The next morning. I was slapped awake by Alice calling out energetically right in my ear.

  "Gooood morning! Time to wake up!"

  "Nn... let me sleep a bit more... Mom..."

  "Ufufu. You're half asleep."

  "What is with this calculated cuteness you show sometimes?"

  Gradually, my consciousness becomes clear. I rubbed my eyes and yawned widely. In the end, I couldn't sleep much. I'm a little sleep-deprived.

  "Good morning. Alice, Milia."

  "Good morning."

  "Good morning."

  In survival training, we were supposed to obtain everything from breakfast to dinner by our own power. However, since it's already a piece of cake for me, there's no challenge.

  I quickly secured the minimum food for myself and some to give to the two in case they failed, all during the morning. The rest of the time, I spent watching the two struggle or giving advice occasionally.

  Before I knew it, it became evening, and both Alice and Milia had achieved decent results. Eventually, we had a strangely luxurious dinner compared to other groups again.

  Then, we refilled the bath water we made yesterday, and all the girls took a bath. I tried to refrain, but Alice forcibly pulled me, and I ended up interacting with everyone in the class. Well, once it happened, I became able to do it normally.

  Instead, Milia took the lookout duty today. I heard that the number of peeping challengers increased compared to yesterday when I did it, but the punishment seems to have become more miserable. It is said that in the end, no one even tried to look in her direction. Yeah. As expected, Milia is the only one you shouldn't make an enemy of.

  After that, the Second Card Tournament was held. Today, we changed the flavor and assigned rates to each game, competing for rankings in each.

  I participated in the Daifugo (Tycoon) division and finished in third place. There are guys good at games in any world, and as a result, I lost significantly to them in direct confrontations where we met with almost the same rate.

  By the way, Alice was 26th. Still lacking training. Milia made full use of a literal poker face in the Poker division and won first place with overwhelming ability. Amazing.

  However, such a training exercise that should have been fun turned into a tragedy late this night.

  When it was bedtime, we said good night and went to sleep for the second time in this land. But, after all, I can't sleep today either.

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  Why is it? Usually, I can sleep soundly. However, only on this day, not being able to sleep was the correct answer.

  There was a sense of discomfort, albeit very slight, in the surrounding air. Concerned, I decided to wake Alice and Milia.

  "What?"

  "What is it?"

  To the two who looked sleepy having been woken up suddenly, I asked while feeling sorry.

  "Just a bit. Doesn't the air feel terribly stinging? Like some large Magic Power is approaching from afar."

  The two immediately searched for Magic Power too. Milia shook her head, but Alice following her agreed with me.

  "I'm sorry. I don't really know."

  "Now that you mention it, it's strange. I certainly feel Fire Magic Power."

  Fire Magic Power, huh. I didn't understand that far. As expected of someone whose specialty is just Fire Magic. This is... definitely something is there.

  "Sorry. Can I turn into a man for just a bit? I want to search for Qi to confirm. If it's nothing big, I'll turn back to a woman immediately."

  "Well, okay."

  "Understood."

  Getting permission, I transform into a man for a short while. Since we are inside the tent, there is no worry about being seen transforming by anyone.

  I immediately begin Qi Detection. Concentrating my mind, I search for notable biological reactions around.

  Magic Detection has the advantage of being able to sense the type and use of magic, but compared to Qi Detection, it is considerably inferior in versatility and precision. First of all, not all living things possess Magic Power. Since Magic Power itself is derived from external elements like magic elements, it is impossible to identify individuals based solely on that.

  In contrast, Qi is more fundamental, like life force, and is unique information possessed by all living things—with a few exceptions like me. Therefore, in principle, individual identification is possible solely by it.

  Furthermore, compared to Magic Power, Qi is less susceptible to noise from external elements, so it can be sensed keenly. With Magic Detection, unless you look directly, you only know the target vaguely, but with Qi Detection, you can know the position and size of the Qi quite accurately even from a distance. Therefore, becoming a man and searching for Qi. This was the most certain method.

  The moment I started investigating, I shuddered.

  The Qi of Rhinos is heading straight here! Moreover, the number is twenty! This alone is quite bad, but there was a guy who was not just a problem of that level.

  Something is approaching from the sky at breakneck speed. A terrifyingly massive Qi. It will reach here soon.

  Combining with Alice's information, there was no mistake that this guy has Fire Magic Power. Speaking of creatures around here that fly in the sky and possess Fire Magic Power—. The Fire Bird Volcanic, or the Flame Dragon Voldrakron. It's one of these two. Either way, it's nothing good!

  I jumped up in a panic.

  "Alice! Milia! Bad news! Anyway, let's get out of this tent!"

  "Eh?"

  "Why?"

  "Just hurry!"

  When I said so with a voice so desperate that even I was surprised, the two who understood the seriousness of the matter obeyed immediately without saying anything.

  It's an emergency of emergencies. Of course, it's not the time to care about clothes. However, since it was camping training and not just a sleepover, it was fortunate that our clothes were still the same as in the daytime. There is no hesitation in slipping out suddenly. I transformed into a woman with no time delay and rushed out of the tent with the two.

  The next moment, something outrageous happened.

  Ferocious flames dance. It burned down the tent we were in just a moment ago in an instant. Clearly a pinpoint, carefully aimed attack.

  —If we had been five seconds late getting out, all three of us would have died.

  Due to the enormity of the event, all three of us, including me, opened our eyes wide in astonishment and froze. But the threat that did this is right nearby. We cannot afford to be stunned.

  When I looked up sharply kit. Overhead, the Ruler of the Forest announcing despair—.

  Voldrakron was flapping its crimson giant body leisurely.