A demon lord is attacking.
This is a very shocking thing for the whole human race.
After all, since the last human-demon war ended, humans and demons have stopped fighting each other. The demon lords of the aggressive and militant factions were almost all wiped out in the second human-demon war.
Currently, only stable or conservative demon lords who are not interested in war remain in the demon continent. They generally stay in the demon continent peacefully, and no longer set foot on human land.
Many people have almost forgotten what it was like the last time a demon lord set foot on human land.
However, the higher-ups of the human race still won't completely ignore the harm of demon lords.
You know, there are only a few demon lords in the entire demon continent, and each one of them is incredibly strong, enough to challenge the top human experts.
Although the current demon lords are mostly stable and conservative, they are also lords of one side, with the power to rule the demon continent.
If prevention isn't timely, a demon lord is enough to destroy several small human countries, and even some top great powers may be hit hard.
So, the moment the demon lord appeared on human land, the news was immediately spread to all countries, especially those near the Magic University.
After all, after arriving in the central continent, this demon lord Badigadi didn't stop at all, and rushed straight towards the Magic University at an almost exaggerated speed.
Anyone could see that the target was Ranoa Magic Academy.
After receiving the news of Demon Lord Badigadi's attack, the three countries of Ranoa Kingdom, Neris Duchy, and Basheranto Principality dispatched their domestic knight orders as soon as possible, and also called on adventurers to go together.
However, these three countries are still some distance away from the university, and reinforcements can't arrive immediately.
Originally, this news should have been reported to the Magic University as soon as possible, but because the demon lord's movement speed was so fast, the time it took for the information to reach the countries was almost the same as the time the demon lord arrived at the destination.
This caused the magic city Xarian, where Ranoa Magic Academy is located, to be completely unable to respond, and the demon lord broke through its defenses.
When the Magic University reacted, due to the urgent situation, they immediately found the Magic Guild, the Adventurers Guild, and the joint knight order of the three countries stationed here to gather scarce troops to surround the Magic University.
But they didn't dare to rush in to fight the demon lord directly.
After all, until now, no one knows what the demon lord's purpose is.
But the demon lord's identity was immediately confirmed, because his appearance was too distinctive. Mentioning black skin and six arms, it was the immortal demon lord Badigadi.
He is one of the ancient demon lords who existed before the Laplace battle.
Because he is in the stable faction, very few people know his true strength, but it is said that he once fought with Laplace.
In other words, if this is true, it means that even Laplace couldn't completely destroy him.
But why would such a demon lord now appear at the Magic University?
Not only outsiders don't know this, but even people inside the Magic University are also confused.
After all, the first thing Demon Lord Badigadi did when he arrived was to call out Shirou's name, and even challenged him. But not to mention that most people don't even know who Shirou Greyrat is, even those who know his identity find it difficult to understand why a demon lord would challenge a human.
This is really too confusing.
Amidst people's confusion, Demon Lord Badigadi has already appeared aggressively in the training and combat field of the Magic University.
Shirou looked out from the window of the student council office, and also saw the demon lord.
This is a tall demon with black skin and a strong body. Its biggest feature is its six thick arms, which give people a clearly different explosive force.
Although it was the first time seeing the demon lord, Shirou strangely felt that the name was familiar, and when he looked closely at the other party's temperament, he also felt like he had seen the other party somewhere before.
While thinking, he found that Demon Lord Badigadi was already looking at him.
For some reason, the other party seemed to recognize his identity at a glance, and laughed loudly: "Oh, I finally found you, the human named Shirou Greyrat."
"..."
Seeing Badigadi recognize him, Shirou no longer hid, and directly opened the window, planning to jump down from the building.
Before he left, Ariel and others seemed to want to stop him.
"Shirou..."
"Don't worry, I'll be right back."
Facing Ariel's worried look, Shirou returned a calm smile, and then directly released Battle Aura, jumping from the top of the teaching building to the lawn of the playground.
When Shirou arrived at the playground where the demon lord was, he found that a large group of onlookers had gathered around.
