**[Elena’s (Sister’s) Perspective]**
“Kyaa!?”
I instinctively held Celica-sama in my arms and took a defensive stance. The horse let out a painful neigh as a tremendous shock and intense pain struck us.
“Celica-sama, are you alright!?”
“Ouch. I’m… somehow okay… What happened!?”
“It was an attack using earth magic! And by quite a skilled user at that!”
It seemed that Celica-sama was unharmed, but if this wasn’t a carriage protected by defensive magic, we would have sustained serious injuries.
“Kheheh! Elena, you’ve really gone and humiliated me, huh!? What kind of princess’s bodyguard are you!? This time, I’m gonna send you straight to hell!”
“Huh!? N-no way… Garon-senpai!?”
I recognized the voice that was laughing maniacally. I jumped out of the carriage with Celica-sama in tow.
Standing there was Garon Grace, a former senior at the knight academy, with eyes glinting like those of a demon.
“A dignified second son of the Grace Marquis family, attempting to take the life of the royal princess!?”
“What the—!? Everyone’s been taken down!?”
Looking around, I saw that all the soldiers accompanying Celica-sama as guards had been defeated.
It wasn’t surprising. Garon-senpai was formerly ranked 3rd in the prestigious [Glorious Order]. His strength was far beyond that of ordinary soldiers.
“Huh!? I was expelled from the Knight Academy after losing to you in a [Glorious Duel]! Thanks to that, I was even disowned by the Grace Marquis House! Now I don’t have any honor or anything left!”
Garon-senpai yelled angrily.
“Garon-kun!? You… you’re doing this out of revenge for losing to Elena in the [Glorious Duel]!?”
Celica-sama pointed her finger at Garon-senpai and scolded him.
“Garon-kun, weren’t you the one who suggested expulsion as the punishment for losing!?”
At the knight academy, there is a tradition where conflicts between students are resolved through duels held in front of a public audience—the [Glorious Duel].
If a lower-ranked student wins, they can swap their [Glorious Order] with their opponent. Moreover, the victor can impose certain demands on the loser.
I challenged Garon-senpai because I couldn’t stand seeing him persistently hitting on Celica-sama. I asked him to stop approaching her.
As soon as Celica-sama enrolled, she received passionate approaches from the high-ranking male students in the [Glorious Order], but Garon-senpai’s approach was forceful and borderline sexual harassment, like grabbing her hand without permission.
Garon-senpai, furious at my insolence as a freshman, challenged me to a [Glorious Duel], with the condition that the loser would be expelled.
I was somewhat taken aback, but as someone who had sworn to protect Celica-sama and who aimed for the top rank, I welcomed the challenge.
I won, and thus became 3rd in the [Glorious Order], while Garon-senpai was expelled.
“Shut up! I lost to a first-year brat in public and lost everything! Now you’ll know my resentment!”
Garon-senpai snapped his fingers, and wolf-like monsters emerged from his shadow, growling.
“These are… Black Wolf magic beasts!? Don’t tell me, Garon-senpai, you’ve made a contract with a demon!?”
Monsters never become attached to humans. Only demons, the natural enemies of humans, can control monsters.
By making a pact with a high-ranking demon, a human can be transformed as a demon. High-ranking demons approach humans with darkness in their hearts and offer them contracts.
“Ahahaha! That’s right! I’ve been recognized by a great demon in exchange for kidnapping the damn princess! If I succeed, my life will be completely turned around! Elena, I’ll make you food for my pets!”
“T-that’s too extreme, even if you were expelled!”
“Kuh! Celica-sama, please step back!”
The Black Wolf monsters charged at me simultaneously.
I manipulated the wind to accelerate my body and unleashed swift sword strikes.
“Haaaaaah!”
My unique skill, [Sword Saint], was a passive skill that permanently increased my sword’s attack power and speed by 50%.
Combined with the Sylphied Count House’s traditional swordsmanship, [Wind Sword], which fused sword techniques with wind magic, it was truly a formidable force.
++Slash! Slash! Slash!++
In an instant, I submerged the horde of magic beasts in a sea of blood.
