I’m Going to Defeat You for Real

"Darius, Teacher Chloe, Teacher Coco, this is taking far too long. Please, leave the rest to me."

"Hey now, Milk, but—"

"A match is meaningless unless you win. Is it not?"

"……Shall we head out then?"

With that, Chloe whisked Darius away.

At the same moment, Coco shouted from behind them.

"Weiss! Not bad at all! It kills me to admit it, but I’ve been beat. I’m leaving the rest to you, Teacher Milk!"

An instant later, she vanished along with Chloe.

"My Lord, I have a strategy—"

"Just stand by for a moment."

"W-What do you mean by that!?"

Malice cried out, a look of genuine distress on her face.

Good grief, her loyalty is just way too much to handle.

"I want to test my own strength. You’re part of my Gift, too, but for now... just wait."

"……Sniff. Understood……"

As a side note, Debi had been saying "Debi" this entire time, and apparently, he’d been like this from the start. Now that I was thinking back on it, for some reason, I could actually understand what he was saying.

"Debi! 《Master!》"

"Debi-debi! 《My Lord, you’re the absolute best!》"

"Debibibi! 《My Lord, ah, what a beautiful face!》"

Now that I think about it, he really is just saying the same thing over and over.

……Was this guy really supposed to be a demon?

Teacher Milk slowly descended to the ground.

I’d been using the Mana I’d stolen to maintain my Flight Magic, but I still lacked Carta’s level of finesse. I landed in the same manner she did and readied my sword.

In this moment, we weren't master and disciple. We were facing each other as equals.

Dammit, this is the most fun I’ve ever had.

"Weiss, I am glad," she said. "I am glad that I can finally get serious."

"Same here. Today’s the day I finally beat you."