A demon lord candidate?
Liese-san, you couldn't have...
Hey, Selina!
Selina!
A demon lord seal...
Liese-san...
You really have turned into an impure demon lord candidate.
Dark Mage and Big Event
It is the ultimate desire of every mage to be a demon lord.
So isn't it natural for any mage to want to become a candidate?
Yes, but you're supposed to study and research first...
I can't be bothered to do that.
I'd rather leap straight to the finish line,
like that demon lord candidate over there.
Skip the process and get to the results.
That's my research.
Well, shortcuts are always good.
I know, right?
A-Arata!
I don't like anything that's a pain, either.
If there's an easier way, nothing can beat that.
But...
I don't like the idea of stealing a friend's magic.
Oh?
What? You're gonna fight her?
She's many times stronger than the guys we've fought so far.
Well, being a demon lord candidate is kind of my thing.
That's true.
Connect to Superbia Archive.
Execute Thema.
Huh?
Let's see...
An ability that can eliminate all magic,
so strong that it can erase a breakdown phenomenon.
It was even able to erase Yui Karata's enormous magic, eh?
Looks like I can't underestimate you,
according to Selina's research.
Selina's research?
I can steal the research of any mage whose magic I take.
And your ability allows you to copy other people's magic, right?
I guess so.
So how about it, demon lord candidate?
Why don't you come to my side?
You mean the evil mage side?
It's not like we can do anything bad
with our teacher and senpai watching.
Arata, you can't!
Don't listen to anything else she says!
Also, I do believe...
If you want to save Hijiri Kasuga,
the girl who was swallowed up by a breakdown phenomenon,
coming to my side would save you time.
Why do you know about Hijiri?
Do you want to know?
If you want to know,
come to my side,
Arata Kasuga-kun.
Akio!
Right!
I'll help you out!
Damn!
Now, then...
All mine.
Arata!
A-Amazing...
This is the first time I've had anything so amazing...
I mean, it was my first kiss with a boy,
but I didn't think it'd be so stimulating.
M-My power is...
This is bad.
Master's power is nearly gone now.
This is great.
That's a demon lord candidate for you.
Since I have the chance,
I might as well give this a try.
This is awesome!
That's enough playing around, Liese-san.
Oh, so you managed to deflect that after all.
I'm here, too.
The ninja, too, huh?
I'm going to scan her magic.
Buy me time until it's done.
Roger that.
I'll be taking this opportunity to get a little serious.
I will eliminate you in the name of the Security Top,
Lieselotte Sherlock.
Very well. Bring it on.
I'll show you that I'm the strongest.
Here I come!
My goodness, I see you haven't lost your speed.
And I thought I was stronger now.
You're plenty strong.
It's normally impossible to dodge that.
Also, there aren't many people who can hurt me.
It looks like I wasn't able to bind you, though.
I guess Selina's magic still has a way to go.
Analyze.
Looks like your left side is in trouble now, huh, ninja?
I see you still have your annoying habit of figuring out others' weaknesses.
What do you think?
Can't beat me, can you?
Yeah, it's not possible.
You're really strong right now.
But...
Scan complete.
Selecting Stagna, stagnation, from the Acedia Archive.
I wonder if I can withstand even that right now...
If Mira-san's Gehenna Scope doesn't even work,
we're in a lot of trouble.
I'll have you regret showing such conceit to an agent of Iustitia!
White Universe!
I'm in trouble!
Is this where I should ask, "Did we get her?"
There's no need.
We obviously didn't get her.
Ow!
That was close.
If I hadn't taken the demon lord candidate's magic,
I would've been in trouble.
Damn it, he's always the one at the heart of our problems.
Well, he is kind of flaky.
Are you okay, Arata?
Thanks.
I don't even have the energy to be excited to see you like that.
If you had your magic stolen from you
and you're still able to say things like that, you're fine.
But Selina is...
If we don't get her magic back soon,
she'll either die or disappear, husband.
Magic is the power that gives mages their existence itself.
If you lose it, you can no longer exist in this world.
The reason you're barely able to stay conscious is because of that.
So I have you to thank, huh?
Feel free to thank me all you want.
Also, I'd suggest running.
Is she really that dangerous?
Yeah. The power she took from you makes her dangerous.
I see.
In that case, I have no choice.
I'm the strongest, after all.
Oh, demon lord candidate, you're going to run?
I guess you don't care about your cousin, then.
Hijiri...
What was that feeling just now?
Of course I care.
But Selina's in trouble right now.
Oh, yeah?
But do you think I'll just let you get away?
Looks like it's my time to shine.
Sorry, but to me, you don't even look like you're moving.
Really?
You can keep up with my teleportation?
That's totally cheating!
I am...
a ninja, after all.
You've never had wings before, have you?
Looks like her movements have slowed.
Her wings have slowed her down.
No matter how high level the magic,
if you haven't mastered it,
you're the same as any third-rate mage out there.
So that little disturbance clued you in, huh?
I see...
Well, this puts me at a disadvantage.
I'll invite you here again after my magic stabilizes.