There were men and women, and even Principal Jinas had come here, all looking vigilantly at the arrival of the demon lord.
"Shirou, are you okay?"
Rudeus and Juliet also came here, looking at Shirou with worried faces.
"It's okay, I'll talk to him first, maybe we won't have to fight."
Shirou comforted the two of them, then looked at Principal Jinas, decided to stay put for now, and then turned to look at Demon Lord Badigadi.
"It seems you are very brave, daring to face me directly."
Badigadi laughed and looked at Shirou, "To show respect for your courage, I will allow you to strike first in the duel later."
"Duel... why did you come to me for a duel?"
Shirou asked, what he didn't understand the most was why Badigadi wanted to fight him, and even came all the way from the demon continent to the Magic University.
Even if the other party came directly across the sea, this journey is simply unbelievably exaggerated.
"Why duel? Because I heard about you from my fiancée."
"Fiancée?"
Regarding this inexplicable statement, Shirou couldn't help but think of many inexplicable stories, assuming that this demon lord was here for revenge because his lover was humiliated.
But the problem is that he isn't that kind of person.
Rudeus and Paul are more likely to do that kind of thing...
Could it be that these two guys really cheated on this demon lord's fiancée, and then blamed it on him?
An instinctive thought arose in Shirou's mind, and he couldn't help but look at Rudeus behind him. The latter of course knew what Shirou was thinking, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying that he had never done such a thing.
Considering that Rudeus is currently in a state of impotence, he may indeed be willing but unable.
So, the culprit is Paul?
Thinking of this, Shirou couldn't help but say: "I don't know what your fiancée has experienced, but if it was Paul who did it, I can take you to him and let him apologize."
Shirou certainly wouldn't take the blame for the trouble that Paul caused.
If the other party really cheated on the fiancée of a demon lord, then it would be natural to be beaten up by this demon lord who looks sturdy to an extreme.
Regarding Shirou's words, Badigadi showed a confused expression. He asked in confusion: "Who is this Paul you are talking about? I don't know him. The reason I came to you is because you gave my fiancée food, and also obtained the Clairvoyance Demon Eye from her."
"Clairvoyance? The fiancée you're talking about is... Kishirika?"
Shirou recalled the strange little girl who called herself the Demon Emperor he met in the demon continent.
He never expected that the other party was actually such a big guy's fiancée.
Even for demons, this kind of thing is definitely illegal, right?
While Shirou's mind was fluctuating, Badigadi said with a smile: "That's right, my fiancée is the Demon Emperor, Kishirika. After finding her, I learned about you from her. Kishirika praised you a lot. It's been a long time since I saw her talk about someone with such joy, so even the generous me can't help but feel a little jealous."
"No, what she cares about may be the food I made..."
"Haha, that's also something she mentioned many times."
Badigadi laughed.
Shirou couldn't laugh, though.
He never expected that this demon lord of the demon continent actually came all the way to find him because of his contact with Kishirika.
Even if it's said to be out of jealousy, the problem is that he didn't do anything at the time, he just made a meal for Kishirika.
Is cooking against the law?
Or is the other party here to take back the Demon Eye?
If it's for the latter purpose, Shirou can understand to some extent, after all, exchanging a meal for a Demon Eye is indeed too expensive.
Shirou himself felt that he had received too much favor at the time.
It's just that Clairvoyance is still helpful for him to find his lost family, so if possible, he still doesn't want it to be taken away.
Thinking of this, Shirou silently said: "I am very grateful for the Demon Eye that Kishirika gave me, but before I find my family, I cannot return this Demon Eye."
"No, I don't care about the Demon Eye."
Badigadi shook his head frankly, for him Demon Eyes are like meaningless things.
"Then what is the purpose of the demon lord's visit?"
"Hahahahaha, didn't I already say it, it's to duel with you. I really want to see what kind of skills a human that Kishirika cares so much about has."
"Just for this?"
"A demon lord's impulsiveness can overturn an entire continent!"
"..."
Shirou completely understood Badigadi's determination to fight him.
Although this determination came for no reason, since it is a battle that must be faced, Shirou cannot escape here.
