I quickly slipped the Jade Pendant Perina handed me around my neck.

[Remember—never take this off, not even for a second.]

Felt like I’d just snagged some critical quest item. No time to dwell on that now. Gotta destroy that summoning circle.

[Got it! I’ll handle the summoning circle first.]

Just as I hoisted Phyllis onto my shoulder to leave, Perina called out.

[Pupil!! You’re really planning to smash the summoning circle with brute force?? That thing was forged from countless blood sacrifices—it won’t break unless the caster dies!]

[How’ll I know unless I try?]

I turned back and flashed Perina a smile.

[............]

Perina stayed silent. I spun around and sprinted back the way I came. To avoid recognition, I swapped into the Sky Set costume mid-run—the one folks called the Black Knight gear.

Outside, I gently set Phyllis down.

[Phyllis, wait here. I’ll grab you after I slash that summoning circle!]

[Eh?? Onii-chan doesn’t need me this time?? I was so excited!]

[This enemy’s weak to fire. You’d be useless.]

[Ugh... Onii-chan’s tossing me aside after using me...]

[Stop saying stuff that sounds suspicious!!!]

Ignoring Phyllis, I spread my wings and shot upward toward the palace sky.

Hovering mid-air, thick demonic aura seeped from the purple summoning circle ahead. A massive shape slowly oozed out of it.

Name: None

Race: Corrupted Demon

Level: 100

Detailed Description: A creature formed when an Upper Demon’s body corrupted during ascension to Demon God after being destroyed by its own kind. No intelligence. No thoughts. Only destruction.

[...................................]

Ugh, tired of this trope. The description screams terror—Demon God subspecies, mindless destroyer.

But seriously? It’s just a meatball covered in silvery, mushroom-like tentacles, gobbling up lower demons whole! What’s the point if it’s not fighting magical girls?!

Wait—changing outfits before every fight? That’s basically being a magical girl.

OTL

Suddenly, I felt so embarrassed...

Anyway, gotta wipe out this tentacle freak and the summoning circle. Not worried about the town—I’m scared it’ll follow the script and blast me with highly corrosive white gunk.

I yanked my go-to anti-demon weapon from my backpack.

Name: Heaven Demon Slash

Detailed Attributes: Fire Attribute Enhancement +22

Fire Attribute Attack

Deals 35% bonus fire damage to demon-type enemies, with explosion effect on hit.

Let’s go!! Finish it before it unleashes that move (spraying highly corrosive white gunk)!

[Sky-Splitting Draw Slash]

I sheathed Heaven Demon Slash behind my back, then poured every ounce of strength into a horizontal slash. A crimson sword aura—crescent-moon sharp—ripped from the blade toward the Corrupted Demon.

The purple-lit sky drowned under that fiery streak, blazing red as if the heavens themselves burned.

The Corrupted Demon lashed out with countless tentacles the instant it sensed the aura. Useless. The slash tore through its body without slowing, splitting both demon and summoning circle behind it clean in two.

The bisected demon exploded mid-air. In that flash, every remaining demon seemed to sense it—all swarmed toward the blast site.

Perfect. Wipe them out in one go.

Gripping Heaven Demon Slash tight, I charged into the demon horde.