The Elemental Sword Demon King

Episode 194: Declaration of War

"Kaizo, you must stop serving this cruel master. Come and be my slave. If you do that, I will personally prepare food for you every day." Blushed slightly, Aura made her offer.

"Hmm, although it was strange for a master to cook personally for his slave, it didn't sound too bad at all." Kaizo nodded as a joke.

The cooking skills of Aura are undeniable. If he is really treated to delicious cuisine every day, oh how wonderful his days are. But it was just a joke.

Victoria looked frozen as if she was experiencing some kind of shock. Making an expression like an abandoned kitten, he bit his lips hard, "Tu-wait a minute, Kaizo?"

Seeing him like that, Kaizo shrugged, "However..." He stood up from the ground and placed his hands on his head. "I've got a contract with Victoria."

"Kaizo's..." Victoria immediately blushed as she stared at Kaizo. Then he turned his gaze as if embarrassed, "I-that's right, Kaizo is indeed my slave spirit. Moreover, I-I've given you my first time."

"First time?"

"W-what the fuck!?" The sound of Aura vibrating.

(Could it mean that time?)

Kaizo tilted her head while thinking and finally remembered. It was not long after he met Victoria, when a military spirit went berserk in the academy town.

At that moment, in order to motivate Kaizo who was in a desperate state after reuniting with Alicia, Victoria kissed Kaizo.

Surely he blushed because he remembered what happened back then. Feeling a little embarrassed, Kaizo also avoided eye contact while scratching his face.

"It's not fair, what's wrong with you two!? I think I'm the only one left!" Pouting, Aura showed anger on her face.

At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew. And open the closed curtain of the tent.

"Well!"

"Life!"

The two young women frantically pressed the folds of their skirts that were lifted due to the sudden wind.

"Ka-Kaizo, you must have seen it!"

"Kaizo's really a pervert."

"No, it's inevitable now."

As Kaizo shook his head many times in protest, a shrill voice rang out from the air above.

"Hmm, Kaizo, what kind of shameless act are you doing?"

Brown eyes firm. Twintail swayed in a typhoon. Storms gathered around her, the girl stared at Kaizo as she landed on the ground. The girl who appeared was Eve Veilmist. Knight in armor.

"What's going on, Eve? You even used magic «Flight»."

Hearing Victoria's surprised question, Eve coughed lightly, "Ah, there's something urgent."

Kaizo and the other girls looked at each other.

"See this. It was just delivered by a familiar spirit." Saying that, Eve handed him a scroll made of animal skin.

Removing the clasp, they found words written in a serpent-like, squiggly script.

"What foreign language is this?" Kaizo. Even after undergoing Alicia's education and being able to decipher literature written in tongues, Kaizo was unfamiliar with foreign languages.

"I can't read it either."

"Seriously, you're desperate when you study." Victoria sighed with a surprised expression.

"This is a script that is widely used in oriental culture. This should already be covered in the Academy's foundation course, right?"

Twintail Eve hung up anxious and she replied, "I-I'm not good at foreign languages."

True to her reputation as an accomplished student, Victoria read the contents of the letter smoothly. But after reading it, his expression became very serious.

"What's it say?"

"This is a declaration of war. And it's from «Four Dewa»."

"«Four Dewa»!?" Eve jerks.

«Four Dewa» is a formidable team from the Bonia Empire, a large country in the eastern part of the continent. Not only does the Bonia Empire have a longer history than the Eldant Empire, it has also won the «Style Festival of Sword» many times.

Ignoring «Inferno» Team, this is a team that rivals «Knight Emperor Naga» from Draconian and «Sacred Spirit Knights» from Holy Kingdom of Lugia. It is important to be aware of them.

"«Four Dewa» established their stronghold relatively close from here. After dominating all the surrounding teams, the only ones left in this area seem to be ours."

"With a declaration of war, they mean?"

"Direct confrontation in a location far from the strongholds of both sides." Turning back the scroll, Victoria shrugged her shoulders.

«Sword Style Festival» is not just a fighting festival that pits competitors against each other in a martial power contest.

Rather, it was the stage for the Great Spirit Contractor to act as a female priestess and give Sword Style offerings to the Five Great Elemental Kings.

As a result, when one team intends to engage in a sword match with another team, they will send a letter to the recipient implying a declaration of war.

It is already the fourth day of the main event «Tempest». Almost all the teams had built a safe fortress.

Although the Sword Style Festival in the opening stage was dominated by petty battles and ambushes, after the middle game started, teams increasingly engaged in duels like this to break the deadlock.

"Then what should we do?" Kaizo observed the girls' faces one by one.

Of course, there was an option to ignore this unilateral declaration of war, but it would lower the reputation of the Salamander team. And that's what all girls don't want.

After some deliberation, Victoria quietly spoke, "I'm sure we should accept it. If we were to curl up at a time like this, it would tarnish the honor of Princess Sizuan Academy and Principal Aidenwyth."

"I agree with Victoria."

"Dare to challenge a great woman like me to fight, how brave they are!"

As expected, the young miss of Team Salamander all seemed eager to fight. Kaizo did not mind the decision.

After all, only three days were left in the competition. This is an opportunity to master «Spirit» Stones in bulk collected by «Four Dewa».

"The time for the deciding duel is tomorrow morning. Eve will send a messenger to bring our reply to «Four Dewa»."

"Wait a minute." Kaizo suddenly interjected.

"Why?"

“We haven't asked Tiana's opinion. Isn't this a little inappropriate?”

"Indeed. Where is he at the moment?"

"Just now, I think he's walking towards the forest."

(In hindsight, where the hell did he go? I'm starting to worry a little.)

Even within the forest barrier, it was not completely safe. After the damage caused by Nephesis Loran, the defense of «Teng» was full of gaps.

It was possible for a savage beast or an evil spirit to take advantage of the weakness of the barrier to attack, hence Tiana had to be even more careful.

"Let's find a minute in the woods. Eve could keep staking around the situation."

"Yes, understood." Eve nodded.

"I'll go look for."

"Then I'll go too."

"Aura, it's time I take your shift. You should go to the tent for a break."

"I-I'm fine!"

"It is very important to rest according to the prescribed schedule. After the battle yesterday, you should be quite tired. Why don't you warm yourself up a little now?"

Admitting defeat to Kaizo's thoughtful consideration, Aura nodded obediently despite her pouting lips, "Alright, alright. I get it."

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*Connected.....

*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intent.