You think you're worthy of saving the world?

A knight, his body radiating white light and exuding a divine aura, charged to the forefront.

"I am going to kill you!!!"

As another soldier shouted, his body and weapon were also enveloped in a raging gale.

"No! I'm the one who should kill him!"

The center of the venue turned into a situation akin to a hunt.

The final five quarterfinalists all seemed to regard killing Yuri as the glory of a champion, and they rushed towards him one after another.

but--

Yuri remained motionless.

"Huh...no way..."

A sigh came from the center of the venue.

"I told you all to come at me together, and you actually did? Don't you have any basic sense of shame?"

The contestants felt humiliated upon hearing the black-robed youth's mockery, and even the audience began to boo.

One of them shouted, "Don't listen to his nonsense! He must be scared!" which barely kept the morale of the troops intact.

"Fear? I just find it laughable that the candidates for savior are such a bunch of worthless bastards..."

"Ridiculous...it's absolutely ridiculous..."

Yuri covered his face and, disappointed, revealed his true feelings.

"Your actions are nothing but a desecration of the title 'Hero' in my heart."

"You little brat!!!!"

The five men, who had burst into a roar, charged forward.

"The so-called savior should be the loneliest being in the world."

As he said this, Yuri raised his demon prosthetic arm.

The left hand, reminiscent of a demon's claw, is entangled with something even more unsettling and ominous than the crimson magic.

"what is that?"

Many people in the audience stood up from their seats.

They stared intently at the bizarre phenomena summoned by this dark being, keeping their eyes wide open.

Cynthia was equally stunned, for she knew perfectly well what that deathly dark flow was—

"Use your lives to show the world the existence of something called 'magic.'"

Yuri unleashed a blow that was taboo for this era.

"—'The Blazing Inferno'."

The chaotic power hidden beneath the public eye was revealed to the light of day for the first time, blossoming before the eyes of tens of thousands.

The pitch-black flames completely engulfed the five contestants.

The dense spiritual energy surrounding them was enough to fuel the "calamity fire" to grow even larger.

A black flame storm engulfed the earth, turning the entire sky pitch black.

A few seconds later, nothing remained... not even ashes.

The audience erupted in cheers instantly.

"What was that? Did you see it just now?!" "He said it was magic!" "Impossible, magic and witches don't exist!"

Some people say.

“We all saw it clearly! How could it be fake?” “I’ve never seen such terrifying flames before!” “So we’ve all been deceived by the Papacy? Deceived by the nobles?”

Others say...

"Was he trying to warn us about the existence of magic?" "Was he a good person or a bad person?" "The fact that he killed someone in public at the assembly is irrefutable!"

Others say...

"But... weren't they the ones who started it with murderous intent?" "The first two quarterfinalists are still lying there unharmed!"

The audience had many different opinions and debated endlessly about the identity and purpose of the dark being, but each of them began to be convinced of the same fact.

—Magic exists.

Yuri lowered his demon prosthetic arm and surveyed the arena with satisfaction.

Only Cynthia collapsed to the ground, her face deathly pale; the other tournament participants vanished in the "Firestorm."

To minimize their suffering, Yuri maximized his magic output for an instant kill.

"Even if this is a singularity in the dream world, this is going a bit too far, Yuri."

Rosalia lowered her eyes sadly: "...Your spirit can be corrupted."

From afar, the solitary figure of the prophesied child exudes an aura of overwhelming power.

It is not physical strength or martial arts prowess, but the strength to carry out one's will to the very end.

That is the unwavering belief that even if it means bearing all the evil, one must uphold justice to the very end.

Rosalia thought sadly: It was her own incompetence that made this child bear so much burden.

"I'm the adult..."

"No, in his eyes, I'm not an adult... but his woman."

This time, however, I really can't bring myself to laugh.

……

……

……

"Hmm... that should be about right."

Yuri said softly.

The surroundings were completely silent, all eyes were fixed on him, as if waiting for the next move of this dark being.

After wiping out all the tournament participants, what else does he want to do? What else can he do?!

"...Cheers!"

Yuri spread his arms as wide as they could.

"...Cheers!"

Yuri tilted his neck back, as if to embrace the sky.

"...Cheers!"

Yuri's voice wasn't loud, but it flowed into everyone's ears like the most authoritative declaration.

Let's celebrate the birth of the "Hero"!

The one who stands until the very last moment in the dueling tournament is naturally the "hero".

The boy recounted it in this way.

—I am your savior.

However, not a single one of the tens of thousands of people present applauded.

No one wanted to admit that the boy in front of them hadn't followed the proper procedures to participate in the competition.

There is only one reason: Yuri does not match the image of the savior they have in mind.

The so-called "hero" should be a more revered and glorious perfect being.

He is by no means a suspicious black knight who spouts wild words, indiscriminately kills innocent people, and uses chaos magic.

at this time,

"Yuri!!!!!"

A stern, girlish voice rang out in the hall, behind the boy in black.

The boy, dressed in a faded black robe, slowly turned around and saw the elf princess rushing towards him, panting and carrying her long dress.

……

……

……

"H-How could this happen!?"

In the VIP section, Rosalia's delicate face gradually stiffened.

A flicker of panic crossed her beautiful purple eyes.

Rosalia thought Tia rushed out of the audience to stop Yuri from causing a ruckus at the duel venue, and she was even prepared to watch a good show.

result……

"So I wasn't the only one who saw through Yuri's identity?"

The Grand Duchess, in a fit of impotent rage, began to bite her handkerchief.

"While I was engrossed in my work... just how many encounters did you two have, Celeste?!"

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"...Yuri!"

Tia, with unwavering resolve, questioned the pitch-black being whose face was completely unrecognizable and whose entire body exuded an evil aura.

"You're Yuri, aren't you? You're not dead! You're still alive!"

"Hmm? Isn't this Princess Elf? You can't wait to bestow an honor upon me?"

Yuri observed Tia with a flippant expression, seemingly nonchalant but actually quite surprised.

He had thought that his identity today would only be exposed to Rosalia alone.