"A fight?"

"Lucas!　Stop!　...... stop!

"No, My Lady. No, My Lady. You even said you were willing to be a slave. Let me see if this man is worthy of that commitment!"

Lukas is relentless in his challenge to Jin.

"Zion, does he know his position?"

Jin asked with a frown, and Zion turned blue and bowed his head.

"I'm ...... sorry!　Please, please, please don't leave me!"

It seems that Zion understands his position. In other words, Jin is not bothered by their abandonment.

Nevertheless, Jin had no intention of abandoning them in order to ensure the safety of Kaina village and to obtain information about the past world.

He would not be defeated if he attacked from inside the barrier, but he was not sure if that would satisfy Lukas.

"Father, let me take over for you.

Reiko offered to Jin who had been thinking about it. Reiko, after consulting with the old man, accepted the challenge in order to analyze the physical abilities of the demon tribe.

"Yes, I see. I don't have a choice.　You're going to have to go easy on me, okay?"

Jin, too, sees that he has no choice but to do so, and instructs Reiko.

"Since you are Mr. Zion's guard, I, your father's daughter, will deal with you.

"Well, that's all right. So it's a battle of the guards!

Lukas knows that Reiko is an automaton, so he says this line.

It was still light enough outside, so they decided to have the fight in the plaza in front of Nido Castle.

"Lucas, is your body ready?

"Yes, I am ready to fight at any time as the lady's bodyguard!"

Reiko interrupted his big mouth.

"But you were carried to the infirmary after you fainted."

"Ugh. ......"

Theon was recovering well enough to walk, but he had to be picked up and taken outside by Topaz 101, the castle's resident doctor.

"Well, what about weapons?"

Jin asked Lucas.

"No!　My body is my weapon!"

"Okay. Can we start now?

"Come on!"

Just as Lukas shouted that, Reiko kicked the ground.

She instantly came within inches of Lukas and stopped him with a small fist to the jaw.

I win, don't I?

"Uh-uh, no, that was a surprise!　Come at me from the front!

Lukas says in a cold sweat, "I'm going to test you, so come at me from the front! Reiko jumped back and took her distance.

"I see. Then you first."

Reiko stands there, ready to wait this time.

"Don't be childish!"

Now Lukas jumped in front of Reiko. He throws a fist at her with blinding speed. Reiko easily brushes him off.

"What!

Lukas fires off another barrage of blows. But Reiko managed to block all of them with one hand.

"d*mn!　Not even this!"

Lukas now also began to use his footwork. A front kick, a spinning kick, a knee kick, and a heel drop.

Reiko avoided them all with minimal movement.

"Wow ......"

To the witnesses, Jin and Zion, and to the spectators, Barrow and Behle, the attack and defense were happening so fast that it was hard to see.

"d*mn!　Why can't I hit anything!"

They were probably reinforced with magic power, but this is a land where the concentration of free magic element (ether) is low.

Lucas is gradually running out of breath. If he continues at this rate, he will probably destroy himself.

But Reiko did not think it was a good idea. Considering Lukas's character, she thought that he would not be convinced unless she showed him the difference in their abilities.

"I'm coming this time!"

Reiko, who had been on the defensive so far, had already read Lucas's attack pattern. And she punched and kicked faster than Lucas had ever punched and kicked.

"Whoa, whoa!"

This time, Lukas was on the defensive. But Reiko did not restrain her attack. On the contrary, her speed is increasing. Reiko's output is still at 15%.

"KUK!"

Just when it seemed that Lukas's right hand had dealt with Reiko's fist, Reiko wrapped her right hand around Lukas's armpit and twisted her body. Reiko wrapped her arms around Lucas's right hand, held it in her armpit, and twisted her body. This is one of the secret techniques of the Shoro Imperial Guard.

"Gyah!

If he protects his elbow, which is locked in a reverse joint, he naturally loses his upper body balance. Then, you put more weight on the elbow, and the opponent is thrown off his position. By falling down, the opponent is forced to fall down as well.

She could have broken his elbow or shoulder joints, but since she did not intend to go that far, Reiko let go of his arm in the middle of the move.