Adieu.
We made it back?
You might say it was called a draw due to injury.
But next time...
Liese-san will have completely mastered this guy's impure power.
I, uh...
I mean... Sorry.
Thanks for the sexy look, I guess.
Uh, glaring at me like that kind of kills any funny response I had...
Akio.
Hm?
I really don't want to do this, but...
Before Liese-san can come after us,
we're going to get that impure demon lord candidate up to snuff.
Huh?
I don't want to admit it,
but we need your power to go against Liese-san.
So, what do I need to do?
If we're calling this mage training,
do I need to work my way up a tower or go into a dungeon?
We don't have time for that,
so we're just going to draw your latent potential out directly.
You have the ability to copy the magic of other people.
Yeah, but it doesn't work with some magic because of something about processes.
Which is why I'm going to have you fight Akio.
I'm going to have you take my magic, Mantra Enchant.
Let's get to it.
Wait, wait!
I still don't know how this process thing works!
Yes, which is why you need to figure it out soon,
or you're going to die.
See? So you better hurry.
Isn't this a dangerous way to go about it?!
I've stopped it from going further out of control.
Thank you.
You're a big help.
Don't mention it.
I did it for Onii-san.
It looks like my husband is getting beaten up by the inspectors.
Beaten up, huh?
Oh, Lilith-sensei, you're worried about Onii-san?
N-No, that's not really what I...
I still can't believe they're the ones giving my husband a crash course...
Yeah, it's kind of surprising.
I just hope we'll see some results
before Liese-san's power stabilizes.
I'd say...
we probably don't have time to just sit around.
Levi-san, you're okay now?
Honestly, I still can't move it at all.
Damn it...
What am I supposed to do here?
Crap.
They're not exactly huge,
but they're not too small, either.
This amazing size fits perfectly in my hand...
U-Uh...
S-Stay calm and listen.
I'm sure, a few seconds from now,
I'm going to be bleeding out all over the place.
So I'm going to say this while I can...
This feels incredible.
Thank you,
and I'm sorry.
No!
I must say, you're pretty good.
Even if my magic isn't 100% back yet,
to soften the impact of a blow like that...
You're not at 100% and you hit that hard?
The founder of Mantra Enchant, Mao Saekino,
could supposedly do that without even using magic.
Seriously?
Please don't dodge the next attack.
It's not helping your training.
No, if I hadn't dodged that, I would've died!
I wouldn't have minded.
You know...
But if you don't use your magic to strengthen your body,
you'll never beat Liese.
You want me to fight like the ninja?
No one expects you to do that.
A magical fight isn't necessarily one where you go all-out like that.
Huh?
The magic you have that makes everyone naked
and the gun you make are magic that's your own, that we can't use.
You seem to be quite unique yourself.
My own magic...
Okay, let's keep going!
Mages choose Themas that are far from their own morals and principles, right?
Liese's Thema is Stagna, stagnation.
That means, with her personality, she can't just sit still...
She's here already.
What's going on?!
M-My magic...
My magic is...
My magic's being taken...
H-Headmaster!
Hurry up and run.
I saved you just now to thank you for the feast you gave my eyes.
The two inspectors are spending all their time on Arata-kun...
And the other Trinity Seven don't have much magic right now.
You know what this is?!
The school's in trouble again!
Pretty exciting, huh?
It's a shame Lilith isn't here to slap you with a comeback.
I'll help defend within the school.
Sure. Thanks.
Well, Arata-kun...
If you don't figure things out soon,
a scary, evil mage girl is going to attack.
Oh?
Do you mean me?
I'd be happy to have you take me on, though, Headmaster.
I'm pretty old now,
so I'd appreciate it if you'd spare me.
But...
This is the first time a girl ever hit on me first.
I might just take you up on it.
Sounds great, Headmaster.
I'll be taking your magic, along with the school,
as a memento to show that I've graduated from this world.
Lecture Item #1:
When fighting a mage stronger than yourself,
you need to have a grimoire.
Nothing less from the headmaster.
I guess I can't just wait and see how this will go.
I'm the one who has to fix the building, you know...
I'm going to be serious about this, Headmaster.
Hmm...
The Ligare macro.
Selina-chan's magic, huh?
Okay, then... Lecture Item #2:
You need to know what type of mage you're up against
if you intend to bind him.
Reading.
You can invoke a spell in that state?
Lecture Item #3:
There are people who need to use gestures to invoke spells,
but some people only need a macro spell.
I'm one of those.
Lecture Item #4:
If you analyze the composition and format of a spell,
you only need a little magic to do...
...this. See?
It's so great to be up against a real paladin.
You know, Headmaster,
I'd love to take the results of your massive amounts of research for myself.
No, I don't think you're ready for that.
Amazing... He's amazing.
He isn't making a single move.
He's just smiling like he always does.
But...
This is the true power of a paladin, a master of magic.
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You need my magic to help defeat Liese?
Sure, take it if you can.
Next time, "Lost Technique and Problem Solving."
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Lost Technique and Problem Solving
Execute Thema.