Why do other magical girls feel tired when casting magic, but she feels increasingly optimistic!

The black-haired girl has studied for a long time but hasn't come to a reasonable conclusion. The only somewhat reasonable explanation is that it's the backlash of magic, brought by her genius as a mage with the powers of Shield Magic.

Pursing her thin lips, the magical girl's small face was somber, and the swelling sensation in her lower abdomen made her feel uncomfortable.

On the grass, Shute was lying face-down with his right hand at his side, his left hand raised above his head, pointing forward with his index finger.

Reluctance, resentment, ○○ pain, anger, shame, countless emotions exploded in Shute's heart.

He is connected to that lord in some way. How could he fall here, beaten by Slime?

Slowly, he shoved a white pill into his mouth and swallowed it down, and his whole body emitted red air.

[Ice Pill: Ignore pain, stimulate physical limits, temporarily gain ability enhancement, and fall into a frenzied state. It's a necessary pill for desperate situations!]

"Phew~ It's still going quite smoothly."

Shami commented on the battle.

"I just need to remind Saili not to casually add to the Slime's wickedness. At level 30, Slimes might look big but they're still kind of dim-witted babies. As Demon Envoys, one must lead by example."

Speaking, Shami sensed danger, quickly looked at the magical girl, and shouted.

"Saili, dodge!"

Not far away, the magical girl was paying attention to her body and didn't notice an azure figure already in front of her.

Shute, in a frenzied state, raised his sword high, aiming at the magical girl.

The magical girl clenched her teeth, her brain reacted quickly, wishing to summon Shield Magic, but her body's magic power had long been exhausted, unable to cast any spell, and merely stood in place, stunned.

The sharp blade reflected a cold light in her eyes.

Oh no!

Shami was fifty meters away from the magical girl, unable to reach her in time.

He could only use that.

Shami frowned deeply. He had never used that state before, but it's the only skill under that state that could save the magical girl now.

[Skin selection: 1. Villager (Original); 2. Demon King (Legendary)]

Original?

NO!

Legendary Demon King! Transform!

Shami was instantly engulfed in dense magic power, his short hair gradually lengthened into black strands, his eyes turning scarlet, emanating an aura that frightened nature.

In the true form of the Demon King, one can fully utilize magic power and use the Demon King's specific skill [Servant Substitute Death].

[Servant Substitute Death: Instantly exchange positions of the Demon King and Demon Envoys within a certain range. When the Demon King is in mortal danger, let the Demon Envoys gloriously substitute to die!]

Shami looked at the magical girl's position.

"Substitute death."

The whole world seemed to freeze.

The wind blew.

The positions of Shami and the magical girl changed.

Shami faced the sword nearing his forehead, his physique training over the years paying off at this moment.

Nimbly dodging the slash, next he opened his right hand's fingers wide, aiming at the azure-haired swordsman's abdomen.

Shute couldn't even see who was before him, but the overwhelming magical aura already explained the visitor's identity.

Demon King!

It truly was the Demon King!

Then everything made sense!

As Shute was about to speak, tentacles formed from magic directly stuffed into his mouth, giving him no chance to speak.

Countless magical powers formed a vortex, engulfing Shute entirely, but at the last moment, a burst of light exploded from within Shute, a sword shadow formed by Holy Light descended from above, directly severing the magic vortex.

At the same time, the massive wind force produced by the sword shadow blew Shute into the sky, quickly turning him into a speck of dust.

Boom.

Shute, nearly devoured entirely by magic with barely half a life remaining, spat blood as he fell into a small town's lake.

Thanks to the lord within him who cast the [Survival Holy Light] triggered when affected by the demon's fatal powers, he narrowly escaped.

Shute hurriedly climbed out of the lake, his eyes filled with fear, unable to pay attention to his wounds, covering them as he headed towards Eden City.

It's already too late for joy.

The Demon King appeared near Eden City!

He must inform that lord, who has a slight familial connection with him, his mother's third sister's cousin's nephew's wife's brother.

Fess Kingdom's first Sword Saint, Sword Hero Shukas!

On the meadow, Shami reverted to his original form.

He listlessly walked out of the dark energy, shoulders drooping, entirely powerless.

So tired, just transforming into the Demon King for ten seconds drained all his energy by blocking a single sword.

He thought it would be easy to transform into the Demon King, didn't expect such difficulty adapting to the legendary skin.

The magical girl stared dumbly at this scene.

Whether it was Shami briefly becoming the Demon King form or the moment of sensing the aura of death, it all left the magical girl in shock.

Shami slowly walked over.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm, I'm okay..."

"But you're already on the ground."

Shami pointed at the magical girl who was sitting on the grass.

The magical girl quickly pulled her legs together.

"I twisted when I suddenly appeared here, couldn't stand steady."

"Eh, really?"

Shami crouched down, glanced at the magical girl's face, then looked at her black leather boots.

"Which foot?"

"Left—hey, hey, don't take it off!"

Under the magical girl's struggle, Shami ultimately couldn't take off her boots.

"A bit too resistant, isn't it?"

Shami frowned, looking slightly displeased.

Whether it was the flat golden-haired girl or the white-haired girl, they obediently let him see their little feet.

The magical girl's ears turned slightly red.

Because she had never let anyone touch them before!

However, she soon looked dazedly at Shami, her gaze complex.

"By the way, that skill earlier, is like a substitute skill, right?"

"Hmm? You know of it?"

Shami looked over curiously.

The magical girl nodded.

"Seen it in the library. After a contract is formed between the Demon King and Demon Envoys, the Demon King gets a special skill, allowing them to instantly swap positions with Demon Envoys. The 68th Demon King, during a great battle after being bound, used this skill to swap positions with a Demon Envoy a thousand meters away, evading the simultaneous super magic cannon attack from tower mages."

Shami was silent for a moment, "Did the Demon Envoy die?"

"Yes… dead..."

"What a pity."

"You actually used it to swap with me..."

Shami crouched in front of the magical girl, who raised her small face, gazing at him. The morning light shone on their cheeks.

"Initially knowing about this skill, I thought it was meant to be used like that. But after a bit more thought, it seemed more fitting to use it for saving Demon Envoys."

"Why?"

The magical girl was puzzled, her eyes shimmering lightly.

"After all, whether it's you, Lureya, or Lina, you've embarked on a path potentially scorned by the entire continent because of the Demon Envoy identity I gave. As a Demon King, it seems I must bear the responsibility."

Had it been before, the magical girl would have doubted Shami's words, but now, she gazed fixedly at the black-haired boy, unable to restrain a smile.

"What a foolish Demon King, behaving this way makes you prone to being betrayed by the demon clan members below."

"Indeed. At present, I do feel the likelihood of being betrayed is quite high." Shami pondered.

"Um, thank you..."

"You're welcome."

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