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In the distance, Princess Linfa of the Quina Empire danced gracefully, her colorful attire flowing around her.
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Even Roy was impressed by this dispy of power.
"Now, take this!
Shao Fu charged towards Roy, her gaus, unleashing a shockwave of wind.
The sudden attack struck Roy.
Her strength, amplified by the ritual, was eveer than before.
However, the impact felt like a gentle breeze against Roy's body.
"Impossible!" Shao Fu gasped, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"Nothing is impossible. It's time to end this," Roy decred, shaking his head.
He had noticed that Cire and the others were struggling against the Fods, whose strength had been enhanced by the ritual.
He had to intervene before they were defeated.
Roy crouched doced his hand on the ground.
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A yer of istantly spread across the ground, inating from his hand and creeping towards the Fods.
In the blink of an eye, Shao Fu's legs were encased in ice.
Then, it was Rao Rin's turn, followed by Hakua and Rion.
Finally, even Princess Linfa, was frozen solid.
The Fods were stunned.
"What's going on?" Rao Rin asked, looking at Cire and the others in fusion.
Cire, Ellis, and Ri, however, looked at Roy with a mix of surprise and relief.
"Alright, Princess Linfa, let's call this duel a draw," Roy announced, g his hands to get their attention.
The Fods finally realized that it was Roy who had frozen them.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Linfa, the princess of the Quina Empire, was furious.
Victory had been within their grasp, but the tables had turned, and now they were defeated.
This man possessed such overwhelming power that he had immobilized them in an instant.
"I'm so angry! Who was the one who called them a sed-rate team? Show yourself!" she demanded.
"Acc to the Areishia Spirit Academy rankings, although Team Scarlet is a dark horse this year, they were unknown before. They're not as famous as Team 'Silent Fortress'," Shao Fu expined.
"Fet it. I suppose we 't judge a team without fag them in battle. I didn't expect that man to be so powerful."
"Victory a are on in battle. There's o dwell on it."
"We fought with all ht. Even if we lost, we have s."
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Although Linfa was still frustrated, her subordinates' responses were surprisingly mature.
"Why are you all ag so defeated? I said it was a draw," Roy said with a shrug.
"Why?" The Fods looked at him in surprise.
"Because there's something wrong with this duel."
"Wrong?"
"Yes." Roy hen turo Rion. "You're not the real Vermillion Bird Elementalist, are you?"
"Oh? You saw through me?" Rion, who had been silent until now, suddenly smiled slyly.
"Rion?"
"The renowned Fods, defeated so easily? How pathetic... If it were me, I wouldn't have the shame to face my people bae."
"What did you say?!" Shao Fu gred at Rion, and Rao frowned.
Rion wasn't usually so provocative.
"Rion, watch your words! I won't allow you to insult your rades... What are you smiling about?"
"Hee... hee... ahahaha..." Rion's smile twisted into a sinister smirk.
"My apologies, Princess. But you're all so foolish."
Not only her words but eveone of voice had ged.
"Rion?!" The Fods stared at her in disbelief.
Even Cire and the others were shocked.
"Roy, what's going on?" Cire tugged at his sleeve.
"That's not a member of the Fods. She's an imposter. Someone must have instigated this duel between us and the Fods," Roy expined, stroking his .
"What? Really?" The girls gasped.
Just then, Rion's form began to distort and shift like a mirage.
When the illusion faded, a beautiful girl with fmboyant attire and a seductive aura was revealed.
"You're..."
"Sjora Kahn, the witch of the Inferno?!" Shao Fu excimed, immediately summoning her Elemental Waffe.
"You... you witch! What did you do to Rion?!" Linfa demanded.
"Heehee, I took care of that disobedient rat long ago. Well... I couldn't kill her without being disqualified, so I spared her life," Sjora replied with a sneer.
"You wretch! You've been deceiving us since yesterday's meeting?!" Shao Fu roared, her Diviiger Fangs crag with energy.
"We'll py agaiime." Sjiggled, then snapped her fingers.
A horde of grotesque creatures emerged from the forest.
Hundreds of Demonic Spirits, their fangs bared and their eyes glowing with malice, surrouhem.
And then, using some unknowhod, Sjora broke free from Roy's ice prison.
"What?! She summoned so many Demonic Spirits! This is bad!" Cire excimed, her face pale.
The Fods were also terrified. Although Roy had released them from the ice, they were still frozen in fear.
"Trying to escape in front of me?" Roy scoffed, snapping his fingers.
All the Demonic Spirits were instantly annihited by a surge of his magic.
And Sjora was bound by his magid dragged back to them.
"..." Sjora stared at Roy in shock.
What kind of power was this? She couldn't even move a finger.
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"You must be one of Ren's (Rubia) subordinates," Roy said, stroking his .
"Hmph! I am the princess of Alphas Theocracy. I was just cooperating with her," Sjora retorted, gring at him.
Roy frowned.
