonist to win the Bde Dand have her wish tain her pranted by the Elemental Lords.

  Now, she was refusing to join any other team.

  She was clearly here to g to him.

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