Black Iron Magician

Chapter 347 Post-Game Analysis

「Nell-san, you’ve got an opening!」

「Wah! Now you’ve gone and done it!」

「「………」」

After that, the beach volleyball was unfolding fiercely. I think we did our best in the hot and worst environment. I thought it was just going to be one game, but it turned out to be several games in the heat of the moment.

「Tou!」

「Whoa! You can’t jump in~」

The maidens are splashing each other with water and laughing happily. It’s a beautiful scene, and since the location is a tropical beach, it’s very picturesque. I wonder where has the hellish scene, which was there a while ago, disappeared to? I can’t help but feel like that rather than being impressed.

As you can probably guess from this, the artificial tropical beach has completely returned to its original state. The sea has been restored to transparent blue water, the hot sand has been restored to the refreshing white sand, and the sky has been restored to a cloudless blue sky. It’s true that Nell has stopped her power, but I can’t help but be impressed with Made in Zex for completing the restoration so quickly. They did a good job, really.

「Haruna and Nell-shishō are lively even after moving that much, huh….」

「Well, they are Haru and Nell after all….」

「It’s frustrating that I’m convinced by that….」

While watching the two who are playing in the sea, I, Chinatsu, and Touko are lying on the beach chairs. It’s not that we’re trying to enjoy this relaxation facility or anything. We’re just too tired to do anything else other than lying here. So tired, I’m so tired. I want to melt down and sleep.

「Come to think of it, where are Lily and the others…?」

「She said that she’s going to take a shower and go sleep. She was acting a lot, so she probably won’t wake up for three days….」

「It seems that even Alezel-san was tired too. She said that she’s going to Zeta-san’s relaxation room. Maybe she wanted to use the massage chair there. The vending machine is also free, and you can drink all you want….」

「Ah~, maybe it’s better to rest there rather than basking in the artificial sunshine here….」

「But Danna, you don’t feel like moving at all, right…?」

「Of course….」

「Um, Hund-san collapsed and he’s being hit by the waves there. Is he okay…?」

「Of course….」

「Danna, you’re just repeating the same words….」

Don’t worry, Hund-kun is an energetic outdoor person. I’m sure he’ll come back on his own. Or rather, I’ve got my hands full with resting myself. Even though he’s a newcomer, he’s still the Great Eight Demons. He should be able to take care of himself.

「Still, Chinatsu, you were quite a schemer back then.」

「What…?」

「I mean, it’s true that the rule said we could use magic through the ball, but sticking a light wall that covers the court behind the ball is not a normal idea, right?」

Come to think of it, there was such a thing. The ball was being tossed normally, but everyone was dumbfounded when it was pasted on the castle wall of Reflect Fortress. It was more difficult to destroy the wall in a limited time than to receive the ball.

「I-I was just doing what I can do to match the level of the people around me! It was ingenuity!」

「Eh~, I wonder about that~」

「Even Touko did things that wouldn’t be possible in a normal volleyball, didn’t you? Like, hitting the ball together.」

Is she talking about that? The special move where Haru and Touko attacked the ball at the same time. Haru’s extreme attack was coated with Touko’s ki, so it became even more powerful. So to speak, it’s a friendship extreme attack.

「We were still better, you know? Your team, Zeta was flying in the latter half, right? And to make it worse, she launched a rocket punch.」

「Yeah, I can’t deny that one.」

Chinatsu gave in. Well, surely, Zeta and Zex were doing whatever they wanted and threw the game into chaos with their techniques. I didn’t retort to it because it was amusing, but now that I think about it, it was a foul play in many ways.

「But, Hund-san also went too far, right? He changed his body and covered the entire coat so that the ball wouldn’t touch the sand.」

「And thanks to that, he ended up collapsed like that. You master attacked mercilessly after all. And Chinatsu, the idea itself is similar to yours, you know?」

「U-Ugh, I can’t argue with that….」

Hund-kun used his body to make a meat wall, and he sank with a single blow. After that, every time Nell attacked, I would pull the ball, receive it with my body, and Alezel would pick up the rebounded ball. Thanks to that, I’m in this state after the game. I got many bruises, but I managed to heal them myself.

「But well, the training was more fruitful than it looked, right? The enemies and allies were so strong that we had to always think about what we could do with all our might and we had to think something out of the box.」

「The place was harsh too. We had to pay attention to the surroundings to protect ourselves….」

「What Nell comes up with may seem crazy at first glance, but it’s actually a shortcut to growth. I think this unreasonable game has made you a lot stronger.」

「「Deris-san(-danna) spoke!?」」

「Well duh, I will talk when I have to….」

I somehow received a comeback from them. Hmm, I intended to talk something good, though…. It seems that they are really exhausted.

「I heard that you were talking about something interesting! Like, getting stronger and such!」

It seems that our talk was interesting. Haru, whose entire body is soaked with seawater after playing in the water, walked up to me happily. And behind her is Nell with her hair down.

「Are you done playing in the water?」

「We’re taking a short break! We’ll go again!」

「I-I see. You sure are energetic….」

Since it wouldn’t look cool, I got up while being amazed by her excessive stamina. Ugh, my back…!

「By the way, Deris, have you heard about it from Haruna?」

「A-About what…?」

Nell said such a thing when I was enduring the pain in my back. Hmm, I have no idea what she’s talking about.

「I knew it…. Haruna, tell him.」

「Shishō! I’m now level 8!」

「…… Seriously?」

「I’m serious! Yay!」

The time stopped. Well, I’m very happy, but she should have told me first. It can be said that she has grown in a way since she could notice it herself, but still!

「Ah, I’m also level 8 now. Haha, I was so absorbed in the volleyball that I didn’t notice it.」

「Whoa, me too. Lucky!」

「No, that’s not lucky or anything….」

Anyway, the girls have reached level 8.

「Ooh, I have leveled up too….」

「…… Congratulations.」

In addition, Hund-kun also has leveled up. Then, I gave him my heartfelt congratulations.