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!? - 27

Chapter 27: Flaming

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“W–what the hell is that flame!?”

“Th–that blue fire… I’ve never seen anything like it!”

“But what a pure color…”

The crowd around us began to stir restlessly. Well, I didn’t know about it either, so it was no wonder the others didn’t recognize this blue flame.

“Headmaster… Wh–what is that…?”

“Hmm… what in the world… Habiri Spoiled… i–impossible. That’s… The Blue Flame, isn’t it?!”

“Blue Flame?”

“B–but that can’t be! To actually use it?! Even during his time at the Magic Academy, not even Retsuka could… C–could possibly…!”

Apparently, the headmaster—who had been relaxedly spectating a moment ago—knew about the Blue Flame’s power. And that was exactly why his shock was even greater than everyone else’s.

Heh. Reactions like this… It’s not bad at all.

“Fufun! See? That’s just how amazing Senpai is! I’ve known all along! It’s too late for everyone else to suddenly be shocked and change sides now!”

“Hmmm, so Bocchama even unveils the Blue Flame here. Looks like he’s gone full battle mode. Choosing the path of a battle maniac rather than a hopeless pervert, I see?”

Nemeth was giggling excitedly, while Sword looked troubled while stroking her chin thoughtfully. And the brat?

“Blue flames? What is that? I’ve never seen it before… I can feel such incredible depth from it.”

Just moments ago she had been acting all confident, calling others weak and trashy, but now her stance had changed completely—she was on guard, alert and wary. So, she could tell right away that this flame wasn’t just your normal flame.

“Yeah? Then feel more than just its presence! Burn and explode! Divine Blue Meteor!!”

I raised my palm upward, conjuring a sphere of flame, and from that orb fired a barrage of small blue firebolts straight at Chio.

“Hmm! I’ll counter with—no, that won’t work!”

“Oh!”

Although Chio had just earlier skillfully deflected my flames with her bare hands, this time she evaded them entirely with astonishing speed. Fast. But she didn’t try to block it this time, she dodged.

“This flame… it’s different. If I take that head-on, it’ll be bad news… What the heck! Were you pretending to be weak before!?”

Chio shouted at me—almost sounding happy. And for some reason, that made my chest tighten with excitement.

“Heh, pretending to be weak? I don’t have that kind of luxury! After all, I’m the damn underling, remember!? Blue Flame Sword!”

“Wha—your flame just changed shape—into a sword?!”

“Burn away!”

While she was closing in, trying to engage in close combat after dodging my falling-star barrage, I met her head-on with a sword of flame in one hand.

“Wha—ugh, you—!”

“Damn, she’s fast…”

Chio dodged my swings again. None of my strikes connected. Even though she was a girl, she was a future hero—so I didn’t hold back. I swung with full strength, ready to cleave through her. But she widened her eyes and read my movements easily.

“Heh, the flames are tricky, but your physical strength and swordsmanship are mediocre at best. You’ll never hit me like that!”

I see… She’s got a point. That’s a problem.

“After all, when you overextend like that, you will create an exposed opening and then…. You will get hit by a counter like this—!”

“Flaming Mode!”

“Huh?!”

Just as Chio read my attack and tried to slam her fist into me, I wrapped my entire body in blue fire.

“Wha—huh?! Wha… whaaaat?!”

Chio’s fist pierced through my face.

“Se…Senpaaaiiiiii?! Unyaaaahhhhhh!?”

Nemeth’s scream echoed through the arena.

“H–Habiri-kun’s face?!”

“N–nooooooo!!”

“S–she… She killed him?!”

“N–no way, that can’t be real?!”

The students’ horrified voices filled the air. Everyone must have thought I’d been “killed.” Meanwhile—

“Wha…what? Bocchama… Even if he’s the prodigy type… He’s already mastered that? (Ugh, at this rate, it’s going to be tough for Chio to win… And here I was planning a night of comforting the heartbroken Bocchama with my bosom in a steamy midnight cuddle… Guuuuuhhh!!)”

Sword groaned, clutching her head.

“H–headmaster… What on earth is Habiri-kun…?”

“Unbelievable… Not only the Blue Flame, but transformation and creation of all forms of fire… Even turning his own body into flame…”

The headmaster was trembling violently.

Ahh, yeah, that’s right. Be amazed, everyone…

“W–wait, look! Habiri-kun’s body…!”

“Huh? Wh–what? Is that…Is he wrapped in flame? No… It’s different…”

“Habiri-kun himself has become fire?”

Right. It was one of the secret techniques my father and big brother had forced me to learn.

“Wh–what in the world…?”

Even Chio looked completely stunned, still frozen mid-punch.

“My entire body becomes flame. At times burning fiercely, at times deflecting attacks… Flaming Mode.”

“F–Flaming…?”

“It means that any plain physical attack without magic power won’t work on me!”

“Wha—?!”

It looked invincible—but it had its flaws. My father and big brother had warned me about its poor energy efficiency and multiple weaknesses. There was also talk of a suicidal variant called Meltdown Burning Mode, which could literally kill me. But right now, this was enough.

No way I’d lose like this. Sure, Chio would continue to grow stronger like Nemeth, but at this point—

“This ends it, you first-year girlie!”

“Ah—! I won’t run! I came here searching for unknown strong opponents!”

Even so, Chio didn’t back down. I thought she might freeze up in fear, but instead her eyes burned with determination as she faced me head-on.

“Nice! That’s what I’m talking about! You’re amazing!”

“Huh?”

“Yeah! Standing tall without bowing to anyone—that’s the kind of weapon that can change the world!”

“Wh–what are you…Even saying…”

I couldn’t help but feel happy. This world had changed a lot compared to the last one. Nemeth had turned into a flirtatious cat, Sword and Magina had gotten weird, and Toilette had changed paths completely. But this girl—she hadn’t changed at all. She was just like before.

“Stay that way forever! Keep being yourself—grow stronger and stronger, and then go save the damn world!”

“Wha-… What the heck… Seriously, you’re such a weird guy, Habiri-senpai!”

At that moment, Chio smiled at me.

“Ultimate Magic: Whirlwind Tempest Kick!!”

“Self-Flame!”

And around us, the spectators shouted in awe.

“Th–this is Senpai’s true power… A–amazing… incredible! There’s no mistake… Senpai… Senpai is the one who will—!”

“To think he was such a genius all along… Looks like we really were blind fools…”

“Amazing… Habiri-kun… He’s so hot…”

“M–me too… I’m getting fired up just watching this!”

“Yeah… it seems we never realized we were with someone so incredible all this time.”

“Habiri Spoild… he’s the one who will—”

And then—

“”“Lead the next generation of heroes!!!”””

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