Reiko moves away from Lukas, pushing him away from her. Lukas, on the other hand, with his amazing sense of balance, jumped back and took a distance from Reiko without getting down on the ground.

Reiko instantly considered the distance from Lukas and from Jin and the others, and decided to try one technique.

For a moment, Reiko gives 50 percent of her power output, and she is close to Lukas at a speed close to Mach. But she stops her rush about one meter before the target.

But...

The rush at slightly below the speed of sound creates a compressed mass of air in front of Reiko. By stopping the rush, the compressed air mass leaves Reiko's front and continues to move at the same speed while expanding.

Imagine that a huge speaker vibrates only once and produces a super bass sound.

This mass of air hit Lucas, although it is not magic and can only be used at close range due to its high attenuation. It has the same, if not greater, effect than the wind magic <.

"Whoa!"

Lucas was hit at close range and was blown about 20 meters away, his eyes rolling back in his head and he fainted.

"...... was that too much?"

"Lucas!"

Zion's voice echoed with concern. Reiko immediately ran to Lucas to check on him.

"...... father!

Reiko called for Jin, as if something was bothering her. Jin immediately rushed over.

"What's wrong?"

"...... give him an and see what happens."

"Hmm?　I see. <

Then Jin's color changed.

"What is this?

The flow of magic power in his body was abnormal.

"<> didn't tell you that. ......"

When Lucas's body is examined with medical magic, it is no different from that of a human being, but when it is analyzed, there is a clear difference. That is the flow of magic power.

Normally, magic power circulates in the body like blood, but in the case of Lucas, it did not. Rather, it seems to flow out from one point in the body and come together again.

Zion.

"Yes, yes."

At a loss for words, Jin called out to Zion.

"In exchange for forgiving Lucas's rude behavior, would you allow me to use magic on your body?"

"Yes. ......"

Theon's face changes color. But she immediately nodded her head as if she had made up her mind.

"Okay. Please go to ......."

"Thank you. ......<>......mm, this is ......."

The result was that Zion was no different from humans.

This means that Lucas is a different kind of creature, although he looks very much like a human or a demon.

"Um, Jin-sama?"

Jin decided to ask Zion rather than thinking about it.

"Zion, what are Lucas ......?　They are a little different species from yours ......, aren't they?"

Hearing this, for the first time in his life, Zion turned pale.

"You are indeed a Magecraft Meister, a magical engineer,....... ......."

Sion sank to the floor.

"Yes, Lucas is not exactly a demon. They are a family of <>.

According to Zion's explanation, the land of the demon tribe (not exactly a country, but for the sake of clarity, let's call it a country) has a and a .

The followers are all dark-skinned like Lucas, and their hair is uniformly dark brown. Their eyes are said to be brown to black.

Lucas is only five years old.

What?

Squires grow up so fast. He only became my personal follower a year ago. So he's still out of control. Please take that into consideration.

"Okay. Reiko, how's Lucas?

He's just passed out. He's just passed out. He'll be fine in a minute.

Just as she said that, Lucas moaned and opened his eyes.

"Are you all right?"

Reiko asked. Lukas slowly got up and put his hands in front of Reiko.

"You lost!　You were much stronger than me!"

He then turns to Jin and apologizes.

"I am sorry!　I've realized what a Magecraft Meister can do!"

And to Zion,

"The young lady was right. I am sure that the Magecraft Meister will be able to save you and your daughters.

Back at Nido Castle, Jin gave Lucas a glass of Persica juice.

The magic power consumed in the fight is restored, and Lucas regains his strength. Since there were no injuries, only scratches, Jin healed them with .

"Well, you must be tired, so let's call it a day. I'll keep Ruby 101 on you, so let me know if you need anything else."

Ruby 101 is one of the best golem maids in terms of offensive magic, especially fire magic. At the same time, she can use paralyze, so she is suitable for guarding and monitoring.

Other than that, Land 16 and 17, who are hidden behind the invisible curtains and called from Horai Island, are waiting by his side.

Jin will not actually move until tomorrow.

Jin moved from his room on the 5th floor to Horai Island using the warp gate.