Rubia knew he was on Team Scarlet. She shouldn't have sent someoo instigate a fight between them and the Fods.
Was this Sjora ag on her own, or was someone else behind this?
"Ren, e out now," Roy called out, looking towards a rge tree.
"As expected of the Maou-sama. Nothing escapes your notice," Rubia said, emerging from behind the tree, her crimson mask cealing her face.
"What's going on?" Roy asked, holding up Sjora.
"I have a cooperative retionship with Alphas Theocracy. This girl acted on her own," Rubia expined.
"I see." Roy hen tossed Sjora towards Rubia.
"Take her away."
"Yes, Maou-sama." Rubia didn't waste any time a with Sjora.
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This i had occurred because Rion Sharma, had beeed by Sjora while scouting the Inferno's base.
Sjora's tracted spirit was a formless, humanoid puppet: the Demonic Spirit, "Chaos Eater."
It was said to be one of the 72 spirits Solomon had onanded.
Now, it was a "snake" of Alphas Theocracy, a sealed spirit specifically prepared for Sjora to use in the Bde Dance.
Chaos Eater had the ability to shapeshift.
If it captured someone's shadow, even for a moment, it could perfectly mimic their appearand even utilize their tracted spirit's powers.
That's how Sjora had mao impersonate Rion without beied.
Her goal was to instigate a fight between the Fods and Team Scarlet.
"Th-Thank you, Night Demon King," Linfa said, approag Roy.
"If it weren't for you, we might have been wiped out."
"It's no problem. But it would be better if you could call me by my name," Roy replied with a chuckle.
"I heard that the Night Demon King collects the first... kiss... of those he defeats..." Linfa said, then closed her eyes and tilted her head up. "Go ahead. I'm ready."
"Princess, let me do it!"
"Yes, how we let our princess be defiled? Let us take your pce!"
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The girls of the Fods stepped forward, themselves to Roy.
"Uh..." Roy eechless.
"So that's how the rumor spread," he muttered.
Cire and the others were embarrassed.
They had likely tributed to the spread of this rumor.
After clearing up the misuanding, Roy sent the Fods away.
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For the few days, Team Scarlet tio hunt fic Stones.
Ohey had collected enough, they stopped actively seeking out other teams.
Unfortunately for Mil, who had joiheir alliahe number of Magic Stones she had obtained was limited. It was unlikely she would reach the top four.
The seven-day elimination round of the Bde Dance finally ended.
Roy and his team left the battlefield.
They were teleported back to the main hall of the Diviual Institute.
Team Scarlet had collected a total of een Magic Stones.
They had successfully advao the finals in fourth pce.
The girls, who were usually bickeried in cheers and hugged each other.
The third-pce team was the Dragon Knights, led by Leonora Lancaster.
The sed-pce team was the Silent Fortress, led by Velsaria.
And the first-pce team, as expected, was the Inferno, led by Rubia Elstein.
They had reportedly defeated eams and collected over fifty Magic Stones.
Roy and his team could have easily taken first pce, but he was too zy to bother.
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Team Scarlet rented out the entire La Patisserie shop to celebrate their victory.
Velsaria and Lux also joihe celebration with their teams.
Even the girls from the Fods were present.
Mil, who had been abandoned by her try after her team's defeat, was also there, now as Roy's maid.
Roy had taken her in.
"gratutions to Team Scarlet for reag the finals!" Rias offered her gratutions with a smile.
They had been watg the matches from the audiehey found this tour, simir to a Rating Game, quite eaining.
"It iece of cake! With me oeam, victory was iable!" Cire decred proudly, flipping her pigtails.
"Hey, don't act like you did it all on your own."
"You always assigo support roles. I want to fight on the front lioo!"
"There's no logi sending a so the front lines..." Cire retorted.
"You're all so weak! If I had participated, my Pumpkin could have wiped out all the other teams," Mine bragged.
"No, if my Gyarados had been there, those sheltered flowers would have been scared stiff," Saya tered.
The girls started arguing.
Roy sighed.
"By the way... what are your pns now?" he asked Cire and the others.
The finals were in two days.
They had some time to rest and prepare.
"I have to report to my grandfather and father about reag the finals," Ellis announced.
"That's right. Ellis is from a prestigious military family," Roy said with a smile.
"I also have to meet with my parents," Ri added.
Although they should teically report to their families before attending the celebration, they had chosen to celebrate first.
"By the way, how is that matter I asked you to handle, Rias?" Roy suddenly asked.
He had asked Rias and the others to retrieve Ri's sister, Judia, who had been sealed by the Wind Elemental Lord.
"Don't worry, we've already brought her here," Rias replied with a smile.
They had retrieved Judia days ago.
"Roy..." Ri looked at him expetly.
"Don't worry, Ri. I'll return your sister to you safe and sound," Roy assured her.
After the ba, Roy personally unsealed Judia, fulfilling his promise to Ri.
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