66 It seems that I have a lucky pervert ability

Tamazuki stopped his steps and looked at the princess who blocked his way. While everyone became excited since they were about to see another duel, he thought this princess had already fallen.

Still, he had to say the princess was kind of cute.

Julis-Alexia Marie Florentia Renate van Riessfeld, or Julis Riessfeld in short.

Azure eyes, as pale as a sprouting bud. A sleek, shapely nose and skin like fresh snow. Her hair, flowing down to her waist, was a brilliant red hue, not dark enough to be described as crimson but too vivid to be pink. Pressed to put a name to the color, he would have to call it rose.

She was beautiful, no doubt about that, but if Claudia was beautiful in a calm, mellow way, then she had the lush, radiant beauty of a rose in full bloom.

Her curves were modest, but her body was unmistakably feminine, with a waist so slender it looked fragile. Her healthy, supple legs were trimmed all the way down to her toes, and a glimpse of adorable white panties peeked from between her dazzling thighs momentarily as the wind blew her skirt.

Still, she reminded him of Yosuzume.

While their character was far apart, considering how far apart their personalities and expressions were, their bodies were quite similar.

"Ah!"

Julis pressed her skirt tightly before she looked at him with shame and anger, but that feeling quickly disappeared since his expression was flat, so flat that she started to lack confidence in her charm.

"Did you not see her panties?" Claudia asked curiously.

"CLAUDIA!" Julis roared in shame.

"Don't you want to have a duel? Let's start right away."

Tamazuki cut their interaction and quickly changed the subject.

Yet, this subtility and gentleness weren't something that was missed by the two of them.

However, Claudia couldn't help but ask, "But why did you suddenly accept this duel? Didn't you reject him before?"

"It doesn't matter, right? Whether I want to duel with him or not is my problem!"

As expected, her character hid her embarrassment; she tried to appear like she was angry. "More importantly... are you two dating?" She couldn't help but feel curious since she knew Claudia's character well, so it surprised her to see her close with the opposite gender.

Claudia's smile was so bright, and she was about to nod, but Tamazuki said, "No."

"Tamazuki!" Claudia puffed her cheeks cutely.

"Get away from me, woman. I am going to have my duel soon." He pushed Claudia away, who kept hugging him tighter.

"..." Julis.

"..." Everyone.

They felt strange at that moment.

While the guys felt jealous to death of Tamazuki, who couldn't appreciate the beauty by his side, the girls snorted at Claudia for being a whore.

"Jeez, I will make you fall for me sooner or later."

Tamazuki only rolled his eyes. "Riessfeld, right?"

"You are Inugamigyoubu, right?"

"That's right." He nodded. "Should we start the duel? I want to finish this duel as soon as possible since I still have my appointment with the rank above you."

Julis's eyes twitched. "It's too early for you to meet them since you will be defeated here." While she knew that he wasn't a bad guy, his personality was too irritating for her!

The two were ready for the duel, but...

"Julis, stop!"

Amagiri, who couldn't stand straight and was being helped by Saya to walk, couldn't help but try to stop Julis.

"Amagiri, what do you want?" Julis frowned.

"You shouldn't face him!" Amagiri still remembered the feeling of terror when he faced Tamazuki, and he didn't want Julis to have a similar feeling.

"Just shut up and don't bother me! Sasamiya, hurry up and bring your childhood friend to the infirmary or something! He is distracting me!"

Amagiri couldn't give up and wanted to stop Julis, but Saya hurriedly stopped Amagiri. "Ayato, come on! I will bring you to the infirmary. You still need to rest." While her relationship with Julis was far from good, this time, she agreed with Julis. Still, she was confused about why Amagiri was determined to stop this match. Feeling confused, she dragged Amagiri away but stopped for a moment to look in Tamazuki's direction.

Still, Amagiri writhed like a worm and didn't give up since he felt he needed to stop this duel!

Tamazuki could feel a glance from behind, but his eyes were focusing on Julis.

"Are you done with the strategic meeting?"

"Hmph! You won't be able to talk so big soon."

"Many people talk like that, but all of them are defeated by me."

"....."

Julis realized that she wasn't his match at the trash talk, so she didn't bother to talk, and it was better to start the match right away, but...

"Wait, are you still using that borrowed Lux?"

"Yes."

"...are you looking down on me?"

"I just forgot to change it, but to be honest, even if I don't change my Lux, I can win against you." He then walked toward the girl, who lent him her Lux, before he picked up a random Lux on his bag, ignoring the killing intent from Julis's eyes.

Julis was like a bomb, and if someone dared to touch her, she would explode, razing everything in her radius.

Tamazuki saw that it was a sword type of Lux like before, but he didn't bother to change it since it was troublesome.

The two faced each other, and soon, the duel started.

"BEGIN!"

"Burst into bloom—Longiflorum!"

Julis waved her blade as a conductor's baton, and a spear of bluish-white flame materialized along its path. The flame, shaped like an easter lily, shot straight for Tamazuki with the force of a rocket.

Yet, this attack was calmly received and cut in half by him.

The booming explosion spread by his side, yet his expression was calm as ever, facing Julis straight.

While he was happy that he could learn another Strega's ability, Julis realized his opponent was a monster.

Yet, how could she give up?

She had the wish that she wanted to achieve, and it was impossible for her to give up just like this!

Meanwhile, Tamazuki, who was bombarded by Julis's fire, calmly dodged her attacks, slowly moving in her direction as if he were trying to search for an opening, but inwardly, he was trying to learn Julis's fire manipulation ability.

Still, he had to say Julis was full of creativity since her fire had many unique shapes. While he also had fire manipulation abilities, he only focused on the temperature, destruction, and area.

As for the shape? He didn't care about that.

However, their abilities seemed to work similarly since Julis used her imagination to conjure her fire. The better her imagination, the better her power work.

Still, when he kept dodging, he suddenly saw something and approached her at a speed that was impossible to follow.

"!?"

Julis was stunned when he disappeared, but suddenly she noticed a shimmering arrow that was about to hit her body, but then, her body was pulled, and she was hugged.

"?!"

This was her second time being so close to the opposite gender, but unlike before, this was a man; this is what she could feel when she was in his arms. His strong arm was wrapped around her waist, protecting her from any danger. His scent, body, and feelings almost overwhelmed her and weakened her legs, which made her unable to think properly and lean at him timidly.

Tamazuki caught the arrow and crushed it with his palm and wanted to throw his blade, but he decided to go against it since this villain was useful.

"You okay?"

He let go of Julis calmly while asking that question.

"Ah, um, I am okay. Thank you..." Her voice was rather low, slightly panicky, and she lowered her head as if afraid that he would see her current expression.

"Then, let's continue our duel."

"...."

Julis blinked her eyes and then stared at him, who was still as flat as ever. Once again, she was doubting her charm as a woman and murmured, cursing him for being a blockhead.

"Good, let's continue."

However, he was right.

She had to focus on the duel, and she continued the battle under the stares of Claudia.

Still, as expected, the winner of the duel was Tamazuki.

Yet, Tamazuki realized that he might have the ability of a lucky pervert.