The current deputy headmaster of the Raya Lucaria Academy finally appeared.
He would accept Kaito's challenge, and it would be the final challenge for Kaito.
At this moment, no one believed Kaito would lose.
Even if this deputy headmaster was stronger than the previous elder-level mage, Kaito was equally powerful!
If Kaito couldn't defeat this deputy headmaster with a clear advantage, then facing Rennala would likely only end in failure.
Even though Rennala had no will to fight, her magical mastery was the strongest in this world!
For the Tarnished, Rennala was such an existence.
What about Ranni?
She was too mysterious, so many people didn't know how strong she currently was.
Besides, they didn't have to fight Ranni, so why think so much about it?
All the Tarnished could know was that she was a descendant of the Carian royal family, Princess Ranni.
Rumored to be the daughter of Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, and Radagon of the Golden Order.
She inherited the Full Moon Queen's lunar magic.
Thus, she is a demigod of the Elden Ring world, one of the three 'Empyreans' of this generation, possessing the Law of the Night.
As for more than that, they didn't know.
Anyway, no Tarnished would think of seeking her out.
She was too mysterious, let alone the fact that she was a demigod.
Even if her magical mastery was inferior to Rennala's, her overall strength could still surpass Rennala's!
After all, magical mastery is magical mastery, but strength is strength!
"Lord Kaito..."
"Could you all stop calling me 'lord' all the time? It's making me a bit embarrassed."
It was one thing for the elder-level mage, who was who knows how many years older than him, to call him 'Lord Kaito', but now even the current deputy headmaster of the Raya Lucaria Academy was calling him 'lord'.
It felt like asking for a shortened lifespan.
His age was hard to tell, but he was definitely far older than Kaito.
For someone who reached his level, living over a thousand years was easy.
You could tell just from his youthful middle-aged appearance.
"No, you are worthy of such a respectful title, not just now, but even more so in the future!"
"I truly hope, Lord Kaito, that you can defeat Her Majesty the Queen."
Yes, Rennala was not only the Queen but also the headmaster.
But she had been slacking off so much that the position of headmaster had been temporarily revoked. That was due to their pride and self-respect as mages, in other words, their arrogance. Unless Rennala stopped slacking, then they could continue calling her headmaster, while outside they called her Queen.
But for now...
They still called her Queen!
"I will."
Kaito nodded in response.
He was very satisfied with Kaito's answer, but he still wanted to place his hope on Kaito.
"Lord Kaito, if possible, I hope you can make Her Majesty the Queen recover again. We still hope she can become the headmaster of the Raya Lucaria Academy once more, not just the Queen."
"Oh? Are you sure I can make her recover again?"
"The truth is, I am also a fortune teller, Lord Kaito."
"A fortune teller, huh... So you saw or predicted a scene of Rennala cheering up again?"
"Yes, but my abilities are limited, so I couldn't see it very clearly. Especially regarding you, Lord Kaito, I couldn't see anything at all."
"Heh, maybe it's because of my special identity or something."
Perhaps.
The deputy headmaster nodded. He had tried fortune-telling on Kaito, but not only could he not see his future, he almost suffered backlash. He had to stop the fortune-telling immediately; otherwise, he would have been severely injured and needed a long rest.
Perhaps Kaito was destined to become the Elden Lord, and in such an exalted position, his fortune-telling was actually an offense to an existence like Kaito's.
Because at that time, Kaito was no longer an ordinary person; after collecting the Great Runes, he would transform from a human into a god.
"So, let's begin."
"Yes, Lord Kaito."
Although Kaito could challenge Rennala right now,
the procedure could not be broken.
And he could not hold back.
These were the rules they had set for all Tarnished, which they themselves had to strictly follow. They wouldn't break them just for Kaito.
Even if he became the Elden Lord, it would be the same.
Ultimately, it was still a matter of being mages.
Their pride and self-respect wouldn't allow them to do otherwise.
Soon, the battle began.
Under the referee's command, the deputy headmaster's figure vanished on the spot.
After observing Kaito's several battles, he had gained a certain understanding of Kaito's fighting style and had developed some countermeasures.
Even if these methods might be ineffective, he had to try them.
He also looked forward to seeing how Kaito would defeat him.
However,
the deputy headmaster's disappearance didn't panic Kaito; instead, he stood his ground extremely calmly.
"Interesting. Thinking the fight here might affect others, so you intend to have me duel you in the air?"
Kaito slowly raised his head and said.
Thinking about it, as the current deputy headmaster of the Raya Lucaria Academy, his strength was unquestionably formidable.
And since his random spells were all large-scale attacks, the barriers created by the mages at the academy could easily be broken. Even if not broken by his magic, they could be broken by Kaito's abilities.
Thus,
instead of fighting on the ground and causing difficulties for the mages of the academy, it was better to take the battle to the sky.
So, understanding his thoughts, Kaito didn't fly into the air either.
He lightly tapped the ground, and immediately, a long rock pillar began to rise from beneath his feet, continuously lifting Kaito higher.
Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters...
The rock pillar kept rising.
All the mages below were stunned, and the Tarnished even more so, having no idea what the deputy headmaster and Kaito in the arena were doing.
Only when the rock pillar's height reached 300 meters, and it was less likely to affect the buildings of the Raya Lucaria Academy and the mages inside, did the rock pillar stop rising.
"Lord Kaito, thank you for understanding."
The deputy headmaster's vanished figure slowly reappeared, his first words an expression of gratitude to Kaito for understanding.
"Heh, no need. Whatever magic you have, feel free to use it."
"Depending on the situation, I might even want to learn some magic from you."
"Huh? Lord Kaito, you can use magic too?"
"I currently can't use it temporarily, but actually, in terms of magical mastery, I suppose I have some magic that can kill gods."
"Wh-What!?"
'Wait, you already have magic capable of killing gods, and you still want to learn magic from me!?'
'Are you thinking too highly of me!!!?'