"Master, any time is good for me."

We were at a nearby meadow.

Orobos was waving his hand from a little distance away from me.

By the way, Orobos is materialized. If he was in his spirit form, attacks wouldn't hit him.

Crocelle was watching for now.

"――Water, appear, Aguokure."

I summon a lump of water in my right hand.

"――Ignite, Ensendido."

I summon a ball of fire in my left hand.

The only magic I can use now is these two.

I really wanted to learn all four elemental magics of fire, wind, water, and earth before the duel, but there's nothing I can do about it.

It's too late to summon a new demon now.

I can't be greedy, so I have to fight with just these two.

"――Fireball, Fuego Flama."

I launch a ball of fire from my left hand towards Orobos.

Of course, Orobos gets burned.

"Ah, are you okay...?"

"As long as it's for my Master, it doesn't matter how much my body is injured!"

Orobos insists.

Actually, he's probably fine because his clothes are only slightly scorched and he's not injured at all.

"――Five consecutive fire blasts, Cinco Fuego Flama."

I summon five balls of fire simultaneously.

And then I launch them all.

"Fuhahahahah, I can still take more!

Orobos boasts while laughing.

Actually, he seems fine.

Damn it, how can I deal damage?

Come to think of it calmly, I can now summon water, but how do I use it to attack?

It would be easy to use if I could change it into ice.

But I can't do that now.

"Hey, Crocelle. How can I use water to attack?"

"Well...how about I show you?"

So, I decided to have Crocelle show me how to use water.

"Then, Orobos, I'm going to start now."

"Anytime is fine for me!"

"Eeeeh!"

Instantly, a large amount of water is launched with great force.

"――Brrr"

Orobos lets out this sound as he's blown away and disappears from sight.

Even if it's water, getting hit with that kind of force would probably cause more than a minor bruise.

"Oh, I went overboard."

Crocelle says this lightly.

"Eh, are you okay?"

"I think Orobos will be fine since he's a demon, but..."

Crocelle says this in an anxious tone.

"Fuhahahahahah, I'm still perfectly fine!"

Ah, Orobos is back.

He's surprisingly energetic.

"Crocelle, can you teach me magic that I can actually do?"

There's no way I can do what you just showed me.

"Oh my! I'm so sorry! I didn't think about your situation, Lord Norman!"

Crocelle bows her head deeply.

Ah, if this continues, Crocelle will go into downer mode.

"Crocelle, you don't have to apologize. I'm not angry, really."

If she goes into downer mode, it will be troublesome, so I try to comfort her.

"Are you really not angry...?"

"Yeah, not at all."

"Really...?"

"Yes, yes."

I vigorously nod my head.

Then Crocelle seemed to be convinced and said, "Lord Norman is so kind," and smiled broadly.

It seems Crocelle has recovered.

"So, isn't there something easier?"

"Well, how about this?"

Then Crocelle turned to face Orobos and gave him the signal, "I'm going to start now!"

Seeing that Orobos had agreed, Crocelle activated her magic.

"Eeeh!"

The water takes the shape of a blade and attacks Orobos.

"Gah"

Orobos tries to defend himself by using both arms as shields.

However, his arm is slightly cut by the sharp water.

"By making the water thin and launching it, it becomes a blade."

It seems like I could do it if I just get the hang of it.

So, I started practicing launching water as a blade.

"――Water blade, Aqua Espeida."

I launch the water in the shape of a blade.

The blade successfully cuts through Orobos' body.

"I did it..."

After practicing dozens of times, I finally mastered it.

"Lord Norman, congratulations!"

"As expected of my Master!"

They both praise me.

"Oh, right. Orobos, you've been a target this whole time, but you can attack too, okay?"

Orobos is covered in wounds because I've attacked him so many times.

Apparently, he's fine because his wounds disappear when he returns to his spirit form, but it still feels bad to attack him one-sidedly.

"No, it is against my loyalty to attack my Master!"

"But this is duel practice, and it won't be good practice if Orobos doesn't attack."

In a real duel, it's not possible for the opponent to just stand there and be a target.

"Is that so? ...Then, excuse me."

Orobos takes a fighting stance.

I also hold fire and water in each hand and prepare to attack at any moment.

From now on, Orobos is going to dodge my attacks.

So, I have to aim well.

I focus my attention on Orobos' movements.

Instantly――.

"Eh, he disappeared?"

Orobos disappeared from right in front of my eyes.

"Huh?"

The next moment, Orobos was right in front of me.

He didn't disappear. He just moved very fast.

I couldn't follow his movements, so I only had the illusion that he had disappeared.

By the time I realized this, it was too late.

Orobos' fist was buried in my stomach.

"Guhh"

I let out a gasp and was blown away.

I underestimated the power of a demon.

It was too late to regret, and I fainted as soon as I hit the ground.