“Whoa! As expected of Elena! So cool!”
Celica-sama applauded enthusiastically.
“Ha! Naive. I already know your weakness. Your speed drops at the moment you catch your breath!”
With a snap of Garon-senpai’s fingers, an arm made of earth shot out from the ground and grabbed my right leg.
“What!?”
It’s true that my [Wind Sword], which required delicate magical control, couldn’t maintain its speed constantly.
++But I never imagined he would exploit such a small opening… I-is this the power of someone who has been reborn as a demon?++
“Take this! Once you’re caught, it’s all over for someone who prides themselves on speed, right!? Gyahaha!”
More countless arms emerged from the ground, pummeling me with their fists.
“Elenaaa!?”
“Kuuuh!”
As Celica-sama screamed, I skillfully manipulated my sword to deflect the attacks.
However, Garon-senpai’s magical power had grown explosively stronger. Each blow was so heavy that my arm bones creaked with every strike.
++He’s overwhelmingly strong. But right now, I’m the only one who can protect Celica. I have to endure and look for a chance to turn the tables…++
“Impressive! As expected of the [Sword Saint]. Your swordsmanship is unbelievable for a mere girl! But you know!”
++Clang!++
“What!?”
My sword, gripped by the earth magic arm, snapped in half.
“Bwahaha! My unique skill [Adamantine] has powered up after becoming a demon! It can harden any object it touches beyond the hardness of diamonds! Combined with earth magic, my power is invincible!”
Garon-senpai snapped his fingers, and the same giant earth arm that attacked the carriage appeared. I involuntarily felt a chill run down my spine.
My wind magic was good at enhancing speed, but weak in defense. Now that I had lost my sword, I had no means to defend against that.
“Wait!? Stop! Are you trying to kill Elena!?”
“Ahya! I won’t kill her outright. I’ll just hurt her enough so she can’t resist, then feed her to the dogs! Here comes my [Adamantine Giant Arm Diamond Knuckle]!”
“Elena!?”
Just as the giant earth arm was about to strike, Celica-sama deployed a magic barrier right in front of me. Celica-sama’s unique skill [Saint] was an extraordinary skill that enhanced the effects of defense magic and healing magic.
“Guhaa…!?”
But the [Adamantine Giant Arm Diamond Knuckle] easily shattered Celica-sama’s magic barrier.
Although I guarded with my broken sword, the tremendous impact made me start to lose consciousness.
“Uhyahyahya! Now, my cute little pets! Tear that girl to pieces!”
“Elenaaa!?”
Garon-senpai summoned the Black Wolf magic beasts again.
++I swore to protect Celica-sama, I can’t lose.++ As I desperately tried to resist collapsing, a magic beast bit my right arm.
“Ah!”
I slashed that beast with a blade of wind magic, but the blood loss made my consciousness hazy. As my heart was about to break, a thought crossed my mind.
It was the face of Weiss-nii-sama, who always protected me when I was little.
++I-I can’t save Celica. H-help me, Weiss-nii-sama…++
The starving monsters swarmed me. They were breathing heavily with excitement.
“Now, princess, you’re coming with me!”
“No! Who would go with someone like you!?”
Garon-senpai grabbed Celica-sama’s arm and tried to drag her away.
“Don’t act so high and mighty, you daughter of a concubine! Do you want to be killed like your promiscuous mother!?”
“Wh-what did you say!?”
“Gyahaha! What first in line to the throne! In the end, you’re just a prize for the man who takes the number 1 spot in the [Glorious Order], right!? You’re the daughter of a whore!”
“How dare you insult me and my mother!?”
“Being treated as a prize means your father thinks the same, right!? You should have just obediently seduced me like a whore’s daughter! I’ll teach you a lesson!”
As Garon-senpai was about to strike Celica-sama, blood suddenly spurted from his arm.
“Geh!?”
Furthermore, the magic beasts were instantly sliced to pieces. A powerful blade of wind had struck them.
“Are you alright, Elena!? Hey, you, get away from Celica-sama!”
++Weiss-nii-sama…!?++ It wasn’t an auditory hallucination. The one who had arrived was indeed my brother.
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