When the Villainous Flame User Trapped in a Time Loop Starts Living Earnestly, Every Female Party Member Turns into a Pervert and Now the World Is in Danger!? - 26

Chapter 26: True Gold

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Why!? All I wanted was for Nemeth and Chio to build a friendship through a duel, so why was I the one dueling Chio?

“Hey, hey! Habiri-kun is having another duel!”

“Another first-year? A girl?”

“Yeah, but that girl’s pretty famous, you know? Top of this year’s entrance exam!”

“And she sent that viscount’s kid, Hanao, flying when he tried to hit on her!”

The onlookers, drawn by the commotion, were in full spectator mode. They were watching us face off in the center of the training field. Everyone’s eyes were glued to us, who were standing there in our uniforms, facing each other. No, but seriously, duels were technically against school rules…

“Hohoho! This is intriguing. Habiri Spoild versus the daughter of the magic combat dojo, said to be the kingdom’s strongest in close-quarters fighting… A duel between this year’s most promising students!”

Even the academy headmaster was in spectator mode, not stopping it!? 

What’s with that “hohoho” nonsense, you old geezer!

“Just so you know, this duel is for real, okay? I don’t care if you’re a senior or a noble. I’m gonna crush you, but if you don’t like it, surrender now.”

I mean, I didn’t even have a reason to duel this girl, right? And to begin with, I wasn’t supposed to be the one dueling!

“Senpai, do your best~~~! Go, go, Senpai! Go, go, Senpai!”

Nemeth, who was supposed to be the one dueling, was in cheerleader mode… Damn it, why!?

Seriously, I had no idea what was going on anymore. What should I do? Should I just surrender quickly?

“Then—Here I go!!”

“-!?”

As I hesitated, a sudden surge of overwhelming intensity gave me goosebumps. The noisy crowd went silent in an instant. It all came from the intensity radiating from Chio in front of me…

“Hoo…”

Mental focus? She exhaled slowly… This wasn’t the loud, cocky little brat from earlier.

Oh no, she’s coming!

“Ultimate Magic Straight Punch, eii!!”

“Nuoooh!?”

With a lightning-fast step, she closed the distance and aimed a piercing hand strike at my throat. If I’d been even a fraction slower dodging backward…

“Ultimate Magic High Kick, heiyah!!”

From the piercing strike, she kicked the ground again, chasing me as I backstepped.

Oh, it’s gonna hit—Blue striped panties!?

“Gah!? Argh—”

It hit. A high kick! My head. Shaking. Pain. Her skirt… Striped panties…

“S-Senpai!?”

“Bocchama, getting distracted by some little girl’s panties!?”

Crap, I could hear voices, but my consciousness was fading, my knees buckling… I was falling—

“—Not gonna fall!!”

“Hmm~”

“Burn!”

No way I was going down. Instinctively, I bit my lip, held my palm forward, and in a desperate frenzy, shot flames toward Chio. But…

“Ultimate Magic Circular Block!!”

“What!?”

Chio, without so much as a change in expression, deflected all the flames with her palm. Even if it wasn’t blue flames… To do that barehanded…

“You little…”

“Hmph, you’re not half bad. You dodged the first strike properly, didn’t lose consciousness from the second kick, and even managed to counterattack. But that’s exactly why you get it, right? The gap in physical strength between you and me.”

“-!?”

Yeah, in that split second, and the moment her kick connected, I understood everything. She was a girl smaller and shorter than me, but her body had no wasted movement, honed to perfection through relentless training. It gave me chills.

“W-What’s with that girl… Against Senpai… No, but those moves…”

“Hmph (Well, it’s Chio, so that’s expected… Even with Bocchama’s talent, he’s still no match for the current Chio… Though Bocchama still has that up his sleeve… But seriously, showing Bocchama her childish panties… Bocchama, later you can feast your eyes on my adult panties. They even have a conveniently placed hole♥).”

The crowd went silent. Yeah, she was one of the Golden Generation of Miracles after all. And…

“Heh, you’re pretty damn strong, huh. What’s the trick behind that?”

“Trick? Hmph, there’s no trick or gimmick. I just trained a ton since I was little. If you work hard enough to spit blood, anyone can do this.”

“…Spit blood, huh…”

I see. Unlike Nemeth, who got strong through some weird awakening, this girl became strong through pure effort. She probably had talent to begin with, but didn’t slack off and kept training…

“But if that’s the case, why even come to a magic academy? You’re already plenty strong.”

“Huh? No way. I’m bad at magic, so I came here to overcome that weakness.”

Her cocky attitude came from the confidence she’d built up. When you thought about it… Oh… Crap, at this moment, she was stronger than Nemeth, wasn’t she!? In other words, regardless of my actions, she was the raw power of the Golden Generation of Miracles itself. This was straight-up bad news.

“Bocchama… (If Bocchama loses here, he’ll be heartbroken. That’s my chance. I’ll hold Bocchama like a mother with these proud breasts, pamper him rotten and then…The perverted Bocchama will react, and I’ll offer my body… Oh, perfect! This is my chance to lose my virginity today! Chio, keep it up! Crush Bocchama and break his heart!)”

But at the same time…

“What’s it gonna be? If you surrender, I’ll let you off. But if you keep going, I’ll humiliate you. Don’t cry, okay?”

Unlike Nemeth, who was in a half-baked state, or Sword and Magina, who were hard to spar with due to their quirks, or the prince, whose fights were more about stubborn pride than battles… This was different. I could fight her without holding back or worrying about anything.

“Sorry, but I’m used to shame and tears. That’s not enough to make me quit.”

“…Oh?”

“I wasn’t into this at first, but now I want to face you seriously.”

I had a chance to test my strength against one of the Golden Generation of Miracles. Wasn’t this a pretty great experience for me?

“I’m gonna get serious now!”

“Hmph, stubborn guy, huh. I hate losers, but I also hate persistent guys. Your flames are nothing—”

Then let’s see you handle this!!

“Blue Flames!!”

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