"Are you going to fight directly here?"
Shirou asked, feeling that there were too many spectators around, and worried that the aftermath of the battle would harm the surrounding people.
Badigadi also realized this and nodded: "Indeed, if we fight here, the whole city may be turned into a wasteland."
"That's right."
While the two were distressed and didn't know what kind of battlefield to choose, Rudeus couldn't help but say: "Why not go to the Magic University's combat barrier? The highest level barrier can withstand king-level impacts."
"Oh? There's such a good place?"
Badigadi's eyes lit up when he heard this.
But after Rudeus finished speaking, he found that everyone around him was looking at him with terrifying eyes, especially Ariel and Fitz.
In their view, it is best not to have this battle. No matter how strong Shirou is, facing a demon lord, there is no way he can win.
They don't have Rudeus's clear understanding of Shirou's strength.
In short, after Badigadi made a decision, he and Shirou went straight to the Magic University's training ground and asked people to activate the barrier.
Principal Jinas and the teachers of the Magic University were helpless about this.
They didn't want this battle to happen either, but they were even more worried that if they angered this demon lord, the entire magic city might be destroyed.
Before the reinforcements from the magic three kingdoms arrive, they can only let Shirou hold off this demon lord first.
In order to prevent this battle from affecting other people, Principal Jinas also evacuated most of the students from the academy. Although Ariel and others wanted to stay, they were also persuaded to leave.
In the end, the only ones left in the academy were the demon lord and Shirou who were going to duel, Principal Jinas and some teachers with Saint-level strength, and Rudeus who also had Saint-level strength.
"Is it okay to be here?"
Badigadi was very satisfied with the surrounding barrier, thinking that it was an environment very suitable for stretching his limbs, and didn't think at all that the magicians of the Magic University might attack him with the barrier.
Shirou silently said: "If possible, I hope this battle is only against me, and don't attack other people."
"Of course, I came here for this."
Badigadi laughed, "Speaking of which, a few years ago, my sister also fought with a human, and after losing, gave the other party the title of Hero."
"Sister? Hero? Is your sister the immortal demon lord Atofe?"
"Oh oh, it seems you know the demon continent very well."
"I had the pleasure of visiting..."
Shirou realized why Badigadi looked familiar.
The other party is actually Atofe's younger brother, and he indeed looks similar in various ways.
Speaking of which, if the other party is Atofe's younger brother, doesn't that mean he is also an immortal?
While Shirou was hesitating, Badigadi silently examined him and muttered: "How should I put it, although my fiancée praised you a lot, thinking that you have strength comparable to a demon lord, even surpassing all current demon lords, I really can't see it."
"I don't think I have that ability myself either."
Shirou isn't being humble.
If he was in the form of Servant Emiya, he might have the confidence to defeat the demon lord in front of him, but based on his real body, whether he can defeat the demon lord is really unknown.
"Haha, don't worry, you definitely have that ability, after all, my fiancée has all the demon eyes, so she can see through all the truth in the world, she said you surpassed all the demon lords, so it must be like that!"
"Is that so?"
"But Kishirika is sometimes quite casual, and it's possible that she sees things wrong."
"..."
Shirou really didn't know what to say, and could only silently grip the long sword hanging on his waist.
"Eh? You're using a sword instead of a sword?"
Badigadi was quite surprised, "In the human race's martial arts, swordsmanship is the strongest, right?"
"Well, this is also a kind of swordsmanship."
"Oh oh, it's North God Style, I know I know, that's the style created by my brother-in-law."
Badigadi laughed wantonly.
But this smile stopped abruptly in an instant, and then a terrifying pressure matching the name of the demon lord emanated.
"Then, let's start fighting!"
Saying that, Badigadi directly released his Battle Aura.
The solid Battle Aura was almost visible to the naked eye, and the degree of terror can be said to be the only thing Shirou has seen in his life.
At least human strongmen cannot possess such Battle Aura.
Among the strong men Shirou has encountered so far, perhaps only the immortal demon lord Atofe and the Dragon God can possess such a huge Battle Aura that can be matched in quality!
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